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Otago Daily Times, Issue 241, 27 September 1862, Page 4

COMMERCIAL.

• , Daily Timbs Office, Friday Evening. Tha arrival of passengers from"*Melboimie during the last low .days baa been large, and from various sources our population lias received an addition of gome 4000 souls. The town hns, consequently, been in a state of considerable excitement. The retail trade in most branches lias, as might naturally have been expected, received the first benefr ; but at present, demand for goods in the wholesale market has not yet received much impetus.- Still, the feeling amongst merchants is that un increa-ed demand for onhnnry commodities must soon set in, and th-y are disposed rather to -wait fcr the tide of tra/re reaching them, than tv act iri anywise prematurely. The "rush" from Melbourne lias now really commenced, and oar advices are certainly such as to lead us to expect continuous arrivals for sow time to come. . v Merchants and traders general!}- are nxioudy noting the first escort arrival from the Dim<stan diggings. Stray parcds.of yold continue to reach town by private' hands, and the report is of a considerable amount awaiting1 escort security to ba forwarded. Still, the reliable returns furnished by a regutiu- escort are needed to give their true value, in merchants' eyes, to the new wines. Cartage continues high, an I stores are being forwarded very cautiously, which must be the ease uutii carna :e is more moderate. which we anticipate it will be as soon as the several roads to the Dunstan and the Aokomai are better known.

H^vep'&ifisfa^rytolearn that the Alclinga had got (safely to Melbourne and was on the slip repairinir whence she was destined to leave for this place, on the 24th mst. that stram communication is so much needed, the vessel* employed on this coast seem to have been particularly unfortunate. VV c Dotiee that a special general meeting of the shareholders of the Bank of New Zealand, had been held at the head oßk<e of tho Bank in Auckland on 10th instant, to so far alter the deed of settlement, as to allow the Chairnrm (who proves to be the retiring director) to he rc-eleercd.

No export entries for gold were passed at the Custom House to-day.

The_ Customs Uevemic collected in the port of Dunediu during the 25th instant, amouuted to £953 17s. M. Auiougst the items were :-—Brandy 316 f<sl*' f U2-£ ; ™mra' 3l fe'als" £I3o*- 5 wllilskev, 191 gals., iJio 195.; sugar. 24.060 lb., £102 15 3 • chicory, n»{ lb, f £14; cigars, 96 lbs., £14 Bs.! tobacco, 401 lbs., £32 os. 6d.