CABLE NEWS.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume IX, Issue 1665, 2 July 1887, Page 2

CABLE NEWS.

By Telegraph. — Reuter's Copyright. MELBOURNE, July 1. The revenue of the colony for the year en ding 30th June amounted to £6,734,000, being £200,000 above the estimate, nnd an increase of £317,000 compared with the previous year. The increase shown is in Customs, £128,000 ; territorial revenue, £24,000 ; railways, £147,000 ; stamps, £20,000. There was a decrease of excise revenue of £25,000. The total revenue for the pa^t quarter was .£52,000 more than that of the corresponding quarter 1885-BG. The parcels post throughout Victoria commenced to-day. Mr. Gillies arrived to-day from Adelaide. ADELAIDE, July 1. The revenue for the year, which closed yesterday, aruouuted to £1,868,000, being £375,000 below the Treasurer's estimate in November last, aDd £401,000 below the total receipts of the previous year. The revenue of the Customs decreased by £12,000 ; from the land aud income tax, by £86,000 ; and from territorial revenue, by £59,000. The railway receipts increased by £24,000. The total revenue for June quarter shows a slight increase compared with the corresponding period of last year. SYDNEY, July 1. The New South Wales revenue returns were published to-day, and show an inciease since October last of £166,947, the increase for the year being nearly £500,000, of which the chief items are : land revenue, £187,000; excise, £11,800. The Railway Department shows a decrease of £19,500; the Customs, a decrease of £4310. The Telegraph Department a'so shows a falling off in revenue. (SPECIAL TO PRESS ASSOCIATION.) LONDON, June 29. Mr. Dillon intends to bring an action ngain^t The Times for statements in its articles on Parnellism and crime. He claims £10,000 damages. S>r W. Lawson has piven notice in the House of Commons to ask if the Government will, on tbe behalf of the Queen, state what public services liavo been performed by t lie gentlemen who are recipients of Jubilee honors. A disastrous drought is prevaleut iv the north of England, and the agricultural indu«try is Miffering severely. It is reported that Prate, Bates, and Bowley (professional cricketers) will join Mr. G. F. Vernon's team for Australia. Attewell will probably go as well.