Notes from the "Gazette." 493 



(Abbreviations: " Proc." — Proclamation; "G.N." — Government Notice.) 

 Gazette. 

 No. Date. Items. 



1068 25/6/20 The three-day interval for cattle dipping on the farm Harte- 

 beestpoort, Pretoria District, has been extended to five days 

 from 20th June, 1920. (G.N. No. 503.) 



1062 25/6/20 The Public Service Commission has been authorized to nominate, 

 subject to Government approval, from among South African 

 scholars proceeding to or studying at the Forest Schools 

 attached to the Universities of Oxford, Cambridge, Edin- 

 burgh, or any other forest school of equal standing, candidates 

 for ultimate appointment in the Union Forest Department. 

 Further particulars may be had from the Secretary of the 

 Commission, Pretoria, and are published in Public Service 

 Commission Notice, p. 643. 



1071 2/7/20 The various areas comprising the Harkerville Forest Reserve, in 

 the Division of Knysna, are defined in the Schedule to G.N. 

 No. 946, which cancels previous notices regarding this reserve. 



1071 2/7/20 An Advisory Committee on East Coast fever for the District 

 of Pretoria has been appointed by the Minister of Agricul- 

 ture, and the names of the members and consultative members 

 published. (G.N. No. 1141.) 



1071 2/7/20 Water Regulations for the Klipdrift Settlement, Polchefstroom, 

 approved bv the Governor-General, are published in G.N. 

 No. 1140. 

 983 2/7/20 The High Commissioner notifies in the Official Gazette that 

 under the Game Preservation Law for Swaziland (Game 

 Preservation Ordinance, 1905, of the Transvaal), certain birds 

 and animals mentioned in the Schedule to the Proclamation 

 shall be protected in certain districts of Swaziland as from 

 the date of publication (22/6/20) up to the 1st May, 1923. 

 (Proc. No. 1.) 



SOUTH AFRICAN PRODUCE ON THE 

 OVERSEA MARKET. 



Extracts from Report of the Acting Trade 

 Commissioner. 



May, 1920. 



Wool.- — At the wool auctions held on the 3rd June, about 2000 bales of 

 South African free wools were offered. The market is described as being in a 

 demoralized condition, and greasy wools were more or less unsaleable. While 

 it is practically impossible to give a basis for prices, as far as any particular 

 quotation can be made, greasy combings were from 25 to 30 per cent, below last 

 sales rates. As regards Snow Whites, there was only a slight competition, and a 

 few sales were effected on a basis of a decline of 10 per cent, on superior 

 qualities, from 20 per cent, to 25 per cent, in the case of medium sorts, and 

 from 10 per cent, to 15 per cent, as regards inferior descriptions. 



Mohair. — The market is quite lifeless, and the tendency of the article is 

 downward, probably in sympathy with wool. The price of the best quality 

 Cape hair has been more or less maintained at about 28d. to 29d. per lb., and 

 winter hair is quoted nominally at 21d. Other classes of mohair are for the 

 moment practically unsaleable. Turkey hair is quoted at 26d. to 27d. per lb. 

 for fair average quality. 



Hides. — During the last six weeks there have been practically no buyers of 

 raw hides, and the Cape hides catalogued for the public sales of the 13th May 

 and 3rd June are nearly all still on hand, though a decline of 25 per cent, 

 would be accepted by many holders. 



