Grounding of the Ulimaroa prompts Harbour Board enquiry
At Dunedin March 23 the Harbour Board discussed the grounding of the Ulimaroa in Otago Harbour. A preliminary report cited navigation through a narrow channel in a strong tide with a southwest wind as cause. The board decided to form a committee to examine the accident, obtain Christchurch evidence, and report if further action is needed, plus a panel to frame harbour navigation rules and pilot exemption penalties.
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Dunedin
Harbour Board
Belcher
Otago Harbour
Otago Harbour Board
Annedin
Rattray
Ulimaroa
Christchurch
Market Report for Week Ended Friday March 26
Wheat trade limited by sack shortages with prime Velvet timing at up to 3s 9d per bushel and standard varieties cited. Oats offerings fall as farmers hesitate to thresh amid low prices with Grades Gartens and Dans buyers noting 1s 8d to 4d per bushel ranges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St Prise
Manawatu Railway Employees and Government Appointments
Wellington March 26 The dispute over late employees of the Manawatu Railway Company and their posting to positions in the Petone Workshops has entered a new phase. An originating stimens filed by Mr Walford seeks interpretation of Section 207 of the Manawatu Railway Purchase Act to determine if the Government must appoint the Manawatu men as currently done and whether the men have any claim to such appointments.
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Wellington
Manawatu Railway Company
Petone
Walford
Manawatu
Lands in Perpetuity Leases Test Case Before Justice Chapman
A New Plymouth hearing on a case of leases in perpetuity granted under the Land Act of 1892. Bennie seeks a Crown grant, but the surface and mineral reservations to the Crown may bar such grant. The matter, a test case for many Ohura surface leases, was reserved for judgment after arguments.
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New Plymouth
Justice Chapman
Mr Bennie
Bennie
Supreme Court
Ohura
Christchurch Grain and Produce Market Report
Wheat demand is high for ship ment in London with April delivery, but overall market activity is low. Pearl, Tuscan, and Hunter prices vary as growers seek 8d to 3s 7d. freight space for April and May is booked. Oats and Barley show weak demand with low prices. seed trade dropped. clover and ryebage market is quiet and awaiting new crop availability.
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Christchurch
London
Timaru Grain Market Shows Erratic but Keen Demand
Local Timaru grain and produce trade during the past week was quiet yet erratic with buyers showing interest in wheat and oats. Prices offered did not meet farmers expectations. one grower refused 3s 9d for Tuscan, while others accepted as low as ds 7d. Oats buyers held sway with f.o.b. quotes 1s 0d to 1s 6d, and the potato market lagged with top offers at £2 10s per ton f.o.b. sacks in. Demand from both islands remains keen, shifting orders to the South.
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Timaru
F.o.b
Swimming records in Wellington over 100 yards at Thorndon
Marcel 25 led three competitors in a swim at Thorndon baths that beat the New Zealand record of 64 4 dsec for 100 yards, Roberts 62 4 5 sec, with Rowayne Gasee and Healy Gaeec. Distances flawed by bath length may render times unofficial as the pool was nine inches short of fifty yards. In Te Aro baths B O Freyberg swam 440 yards in 6 min, matching the New Zealand record.
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Wellington
Marcel
Tin
Thorndon Baths
New Zealand
Roberts
Rowayne Gasee
Healy
Lane's Emulsion praised by New Zealand readers
Readers report Lane's Emulsion aids asthma bronchitis and general recovery in letters from Dunedin Mornington and Lovell's Plain. Testimonials claim improved health strength and appetite after weeks of use. The ad notes the product is prescribed by physicians and sold nationwide priced 4/6 and 2/6.
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Lane
New Zealand
Annie Hanagan
Dunedin
Peter Boyd
Lovell
McKeon
Mornington
Lane Medicine Coy
Oamaru
N.Z
Horse Fair at Arcade Sees 60 Mixed Class Entries Sell Well
Messrs H Matson and Co held a Friday horse fair in the Arcade with over 60 mixed classes. Many entries changed hands at fair prices and brisk bidding for serviceable young horses. Sales include draught bay mares and geldings ranging from 3 to 8 years, with prices from £3 6s to £70, haps for hacks and cobs also listed.
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Messrs H, Matson and Co
Land Hunger Opens Waimarama Lands by Ballot
Hastings reports the Waimarama district opened eight thousand four hundred forty nine acres on the optional system. Winners include Doris Glazebrook Clive for 190 acres and D J Rigger Woodville for 633 acres, with numerous other successful applicants across blocks IX and XVI and T. Priest Ngauri Makaretu and more.
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Hastings
Waimarama
Doris Glazebrook
Clive
D. J. Rigger
Woodville
Mary Jane Baker
Greenmeadows
Patrick Keys
Peter McVerry
Thomas Kennedy
Agnes Whatman
Henry Wi. Ebbett
Josephine McQuilla
Gaikour
North
William Kews
Christchurch
James Adams
Temahanga
J. T. Priest
Ngaturi
Priest
Makaretu
Donald Nicholean
Gisborne
Pohangine County Council Sees Fully Collected Rates
The Thorney estates of the Duke of Bedford will be offered at Peterborough Fury for safety auction to allow tenants to acquire holdings. The estates cover over 19 000 acres and a four day sale is planned.
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Pohangine
Thorney
Duke of Bedford
Peterborought Fury
Fires blaze at Jubilee boarding house and stores
Firefighters fought a blaze at Jubilee boarding house in New Plymouth. Upper storey gutted, several boarders rescued. building owned by Burgess Fraser Co. and occupied by Mrs Moley. Insured £1000. damages £450 building £500 effects. In Bourke and Scotcher store at Kerepehi a fire destroyed the shop and stock worth £1500 with no appliances available. Government money £1000 in the safe unharmed.
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New Plymouth
Jubilee
Queensland
Allianes
Burgess, Fraser and Co
Moley
Thames
Bourke
Scotcher’s
Kerepehi
Use of Waste and Kidney Liver Cure Promoted
Paradox argues continuous bodily waste is essential for life and health. He urges immediate use of Warner's Safe Cure to purge waste from kidneys and liver and restore blood purity, noting a concentrated form is available at a reduced price.
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Nature
Warner
H. H. Warner and Co., Limited
Melbourne
Vic
The Financial Situation and New Zealand Outlook
John Duthie writes that New Zealand's wealth and development cushion a potential low mood but warn that debt burden and taxation threaten investment. He notes land prices may adjust after inflation, banks have lent to limits, and export staples stay strong. Confidence and government policy will shape the next investment climate.
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John Duthie
Nance
Wellington Evening Post
Zealand
New Zealand
Summer end fag and bile beans claim liver tonic
An advertisement touts Bile Beans as a true liver and stomach tonic to combat summer fatigue. It cites Mrs M. McManus of Ravenswood who reports bilious attacks and fatigue improved after a course of Bile Beans. Boxes priced at 1s 1d and 2s 9d.
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M. McManus
James Street
Ravenswood
Mauretania Sets Eastward Passage Record From New York
The Cunard liner Mauretania arrived off Queenstown at 5 p.m. February 3 after leaving New York, beating all eastward passage records with a time of 4 days 20 hours 27 minutes. Her average speed was 25.20 knots. In related news the Russia Post Office plans a tercentenary stamp series featuring monarchs Peter the Great Catherine II and the current Czar.
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Cunard
Queenstown
New York
Rusatia Post Office
Peter,the Great
Catherine II
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NEW Zealand Shipping Company
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Best
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Paparoa
Huspahu
Romuaka
Papauti
Turakina
Tonail
Tyia
Pribdeander Bros., Ltd
Shaw, Savill and Albion &O., Limited
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Tener “iBe
Plymouth
Atted
Tate
Calla
Rio de Saniers
Nicoll Bros
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Yen
Islington Fertisers
Islington
Kaye and Carter
Grain and Seed Merchants
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Forea
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Sterling
Robinson
Hereford Street
Christchur
Pamphet
Devereux
Kikg & G8
Lichfield Street
Gee
North Canterbury
North — Canterbury
Papanui
King and Co., LY
Geapman & Davis
Burnett Street
Manawatu Railway
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WU Company
W. Pickles
Ashburton and District
W. T. Doak
Mount Somers
F. A. Saunders
L. Moses
Springburn
T. McDowell
Mayfield
A Baker Bros
Undertakers
Telephone
Newman's Livery &Tables
Somerset Hotel
J. Newman
Sele
Manufacturing Jewellers
High Street
Boot Importer
Tancred St
TB Purrish
APE
T. H. Urorill
Tancred Street
Building Society
Robinson's Patent Groats
Medica
Lane’s
King OF &Ll
Horse Fair
Messrs
H, Matson
Per Presa Association
East Street
Corner Burnett Street
Nicholson
G. Medding
Bate Ironmonger
Arcade
Zealandia
Dominion
Ogie
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Ei G. Battles
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Strout
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