The Government Gazette.

Oamaru Mail, Volume XVII, Issue 5337, 27 July 1892, Page 1

The Government Gazette.

The following are the notices, returns, etc., of local interest in the last issue of the Government Gazette, received last night:— CUSTOMS RHVENUK. The following aie tho particulars of the Cusorns Revenue collected at Oamaru for the quarter ending June 30th, 1892 : £. Spirits... ... ... ... 1259 Cigars, Cigarettes, Snuffs ... Tobacco ... ... ... 351 Wine 83 Ale, Beer, etc. 46 Tea 45 Coffee ... Sugar, Molasses, and Treacle 47 Opium ' Goods by weight ... ... 181 Goods atl valorem 644 Unspecified ... ... ... 106 Total £2762 Corresponding quarter 1891 £3050 Decrease £2BB GOLD RETURNS. The gold entered for duty for exportation from New Zealand for the quarter ending June 30th, 1892, amounted to 57,3350z, valued at L 228,783. Of this amount the County of Waitaki contributed 4030z, valued at L 1652. The largest contribution came from Westland County with 94260z, valued at L 37,666 ; and the smallest from Fiord County with 540z, valued at L 216. The West Coast, of course, heads the districts for tho half year with 56,5470z, and the remaining districts are in the same order as in tho previous corresponding half year, though the amounts are all smaller. Marlborough only shows a remarkable increase tho returns for this half year being 27130z, as compared with 360z for tho first half year of 1891. POSTAL AND TELEGRAPHIC. The postal revenue for the quarter ending June 30th gives the following local details of business done at Oamaru £ s. d. Private box rents ... ... 5 0 0 Money order commission ... 40 3 7 Stamps credited ... ... 1260 9 Postal guides 0 1 6 Postal note commission ... 9 14 5 Telegraph reveiiuuc ... ... 535 19 10^ Total ... ... ...£lßsl 8 6 Eleven new post offices have been opened in the colony during the quarter, and three have been closed. RAINFALL. The rainfall at Maheno for tho month of June was o"4oin. Rain fell on three days only, the maximum fall being 0 , 22i»i on the 11th. The highest recorded falls were at Milford Sound, 20'96in ; PuysegurPoiut, 19'60m ;Inglewood, 17'85in ; and Greymouth, 14'77in. Four other places recorded double figures. The lowest falls were at Maheno, as above ; Kapunatiri (Rangitata), 0"80 in ; Cape Campbell, 1.35 in ; Winchmore (Ashburton), l"18in and Balclutha, 1.37 in. Rain fell on 24 days at Wellington, 23 at Inglewood, 25 at Puysegur, 22 at Woodville, and 17 only at Milford. Only four days wore blessed at Cape Campbell, while Winchmore took 12 days to make up l'lßin.