AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume I, Issue 20, 19 June 1880, Page 2

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

[Reuteb's Special to Star.^,

"Melbourne, Friday. " Mr. Service and Mr. Berry have come to an understanding that' the division on the Reform Bill should take place on Thursday next. Trickett has sailed in the Orient .for England. Sydney, Friday. Her Majesty's ship Raleigh lias arrived from England. In accordance with instructions received from the Admiralty, she examined Amsterdam Island, but saw no sign of the missing ship Knowsley Hall. A Bill to impose stamp duties has been read a second time in the Assembly. The Colonial Treasurer introduced his financial statement on Wednesday night. He said that in consequence of Parliament approving of only part of the proposals' of last budget, and, - moreover, largely in consequence of decrease of revenue from land sales, instead of surplus then" expected, there was a deficit of This is to be covered by export duty on wool — namely, greasy, ; washed ancl scoured, |d. per lb. ; on horses and cattle exported, 6d. per head, and a royalty of 6d. per ton on output of coal. Government would re-introduce tlu Stamp Duties Bill, amended to accord with the views of the Council. The Treasurer estimates the revenue for the .remainder of the year at £3,140,000, and the expenditure at .£2,800,000, and- for next year he estimates the revenue at £5,230,000.