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Gisborne Times, Volume XXV, Issue 2010, 20 February 1907, Page 4

SCULLING. Thoro has Loon mi unusual amount of interest tukon in sculling in tho district this sonson, in liotli Chibs, mid llio handsome donation of Mr. Broad to tho Poverty Bay Club, lias unoai'thod some very promising young oursinon. Tho Gisborno Club, has also received ono or two good men this year. And tho timo has como, to my mind at least, when an effort should be made to establish a champion sculling match between tho two Clubs, on similar linos to tho Bridson Cup. I! my readers will pardon mo, I will go back into somo ancient history of sculling in the Bay, when AV. Walters won tho open sculling race at a regatta hold hero in the nineties, and A. Thomson tho ton-stono race. At that timo tho late J. Leo was also in good form, and F. Clayton was doing excellent work in the Gisborne shod. At this time W. Walters had a trial with T. Sullivan, the well-known N. Z. amateur at that, time, and who afterwards joined tho professional ranks, and Sullivan considered that Walters would have a good chance outside, hut owing to the dillieulty of shipping boats, etc., and the expense, tho Ifa y has not been represented in that'line. A lew years later there was another revival, Mr. Bridson, another N.Z. amateur champion, had a trial with our now local champion, Rees Jones, and, tho latter rowed so well that Mr Bridson advised him to try and procure a racing shell, and have a try at championship honors. He also presented a handsome cup to the Clubs, to bo. won three times in succession, and Mr. .Tones was so far superior to the rest of tho competitors that ho secured the*trophy. The rowing for this cup brought out several good men, however, in both sheds, and among these were Mr. Reg. Robinson and Mr. J. Leo in the Gisborne shed, and Gibbs, who gave .Rees Jones a big race one year, IT. Kollot, A. Kirk, and J. Webb, all of whom were slightly inferior to the local champion.

FROZEN MEAT. Now season’s Now Zealand lamb is now reaching tlio London market, and the nominal quotation, according to the High Commissioner’s message, is Gel per lb; a year ago the nominal quotation was Gd per 11), so that apparently the price of to-day is about a penny per lb higher .than at this time last year, 'l'ho position of the market for lamb depends largely upon supplies, particularly from Australia. It is unquestionable that Now Zoaland will furnish larger supplies than last year; at the same time there is ample evidence of heavy shipments from Australia. The quotation for Australian lamb is 4-Jd, as compared with Gd for New Zoaland lamb, while a year ago the prices wore 4d for Australian, and Gd for New Zealand. The margin of difference between the two products is rathor greater now than it was last year, and it is a question whether tlio dilforenco can be maintained. The climatic conditions at the

moment, together with a possibility of a temporary shortage, may force up the value, or at least maintain the-present price for a little while, but the average for tho season will probably bo less than last year. The reciprocity agreement with South Africa is not likely to lead to any expansion of the frozen meat trade. The cold storage companies there are in a very depressed condition. According to recent advices, of fourteen companies engaged in the business of cold storage, with a capital of over £8,000,000, the remaining assets are now valued at £2,500,000. Tho pioneer in this industry was the South African Supply and Cold Storage Company, founded in 1889, and subsequently acquired by the South African and Australian Supply and Cold Storage and the Cold Storage Trust. For tho first three years the original company paid enormous dividends, amouning in 1899 to 45 per cent., in 1900 to 105 per cent., and in 1901 to 450 per cent. The lastnamed distribution was made on the strength of profits from floating subsidiary companies, and a withdrawal of £1,000.000 from reserves by which means the profits were raised to £2,0G6,983. That indicated the highwater mark of cold storage in South Africa, most of the subsidiary companies paying no dividend at all. '[’here is one exception, however—tho Federal Supply and Cold Storage—that has shown on tho average a good record. It has paid regular dividends to its .shareholders, and carried forward £IO,OOO at the close of the last financial year. The experience of these ventures is not encouraging, and yet from the margin of profit they ought to be paying concerns. Beef and mutton are purchased in the Argentine at 2Jd and 2ijd per lb, and the duty at the Cape raises the cost to 31 d and 4d respectively, and the selling basis is 7d and lOd per lb, which ought to admit of fair profits, after allowing for expenses on a liberal scale.— Post.

A correspondent writes to the Press as follows:—“Twelve months ago I had a conversation with the Rev. William Gittos on incidents connected with the momorable siege of Orakan. He then informed me of a long talk he had with Rewi Maniopoto some time before the latter’s death at Kiliikihi on these matters, and on that occasion Itewi told Mr. Gittos that it was Worita, and not he himself, who hurled defiance at Captain Mail- and the British troops, concluding with the famous words, ‘Akc! Ake! Alee!’ ” Captain Bollons, of the Hincmoa, states that the cask buoy which disappeared off Luke’s Rock, Tory Channel, Queen Charlotte Sound, was successfully fished up. When the missing buoy was brought to light it was discovered that it had been sunk by some miseliiovous persons by perforating it with bullets fired from a rifle. The Marine Department lias decided to offer a reward of £5 for information which will lead to the apprehension of tho culprit. Persons interfering with buoys aro liable to a penalty of £2OO and twelve months’ imprisonment.'

Tho Christchurch Meat Co. has just added to the Smithficld freezing works a useful element of tho byproducts department in a new oleo factory. “Oleo” is tho finest qual-. ity of mutton fat, which it would be incorrect to call tallow'. It is made only from the caul and other intestinal fat, which has the property of granulating, if suitably treated, instead of becoming solid like common tallow. Most of the oleo sent home from New Zealand’s freezing works, it is stated, finds its way to Holland, to be converted into margarine, that may be sold as butter; and it is more wholesome and palatable than inferior butter. Tho oleo itself is said to bo excellent for pastry-making, and the clean, cream-colored oleo looks good enough to oat.

The following letter appears in the H.B. Herald:—“Last week I paid a visit to the Mangatalii settlement, and after inspection, applied for a section. At tho ballot I w'as not successful. Now, sir, tho settlement was visited by some hundreds of prospective settlors, and I feel sure they all would be of one mind in condemning the valuation that the Government had upon the cottages—only 200 per cent, over their value. One nine-roomed cottage is actually valued at £450. It will never mako a decent house. Delete £3OO, and tho figure wotdd be nearer the mark. The other cottages, £l4O to £220; tho two-roomed cottages at from £l4O to £l6O. 1 estimate the rooms are no larger than 10ft by 12ft. Some of the buildings, I heard, were twenty and thirty years old. How sore the settlers will feel at being saddled with these costly buildings—sore for twenty-one long years. How the Government could lend itself to such an injustice beats me. Trusting that seme justice will be done now this matter is brought before the public, —I am, etc., Robert J. Stephenson, Prospective Government Settler, Sans Souci, Ohau, February 11th.”

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