GENERAL TELEGRAMS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 124, 16 November 1911, Page 5

GENERAL TELEGRAMS.

A SALE POSTPONED.

By Telegraph—Press Association. Dunedin, Last Night. The sale of sections in a block near Alexandra, Central Otago, recently cut up for sale as fruit farms and commanded by the Last Chance water race recently purchased by the Government' did not eventuate to-day. At the outset of .proceedings the auctioneer notified that the sale was postponed. The announcement of sale contained the following': "The Government irrigation races command all this freehold and water will be supplied to holders at a small rental per annum per holding." It transpired that no sucli arrangement had been come to e,ther as to the supply 0 f water or as to .price, ami the Minister in charge of the Public Works Department claimed that intending buyers should be in possession of this fact. e

WAIHI GRAND JUNCTION. ™ ™ -.. . Waihi ' Last Night. ihe Waihi Grand Junction Gold Mining Company during the four-we'cklv period ended 4th inst., crushed and treated 9143 tons of ore for the return of bullion valued at £12,797. '- FALL IN PRICE OF FLOUR. Dunedin, Last Ni<*ht The Flourmillers' Association has reduced the price of flour by 10s per ton. WtESTPORT COAL COMPANY. Dunedin, Last Night. 'At the annual meeting of the Westport Coal Company to-day it was decided to distribute Is 5d per shar« as a divi. dead and a tonus for the nine months