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Grafton District,
The Kev* A, Auchlnleck-llaflH, who has
been appointed to llillgrove. was on Do*
comber 31 the recipient of a. punte of
sovereign* from the Church of Kngland
congregation nt Ulinnrw, where ho had
been ministering for wove ml yearn, Hitt
daughter, Mia# Horn, wiw presented with
u toilet set iu recognition, of her wervieea
as Sunday school iwtehur.
The receipts at the urafton Lands
Ofliee for 101)7 amounted to £17,918, of
winch £371H) was collected during the
December quarter.
Last quarter 89 hirtly*, 30 deaths, and
31 marriages were registered at Grafton.
At the annual meeting of subscribers of
the South- Grafton tiuhool of^Arls the
port dhowed that the'- nR .*.
... . .. 03 members on
tbeVoil, the library con tarns 1940 volumes,
the income for year was, £23.9, and the
present indebtedness i» £109, IMr. J,
T. MTvittrielc wJw re-elected president.
Business in land 1ms been brisk at the
Grafton' Lands Ofliee during the past1 year.
There were 148 c.p. apnlicatioim embracing
18,827 acres, and 105 e.f. applications cover*
ing an area of 23,052 acres, The applica
tions under other forms of tenure were
proportionally large,
Maize is very scarce ant the Clarence,
and retailers have some diflieulty in ob
taining sufficient to meet the requirements
of their customers. The Richmond ltiver
1ms been a good customer for Clarence
jimize, but stocks have become so depleted
tlmt not much can /lowvltu spared till
the new crop comes in, which will be a
little later than usual -this season.
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