CABLE NEWS.

Manawatu Standard, Volume 4, Issue 258, 4 October 1883, Page 2

CABLE NEWS.

GUNBOATS FOR THE COLO- ! -NIHS.;

NEW SCHEME OF TAXATION. SOUTH AUSTRALIAN RE- *" VENUE, y,. (by electric telegraph.-* coptriqht.) (special to united press association) London, October 2. ■The gunbdat* Fdrwaid aud"S winger have been ordered to proceed to the Australian station. The Fisheries Exhibition has awarded' a medal to the Sydney Museum. At a Tory meeting at Birmingham, at which there was an immense attend dance, resolutions condemning the Gof vernment were passed. .-,-,- --' TaeT/aily NeWs eacpresses the'-opiri* ion that it is hardly possible that the free -trade P* rfc F can long remain m the; ! minority m Victoria. ** | Professor -Dicey, m a letter to tlje 'Time?; contends that the action of Mr Service m preventing the Irish informers from landing m Australia Was m defiance to the law. The owners ofthe Austral, m their) evidence at the inquiry, support the Stability of the vessel.. the announcement that the New 'Zealand Government iuiend to convert the loans of that colony into inscribed stock has been freely discussed m financial circles, and the proposed conversion is denounced by the holders of 4 o'er cent debentures, Tho proposal to issue treasury bills is regarded as an underhand attempt to float a further loan of £*,800;000 v 'A? letter yfrom SirF. D. BellpAgeut-GeneraKfor.New.lSealand, appears,in ; the > Times this morning, explaining the reason which induced his Government to resolve on converting their debentures intp r inscribed stock-. Referring to the adverse manner m which the proposal has- been: criticised by a of the debenture "holders, the Agent-General emphatically denies the report that the Government had acted jin an underhand way. Adelaide; October 3. In the House of Assembly last night, the Colonial Treasurer introduced an amended scheme of taxation. The pro** posals are as follows : — lmposition tax of £d m the £ on real property); tax; of 2d m the'£ on gains or profits- arisingfrom personal property ; and an Income Tax of 31 m the £, subject to certain exemptions. > Brisbane, October 2„ The general elections are stih\ i pWceeding. The polling for five electorates announced t -day gives a large majority for the opposition candidates returned to the New Parliament. . '.'"', Brisbane, Ocober 8. The revenue for the September quarter . amounted to £709,000 coirpared with the corresponding quarter of last year. The receipts 'from. Customs was increased by .£lo,ooo* The [riwlway Bbows an increase of -£30,00. \ '