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Evening Star, Issue 7773, 19 November 1888, Page 3

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The amount of revenue collected at the Custom- house on goods clewed to-d«y for cyu sumption was Lfi37 G's 7d. It is rumored that the existing shipping com bination is not to be allowed to monopolise tin trade on its own terms, but that another im portant shipping company, owning a fled equipped with all the latest improvements ir machinery, is uow considering; tlio question oi entering the New Zealand trade, in which eve the freight on frozen mutton will probablv be fixed at Id per lb, and the rates for New Zealand produce generally wi 1 be brought more into accord with those ruling in the othei colonics.—'Post.' PROPERTY SALES. nfessrs JameH A. Pork and Co. held a sale ol properties this afternoon, and report having sold soction IS, block 12, North Harhor and Blueskin district, containing about six acres, forL2C 10', to Mr S. Goldsmith. The freehold and cottage, Opoho, was passed in. Mr George 8. Brodrick to-day so'd section 9, block 21. George street, containing a quarteracre, with the buildings theieon, known as the York Hotel. The purchaser was Mr 11. J. Walter (as agent) for L 3.500. THE LABOR MARKET. Mr Skene reports that the station stir has fairly commenced, while dairy people are in good demand. Wnges : Couples. L(!0 to L 75; shepherds, LB"); ploughmen, L 52; cooks, 20a and 2;">s ; storernen, 25s and found; Krooms, l;">i ai d 20.-«: gardeners, 20a and 25 i; milkers. 10ii, 12s, lHs, and 20s; stoucbroakere, 6s per day ; boys, 5< to lOj. MINING NOTES. The piomotcrs of the Just-iii-Time (Blenheim) say they hare struck the reef and got ;»ood stone. The following are the Rc«fton battery returns for the past week:—Globe, 217rz ama'gam from I'JO tons ; Keep-it-Dark, 280 dx from 180 tons: "Welcome, 3">loz of retorted gold from 108 tons; Nil Despcrandum. 20Goz amalgam from 130 tons; Venus, 135jzamalgam from 65 tons. A cake of gold weighing 247oz—the result of the washing up at White's reef on Saturday last—has been on exhibition at Alexandra, duiinf* the week. The amount of stone crushed was 230 tons. A much larger yield is expected just before Christmas.—'Dunstan Times.' The 'Tuapeka Times' is informed that the owners of the claims on the O.P.Q line of reef at Waipori received a cable from Captain Pcarse a few days ago offering them LIO,OOO cash and 5,000 scrip for their interest in the ground. The offer has considered, and though a majority of the owners were in favor of accepting it, a number insisted that it should be declined. The sum originally fixed wes just double Captain Pearse's offer—L3o,ooo, half in scrip and half in cash. The general verdict will be that tiie owners have acted foolishly in not accepting Caotain Pearse's offer. A correspondent informs the 'Mount Ida Chronicle' that Mr J. Ew'ng has determined to have hi* sev.'i-.il properties at "Vinegar Hill, St. P.athans, and Matakanui lit by eb etiioity. The Scandinavian claim will be lit with arc lights of 2,000 candle-power each Post Office Notice. Mails close at the Chief Post Office, Dunedin, subject to any necessary alterations as under: — For Northern Ports, overland daily, at 7.30 am., at Chief Post Office. Late letters, mail van, North express train, at 8.5 a.m. Wednesday, Novkjibke 21, For Northern Ports.—Per Tarawera, at 1.50 p.m. Late letters, guard's van, Port Chalmers train, at 2..'30 p.m. TIICnSDAT, NOVKMISEK 22.

For Southland. Australian Colonies, India, China, Japan, Con'iucnt of Europe, United Kingdom, etc.—Per Te Anau, at 420 p.m. Money orders (for Australian Colonies only), registered Icttecs, and newspapers at 3.20 p.m. Late letters, Chief Post Office, at 4 30 p.m.

SAN FRANCISCO MAIL SERVICE. Friday, November 30. For Northern ports of New Zealand, the United Kingdom, via San Fiancisco, Continent of Europe, Samoa, Sandwich Islands, United States of America, Canada, etc. at 5 a.m.

Registered correspondence at 5 p.m. on Thuwday, 2!) lb. Money orders at 4 p.m. on Thursday, 29th. Book pickets and newspapers at 9 p.m. on Thursday, 29 th. Late letters, bearing an additional Bingle rate of po&tage (lid) a* a late fee can bo posted in the mail van attached to the North train leaving Dunedin Railway Station at 8 5 a.m. on Friday, 30th. The above mail will close at tho branch post office, Dunedin North, for newspapers at 9 p.m._, money oiders at 4 p.m., registered letters •") p.m. on the 29th. and for letters at 5 a.m. on the 30th. At the South Dunedin office, fo>: newapapera at S p.ir.., money orders at 4 \>.m , registered letters at 5 p.m. on the 29th ; and for letters at 5 a.m. on the 30th. At the Fort Chalmers office, at 8 a.m. on the 30th ; money orders at 4 p.m., and regibtered letters at f> p.m. on the 29th.. (Signed) Edw. D. Butts, Chief Postmaster. Chief Post Office, Dunedin, Nov mber 19.