THE CUSTOMS REVENUE.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 9131, 2 June 1891, Page 1

THE CUSTOMS REVENUE.

The customs returns for the .-olony for May chow a total of £115,161—Auckland contributing £23 096, Wellington £24 943, Ohriitctaurch £i 6.357, Dunedin £29,644. The previous month's total was £132,836, and that for May 1890, £127,165. The beer duty for the colony for last month totalled £1034 17s sd, the returnii of the principal cenlres being—Auckland £978. Wellington £452, Christchurch £706, Dunedin £892. For the previous month the total was £4998, and for May 1890, £4400.

Ihe result of the threshing hat shown that the yield OD Inch Oliitha and other low, flat ground in the Olutha district is scarcely up to that of last year. There is a very large bulk of straw, but the grain Is slightly short of what was expected. The world goes round and not square, as some imagine; but Mrs S. A. Allen's World's Hair Beßtorer otill bears the palm for restoring the youthful colour and brilliancy to the hair. The Tuapeka j Times save that the increase in the number of canning factories has given . a fresh impetus to rabbiting, which can now be made a very remunerative occupation. Some of the unemployed who are clamourIng for the Government stroke on the Otogo Central or elsewhere for a wage just sufficient to keep body and soul together might do worse than give rabbiting a trial. Bat then it entails a good deal of hard, rough work, and of course that would be an insuperable objection to the average city out-of-work man. "Lebesu" Champagne, a superior dry wine Messrs Glaßßon Brother!, a couple of Wnlkato (Auobland) settlers, contemplate, should sufficient Inducement offer, to commence the cultivation of New Zealand flax on an extensive scale. Mr Robert Dlokaon, jun., who was lately a pupil of Mr Bobbins, of the Gore Dairy Factory, has received the appointment of manager ol the Port Plrle Dairy Factory, In Western Australia, at ft salary of #100 per year, "L.fl!»aH"<Jfe3mpßgo«,J

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