DOMINION ITEMS

Hokitika Guardian, 20 January 1925, Page 2

DOMINION ITEMS

' BY TELEGRAPH —I‘KK I'IIESS ASSOCIATION. WOOL SALKS. AY ELLINGTON, Jan. 17. T here was a lull bench of buyers far the third wool sale of the present season which opened on Saturday night, although only two catalogues out ot live have been olfcrod. It appears that prices at super cross-broils are down Id to ltd per lb., while average grades of line and medium crcssbr ‘ds also show a decline of about :|d per lb. On the other hand the hulk of Saturday’s offering wa.s coarse crossbred, which met with strong uempotitioli ai.e advanced id to Id. Low oross-breds, pi,-19, were up to a similar price, llalfbres were not up to Dei ember oll’ci ings an dropped id to Id per lb. A fair amount of merino was catalogued aim the tap price was Tod. Lambs’ wool ami bellies and pieces were keenly .-'■ought and brought December prices. I (UN \ND -AIERCANTILE REPORT AYKLLIXGTON. Jan. 29. Tin; New Zealand Loan and Mercantile toy. report that the third Afcllingtoii Wool Sale of the season which was commenced on Saturday evening was concluded this afternoon by direction of the recently appointed "'eoi committee. Ihe total otleriug was li -- cd at 25,090 hales and this limitation is hcleived to have had a good etlect on the prices obtained. There was a good attendance of buyers, represoutlog Hm t rade of most of (lie manufai tui ’iig countries. Bidding, although not Ivon wa.s well sustained. The hulk of ti.e support came from liradtord buyers, and a lair quantity was secured for the Continent. American buyers were more in evidence at to-day’s sale, hut not much suitable wool was atnihdde. It is estimated that line wools were from one half-penny to one penny per lb. lower. Oil tile other band ceai-.er qimlities were from a farthing to a halfpenny per lh better. Pieces, bellies and locks sold particularly well at distinctly hefter prices than in December. The demand for lambs "as lather erratic, but prices tinned as the sale progressed. Clips classed and binned by us in store elicited keen competition and very excellent prices were realised.

' AN APPOIXTM ENT. CHRISTCHURCH, January If Mr A. 11. Galbraith, City Engineer at Perth, West. Australia, lias been appointed City Engineer at Christchurch at a salary of ill‘2oo per anmini. MOTORIST GAOLED. AUCKLAND. January If. (In a tliarge ol being drunk while in charge of a motor ear. Alexander McCollum Patton, aged 12. was sentenced to seven days’ imprisonment by Mr Poyntoii. S..M. Kvidenec was given that accused's ear had one wheel nil the lootpalh with tho mudguard thrust against it lamp post. Accused denied that he was. drunk, saying that he had about six “ halfhandles ” during the afternoon, and he had made a. miscalculation when turning the car. The .Magistrate commented on the alarming freipicnoy of motor car accidents. BOARD Da IKt.tPIIIV. WELLINGTON, Jan. Mb The Railway Minister, Mr Uoates. has announced that a Hoard ol Inquiry, under the Railways Act. has been set iip to report upon the question of tin utilisation of New Zealand ami Other coals on the New Zealand railways. . . The personnel ol the Hoard is as follows :

\li- w. Kurkcrt (Eiigineor-in-Charge of the Public Works’ Department. Chairman). Mr R. P. Sims (Acting Chief Mechanical Engineer of Railways). Mr C. 11. Jenkinson (Kngineer-iii-Cldef of the Department of Railways). Air A. Ale A rloy (General Secretary of the Engine Drivers’ Firemen’s and (*Joanov’s Associsitiori). Mr T. D. Hishoo (General Secretary of the Coal Aline Owners’ Association). Air Haines (Department of Alines). Mr K. brick" (Aimers’ Representative). The Alblister said tliat the order r.f reference was wide, and comprehensive, It dealt not only with the practical use of coal in the Railway Department, hut also with the general economic ‘effect of the utilisation of a variety of the fuels on the railways. He added that the trials of <oals would not entirely be limited to ibe New Zealand product, but that the object was to obtain the relative value of different coals, both local and imported.

KILLED 15V A TAXI. CHRISTCHURCH, Jan. 20. John Davis, an elderly man. while cycling in Manchester St. this morning was struck by n taxi-cab hurrving to the station and was killed. I lie car then crashed into a heavy iron verandah post and rooted it from the ground. The driver was Charles Alefntosh. There was little traffic about at the time.