GENERAL ITEMS

Waikato Independent, Volume XXX, Issue 2319, 3 April 1930, Page 6

GENERAL ITEMS

Of the people who were declared bankrupt in 1928 the list was headed by farmers 119, followed by labourers (undefined) 118. Among the "indefinite occupations" were "gentlemen, three."

Two genuine old timers who have no little connection with Thames celebrated their birthdays recently. One, Captain W. J. Newby, is now in Auckland, and is 97. The other, Mr Moore, is spending a well-earned retirement in Thames. Mr Moore was 90 years of ago last week. Both men participated in the gold rush to Thames in the '' sixties.''

There is a prolific apple crop in the Nelson province this year, and .an export of 1,500,000 cases is looked forward to with confidence. Canterbury fruitgrowers have not been so fortunate, owing to exceptionally severe fi'osts late last spring, which almost completely wiped out many crops. As an example, two orchardists near C'hristchurch, who during the past few reasons have been gathering from 2000 to 3000 cases of apples apiece, inform the "Waikato Independent that year they willLnpt have, a single apple to gather.

The customs duty and tyre-tax for March totalled £198,892, compared with £179,659 for March of last year. ever, this increase, with a slight increase for February, was offset by a substantial decline in the revenue collected in January. Customs revenue and tyre-tax for the quarter, compared with last year, arc as follows:—January, 1930, £190,817; 1929, £216,054. February, 1930, £187,487; 1929, £184,111. March, 1930, £198,892,- 1929, £179,659. Totals, 1930, £577,196; 1930, £579,824. ' Taken alone, the customs revenue shows an increase for the quarter, the total being £569,868,, compared with £566,630. The figures for March, 1930, and March, 1929, were £196,057 and £175,638 respectively. Only £7328, \ as compared with £13,194 for the first quarter in 1929, was received on tyre importations. The figures for the month were £2835 and £4021 respectively.