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Wellington Independent, Volume XVI, Issue 1687, 22 November 1861, Page 4

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Monday, 21st Oct. 6 p.m. -Flour, £9 to £9 15s. Wheat, 3s. 9d. to 3s. lOd. Few transactions. w- t Superior brands of tobaooo are in regtfest, at 1 ' good prides ; but trade in "general unusually dull, and transactions , Tory limited. .: . . , * Very heavy thunderstorm to-day. Tuesday, 22rid Oct., 7 p.m. The Amended Real Property Act was introduced into the House of Assembly to-day. -; 'The Bill passed third ffeadjng.; „,". ."' ' • .' 1 Flour and -wheat remain at. yesterday's quotations. Thursday, 24th Oct., 6 p.m. Sir Charles Cooper retires from the bench; / The new Chief Justice is to be Mr. Hanson, M.P. Thb Judge's Decisions. — The Atf tprney-General; in answer Mr. Finiiis, -^,P V seid that, the decisions of the judges ' !iiß;iis, Supreme Court were amenable to public opinion, in the sense of their weing open to public comment. The new valuation of runs is to be based on the grazing capabilities and situation,

; Good Flour is rather better in demanc c at £13. Wheat still without change c prices 3s. 9d. to 3s. lOd. at town ante h port. ,- The House of Assembly passed t r motion to present an address to the Gob vernor, in recognition of his eminent ser--1 vices to the colouy. . The Blackwa.ll has arrived from . London, Friday, 25th Oct., 6 p.m. The bulk of the exploring party started this morning from Chambers' Creek, the , Government having granted £7,500 for t the expedition. The names of the pari ties are— Mr. Stuart, leader; Mr. Kekwick, second-in-command ; Mr. Water- > house, naturalist; Messrs. Woodford, . Turing, Hewk, Nash, King, M'Goverj, . Frew, and Auld. The banks issue drafts on London at sixty days sight, at 1 per cent, premium ; [ and buy bills on London at sixty days . sight at I per cent, disoount. Flour has a slight tendency to rise, and i may be quoted to-day at £10 ; bran, Is. per bushel wholesale. Wool, present prices — Greasy, 7d. to -9d. ; olean washed, Is. Id. to Is. 4d.; scoured, Is: 6d. to Is. 7d. per Ib. In mercantile matters the markets are glutted. No margin of profit for im- , porters, The Blue Jacket, arrived from the Mauritius, reports the prie'e of flour at £12 per ton. Saturday Evening, 26th Oct. Stuart arid party left yesterday. The Goreraor is unwell. Busines is dull. Flour at previous rates.