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CASTERTON
(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)
Tueday
A cjsifD!tt£c roortaig w tbe lszrtoo
: Baoe dub zras b=M oo Szuirfa J at Paor-
marsHusdxrbenMr. T. Gsfakar took rim
ttmnrumkr of anJeiic te rrggintem as
I A DteffirjCT Ot toe WMimiueB. 1A4 WfiUg w
i yd thai he had hwi a ®e»ber for 36
! v&rs and that the curuBStancies in
loesczim ilh Hzidftre rnrnnog in Hay
, ba had nut beet fairiy slated, the sute-
wtowtfi sudc had not bera awiiinnd to facta.
The Committee accepted the resignation
! aad s&ttfa regretted that they irwH have
to lose so edd wed energetic a member of tlie
Cich. but foree of cireaxustanoes had left no
other coorbe opezs lo ihtffl than ro act as they
did in tbe late regrettable matter. It ap-
. pears that the \ :B-C. ha confirmed the
dfechaoo of the C&crtou stewards in the
- matter. In the absence of the Secretary ,AIr-
; Jacobs clerical awditanu read an apfuoxz-
i «4tz» uatenttol of acDWBts which dwved
! thai the general acxmi wonM come out
i with a credit fafa'itr c£ £435 6s 104. and
thaat the improvement fund would have a :
de!«t of £S it 5i wiiich, he rawer, would be
th>p covered by <jctstindipg acooonLs.
There was some decuur as to certain items
o£ expend! tcre. as iz was thociit some of
the wosks should bare been let by tender,
and it was agreed that in future a works
eoa&duee should k»k after the expeadi- 1
lure and investigate accounts before being ,
paid.
At the bcsl Land Boanl on Friday, be- ;
Usee Mr. Malcolm, the question which has j
loog heesi pending rr the sale of certain re- |
serves in the parish of Merino, cooujruras
to Mr. Cameroon property at Donan, was
j dealt with. After hearing a creat deal of
i eridrace for and against the sale of the re-
\ fcai-e, the Land Officer nscanmeaied that
| allotmeot 9 should be sold to Mr. Caxnenm
i at £10 per acre, and thai allotments 10 and
g be pet up to auction at tbe upset price oi
i £lu aad £7 per acre respectively.
The contractors for the new bridge over
the Glenelg at Casterton have finished their
contract and the bridge is to be formally
opened on Thursday next. After the opening
ceremony the President will entertain
his colleagues and the contractors at a
dinner at Mrs. Schofields hotel. The
opening ceremony will be performed by
Mrs. W. H. Scott, wife of the Shire En-
gineer.
The stock and plant of tbe a&- i
geela estate, conducted to-day by Mr. A- |
Si. Smith, was most sucoesssfuL AH the lots »
were disposed of. fetched hiily eatis- |
factory prices. 5earfj 4000 sheep were j
old. focutdfog 1056 crossbred ewes at life j
-Vi, J0W crossbred wethers at I«Je Jd, j
weaners at 7s -3d. and ouws up to £6 s fid. j
Draught borecs up to £25. foals at £9 lie fii,
p-Ksifct up to £10 10s. and the wiw>ie of tbe
plant and sundries fetched exosOest prices.
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