THE GAZETTE. WELLINGTON, February 15.

Otago Witness, Issue 2399, 22 February 1900, Page 13

THE GAZETTE. WELLINGTON, February 15.

I In addition to the charge ot 2o 6d for oix minutes' long-distance telephoning, 2t, 6d per hour will be charged for each attendant required out of the usual. The Gazette contains regulations for deer spooling in Waitaki County, and for licensing colonial pilots. Air j£. C. Blomfielcl lias been appointed stipendiary magistrate and commi=rioner of the Native Land Court for Jig ]' t iy cf Inlands. Mr W. Swan, of Dunedin, is appointed a •1.P., and ilr Thomas Howley le^i'lrai ol elcctoi'o for Timaru. The following arc appointed incmbars o t t the Otago Tlai'bo-jr Boiircl :—jvlrssi-^: — jvlrssi-^ J. 1. ifae'eerras, J. .Robin, T. Ros^, and D. Pnikerton. Captain V 7. H. Pott^. Thamee Xtival-, ha-? been awarded the Imperial volunteer officers' decoration for service over 20 years. Tlip imr)orts into the colony during December quarter amounted in valus to £2,409, <60, including £117.515 of specie, a^ Tp J air>sl £2,187,1-06 for the corresponding quai-tor of 1308. "For the yoar i\\e tou\l £8.733.653, apaiusl £8,230,600 ior the previous 3-c;v. The returns for the principal ports sxva: — Auckland, £2,211,719: W'cllhvrton. £2,067.111; Chr;,tohureh,£l/r'19.473 : Dunedii>, £l.B4s.o69. The export-- i'oi 1 the Doceinber qn^rltji 1 v. eio vrlucd at £2,762,537 (not including i.:u value of horses, forage, etc., seal to the Cape -with the contingent), against £1,953,610 for the December quarter of 1898. The total for the

year \v,u £1]. 933,335, against £10,517,955 in JB9B. The figure i for the leading ports are:— Auckland, £1,860.60-; Wellington, £3,896,291: Ohrktcaurch.' £2,311.293: Dunedin, £1.316 385; Napier. £988,^-66; Bluff, £751,851; Timaru, £726,476.