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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 4, Issue 1243, 30 November 1882, Page 3

A novel claim for damages has beon! made by the Custom-house in, Antwerp.: 'Among the goods destroyed in (be fire ( which took place tit the docks was a large Quantity of wood, : part of which was in transit, Laving been imported for re-, exportation, and was exetapt from paying duty.. As, however, it has been burnt it cynldnoti be exported; -and it was aocordingly entered as used for home conemnptionand thq Custom- house proceeded to demand payment 1 'fit the duty, Tho owners protest, but they cannot deny 1 that the wood was imported, and that it has'ceased to exist,-therefore it must liavo been consumed in the. country,, and must, ; pay .duty. .ThftKing of Sweden, just prior to bis visit to Norway,.nißured .his life Wfor 132,400. This action has naturally - to some unpleasant reflections rogaidFSg'the Norwegians. v Tho' benevolent monarch only did so for tho purpose of ,re-eatablisbinj;•'ths'credit of a home life-' ;in»urwico, company, He did a similar tiling some years ago in the case,of a largo, "banWing-ln'iiao, ori 'which the public made ■a run without cause, and of the thorough; integrity and Bulvency of which the King was firmly convinced,. Ho deposited his .private fortune whli the house, and immediately, restored; public crinfidenc. ; A tunnel under tlio Elbe, : between Hambmg and Stqinwitrd; lias been proposed. The grent ; Hanseatic city is shortly lo lose the privilege of a free port arid to ■ include in tho Zollrerein. It is intended, ■however to make; an exception in favour of the island of Stoinwarden and permit it i: 'to retain tho privileges of. a: free' port, r ' Lnrge bonded houses will he built there < ifordhe accomrdation of 1 mbrchandiie be- %% , 'f6re , paying'duty I ,*M iri; order-Irf/bring f'v ■ the island into : closer' , fc(ihVfebti6n' with, r. v. Hamburg this- idlife'iiielifors'iaijtuiifielrhas yf'i .; been staried. It will be nearly a third of a-mile in length,and its cost ia estimated g,: r «t^oo,ooa