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Newspaper
Ashburton Guardian
Location
Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand
Date
May 04, 1907
Page
3
A May 4 report notes a scheduled engagement between King Edward and President Failistes, though details and agenda remain unclear. The item appears in a brief entry with limited context.
Lord E eziv advises King Edward to refrain from disallowing the bill after Transvaal Parliament votes unanimously. Sir Richard Solomon appoints the Agent General for the Transvaal in London.
A railway fireman A. M. Lenihan was fined five pounds for indecent language toward engine driver Walter Pearce and committed for trial on a threatening letter. The dispute followed Pearce reporting Lenihan for duty neglect that delayed a train at Winton by thirteen minutes.
The Compensation Court dismissed Western the fruiterer’s claim against City Corporation for 175 pounds damages due to land taken for street widening on Hillside Road.
Me James Cincas’e stock and implements sold in full at Newlands under the New Zealand Farmers' Cooperative Association. Prices included horses, cattle, sheep, English Leicester rams, and farm tools with buyers paying satisfactory figures.
Weekly sale by the New Zealand Farmers' Cooperative Association drew strong attendance. Poultry yarding was large with prices including pullets 3s to 4s 3d per pair, roosters 2s 5d to 3s 3d, pure broilers 53 each, potatoes 64 to 83 per sack, apples 27d, quinces 24d, pears 2d to 3d per lb, mutton 24d, lamb 37d, beef 8d to 33d per lb.
Mr Henry Stephenson reports a comprehensive sale at the Havelock Street Mart with wide variety of goods. Prices ranged from poultry and pigs to produce and meat with items such as apples pears and onions listed alongside livestock and dairy stock.
Mr D Thomas offered several properties at the Arcade with only the 60 acre farm adjoining Broomel Cottage being sold. William Baxter bought the farm at £5 per acre. Several horses were sold, bringing 449 pounds for a pair of mare and gelding. Produce and sundries cleared at casual pages.
May 3 report from Loxpon cites brisk sale and firm Merino prices as competition for orozsbrede improves. Rev. BR. Gray to present an evening with the lie Poate.
The Arbitration Court in Gisborne grants wage rises for slaughtermen including 235 per hundred for freezing a deep and lanes, 20s for leg of mutton sheep, 143 for potters, 4 for rans, 23 for bullocks, 1g for pigs, with an eight hour day. Employers may start earlier than six, at 64 per half hour before 6. Overtime is time and a quarter.
In the Supreme Court today Justice Chapais admitted John Broadribb to probation on a forgery charge. Thomas Bois was sentenced to twelve months for breaking and entering. Thorogood Livingstone received a two year term for arson.
May 4 at Cuerstenoren fine weather drew a good crowd for the Christchurch Raging Club autumn meeting. Results list winners in multiple races and divisions with earnings noted for top placers. divisional prize money and times are recorded for Sant Rosaleer West Wind and other entrants.
Melbourne May 4. Mr Alexander Marks seeks to found a Jewish colony in Australia with autonomy. Air Israel Zangwill replies stressing a broader Jewish future, advocating a territory and white Jewish state options, urging a fair, profitable bargain and self determination within Federation.
The Ashburton Acclimatisation Society convened with members Cox feehairman Hollitt Mitchell Johnston Roberts and Shury. A Colonial Secretary circular protected native pigeons pukeko paradise duck and kaka for the season. The society discussed trout donations and a proposed daily catch limit for anglers. Accounts total £19 16s 8d were paid and Ranger MMar ratte to leave May 1. The annual meeting is set for May 11.
The Lowehenach Road Board held its first monthly meeting with members present and re elected chair man Aly Geige for the year. The board discussed time extensions for Mr Lovett to remove gorse, measures against stock on roads, ranger duties, and financial accounts totaling £477 19s Od. The annual ratepayers meeting followed, with balancing and audit issues delaying final adoption.
Agents for the sal division report as of Saturday May tottling numerous lots with acreages including Lot 82 148 acres Lot 3a 180 acres Lot 34 126 acres Lot 35 199 acres Lot 86 732 acres Lot 20 1120 acres and other parcels ranging from 30 to over 1000 acres with several OCR errors noted in the listing.
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