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The Customs duties collected here on ThnTSday, September 12th, amounted to JESSI Is lOa. The items were r — Wines, £ IS 16s; spirits. £JWS 12s "Sd: tolecco. £ST ss: cwpucs, £30 7s 9d: tea, £31 7s 6d : sngar, £13S 1S« IOd; (Eoodsby weieht. £■13 SsSd; ad valorem, £50 Sβ; other duties, £177 3s3d.
At the sittings of the Waste iinds Board, held on Thursday, 12th September, Silt acres 2 roods were disposed of. realising £10.229. The land is situated aa ttnder r-Ashley. 2388 acres ; Selwyn. 912 acres; Asaroa. Sot seres: Ashborton, 1255 acres 2 roods ; Walmate, 1 acre.
Wβ hare no sales of note to report dnrinsthe we<dc; transactions hare, for the most part, been eonfioed to trade parcels. Teas aud Suyari deo»ad his been met at rates equal tf> oar last quotation. Tbe latter <J.>es not exhibit much atumitkiD, t-> the fact of two earpies beingclose at banA. Sptrite—a. small Kne of Danville's whisky has been 'akea np at 5a 9d, i.b.; case realises l"c. Brandy his been in fair request, bat rates obtained for outside brands have been estremely low. Kerosene—A few sales have been made *t Is 3d to 2s. i.b_ according to brands. ieaons wire aad gal»aiiised iron have been extremely dull at earreat rates. Cement, for rmtoedatfe deUwr, <y>mtE!icas 17*. Corasicks aad Wooliacke-Notliinshae in the former ; theUiter. owing to good demand, haTe adtMoed to »i« J'^'i , * w a igvn basi, >eßS his been done. Botßed aim and ctoete bHow no change. Balk Ateß—B.-«*s hns bean sold, tor forwud d«Ti7ery, •gatoaWef T<>aasCT " B Sad* it
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Press, Volume XXX, Issue 4098, 14 September 1878, Page 4
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