AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XVIII, Issue 6065, 26 April 1881, Page 5

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

[per s.s. rotorua, at the bluff.] VICTORIA.

Melbourne, April 20. Superintendent Sadlkr. informed the Police Board on the 24th inst., that he considered the Glenrowaii district was still in . an unsettled state, and that an outbreak - mieht be expected at any time. The Kelly Reward Board has awarded j Superintendent Hare £SOO ; Curnow (school- , master). £550; Constable Kelly, £377; . Sergeant Steele, £290 ; Superintendent Sadler, £-240 ; O'Connor, of Queensland, £237 ; and Guard Dowsett, £175. The above distribution of money is not entirely approved of by Mr. Berry, who intends to take time to consider the matter before acting on the ( report. The Police Board has requested i Mr. Berry not to give effect to the recom- < mendations of the Award Committee until they ha\-e completed their inquiry, but , this he declines to do. The attendance at the Exhibition on ( Easter Monday was 22,000, being the largest yet recorded. The carved Maori house behind the New Zealand Court of the Exhibition has been presented to. the South Kensington Museum, London. Auction sales are being held, and the Exhibition is rapidly being cleared. The committee of the Melbourne Presbytery presented a report yesterday, in con- ( nection with the Rev. Mr. Strong's article in the Victorian Review. The findings were ! classed under four heads, the purport _of : which is that the article is inconsistent with ■ infallible truth and the Divine authority of , the Scripture, and leaves out the essential element of Christianity. Three of the committee dissented from most of the report. A Gazette notice of: the 14th instant prohibits the importation of British stock into Victoria, in consequence of the prevalence of disease in many centres of the British Isles. The Bruce auction and Easter Fair on the Melbourne Cricket. Ground to aid the new Home ; and Allopathic Hospital realised over a thousand pounds. About 4000 Victorian volunteers proceeded to camp out on Good Friday at the Quarantine Station, Portsea. Major Templeton, who commanded, made the most of the time to : familiarise the men with the practical work of offensive and defensive operations. The men were busily employed on Saturday evening, when additional. men joined the camp. The officer was well satisfied with the men. • ■NEW SOUTH WALES. / Sydset, April 20. The weather on Easter Monday was showery, limiting the attendance at outdoor attractions—the Randwiek races and 1 the torpedo experiments at the Middle ■ Head. •■■ : : v ; '.-■ ' The Lusitania takes 10,0001bs. of frozen beef,:mutton, &c:, on the"homeward passage. The Bord has concluded its inquiry into De Ray's : and 'the decision is deferred till Sir-H. Parkes considers his report. Lady Loftus was present- * during part of the inquiry, and Sir H. Parkes and: Sir- J. Robertson - visited' the : quarters' assigned the immigrants in the Agricultural Hall: .The*latter: expressed-itheir;■ willingness 'to separate, .and take situations in thecolony., ■•■•■'■ •-,-■■■' ': • ■;■'_ .■' ■•' The- Chinese merchants anticipate •an influx of 50,000 Chinamen in Sydney during: •the present year. They state that the new arrivak will bring : little or no money, and I are a heavy burden on ; the Chinese residents. ■The Kemuir Castle brought 190 Chinese for New Zealand. The Crusader is expected to arrive shortly with a further batch. ■: •' i The report of the Australasian Mutual ■Provident Society is very favourable. The •policies issued exceed those in any previous: year. The accumulated funds are £3,379,000. : ... QUEENSLAND. ..-'.' . •■■-••■'■ Brisuatte, April 20. The new census shows a- large - diminution of the Chinese population in Queensland. The vital statistics for the 31st December show the population of Queensland to be. 220,000. The arrivals during the year amounted to 13,000, and the departures to "10,000. ' SOUTH AUSTRALIA. : . Adelaide, April 20. •■... The actual revenue returns for the March quarter show au income of £515,000 ; an increase of £34,000. Expenditure, £470,000 ; increase, £15,000. The revenue for the year .is £2,002,000; increase, £352,000. Expenditure, £1,938,000 ; increase, £90,000. ■The land sales in March produced £71,000. : The Earl and Countess of Ellesmere, now I on a visit here, were entertained by the Governor. ■,; ■:.'.-.: •■.. -J •■ ■