ASHBURTON LIVE STOCK MARKET.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1312, 11 August 1886, Page 3

ASHBURTON LIVE STOCK MARKET.

Oa the motion of Mr Bolleetoa a proviso was rdded to section 18, requiring the approval of the Native Grants Commission to be given to the extended leases Section 19, giving lease for flfty-six yea-s of a block of land for coal mining purposes on the banks of the Uokau, Mr Rolleston called 'for a division. Ayes, 29 ! Noes, 9. The section was retained. Section 28 A, csn~elling two Crown grants of land for industrial school at Uotneka, was struck out. Section 43, banding over Immigration Depart nont in Invercargill to the Borough authorities, , Messrs Bollc-ton,* Pearson, Bruce, and others considered the town ought to buy the site, which was too valuable to give away. —Ayes, 22 ; noes, 10. • The clause wrs reta*‘ned The remainder of the BUI passed with alight amendments ... , Th® Bill wps r#*d ft tbira time *oa passed COMMITIBH A Committee was appointed to draw up reasons for disagreeing with the amendments of the Council in the Mining Bill. He House rose at 3 55. a.m.

Mr F G. Slarelsy (f<r the New Zealand Loan and M* C sndle Agency Company, I/m'ttd) ret arts on Ashburton aale, 10thintt, About n CCO sheepand small •ntry o! ctttle formed the day’a euf ply. Very few fat aheap yarded. Fair daman 1 for store* at pries* as follow*:—Fat twotooth crossbred* wethers, 9s ; aged crossbred ewes In lamb, 5s to 6a ; m’xed aged eroasbred ewea, 8» 6d ; miisd o'orabreds, two to eight tooth, 4s Cattle were dull, no baef being yarded. Forward ateors, £3 10a to £4 7a 6i ; medium dairy cows, £6 2s 61; young atock nominal prices