COMMERCIAL ITEMS

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 183, 29 April 1919, Page 8

COMMERCIAL ITEMS

INVESTIIENT SHARES. A salo of Huddart-Parkcr ordinary shares at 395; 6d. was made on 'Change yesterday. The ciuotations were as follow: Buyers. Sellers. £ a. d. £■ s. li. National Bank - 6 3 0 6 10 0 Bank N.S.W 38 10 0 - Union Dank - 56 10 0 Equitable Building 9 0 0 - .Well. Investment 0 10 5 ' - Well.' Trust and Loan ... 5 16 0 - ' Olirißtchurch Gas 6 12 6 — Napier-Gas (pref.) — ■ par. S.'i. Insurance 12 12 0. — - Auckland Tramß (pref.)... 0 17 6 — Huddart-Parker (oi-d.) ... 119 3 2 0 0 U.S.S. Co. (pref.) .: 110' - P. and O.: def. stock ... 395 0 0 - — Westport Coal 111 6 - Wostport-Stockton 0 7 8 - Waipa Colliery — 016 0 Leyland-O'Brien Timber... 17 9 — O. M.-Banks, Ltd. 13 0 Colonial Sugar (Au5.),... 24 10 0 — Golden Bay Cement . — 019 6 Consolidated Dental 16 6 17 6 N.Z. Paper Mills 13 3 14 0 Sharland, ord. and pref. 110 6 . — Ward aud Co ,4 16 0 — ' Well. Op. Houbc (prefj — par. Wairara-pa Farmers' — 611 0 Inscribed Stock, 1938 — 97 5. 0 ■War Bonds, 1938 '"-".- 97 2 6 5 p'.c. r.O. Bonds ....... 98 00 - - Customs dutiel collected at the port of Wellington yesterday amounted to £3722 19s. 3d... MINING NEWS ■ WELLINGTON 'SHARE MARKET. The quotations yesterday for mining shares were as under:— Buyers. Sellers. \ • £ s. d. £ 8. d. Waihi : 2 3 6 2 3 9 Talisman — 0 8 3 Junction — 0 13 9. MAIL NOTICES r « Subject to necessary alterations mails will close at the Chief Post Office, as under-.— THIS DAY (TUESDAY), APRIL 29. Greymouth and Hokilika per Ngatoro, 11 a.m. ' -. -' .Kaikoura, per Wakatu, 3 p.m. Parrel mail for Expeditionary Forces, i p.m. Parcel mail for United Kingdom and Continent of Europe, 3 ' p.m. Mails fur Jniteri Kingdom' and Continent of Europe, per Athenic, 4 p.m. (Correspondence must be addressed "per Athenic," but R.M.S. Paloona on Hay 3 will be the best dispatch, except for parcels.) Nelson Westport, Greymouth, Hokitika, Reefton,,per Reguluß, 4 p.m. .. Nelson .French. Pass, and Havelock, per Nikau-, 4 p.m. Blenheim, Havelock, and -Picton, via Blenheim, per Opawa, 5 p.m. Southern offices of New Zealand, per Mararoa, 6 p.m. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 30. Greymouth and Hokitika, per Ngakuta, 11 a.m. Picton. Havelock, Blenheim, and Nelson, also the undermentioned bays, per oillaunch at Picton, per Patecna, ,12.30 p.m. Crail Bay, Homcwood, Jlriglulauds, Hopai llahau, ilauaroa. Maori Bay, Nydia Bay, Piuohia, St. Omer, Taiuure, Te Rawa, Tira Ora, Portage, Whatanihi, Yncyca. Napier and Gisborne, per Monowai, 4 p.m. . Nelßon, Reefton, and Westport, per Kaitoa, 4 p.m. Southern: offices of New Zealand; also Westport,' Greymouth, Hokilika, and lteeftou, per Maori, '6;p.m.. THURSDAY, MAY 1. Nelson French Paßs, and Havelock, per Nikau, 4 p.m. Southern offices of Now Zealand, per Mararoa, 6 p.m. • FRIDAY, MAY 2. Letter mail for Expeditionary Forces 8 p.m. SATURDAY, MAY 3. Cook Islands (including Rarotonga, Aimtaki, Mauke, Aliu, Manihiki, and Peu-l-jiyn, Tahiti, United Slates of America, Canada, Central America, Mexico, Wcsi indies, United Slates of Colombia, Ecuador; Venezuela, British, French, and Dutch Guiana, and South America, via San Francisco, also United Kingdom and Continent of Europe,, per Paloona, 1 p.m. (Moneyorders must be,obtained by 11 a.m.) MAILS CLOSE DAILY. Wangaoui, New Plymouth, also lianawatu, Raugitikei, and Taranaki district!, midnight; muil-van, 8.20 a.m. Wanj-auui; also Mauawatu and Rang!tikei districts, 3 p.m.; late fee. 3.15 p.m. Wairarapa district,.' midnight; aho at 2 p.m.; late fee, 2.15 p.m. Napier and Hawke'n Bay iMstrlct, midnight; also at 3 p.m.; late fee. 3.15 p.m. Auoklaud and district, also Now Plymouth, Wanuauui, and Napier. 11.20 a.m.; lato fee, G.P.0., 11.55 a.m., railway station, 12.4u p.m. Parcel mails for Auckland and districts, 8 p.m. REMINDERS. The next best dißpatch for correspondence addressed to United Kingdom, Continent of Europe, and America will closo at Wellington, per Paloona, on Saturday May 3. . . A. P. DRYDEN, Chief Postmaster. Ohief Post Office, Wellington, April 29. 1919.