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New Zealand Herald, Volume I, Issue 41, 31 December 1863, Page 2

BELGIUM CONSULATE, AUCKLAND. NOTICE TO MERCHANTS AND TRADERS. -i . rnHE TAXES hitherto levied on A||v X VESSELS ENTERING the RIVER r SCHELDT, bound for Antwerp in Belgiiim, being sinee the first August last, by a<rreoment with the muritimo conn tries of Europe, for ever abolished, and moreover the duties 011 tonnnco levied by the Government, lm d the pilot duw bein" reduced by 20 per cont. for sailing vessels; 25 per cent, for vessels in <w, mid P or cent, for steamers, and finally t-lio harbour dues levied by thoCltv of Antwerp being also simplifies and reduced. These several reductions now render Antwerp one of tho most economical, as it has a lways been onr of the safest and moat cohiii!<vHo»is porta for shipping on the continent of Europe. Tho saving consequent upon these reductions may bo estimated, for a vessel nf 500 tons, to amount-to' 1,200 to 1,300 francs, or £18 to £52 per voyage, andii'to this sum bearded tho tolls for tho navigation of the river Scneldt,' now abolished, but which a short t;mu since would have been charged on all vessels entering that river, tho total saving to a vessel of COO tons may be taken at 2,500 francs, or £112 This diminution of expenses, i.opciher Twth tho very considerable reductions made hy tho Belgian Government, in tho rates of carnage by the nulroads belonging to tho State, for goods of every class and weight, arriving from any part of Europe lor shipment at Antwerp, render tliis port, which is so favourably situated for tho trade with central Europe, the most economical, as well jm, tho most comenieut ! place for shipping goods from the European continent. ! Besides thus largely reducing the expenccs of vessels entering the river Scheldt, bound for Antwerp, t'no Belgian Government, anxious to offer every facility to vessels arriving there, and to give tho greatest extension to the commerce of that port, has added large new* dockn to those already existing, and is now liav\ j erected new dry docks and other establishments on a sufficiently extensive scale to admit of repairs being undertaken of vessels of every description and any tonnage, so that'the largest may now ba repaired at Antwerp, instead of going elsewhere for that purpose, as was formerly the case with vessels of unusual size. These several reforms and improvements, together with tho reductions made in the Belgian Customs tariff, in accordance with treaties of comnicrcc concluded between Belgium and most other countries, cannot fail to exert a beneficial influence upon the relations of Belgium with other count nes, and to bo appreciated antl taken advantage of by every inlfil- ! lifrent mercantile community. CHARLES HE WITTE, Consul. At the office of Messrs. Bucholz and Co. Auckland, Deermber "1, UiG,"i. IMPORTANT ro COASTING VESSELS <t SHIPPERS OF CATTLE ON THE EAST COAST TO AUCKLAND. MR. ALFRED BUCKLAND EESPECTFULLY informs his FRIENDS that CATTLE can be LANDED on the Ea*t Bunk of the Tamaki, about one mile from the Heads, OVER THE VESSEL'S SIDE WITHOUT THE USE OF A BOAT, AND AT ALL TIMES OF THE TIDE, thereby saving the risk and injury to the Cattle of a second time putting them in slings, as well as the additional cost of Boating, with ilw further advantage of being at once in a. GOOD PADDOCK WITHOUT ANY DRIVING, Vc-Rr-cln not drawing more tlnn nine feet of water can enter and leave at ail timer, with half-tide, and at full tides Vessels drawing fourteen feet of water can enter safely. Chart* of the river, kindly furnished by Captain BrituKes. can lie obtained at- the Up-market. Assistance, if r.-xvcfcn at r.U times bo oi>taincd on the spot. Stock forwarded at onec to tho market ,or grazed at fixed rates untd sold. November 10, 1&13. TO QUALIFIED SURVEYORS. A FIRST-CLASS THEODOLITE, BY GILBERT, LONDON, Two Telescopes and numerous Reading Glosses, 11EN INCH PLATE, in twentieths, and reads c£f . to seconds with ease. It is a moat pcrfect instrument, capable in proper hands of ENSURING CORRECT SURVEY. If not privatelj disposed of, will be sold at Auction at an early date by JOSEPH COCHRANE. NOTICE OF REMOVAL. A TORNAG-11l k CO.. MATHEMATICAL, ii.o PHILOSOPHICAL & OPTICAL INSTRUMENT MAKERS to the Surveyor-General's Department, Observatory, Sc., Ax., beg to inform their New Zealand patrons that they have removed their Establishment to 312 George-street, Sydnev (one door South of Hunter-street), and are now prepared to supply all kinds of Mathematical, Optical and Astronomical Instruments and Photographic Materials. Every kind of Instrument manufactured oil the premises. All Articles guaranteed. Country ordera promptly executed. A. TORN AG HI & CO., 312 George-street, Sydney, One door South of Hurler-street. NOTICE. W E > &e undersigned GROCERS, will CLOSE 0 Homes of Business on FRIDAY and next, Ist and ?nd January, ISG I. M. SOMERVILLE, MORRIN & CO., SAMUEL BROWN, ALPE & HEMMING,T. W. MARSH, J. M. FRENCH, R. SOMERVILLE. T. GEORGE, LEWIS & SON. NOTICE. \,j"ESSRS. THORNTON, SMITH & FIRTH'S 1)0 dt>6od 011 FMI)AY 1131(1 30th December, 1863. 1 8 6 4, C) N m?FP r !Uj(i thc January \J REFRESHMENTS of tho best description including WINES, SPIRITS, ALE, PORTER ovl! pi ,° Pricoe, at a Booth now ( eeted along!-,ido Messrs. Holmos', Flagstaff Will '.renting the now jetty, NORTH SHORE? E. FORBES, "Shamrock" Hotel, Alborfc-strooi. NOTICE, ££Esr ~ Queen StnwN nn 1 \f S ' Tr conier of Shortland and stroets, and Mr. Vaughn's. Parnuil. ■MMi A overuber, 1863. Now Publiuhod, ARE p t Y TO THE •' IntSiPl > wce " lly dc^^^oad BY M. W. Gil ESN. _A —A House required on L&v Wl^! a :l short Town. Apply to G. M., at the offic« of this paper.