Statement showing amount of Customs duties collected during week ended Sth June. 1900:—Spirits, £1859 16s 101 : cigars, ■ie, £97 6s 6d ; tobacco, £574 10a 6d ; wine, £287 4s 2d; beer, £8; tea, £221 14s 4d; coffee, _c, £14 12s 4d; sugar, _c, £231 4s Cd ; weight, £473 16s lid; ad valorem, £868 6s Od; other duties, £36 lis 6d ; total for week, £4673 3s 9cl,

SOUTHLAND WINTER SHOW.
(F-__3 ASSOCIATION TZI.-GR——.) INVERCARGILL, June 12. The Southland A. and P. Winter Show opened to-day. The chief competition of interest outside the district was that in factory cheese, 5 cwt., foj export.. The results were: —High colour—Wyndham Fac tory 1, Seaward Downs 2. White—Sea ward Downs 1, Wyndham 2. Two of 351b, straw colour—Sterling Factory 1. Do, 121b —Seaward Downs 1 and* 2. Best single cheese in tlie hall—Wyndham Factory. For export butter the Wyndham Factory took both prizes. Mr Walter Blackie, Taieri, scored heavily with mangolds.
THE INDIAN FAMINE FUND

A concert-was held at Greendale on Mon day evening in aid of the Indian Famine Fund. The concert was a marked Over £10 was taken at the door.
