CUSTOMS RETURNS.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume I, Issue 118, 21 July 1866, Page 3

CUSTOMS RETURNS.

We are indebted to the.. Custpin House authorities for the following ;returns *:— Total Value op Imports at the Port of Nelson, from, ports beyond seas, for the quarter ended 30th June, 1866. -. ' '■ United-Kingdom" . . £41,061 New South Wales . . 26,922 Victoria . . . 26,167 South Australia . . 5,500 Queensland . . . 797 Tasmania . . . 842 Mauritius . . . 6,126 Chili . * . . 4,800 Total . £112,215 Total Value op Exports for the same period. New South Wales . . £4,197 Victoria . . . 9,338 Queensland . . . .5 Total . £13,540 Principal Articles Exported during the quarter. Gold, 2,522 lldwts. llgrs . £9775 Hides, 23 in number . . 23 Seeds, 1 package . ' - . 10 Sheepskins, 167 in number . 20 Wool, 45,41 21b5. . . 2,649 Flax, 2 packages - . . 16 Articles not described .-•--. 89 British, Foreign, and other Colonial produce . . 958 Total . £13,540 Number and Tonnage of Vessels Entered- at the Port of Nelson, from ports beyond the seaj, for the quarter ended 30th June, 1 866. Number. Tons. From Great Britain . 2 824 From the Colonies . 32 10,451 From Chili . . 1 206 Total . 35 11,481 Number of Tonnage and Vessels Cleared at the Port of Nelson, for ports. beyond the seas, for the quarter ended 30th June, 1866. Number. Ton's. To the Colonies . . 26 7,503 To Chili . I 206 Total . 27 7,709 A meeting of the Jewish community has been held at Hokitika at the store of -Messrs H. Marks and Co., in Revell street. The chief busiuess transacted was the appointment of the following gentlemeu as a committee to collect funds towards the building of a synagogue: —Messrs. H. Marks, F. W. Isaacs,- J. Hoi man, Hirsch, H. Cohen, A. Benjamin, andß. Marks. Messrs. H. Marks, Isaacs, and Solomon were also appointed trustees of the reserve granted by the Government. The Southland Times of the 4th inst., sa y S : — We understand that the roads in the couutry are in a fearful state; the rivers flooded, snow deep, and severe weather being experienced. The Wakatip coach on its last journey from Invercargill could not reach its destination, owing to the flooded state of the rivers, and the mails were forwarded by horse-express ; the same was experienced in the down mail, — the mailman first had to abandon the coach, and put the mails on horseback, and afterwards to walk a portion of the road to towu.