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New Zealand Mail, Issue 27, 29 July 1871, Page 6

The Fourth Estate in Hong Kong.— Literary ventures do not appear to be very profitable in the Far East. The copyright of a paper started in Hong Kong in 1867, entitled “ Notes and Queries,” was recently sold by auction and fetched one dollar! Australian Butter— ln a recent trade report, the “ Grocer ” alluded to the increasing imports of this article as the result of successful colonial enterprise, and, always mindful of the interests of our subscribers, we again revert to the subject as one claiming their especial attention. The general arrivals from Australia have lately included a large portion of butter made in different parts of the colonies, which is mostly in good condition. We have already pointed out the advantages that would accrue, both to the colonists themselves and the poorer classes at home, from the importation of butter into this country becoming an established, almost every-day fact.