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* N.Z. UTILITY POULTRY CLUB The twentieth competitor i organised by the New Zealand Utility Poultry Club ■_ was commenced at Papanui on April 5tl >.. The following are the retur ns for • tho twelfth week, ended June 30th: — SINGLE HEN OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP, FOR- LIGHT AND HEAVY BREEDS. "Weekly Total '. lotal. i to date. Light Breeda— W. Spence ., .. 4 40 "\V. Spenco .. ,. 5 49 W. Barrell . 5 62 P. W. Shacklock ,. ;j 48 "W. Nowall ,. G 63 W. Aldous, B.M. ,. 4 26 G. H. Bedford .6 64 K. W. Hawke. .. 0 47 J. Liggins ,. G 60 J. Liggins . 5 63 Green Bros. . e 63 G. W. Black . 0 28 J. W. Green, jun. 5 55 H. "W. Beck ,. 4 56 H. "W. Ride . 6 21 E. Eo.ve, O.E.G. .. ,. 0 8 T. Bond . 5 57 J. Liggins . 6 62 Miss M. Mitchell .. ,. 3 14 Green Bros. .. . 6 66 Heavy Breeds— T. Bond, B.O. . 1 50 A. 11. Lcckie, B.O. .. . 4 13 C. "W. .Tritt, G.O. .. . 4 21 H. "W. Beck, B.O. - ... . 7 42 G. "W. Black, .. C. Bennett, W.vT .. . 7 33 . 6 35 A. E. Houncell, R.I.R . 0 0 E. M.'Cookson, B.O. . 4 10 G. M. Woods, B.O. . 0 0 B.M. signifies Black Minorcs is. B.O. signifies Black Orcingtons. W.W". (signifies 'White , A' Fyandottes. B.I.R. signifies Ehode Island Red e. O.E.G. eignifies Old E: ngli sh Game. FLOCK TEAMS' CONTEST. (Six Birds.) Weekly Total total. 1 to date. Light Breeds: — s M. C. Craig . 32 326 B. Harrison . 25 272 W. E. Ward . 25 267 Calder Bros. . 24 296 E. Seque . 21 324 H. Harrison . 2G 233 Green Bn>3. . 20 307 J. Liggiii3 . 28 298 Mrs P. Gorinski . 24 245 Smart Bros. . 27 203 Terrall Bros. . 23 262 G. H. Bradford.. . 32 309 "W. E. Ward . 32 345 J. D. McKechnie . 20 204 J. Liggins . 22 232 Heavy Breed3— Rogers and Thomson, B.C K t '. 35 332 H. W. Beck, B.O. .. . 26 228 Phillip Bailey, K.I.R. . 26 219 LIGHT BREED SINGLE HE N CONTEST. (Each competitor to enter three purebred pulleis in single pel a&.j Weekly Grand toWl . total to date. 1 2 3 1 2 3 T. S. Dove 5 6 0 32 11 3 J. W. Thomson 5 6 5 25 33 48 L. Solomon 5 3 5 47 4 52 H. E. Taylor 6 6 4 42 60 34 A. .T. McConichie, •1 5 0 60 5 25 J. D. McKccknio 5 0 0 56 35 33 M. C. Craig 4 6 62 30 64 A. E. Corry 6 0 6 61 7 60 H. Williams, B.M. .. 0 6 5 13 35 " 8 AV. H. AVest 6 5 5 54 38 61 AV. E. Ward 6 2 5 21 51 62 V. A. Gee ■1 5 5 45 47 12 J. Kingsland 5 5 5 65 32 57 Miss M. White 7 5 G 61 51 29 N. Solomon 5 4 5 61 37 61 Smart Bros., B.L. .. 5 4 1 61 31 55 E. C>ouch 3 0 5 2D 3 35 Mrs F. Gorinski 6 5 0 60 54 0 Mrs P. Gorinski 5 5 6 53 6 29 H. A. Dawber 6 G 5 66 63 58 H. W. Beck 6 0 4 56 0 46 J. Liggins 0 6 4 23 65 55 <T. Liggins G 4 1 53 57 29 Green Bros. 5 1 1 61 50 52 G. and P. E. Biltcliff •1 5' 5 45 54 47 W J. Rchards G 6 7 56 53 49 H. Harris 5 0 5 59 41 45 A. M. Love 6 5 4 54 52 50 T. H. Wilce 5 5 5 47 30 29 F. Ellis 5 0 5 53 0 35 F. Ellis .. 5 4 6 60 51 35 C. Manhire 5 0 3 12 29 45 C H. Izard 5 6 5 45 60 4S C H. I Z ard 5 5 6 42 62 41 C H. Wc! 6 6 3 38 29 58 C. H. T Z ard 5 5 6 41 43 68 P. W. Shacklock .. 1 4 0 32 19 32

A. G. F. Ross * 4 4 * 50 42 W. Siience 4 0 5 22 22 55 Rogers and Thomson 5 6 6 61 62 36 J. H. Duiffield 0 6 4 29' 47 35 ,T. H. Driffield 6 6 5 55 63 41 H. "Williams 6 7 6 60 87 62 H. Williams ■6 5 6 40 40 57 R. W. Hawke 4 4 4 27 53 31 J. lyness .. 5 4 0 51 16 22 P. King 0 2 4 6 19 43 G. Betteridgo 4 5 5 59 61 61 A. Patterson 0 06 24 3 63 G. H. Mitchell 5 0 5 Gl 5 21 T. "W. Betteridss .. 5 5 4 60 51 53 E. Fuchs 5 6 6 G2 21 61 J. Taylor 0 3 5 35 54 59 A. K. Adams 5 6 6 44 44 55 A. E. Adams 5 6 5 55 63 53 K. C?irns 6 * 6 .60 12 42 D. Ton? 2 3 0 •31 ' 22 12 N. and B. Harrison .. 5 5 6 52 62 59 H. G. Bradford 5 4 4 50 59 55 H. Harris 3 5 4 59 fO 41 T. .T. Richards 5 G 3 49' 56 8 L. J. Knowles 4 5 6 26 32 63 H. C. West G 6 6 61 60 60 H. C. West 0 6 G 20 26 43 * Dead bird. HEAVY BREED SINGLE HEN CONTEST Week! ly Grand total . total to date 1 2 3 1 2 3 Any other variety— H. AV. Beck, B.R. .. G 6 G 2G 16 10 H. AV. Beck, B.R. .. 3 0 4 5 0 31 H. W. Beck, B.R. .. 0 5 4 0 38 4 Heavy Breeds— C. Bennett, AV.AV. .. 6 5 6 73 27 61 G. A. Grainger, B.O. 5 1 5 31 26 24 A. G. F. Ross. B.O. .. 5 2 G 38 26 20 Rogers and' Thomson B.O. 6 5 3 62 39 57 H. Williams, B.O. .. 6 5 5 61 5S 52 Hop.'tir.s and Sevenoon, B.O. G 6 G 67 18 47 Mrs F. Gorinski,- B.O. 4 6 5 56 30 32 CaJder Bn>3, B.O. .. 0 6 6 42 5G 37 B.R., Barred Rocks. B.O., Black Orpingk.ni D. W.W., AVhite Wyandottes. SINGLE DUCK CONTEST. (Competitors to enter three purebred ducks.) Weekly Grand tl. total. to date.

Indian Runners —„ A. G. F. Ross 0 7 7 0 57 54 L. B. Mouncell 7 6 7 70 31 50 R. W. Hawke 6 2 6 57 2 55 J. "W. Thomson 5 5 6 7 62 2G J. W. Thomson 7 7 3 58 28 22 A. H. 'Wheeler, W.R. 0 * 7 0 * 13 H. P. Slater 7 7 5' 46 75 62 H. A. Dawber 0 2 0 0 2 13 J. G. Greenslade 7 7 7 C8 41 67 ♦ Dead. FLOCK TEAMS. (Six Ducks.) 1 Weekly Total Total. • to date. H. "W. Beck 41 342 "W. T. Green, W.R. .. 0 0 G. N. Bell, K.C. .. 0 0 H. A. Dawber 38 256 W. R. "White Runners; K.C., Khaki Campbells.