AUCTION SALES

Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 263, 31 July 1920, Page 10

AUCTION SALES

FORTHCOMING FIXTURES. TO-BA7. Queen Street, Palmerston North, 11 a.m.— Property sale (Dalgety and Co.). Otaki Mart, 11.30 a.m.—Salo of produoe, etc. (G. Anderson). Nal Nal Eoad, Lower Hutt, 1.30 p.m.—Salo of. stock, etc. (Hodjkins, Carver and Co.). MONDAY. Kuku Kuku, Ohan, 12 noon—Sale of 6tool( and implements (N.Z. Loan Co., and ' Dalgcly and Co.). TUESDAY. Levin Yards, 11.30 a.m.—Stook sale. Marton Yards.—Salo of hoggets (Abraham and Williams). 195 Lauibtoh Quay, 2.30 p.m.—Sale of slty property (Harcourt and Co.).

SHEEPOWNERS' FEDERATION ATTITUDE REGARDING AIOIOUH, AND CO. Tho statement from the Sheepowriers' Federation, published in yesterday's UoMiNiujf,, in reference to the petition that Armour and Co. should bo granted a'license to export meat from New Zealand, was replied to by Mr. G. L. Marshall (Marton) at yesterday's sitting of tho Now Zealand Fanners' Union conference. _ ■ . "Referring to the,statement' of the N.Z, Sheepowners 1 Federation in which, they affirm that the Americans (Armour and Co. was under discussion) should in- the intevifits of the sheepowners, be granted a license, I wish to explain tbat Hie Farmers' Union in the Wellington province has heretofore acted as agents for tho Sheepowners' Federation for the Wellington province and as such have collected a considerable amount to their funds," said Mr. Marshall. "As representing these contributors from the Wellington province I wish to protest in no uncertain terms to tho Attitude they have adopted on this occasion. They claim to be acting for tho sheepowners of New Zealand and vet) not a vote was, cast in favour of it from the North Island, where the. majority of the sheep in New Zealand are depastured. One letter only from Gisborne was the sole opinion in favour 7 of their proposition from the North Island. I claim that fully. 90 per cent of those who contributor to their funds in the Wellington province believe that the granting of tho proposed license would be the most shortsighted policy possible, and would put tho New Zealand sheepowners in the hands of a powerful 'foreign' combination which would very 60on bb able to crush out all our _ farmers' freezing works, thereby eliminating competition." ■ The conference decided that Mr,-. Marshall's statement should be placed on record.