COMMERCIAL SUMMARY.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 7875, 18 May 1887, Page 6 (Supplement)

COMMERCIAL SUMMARY.

t> . ~ Tuesday evening, May 17 - Between the publication of our lasfc mail summary and this date the current of business has' been a good deal disturbed, firsfc by anticipated changes m the tariff, and afterwards by the numerousW sweeping changes that have been proposed by the Treasurer in his Financial ™ £ ent- T^ ese we ye in another column. a i^T^y* o^*lß *"» nofc ye* been debated by the House of Representatives, and there is a general feeling amongst the immunity that they will not be accepted in their entirety. Thispreveutsbusihesstoagreat extent, and notransactions are being carried through beyond thosenecessary tomeetactual requirement* Tea and sugar, the duties on whidh it wis' anticipated would be increased, havebeen left xAxtouched-. Most unjustly, the diity. on spirits was. without notice, made levyable on theiiquid instead of the proof gallon, but in acknowledgment ot remonstrances addressed to him on the unfairness'of this course, the Treasurer has cdnsanted to allow six months to elapse before tha change becomes operative. - - . ~ In the present uncertainty as to the acoebtancft or rejection of the new tariff, trade is ah£ost at a standstill, and ifc would be useless to quote ia detail the values of goods when there is the probability of these being altered within the next few . days. ' -..,-.

BIRTHS, MARRIAGES, ANi> deaths. ; ;:

n°w *?? "J" 1-April; at Maitland street, the"wlfe o Q-. H. Mackisack, of a son. ■ ...-.

wA^H UR-~? nihe B h- AP«Ut Forth street, Mrs W. Arthur, of a daughter. »«*=*, m.™ FY.vss-Ci.DrToV.-On the 25th April, at St John. parsonage: Milton, the wife of ttie* Bev. Q'- C«. Clinton, of a daughter. v ■'v™ 'w&^ifiSK 1, at Bhf* **%«* Stokes.-On the; 19th April, at her reiidenfe Dundas street, Mrs James W. Stokes, of a son : Sn.VERSios.-On 21st April,' at* -BStoMi l'i ? a da^ht ce c i',DUnedm' the Wif6of

..--Sinclair..-'On the 25th April, at Qr«»nb»»»« Starto^ street, the wife Of Kdward sK^*^ SPRAGG.-On the 2nd May! at Upper Stafford street, Mrs S Spragg, of a sou. »i*uora. Geddes.—On the 9th May. at Batb '««*,* Dunediu, the wife of Geoge

Stuart .-On the 3rd May, at her residence Melville street, the wife of K. J. Stuart offw>n * M'I) E RMID-At Qlendermidron tC fe. Ma garet M'Queen,. relict of the late HugU MTiermid; aged 57 years. '-,- ™ CLARKE.-On the 13th May. at Willowburri,' Clitt tou, Mrs John Clarke, of a daughter. ..- -

CAMEROX-CHMSTIE.-On the 15th ApriCdrthe residence of Mr Alexander Cameron. GiSnt Dunedin, by the Key. Dr Stuart. John CamprntT^ Elizabeth Christie, both of Wendonside. *^ to MAX.NISG-WAI.KER.-On the 20th Aprtl.'afc All Sams' Chuich, by the Bey. A. B. Fitchett .:F«Lntte Kichard fifth sou of the late James MaiS" Walker street, Dunedin, to Emily, eldest dauolVw of the late-J. D. Walker, of MiltoU. ' ' *&&&* M-DoNALD-WEi.Ls.-On the 22nd April, at L«gton, Canterbury, by the Bey. J. W. Cre^/Arthur RTtl mS^J 0! 1, Be, m<*ardfc, M'Doiiik£and Wells, Dunlin ' eWest daß«ht« ot.G-S: Todd—Kisg.—On the 14th April at Thn Rtuin Duuedin, by the B e v. : D.MLStoart, D.l i*S&' second son of the late James Todd, of Undfirwdod Lockerbie, Scotland, to .Janey Stewart M^£n' youugeat daughter of the late DaridKng*& neath. Scotland. ■-••'.; *».' : ~V "^ Oliver Ci.BMENCE.-On the llth, April, at the residence of the bride's mother. BaSly itreel Ballarat by the Key. Alex. Si£\_, Jno%ioW youngest son of Tbomasi diver, C.E.. Dunediu. New A aland to Mamie, youngest daughter of the late George Olemence, Ballarat, Victoria CRoziER-FoRDHAM.-On the 21st ADriL at th» X rT,p w h\5 ridJ V££. er' CampMwn. by wf ifeji.-?',?- Hunter; William. Ornate to Mare Eizabeth, eldest daughter of Mr T. B. Fordhaaf xsluu. .2 i__l' ' ,■ . ■, ;

EnE-Ci.KSDD.-KES-BoBEBTS.-On the 3rd Mail at the residence of the bride's mother. Castle k&t & P thri He, Vi D' -"•B'^.D.D., WilliSlgS Ede-Clendinnen, Melbourne., to Alice IHLvla daughter ofthelate-E. T.Boberts, U_ T HawW Dury, Canada. * ' T 16* «G^ wr??^' n'-~on the22nd April, at the residence of tbebrides parents. Holmhead, North Taterfcby the Bey J. M. Sutherland, M.A., James. el«oa of the late John Gow, Invermay, East Sater to Margaret Calder. eldest daughter of John Shaw _CARMALT-O'CoxNOR.-On the 1 Oth May, atst. Matthew's Church. Dunedin. by the Bey. .Menr£ John Freeland, Walter B. Carmalt to JUthkS Bleauor O'Connor —mmwm

DoxAXD-SnusT.—On the llth May.-ai-the residence of Mrs Major, Dowling street, Dunedta. by the Eev Mr Porter, Thomas*bonald,of Cowuy VT*, I l rel¥ lf toMary B. Stuart, thirt daughteV Derry!lretod rt ' °f DeW"e. $*** Baptist Churoh, Greendale, by the »cv. J.: i! Shackelford. Samuel, youngest 'son of Mr Wm teTife I? eer B F«ris- Devonshire. EnglawT to fcmma Maria Patience, seoond daughter of-Mr George Bidgen, Brooklyn Farm. Greenlale, Canter-

STEWAKD-PiBRiE.-On the 13th May, at Oaaaru. by the Key. A. B. Todd, Bobert Stewart; late of Glenesk, Forfarshire, to Alison Krrie. daughter of Kobert Pirne merchant, late of Glencarae?Perthshire, Scotland. .

Wallace-CHBiBME.-0n the 12fch May, at-th* Cougr^ational Church, Dunedin, by the Hey, J E Kelly. James Wilson; second son of James Wallace Dedswell. Surrey,. England (formerly of Balbemio" Kincardineshire. Scotland), to Annie Gibb. younjrer daughter of George Cowie OhristierDunedin(lateof the ,16th Lancers and 3rd Light. Dragoons, ahd of Montrose, Scotland-. .'".,'

vS.i fhe ?™i prikBti son-in-law's raided, King street, WllH&m James; aged 59 years; Delply

On the iOth April, suddenly, at Lower Hanover street, Margaret Oliver, the beloved wife of Thoinaa Livingston; ageds3yeirs. -r^ At his residence, Arthur street, Dunedin, after » long illness, George Tombe, formerly of Baliyraua; County Antrim, Ireland; aged 75 years. *""«"*' Duncan-On the 24th April, at Keith Hall. Greytown. Mary, the beloved wife of John EWMcan. Cherry Farm, Waikouaiti; aged 52 years. • HouSTON.-On the 20th Tnsfc., a t hts residence. Lees street, William Houston (late of Milton^ii Manuka creek) ; aged 50 years. JoiLNSTONK.-On the 25'tb AprU. at Duniw. North laieri, William Frances Johnstone; aged 57 years. On the 27th February, at Victoria &tr«e\ Leamington, Kngltvnd, Alexander Wallace, late of BeU Tower, Dunedin; aged 74. _Hsj-fkiw'an.—On the 29ih April, at Dunedin. David Heffernan; aged 41 years. • Bel^-Ou theitn May, at his residence. Bozo Sa6^?" Tft^i' after a lon« and ***** ilteew, Jon^Belli aged 67 years. BAis.-On the Pth May, afc Menzie's Ferry, Wyndham Margaret, the beloved wife of TfcomM*»dn; aged 47 years. jihu-^u,

GEDDKS.-On the 28fch April 1887, afc the Octagon. Dunedin New Zealand, Elisabeth Woodley. the Wed wife of Walter G. Geddes and beloved mother of George WUHaaa, Albert Walter, and Mary Mends Bm& Geddes. Mourned by many tree

Wi.WAMs.-On the llth May. at Portobello, the beloved wife of John Williams; aged 34. _ BARR.—On the 10th May, at Dunedin. William Harr, formetly of Kaikorai Valley; in his 56th year. ~Smith.—On the llth May, at Dunedin; Clariwia, the bfeloved wife of William, and mother of William, Uitistopher, and Henry Smith;- aged 79. Deeply regretted. * 7 . J

Muir.—Oa tha 16th May, at Parkside, Caversham, Agues Muir j aged 21.

The directors of the National Insurance. Company have declared an interim divides* of io per cent, per annum for the half-year ending,3lsfr March,. Afc the lasfc meeting of the Maeandrew : Memorial Fund Committee it was reported : that £358 Os 2d bad been collected up to date.. The mayor intimated that he had been! promised £36 105, and apologised for his absence, A number of ofcher subscriptions were received.