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Newspaper
Ashburton Guardian
Location
Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand
Date
Mar 06, 1909
Page
1
At a meeting of the Southland A and P Association on March 5 it was resolved that a Draught Horse Association of New Zealand should be formed and that the association assist in its formation to promote draught horse breeding.
Hobart reports a Premiers' Conference with news of an anthrax outbreak in Pitfield leading to quarantine. Melbourne notes the outbreak while Sydney reports anticipated revenue shortfall of £846,000 from the prior year. Persistent rumors say the Primate may retire.
Market report shows wheat offers mostly stock threshed with better quality plants improving. Prices range from 64d for Hunters to 73d for Pearl, with no prime stack wheat on offer. Gate oats and milling quality stay steady as shipments to London proceed, indicating potential price stability.
The final report to be laid before shareholders on March 18 shows a year’s profit of £60,738 with £57,964 from railway operations and £8,774 from land sales and interest. Estimated per share value is about £21 6s 3d on 170,000 £5 shares, around 100,000 held by New Zealand residents. Rates and taxes paid total £6,000. cross traffic receipts were £198,242 with £60,087 in expenses.
Supreme Court session in Invercargill today heard Dinah Marie and Cy McKenzie claim £1100 for breach of promise. William Kennedy for Drummond sought £400 damages from Malcolm Bros Bayswater over alleged contract breach to buy land. Case not completed when court rose.
Canterbury farmers thrived as Burna Brothers threshed a 1000 bushel grain crop from eleven acres at W. J. Petrie’s Spreydon farm last week. The grain stood in splendid order and signals prolific yields for the season.
In the South Edinburgh by election, Mr Dewar won 8185 votes while Mr Cox of the Conservative party received 6964 votes. The result follows a March 5 report from London.
Washington faced a violent snowstorm delaying the swearing in to the Senate Chambers. Roosevelt traveled to Oyster Bay after a brief illumination. Taft praised Roosevelt policies, signaled tariff revision, and warned on foreign rights. The Waterways Treaty was ratified by the Senate.
Invercargill March 4 A local stir centers on the tramways concession held by Sir Joseph Ward up to last Sunday The Mayor says the council faces ratepayers concerns over progress Ward vows to meet interested borough mayors and discuss the scheme He criticizes persistent opposition and pinpricks while claiming the project could bring huge town benefits and that delays stem from opposition rather than money.
Rumor says Snasex captain Gricket London has resigned and plans to play for Hampshire. The move follows reports of a leadership change and new team arrangements in county cricket.
An advertisement argues indigestion stems from blood polluted with urinary and biliary poisons due to torpid liver and kidneys. It asserts Warner's Safe Cure restores organ health, purifies blood, and enables proper nutrient absorption, with a concentrated version priced at 2s 4d per bottle.
The Collector of Customs at Hokitika received details today of a kauri centre-board and an 18 foot whaleboat found stranded at Brown's Refuge, South Barn Bay. The vessel is painted white inside and red to the water line with white above outside.
Enquiries show no improvement in the building trade at Wellington with plasterers carpenters bricklayers and painters to be affected. The Labour Department notes fewer calls recently due to fine weather boosting harvest work and local hiring preferences apply. Also reported are retrenchment actions at the Government Printing Office with many mechanical staff dismissed. Detective divisions recover a lost parcel and arrest a railway official for theft.
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