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Star (Christchurch), Volume LXIV, Issue 936, 5 December 1933, Page 12

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SYDNEY STOCK EXCHANGE. (Received December 5, 1.50 p.m.J SYDNEY, December 5. On the Stock Exchange the following sales were made:—Commonwealth 4 p.c. Bonds—(l94l), £lO3 12s 6d; (1953), £lO5 7s 6d; (1959), £lO5. Bank of New South Wales. £32 2s 6d; Australian Gas (A), £7 10s; Tooths, 42s 6d; Associated News, 20s 6d; British Tobacco, 37s 6d; Dunlop Perdriau, 19s 4ld; Henry Jones. 335; Morris Hedstrom, ISs 3d. PRICE OF PETROL. WELLINGTON. December 5. The Industries and Commerce committee of the House of Representatives reported to-day favourably on the petition of Associated Motorists and others praying that in the interests of preserving, reasonable competition in the petrol distributing industry the Government should fix a minimum retail price for the sale of petrol. TRAMWAY ELECTION. The tramway election final figures are as follows: Central District—Ager 1517, Andrews 8260,* Archer. 9539 (elected). Baker 1609, Mrs J. A. Bean 2579, Booth 7936, Dunkley 525, Hayward 7954, Holland 5169, Jones 5294 (elected), Manning 8986 (elected), Mathison 8901 (elected). Parlane 904 0 (elected), Pryke 438, Roberts 7842, Sargent 20S0, Warburton 3 lit; informal, 1397. Spreydon-Addington Grant 61, Howard 2799 (elected), Mitton 100, J. Parlane <.<s; informal, 40.. Riccarton-Fendalton Broughton 436, Livingstone 1060. M’Laehlan 1203. Thurston 1559 (elected); informal 24. Avon-New Brighton—Macfarlane 1995, Walter 2370 (elected), informal 15. Hills-Sumner—Hills 87, Mrs M’Combs 2350 (elected), Sim 1871, informal 15.