AUCTION SALES

Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 276, 16 August 1920, Page 8

AUCTION SALES

[ \:"\ FORTHCOMINC FIXTURES. ! f: : \>;./: : :■;'■ ■ - to-day. i •;.;;'; Arapaepao Road, South Weraroa, 1 p.m.— J ,V. -Sale of stock and implements (Abraham r ;,-' and .Williams). - - i.:.' ; :Oustomhouße Quay, Wellington, 7.30 p.ni.^ 1. - , Property sale (Richard Arthur and Co.). K. ■ : v ' '< TO-MORROW. -.. ;.'.:..; Xevin Yards, 11.30 a.m.-Stock. Bale.- ►:: . Eanpiotu, 12.30 p.mr-Sale of pedigree dairy s;■: .-.: cattk.(Dal?ety and Co.). ■•• •;•;.-.• . Town Hall,, Wn-ipulcurau, 3 p.m.—land sale !,i . ■ (Hawke - B'Bay Paruiors').' , ;-/;; Hereford-Street, Chriatehurch.-6ale of • '. ...'leather ; (Woolston Tanneries). I, •;■'■:: ■ ' ■, ■ WEDNESDAYS ■ ■■/■;. .Albert flail, Picton, 1 p.m.—Land sale {■".■':■-■■■ Itiriffiths'Bros). . >.:. -.", ; Show Grounds, Hawera, 1 p.m.—Sat? o? i cattle (R.-P.'Morrisov). -V ?,; Homestead; Utiliu, 1 p.m.—Sale of stocS t j. : ■.. (Abraham 'and Wllliamsi.,. ! .:■■:■'"'w; Overton' Terrace, ilataitai, 2 p.m.—i'urJ,:; mture sale (vinu. and Wilson). ;; ~v " 'Fealherston Street, .Wellington, 2.30 p.m\- '■ >• . Land sale (Bethune and Co.).- . . > !;-;; sale.' •* I : %l MASTERTON>A. &P. fg : v V;;i ASSOCIATION . f;| 7 f-;.^ : annual' meeting;'"" & : NEED CAREFUL \i ■;:-:;■;.;'; c handling V.\ • : .'By TeleKraph-Special-Oorroipondent.' . f"-;.-:--\ : - : .■-." Masterton; August 14. ; >:. . :.; The : Masterton A, and. P, Association f;,: held its annual meeting this afternoon; ';.;,. Mr.--W./Peny presiding over a. good i;.'-v.;-.attendance of members.• -. • !\./;,-vMr.. Perry, hi. moving the adoption i:. ..otvthe anu-Bal report and balancewsheet, |;-..■',. sardi that in the matter of prize-money j',.' 'the .late committee had .probably been, [v ; ,;6oniewhat over-generous. The Masterton t'Vr: Association bad given in prize-' (■'-'; v.money, Hastings ,£ll7B, and Carterton !' . ,J!851.' "Ho i thought that'- some of the [;■'■■: classes which -were not well patronised J-'' should .be out out or curtailed! There *":-■ bad-been' a loss on the year's operations. [.'' dairying indush'y seemed to-be 'V.-.tery 'fortunate,. Mr., Periy proceeded, .•'■■.■and prospects were assured for \high t'V;prices. The meat position was not'eer-V"-;=--''...:..-Vtairi, although offers were; being redeivf:"''_'■'. Ed for next season's meSt,- which indir..>,;,::cated a fair return. ' AVpol was not in !'>■>>; euch a fortunate position,- and the,out[i'./i look was ; very serious, :there . being a !>.:''large surplus still on hand in'Ameriea, :; •^'•England,.' and elsewhere.' Until" shoddy [...-> i-was -cleared off the market there.would :;;',''■:, be no improvement, arid .farmers w ; ould ' .either- have to sit tight" or take reduced |■: ,; .pr.iccs'. Unless the price, of :niutton kepi j ; V-vup-'the farniersof this country would ba ;: : ,-; badly,-hit. They had' not realised the state in-which the; wool ;. ; . '' market, was in America. '-; Steps were', !.' .however, being.taken to meet the situa-!-:;w:tion. " '■.■') :■, *'*;:Mr. A.: T. Spain, who seconded the \ ... motion, urged the necessity! of; ihcreas- ;. ■ . ing the membership to 1500 'to assist ;,' the finances of the association. Thu j ;' ; finance/'required : very careful handling ?:.';, jnview of the' state of the overdraft. •'. J.'-: .Other speakers also briefly referred tc> y .'.':■■: the 'financial position of the association >'. : ':■■-. and. the need for careful management. V^tThe'motion,was then.'carried. ■ ■;'' , ■-;--■/;■. jh e following officers were declared ;-•'..' elected:—President, Mr. W. Bnick; vice- ; 'presidents, Messrs. J. M. James and G, : :'.. C. 'Williams; .patron,, Mr.' W.. Perry; !..'.;■, treasurer,. Mr.'-. A. F. Spain;';.,auditor, i..' '. Mr. J. B. Keith; honorary veterinary './■ ; surgeons, Captain Blake and Mr. E S. ;,, Jenkins. There were i-', ;atiohs for -the thirty scats on the 1 Gep- ;■"' veral Committee, ;and a ballot resulted in r ; ■ the return of the following:—Messrs. G. i :- C: 'Summerell (Masterton), C. T?. ValY ■■- .■ Jaiice .flfahumiHgi). '. G. B.- Allen""(Taraf■'.';.: Q. Donald (Tauherenikau), AiD. : : i.M'Master (Pirinoa). B. M'Gregor (Glad-- '■ ■■•', -'rtone), 1?. Percv (Te Ore Ore), .R. Gray !■! "(Taratahil, J. T. Dagg. (Masterton). D. ' : '.Smith; (Masterton), /C. M. Perry (Penr-';•'■': >p56),,-C;,'J.-Bennett (Otahoua), C, M. 'V.'.'Meredith-! '(WaiarbTigo), W. V." Buick !■''-■ J.'Ogilvy, jun. (Masterton), :■': v.ft.; Shaw,', (Te Ore Ore), D.; Cnsel borg ! V C(Mn?reHon). A. A. Cameron (Masterton), ?'- ,Ll. ; .Wilton (Pan'gitnmau); A. H. Walloon :.■' (Wangaehu). J. MlCenzie (Woodlands), j .P. .B.' fWrrick (Masterton). ¥. H. Gor-;'■'"'.-.v. Tinge .CRemridge). N. M'Kay . . i ptnne)' T. Dixon ■(M.-istertoh), A.M'Kay '\ ■". (Masterton). .P. N. Nathan (I/)ni»bunU). . M; Jgpilden'(Masterton). N. G. Eayner ; ; (t"Tatahi). T. Flannery-(Masterton). . annual and. five life 'mem- , bers-were, .elected.., ■