THE Daily Southern Cross.

Daily Southern Cross, Volume XXXII, Issue 5800, 1 May 1876, Page 2

THE Daily Southern Cross.

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VOXDAY, l.ir;|, 1870. Some feivs are expressed or professed m certain financial circles in Europe, that the increased production of silver through the famous Comstock lode, may tend to deteriorate the commercial value of that metal by glutting the markets of the world. One effect of this h,is been temporarily to depress the market ; but the same tiling was said of gold when California, Australia, and ultimately New Zealand, poured thon millions sterling of gold into the market. It was Iheu argued, that gold would become so plentiful as to be a drug; it would almost cease to be one of the precious metals, and jeremiads were poured out about the evil results of such a plenteous yield of gold. H.is gold practically, as a marketable article, fallen in value bv reason of the ineie.i'-e in its piodurtion ' Let the h'story of the last twenty years declare, (iold maintains its marketable value as of old; thesovereignisstillwoith twenty silvei shillings, and is likely to remain at that price notwithstanding the consumption of gold has kept pretty Avell up with its production, and the increase of luxury all over civilised regions has tended to produce this result. Silver, too, hasbeen, and is, wore and more largely applied to the luxury of life, and in the manufacture of articles now m far more common use than they were thirty or forty years ago. The consumption of silver, its teai and wear as money, and the hoauliug of the metal in the guise of liade dollais which mark the circulating medium in the East and in many places in Europe, to say nothing of the vast impetus ghen to the consumption of silver by the gieatly increased work of the silversmith in plate ar.d similar productions, all point to a like history of silver as that which has marked the gold production of the world. We have long since eclipsed Potosi, and the ancient gold mines of the Ural Mountains have been outshone by the productions of the goldfields of California and Australasia But in no degree did the commercial value of gold, as a purchasable commodity, sutler appreciable change, and so will it be with silver. The Comstock mines are adding largely to the world's yield of silver, and bidding fair to rival the product of many Mexican mines. If recent discoveiies here lead to any tangible result there are promises of still further additions being made to the stocks of this metal. It appears that last year the various mines of the world were estimated as producing about £15,000,000 worth of silver. From the rich Comstock lode alone fully £2,500,000 worth was j produced. This, of course, is a large addition to the royal metals ; but it is nothing remarkable when compared with the produce of gold, and m view of the manifold outlets, increasing in number every year, for the consumption and using up of silver. It is true that in one sense the piccious metals have deteriorated of late years. A sovereign will not purchase so much as it would have done some score of years ago. Wages have increased largely, and with the increaso tho price of many commodities have risen. But this same process of deterioration has been going on for centuries. Time was when a sheep could be bought in England for fourpencc ; a few pounds was deemed a substantial yeaily income. Bevond this natural alteration in the purchasing power of the sovereign and the shilling (which, by the way, is not applicable to books, nor in many cases to clothing and other things in more common use than could have been possible 50 years ago, thanks to invention and steam-driven machinery), we do not think any decline in the price of the precious metals is likely to occur. borne curious smd interesting facts relating to silver are mentioned in a commercial article in a San Francisco journal, regarding the cost of the production of Comstock silver. It appears, (.says the Nri'^ Lct'ri) from the List annual report of the Oo isolidated Virginia Mining Company, that "an ounce of silver costs that company less than nothing" — in other words that the gold product " moro than pays all current expenses" of working the mines, and "leaves the gross pioceeds derived from the sale of the silver bullion as clear profits." Tins is something like a valuable possession in mining, especially when the silver bullion produced by this one great lode, amounts to about two and n half millions of pounds sterling per annum. What may be the result of the discoveries of rich veins of silver ore recently made in the South Tsland it is, of course, impossible to predict. It was long since known that i« various parts of the province of Nelson silver existed, and particularly was this metal noticed in tho rich mineral of Collingwood, where it was discovered in conjunction with lead. On the West Coast, too, of the South Island silver ore has been found ; and we observe from our telegrams published on Saturday, that aamjjles of the ore found at Mount Rangitoto, in the province of Westlund, on being tested, produced ol per cent.

of lead, with from 7<) to .SO ounces of silver to the ton, and an <ippieciable amount of gold. The civ from the Richmond Hill mine in Colliugwood is still licher than this in u -i Mold of silvoi 1 , the essay of the (Government Assay Officer at Wellington, showing <i return as reported in the Nelson papeis, of upwards of iJOOoz. of silver to the. ton of ore. The report is, that the lode is a large one widening as it deepens, and the people in the locality, .is well as those of Hokititai, interested in the different discoveries, appear to entertain more than ordinal il^ .sanguine hopes of the result of these discoveries. We have witnessed something of the same kind before, not always lesulting in realisation ; but, ccitamly, if a large sample of ore should really a leld " at least MOO ounces " of silver per ton, as predicted, it may be that the production of the second royal metal ma-y become a common and profitable pursuit in se\eral parts of New Zealand. It is a singular fact that both these recent discoveries m Nelson, and m the prot nice of Westland should have been made almost about the same time, or at least within a very short time of each other. We do not well see why silver ore should not be found in this province in quantity. It largety impregnates the gold which is found m the Thames district, and we know that small veins of silver ore have been met with. As yet the real wealth of the country is unknown, and though certain little patches at the Thames township and at (Joiomandel lunebeen tunnelled and honeycombed, who shall say that f<u greater discoveries in the precious metals are not waiting the touch of sovie fortunate explorer ' Considerable interest is being taken in these silver ore discoveries in the South Tsland ; and for the reasons we have indicated it is deemed piobable that payable silver exists in the North Island. If to the gold-producing industry, which has of late been somewhat on the decline in New Zealand, we could conjoin a liberal production of silver, a valuable impetus would be given to the colony. There is, of course, but one Comstock, and Nevada is its "location;" but if the strong hopes which are wafted from the South approach anything like lealisation, we shall not be surprised to learn that New Zealand shall become a large exporter of silver. A little tune and some well-directed industry \\ ill tell.

The Customs returns for the March quarter :ue now before us. They present some curious featuies which deserve to be inquired into. While the leturns of the quaiter show a decrease in the revenue at the rate of £11,120 per annum, the decrease in the ml raloi'cin duties amounts to a sum equal to the rate of £fl3,°84 per annum. The decline in tht> ml rnlorem duties is thus considerable, and with such a decline in such au important contributing class ot articles it is surprising tli.it the decrease in tin* total revenue is not gi cuter than it is. • This f.ict miy be taken as an evidence of the general progress of the trade in the Colony. The total revenue collected during the quaiter was £317,743, at the rate of Cl, 270,972 per annum. This shows a de crease of £2,7N0 on the quarter as compaied with the t'onesponding quarter in 1875, the amount of that period being £320,323. The amount collected at the port of Auckland was £54,173 as compared with £63,682 in the March quarter last year. Dunediu is the only port where a larger amount of Customs revenue is collected than at Auckland. During the last quarter Dunedin contributed to the revenue £99,818 as compared with £100,678 in the corresponding quai-ter last year. At the various ports in this province the amount collected during last quarter was £■>(>,(>'■>? and for the March qiiartoi in 1S7.1, fUS,4.">-l, showing a decrease ot t'S.SOl upon the qu.utcr's tiansactions, at the rate of £35,204 per annum. Dining last quarter S,317,92yit>, of sugar and molasses passed the Custom-house, which is at the rate of 33, 27 1, 68011) per annum, about an average of nearly 100ft>. per annum to every man, woman and child in the Colony. 'Lhib shows that the Xew Zealandeis are a rather sweet - toothed people. Sugar, is still an increasing ai tide of consumption, for the duties collected during the quartei just closed amounted to t'34,6,">8, as against C3J.842 in the corresponding quarter in 1875. The amount of revenue denved from the spirits section of the Customs return shows itself very steady ; scarcely such an increase as might be expected from the increase ot the population. In the last quarter ! the Customs duties from this source amounted to 1103,708, almost a third of the whole revenue. This it at the iate of £414,832 per annum. This is a fact which deserves the careful consideration of the Cood Templars and other total abstinence advocates ; and if they advocate the doing away with the third of the whole Customs revenue — for that u. the amount denved iioiu tin-, source of spirit-, —they ought to be prepired with some feasible scheme which will till this blank m the Treasurer's ojinual statement of revenue. It must be from a souice easy of collection, and which will press no heavier upon the people at large than does the self - imposed contributions to the revenue made from traffic in, and consumption of, this article, which is just as much an aiticle of luxury as tobacco, cigiib, silks, vVc. Cigus anil tobacco yield a icvenue of over £33, 090 per quarter. In tho March quarter last year the spirit dutiei produced a revenue to -the amount of £102,374 or £1,334 less than the quarter which has just closed. This is certainly not an undue ineiease when the increase of the population in the meantime h considered. It also shows tint notwithstanding all the efforts ot the total abstinence advocates, the consumption oi spirits is still keeping pace with population, which would imply that the practice ot the people at 1 irgt is somewhat in defiance of the teachings of the advocates of such principles. The revenue question has to be grappled With, and temperance advocates should set them elves to work to show where taxation to the amount which the spirit duties now produce can bo levied, and which will bo as pleasantly paid as is tho duty upon the beer, wine and spirits Of course cessation of duties means prohibition ; and judging from consumption we can hardly conclude that the advent of spirit prohibition is near at hand.

f-co from tho luiike the wlnirlnjf phea«ant spr ntfi, Ami mniints exulting on trtuniph mt winjjs Shoit is his }u\ , lie Kcls the fiuiy wound, FluttJii in blood, and pmtinu bcits the ground Vli ' »hu a\.ul Yi'u }rli)s><\, \ .ir\ ni(f dyes, His pin pie crest .md sculet circled eyes. The mm(1 iriurn his shir.nig 1 pluinei unfold, His p. intud w iiift^ and breast that flames with gold ' •-POl'K To-nv\ pheasant shooting bogins in this Province, anil a httlo army of spoi tsmen ■will make the woods and fern brakes re-echo with that music from breecli loader^ true sportsmen enjoy, provided the poet's descnption is realised, and the descent of the huiiutcous-pluinaged bud attests the tme aim of the shooter. Juvenile sportsmen « ho&e inexperience, or desne to make a hig anyhow, may, perhaps, lead them to forget, if they were really acquainted with, the rules

of good sporting, and the needs of acclimatisation, <ui(l lug hen pheasants instead ot only the bird of fie painted wings and breast that flames w ith gold. Pope, however, in the lines we quote clearly points out that the cock bird is tho legitimate object of the sportsman's aim. Tt istrue,nevertheless,that in some parts of the province the increase of phcisants has been so great as to become a costly nuisance to many industrious settlers •vhose seed crop is pilfered, and whose cultivation is seriously injured by the inroads of thoae birds. These will bles3 the advent of the 1st of May, and rejoice in the demolition of both eo^ks and hens alike. Those who shoot for thu pot and the poulterer may lay this Mattering unction to their souls : that, in slaying hens in such districts, they are doing some good by preserving settlers' crops of the tuture. Without je3ting, it is certain that pheasants in some parts of Auckland ha\e multiplied so last as to beiome an absolute nuisance, robbing the cultivations of tho settlers of a value tenfold more impoitaut than that of the birds themselves, even if the settlers could secure them. In such cases, they re<iune decided thinning, and we do not doubt they will be thinned .accordingly. We believe in sport, but we detest game laws, the growth of which have to bo specially watch"d in New Zealaud ; and we entirely object to a systematic preservation and multiplication of birds which fatten on the labours of the sower who may not take summary means of prevention. Perhaps, however, the 1st May ia not the most suitable time for a homily of this kind, when three or four hundred guns will be bla/ing away at birds which, we believe, are neither shy nor few.

We publish elsewhere a very interesting pi ogress report ou the Philadelphia Centennial Exhibition. Mr. H. C. Lawlor, the Revising Officer, annonncos by advertisement that sittings of the Revision Court will 1)6 held at the Supreme C'omt Buildings, as follows, for the purpose of revising the list of electors for tlitisevci.il districts named, and for placing on the loll of the district new claims, and foi homing objections and striking out the names of persons whose qualifications shall be deemed insufficient m law to entitle them to vote : — On the 17th at ten o'clock for the district of Auckland City East ; on the 18th at ten o'clock for Auckland City West ; on the 19th at ten o'clock for the districts of Xewton and I'arncll ; and for the district of Waitemata, at ten o'clock on the 22ad instant. An extraordinary meeting ot the shareholders in the Tairua (Joldinming Company is advertised tn be held in the company's office this afternoon at two o'clock, for the purpose of confirming the resolution passed at an extraordinary general meeting of shaieholders held on the 28th March. Creditors in the estate of Thomas Bridger, debtor, Grahamatown, are requested to prove their elauns with Mr. Thomas Macffarlaue on or before the 13th instant. The laat night of Everett's "Original Hibernicon and Comedy Company" drew a very satisfactory house ou Saturday. The entertainment consisted of " Garnet Walsh's Comedy" with which, the company opened. Several new .sons,'-, were introduced, and a " m.u ble *ljh dance"' by Mr. James Wallace. This was performed on a marble slab only llm. squat e, ami was executed in admirable time and with much grace Mr. Everett has arranged tor a short season at the Thames, w hero Ins ically excellent entertainment will no doubt be patronised as it deserves to be. After leaving the Thames th« company proceeds South. On Saturdey forenoon an accident took place m Upper Queen-street to a dray belonging to Mr. Mynott, a carter. Whde Mr. Mynott waa coming down the street he met a loaded dray belonging to Mr. Lloyd, of the Ponsonby Steam Rope Work. Mr. Lloyd's horse was jibbing and refused to go on. Mr. Mynott offered to give assistance, which was gladly accepted, and while preparing to render effectual aid to Mr. Lloyd's di.vy, hib edit capsisod, and the driver and a boy just sa\ i'd themselves from serious injury by pumping out of the diay. The dray is a good deal damaged, but the horses is uninjured. During Saturday and yesterday four drunkards fell into the hands of the police. A man-o'-war's-man was arrested yesterday for desertion, and Constable Parker from W.imkn, contnbuted another tenant to the lock-up in the shape of a man named Matthew Cl irk, wh ' has been remanded to Auckland by the Wauiku Bench on suspicion or insanity. The now hospital building is being rapidly pushed forward. During the past week scaffolding has been erected at the western wing of the building, in preparation tor cementing the exteuor of the building. The v> ood irame of the tower is almost completed, and the building is l early for the interior tifctiugs and rooting. Eighteen tons of lead, about 30,000 slates, and i large quantity o. other material are on the ground. In the litting shop, which is under the superintendence of Mr Lerwill, a largo quantity of hand-made fittings ha\ e been prepared. The meeting of the friends of the Homo tor Neglected and Destitute Children is to be held ou Thursday in the Young Mens Cluistiau Association Rooms. His Honor the Superintendent \\ ill occupy the chair. Weekly statement of Auckland Provincial Lunatic Asylum for the week ending April L' ( >. 1S7G : Remained last statement, 15fi ; admitted since, 1 ; discharged since, 0 ; died since, 0: remaining at piesent, 13" — males, 102 ; females, o.">. Croditois having claims against the Long Drive G.M.Co. and the Albion Q.M.Co aie requested to prove the same with Mr. Ch irlos Totlnll on or before the 31st of May next, otheiwise they will not be recognised. The )\ T (f)n/(trri ('<»in>t of the 2.1th ultimo stiongly condemns the Government for the evpenihtuie on public works in the Bay of 'J-J.inds and the Mangonni districts, and the s. n ill amount; that has taken place in the Wangaiti distnot. During the wc^k ending the 22nd ultimo, 1S3 messages were sent from New Zealand j over the Xew Zealand and Australian sub- | niirinc cable, and 1GI were received, making a total of 344 for the week. We understand that the tender of the 1link of Xew Zealand to take the Government account has been accepted . Mrs. Wiltshire will commence the task of walking 100 miles in 24 hours in the City Hall on Friday next. She ha3 been acknowledged by competent sporting critics to be the fastest female walker against time that has ever appeared in the colonies, and her style is remaikably graceful and rapid. The following resolution, passed by the Senate of the University ot New Zealand, on the 7th March, has been published in the Xew Zoalami Gazelt" of the 20th April -. — "That a notification bo made to certain of the students whp were ga/.etted on the oth of August, 1875, as having 'failed to pass' the Univetsity examinations, did not intend to present themselves tor examination in any other capacity than aa candidates for scholarships." The student* lefei red to in the above resolution are K. M. Ed^er, J. F. Haultain, |G. A. King, IJ. H Rattray, R. II. Reid, W. H. C. T. Tisdall. all of Auckland College : and K F Butts, F. Dramsfield, and H. R. Kirk, of the Wellinjrnn College. ' Mr. Kelly, tke managei of Mi. P. Com skey's run at Whakatane \\,is accidentally drowned la^t week. Among the pnsonei s in the lock-up at an early hour this morning was a man named Morgan charged with assault, rfe will be bi ought betore the presiding magistrate this morning at the Police Comt. In the Provincial Ctorernmrnt Oazetti published en Siturday, appear the names ot l(!i> pei sons who have taken out licenses to kill game Among these arc 20 from H. M s. 'Pearl, 1 and five from H.M.s. 'Sappho 5 Messrs Fisher ami Co and Mr. Dornwell are the two who have taken out licenses to sell game.

A call of 2d. per share has been made in the Dividend (roldminuig Company, payable on or before the 10th instant. The share, holders will perhaps think this action some« what belies the pretentious name of the company. On Thursday a grand festival is to be given in the Choral Hall under distinguished patronage in aid of the fond for the repairs of the Holy Trinity Church Parsonage, Otahuhu. The band and chorus will number about 100 performera. The rainfall during the month until Saturday morning wat 3*470 inches, and during the previous four days it was 2*180 inches. Ou no one day has the rainfall much exceeded three-quarters of an inch. The preliminary games for the forthcoming chess match for Mr. Aitken's cup are still going on. Those who wish to compete must enter their names on or before the 10th ' instant. A meeting of the trustees of the Auckland Savings Bank is to be held on Wednesday. Mr. W. J. Hurst warns sportsmen against shooting on his property at the Lake. The agricultural statistics for the province of Hawke's Bay are published. The difference between the estimated crops of 1875 and 1870 for that province are thus set forth : — 1S75. 1870. Wheat (bushels) . . 1,000 1,617 Increase fill Oato (bushels) .. 30,268 3(.,S10 Incre»-e C,'>4S Barley (bushels) .. 1, ">(!') 2,808 Increase 1.2.M PoUtoet (tons) .. 2,403 2,217 Decrease 240 The number of holdings in the province is 551. The extent of land broken up but not under crop, 5,6371 acres ; acres in wheat, 126}, estimated yield 1,617 bushels ; oats for green feed, 909 1 acres; oats for grain, 1,450, estimated yield 36,81(51 bushels ; in barley, 89V acres, estimated yield 2,802 bushels ; in hay, 4,1171 acres, estimated yield 6,389 tons ; in permanent artificial grass, including land in hay crop, 264, 482^ acres ; in potatoes, 495+ acres, estimated yield 2,217} tons ; in other crops, 296i acres total area under crop, including sown grass, 267, 850^ acres. 56 bushels of wheat, 2,843 bushels of oats, and 30 bushels of. barley are the only remains of the previous year's crop on hand when the form was tilled up. The alteration of the bridge on the Great North Road, near the Waterworks, is progressing slowly. The heavy rain that haa fallen lately has much impeded operations. The work, when finished, will be a great benefit and cause more traffic, as it is intended to make the causeway half as wide again, leaving plenty of loom for two carts to pass comfortably ; and it will be raised about 3ft. , thereby making it nearly level. Now, if the authorities, as you have often urged, will only attend to the sides of tho gullies by placing protecting walls, perhaps it may prevent a fatal accident, and I am sure that the settlers will be grateful. — (Correspondent. ) The Piako correspondent of our Waikato contemporary, writing on the 27th April, say§ : — " I am sorry to say that some little ill-feeling towards the Europeans has been created m the native mind by the very reprehensible conduct of certain parties from the Thames, who had visited this locality for the purpose of sport. They have not confined their attention to the shooting of ducks, but have destroyed several pigs, and in one case a horse, belonging to the natives. It is well for them that they had left the district before these acts were discovered by the owners. — Settlement in the Piako has rapidly progressed during the last couple of years, and it seems again to have received a fresh impetus. I hear of several raovei in this direction, aud of the purchase of blocks of land from speculators for purposes of bona fidt settlement. The buyers are, I believe, in erery instance, Canterbury men. The largest block purchased is that of 4,300 acres from Mr. Thomas Morrin, for the sum of 15s. per acre. Mr. Moon has sold a partly improved farm of 3,000 acres for £6,000. I have not heard how much Peacock's land realised, but he has sold some 1,500 acrei. — There was to have been some Maori horseracing held here this month, but I understand that it has been postponed to the 24th of May." In the House of Commons on the 28th February, Mr. W. Hunt, in response to Mr. Knatchbull-Hugessen, said there would be no court of inquiry as to the introduction of measles into Fiji by H.M.s. 'Dido,' but some papers on the subject, including the report of the captain, w ouM be laid on the table. Mr. Muldium, Sheep Inspector of the Poverty Bay district, bays the Pott rt>i Hay Herald, returned from Tologa Bay on Saturday evening ; he states that all the flocks are entirely free from scab, aud are entitled to a certificate, with the exception of one. The whole of the sheep are looking well, Mr. Murphy'.? especially being in splendid condition. We learn (says the TJtamv* Adnrt'ivr) that several men who recently left the Thames for Wellington, at the invitation of Messrs. Oakcs, and McKirdy, railway contractors, have already returned, and last night others came down by the ' Durham.' The men complain that they could not obtain more than thice days' work in the week, owing to the w et weather, and they prefer the Thames sifter all. The star ting of the VYaio-Karaka pumps, and the general improvement in mining affairs at Tairua and Ohinemuri, ore events now widely known, and likely to bring back many otheis who have left the Thames. Respecting the Richmond Hill silver mine, the Nelson ColonUt, after expressing gratification at the confirmation by results of the hopes entertained regarding this mine, saya . — " Several mineral wins have been discovered, more or less argentiferous, but one of them shows such indications ot being a strong lode, mciea&ing in thickness as it is sunk upon, and the ore so superior in quality , that for the present the main effort will be to develop it, though prospecting for other finds will not be neglect' d. Three tons of first class ore, estimated to yield at least 300O7. of silver to the ton ot stuil have been raised from this \un, cropping out immediately above the river bed, and me to be taken to the Thames by Mi. Masters, the company's metallurgist, who will devote his endeavours to devise the best method for dealing with it, in order to txtiatt the piccious metal in the most economical manner. Meanwhile an ample shaft will be sunk above the reach of floods, to strike t\a same lode, and provide for the oie being taken out in commercial quantities. We may remark that 300oz. of silver is equivalent in value to auriferous quartz yielding 18,'oz. of gold per ton. Persons interested in seeing what rich silver ore is like, are referred to the shop window of Mr. Jl. D. Jackson, Secretary to the company, where some samples are on view ." The Tasmanian police have adopted an iugenious method of caging the drunkards. A lamp is erected over the door of the Police Station, in all respects resembling lamps over the doors of public-houses. As the tipsy men are cleared out of the public-housei at night they itnmble to the Police Station, attracted by the light, in the hope of getting one more glass betore going home. When once in they generally find considerable difficulty in getting out again. The plan is said to \\ ork splendidly. Tt shoiild be cheering news* for those who have turned their attention to cattle breeding that importations ot stock have ceased : the Urge number of horned cattle in the colony, in compari«on to its wants, having rendered farther enterprise in tine direction both unnecessaiy ami unprofitable. We have ascertained that there ai e between two and three thousand head now in close proximity to Levuka, and with a demand which the present high price of meat materially lcbsens, but which would as suredly increase it lower rates mled. It may be a question worthy the attention of breeders if it would not be more profitable to tliein to reduce their prices, and so secure quicker returns, than to endeavour to maintain an outside value accompanied with a hmitod sale * If some such position bo not accepted, the extent of the heuls will pioTe but of •mall interost to any concerned. — Fiji paper.

Quarter, ,Q Kpuits, Hl.lTiijal .. .. £84,703 S|>!iiH(NZ), 7, r »t0pil. '2,202 (.'uusami -.mitt, 10,.M(ilb . 4,130 Tobacco, 'J.}5,<tUSlb . . . 29,4fW Tobacco (8hcc|)wnsh),12,0801b. 1.11 W inc, 47,:M0»nl .. .. ft,44l> Ale (in bottle), l >S,900gaI. «.18"» Ale (in wood), 2-J 240^al. . 1,112 T. i. 764,<>0O'b. . .. 19,115 Uolfui , i lcoa &.C., 128,3301b. 1,010 Sn , ii , uidI iM-fs 1 8,8ir,S)>0lb. 34,« r )J> Opmin, (>')")lb. .. flijf, Uomls b\ weiifht . .. 17,370 Ad v.Uoiim . 95,023 Otbei duties . . . 10,»li3 £317,743 C ( Qnartor,'"."). t!81.10!) 5,0 »t W>-> 2j,:.50 124 ft.fiSl 5,019 721 17,002 l,f»20 31,842 740 14,'22 r > 111,'H'J 11,1% L.«20,52.?

The following are the figures for the quarter together with those of the corresponding quarter of last year, with the quantities anil duties : —