AUCTION SALES

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 284, 27 August 1919, Page 10

AUCTION SALES

I '■'■- ■~; FORTHCOMING FIXTURES. ' ■' :~: ■.."•'.•' ■ ■■'■ TO-DAY. ! SO6 'tipper Willis Street, Wellington, 1 p.m. ] I '■ — Itorniture- Bale (A. L. Wilson.) ''Otaki Yards, 1 p.m.—Stock sale (Abraham '■' L ."and Williams, and Dalgoty and Co.). ' W'Lambton Quay, Weltaeton, 1 p.m.- : ~,; Furniture said (Hotffffis, OarVel , and ■..-Co.). -■-■ ! iTe,,Hbro."l.JO .p.m.-Salo of firewood, etc. ■ vit (G.; Anderson). : -„■,*"':'.'1,'..':..'....t0-mokkow. ; 15$~IiambtonQuay, Wellington, 11 noon.— Property Bales (A. L. Wilson and Oo.>. ■.Upper Tutaeuui, 12.30 p.m.—Sale of stock, : .implements, etc. (Abraham and Wil- ■ ' 'lia'm's).' " r 6ftle Yards, Bulle, 1 p.m.—Stock Bale (liovia • . -and Co., and Abraham and Williams). ■*0 Murphy. Street, Wellington, 1 p.m.— ■ Furniture ealo (Hodgkinn, Carver and •.-C0.)." •■■■•■ : 105' Customhouse Quay, Wellington, 2.30 p.m. '• ■:■ •—Oity property sale (8. G. Nathan and : ' ■■Co.). ' Lower Hutt, 2.30 p.m.-Property sale (H. B. , : ■ Leighton). ; 'Chamber "of Commerce, Wellington, 2.30 t>.m. -"'— Oity property eale (H. B. Leighton). • ;. : ~' : feiday. i Brbueham Avenue, Wellinirton. 10 a.m.— 1 Sale of building material (E. Jobneton ; . andrCo.). Horse Bazaar, Hamilton, 11 a.m.—Land ' Bate (Farmers' Auctioneering C 0.).. ; I NEW ZEALAND MEAT TRADE ' '.RESOLUTIONS OF SELECT COMMIT- : ' . . TEE. ' By Telejrrauh—Press AssopUUon. r Palmerston North, August 26. / A larjto and representative meeting of ('A. and P. associations, associated farmers' freezing companies, and provincial . executives of the Farmers'. Union recent- . j2v held at Palmewton Sorth appointed a Select Committee to.draft a report and. \ mominate a commission to proceed to \ :Ensland. ..This committee has met,and passed" the following resolutions:— : v j "That a commission of one North Island representative, one South Island re- { jfresehtative, one representative of the 'farmers' freezing companies of New Zealand., and one Government official,' Dr.. ußeakes for preference, be nominated by jVthis committee, with the following schedule 1 of duties:— • ■ '■■■ ' ■ (1) To proceed.tp England to examine ■ conditions and make representations to the Imperial Cxovernment con- . cerning the New Zealand meat trade ; on the, following- lines: (a) That the Imperial Government be urged to. give Dominion meat priority of shipment • and preference of sale over American . meat purchased and still unsold by the Imperial Government; (b) that colonial meat be placed on the market at a price that will mean-neither profit nor' less to the Imperial authorities ; (c) that the shipping of the meat, if possible, be further expedited, and an assurance obtained from the British Government to this effect; (d) that the terms of Hie coni- -. niandeer..be amended so that on June. ' SO next the New Zealand freezing companies shall become agents of the , Imperial Government for the disposal l t of. our, meat through legitimate chan- "'• neis. subject • to the wishes of their • clients and the. provision of clause 1, "."e'ukclause. (!>)■ ■ '. i : _'.:;;:(2)1f..1.his is not practicable, thnt'a;; . e j)ro.Tiortioh7 of the. freezing companies' . : "in'eht and''a'proportion of Imperial-• - meiit.-to-be agreed'upon mutually, ; . shall bB shipped from the Dominion,, end as far,.as possible be.kept entire- . ,ly separate, . [ , , (3) That as a last resource, and failing other remedies, arrangernenis be made for a continuation of the commandeer. ■ (i) That the decision of the committee on these lines shall have the ; "eifdorsemeht of the New Zealand Government,, -but in the event of new ; points 'arising the New Zealand GovI . eminent shall be first consulted, and ! its decisions shall be binding upon ; the committee. (5) That Mr. W. D. Hunt be the producers' ■ representative for the ■ ■South. Island, Mr. W. J. Poison the croducere' representative for the . jtforth Island, and Mr. Hugh Burrell ■' ( chairman of the associated farmers' ' i freezing companies) be the freezing ) companies' representative, and Dr. Eeakes Government representative." ; J Immediately upon the receipt of replies yfrom tho rest of the Dominion it is the intention of the Select Committee to ask the Government to formally appoint the ; : committee.