DOMINION NEWS.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXII, Issue 36, 25 January 1912, Page 7

DOMINION NEWS.

(Per Press Association.) Blenheim, January 24. A quarrel has arisen between local merchants and agriculturists. It is alleged that the former organised a ring to boycott outside buyers. Chaffcutters were warned not to cut for outsiders on a penalty of no work from local firms. The price of cutting was raised to 10s 6d per ton, an advance of 3s Gd. This advance was returned to local firms but not, to farmers and outside buyers. Special meetings of the Farmers’, Union will be held , • . ; 5 •' . on February 3rd to consider the, situation. i ■ Christchurch, January '24. The New South Wales To tali sat or Commission inet this ' morning ' and took evidence of Mr Wanklyn, secretary of the Canterbury Jockey Club und the Racing Conference, > police inspector Kjely, the Hon. C. Louisson, president of the Metropolitan Trotting Club, ’Mr 1 Norris, secretary . , of. the Trotting Association, and Mr Boyle, chairman of the Canterbury Jockey Club. All supported the totalisator as against bookmakers., The Commission in the afternoon inspected the racecourses at Riccartbn and Addington. They sit again to-morrow and leave on Friday for Dunedin.