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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3477, 5 April 1890, Page 2

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' [by ELECTRIC TEUiOHAPII] Evading Customs Duty. Dunedin, Saturday. A charge of attempting to evade tho Cußtoms duty by importing 5802 lbs of drained peel, subject to 8d per lb, as orange rinds in brine (free), against Messrs White and Co., was heard yesterday, decision being reserved. The Sweating Commission. Auckland, Saturday, The Sweating Commission had to adjourn its day sitting owing to a want of ovidence. In tho evening Mr McLachlan, master draper, gave some testimony as to tho. Early Closing and its benefits. Though he had lost money by it." Ho thought all shopkeepers should be licensed, and thus porsons without capital would be preventedfrom tailing shops, The Dunedin Exhibition.

Duhedin, Saturday, At a meeting of the Exhibition Commissioners £ls was voted to purchase a souvenir for threo young ladios who had given their services as violinists in the orchestra, and had attended regularly in all kinds of weather. The matter of a closing ceremony was considered, a suggestion being made that a musical programme bo arranged and the general report read, the Premier, or some other member of the Government, being invited to attend, .The matter of drawing was left to the Fine Art Committee.

Tho Exhibition not opened till 2 p.m. and by 5 o'clock 8000 persons had paid for admission. The attendance up to 7 o'clock was estimated at 5,700, a very large number of visitors being in town. Midland Railway. HoNiEßviiiLE, Saturday, On 4th April a party wont on a trip along the Trunk line, and were very pleased with' tho country here. In the lowljingcountry very rich grass is abundant, and the line runs through excellent land. So far several timber mills are doing a largo trade, and the the traffio of this end of tlio North Island railway is growiug steadily! The country is held in small, blocks, nhiefly sheep being carried, and very little cropping so far has been done, A great deal of bush is being cleared all round, and pnpulttion increasing fast, The party sleptat Hautapu, and on Good Friday will probably address a publio meeting at Ireland, near Patea, ■The weather is glorious, the railway ends three miles beyond Huntcrville, and is useless unless extended three miles, when it would reach a fine timber foress nnd greatly increase the traffic Large areas of land are, being opened up by roads, ail round Huntorville, the traffic on the railway is growing fast, and large quantities of wool have been shipped this summer.

Dunedin Exhibition.

Dunedw, Saturday, Yesterday's attendance at tho Exhibiton totnlldil 8180, including 0'3?2 cash admissions, Mr Oscar Meyer, Cominissiouer for Mew South Wales, has been appointed 'to represent that Colony at the forthcoming Universal Mining Exhibition. I in the Crystal Palace, London.