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West Coast Times, Issue 149, 10 March 1866, Page 5

DUTY on GOLD Cleared at HOKITIKA From January 1, to March 8. January £1,849 3 6 February 5,298 19 5 March, to tho 9th Nil. Total 7,148 2 11 On 57,186 ounces of gold exported. DUTY ON IMPORTS Paid at tho Port of Hokilika, from Ist Jan, to 9th March inclusive. January £9,950 8 8 February 6,638 2 10 March (to 9th inclusive) ... 1,938 11 8 Total 18,527 2 9 MAIL ARRANGEMENTS. MAILS ARRIVE — From Christohurcb, each Thursday evening. From Greymouth, each Monday, and Wednesday, at noon. From Ross, each Tuesday and Friday, at 3 p.m. From Waimea, each Tuesday and Friday, at ' 5 p.m. From Greenstone, each Thursday, at noon. BrAILS CLOSE I For Ohriatchurch, letters only, each Monday, at 8 p.m. Registered letters and money orders at 5 p.m. For Groymo'ith, each Monday and Thursday, at 5 p.m. For Kaiiteri, each Tuesday and Fiiday, at 5 p.m. For Ross, each Tuesday and Friday, at 5 p.m. For Waimea, each Wednesday and Saturday, at 5 p.m. For Greenstone, each Thursday, at 5 p.m. Sydnky J. Diok, 1442 Postmaster. POST OFFICE N.OTIOES. MAILS OtOSK— For Melbourne and Australian Ports, por Olaud Hamilton, this day at 11 am. Rcgisterod lottors and money ordors at 9.30 am. For United Kingdom and Australia, per Gothenburg, s.s., this day at noon. Registered letters and money orders at 11 a.m. For Nelson, por Wallaby, s.s., this day at 3 p.m. For registered letters and nowspapers, 2 p.m. gMrwti&cmcnts. STEAM TO OKAEITA DIRECT. fTIHE favorite scrow steamer GOTHENBUKG, 800 tons, H. Mackie, commander, is appointed to sail as above this day. Passengers conveyed on board Fjree of charge. For freight or passago apply to Henderson and Bonaii, Agents, 1705 Wharf-street. BANK OF NEW ZEALAND. ASSAY OFFICE CAMP DESERVE, REVEtL-ST., ITOKITIKA. Amalgamated and Alluvial Gold molted and assayed. 1624 BANK OF NEW ZEALAND. Incorporated by Act of Genoral Assembly. Bankers to tho Gonoral Government of New Zoaland, tho Provincial Government of Auckland, Canterbury, Otago, &c, &c. Pnid-up Capital ... £500,000 ■< Eoservo F,und ... 133,000 HOKITIKA BRANCH, With agencies at Groymouth, Eoss, Waimea, Aytoun, and Okarita. TYRAFTS issued on the various branches JL/ and agencies in Now t Zoaland, on, their agents in all Australian Colonios, Great Britain and Ireland, India, Ceylon, Mauritius, China, Singapore, British Columbia, California, Mexico, Peru, and j United States of Columbia. Interest allowed on-monoy deposited as under : — For 3 months, 3 por cent, per annum. For 6 „ 4 For 12 „ 6 „ General banking business transacted. HIGHEST PRICE GIVEN FOR GOLD. Wit. 0. Roberts, 933 Manager, Public Works Office, Christchurch, Jan. 3, 1866. "VTOTICE is hereby given that in accor- ■*■* dance with the 26th clause of tho Land Regulations of this Province tho Map of tho Town of Hokitika North, so tar as tho Town is laid out, is opon for inspection at the said office, Christchurch, and at tho Survey Office, Hokitika. Alexander Lean, ( Assistant Secretary for tho Secro1259 tary for Public Works. Public Works Office, Christchurch, Feb. 24, 1866. NOTICE is hereby given that, in accordance with the 26th clause of the Land Regulations of this province, a map of the Town of Greymouth, so far as the town is laid out, is open for inspection at the Land Office, at Christchurch, at the Survey Office, Hokitika, and at the Magistrate's Court, Greymouth. F. E. STEWART, 1598 Secretary for Public Works. A healthy tone of business has provailed during tho weok, trade boing steady, prices fairly maintained, and imports only kceoping paco with consumption. The experience of loss by shippers to tho port whoso consignments glutted tho market has led to moro caution; and the consequence is that few heavy etooiß ov« on hand. At tho same time Ml tvftdp wpiimfpnti flro puffl(>ipnly mofo