[REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.] Sydney, 17 th Maroh.
In the Legislative Assembly to-day, the Hon. John Lackey, Minister for Public Works, introduced his Public Works Statement, in the course of which he announced that it was proposed to undertake the construction of several additional lines of railway in the colony, involving an expenditure of £8,750,000. A debate on the proposal was opened, but was adjourned till Tuesday next. A sculling match for .£IOO a side took place to-day in the Clarence River, near Gratton, between Rush and Pearce, two well-known oarsmen, and resulted in a victory for the former. News from the Mount Brown diggings gives very unsatisfactory accounts of the state of the field. Sailed — Union Company's 8.8. Te Anau, for Auckland. Melbourne, This Day. Major W. C. Smith, the Victorian Minister of Education, will shortly proceed to New Zealand on a trip for his health. The Board appointed to inquire into the management of the police force, particularly with reference to the Kelly outbreak, has commenced its sittings.
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Evening Post, Volume XXI, Issue 64, 18 March 1881, Page 2
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168[REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.] Sydney, 17 th Maroh. Evening Post, Volume XXI, Issue 64, 18 March 1881, Page 2
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