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  2. MINING SUMMARY.

    Since our last summary the items of mining intelligence received have been comparatively unimportant. The stone raised in Krohmann's claim has scarcely proved so rich as was anticipated, and has scarcely yielded two ounces to the ...

    Article : 354 words
  3. SHIPS' REPORTS.

    The ship Blengfell, from Liverpool 2nd October, had a fresh westerly gale in the Channel, and did not make Mad[?] till the 15th. The N.E. trades were light, and were lost in about [?]. N.; from thence had light variables to the Equator; crossed on the 1st ...

    Article : 2,702 words
  4. SAMOA.

    Our correspondent at Apia writes:—On the return of the Bismarck, 1st November, from Sydney, via Tonga, there was a consultation of the Consuls. The Consuls proceeded to the seat of war. They there demanded the ...

    Article : 517 words
  5. TRADE AND LABOUR MOVEMENTS.

    Trade movements have been very much affected during the past month by the uncertainty as to the fate of the Colonial Treasurer's taxation proposals, but the uncertainty has to some extent been removed by the decision of ...

    Article : 367 words
  6. LABOUR SUMMARY.

    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 : 1,025 words
  7. FIJI.

    From the Fiji papers to the 7th of January we extract the following:—At a meeting of the Legislative Council it was resolved to meet the extraordinary expenditure caused by the measures taken to eradicate the coffee-leaf disease, by ...

    Article : 302 words
  8. COMMERCIAL REVIEW.

    THE EXPORT MARKETS.—The receipts of wool by rail and coastwise have continued so unprecedentedly large, that there has not been storage accommodation enough to enable consignees to take delivery, though vessels loading have ...

    Article : 2,577 words
  9. DEATH OF THE PRINCE OF TONGA.

    The Crown Prince of Tonga, who has been on a visit to New Zealand for the benefit of his health, died at Auckland on December 22. The New Zealand Herald states:— "The disease from which the Prince died was enlargement ...

    Article : 270 words
  10. SHIPPING SUMMARY.

    December 20.—Orient (s.), 5384 tons, Captain Studdert, from London, via Plymouth and Melbourne, 45 days. December 22.—Isle of Anglesea, barque, 724 tons, Captain Densey, from Glasgow, 115 days. ...

    Article : 138 words
  11. MONETARY REVIEW.

    There has not been any positive alteration in the money market since last mail left, though, undoubtedly money is getting more plentiful. The banks have been able to obtain extreme rates so long that they think it advisable to ...

    Article : 1,586 words
  12. ARRIVALS FROM FOREIGN PORTS.

    December 22.—Sarah S. Ridgeway, barque, 975 tons, Captain Townsend, from New York; Columbia, barque, 384 tons, Captain Carpenter, from Mauritius; Levuka, barque, 473 tons. Captain Hanse, from Mauritius; City of Sydney, R.M.S., 3000 tons, ...

    Article : 145 words
  13. DEPARTURES FOR ENGLAND.

    January 1.—Ben Voirlich, ship, 1474 tons, Captain Douglas, for London. Passengers—Mrs. Woolrych. Misses Woolrych (4), Masters Woolrych (3), Miss Flora Moore, Mr. W. G. Gilmore. December 30.—Darling Dowas, ship, 1634 tons, Captain ...

    Article : 392 words
  14. INTERCOLONIAL NEWS.

    The revenue returns show total receipts for the quarter ending December, £1,059,005, showing a decrease of £79,101, as compared with the corresponding quarter of last year. The total revenue for the year is £4,413,153, ...

    Article : 2,257 words
  15. Family Notices

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    Family Notices : 2,793 words
  16. NEW CALEDONIA.

    Our correspondent's letter, dated Noumea, January 6, states that heavy rains have fallen, causing floods throughout the island. Every symptom of a cyclone in the vicinity of New Caledonia has prevailed. Good soasons ...

    Article : 438 words
  17. DEPARTURES FOR FOREIGN PORTS.

    January 1.—Zealandia (s.), 3000 tons, Captain Chevalier, for San Francisco. January 12.—John Potts, barque, 375 tons, Captain M'Pherson, for Shanghai. ...

    Article : 32 words
  18. VESSELS LOADING.

    FOR LONDON.—Black Prince, Cairnbulg, Dachess of Edinburgh, Northbrook, Loch Erive, Smyrna, St. Lawrence, William Duthie, Trafalgar, Windsor Castle, Parramatta, Orient (s.), Kent (s.), Atalanta (s.), Smyrna. ...

    Article : 36 words
  19. FREIGHTS TO LONDON.

    Wool, [?]d and [?]d per lb.; cotton, as wool; oil (sperm), none; copra, 60s to 30s; tallow, 53s to 60s; copper and tin, 2s 6d; nickel ore, none; hides, 20s; leather, 50s; preserved meats, 40s; measurement goods, 35s to 40s; bones, 30s; horns, 25s; ...

    Article : 55 words
  20. H. M. SHIPS ON THE AUSTRALIAN STATION.

    Wolverene, 17 guns, Commodore Wilson, at Hobart Town; Emerald, 12 guns, Captain W. H. Maxwell, at Hobart Town; Dan[?], 12 guns, Captain J. C. Pur[?], at Hobart Town; Cormorant, 6 guns, Lieutenant-Commander A. T. Bruce, at Fiji; ...

    Article : 99 words
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