WELLINGTON.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXVI, Issue 2205, 1 June 1908, Page 2

WELLINGTON.

(Special to “Times.”) WELLINGTON, May 30. AUSTRALIAN FLOUR. A trail of Australian flour has been left from the Bluff to Wellington this week by the s.s. Wornmoo (says the “Post”), an<T it looks now as if the determination of the Canterbury wheat growers to get their own) prices for wheat- is likely to have serious effects, both for millers and for the New Zeiland Floufmillers’ Association. Bluff, Dunedin, and Christchurch all -received big consignments of Australian flour, and tlie'final output was made at- Wellington tliis morning, wlieii 2305 bags were put ashore for local merchants. THE WARRIMOO’S CARGO.

Another item on tlio W-arrimoo’s. manifest was 207. sacks of oysters, v On the outward list there was a fairly large lot of hemp from Wellington, and, about 8000 sacks of chaff were brought up from Lyttelton consigned to Sydney.- , THE PRIME MINISTER.

tSir J. Ward will leave for Dunedin to-night. On Tuesday he will he at the opening" of the A. and P. Show in that city, and on the following day lie will unveil a fallen soldiers’ memorial at Invercargill. Sir ’Joseph will, iii a few days, deliver a political address >at Christchurch. CHAMOIS AT MT. COOK.

Tile chamois presented by the Emperor of Austria and liberated iat Alt-. Cook are said to be thriving. Mr. Steffan, an employee of the Tourist Department, saw a fine huck and a doe feeding together, -and a strongloking kid was by them.He learned tint other people had.seen the chamois, which, when first scenting human beings, stood quite still, but the slightest movement started them, and they bolted. Mr. Steffman does not think the rivers will ho any hindrance to the spread of the chamois, as although they are not fond of water, they are not afraid to swim a river. Those seen by Mr. Steffman were on the south-east, on Mt. Kinsey.

STOCK EXCHANGE. On the Exchange yesterday Bank of New eZaland shares were sold at £9, and Nationals at- £5 ss. For Wellington Gas shares £l9 sss was given for the £lO paid issue, and Mortgage were -accepted at £9. Talismans were firmer, £2 6s Gd being paid for scrip; £2 7s 3d was offered at the close and £2 8s wanted. Waihi shares sold at £9 11s 6d and £9 12s, and Grand Junctions sold at £1 16s.