THE KARAKA GOLDFIELD.

THAMES AND AUCKLAND SHIPPING.

' (VROH THE "THAMES ADVERTISER," JTJNB 16.) A OASI of sticking-up was reported to the police on Sunday. It appears that as a miner, named William Seymour, was passing along the corner of Wil-lougbby-street, near the Bendigo Hotel, about half* past 10 o'clock on Saturday evening, he was stuckup by a person who seized him from behind, and robbed him of one open-faced gold watch, marked " Chadwiok, Liverpool ;" one s<ola watch-guard, oue magnifying glas?, memorandum of accounts of Bobbie Burns and Lucky Hit Claims, a £1 note, some silver, a morocco cigar case containing spectacles, a miner's right (No. 306), a pocketboolt containing memoranda, &c. Andrew He^ey reports to the police that he was robbed, on Saturday evening, at the Bendigo Hotel, of one escapement watch, one gold guatd, half-*-sovereign, tume silver, a meerschaum pipe, four £1 notes, a magnifying glass (large size), agreements, &c. The informant was somewhat the worse for liquor at the time, and the police have been iuformed that the robbery must have been committed after he left the hotel in question. [t is possible that a clue will be obtained to the perpetrators of the above in a a few days. The lodgers at the West Coast Boarding- house, kept by Mrs. Mounce, were unceremoniously deprived of their morning meal on Sunday last, through tho intrusion of a hungry impostor, who sat down ut the table immediately the viands were spread, and did not line unlil he had completely devoured twelve man's breakfasts. The person was the worse for liquor at the.time, and, on being remonstrated *ith for his gluttony, attacked a man, named Nolan, with a knife he had in his hand at the time. The wound inflicted was not, however, of a dangerous character. The man was lodged in durance vile. and brought before Mr. Alan Baillie, J.P., yesterday morning for punishment as a drunkard, Nolan declining to prosecute on the graver charge of cuttiug and woundiag. A frog, found alive in one of the drives on the Karaka Creek, has been left for exhibition at the •hop of Messrs. Spencer and Co., chemists, Willoughby street.

Thb statistics of imports aud exports which, through the courtesy of Mr. Lundon, of B.M, Customs, we are enabled to place before our readers to-day, serve to show the steady progress of the place during the past three months. We have before us a summary of the arrivals and departures, with- tonnage register aud number of passenger*, together with the amount of imports and value of gold exports, from the 14th of February last to the 31st ultimo, from which it will be seen that business has steadily inoreased, and the population of the place has been augmented by an addition of no less than 1,603 souls. This, too, is at § period when the merits of thegoldfield are only just dawning upon the minds of the inhabitants of foreiga ports, and when population ia beginning to flow from the .Australian colonies, the West Coast, aud other miniog distric's. From the 14th to the 29;h of February the arrivals were 70 vessels, of 2,112 tons ; and the passenger arrivals were 1,118; departures, 990 ; showing an increase of arrivals over departures amounting to 128. From the Ist to the 15th of March the arrivals Were 74 vessels, of 2, 149 tons ; the shipment of gold was 4700£. ; the number of arrivals 979, and the departures 856, showing an iacrease of ai rivals to 120 souls. from the 16th to the 31st of March the arrivals of Teasels were 75, and the tonnage 2, 138 j the shipment of gold was 1,5950z ; the number of atrivals was 1,251, and departures 789, showing an increase of 465 souli. From the Ist to the 15th of April, the number of vessels was 79 — representing 2,531 tons ; the import of spirits was 587 gallons ; wines, 63 gallons ; and tobacco, 3971b. ; the shipment of gold was 1,8690z. ; the arrivals were 1,590, and departures 1,491, showing an increase of 102. From the 16th to the 30th of April, the number of Arrivals was greatly reduced, in consequence of the anniversary festival causing their presence in Auckland. The arrivals were 62, representing a tonnage register of 1 862 ; the import* of spirits were 899 £jtllnn** wine*, SB gallons: and tobaooo, 7781b.; the shipment of gold was 82G0z. ; the arrivals 1,415, and departures 973, showing an inorease of arrivals amounting to 442. From the Ist to the 16th of May, the arrivals were 107 vessels of 3,087 tons ; the imports of spirits were 791 gallons ; wines, 100 gallons ; and tobacco, 8971b. ; the gold shipment was 9240z. ; the passenger arrivals 1,751, and departures 1,490, showing an increase of 261 souls. From the 17th of May to the 31st, the arrivals were 100 vessels of 2.925 tons ; the imports of spirits were 747 gallons ; wines, 178 gallons ; 62!b. tobacco; the shipment of gold was 1,7390z ; the arrivals were 1.491, and departures 1,405, showing an increase of 86 arrivals. The amount of gold exported during this peiiod h«S therefore been 7,4230z. ; and the increase to our population, 1,603 souls. FORTNIGHTLY EWtTRNS. The Customs returns for the past fortnight have been as follow : — From the 17th to the 31st May, 100 vessels have arrived, representing a tonnage register of 2,925. The amount of spirits imported has been 747 gallons ; wines, 178 gallons ; tobacco, 621b. The passenger arrivals have been 1,491, and departures 1,405. The gold export during the fortnight has been 1 7390z.