THE PARAKAI PATRIOTIC GIFT SALE

Kaipara and Waitemata Echo, 4 September 1914, Page 4

THE PARAKAI PATRIOTIC GIFT SALE

Messrs Buckland and Sons monthly cattle sale at Helensville was well attended on Wednesday, 2nd inst., the great attraction being, after the usual stock was brought forward, the gifts offered to the Parakai Patriotic Fund. These were both numerous and liberal, the total amount realised being £96 19s. The following were the various amounts realised by the auctioneers, who sold without the usual commission :—

J. McLeod, 1 horse brought £6 10s ; A. Sheffield, 1 cow £2 10s ; J. Brown, 1 cow £3 15s ; H. Aitkenhead, 1 cow £5 15 ; R. Elliott, 1 calf £2 10s—this calf soi<T seven times as follows, D. .Donovan £2 10s 3 L. Moyle £2 10s, G. McEwen £2, Mclntyre £2, J. MoLeod £2; W. S. Smith, 1 cow £3 2s 6d ; McDonald, 1 cow £3 2s6d; Jack Hand, 1 cow £3 7s6d; D. Rennie, 1 cow £3 2s 6d; Davidson, 1 cow £3 2s 6d ; R. Nicholls, 1 cow £6 10s; C. Russell, 1 calf £1; Morgan, 1 calf 10s —this calf sold 21 times : Evans 10s, Jordan ss, Reyland ss, J. Mills ss, J. Kelly ss, J. Hand ss, G. Bailey ss, J. • Hunter ss, Morgan- ss, C. Russell ss, H Bradly ss, I. McLeod ss, Bailey ss, D. Ross ss, Aitkenhead ss, J. Foster ss, P. Cole ss, Webster ss, C. White ss, J. Bradly 2s ; J. Rimmer, 1 calf £1 17s 6d ; Mrs E. Porter, 1 calf £1 2s ; R. Barnes, 1 calf 13s ; Arnold McLeod, 1 calf 7s ; L. McLeod, 1 calf £1; H. Hart. 1 calf £1; A. I. McLeod, 1 calt £1 2s; Vercoe, 1 cattle dog 10s ; A. Buckland, dray, etc., £1 2s 6d; parcel (contents secret), 3s, J. Rimmer, sold again, 4s; W. Bradly senr., crate of fowls, 17s 6d; Mrs J. Hunter senr., do., 6s ; Mrs J. Mills, do., 6s; J. Newman, do., 12s; J, Hunter, do., 7s ; .Master Franz Colleson, do., 6s ; Miss McLeod, do., 7s 6d ; Mrs S. F. Scott, do., £1 10s; Mrs Green,* fancywork 10s ; M. Green, crate ducks Bs' J. Hunter,' do., sold again, 8s; Mrs E. O. McLeod' crate ducks £1; Mrs Hay ward, painting 5s ; Mrs Mack, two turkeys £1 4s; J. Mclntyre, box of lemons 6s; Mrs Joe[ kumaras 14s ; Tucker Rihi do., 15s ; T. Haha, do., 6s; Mrs Weniti, do., 6s'; 3 Maoris, kumaras, 6s each; Snelling (Kaukapakapa), leg mutton ss; S. F. Scott, chaff 15s ; J. Nicholls, saddle cloth 4s; Nairn, fat wether £1 7s 6d; H. McLeod, fat wether £1 7s 6d ; A. Povey,' pig £1 7s; W. Rimmer, calf ss.

Cash donations received were : R. Craven £5, K. Foster 10s, W. McGowan ss, and C. Pritchard ss.