NO MORE SUBSIDIES

Sun (Auckland), Volume IV, Issue 1067, 3 September 1930, Page 11

NO MORE SUBSIDIES

MUSIC FOR SCHOOLS The view that the decision of the Education Department not to authorise further subsidies on voluntary contributions for schol gramophones and pianos would kill the fine spirit of giving which has in the past been apparent among school committees was expressed by Mr. A. Burns, chairman of the Auckland Education Board at a meeting this morning. Tho question had been brought up by Mr. H. S. W. King, who stated that committees which had actually collected and forwarded sums for the purchase of such musical instruments had been returned without any subsidy. There had been no warning of the cutting off of the subsidy, and thus, unwittingly, sums of money had been raised under what constituted false pretences. The chairman pointed out that finances were certainly very limited, but li€*ld that the department should honour its promises on amounts already collected, lie suggested that the department should be asked for an asable, subsidies will again be introduced, surance that, when finances are availFRANKTON STOCK SALE LATE RATES MAINTAINED Prices for the large yarding of beef at the Franklin saleyards today were about on a par with late rates. Fat wethers' and ewes sold at last week’s rates, while a large yarding of hoggets met with keen competition. There was a large yarding of fat and store pigs, which realised late rates. The auctioneers report as follow; Dalgety and Co., Ltd.—Extra prime medium-weight bullocks made to £ls 15s; young cows and heifers, to £l4; ordinary fat cows, to £lO 10s; aged and inferior fat cows, £G to £7 15s; young cows, to £7 3s; ordinary storn cows, £5 10s to £6 ss; inferior, £4 5s to £5; six cows, with calves. £9 12s; yearling heifers, fair quality, £5 12s 6d; Shorthorn yearling heifers. £4 7s 6d; Jersey-cross yearling heifers, £4; weedy yearling heifers, £2 15s; boner cows, £4 12s Cd; extra prime wethers, 325; prime fat hoggets, 20s 6d; light-weight wethers, 28s 9d to 29s 6d; heavy baconers, to £3 6s; porkers, £2 12s to £2 18s; stores. 34s to 38s; slips, 26s to 325; weaners. 15s to 18s. New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd. —Prime fat bullocks, £l4 15s to £l6 2s 6d; fat bullocks, £l3 to £l3 18s; light and unfinished bullocks. £3O to £l2 12s 6d; prime fat cows, £lO 15s to £lO 17s 6d; fat cows, £9 to £9 16s; lighter fat cows, £7 7s Cd to £8 ss; killable cows, £5 13s to £5 10s; fresh-conditioned three-year steers, £8 16s; prime fat wethers. £1 30s Dd to £1 12s; lighter fat wethers. £1 8s 3d to £1 9s 7d; extra prime fat hoggets, £1 9s 3d to £1 10s Id; fat hoggets, £1 5s 6d to £1 8s Id; light and unfinished hoggets, 17s to 19s 6d; medium baconers, £2 15s to £3; heavy porkers, £2 10s to £2 13s; medium porkers, £2 2s to £2 9s; good stores, £1 18s to £ 2 3s; poorer stores, £1 14s to £1 17s; slips, £1 9s 6d to £1 13s 6d; weaners, 18s to £1 6s 6d. Farmers’ Co-operative Auctioneering Company. Ltd. —A small offering of the first of the season’s spring lambs met with spirited competition. Heavy prime fat bullocks made £l7 to £18; heavy fat bullocks, £l3 10s to £l4 15s; medium, £l2 16s to £l3 6s; heavy prime fat cows, £l3 2s 6d to £l3 13s; heavy fat cows, £ll 10s to £l2 7s 6d; fat cows, £lO 5s to £ll ss; medium fat cows, £8 15s to £9 12s 6d; lighter, £7 3s to £8 7s 6d; fresh-conditioned cows, £5 15s to £6 14s; vealers, £3 17s Cd; store cows, in fresh condition, £6 10s to £7 ss; others, £3 19s to £4 12s 6d; fat wethers. 29s 9d to 325; fat ewes, 23s to 23s 6d; prime hoggets, 30s 9d; fat hoggets, 18s 2d to 24s sd; fat and forward ewes, 18s; store hoggets, 12s to 16s 9d; spring lambs, 335: heavy choppers, £3 15s to £4 2s; light choppers, £2 10s to £3 7s 6d; heavy baconers, £3 2s to £3 4s; light baconers, £2 16s to £3; heavy porkers, £2 10s to £2 15s; light porkers, £2 2s to £2 8s; good stores. 38s to £2 ss; slips, 31s to 355; weaners, 24s to 295. BAY OF ISLANDS DAIRYING The postal ballot for the election of two directors to the board of the Bay of Islands Dairy Company resulted in the return of the retiring directors, Messrs. E. Dixon and A. C. Kingston. The votes received were:—Mr. E. Dixon, 377; Mr. A. C. Hingston, 270; Mr. C. G. Dixon, 265. WHEAT EASIER LONDON, Monday. Wheat.—Cargoes are easier owing to the holiday in America and liberal Russian loadings. Parcels are easier and buyers are apathetic. Futures. — London: September, 31s lOd quarter; December, 32s 3d. Liverpool: October, 6s 11 l-8d a cental; December, 6s 11 5-8 d; March. 7s Q 3-Bd,