NEW ZEALAND.

Globe, Volume XXIII, Issue 2280, 23 July 1881, Page 3

NEW ZEALAND.

[PBB PEES 3 ASSOCIATION.] THAMES, July 22. Important Decision. The case of tho Collector of Customs against Ehrenfried, brewer, was hoard 10-doy. The charge was the permitting to bo used false and fraudulent stamps. The case was dia missed, the magistrate ruling that using stamps twice was not using false and fraudulent stamps under the Beer Duty Act. A. Hogg, brewer, was fined £2O and coals for neglecting to cancel the stamp on a cask of beer. AUCKLAND, July 22. Child Drowned A child two and a half years old, the daughter of Mr Keating, Cona creek, was drowned in a pool of water while playing. A Fight at SeaOn the passage of the Eaxkun from Hamburg an encounter took place between the mate and a seaman. The letter got fortythree days’ solitary confinement in irons, end was only released on arrival at Auckland. French Annexation. The schooner Mazeppa, from Karotonga, reports that a French warship is expected daily at Rarotonga and the adjacent islands to enter into negotiations with the Native authorities aa to annexing Harvey or Cook’s group. WELLINGTON, July 22. The Weather Exchange. Intercolonial weather exchange : —Friday evening—The storm centre reported on Wednesday evening as being off Albany, King George’s Sound, has now advanced us far east us Portland, where a strong N.W. gale is blowing. The barometer is recovering in West, and falling in East Australia. The readings are : —Sydney, 30.3 ; Borda, 29,8. The Maggie Patterson. The Maggie Patterson lies in the same position. She is not much damaged. The southerly galo is still blowing, and the sea at the Hoads has slightly increased. : The Suadron. The Detached Squadron will rercain at Auckland five days. Whitelaw has Friends. The amount of the lino inflicted on Whitelaw ia being snbreribed in town. Aquatic. Steps are being taken to form another Rowing Club here. Steamer Overdue. Nothing has been heard of the steamer Mohaka, which left Blenheim for \v ellington on Monday last, but it is surmised that she has sought shelter in one of the neighboring Bounds. The Wafcatu, which ran ashore at Patou on Wednesday, was flouted off last evening without having suslaiued any injury. Gold Export-

The following is a return of the quantity and value of gold exported for the half-year ending Juno Auckland, 11,7390z->. value £46,968; Nelson, 756,‘Zi, value £2069 ; West Coast, 52,4710z5, value £300.320 ; Otago, 49,0700z5, value £196,562 ; total, 114,036 jzs, value £456,319. Corresponding quarter in 830—150,9210zf, value £606,313. 1 Customs Revenue-

Tho Customs revenue for the quarter ending Juno was :—Auckland, £66,881 ; Thames, £1784 ; Bussell, £434 ; Mongonui, £lsl ; Hokianga, £441 ; Kaipara, £BOB ; TV.urarigo, nil ; Poverty Bay. £1960 ; Now Plymouth, £3OOI ; Wanganui, £3965 ; Poston, £439; Wellington, £46,220 ; Napier, £9,393; Wairau, £1542; Picton, £117; Havelock, nil; Kaikoura, nil; Nelson, £BB7I ; Westport, £2686 ; G-rcymouth, £7732 ; Hokitika, £5790 ; Lvttolton. £51,778 ; Akaroa, nil; Timaru, £5031 ; Oamaru, £4333 ; Dunedin, £92,422; Invercargill, £11,354 ; Riverton, £1040; Ohathams, nil; total, £328,327. Per the corresponding quarter in 1880 the amount was £333,213.