LATEST AUCKLAND NEWS

Waikato Times, Volume XXXII, Issue 2608, 30 March 1889, Page 2

LATEST AUCKLAND NEWS

(by telegraph—own cokfuwponukxt. Auckland, Friday. Mil Grekkway having died intestate letters mt administration were today applied fur and printed to his widow by Mr Justice Gillies. A.n affidavit, filed by Mrs Greenway, states that the value of the estate is under £63,000, the direct hairs being herself, Mrs Colonel Dawson, and Mr Green way, solicitor. The native meeting at Orakei was to-day visited by Admiral Fairfax. The business done, was unimportant. The annual meeting of the New Zealaud Stock and Pedigree Company was to have been held this afternoon, but owing to the absence of tho majority of shareholders from town it lapsed. The report of (.he chairman of directors (Mr Thos. Morriu) refeired to tho death of Major Walmsloy and the appointment of Mr Stephens. Tlio directors, after collecting all available information with reference to tlio shipping of horses to India, decided on forward ins.' a shipment, which was doiio in Aiigu-i, of last year. The directors regret th-- venture prosed unsuccessful from v;u ious causes, the principal nf wl.ieli w;;s the very much over-stocked c:<>n>iuimi of the market, fully twice as many hiii--!!-'being shipped to the Indian market. a» in former years. From in-formsti-m rneehe'i by tho directors, they had the satisfaction"? knowing their shipment compared more than favourably with any othar shipment nf the iseasnn, and this was in a great measure, due to the untiring etturts of Major Walmsley and Mr Geoffrey McLean. Apart from the loss sustained on the shipment of horses to the Indian market, the profit and loss account shows ;i loss, caused by death and re-valivition of stock. The working account itself shows n smnll profit. The last annual sale must be considered to have been highly satisfactory when the fact that tho yo.adiii ; :s offered for sale consisted principally of untried stallions is t;ikcn intocon.-ideratioii. Shareholders Niay reasonably look for be.Uer results from the coming year, owing to the inereased number of yearling to b<; offered, find the fact of Nurdu:if..'lvs and S. L.'sor'h progeny racing be.furt; r.i'xt annual sale. Shar't n.aikel., this day : Ijank New Zi»alnnd, seller.-., .Ktf 2< ('■ I ; .South British in siuanco, sellers, -12s; National Insurance, buyers. I'U : Auckland G.>s (Joni|iany (new). seller.--. .£. r ) 0s (id ; Cambria, business doiu--3s 8d to 3s lid, buyers lis Si, filers I- : Saxon, business, dnm: !)s toils 3d. buyer!)s, sollevs 9s (id ; New Prince Imperial, buyers Is; IViiton. liiiypis 8s i!d, seller U ; Muniikaii, buyors Is -Id, sellers Is M ; Now Atoniilariari, buyers 2j 81, sellur.-t 2e I.od ; Woodstock, seiiers 2s Hil.