CUSTOMS REVENUE. AUSTRALIAN SHEARERS’ DISPUTE AUSTRALIAN NOMINATIONS. LEVEL CROSSING SMASH.

Grey River Argus, 8 June 1922, Page 6

CUSTOMS REVENUE.

AUSTRALIAN SHEARERS’ DISPUTE

AUSTRALIAN NOMINATIONS.

LEVEL CROSSING SMASH.

LAST YEAR’S FIGURES. RETURNS FROM THE FORTS. Sonin detailed inform-tion concerning the Customs revenue for the finan cial year ended on March 31st last has been issued by the Customs Department. The total amounts of Customs duty collected at various ports during the year were as follows: — Auckland .. . . £1,565,780 Wellington .. .. 1,495,260 Lyttelton . . . . 755,081 Dunedin . . . . 563.332 Napier . . . . 130,327 Invercargill .. . . 107,332 Wanganui . . . . 103.989 New I’lymouth . . 66,155 Gisborne . . . . 64,000 Tinrru .. . . 51,999 Greymouth . . . . 40,027 Nelson .. .. 33,864 Patea .. .. 19.413 Wairau and Picton .. 14,757 Westport .. •• 9,741 Oamaru . . . . 8,812 Hokitika .. . . 4,169 Tauranga . . • . 1,350 Kai para . . . ■ -97 The efceiso duties collected during the financial year were as follows: —Auckland, £112,480; Wellington, £76,647; Lyttelton, £73,234; Dunedin, £148,722; other ports, £107,385. The gr: nd totals for the year were; Customs duties, £5,035,385; excise duties, £518,468.

MELBOURNE. June 7. The Federal High Court has made an order nisi, returnable before the hull High Court at Brisbane, on Juno 19, calling on the Australian Workers’ Vnion and its officers to show cause why an injunction should not be grant cd restraining them from inciting the members of their union to refuse to accept work except ei rates of pay other than those fixed for the shearers bv Justice Powers’s award.

SYDNEY, June 7. There are 166 nominations for the Epsom Handicap, which include: Mo'v-n.-aux, The Hawk, Grotesque, Gasb-g, Eupidon, Kickoff, Radiant Light, Absurduni, Loval Irish, and Rational. There are 132 nominations for the Metropolitan, including: Finniark, Molvneaux, The Hawk, Penitent, Rapine, Grotesque, Gasbag, Cupidon, Kickoff, Radiant Light, Truthful, Loyal 1 rish. The entries for the Melbourne and Caulfield Cups are still incomplete.

A level crossing smash occurred nt Studhohno Junction when the northbound express struck Mr 11. Ilorler’s (Carrier) motor, of Waimate, smashing it to matchwood, and carrying it soma yards up the liue. The passengers on the train heard the crash of the impact. Mr Horley was thrown on to a patch of grass but was apparently injured. He evidently saw the train too late and endeavoured to race to safety.