BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.

Evening Star, Issue 3486, 25 April 1874, Page 3

BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.

Wellington, April 24. ihe Customs returns for the Colony for last quarter give the gross receipts at L 297.810, as against L 210,467 for the corresponding quarter or last year. The greatest increase is in Dune- • L 9 1. .962 against 160,557. Auckland is L 52,708 against L 33,061; Lyttelton, L 45.227 r g i^ n A t i L2 mu 2s i Wellington, L 32.866 against .Liiy,ls4. ihe duties on weight and measuregoods have fallen from L 49.971 to t qqc i ’t i m ®d va lorem duties have risen from .Looo to L 101,915. anr -x , , Auckland, April 24. n Anton has been fined for contempt of Court by Judge Johnston. Having failed in an appeal for remission of the fine, he paid the money at Auckland yesterday. The Dorette immigrants have been released from quarantine, and will be landed at Auckland to-morrow. Ihe Whaling Company have resolved to repair their-vessel, to appoint fresh officers, and 8 f to i« t0 sea , again * The y have made a call of ul 10s per share. At the inquest on the late fire, Mr King, a chemist, deposed to accidentally knocking over a bottle of spirits of turpentine against another bottle, breaking both, and the contents blazed U P-. A verdict was returned that the fire was accidentally caused. rr v- Alexandra, April 24. iawhiao etill remains near here, waiting letters from the Government. v „ , Nelson, April 25. xattenna. Calumny, and Kakapo have accepted for the Jockey Club Handicap, to be run on Wednesday. Castaway, Castanet, Parawhenua, and Dead Shot, paid the forfeit.