Th« fnTJ««,!r.^hows the amount of Customs Duties collected at t? Port of »<™ dlß . wording to the ZJSt^i? Revenue undermentioned, during the so v era i nenu/ --— . month of j-0T.1874:-galled in New Zealand .. 892 11 4 S ndSnuff :• :: :: *&" ! SCsheepwash 0 6 3 ♦vine ' •• •• •• ' Ale and Beer (in bottle) .. .. 185 15 8 Do(iawood) ,« Tea .. •• •• •• •• 1j316 •> •» Coffee, Cocoa, Chicory, and Chocojat e 163 10 3 Sugar, raw, refined, and MoUsses.. 3,177 3 2 Opium . • • • • • • • ■ Goods by weight 1,913 5 6 Ad Valorem 12.052 10 8 Other duties not specified above . . 1,223 4 3 Total £30,213 5 5 Gold Duty 2,936 1110 List of Ships that arrived in Otago, and the Number of Immigrants in each, from 20th December, 1873, to 31st Januiry, 1874. "T From what D . a f te Statute BMP- Port. _aXl_J^ City of Dunedin.. Glasgow ..Dei. 29.. 114 Surat .. ..London .. Jan 1 .. 223 Dunflllan.. .. Do. . . Jan. 10 . . 137 Total 474 List of Immigrants engaged through the Immigration Office, Dunedtn, from 29th December, 1873, to 31st January, 1874. Ifo. Class. Current Eate of Wages. ~T Blacksmiths . . . . 12s per day 5 Bootmakers . . . . £3 10s per week 1 Brickmaker .. .. 1 2s per day 15 Carpenters . . . . 12s> per day 3 Coopers 10s per day 3 Dairymaids . . . • £40 to £45 per annum 2 Dressmakers . . . . 20s to 25s per week 2 Engineers .. ..12s per day 42 Farm Servants . . . . £52 to £55 per an. and fd. 6 Female Cooks .. ..£4O to £45 do do 61 Female Genl. Servants £30 to £35 do do 6 Gardenere . . . . £60 to £05 do do 1 Grocer 25s per week do do 1 Groom £1 per week do do 1 Harness Maker . . £3 10s per week 5 Harvest Men . . £2 10s do do 16 Housemaids . . . . £25 to £30 per an. and fd. 3 Housekeepers.. .. £50 per annum 2 Minors . • . . • • 4s per ton displaced 3 Nursory-maids . . . . 8s to 10s per week 2 Painters 10s per day 2 Platelayers . . . . 8s to 10s per day Z Ploughmen . . . . £60 per annum and found ) Shepherds .. .. Do do 10 Tailors £3 to £3 10s per week 9 Weavers As per agreement. Colin Allan, Immigration Officer. Missing Friends. IF this should meet the eye of DONALD .M'KINNON, from Tyree, Argyleshire, vScotland, or any person knowing him, please write to his nephew, Dugald M'Kinnon, Brookong Station, Urana, N.S.W. IP this should meet the eye of PATRICK M. HENRY, from Ballypatrick, he can hear of his Brother James by sending his address to J. W. Robertson, Queenstown. JOHN MALCOLM, of Greenock, who came to Otago, per ship William Davie, in 1869, is requested to communicate \uth Captain Sinclair, tug Geelong, Port Chalmers, when he will hear of something to his advantage. Last heard of at Switzers — supposed to have gone to Canterbury. Notices BOOK-KEEPER or GENERAL CLERK seeks an Engagement in a Country Store. Good testimonials. Address Zeta, office of this paper. WANTED, a SITUATION by a Young Lady, lately arrived from London, as Day Worker ia the Shirt or Costume Com. partinent. Address, stating all particulars, to 8.P., Post Office, Orepuki. WANTED, an Engagement as TUTOR, by a sth year's Glasgow University Student. A family in the country preferred. References kindly permitted to Rev. Dr Stuart, and John Hislop, School Inspector, Dunedin. WANTED, Certificated TEACHER— Female— for Blackstone Hill Side School. Salary : Government Subsidy, £60 per annum, and school fees, with residence. Applications, accompanied by testimonials, to be addressed—" Secretary, Blackatone Bill," on or before March let.
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Otago Witness, Issue 1158, 7 February 1874, Page 15
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567Page 15 Advertisements Column 1 Otago Witness, Issue 1158, 7 February 1874, Page 15
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