ANNUAL SHEEP FAIR.

Colonist, Volume XLVIII, Issue 11558, 20 February 1906, Page 2

ANNUAL SHEEP FAIR.

Friday next, at 10a.m., Richmond stockyards, Messrs Bisley. Bros and Co., sell 3200 breeding ewes, fat and store sheep and lambs, 350 head store Cattle and 35 pigs; at 1 o'clock on the same day the firm conduct the annual Ram Fair entries for which number 250, including flock, stud and prize rams from some of the best flocks in the colony. Record entries are anticipated and buyers are expected from all the surround* ing districts, West Coast and Mailboroiig.. Entrips for this fair close positively at 9.30 on Thursday morning. _K_Z~ __». &31

in r if mf -- • • i in ~ii< - r'i '■* ■ ' * ' "" bring into force tho regulations restricting the weight of grain in bags to SOOlba That this Courcil draw the Govern attention to the recent cases or rock-on t (one on the West Coast and one in _>u!nedin). and urge that immediate steps , be. taken re the same, also action be t*.ken i^o prevent recurrence in future. atitV rVctrons as theao jeopardise the existence cf the labor legislation of which this colony is so justly proud, and would tend to fprco Labor Unions to retaliate. The Secretary was instructed to (forward the following resolution to ih& Idcja.t Uniuns for consideration, viz., "Thfft tfwing to th« exorbitant price of merft . in Nelson, this Council now undorta'Kd" th© promotion of a Ca-operative Bd'fchery, in order that the workers may bave meat at a fair and reasonable rate placed within their reach." The election of delegates to the (?ok>nial Conference was held over 10. & r^ecr* . meeting. » ' '- " X) JlltltHiMjijxj '.