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Star (Christchurch), Issue 5280, 10 June 1895, Page 3

HOESE SALES. The entry at Tattersall's on Saturday was 76 horses, the bulk of which were light animale, with a few secondary draughts. Very few good, useful farm horses came forward, although there is now a fair inquiry for useful plough horses in consequence of the large amount of breaking up that is being done this year. Amongst the entry were the bay horae Chaos, by Total Eclipse — . Bavenswing, which was knocked down to Mr M. Hobbs for £84; the chestnut filly Bizarre, 2yrs, by Apremont — Whim, going to the same buyer at £31 10s. Bidding was anything but brisk, and the salesmen had hard work to do business. Prices realised were as follow :— Heavy draughts up to -Sl5, light do .£lO to .£l5 10s; good lighjb harness horses £9 to .£ll lOsj medium do £7 to £8 10s; best hacks £10 to £12, medium do £6 to £9/ weeds- and aged sorta from £2 to £5. At Eangiora. on Friday 122 horses were yarded.. The biddings were not so buoyant as they were a month ago, except> for draughts, for which there was a good demand. Out of the total entry, 75. changed ha&ds at the following prices :•— Unbroken three-year-old draughts £13 to £15, broken, in draughts,- good- sorts, £15 to £18, medium do £9 to Mii older sorts £7 to M, trap horßeß £6 to ££2i hacks £5 to £10, weedy sorts of either trap horses or hacks at any prices..

THEOSOPHicAii Soojity. — The, Christohurch Branch of this Society hold its regular Sunday aftornoon public meeting at the Lodge-room, Opera House, yesterday. The eubjectt for consideration was " Cremation." The Viee-proßident opened the discussion by reading an excellent paper. An interesting and inafcructive hour was broaght to a. close in the usual j way. The old leason as to "Little drops of water, HUIq grains of Band," making the univeras b&s had more than one exemplificatioiv. "It is the custom of the ißank of England net to pay fractions of a penny. It! lac oase of dividends on Government > fetock, theae fractious have in the course of years amounted to .filiO, ooo, which amount, it was stated, was a few years ago paid [ over to the Chancellor of tho Exchequer,