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Evening Star, Issue 7362, 7 November 1887, Page 3

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The amount of revenue collected at the Customhouio on goods oleared to-day (or consumption was L1.52114s 3d. A Mr B. R. Stock, the present manager of the Christohuroh Branch of the Australian Mutual Provident Socii ty, has been appointed to take obarge of the branch in Dnnedin. He will be suooeded in Christohuroh by Mr Caldwell, of Oamaru, and will leave on November 14. Mr Franoii has been transferred from Wellington to Oamaru.—'Star.' Mr Franois J. Fox has been appointed general secretary for New Zealand to the Colonial Mutual Life Assurance Society (Limited), ho having previously held the position of assistant secretary. Mr Arthur E. Gibbs, of the Soofety'e Melbourne office, has received the appointment of aooountant to the branch. THE LONDON MARKETS. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company (Limited) have received the following produce telegram from their London office, under date sth inst.:-" The tallow market has an upward tendency. Good mutton Is worlh 245, and good beef 23s per cwt. Sinco last report New Zealand rabMtskios, best descriptions, have declined Sd; and other sorts Id per lb." MINING NOTES. Tho returns from 60 tons of stone from the Gallant Tlpperary Company, iklppors, was 103oz of amalgam (from plates only). As this Company will olean up about the middle of next month, their oake will most likely bo the first of the season. A good return is expected, the stone still continuing to show improvement.—' Lake County Press.' The shareholders of the Caledonian Company (Thames) have confirmed the sale of the mine to a London syndicate. The Reetton returns for last week were:—Fiery Cross Extended, 4950z of amalgam from 110 tons of stone; Globe, 3720z of amalgam from 170 tons of Btone.; v " " ' . ', LONDON RABBIT-SKIN SALE* Messrs Remshardt, M'Donald, and Co. ar* in receipt of the following cablegram, dated London. 4th November :-U"Rabwt-'pklDß; Prloee are 24 to 8d per lb lo mt as ooinpared with September Bales. THE LABOR MARKET. Mf Skene report* that the demand for station people

Is ifowly improving, and dafty people ire In full •wing. It l» impossible to get Work in Dunedin. Late wages as under j-rStatlon oooks. 26s end 80s; shepherds, L 65 to L6O; Hardeners, 255; Al ploughmen, 20s; laborers, 16s; bushmen, 4s and 6s tier cord! milkers-men 20s, lads 12s and 16s, boys OS to 10s; country girls, tOs to 12s; governess, L 62 ; working housekeeper, 16s.