CUSTOMS DUTIES.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXII, Issue 178, 4 July 1900, Page 3

CUSTOMS DUTIES.

Wi an indebted to Mr. H. Bedford, Collector of Customs, for the following I leturn of Customs duties collected at the port of New Plymouth for the quarter ended 30th June, 1900:

THE WAR., ** . fBl XUOTSIO TELEGRAPH.—COPYRIGHT.] (P«B FBXBS ABHOOIAMON.) V IN THE 0RAN6E RIVER COLONY. ': *:, A BOER DAMP BURNT. gy-^;. fc ANOTHER GENERAL RECALLED. K9 * (Received 4, 1.30 a_m.) . -, London, July 3. ' 5. General Clements seized and burnt a Boer camp near Lindley, losing two Tolled and 13 wounded. ' Farm houses in the Senekal district, ( which hare frequently been used as forts, were burnt. c Lord Roberta has ordered civilians i who were returning to Johannesburg to retire te Bloemfontein. e Major-General Sir H. E. Colville has j been ordered to return to England. The Daily Mail states that his return t is in consequence of the HeilbronLindley district being in an unsatisfactory state. SICKNESS AMONGST THE TROOPS. COHAN DOYLE'S OPINION. ENDORSED BT LORD ROBERTS. (Received 4,1.25 a.m.) , London, July 2. Lord Roberts endorses the opinion expressed by Dr. Oonan Doyle that, under the circumstances of the unprecedented pressure of sickness and the limited means of the medical department, they had combatted with the violent outbreak of typhoid very well. NEW ZEALAND CONTINGENTS. ! ILLNESS OF TROOPERS. W&LLDJOTON, July 3, A Colonel Pole-Penton has received the a following cablegram from Capetown:— | " Trooper Heenan, who has been suffer- , ing from debility, is convalescent. Trooper Prosser, suffering from intermittent fever, is doing well. Trooper . Knubley has returned to duty." ( THE PLAGUE. — » 0A8BS IN QUEENSLAND. (By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright.) [FEB PRE88 ASSOCIATION.] (Received 3, 11.36 p.m.) .Brisbane, July 3. A boy named Frank Hagelocker and | * J. Finigan, both employed in the city, u have been attacked by plague. Wellington, July 3. The Postal Department is advised that upon the arrival of the Mariposa at 'Frisco on June 1st, passengers from Auckland, Samoa, and Honolulu were allowed to land on the day of arrival. After being examined by the medical ( officer, the passengers from Australia were landed at the quarantine station | and their baggage fumigated, and they were released on the following day. r The Board of Health and the Federal - Quarantine Officer at 'Frisco assert ■{that twelve deaths from plague have c ' occurred in Chinatown, 'Frisco, during . the last two or three months, and they ( have consequently quarantined Chinaof the State and , - rthe merchants of 'Frisco say that the , ** deaths in Chinatown were not due to plague. They were bringing an action against the Board of Health the day the Mariposa left, asking them to show cause why quarantine should not be - raised. Meanwhile vessels are leaving San Francisco with clean bills of health. CUSTOMS DUTIES. ♦ s Wi are indebted to Mr. H. Bedford, c Collector of Customs, for the following i return of Customs duties collected at ( the port of New Plymouth for the quarter ended 30th June, 1900:— £ s. d. 8pirits, 16s. per gallon 671 6 4 Cigars, 7». per lb. 91 2 8 Cigarettes, 17s. 6d. per 1000... 227 10 0 Tobacco, mfd., 3s. 6d. per lb.... 1718 5 0 Wine, Australian, 5s. per gallon 31 15 0 Wine, other kinds, t)3. per gaL 14 2 8 Beti,2i. per gallon 1 16 0 Tea, 4d per lb 211 8 0 Cocoa, 3d. per lb 6 5 0 Antra,- 1A nor lh - IBS 3 4 Goods, by weight 627 13 3 Goods, ad valorem . 1147 7 0 Other duties not specified above 395 3 6 £5328 17 9 Corresponding quarter, 1899 £1651 13 1 Beer Duty £283 2 0 Corresponding quarter, 1899 ... £252 11 0 Bbtubn of Exports op New Zealand PEODCOB FBOM *HK PORT 01* NEW Plymouth fob the quabthb ended June 30th, 1900:— £ Bacon, 237cwt „ 691 Batter, 13971cwt 61,549 Cheese, 8948cwt 18,820 ■ Fungus, 202cwt 293 Hides, 615 hides 327 Horns, l£toni. , 11 Urd,9cwt. 19 Heats (frozen) O.K.— poultry, ... 9 pairs 2 Phormium, 12 tons 210 Seeds—Grass, 58cwt 81 Skins, calf, 27 skins _ 2 Tallow, 5 tons , ... 100 £82,071 Corresponding quarter, 1899 ... £77,032 RETURN OF EXPORTS OF NEW ZEALAND Pboduce fbom the Poet of Waitaba FOB THE QUARTEB ENDING JUNE 30TH, 1900:— £ Heats (frozen)— Beef, 10,672cwt 14,940 Kidneys. %:wt, 7 Lamb, 8369 carcases, 2679cwt... 5627 Mutton, 2351 carcases, il67cwt 1634 Mutton, 1716 legs and shoulders, 137cwt 192 \ Pork 83 carcases, 52cwt ... 71 Skins, fheep without woo* 1118 skins, 19651bs 81 Tallow, 58tons 1209 Wool, 108,4171bs. 2710 £26,171 Corresponding quarter, 1899 £16,51S Total value of Imports for Jane 2nd, 1900:— £13,2 j2 quarter, 1899 £10,134