INTERCOLONIAL

Bruce Herald, Volume XIII, Issue 1208, 1 June 1880, Page 1

INTERCOLONIAL

(Übuteitm .Speiiai..) Melbourne, M\iy Jc> The debate in the Legislative AssemUy on the question of the payment of members will take place on the introduction of the bill at a special sitting on Monday, June 7th. Many laborers employed on the works at Fisherman's Bend have been discharged pending Parliamentary sanction being giveu to the carrying out of the Yarra scheme.

Sydney, May 2S. Patna rice, £16 per ton ; Hennessy's brandy (bulk), quarters, 10s Gd to 10s 9d ; maize, 2s to 23 6d per (.JO lb. Sugar, Co.'s No. 1 pieces, i3S. May 29. The alarmist report with reference to the Genie is denied by the representative here of the Marquis de Eeys. He explains that the vessel merely conveys a colonising party to New Ireland, and her cargo consists of machinery and tools. The alarm is probably due to the fact that there is a corps of 211 gendarmes on board. A meeting was held last night to arrange for the collection of subscriptions to defray Trickett's expenses to England. The sum of £400 was subscribed in the room.

Adelaioje, May 28. Adelaide wheat, 4s 2d to 4a 4d per bushel ; flour, £10 to £10 5s per ton.

Brisbane, May 29. Exports from Queensland for last year show an increase of nearly £280,000 as compared with IS7B, buls the imports show a decrease of nearly £300,000.