AUCTION SALES

Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 12, 9 October 1919, Page 8

AUCTION SALES

.'•'""'.': .-FOKTHCOMING FIXTURES. . ' : '.-tl ..'.',..■.•"..'....'. TO-DAY. . -• . ; jHuttrßoad.-Petono, 10.50 a.m.—Machinery -i.ij.sale: (E. Johnston and Co.). Dominion. Avenue, Wellington, 11 a.m.-.-.■lian'd sale (Vino and Wilson). . . ■'■. Mangahao Tarda, Pahiatua, 11.30 a.m.— I:' Stock. Bale (Wairarapa Farmers". ■Weraroa, Levin. 12 noon— Salo of pedigree ~ cattlo (Dalgoty and Co.). .' .^■.."■^ ; ;"- ; : TO-MORROW. ■ "North Terrace, Kelburn, Wellington, 1 ■-■" p.m.-PuJrniture salo (H. E. Leighton). •.•'■ Lmw'., '■'„'■',',■ SATURDAY. !. ■ - .Main EaadiUppor Hutt, 1 p.m.—Furniture - ■■aalo-fHodgkine, Carver aad Co.). ■•',■■ .OtaM-lTa-rt.-l p.m.-3ale of horsce, produce, .-.l'.'-i , ';• etc.:(G. Anderson). .'■' . "Timariii La"nd 'Salerooms, Timaru, 2 p.m.— . Property esie (Pyne, Gould and Guineas, ; ; ltd.). • ■.. -. ... FRUIT SHIPMENTS y : : .NEEDS OP THE PHODTJCEES. •'■-.-•' aV, suggestion .that the Government '■ -should arrange for the ehipment.pt fruit ■-.' !dSring"'. the coming season was made in ■•."■• the House of Representatives yesterday; i;> by tho Bon. D. Buddo (Kniapoi). Mr.! ■■ ,• Buddo said.he had received a comnium- ; cation-on.the.eu'DJect from the Eangiora ,' .Ruitgrowers.'Association. The Prime Minister-Toplied that the , : Government would do everything that f ; - : -. ■"could bo done. The decision :.really rest- .;■ - ed with the British Board of Trade and .the British shipping authorities. He ...'had had the matter in hand for some /; time, arid.hqd received many comnmnica- )/; tions on the 6iibject from the member ''■,':■. forMotueka. He was in correspondence ;-(with , the shipping authorities at Home v: and their representatives in-New. Zea•V' land. '' . ■ : : ■';.'/■ The Government, added Mr. Maeaey, ;(,:.'Understood the position very ,well. The '~f fruitgrowers were looking forward to an . ; : ;Wiueually heavy crop, and had. good rea"'son to,believe that there would bo a suis ;..'. pins for export. The Government would :/, do ita tat to assist them to get ship Ding .:' epace. in order that the surplus fru.it ~, -might he sent to the markets.

I Australia short op chaff :?:■■.'; '• ■ •;•;•- ■ ' Sydney, October 8. s? ; i; ,: In. view..of the shortage.of chaff, the >~■;;. Government has asked .the Common- :.-■'■- wealth' to' 'Temavp. the imnort duty on Zealand chaff.—Press Assn. '■ ■ ' . NU' , '-'-;.-- .- -.-:.'. ■ : '■ ' • W-ri • RECORD WEST ATISTRALIAN k'--. .'■'■:; - ; .' { - HARVEST. ■■■-■• ; | : ;:' ,-/.-.' ■-■. ■ Perth, October 8. p-'i<-, '■■■■?-Ae . the result of- the -recent rains, a :.'■ ■•-• : record harvest is anticipated. Press Asen.