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Otago Daily Times, Issue 25, 13 December 1861, Page 2

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(From, ear oicn Correeyon And ) mad.er, from Melbourne Dd AeG I? pGeemvovs ; AJ homes (belonging to Jones, Blvd. C Co.), and genera: j cargo. Ceorain, agent. ieeceud/er 12.—Indus, barque, f-DKhmom twAer. Gem blemcurne 7st iust. 12 cabin. pan-'/'tG-rrs : -:!4 lams; (among Kehleh wa-; the cadre Come .hashm), and bed' tons cargo. ll._Oook, scent niue days irom bbbfourue, bo horses ami general cargo, Cupbbm agent. The harpae Nubia was lowed to sea last evening. The Akhuga went >o sea at (j p m. We imde7'staml tbat as tbe steamer Aebmm wro. leaving on Wednesday, she was boarded by bC ageant Tucitweib of tho Detectives, who m-bbuied a Dric; sea:mi fey gold on wliich tlie duty bad not been paid, i In tiie pocket of oue of die pa embgcisa named 0.-waahj was immediately arrested. De y<n Immghf c.}) ad the Police Court, yesterday, charged by tlie Codec bad of Customs with, intent to defraud tie- Customs. Tun p'Asier pleaded ignorfmee of ihe duly;, and a-: die! Collector did not wish to press ihe cAmA, lie w.s; dismissed—the goal being ibribhed. By the Ci;sm>m;j Act, any person attemntlug to behamd. the revenue! in tins maimer, babbits the gold, and remkrs biue-j self liable to a ihte of £100, or tru.ee times tbo vahiej of the gold, at tlio option of ihe Co! agger of Ou.Aoms. j We hope that as this is the first oi fence, and as ii; id quite probable the oileuuer was not aware lie was; doing wrong, the gold will be returned to him. I rkrkbhg theGhity should be paid heAro ?b.o gold is I relieved from tbe charge of the .Acerb Tec presmui system is very lax. Debdos, tbe march by Detective! Tackvmll was of doubt in I legality, because ids an-1 pobbaucat as olbeer of Customs has not yet been: Tlie following vessels were to Dare T hbbouvnef &•' Otago, yix. : —Great Tasmania, 2boo tons, Ah De--j ceud/.m; Aircviha, 4tii Decrmib'T; iVJumda, mObi Doe, I-hh December; OXen '. :»!, -J.rii Demmber; Dram j iVhdhov, Idbb tatis ca>'b" - ,'bbanhahi Wave., CCA tors bib Jhaaanber- Vistula/early;' GemmdJossmp o,h December.