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Otago Daily Times, Issue 789, 28 June 1864, Page 4

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Daily Times Office, Monday Evening. There were n<> export entries passed upon gold at the Custom House to-day. The total revenue received upon articles passed for home consumption was LS2S 15s, divided as follows : brandy, 492 gals, L 221 17s 21; whisky 23 gals, L3 16 lOd : beer in bulk, 1200 gals, Ll2 10s : geneva, 305 gals, Li 37 ios Id ; rum, 38 gals, Ll7&* wine, 144 gals, L2l 12s 91; tea 6151b5, LlO ss; chicory, 2-2401b5, L2B; tobacco, 7101bs, L53 si; drapery, Ll2 6s 2d ; snndries, LlO 10$.

The following relates to the conveyance of mails between Melbourne and the Cook's Straits Provinces. The letter is addressed to the '• Wellington Advertiser. "~0.5.5. Company (Limited.) Elizibeth street, Melbourne, June 13.—Sir,—1 would respectfully ask you to inform the public of the following facts : -My instructions from the of this Company through the Managers, Messrs. Cargill and Co., Dunedin, were to place our steamers so as to leave Marlborough, Nelson, and Wellington, with the English mails.^n time to catch the P. & O. Co.'s steamers here,- say to leave Cook's Strait on the 19th-one boat to leave directly with English mail onirrival. The Albion left 30 honrs after the Bombay arrived. Immediately upon receiv ing the above orders, I put myself in communicii(ion with the Honorable T.-B- Gillies, Esq, Postmaster-General of New Zealand, who happened to be here, and requested that gentleman to give me au order for the mails for your ports on arrival. After some enquiry, Mr Gillies informed me that he could not do so, as it would interfere with the present mail contracts, and that he would prefer a request from the provinces interested before giving an order. You will see by this time our ability to carry out the work, from the class, power, and speed of our steam ships Had we received the mail, the Albion would have left three hours sooner. I have the honor to bs, sir, your obedient servant, John M'Lachlan, managing agent.