Commercial.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3433, 12 February 1890, Page 2

Commercial.

Messrs Lowes ib lorns report at their eahs yesterday tli&iv entries comprised 9000 sheep of all classes, besides cattle, horses, fa. For all ?ood lines of breeding owes prices' were slightly in advance of previous sales, Fat stook, both.in mutton and beef, wera at about last sale's quotations., The following aro the figures realised:—Fut wethers, 9b (3d; light weights 8s to 8s 9d; fat ewes, 8s; medium and light weights, 0s Od to 7s Cd; young breeding ewes, 7s to 7s Bd; sound mouthed, 6s io6s ; aged, 4s to 4s 9d; oulls 2s 9d to 8s; lambs, fat, Gs; stores,'good, 5s to 6s Id; modimn 4s to 4a 8d; poor, 8a; rams, Lincoln, 60s, to 70s;Southdowns, 80s; Eomney Marsh, 20a; cattle, beef, light steers, 86s or 16s per tOOlbs; cows, 655.t0 70s; store cows, 40s; heifers 80s;horses, dull of sale,

. Wairarapa North County / ; Council. . i'he ordinary monthly meeting of the Council was held -. yesterday, Pteßent-Crß ; Basthara (olminnan), Meredith, Elder, Holmes, Dagg, Von Kedan, The minutes of the previous meeting were read and confirmed. OOBREBPONDENOB. From M. Keillor, applying for extension of time to complete EkotaImna street widening 'contract. From W, McGruddy, applying for lease of Mangamaboe gravel reserve,. From Mamicevillo ;Road : 'Board: covuring cheque for portion of claim for eieinueringand other expenses, From Town Clerks Maeterton and Greyto* n, ro bills of coat in charitable aid suit; From Akitio. Bond Board applying" for services. of County eugineer. From -H; .Warren,re.loan for mi through Burlings.. From Pahiatua County; Councils covering, cheque for cliaritableaid, 'From ft V, Hraith ra gravel reserve, From Crown Lands Office reopening Crown Lands in Wairarapa Noiith County. Same re gravel reserve. From Registrar ;Nativ6 ; Lands.: Court.re Aojipnga ferry reserve. FromSveu Neilson, re road frontages tufei for railway purposes, From Colonial Treasury, stating- that £3OO loan proposal for Burling's, road is provisionally approved; .'From' 'Crown Lands Office ro list of lands sold. From Treasury re ini.erosl) dua nn loans. From United DJBtrici; Qhavit< alile Aid Board, asking for remittance of the. quarters, coutrjbuiion. From Kanjplumairßoad' 'Distriot application re annexation toMwtertou 'and Mwricwillfl Diißtriotn | from

liliiiiiieeviile Md Dihtrict re ' mijusMnimt; V between Districts '{?■ from; Eketahumvl Uoiid ( Board on tho sameiubjeqt; front ;W/ Good and others requesting Council to stop a road. '. v INSPECTION OP BHUOHIER lIOUBEB. Obarles Bowden was. appoiuted inspector of, slaughter, hontea, vice Constable O'Connor, for the Masterton district, FORMATION DISTRICTS, ... lii reference to an objection of the Maurice'ville Road Board to pay preliminary expenses in forming'a nen district the chairman said it whs purely a local matter and should, no) be borno by the whole county, , The Clerk explained that the original petition was disallowed and a now petition with amended area was accepted. It was the first expense they objected to. ' ;It was. resolved to:reply to the Board that the Council cannot reduce theclurgea made, as' it would be unfair to saddle the county with a purely local matter, : OUABIfABLE AID COSTB, A letter was read from the Town Clerk Masterton in referenc" to the cost in the Charitable' Aid suit ft was resolved, to poaiponr, the consideration of the lettcra until tb'ii' Wairarapa : Soutli County Council had decided what they waitld do and the letters'be referred to that body. ' . ' Esoineeu's' Services. . It was resolved that the services of the Engineer, bo granted to tho Akitio Boad Board, upon the usual ternis/in accordance with their rcqnoit. - '"VGeavei, Kesbrve. ■ ,; Two applications were received for the use el the gravel reserve at .Mangaimihoej one from Mr MrGruddy, and the other from Mr R.'.Y. Smith. Mr Smith waited on the Council in support of hig«|iplichtion,<andauid the reserve was right in the. middle of his property, Heoffoied to erectß fence and give access to anyone authorised by the Council for the purpose of removing gravel.

■The reserve was ahdut i\ aorcs iu extent, mill Mr.McGruddy offered to rent it at 7«piTannum.' It was resolved to grant Mr Smith a lease of the .'reserve 10r.14 yoiira on tho conditions named, at 10a' per annum.. ; , . Opening op Crown Lands, Tha Minister of Crown Lands wrote in auswer to absolution Of thoCouneil drawing the attention of the Department to the'hai'dship inilicted on the sultlers at Alf tedtoii by not opening up the back country, and slating the surveys had been in hand noma time, and as soon as completed the lauds would be put in the market. AohanoaFebryßesi!Eve.

In answer. to a letter from the Council asking whether it would be bettor to renew the Forry Reserve lease, or take a portion from the Natives under the Public Workß Act, the Public Works Department wroto statiug no more' than was necessary for ferry purposes could ,be taken under the Act.

The Clork Raid tho licensee of the Hotel had been instructed to erect new . buildings. By the Act the holder of the lease had tho right to renew for fourteen years. The Natives wero willing to renew at £25 a year, and it would bo necessary to engage an interrreter to carry- through negotiations. ....... I' The letter was referred to Or Handyside." • EKBTAHUNA BOAD PKONTAOE, It was resolved toreply to Mr S. Nielsen that be bad not been chargeJ for the land fronting the road taken 1 tor-railway purposes. TUUUMEA BOAD LOAN. . The Clerk was instructed Incomplete arrangements for the £3OO loan for Tiraumeaitoad, : ■.'■■■ LIST OF CROWN LANDS SOLD,. ■ . It was resolved to engagn the services of Mr Mason to supply tho information of .Crown Lands sold iii the North tVairarapa District, Co'uncilOffioe.

The Clerk was authorised lo take the necww)' steps to have a roadway, mude through the yard of the Magistrates Ooutt to the back of the Council premises, in accordance with tie conditions imposed by the Minlster'of Justice, ' FINANCE COMMITTEE. ...

The following report was read : —Credit balanceLls2 4* 4d;accountn Hruomuiiig to L 561 16a 4d woi? recommended for pjynient; The Coinmitteerecommended tb'ata further tmui, amounting to ten per cent on the the original Tiraumea loan of L7OO for tte formation of an additional piece of road he applied for in accordance with the wishes of tho settlers, Tim report was adopted and the accounts passwd for payment. RaNOITUJIAV KoAD DISTRIfII.

It whs resolved to agree to the annexation of the Riingituiuau Road, Distiict to Mustcrion andMauriceville Districts as applied for.

SPECtAL MEETINO. A special order was made altering the boundary between Mauriceville and Eketahunn Districts, A special order was passed annexing Hangitumau District to Maurieeville and Ma'sterton Districts, ENGINEERS BEPOM. The engineers report was adopted and that officer directed to prepare plans for tho protective works at Kuamahunga.'and c„:i fjr. tinders at once, on#o understanding that not more than one third of the coat be borne by the Masterton riding, ■ ■ •; ' EXTENSION OF TIME, :■■'■■ That,- aubjeot to the approval of Mb sureties, Mr Kelliher he granted four weeks extention of time tocumplete his contraot, on the condition that he pays all charges for supervision subsequentto contraot date of completion, TENDERS. For kerbing streets, Eketahuna township: C,.E;Daniell £72 13s b\l (accepted), E. Dubois £73105, Joseph Dawson £W, M.Koliiher£9l, , . I IIBACMEA' ROAD.' • ', The engineer was directed to prepare plana and specifications for extending work under the £7OO loan for the Tiraumea road up to ten per cent advance, to ■ be ready by next meeting..' -.-;. '■'■'■ .-.:■■ •.•.'■■■ This concluded the business, '