Hire Department Funds and Revenue Totals
The Hire Department reports funds of £2,731,185 and revenue of £1,659,002, outlining total financial activity for the period.
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Newspaper
Ashburton Guardian
Location
Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand
Date
Sep 13, 1902
Page
2
Ephemeris Sun Data and Moon Phases for September
The entry lists daily sun rise and set figures, and the moons cycle for September. It notes times for New Moon First Quarter Full Moon Last Quarter and Apogee Perigee with approximate hours and minutes.
Mail Notices for Northern Ports and Westport Close Dates
Mail notices announce closing times for Northern Ports Westport. San Francisco mail closes at 6 p.m. on Saturday September 13 for Northern Ports and Westport. The Tuesday September 16 deadline covers Northern Ports West Coast Samoa Hawaii Philippines Japan United States Canada and Europe including United Kingdom via San Francisco due London October 18 at 5 45 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Westport
Rotorsahana
San Francisco
Portis
West Coast
Samoa
Hawaii
Philippines
Japan
United States
Canada
Europe
United Kingdom
London
Mining Returns and Sales at Duyxepin and Ports
The notice lists returns from Duyxepin on September 12 including Cromwell Alpine TL 10402 Ldwt and First Chance 802, plus various other vessels and weights. It also records September 13 returns for Sailor's Bend Set and Three-mile Greenstone, with prices and stock in trade. Today's sales feature First Chance at 14s 34d and several other names with varied shillings and pence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duyxepin
Cromwell
Alpine TL
First Chance
Enterprise L
Hitrick
New Golden Gravel
Junction Electric
Central Charlton
Charlton Creek
Waimumu Central
Teviot
Dunuam
Sailor’s Bend
Prince Arthur
Golden River Boz
Gentle Annie
Golden River
Grand Junction
Meg
Annie
Old Dunstan
Riley’s Beach
Timaru Grain Market Signals Quiet Week
Liane reports a quieter market with prices unchanged. Prime wheat offers around 4s adt though activity remains low. good lines fetch 4s and fowl feed wheat 2s 6d to 3s. Feed barley sells well at 26 9d f.o.b. and potatoes range from £3 15s to £4 per ton f.o.b.
Potato Market Shifts as Australian Orders Affect New Zealand Prices
Canterbury buyers push into the Oamaru district to file Australian orders, firming northern markets. Lyttelton potatoes quoted at £5, with country stations offerings from 4s to 4s in the Oamaru area. only about 154 tons of Oamaru stocks remain. Local market shows weakness as samples sprout and handling costs rise, but in-store stocks are limited and a price rise is expected once stocks are cleared. Derwent prices around £4 2s 6d to £4 5s, with New Zealand Derwents fetching Sydney 27 10s. Flour sales in Canterbury drive offal milling demand. oats quiet as Australian demand dwindles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canterbury
Oamaru
Lyttelton
New Zealand
Sydney
Hall of Sale
Otago
Christchurch Grain Market Report Realigns Prices
At Cuaisrenarch on September 12 the cereal market shows no change from last week with weather hindering business. Seed market remains active for cocksfoot and ryegrass while potatoes stay dull. Dairy prices fall since last week with best factory butter at 1s 2d. wheat Tuscan and Hunters 3s 11d, pearl 4s. barley malting nominal, feed 2s 10d. oats milling Canadians 2s 6d, feed 2s 4d at country stations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cuaisrenarch
Ebarley
Ashburton Grain Market Prices and Week's Grain Report
Ashburton Agency quotes Sept 12 1902 prices for wheat oats barley and peas. Milling Canadians Sparrowbills Puns and Danish on trucks. The grain report notes demand for prime grain remains strong with high prices for Tuscan and Pearl and fluctuating Hunters.
TUSSI CURA Cold Cure Ad at Standish and Preece
An old styled advertisement promotes Tussi Cura to conquer coughs and colds. It credits Standish and Preece Photographers with the ad under royal patronage of the Prince and Princess of Wales and notes their Christchurch High Street studio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Standish
Preece
Prince and Princess of Wales
Studio High Street
Christchurch
Chamberlain's South African Policy Praised by Impartial Critics
The article lauds Chamberlain for his prudent, firm conduct during the South African crisis, contrasting him with Gladstone and urging continued leadership. It argues imperial unity matters more than domestic squabbles as Britain faces distant tensions and potential pacification of Boer forces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr Gladstone
Gordon
Great Britain
Chamberlain
South Africa
Gladstone
Mr Chamberlain
Britain
England
Industrial outlook and local notices in South Africa era
Local page items report on property sale at Winter's Road Alleaton for £1100 to Alex Hewaon, plus Farmers Union conference in Timaru. Anniversaries, poultry price rise remarks, library book suggestions, potato farming notes, and river state concerns for anglers are listed alongside government department remarks on grain imports and Imperial troop provisioning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Africa
Property Lane
Chapman
Winter’s Road
Alleaton
Alex
Hewaon
Faruens’ Union
G. W. Leadiey
South Canterbury
Farmers’ Union
Timara
Weather Fortdasp and local trade notes shadowed by rumour
Gale from south to east with northeast indications of rain and unusually low glass. A Dunedin buyer wards delivery of range quantity of ergs at 7 34 per dozen f o b Ashburton Hore Proruery. Brewers push for free public houses, Canterbury hotel offers spark speculation amid Local Option Poll uncertainty. 175 Canterbury sheepowners cited by Shearers' Union for labour terms. Arbitration Court hearing planned. The late J W Mackay may leave about £12 million. widow Mrs Mackay spends time in Europe. Mrs Mackay's early life laundry work and boarding house days, a Meissonier portrait controversy, and a marriage to Prince Colonna noted. Bongs-Wuitworth Creams advertised with premium quality over cheaper cycles. Rudge-Whitworth cited as top cycle brand by Johnston agent Burnet street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canterbury
Ashburton
Shearers’ Union
Tnion
Arbitration Court
J. W. Mackay
Mackay
Europe
London
Paris
Nevada
Meissonier
Rudge-Whitworth
R, D, Johnston
Burnet Street
Farmers' Union meets in South Canterbury but attendance is light
Delegates from three of seven branches attended the South Canterbury Provincial Conference of the Farmers' Union. President J Chisholm resigned amid farmer apathy but stayed on. Debate pressed neutrality in farm labour disputes and the Arb Act pay claim. Resolutions urged full union registration and legal defense, plus a call for a Colonial Executive special session and fielding their own parliamentary candidates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trimaro
South Canterbury
The
Farmers’ Union
J. Chisholm
Leadley
North Canterbury
T. Anstey
North Island
Ashburton notices and auctions announce local events
Mr Shaw to conduct divine service at Hinds and Toweliife on Sunday. Ashburton Trotting Club track open on non race days. New Government poultry station at Raukura near Hamilton completed, largest in the colony. Canterbury Farmers' Association auctions 500 cattle at Temuka yards on Thursday October 9. No wool despatched from Warren railway station last month, unlike prior Augusts. Ashburton Wesleyan choir to give sacred concert on Thursday 18. Stallion Warrington advertised to tour Ashburton district with Derby lineage noted. Dresden Piano Company to clear stock of pianos and organs in Ashburton for one week at wholesale prices. Head tuner Mr Brunsden in town. orders via Auctioneer H Stephenson. Second hand instruments taken as part payment. Mountain King Asthma Powder promoted for asthma.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shaw
Hinds and
Ashburton
Raukura
Hamilton
Waikato
Canterbury Farmers’ Association
Temuka
Calva
Warren
Nls W
Ashburton Wesleyan
Dresden Piano Company
Messrs
A. Jackson
W. Brunsden
H. Stephenson
Swindon Race and Global News In One Patchwork
Cavill defeats Billington and Read in a quarter mile at Swindon. Reports span oil ships for Australia, cholera in Egypt with 20 328 cases and 1089 deaths, a New Zealand company's annual profit, Franco-Spanish alliance chatter, and a Cape constitutional dispute amid martial law debates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lonnon
Cavill
Billington
Swindon
Australia
Laffan
Standard Oil Trust
Egypt
Reuter
Northern Investment Company
New Zealand
Boer Generals Press Hard for Autonomy in South Africa
General Botha and Boer leaders press for a three million grant and full constitutional autonomy. British PM Chamberlain rejects burgher rights but offers to investigate specific charges while urging forgiveness and cooperation for South Africa’s prosperity. Public reaction splits across newspapers and nations. Botha seeks compensation for burned farms and funds for schools to preserve their nationality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Progs Association
Vectric
London
Botha
Chamberlain
Britain
South Africa
Cave Town
Cape
Lowdon
Ap Pierce
Mr Chamberlain
England
Parliament Proceedings Report From Wellington Session
The Council granted a leave of absence to Hon. Me Montgomery due to illness. The Mining Act Amendment Bill was re‑committed with clause 2 on Parapara lands revised. A lease terms disclosure was required in future state leases. No mining area with existing privileges may be leased. Amendments on court jurisdiction failed. The bill passed with amendments as the session adjourned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press Association
Wellington
Me Montgomery
Parapara
J. Rigg
Goldfields and Mines Committee
B.J. H. Reeves
T. Pitt
Supreme Court
Statutes Revision Committee
Sir Joseph Ward
Joseph Ward
Representation Commissioners
New Zealand
House of Representatives
Riscarton
Port Chalmers
Newton
Hutt
Grey Lynn
Motueka
Waitemata
James Allen
Patea
Clyde
Hassiden
Electoral Bill debate tightens rules on Maori and polling
The House of Representatives discussed amendments to the Electoral Bill including Maori elections on the same day as European elections. Debates covered purging after general elections, prohibitions on mock ballots, ministerial campaign interference, and election petition costs. The bill advanced with new clauses on recounts and elector rights, with votes recorded in the late hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wellington
Oxford
Cast Roads
Pacific Cable
Honas
Pirani
J. Allen
Joseph Ward
Fowlds
Willis
W. J. Steward
Fisher
Herries
Heke
M Haselden
Sir Joseph Ward
Haselden
J. G. Ward
Legislative Council
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Fire Insurance Agency
Moome
Alford Forest Road
Andrew Street
AL Oo
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JF. Ferriman
Charles Street
Allenton
Woollen Mills
H. Gresham
Gresham
Dunedin
Invercargill
Burnett Street
Cafe Mas Gran
Villa Street
Pitle Agur
W. H. Pearce
Draper
Burnett and
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W. H. Pearce Gash
Mey
Barsett
Ovary Department
Ywefe
Buttock, Esq
T.hl
General House
Tancred Street
China
Russia
Ceylon
Australasian
Andrew Orr
Andreny Orr
East Surwet
Spaches and
Irina
Buc
Martin’s
Mezh Din
Sam
Davey
Singer
Carpentena
the Peoples’ Ironmonger
Arcade
W. H. Collins & CO
Whiting
Ephemeris
Electric Telegraph
Timaru
New Zealand Farmers’ Co-operative Association of Canterbury, Ltd
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Pravalebit
Wiitow
J. J. Mather
Willowby
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Pronivic Potarous
Lincoln
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Auckland
Taranaki
Hawke’s Bay
Westland
Southland
Shury
Gravina
Tarnopina
Vealand
Aria
Craighead
Berryman
Uge Wade
Edwin Wires
Tae Kae Marner
F.o.b. Ashburton
the Farmers’ Union
Warrington
Gorton
Mountain Lily
Bylleatra Telegraph
National Free Church Council
Colonial Office
Sir Wilfred Laurier
Earl of
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Dominion
New York
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Brazil
Panama
Bank of France
Republique Francaise
M. Pelletan
Germany
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J. Gordon Sprigg
Lord Milnex
Berlin
Frankfurt
Kembla
Stoney
Mount Kembla
Morris
Madame Melbs
Berssane
Nairnshire
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Parliament
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