The following are the prices paid for labour in some of the principal trades of the colony. In compiling the list regard has been had, in setting down the minimum and maximum, to the circumstance that the earnings of some ...
Article : 929 wordsThe announcement of the failure of Messrs. Goddefroi and Co., the great German firm who have so monopolised the Island trade (says the New Zealand Herald) created a good deal of surprise in Auckland. The German trading ...
Article : 303 wordsOn the 12th November, his Excellency Sir Arthur Gordon left Levuka per H. M. S. S. Emerald. Samoa was reached on the 15th, when his Excellency found that fighting had again begun between Maliatoa's party and the ...
Article : 262 wordsThe annual report of the Department of Mines has just been issued. It is rather later than usual this year, having been delayed in consequence of the officers of the department being engaged in preparing the exhibits for the International ...
Article : 2,172 wordsAmong the mining items of interest since the mail left is the discovery of a new vein in the Krohmann claim, at Hill End. It is seven inches thick, and has been struck at a depth of 614 feet. At Forbes some good gold has been ...
Article : 284 wordsDuring the past month the state of the money market has been unchanged, although it was generally expected that cheaper rates would prevail ere this. The large wool clip, the advance in value, and promise of a more ...
Article : 1,490 wordsOn the 4th December the unemployed waited on the Minister for Railway's and asked him to provide them with work. Mr. Woods said that no money was available, but promised to provide bona-fide workmen with free passes to ...
Article : 1,349 wordsDecember 4.—Australian (s.), 362 tons, Captain Zahel, from Plymouth 66 days. December 6.—Rokeby Hall, ship, 1044 tons, Captain Deas, from London 107 days. ...
Article : 114 wordsThe Gazette returns for the quarter ended September 30, 1879, of the eleven banks carrying on business in the colony of New South Wales, compared with those for other quarters, exhibit the subjoined particulars. The notes ...
Article : 509 wordsDecember 4.—Lizzie Marshall, barque, 464 tons, Captain Dahler, from Port Townsend. December 9.—Mikado, barque, 648 tons, Captain Prehn, from Foochow. ...
Article : 87 wordsDecember 5.—Cynisca, barque, 989 tons, Captain Hutton, for London. December 12.—Dunbar Castle, ship, 925 tons, Captain Ismay, for London. Passengers—Mrs. Guttings, Miss Guttings, Master ...
Article : 143 wordsDecember 4.—City of New York (s.), 3000 tons, Captain Cobb, for San Francisco. December 8.—Oceania, barque, 320 tons, Captain Firth, for Shanghai. ...
Article : 107 wordsFOR LONDON. — Ben Voirlich, Black Prince, Cairnbulg Corona, Darling Downs, Duchess of Edinburgh, John Duthie, La Hogue, Northbrook, Patriarch, Loch Etive, Smyrna, St. Lawrence, William Duthie, Trafalgar, Windsor Castle ...
Article : 43 wordsWool, ½d and [?]d per lb.; cotton, as wool; oil, (sperm), none; copra, 55s; tallow, 45s to 50s; copper and tin, 2s 6d; nickel ore, none; hides, 20s to 25s; leather, 40s; preserved meats, 30s; measurement goods, 30s to 35s; bones, 20s; horns, 25s; ...
Article : 64 wordsOn the 4th December, Mr. Munro, in the Victorian Assembly, introduced his amendment to substitute the Council Reform Bill for the Government measure. Mr. Berry opposed the motion. In the course of the debate ...
Article : 431 wordsWolverene, 17 guns, Commodore Wilson, at Hobart Town; Emerald, 12 guns, Captain W. H. Maxwell, at Levuka; Dunae, 12 guns, Captain J. C. Purves, at Sydney; Cormorant, 6 guns, Lieutenant-Commander A. T. Bruce, at Fiji; ...
Article : 112 wordsRegarding the voyage, of the steamer Australian, Captain Zahel reports: Left Plymouth on the 29th September; touched at St. Vincent, C. V., on 10th October, and after coaling proceeded; arrived at Cape Town November 2nd, and sailed ...
Article : 2,183 wordsA successful attempt was made by fifteen convicts to escape on the 11th December. It appears that the convicts overcame the surveillant in charge of them, and proceeded on board a schooner lying off the island. After binding the ...
Article : 487 wordsTHE EXPORT MARKETS.—An unusually brisk demand has been experienced for high-class wools, as American and French buyers have been operating here for direct shipment. Their operations have been almost confined to ...
Article : 2,887 wordsFrom papers to the 6th December we learn that his Excellency left Levuka, on the 2nd, for Bau, where he will open the usual annual meeting of chiefs. From Bau his Excellency will proceed to Suva, and embark in H.M.S. ...
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The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), Mon 22 Dec 1879, Page 8
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