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Evening Star, Issue 7610, 12 May 1888, Page 3

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The amount of revenue oolleotod at the Oistomhou«o on eoods cleared yesterdav for consumption was 1,4 066 0s 4d ; to-d»y it was L 522 4s 9d. Uuslne«B in the import market during the week hns nhown some activity, caused mainly from the specuUtion in lines which are likely to be affected by tho expected change in the tariff. Teas meet with most notice, and consldorablo sales have been carried through, and more are pending. Sugars are also elling freely, fish of all kinds, maizena, saeo, tapioca, milk, rice, candles, starch, and various other lines meet with incroased demand. THE LABOR MARKET. Mr Skene reports that there ia a little doing in couples, ploughmen, rabbitters, lads, and boyß. MINING NOTES. Gold hiß been discovered In Sandhurst at a depth of over 2,000 ft. The minors comp'aln, however, war, owing to the want of an adequate supp'y of fresh air in the deep mines work can only bo carried on witn much dif comfort. The Government have, therf fore, appointed a board of experts to devise better means of ventilating deep mines. A highly satisfactory cablegram was despatched to the London directors of the Blue Spur and Gabriel Gully Consolidated Gold Company yesterday by the