AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume I, Issue 1, 10 April 1880, Page 2

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

(JJeuter's Special to Star.] Melbourne, April 9. It is understood that the Government intend to re-employ Mr. Gordon, the celebrated irrigation engineer, who was dismissed by the Berry 'Ministry. Mr. Gordon' was »ent over by the Indian Government,

at the isquest of the Victorian Ministry, ten years ago, to report' on the; different schemes for water, supply j throughout the colony. He was actpmpanied by Colonel Sankey, an eroikent authority on irrigation matters| ' . - ... The first dividend in the Provincial-, and Suburban Bank Liquidation .will be payable shortly. The tfeamer Tararua, which sailed on Moiday for New "7 Zealand; gropnd«k at the entrance to. the Yarra, (jut it is expected she- wilt again fljat at midnight. ' " l.l '. f Sydney, April 9. The sbamcr Brisbane, from China, with 2]5~ Chinhse aboard, iB now quarantked hprc on account of entail- , pox. anti-Chinese meeting wat held laeb night, and a petition was adopted to Parliament praying for the immedi^e passage through the Legist latureoian Act xcquiring'the^steainer' Brisbane to depart at once without dischargbg, under a - .penalty .- of £20,000, ..." - | Beibbane, April 9. Owinj to the heavy mortality among kanakas on the plantations near w Miryborough, the Government have appointed a Commission to enquire h to the cause of the same.