AUCTION SALES

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 214, 4 June 1919, Page 10

AUCTION SALES

j FORTHCOMING MXTUEES. , I . ' ■ v TO-DAX. i Corporation • Yards, Clyde Quay, Wellington. 115 uf unclaimed dogs. ( Drill HaJl, Feilding, 2.30 p.m.—Land eule ; ~<(Leviu and 00., and Abraham and Wili Hams). i . ■ . to-morrow. I Caitbrtoii, 12 noon.—Salo q£ dairy land ! . -(Dalgety and , 00., and. P. H. Wiso and j -Co.). j. Old ! Busby ' Park, Kai Iwi, 12 noons' j Stock sale (Murray, Roberts and Co., i .and Smith and Webster and Co.), ! Koputaroa,. 1 p.m.—Sale of stock and ira- [ Elements (Abraham and Williams).' [ Corner-Thofndon Quay and Mooro Street, ; Wellington, 2.30 p.m.—Sale of city pitj "pertiea (S. G. Nathan and' Co.). I 203 Lambton Quay, Wellington, 2.30 p.m.— ! 'Sale of city properties (Lon'smoro and i Co.). j Chambers of Commerce, Wellington, 2.30 j p.m.—Sale of Lower Butt properties (11. E. Leighton). FRIDAY. Customs Street East.. Auckland, 11 a.m.— Sale of property (T. llandeno Jackeon). ! Feathcrston Street, Wellington, 2.30 p.m.— j • ■•• . Suburban property sale (Belhune and ] Co.). i 12JA Tinakori Boad, Wellington, 2.30 p.m. [■•" —Sale of property (Pcthuna aud Co.). 4 ROMNEY MARSH BREEDERS , ,' ; \ \-.- ■ ANNUAL REPORT. !•'..' The annual report of the New Zea- ! land Bomney Marsh Sheep Breeders' Aβ- (■:. fioc'iation states that the finances of the i ;"■"■ asspoiation are in a most satisfactory ;i condition. During the year the council ■;■ invested.J2so in war -certificates, this '■ with previous amounts taken up totalling 1: of war bonds and certificates held ! by the association. . The income-far the , !'. twelve months exceeded the expenditure ; by'• .£149 18s. Id., while the amount of 1. accumulated .funds of the association i. stands at £U6l 7s. 3d. ' , i ■ The council has given effect to the j resolutions-passed at the last special j general meeting of members with referI ence to the 'admission of the Eomney ''■'• flocto ■ registered in the New Zealand V flock Book (South Island). All the re- ! gietered Romney breeders wero invited to ! .-' npply for admission, and so far 85 have , i expressed their desire to join. Of these ! 67 .are floclcs- which will appear for the I first time in the association's volumes, i the other IS flocks being already included I in the book, as the owners have been I registered in both associations. This j . only, leaves 33 Rqmney floclcs entered in i the South Island Flock Book, and it ■' is anticipated that the majority of these I wjll register before DecembenSl next, the i date it was decided to Rive the southern ' - Romney breeders to enrol. ■ In addition ' to these new flocks, the council has passi ed for registration 69 fresh flocks which i have been started on transfers from ex- '< -isting- registered' flocks. This number j•' easily constitutes a. record year for the i association. ■ • . i . The Wheeler Memorial Shield for the ! best Roraney ram bred in New Zealand ! '■ was-competed for at the Manawatu and '. . "West Coast A. mid P. Spring Show, but i- owing to the epidemic last year causing '■' the abandonment of the juieklaifd and ! Otago Shows' tho championship shields ;'■'. wore not awarded. ! The lack of interest taken by members '■ in. the annual stud ram , sole has caused i the council some concern. The number >. of entries received for this fixture has ' decreased year by year, and unless bot- •■■ ter support is given by way of more eni tries it may be necessary to nonmlon these sales. A- sub-Committee has teen : ' set'ivo to consider the whole question !. beforo" the time of the next sale comes TOUTId. ■ i 1 11. ! ■JCow the' war is at an end and the : Peace Treaty likely to be signed at any i time; it will bo o'pportnne to consider.. ha : question of the export trade .of- stud : sheep;.- which in 191* was beginning to i Tie'of considerable value. ,