LATE NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLIII, Issue 14185, 30 December 1916, Page 8

LATE NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

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AUCKLAND, this day/ Tho annual bloodstock sales were held to-day. The attendance was large, but the bidding was not spirited, the U%nest pries realised being 500gs. -for a iuartian—Twoslip colfc purchased by A. B. Williams, Four lots offered by J. J. Donnelly for the patriotic fund brought 425g5.: Other high-priced lots offered by >Ir Duncan were an Achille— Prelude colt, 160gs;, Friedlander ; Bergoilian — Dirge colt, 180gs., D. Monaighan ; Bergonian—Sister Francis filly, 210g5., T. H. Hill; Bergonian — Lady Principal filly, 170g5., deLautour. Walker's Marble Arch — Romold colt brought 105gs, J. C. Wilson being the purchaser. Donnelly's nlly by Demonthenes^-Golden Bali , brought 105 guineas, P. T. Stewart being tho purchaser. The same breeder's filly by Demon thenes-~Etona brought 15Q guineas, Dr. Beveridge being the purchaser. Donnelly's lots offered for., the -fund were a gelding" by Demonthenes — - Lady Delavfti, 10*5 guineas, Friedlander, Vulgar returning to hini after a bid of 80 guineas ; fiKy by , Demosthenes— Kaituku, 90 guineas, J, Hart ; gelding by Formative — Lady Colia, 105 guineas, Friedlander; filly by Demosthenes— Gold Powder, 45 -guineas Pvioo. In McKenziete lot, a colt by Ivlyaian— Cyei'ma brought 180 guineas, G. L. "Stead ; a colt by Elysian — Roperewero brought 110 guineas. M. Greenwood; colt by ISlysian— Lady Gwen, 200 guineas, A. B. McCardJe. Allison's Australian Ibred yearlings failed to reach the reserves.

WEIiLINGTON, this day. Since- the commencement of the Imperial meat export operations the sum oC £13,282,110 has .been paid to suppliers; £917,748 wag paid for cheese: and £57j024 for gcheelite. t The postal authoriticß state that th« Btranded steamer Maitai's mails ai*o being brought to Auckland by another steamer, due next w«ek. *Th<j mails were exceptionally heavy, comprising 1115 bags of Ne>v Zealand and 277 of Australian.