LATE LOCALS

Hokitika Guardian, 24 April 1933, Page 6

LATE LOCALS

Air A. H. Nancekivp.il lelt by plane for Christchurch this morning shortly before 9 o’clock.

Last month's payment for butterfat was the lowest on record for t:ie Dominion, factor.es 1 paying out 3d to 6<l per lb. Q utter fat. A few companies who were exceptionally lucky in selling f.o.h. have paid np to 8d for March cream. Due facto.:y in the N ol 'Di Island having heavy reclamations to provide firstly decided to p y nothing for the -liasti month’s cream, but later fixed on threepence. The market at present is showing -a firmer tone at the low price.

The last lias been seen of the wellknown gelding Killigreiv, who was recently sent , over from Greymouth to he trained at Riccarton. He had suffered from knee trouble for 12 months, but had shown signs of having overcome it and there were prospects of getting another race or two out of

him. The ailment, however, came hack again, a. lew days ago and on the instructions of liis owner, Mr A. Deban, of Greymouth, the gelding was destroyed. Killigrew was never sound, and liis refusal to leave the harrier on so many occasions was considered to ho due more to liis ailments than to any roguish inclinations. Nevertheless his connexions and many of the public have reason to regret that lie was not destroyed more than 12 months ago.