STATISTICAL,

Tuapeka Times, Volume XXIV, Issue 1818, 5 August 1891, Page 6

STATISTICAL,

The Customs revenue for the quartpr ended Jane 30 was 1350,531, against L 356 ,536 for the oirretponding quarter of 1890. Last quarter Auck'and contributed L 76,401, Wellington L 67.723, Lytbelton L 56 499, Duuedin L 85,056 The quantity and value • f gold exported were :- Auckland, 6,867^2 of the value of L 27.72 5; Manboroncb, 360z, valued at Ll3O West Co<w, 43 3170z, valued at L 172 654; otag', 47,3020z. valued at L 189,207 ; unknown. 20 z, valued at LB2 ; total, 99,b"670z, valued at L 398,535

The postal revenue was L 45,925, against L 47.625 for the corresponding quarter. Auckland collected last quarter 15,859, Cbmtcburch L 5 178, Dnned'n L5,U6, Wellii gton L 6.329 The telegraphic revenue was 1.27.477, against L'Ji 981 fur the corresponding qtmter lasts year. Auckland received 14 736, Chrtctchurch L 3.654, Dunedin 14.353 C Wellington L 4.767 Money orders to the value ot L 159.453 were issued, a-* against 1 147,586 in the oorresponaing quart> r of last year. The Savi gs h ank transactions show deposits of LSOO 943, and withdrawals L 42 1,487. In all towDB the deposits exceed withdrawals, except at Greymouth. where the withdrawals exceeded deposits by L 551,

Last quarter the valne of postal notes Bold was L 19.845, against L 17.333 in the corresponding quarter.

A Northern contemporary is responsible for the following : — " The irony of fate could not much further go than that which overtook a Queensland unionist shearer. He was the leader of the gang which insisted on a hotelkeeper discharging his Chinese cook. The cook was an uncommonly good one, and the Barcaldine police had their eye on bis services. As soon as John found himself without a billet the police engaged him. In the meantime the unionist had delivered an harangue of a seditious character, for which the police arrested him. And the first thing that unionist knew when he got into gaol was that he bad to chop firewood for that Chinese cook."

Mr W. Ross, the Queen's principal piper, died suddenly on June 11. He was pipemajor of the Black Watch (the 42nd) when he joined the service of the Queen in 1854.