GENERAL TELEGRAMS

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 252, 30 November 1909, Page 2

GENERAL TELEGRAMS

THE SURCHARGE DUTY. By Telegraph.—Press Association. Christchurch, Last Night. At a meeting of Christchurch nists this morning there were two dei«gates appointed to a deputation which will wait on the Prime Minister in Wellington, and will point out to him the injustice that will be imposed upon retail tobacconists if a surcharge duty of 2'/. per cent, is placed on tobacco. ANTARCTIC SPECIMENS. I

Christchurch, Last Ni»ht. I Several specimens collected bv Sir , I'.rncst Shackleton's Antarctic expedition have been presented to the'Christehuivh Museum. These include a collection of rocks, mostly erratics, from Victoria Land, found on the glaciers near Cape Ifoyds; some fungus from Fresh-water kike at Cape Royds, and some di'atouiaeeus mud dredged from the sea near Cape Royds. j

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BUILDINGS.

I Wangamii, Last Night. II The tender of N. Meuli, of Wangamii, „ for the erection of the new collegiate e school building was accepted to-day. It . is understood the tender was in the vie cinity of £35,000. There were eight lenders in Wellington and four Wangamii. STEADYING THE STOCK MARKET. Auckland. Monday. A meeting of farmers and graziers' d<* eided to form a Provincial Graziers' and Breeders' Association to take steps if necessary to steady the market by evporting surplus stock. Mr. Grej% the I Agricultural Association's president, stated that the low prices of the past few months had become, notorious and j that it was necessary for 3000 to 5000 J bead to he exported yearly before there I'would he any buoyancy in the market. J j It wai also decided to' request auction-] ee« to eel] cattle by live weight. 'i