TELEGRAPHIC.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume IX, Issue 3043, 1 November 1888, Page 2

TELEGRAPHIC.

W. ••"'!'. :■; WAiPAWi,Thursday. 1 '_ Last night quite a host bf applications for space were received by the secretary of the Exhibition. Tho art exhibits are numerous and valuable, whilehomo industries 'will make a" splendid sbow*. To : day is tho lout ( duy jfp'r) applications.; J Subscriptions are coming in fast' for brass band fund, contest, .■_.-•'■' "■■'" ''■ ■■'.'. '■■■"- Found Drowned. . ■•'••' ; - vfiiiLDiNo, Tlmrsday.' A woman named Mary Ann Welsh was found: drowned jn. a well this morning at" Power's farm, m Spur Road. Heavy Fall of SnowDunedin, Thursday, There was: a. heavy falii ofisnoff here lust night. . ■ i. . Death in a Tub, ;i .■'■.,.'. ■ CnHiSTCHURCU,;Thursday. ; ,, A child, eighteen months old, a daughter■ • of Mr Ilai'veVV living i at Addington, was drowned" by falling into a.tnbiiriiits'.father's workshop.'•■•.;':: The Governors' palanes.BilU '< r ""\y forinGioNj' Thursday..'' ':. l%e'Gover^6nt; ! i liave/''Kceiyfl(l'''a cablegram'from the Colonial Office stating" that Her- Majesty will be ; recommeuM: "to assent:: to .the Governor's Salaries Bill,- ; '■■;:■ : 'I"-'> Customs Kevenue.

The Customs revenue collected in the Colony for the month just expired is £124,285, as against £124,209, collected in October last year. The amounts at priucipal cohtres last month wore:—Auckland, £25,285, Wellington, £83,288, Lyttelton and Cliristchurch..- £22,649, Dunediii, £80,050. For seven montliß of financial year tho total is £707,672, being £75,078 under tho Colonial Treasurer's estimate for that period. The bear, duty last monthjwas £4,586, as against £4.155 of the corresponding month. Last year in October, Auckland collected £895, Wellington, £492, Cliristchurch, £948, Duuedin, £llO2. For seven months, the total shows a deficit of £2749 as compared with estimate.