The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-01-14
Totals. ..2,57e,745 GOSSIP 2,72s,e55

The revenue returns Of the colony for the year and
the The ots for the
amounted TO $780, against f2 993 696 for the
responding PERIOD 70 ending SON. isa
showing decrease of f2a7 ,sO4 Comparing the two
customs revenue indicative rather of health than other
wise. Spirits wine and beer have contributed f72 891
less during the latter than the former period and
there is decrease Of 729 in miners rights and Of
f3 All in the leases of auriferous land and increase
of f2 1857 in business licenses In the derived
from the sale of lands there decrease Of f16
143 Under the head Of licenses there increase Of
for assessment on Of Elo for other oc
cupaton licenses and f5 for these of spirit merchants
and brewers There is decrease in auctoneers licenses
Of fl 7O7 pubcans of f2 3S1, and in all others of
Under the head Of fees there an increase Of "a and
under that Of fines and forfeures decrease Of g. 229
The miscellaneous revenue is pretty evenly balanced as
regards the total but some of the items vary consdera
bly,. There Is decrease Of more than one half in the
unclaimed amount accrung from the sales Of impounted
cattle. There considerable increase in the affect
ing the immigration of Chinese.
The electric telegraph department shows increase Of
f5, 425
The quantity of land offered by the government was
very SMALL WHILE during the third quarter of 1857
considerably above the average The only other source
Of revenue, which comparison Of the two quarters
brings prominently under notice. that of the Customs
department which shows decrease Of 60 539 in the du
ties spirits Of 1896 wine Of $40 942 beer and
of 60 GOA the export duty god and increase Of
60 S9l on the import duty on tobacco, and Of on
sugar and molassos.
The number of persons who arrived at Melbourne by
the seaboard during the past week $780, OF whom rs
were from the United Kingdom; from the United States
from San Francisco, and 224 from the Australian colo
MES The departures estimated at 50 60O chiefly for
Port Curtis. The net addition to the population by the
seaboard has been IL ,9o2 for the year
In order to convey idea Of the progress the group of
Australian colonies has made in population may
ton that in 1851 the numbers were:-Ncw South Wales
1917 16s Victoria, ,345; South Australia 60 53s-Tota
BAL ,o5l, In 1867 the numbers were:-New South Wales
305 f87 Victoria AGO 000 South Australia 100 9l7-rota
s754o4 Adding $4,000 for Tasmania and 900 for New
Zealand, 1t appears that there upwards of
1000 900 Inhabitants nearly all Of European origin the
Australian colonies.
The returns OF the declared values OF goods entered in
wards and outwards at the port of Melbourne continue
TO exhibit most favorable results, when compared with
those Of last The value Of the exports In
of that Of the imports Of the current year by 81 575
while, during the former PERIOD the balance Of imports
exports was 81 ,050,9l1.
The accounts relating to trade and customs for the year
1857 have been presencto both houses of Iegsa
ture The total revenue collected by this department
amounted TO f1 ,6Ss o520s. Id
An extra number of the Insolvency Circular issued
yesterday containing resume Of insolvency for
the year ending the Both of September. Five hundred
and thirty-nne schedules fled during that period
involving Liabilities of 81 213 and assets of ees2