AUCTION SALES

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 278, 20 August 1919, Page 10

AUCTION SALES

. POETHOOMmO HXTCKBB. TO-DAY. Blair Street, Wellington, 10.30 a.m.—UnIclaimed Cargo Bale (0. Thomas and lOo.j. ' Ptaki. 12 noon—Sale of stock and. implo->-t -. monts (Abmham and Williams). Featherston Street, Wellington, 2.30 "V; jpju.—fipto .of city properties (Bethune . and- Co.), , Jos' OustomhoTjsa Quay, Wellington, 2.30 -"-p.m.—Sale 6f oily and suburban pro- ...- pertles (8.. G. Nathan ana Oo.), 15J ljambton Quay, Welnnirton, MO p.m.— City property- salo (A. L. Wysou and Oo.). TO-MOEKOW. Herbert' Street, Wellington, 10.30 a.m — . Sale bf building material (B. Johnston ' and' Co.). IT'Donald Iload, Loyln, 12.30 p.m.—Sale cf • stock nnd' Implements (Abraham and • 4 Williams). Crown Theatre, Greytown. 1 p.m,—Property Bale (Levin and Co.). Dipper Hutt Yardß, 1 p.m.—Sale of ptook, v etc.- (Dalgety and Co,, and N.Z. Loan • Co.). 105 Lambton Quay, WelUnston, 4.30 . p.m.—City property pais (Harconrt and Co.). HMDAY.

B3 Queen Street, Auckland, 2 p.m.—Property sale (S. Valla jind Bona).

FROZEN MEAT TRADE

HTHE- POSITION AFTER THE COMi HANDLER. I VBy ■ Telegraph—Special Correspondent.' Palmerston North, August 19. . it a meeting of the committee of the Mftnawatn A. and P, Association to-day, •the following resolution, passed % tho 3?eilding Association, wis read :—'"Tint in jriem of the serious position likely to _ arise at the oonclusion of tlxe Imperial eommaiulfior of Now Zealand meat as set *>ut. in tho statement prepared by Mr. ■•W-.-r J; 'Poison;" the co-operation 'of the [farmers and freezing companies of New '(Zealand is .earnestly requested, to bring •pressure to hear on tho Government to up a commission of expert producers Jamiliar with the meat business both from jfarniers' and . the freezing companies' (point of.view, to proceed to England to hlivestigate the position at Home, und if f sible arrange for tho future disfribun of Hho meat, and further endeavour 'induce the Imperial authorities to [piece our moat on tho market without loss to tho Imperial Govern- ! Mr. Marshall, president of the farmers' 1 itTnion, explained what had be on done .Mien the deputation waited upon tho ■JPrime Minister. 'Hho deputation would weport fully to a meeting of representajtives, to be held at Palmerston North on Thursday The main point discussed' was [the question os to what was'to happen when the British commandeer camo 'to an lend, which it would do shortly. The [shipping question was a great one, and »the Government had done all'it could do rfin the matter here, but the trouble was (not- at this end. At present New Zealand was suffering to prevent anv loss bcjsng made on American meat. The pooling system should be dropped, a.nd our {meat be put on tho Homo markets on its town; merits. ; 'sHie. result would be that (New -Zealand meat would command a

ihiglier.iirice, and yet would be sold cheapJ«L..to. tho .public than at present. Sir '/vTosepli Ward had stated that when tJio Jcoiniriandeer ended ho was sure the Home (people . would, treat tiho Dominion's .out irput fairly. There would still' bo over

30,000,000-cnrctisses to lift in America, and pintil this was.cot rid of.no relief could ,ji)a, c eipected.-. He was glad to hear Sir "Joseph -Ward admit that the Dominion |Jiad.,not got a fair price for its meat in ithia past. • "It was resolved ;to endorse the reßoluStion of the Feilding Association, and tho and the vice-president were appointed to represent fe committee at ithe'meeting on Thursday.- ! The president, Mr. Akers. stressed the

/'importance of the delegates . going into 'this matter in England. He felt eure Jthat when the oommandeer ceased there Vonld- be a slump in the frozen meat 'market, as the works would not be cleared, farmers should do their sharo 'by providing sufficient feed to carry the stock over until the following season.