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Evening Star, Issue 7642, 19 June 1888, Page 3

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The amount of revenue ooileoted at the Customhouse on goods cleared to-day for consumption wis, L 922 89.

r.siit year the Gore Dairy Factory showed a deficiency on tho year's operations of L 376 ; but this yoar the accounts show a surplus of over LSOO. Tho additional penny per gallon promised to milk suppliers should the year's work prove remunerative will be paid, making the price 3d. MIKING NOTES. The Roefton battery returns for the paßt week were : —Fiery Cross Extended, 2520z of amalgam from 100 tons of stono; Kcop-it-Dark, 2220z of amalgam for the weok ; Progress, 84cz of amalgam for tho week; No. 2 South Keep-it-Dark, 217ez of amalgam from 85 tons; Venus Extended, 1530z amalgam from 75 tons of stone. At Chria.tchurch yesterday Mr Beetham, R.M., gave judgment in a cwo of considerable importance to sharebrokers. On Maroh 28 G. Hcppell, a sharebroker, purchased on commission from P. F. Kablenberg 158 bhares in the Riiny Creek Extended Gold Mining Conipiny at 12s. Heppoll gave a contract note which did not oonttin the name of his employer. The following day be stated that his buyor would not complete the purchase. Kahlenl org now sued him for LBB. Mr Bcethara gavo judgment for defendant on the grouud that no lobs was shown to have been sustained by K>.hlonborg, and that the latter knew Hcppell was not buying for himself. An impoitant point in the case Is that the Stamp Act, 1882, prescribe > that a contract note must bear tho name of thcactu-1 purchaser or is otherwise void. Contract notes generally given here do not bear the names of buyers.