MILITARY SPORTS.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 8319, 20 October 1888, Page 2

MILITARY SPORTS.

_ The military sports at Tahuna Park to-day in connection with the annual training of the Hussars should attract a large attendance. Excellent entries have been received for the various events, and gOod sport may be anticipated. The following are the entries and handicaps for the horse-racing events, which form part of the programme : — . Hubdle Kace.—Trooper Wilson's At-pfhne-, & r TSteWart; s Fl™ Scud,moo Bpcr AWrWs Ws ah n V T-roop^ Cara <">ron*s Demon, Trooper Hus-' sella Major, Trump-major FeltUaro's Our Pony &er^eCklers^ ot? DB' Tro °Per Ta^rfc's Boom Bio S hdop's TGTFria Cr Umitle' S BlaCk Befs' Tro^ Culhog-s Winifred, Trooper Palmer's Mata K ouHe Trooper H h Christie's King Bolt, Trooper H&klert Potens, Trooper Hyams' Gipsy Queen. Handicap Trot. — Trooper Paterson. Flora Temple, ? cr; Trooper Parke's Te Kooti. 8 cc* Trooper Boss' Coacher. lOsec; Lieutenant Gow's Taieri, io ß ec; Trooper Samson's Blond n, 12sw* Trooper J Stewart's Flying Scud, 15sec Corporai Moms' Skyrocket, 20sec; Trooper WilsonX & lZ'J°' Sl?\ TtO.SP eT Munro' B 20sec; Trooper 9n£v?" °aisy.2os§p; Tfooper Pram's Seldom *?d 20sec; Trooper Cassidy. Belly, 20sec; Trocroer Cameron's Demon, 20sec. \ J* roo Per

THE DUTY ON LEATHER BELTING.

Some misunderstanding having apparently arisen in connection with the new duty on leatherlbelting.'.the matter! was brought under the notice of Mr V. Pyke, M.H.R, when the following correspondence, which explains itself passed. Ifc has bsen placed afc our disposal for public information :—

ti,o w„„ n • • Danedin. September 11, ISSS. The Hon. Commissioner of Customs. - fi,olr,7i °lffic*i* tJ' has arisen herein consequencp of the collector of customs levying duties on featW belting. I see nothing in thi tariff'to iustifv fill There are duties on certain kinds of Iwt/w til™ X I read this in accordance with the English ikneliaw these mean duties on leather used for beltingTeltl Please be good enougli to favour me With your own and this I am sure was never contemnlafcedbv th* Lagislature.-your obedient servant, j Vincent Pitce.

Department of Trade and Customs, <*-,*.. t a- Wellington. September2s, 1888. of TrGe anfl S" by th? Hon tlle Commissioner or irade and Customs to acknowledge thn receipt of cnargeable on leather belting. In reply I am to dearly tCfnrnf'r" 10 H°U' "le ComSoner sees vV tLt?„M Cef T.°- Ur r.easOTinS m-thismafctw-th»'iK r leafch,f r belting is not liable to duty at 6d pne lb. I am, however, to point out to you that it n„?^ erly*ClaßSed voder "father manufactures not otherwise enumerated." 20 per cent., the same iate as. machinery i? liable to, and tbe necessarv'' instructions will be issued accordingly.—l am, &c. i ... ,H. S. M'Kellar, Sec. and Inspector.' mcent Pyke, Esq., M.H.H., Dunedin.