YESTERDAY’S TELEGRAMS

Gisborne Times, Volume XXV, Issue 2227, 2 November 1907, Page 4

YESTERDAY’S TELEGRAMS

Press Association. AUCKLAND. The Aneklami Customs duties for October were £70,470, an iiicmise ol £11,089 on tilie previous October. Tins gold export for the past four weeks was valued at £76,579. About one t'liousnnd school cadets proceeded to Pukcoho li.v train today to take part in manoeuvres and military exercises, arranged by Colonel Lowlay. The ciuluts, in three Uittalions, entrained with regulation despatch. CHIUSTC HUPCI t. Alid-Canterbury is beginning to feel that rain is needed to freshen cereals. Lambing reports are very satisfactory. ' 'Prom January 1 to October ol there were 1970*births. 1058 deaths, and 817 gistrars. In Christchurch district in. the same period last yen' the figures were 1790, 7-10, 728, and 170; for October this year, 198, 118, 78, ano DUNEDIN. The Dunedin Corporation have, .through the Bank of New Zealand, raised £250,000 in I per cent, debentures, having a currency of 25 years, for meeting loans that mature on March 81. There wus a big rush at the Custom House to-day clearing goods on which duty had been taken off. Id was one of the busiest days the carters have had for a very long time. It is understood that the late Mr. Arthur Beverley’s real estate, which lias been bequeathed to Otago Ujwversitv, is of a value of no less than £10,01)0, and is to form a separate .trust fund. The University Council is empowered and desired to retain the present investments of the testator us a. permanent investment, and to add regularly to the trust fund one-tenth of the net income resulting from the estate; the balance, .after p,lying charges, to bo used for the advancement of education. Preference is expressed for teaching mathematical and mechanical sciences, and subjects appertaining thereto, and that natural science be nexit considered. A desire is also expressed for the founding of scholarships to encourage and assist young persons of both sexes who have talent and industry, but not wealth. Provision is also made for printing and publishing such of -the testator’s manuscript works as the executors may select for the purpose. WELLINGTON. A statement published in last night’s Gazette shows that the revenue of the Dominion for the quarter ended September 30ith last was £3,240,000 13s Gd, including. £Boo,{>o'o under th e heading of sinking funds set free. The revenue for the corresponding quarter of 1906 was £2,379,071. The ordinary revenue for the quarter was £112,912 better this year than last. .The following table shows receipts under the various heads for the three months under notice of 190 G and 1907: —Customs, £792,163 and' £5G0,769; stamps, £312,547 and £330,304; post and telegraph, £10,9-12 and £11,177; laud tax, £2511 and £1335; income tax, £4780 and £4OIS; beer duty, £23,312 and £24,335; railways, £578,251 and £617,036; registration and other,fees, £44,759 and £36,244; marine, £10,340 and £9681 ; miscellaneous, £67,SSO and £69,526; i-ot-ills. £1,847,015 and £1,946,425.

The Gazette notifies the appointment of the following Registrars of Electors : Owen E. Bowling, Buffer ; Geo. H. Lang, for Mata lira j Charles C. Malfrov, for Tuapeka ; Henry E. Hill, for Gisborne; Geo. J. Chisholm, for Port Chalmers. His Excellency the Governor has been instructed tp recognise provisionally the appointment of the Hon. C. Lonisson, M.L.C., as Consul of Liberia at Christchurch.