FARM & COMMERCIAL

Dominion, Volume 20, Issue 65, 10 December 1926, Page 14

FARM & COMMERCIAL

NEWS AND NOTES

AUCTION SALES TO-DAY. 30 Ellice Street, 10.3 fr a.m.—Sale of household furniture (Ramsey Wilson aud C 0.).. !>8 Manners. Street, 2 p.m.—Sale of household furniture (Ramsey Wilson and Co.). b'eildiug. 11.30 a.m.—Stock sale. 123 Manners Street, 2 p.m.—Sale of cash register, scales, household furniture, Mitchell car, etc. (C. Dickinson and Co.). 8 Willeston Street. 10 a.m—.Sale of curios (E. Johnston and Co.). Corner Wakefield and Parish Streets, 1.30 p.m.—Sale of timber (E. Johnston and Co.). TO-MORROW. Chapel Street, Masterton. 11 a.m.—Salt of land (N.Z. L. and ALA.). 78-80 Lambton Quay, t p.m.—Sale e. seetions, Khandallab (Kingswav. Ltd Featherston Street, 1.45 p.m.—Sale of furniture and residence situate I'rose Street. Lower Hutt (H. E. Leighton), 7S St. John's Street, 2 p.m.—Sale of household furniture (Ramsey Wilson and Co.). FARMING INTERESTS CLYDESDALE HORSE SOCIETY " MEETING OF COUNCIL.

A meeting of the council of the Clydesdale Horse Society of the Dominion of New Zealand was held in Auckland. There were present Mr. W. G. Park, president, in the chair, Messrs. J. W. Harding. R. D. Knight, James Knight, and A. Hunter. Before commencing the business the president referred to the loss to the society sustained by removal by death of Messrs. E. E. Jenkins and J. C. NGrigg, and moved, a vote of condolence to- the relatives. This was carried in silence, the members standing. It was reported that import certificates had been received for the following four stallions and three ma r«& Desire (21.207*), on behalf of Mr. Andrew Grant. Fairlie; Cowden. Pearl. (21,193*), cut behalf of Messrs. Wright, Stephenson and Co., Ltd.-, Prince Fergus (21,238*), on behalf of Mr. Ben Ferguson, Rangiora; Brunstane Duplicate (21,185*). Yett A lunette Lady Lawson (50.308*), and Cratgie Baroness (56.305*), on behalf of Mr. John Young. Ochtertyre. Export certificates had been issued to Messrs. Mitchell and O’Brien for fifteen stallions and colts, as follow:—Bonnie Mark (1276), Brilliant Bold (1522), Bold Success (1761). Brilliant Day (1769), Brilliant Morn (1770), Windermere Sensation (1895), Admiral Fyvie (2031), Alexander Fabric 12032), Ashton Stamp (2033), Burnside Baron (2034), Ebony Stamp (2035). Granvalier Stamp (2936), Kenwyn Baron (2037), I,ord Huntley 120,384. and Waikanra (2039). The following resignations were accepted r-Messrs. L. C< Craythorne, Ataahua; L. Old. Inglewood: T. Struthers, Hawera; Borstal Institute, Invercargill- W. H. Gray, Stratford; Murray, Roberts and Co., Feilding; John Bruce, Morven; C. N- Paterson, Middlemarch; j. T. Dixon, Mokairiti. Forty-one new members were elected as follow—Messrs. J. G. Berry, le Kuiti: T. Duck, Orini; John Imlah, Kaupokonui; H. Jones, junr., Inglewood; John McKenzie, Masterton; T. G. Marton. Te Awamutn; L. Sampson, Cambridge; A.' W. Scott, Ohaupp; H. E. Sowersby, Hastings; W.. V. Walker. Te Awamutu; J.. J- Wtßiamson . unr, Feilding; Allison Bros.. Clarksville; A-h--worth Bros., Sefton; Frank Brown, Waihao Downs E. J. Chatterton. Dunsan,leh FL E. Clarke. Menzie’s Ferry; Trustees W. B. Cunningham, Brookside; Miss A. B. Cunningham, BrookMessrs. W. Devan. Timaru: G. Donaldson. Highcliffe; R. J ; S ®y" down; W. L. Gray, Papakaio; J.. _W. Tsbister Momona; Alox. Lens’.. , l ’‘ ur '£’ D C. McArthur, Yaldhurst; Hector McIntosh. Kaiapoi; Kenneth Mclntosh. Kaiapoi; F. Mcßae, Sutton; D. A. U. McVinnie. Courtenay;. M. Martm, Kakanui: R. Peach. Rangiora; T. B. fugn. Mosgiel; N. E. Richards, Rakm a • w" t: ra’ita?u : G. Winjleburn, Bienfollowing grafted for and ‘.-Burnfoot,” to Mr. John Wylhe. Omp'was unanimously resolved, that a letter be written to Minister S tim Stallions Bill Passed during the next session.

BUSH SICKNESS VETERINARIAN'S THEORY. f;y TELEGUAPH.—PBESS ASSOCIATION. Hamilton, December 9. Giving evidence for the defence in the case in which Frederick Freeman Rogers is suing the Matarawa Land oCmpany for £louil damages for alleged misrepresentation in the sale of a farm at Tokorou. Samuel Burton, for over 20 years a Government veterinarian, and now in private practice, said that in 1919 he investigated bush sickness at Mamaku. He discovered that the disease was due to the presence in the soil of oxide of silica, a 10-sided glass particle. These crystals were exceedingly hard, next in hardness to gems. The soil in the district was very friable, so that cattle, sheep, and goats pulled their feed, dislodging some of the soil, and took in quantities of silica, which was really ground glass This set up an inflammatory condition of the intestines, until it . ritated to such an extent that they were unable to digest food. Oxide of silica had been discovered in the excreta of cows fed on the land. In all postmortem examinations of cattle which died from bush sickness he found from one to two handfuls of ground glass in the fourth stomach. Cattle thrived for a time on this land. After they sickened cattle should be removed to another district, when they would recover after a few weeks. His Honour: Has your theory been accepted? Witness: Not by the Government. Other scientists have, however, agreed with my theory. . The disease is not known anywhere else in the world, but is peculiar to the Tokoroa district. MASTERTON SHOW EXCURSION FOR CITY PATRONS. Dominion Special. Masterton, December 9. In addition tn many now and novel' events to be staged at tho next Masterton Show, the A, and P.. Association is endeavouring to make the fixture a red letter day for the town, efforts having been made to arrange for a display by a detachment of the Blucjaekets from the Philomel. Io organise an excursion for Wellington people, and to entertain at luncheon a party of Wellington business men. It is proposed to organise a “first-blr.es day in Masterfon for £l," Mr. W B. Knntt having been engaged to manage the arrangements for (he association. The Railway Department has agreed to transport the city people to and from Masterton by special train, while transport arrangements from (he station to the showgrounds have already been settled. The whole trip, it is proposed, shall be available for £l. The association decided yesterday to invite the members of the Wellington Chamber of Commerce to attend the first day of the show, and to entertain them, with Ministers of the Crown, at luncheon at the showgrounds. DAIRY CONTROL BOARD SUPPORT BY NORTH AUCKLAND FARMERS. BY TELEGBAI’U.—PRESS ASSOCIATION. Whangarei, December 9. A meeting of the North Auckland Provincial Fanners’ Union passed a resolution supporting the Dairy Board and deprecating Sir George Elliott’s criticism of the board. LONDON WOOL SALES GOOD SORTS FIRM. (Rec. December 9. 5.5 p.m.) London, December 8. At the wool sales there was an average selection and fair competition. Good wools were firm, but faulties were irregular. The New Zealand lot PMD brought up to 15Jd. per lb., and averaged 144(1. Messrs. Dalgety and Co., Ltd., report having received the following cablegram from their London house, under date December 3:—Wool sales continue active for best merinos, but prices scarcely on a par with lately reported rates. Inferior and faulty merinos are irregular and difficult to sell, and as compared with opening rates cf present series are 21 per cent, to 5 per cent, lower. Good demand for crossbreds . from Continental and Home trade buyers, and lately reported rates fully maintained. Sales close December 10. Messrs. Murray, Roberts and Co., Ltd., are in receipt of the following wool market cablegram from their London agents, dated December B:—French competition practically withheld. Greasy merino, except best descriptions, par to 5 per cent, decline. Crossbred opening rates are barely maintained. LONDON TALLOW SALES (Rec. December 9, 5.5 p.m.) London, December 8. At the tallow sales 7813 casks were offered, and 614 were sold. There was a general decline of 3s. per cwt. Mutton, fine, 41s. per cwt.; medium, 365. : beef, fine, Os.; medium, 355. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., have received the following cablegram from their London house, under date December 8:—Tallow: Fine mutton, 40s. per cwt.; good beef, 405.; mixed. 385.; nominal quotation. Messrs. Dalgety and Co.. Ltd., report having received the following cablegram from Loudon, dated December 8:—Tallow: Prices 3s. per cwt. lower: 1815 casks offered, 617 casks sold. We quote: Good mixed, 395. 6d.; low and inferior descriptions, 335.. 6d. to 345. 6d.; beef and mutton, 40s. to 41s. nominally. Exports of tallow to the United Kingdom and Continent from New Zealand during November were as under;

STOCK SALES Messrs. Dalgety ami Co., Ltd., Palmerston North, report having a moderate entry of sheep ami cattle at their Taihape sale on December 8 all of which changed hands with the exception of two small pens of cattle QuotationsSmall empty woolly ewes. Bs. 10d.: small M.A. empty woolly ewes. ’4s 3d.,- small 4-tooth woolly wethers. 17s. to 205.; smell hoggets. 9s. 9d.; cull cows. 165., 18s. 6d.. 275.; yearling heifers, 305.; yearling steers, £2, 1«. 6d.; dairy heifers, £3.

COMMERCIAL ITEMS WELLINGTON STOCK EXCHANGE YESTERDAY’S BUSINESS AND PRICES At the morning call yesterday a sale of Bank of New Zealand shares at 595. 6d. was reported. At the afternoon call a sale of Wellington Gas ordinary shares at 265. 3d. was made on 'Change, ami the sales reported were 5J per cent, stock at .£lOO 17s, (kl. und New Zealand and River Plate at 235. lid. There was an all-round good demand for stocks and shares. For the 4-J per cents, there were bids of £96 12s. (id., for the 5 per cents. £99, find the 51 per cents. £lOO 15s. Bank shares were steady and in fair demand. Buyers offered £7 19s. for English, Scottish and Australian Bank shares, £7 Is. 6d. for National Bank of New Zealand, 595. for Bank of New Zealand, and 6s. 6d. for Bank of New Zealand rights. Sellers quoted 325. 6d. for Commercial Bank ordinary', £45 for Bank of New South Wales, £l5 ss. 9d. for Union Bank, and 545. 9d. for Western Australian Bank. There were buyers cf Equitable Building at £9 2s. 6d., Metropolitan Building at £l3, Wellington Investment at 10s. 6d., and New Zealand Guarantee Corporation ordinary at 10s. 3d. Gas shares were steady, with buyers of Auckland Gas at 235. Gd. and Wellington Gas ordinary at 2Gs. New Zealand Refrigerating, 10s. paid, were wanted nt Gs. 6d., and Gear Meat shares at 37h. cum dividend. There were buyers of New Zealand Shipping preference shares at £9. and Union Steam preference at 20s. 4d. cum dividend. Timber shares were slow, but there was a bid of 14s. for National Timbei;. Brewery shares were firm, with buyfirs cf New Zealand Breweries at 525., Staples and Co. at 375. 6d., and Ward wicl Co. at 425. 7d. A fair business was offering in the miscellaneous There were bids of 50s. for British Tobacco ordinary, 395. for Burns, Philp and Co., 70s. for Farmers’ Co-operatfvc Auctioneering, 225. for New Zealand Milk Products, 20s. Gd. for Wellington Queen’s Theatre, 335. for Wilson’s Cement, and 10s. 4d. for Amalgamated Zinc. Yesterday’s buying and selling quotations were as under:—

SALES IN OTHER CENTRES By TBhEGAAI’H. —Pttß-is ASSOCIATION. Auckland, December 9. Sales.—lnscribed Stock (1938 4J per cent.), £97; ditto (1939, 44 per cent.), £97: Auckland Hospital Board debentures (1947, 55 per cent.), £101; Commercial Bank of Australia. 525.; Bank of New South Wales. £45 2s. 6d.; Bank of New Zealand, 595. 6d.; New Zealand Insurance, 375. 9d.; South British Insurance, 555. 9d.: New Zealand and River Plate, Ms.; Loan and Mercantile, £96; Taupiri Coal, 21s. 9d.; Auckland Gas, 245.; Moanataiari (contrib.), ss. 9d., ss. 9d., ss. Bd.. ss. 7d., ss, 3d.; Lucky Shot (contrib.). Is. 3d. Dunedin, December 9. Sale.—Kawarau, 3s. 3d. Sales Reported—P. and O. deferred, £250; Milburn Lime, 305.; Kawarau. 3s. 3d. Christchurch, December 9. Sales Reported—Standard Insurance, 585.; New Zealand Government 44 per cent. Inscribed Stock. r 938, £96 17s. 6d„ £96 15s. Sales— Kaiapoi Woollen '7s, paid,, 3s. QUEENSLAND INSURANCE CO. The accounts of the Queensland Insurance Company for the year ended September 30 last disclose that premiums swore £727.923 against £555,191 compared with the previous year, but losses were £403.604, compared with £289,791. After transferring £75,000 to the reserve for unexpired risks a surplus of £9451 is shown, against £26,550 in the previous year when £-20,000 was transferred to the same reserve. With interest the profit for the term was £65,929. A dividend ot 10 per eent, takes £50,000, a bonus of 2J per cent. £12,500 and £lO,OOO is carried forward. The balance-sheet shows capital paid-up £500,000, reserve fund £200,000, reserve for unexpired risks £300,000, and sundry creditors £449,409, against £304,624 in the previous year.’ Included in assets are Government securities £709,378, fixed deposits i’lBB 516 freeholds £128,495, and cash £106,715. kauri timber company According to the directors of the Kauri Timber Co. Ltd. the operations of the organisation for the year ended August M ware affected by unfavourable business conditions. The profits for the year, after providing for depreciation, income tax etc., amount to £55,936, and adding the’amount brought forward £16,112, gave , total of £72,048. The results of the year’s trading had been much below ihe preceding five year’s since reconstruction, but the substantial provision for such trade fluctuations made in the preceding prosperous years warranted maintenance of the usual dividends. \n interim dividend of 4 per cent, paid n [uno. 1926, absorbed £30.0(10, leaving a ialnnce of £42.048, out of which it is proposed to pay.a further dividend of i nor cent requiring an additional £30060 t d leavin-’ £12,018 to be carried forward. The lisbilttios, compared with

those for last year in parentheses, are as follow: Capital paid-up £750,000 (£750,000); contingent reserve, etc., £157,680 (£173,742); sundry creditors £37,024 (£60,837); due to bankers, £18.091 (£11,700). Assets: Freehold properties £146,048 (£147,946); leasehold properties, £193,930 (£154,973); plant and machinery £180,706 (£131,540); stock-in-trade. £335,552 (£278.305); sundry debtors and bills receivable £124,178 (£137,301); war loans, debentures, etc., £85,8-15 (£198,605); shares in other companies, £143,471 (£93,471); cash £5745 (£8656), EXPORTS AND IMPORTS The exports from the Dominion for the ten months to October 31 amounted to £39,020,207 which contrasts with £46,149,945 for the ten months of last year, there being a decrease of £7,129,738. Tno im< ports lor the ten months totalled £41,741,128 against £42,980,176, a decrease of £1,239,048. For the ten months the imports exceed the exports by £2,720,921. Last year the exports exceeded the imports 'by £3,169,769, so that compared with last year wo have had a set back of £5,890,690. The heavy decline in exports is due principally to the fall in wool values. The values of the principal items of export compared with the figures for the corresponding term of last year are as follow: 192 G 1925 £ £ Wool 10,732,761 16,078,384 Butter 6,533,871 7,246,794 Cheese 4,807,173 4,141,504 Casein 72,614 81,364 Dried .Milk ... 211,927 299,823 Frozen Beef ... 490,806 699,614 Frozen Lamb 5,415,860 6,389,527 Frozen Mutton 1,987,095 2,500,547 Apples 363,810 116,Q88 . Sausage Skins 741,974 640,431 Calfskins 115,633 171,204 . Hides 486,595 626,461 Opossum Sldns 54,896 71,087 Rabbitskins .. 653,896 764,474 Sheepskins .. 1,426,065 1,758,393 For the calendar year 1925, the exports were valued at £48,132,534, and for the exports for the current year to equal that total the exports in November and December would need to be as much as £9,112,327. which is a physical impossibility. The number of motor vehicles imported during the ten months was 18,598 valued at £3,041,809, compared with 17,749 vehicles valued at £3,349,604, in the corresponding term of last year. NEW COMPANIES Tho “Mercantile Gazette” publishes tho registration of tho following new companies:— , _ r .. M.B. Motor-Cycle Silencer Co., Ltd.Registered as a private company December 2 1926. Office: 89 Wakefield Street, Wellington. Capital: £3OO, into 300 shares of £1 each. Subscribers: Wellington-!. S. Nicol 70, B. T. M. Edmonds 70, R. G. Allan 60, G. lOO. Objects: To purchase or otherwise acquire the respective right, title, and interest of Ronald Gordon Allan, of Wellington, inventor, in certain inventions of an improved silencer for motor-cycles and the like, and general incidental. Holm Shipping Co., Ltd.-Registered ns a private company December o, 1926. Ofiiee: 33 Johnston Street, Wellington. Capital: £6OOO. into 600 shares of £lO each. Subscribers: Wellington—B. Holm, C. Roose, each 300 shares. Objects: To carry on the business of a ship owner in all its branches, and general incidental. Tobacconists, Ltd.—Registered as a private company December 3, "926. Office: At the office of William Whitehead, accountant, Lambton QuajQ Wellington. Capital: £2OOO. into 2000 shares of £1 each. Subscribers: Wellington —W. J. 'H. Wilson, W. W. Samson. 1000 shares each. Objects: To carry on _thfe business of tobacconists, cigar, cigarette, and snuff manufacturers, and merchants, hairdressers, and general incidental. Forest Land Co.. Ltd.—Registered as a private company October 27, 1926. Capital : £16,000. into 16,000 shares of £1 each. Subscribers; Patoka—A. S. Bennett 8000, H. S. Bennett 8000. Objects; Sheep-fann-ing, vattle-farming. dairy-farming, 'and agricultural and other kinds of farming in all branches. Woodlands, Ltd.—Registered as a private company, November 15, 1926. Capital: £19,580, into 19,580 shares of £1 each. Subscribers: Hastings—W. S. W. Averill 9790; Taihape—G. A. Rotheram 9790. Objects: Sheep-farming, cattle-farming, dairy-farming, and agricultural and other kinds of farming in all branches. PRICE OF GOLD. (Rec. December 9, 5.5 p.m.) London, December 8. The price of gold is £4 4s. Hid. per ounce. AUSTRALIAN PRODUCE MARKETS. (Rec. December 9, 8.5 p.m.) Sydney, December 9. Wheat—Growers are showing a greater disposition to market stocks, though storage is still in progress freely. Millers are offering about 4s. lOd. per bushel at country stations. Flour—For export, £l2 ss. per ton; local, £l3 10s. Oats—Tasmanian Algerian, 3s. lOd. to 4s. per bushel; white, 4s. 3d. to 4s. sd. Maize—South African, 7s. lid. per bushel. Potatoes—Tasmanian, £23 to £27 per ton; local, £24 to £25. Onions—Victorian, £l2 10s. to £l3 per ton; local, £l2 to £l3. Adelaide, December 9. Wheat—Growers’ lots, ss. 4-Id. per bushel; December, ss. 3d. to ss. 3Jd. Flour—Bakers’ lots, £l4 to £l5 per ton. Oats, 2s. 4d. to 2s. Gd. yer bushel. CALCUTTA TEA SALES. Calcutta, December 8. At the tea sales there was a strong active market at satisfactory rates for good classes, other sorts being irregular at average prices. Commonest leaf fetched 9 annas 6 pies to 10 annas 6 pies; ordinary common Pekoe Souchong, 10 annas to 10 annas 3 pies; lowest even leaf Pekoe, 11 annas to 12 annas. Dusts were fully firm. CUSTOMS REVENUE. The Customs revenue collected at the port of Wellington yesterday totalled £14,244. DAIRY PRODUCE MARKET Messrs. Dalgety and Co., Ltd., have received tho following cablegram from London, under date December B:—Butter: Market firm. Control prices advanced further 6s. per cwt. New Zealand finest now 1765.; first grade, 1745. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company have received the following advice from London Hast week’s quotations in parentheses!:— Butter.—New Zealand choicest stored, 1645. to 168 s. per cwt. 'ls6s. to 158 s-.); controlled, lonic, commenced, 168 s. to 170 b. per cwt., now 6s. higher. Cheese.—Controlled, 955. to 96 s. per cwt. (89s. to 905.). The Bank of New Zealand, produce department, has received the following advice from its London efflee, under date December 8:—Tallow: There is a poor demand. Current quotations: Good mutton, 395. to 40b. per cwt.; good beef, 365. 6d. to 37e.; good mixed, 365. 6d. to 375.; gut, 325. 6d. to 345.

Total Corresfor ponding five five months months 1920. 1925. toll! Ions. ' tons. Invercargill .. til 4.84 1013 Dunedin 95 338 370 Oamaru 78 59 Timaru 71 574. 829 Christchurch .. nil 1272 1633 Blenheim — 36 3 Nelson 31 60 Wellington 138 891 1131 Wanganui — 316 782 New Plymouth a and Waitara 10 126 328 Napier and Wairoa - ■ 282 411 Gislxirne. Tokomaru Bav A Hick’s Bay 231G8 225 Auckland and Opua 193 1093 981 7G0 5719 8125 Sales of tallow ’ in New Zealand, during November, totalled 73 tons.

Buyers. Sellers N.Z. GOVT. LOANS— £ s. d. £ s. d. •11 p.c. Ins. Stk., 1939 0(5 12 8 •— 41 p.c. ditto. 193S .... 90 112 8 •— 54 p.c. ditto, 1933 .... 100 15 0 54 p.c. ditto, 1927/1911 98 0 0 98 15 0 54 p.c. ditto, 1930 .... —- 100 17 8 44 p.c. Bonds, 1939 .. 98 12 6 44 p.c. ditto, 1938 .... 98 12 6 •— 44 p.c. ditto, 1930 .... — 98 0 0 54 p.c. ditto, 1933 .... 00 15 0 5 p.c. P.O. Bonds, 1927 99 0 0 DEBENTURES— NA!. Breweries (bonds) 1 4 6 1 5 0 BANKS— Commercial of Aust. (ord.) —— 1 12 6 Commercial of Sydney WI— 26 15 0 English. Scottish, and Australian 7 19 0 —— National of N.Z, .... 7 1 6 7 2 6 New South Wales .... —■ 45 0 0 New Zealand *> 19 0 2 19 8 Ditto (rights) u 6 G Union of Australia .. —— 15 5 9 Western Australian .. 2 14 9 FINANCIAL— Goldsbrough Mort ... — 2 10 9 Eiuitable Building ... 9 2 6 9 15 0 Metropolitan Permanent Building 13 0 0 — N.Z. Guarantee Corp. (ord., 8s.) 0 10 3 —» ■ Wellington Investment 0 10 6 •— Wellington Deposit .. ■■ * 0 10 4 GAS— Auckland (paid) 1 3 6 ■ «» ■■ Wellington (ord.) .... 1 8 0 1 0 6 Ditto (pref.) MEAT PRESERVING— 0 10 6 N.Z. Refrigerating (10s.) 0 6 6 Gear (cum.) 1 17 0 1 17 9 TRANSPORT— N.Z. Shipping (pref.) 9 0 0 Union Steam (pref., cum.) 1 0 4 —— P. and 0. def. stock.. •— 250 0 0 WOOLLEN— 6 12 Wellington (ord.) .... —— 6 Ditto (new issue) .... —— 8 10 0 COAL— Taupiri (ord.) 1 2 9 Waipa —• 0 15 6 TIMBER— Leyland-OBrlen .... — — 2 2 6 National 0 14 0 0 18 0 BREWERIES— Manning and Co — 1 1 0 New Zealand 2 12 0 Staples and Co 1 17 6 — Ward and Co. ....... 2 2 7 —— Monteith’s — 1 1 6 MISCELLANEOUS— British Tobacco (Aust.) (ord.) 2 10 0 — Ditto (pref.) 1 0 9 — Burns, Philp, and Co. Farmers’ Co-op. Auct. 1 19 0 (ord.) 3 10 0 —— Howard Smith — 1 12 6 N.Z. Milk Products (bonds) 1 2 0 1 2 6 Scoullar Co. — 1 2 6 Wtiirarapa Farmers’ 3 19 (£5) —— 0 Ditto (£1) v 15 10 Ditto (pref.) 0 18 0 Wellington Queen’s Theatre (cum.) .... 1 0 6 Wilson's Cement 1 13 0 Amalgamated Zinc ... 0 10 4 0 10 6 MINING— Blackwater Mines .... 0 5 0 Mount Lyell (cum.) .. —•* 1 9 2 Kawarau 0 3