EXPORT OF GOLD AND SILVER.

Evening Post, Volume LXXX, Issue 81, 3 October 1910, Page 8

EXPORT OF GOLD AND SILVER.

♦ The following re-turn shows the quantity and valne of gold and silver exported from the several ports of New Zealand during the months of September 1909 and 1910, and for tho first nine jnonths of those years :—: — GOLD. Sept., 1910. Sept., 1909. Oz. £ Oz. £ 'Auckland 25,886 102,655 25,562 101,387 Westport 1,335 5,279 713 2,900 Nelson — — 160 640 Greymouth 8,045 31,078 4,026 15,531 Hokitika 3,352 13,405 — — Dunedin 10,135 40,999 8,146 33,040 Invercargill 1,559 6,235. 2,308 9,235 50,312 199,652 40,922 162,733 Increase for September, 1910 : 93900z, .valued at £36,919. For the first nine months the export of gold was 372,8690z, valued at £1,474,877. For the corresponding period of last year the rruantity was 372,5180z, valued at £1,480,848. The silver exported last September totalled 127,0270z (£12,724), compared with 220,3970z (£22,020) for September, I 1909. For the past nine months the silver aggregate was 1,323,4360z (£132,--626), pompared with 1,351,2330z (£134,--709) last year. STORM PREDICTED. ♦ Mr. Bates, the Government mefceor■©logiat, has not a cheerful forecast for the next few days. A westerly storm area of considerable extent is approaching New Zealand and strong northerly gales are to be expected, especially eouthward of New Plymouth and Napier. Winds w.iir change by the west to south, probably after 48 hours. Heavy rain is anticipated during the next two or three days, with snow on the -higher levels in the south, where 'the. barometer is likely to fall heavily. Messrs. A. L. Wilson and Co. adver- , tise particulars of a sale of household .furniture they are holding at their rooms, 26, Brandon-streec, on Wednesday, at 1.30 .p.m., comprising the contents of a 6v roomed house, on behalf of Mrs. Mallows, who has loft for Auckland. » To-morrow; at 1.30 ixm., Messrs. T. Kennedy Macdonald, limited, will sell household furniture and appointments at the family residence, 7, Murphy-street •(next fire station), on account of Mrs. Cleary, who is giving up housekeeping. Included jn_ the catalogue to be submitted are diningroom suite, linoleum, sideboard, bedsteads, etc. On Wednesday, at 1.30 p.m., in their rooms, the firm will boII furniture, sideboard, extension dining table, piano, pot plants, etc., removed for convenience of sale fronn the Tecrac«. Full particulars will appear to-morrow. Further entries are invited for this sale. Several members of tho Goivernor'n staff were seized with illness last week, ' but are now convalescent. Their indieposition was 'ascribed to a defect in the -drainage ?t Government House, v/nich has since been remedied. - Tho freehold p'rop«rty next the Post Office in Courtenay-place, consisting of a Bection 66ft by 132 ft, on which are erected a bakehouse, occupied by Mr. Rowell, and two shops at present vacant, has just ■changed hands, Mr. E. W. Goodwin, of .Wanganui, having purchased it from Dr. Chappie, executor of the estate of his late father (Mr. J. C. Chappie). The price is at the rats of over £100 per foot. M. Demuth and Co., of Grey-street, effected ' the sale. Particulars of services to be held this week in connection with the Anglican Mission of Help appear in our advertising columns. Messrs. W. 11. Morrah and Co. will hold a sale of furniture and effects at their rooms. Wiliis-street, to-morrow, at Z o'clock. At 2 o'clock to-morrow, Mr. W. L. Robertson will sell by public auction in his rooms, Manners-street, two pianos, BQ-vvinar machines, and the furniture and contents of three houses. Details are adyortised in this issue. The eighth anniversary festival of the Wellington V.M.C.A. will be celebrated on Wednesday next in the Town Hall, when, at 5.30 an "Okie Bnglishe tea" will be held. This promises to be even a greater success than the "Dutch tea" given last anniversary. At 7.45 p.m., a "publio demonstration will be held, when. Mr. J. J. Virgo, of Sydney, and Mr. A. Jameson, of Perth, will be among the speakers. There will also be a jjymnastio display by Mr. Dovey'R pupils. The Women's Social and Political Sfeague — of which Mrs. Seddon is patron and Lady Ward president— vrill meet in the Hociali&t fiiui, Manners-street, at 8 o'clock to-morrow night. The council will bold a. meeting at 7T30 tite #ame- evening.