Commercial.
Freeman R. Jackson and Co’s

Stock Report.
Johnsonville, October 3.
Freeman E. Jackson and Co., in conjunction with Abraham and Wil liams, report on their Johnsonville sale as fellows :

A small entry of bullocks of prime quality sold freely. We quote beef at 80s, a few pens up to 31s, best bul locks £lB 15s to £l4 5s and £l2 12s 6d to £lB 10s, others £ll 7s 6d to £l2 10s.
Sheep—A smaller entry than last week. The ewes were of good quality. Wethers, with the exception of one pen were only stores. Best ewes 14s 6d to 16s Bd, wethers 17s Id, others 12s Id, stores 10s Gd ; two pens of lambs made 12s to 18s.
Taranaki County Council.
The monthly meeting was held on Monday. Present : Messrs Okey (chairman), Wareham, McDonald, ferown, Hopson, Wright, Gray, Tate, and Lepper. The Parihaka foreman’s report was read.
Mr J. Koby, father-in-law of the late Mr Gledhill, engine driver to the County, informed the Council that the Public Trustee was executor of the estate. The Public Trustee wrote giving notice that in consequence of the defective state of the Maketawa bridge, where Gledhill was killed, he intended to bring an action against the County for damages. Mr Gray asked how the Council stood in regard to Mr Turner’s leases of the Heimama tollgate. Mr Lepper saide he understood a satisfactory ar rangement would be made, at any rate Mr Quilliam, the solicitor, informed him so.
Mr Gray also inquired how the Council stood with regard to the Opunake Town Board. The clerk said that the Board owed £6O but would be settled when the accounts between this Council and the new Egmont County Council were adjus ted.
