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Otago Daily Times, Issue 6503, 15 December 1882, Page 2

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Ofciiy Times Office, Thursday evening. Tiis fcw«int of Ci^onia Revenue recoived to-duy

CD Roods entered (or ccusuniption was £1822 13s Bd,

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jSOTES FROM REEFTON. fßr Tw-EaRAHi ] (f ROM OBS. OWM CORBKBPONDE.T.) Reeftox, December 14th. So portion of the crushing machinery for the Phoenix and Inglewood Companies htts vtt 'cached Reef, ton, but 'seme seven tons are landed in Greymouth, and a contract lias bcon let by (be Companies for conveyance from Greymouth to Murray Creek. Ko difficulty whatever will have te be overcome in respect to tho trans-It as far ai the Energetic machine site in Murray Creek, the road admitting of dray trarhe, and Jrom that point to the Company's machine site about a mile distant Tha heavier pieceß, such as the stamperboxes, weighing about ykwt., will have to be con veyed by trolly. The boiler will reach here in sections and be fixed on tho ground. Under the3e circumitances the work of erection, when commenced, will neither be lonjr nor costly. The Imperial. —List week's parcel of amalgam showed a result of about 12dwt per ton. The crushill" will be concluded about the 22nd, when about 170 tons will have been crushed. Fifteen men are employed, and ihe charge for crushing is lOj per ton. Tho north faces are looking healthy. The Just-in-Time are pushing on tho winding plant ■with the intention of takii.R out a block of stone expected to be mot ntar the Imperial boundary. • la tha South Hopeful nothing solid is yet found. ■ loose boulders containing good gold are met with ;ibout I.OOW from Imperial south boundary.

(PKB UKKBP PREBB ASSOCIATION.) Gg,BVMODTH, December 14th. A telegram from Lyell respecting: the United Viclory a&yi ono-third oj the gold In the last crushing was loib through maltreatment, anil that improvesuent may be relied on.

POST OFFICE NOTICE. Mulls clone at the Chief Post Office, Duuedln (subject to any noceasary alterations), as under :— Tina Day (Friday), Deobmbbr 16. For Northern ports of New Zoaland, per Omaporo, at 6.45 a.m. For Westport, Greymouth, and Hokitika, per Mahinapua, at 6.45 a.m. Saturday, December 16. For Northern ports of Now Zealand, per North train, at 6.45 a.m. Late letters, mail-van, North train, at 8.10 A.m. For Northern ports of New Zealand, per Eotoruii, it 1.50 p.m. Late letters, guard's van, Port Chalmers train, at 2.30 p.m. A mail for the West Coast Sounds will close at lha liluff, pur StoMa, on the 31st inst. (Signed) ARCH. BARR, Chief Postmaster. Chief Post Office, Dunedin, December 15, 1882. ABSTRACT OF SALES BY AUCTION. THIS DAT. M'Landresb, Hepbdrn. and Co, at Room 9, Manse street-Household furuiture and eoects, potatoos. D. M. Spbduino, at Rooms, Princes street southBoots, &c. M. Ptm, at Rooms, High street—China, porcelain, &c. Bastings, Lhart, and Co, at Rooms, High street— ] Toys, pictures, &c. Maclean and Co, at Pound Yards, Outram—Property, store cattle.