NEWS IN BRIEF.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLVII, Issue 14491, 4 October 1910, Page 6

NEWS IN BRIEF.

Eight men and one woman were lodged in the city police cells last night. The gross receipts collected at the Auckland Customhouse yesterday amounted to £3217 19s, which includes £2887 18s from Customs duties. Repeating the practice of last year, business in the General Post Office at Wellington during the summer months will begin on Saturday at eight a.m. and end at noon. The chairman of the Gisborne Harbour Board predicts that as the result of the operations of the new dredge vessels drawing 14ft of water will be able to enter the river at low water before Christmas. Mr. H. B. Devereaux, F.R.AI.S., .gives the rainfall in Waihi for the month of September as 5.08 inches, against an average in previous years of 7.83 inches. The total rainfall for the year so far amounts to 8-1.52 inches. • August 24 was (says our London correspondent) the first, settling day for the shares of the New Zealand Oilfields, Ltd., which are now quoted at Is and Is 6d. As the shares are fully paid to 2s, this is a .discount of Is to 6d. Following is the state of His Majesty's prison, Auckland, for the week ended October 1 On remand, 5 males, 1 female ; awaiting trial, 7 males; sentenced to life, 2 males; hard labour, 243 males, 16 females; received during the week, 52 males, 2 females; discharged, 35 males, 3 females. The total number now in prison ! is 257 males and 17 females. Thct total number of cases of drunkenness at the Auckland Police Court for the month of September, as compiled by tho ; Auckland Prohibition League from press [■reports, was 190, of which 12 were women. There were 64 first offenders, 19 broke prohibition, 12 were prohibited,' two were sent to Pakatoa. and 16 to gaol for various terms. The fines totalled £124 10s.