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Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 1755, 1 February 1888, Page 2

According to the •• New ZaalariS Herald " it is Said that New Zealand timber is purchased at auotion sales m Australia by rings and sold again at a good profit, notwithstanding that the shippers id'many instances suffer losses; It id claimed that 1 touch batter prTqes wdulfl be realised if timber companies had i their owa representatiyes on the other §ide instead of third parties, "' . . _. Writing of ostrioh-farming m Auokland the " New Zealand Herald " says :— It will interest many of our readers to learn that the inoubator hatobiog of the ostrioh eggs at Messrs L. D. Nathan and Co.'s ostrioh farm, Whiteford Park, has been an unqualified Buooeßß. On Friday last six youn^ ostriohes, about twioe the size of goslings, first saw the light of day, and under the management of Mr Victor Nissen, the incubators are expected to largely add to the present number of young birds during the next week or two. We under* stand that applications have been numerously ' received for pairs, and the new industry bids fair to take its place a& another of A ckland'a sources of wealth. The adaptability of the olimate has been most conclusively demonstrated. The old birds are now weU oovered with beautiful feathers, and ' their wholt ,»pp«aranQQ is majestic.,,'