SETTLEMENT REFUSED

Waikato Times, Volume 125, Issue 20987, 14 December 1939, Page 16

SETTLEMENT REFUSED

AREA OF ABANDONED LAND CASE OF YOUNG FARMER (Special to Times) NEW PLYMOUTH, Wednesday “The Government is asking for production to be increased, yet it is refusing people the right to produce. That is the long and short of it,” said Mr R. Thomson at a meeting of the Whangamomona County Council, when strong exception was taken by members to the action of the Minister of Lands in refusing to grant permission to a young settler to take up 500 acres of abandoned land in the district. The application had been recommended by the Taranaki Land Board. Mr W. C. Fletcher pointed out that the same man whose application for this land had been refused had in two years increased the carrying capacity of another property from 40 sheep and 10 head of cattle to 250 sheep and 50 head of cattle. It was decided that two members should go to Wellington and place the position before the Government.

easier. Choppers sold from £1 10s to £4 6s; heavy and medium baconers, £3 13s to £4 3s; light baconers and heavy porkers, £3 3s to £3 11s; medium porkers and light porkers, £2 11s to £3; small, £2 to. £2 10s. Store pigs were still in demand. Values were firm at late rates. Large stores, £1 18s to £2 4s; slips, £1 6s to £1 16s; weaners, 12s to £1 4s. Our entry of calves was smaller than last week. There was a firmer tone in the market, but values remained firm at last week’s rates. Runners, £3 to £7 12s; heavy vealers, £5 5s to £6; medium, £4 to £5; light, £3 5s to £3 17s; smaller, £2 to £3 3s; small, £1 to £1 15s; rough calves, 15s to £1 ss; fresh dropped, 7s to 16s. Alfred Buckland and Sons Alfred Auckland and Sons, Limited, reports on the sale as follows: Beef.—We penned fat cattle to the number of 272 head, as against 191 head last week, comprising 113 steers and 159 cows and heifers. Bidding was steady for ox beef and a good sale resulted at firm late rates. Cows and heifers were also firm at last week’s quotations. Extra choice ox sold to £1 17s per 1001 b.; choice and prime ox, £1 14s to £1 16s; secondary and plain ox, £1 10s to £1 13s; prime young cow and heifer beef, £1 13s to £1 15s; ordinary cow beef, £1 6s to £1 10s. Extra heavy prime steers ranged in price from £l4 to £ls, for steers from Mr Ben Reed, of Waerenga; heavy prime steers, £l3 to £l3 15s; lighter prime steers, £l2 to £l2 15s; light prime steers, £lO 10s to £ll 10s; small and unfinished steers, £6 to £9 10s; extra heavy prime young cows and heifers, £8 10s to £9 15s, for cows from Mr George Ingram, of Ramarama; heavy prime cows and heifers, £7 to £8; lighter prime cows and heifers, £5 10s to £6 10s; other killable cows, £4 to £5.

Sheep.—Sheep were penned to the number of 1219. A keen sale resulted for all classes with values remaining firm. Extra heavy prime wethers, £1 6s 6d to £1 7s 9d; heavy prime wethers, £1 4s to £1 5s 6d; medium to heavy prime wethers, £1 3s to £1 3s 6d; light to medium prime wethers, £1 Is 6d to £1 2s 6d; unfinished wethers, 15s to £1; extra heavy prime young ewes, £1 to £1 0s 9d; heavy prime ewes, 18s to £1; lighter prime ewes, 16s to 17s 6d; other killable ewes, 13s to 14s 6d; other ewes, Is to 11s. Our total offering of lambs num-

bered 338, and sold freely at late quotations. Extra heavy prime lambs, £1 7s to £1 8s 3d; heavy prime lambs, £1 5s to £1 6s; lighter prime lambs, £1 2s 6d to £1 4s; light prime lambs, £1 to £1 Is; small and plain lambs, 13s to 18s 6d. Calves.—We had a full yarding, the majority being small and medium vealers. There was a steady demand for all good quality runners and vealers and values were firm at late quotations. Plain, unfinished and late sale calves were slightly easier. Heavy prime runners, £6 10s to £8; light and unfinished, £3 5s to £5 2s 6d; heavy prime vealers, £5 to £5 18s; medium, £4 2s to £4 16s; light, £3 5s to £3 16s; smaller, £2 10s to £3 3s; small, 18s to £2 6s; rough and bucket-fed calves, I6s to £1 10s; bobby calves, 3s to 16s. A total of 305 calves was sold.

Pigs.—There was a good entry, j Bidding was steady for all prime i baconers and heavy porkers, values for these being fully 'firm. Prices for light and medium porkers were slightly lower. Choppers made £2 10s to £5 according to weight and quality: heavy baconers made £3 19s to £4 ss; medium. £3 13s to £3 17s; j light, £3 8s to £3 11s; heavy porkers, £2 17s to £3 3s; medium, £2 8s to £2 13s; light. £2 4s to £2 7s; small and unfinished, £1 10s to £1 19s; stores, £1 8s to £1 16s; slips, £1 3s to £1 6s; weaners. 18s to £1 2s; baconers averaged from 6d to 6Jd per lb., and porkers sold from 6£d to 7d per lb. A total of 561 pigs was sold.