NEWS IN BRIEF.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XX, Issue 6827, 4 October 1883, Page 6

NEWS IN BRIEF.

There are 1463 miles of railway open ia Victoria.

Fremantle, Western Australia, is to be incorporated aa a municipality. Iu 1826, Mimosa bark from Tasmania brought £20 per ton in London. The average cost of each child in Victorian State schools is £4 Is 7d pot annum. Mr. J. B. Whyte. M.rL.'R., has just returned to town from a visit to the Te Aroha district. Mayor Dodgshun, of ?.felbourne, has promised £1000 towards the new model lodginghouse. Professor Denton and his sons are travelling'with the correspondent of the Argus in New Guinea. The Agricultural Department of Victoria is making a collection of wheal; for the purpose of reference by farmers. The Western District Meat - preserving Company, Victoria, has tinned 500,000 rabbits during the last seasi)n. A sawmill is being erected at Eotoitf. The proprietor, Mr. Butt, hopes to commence cutting by the end of October. The Civil Service examinations are fixed for Wednesday next. There are 22 candidates, 17 for the junior examination, and six for senior.

The Victorian annual education report of 18S3 shows a decrease in the attendance of children at schools on that of last vear of 5136 ehildren. J

The correspondent of ths Argua in Hew Guinea states that many of the native children suffer from foul and cancerous ulcers, and the men from ulcerated feet.

Mr. T. Rawdon, Foremaa of Works to the Thames County Council, fell down in the etreet the other day, and was carried to the nearest hotel. He is affected all down hia right side.

Among the Papuans the warriors of some tribes are distinguished bv a tatooed band from shoulder to ehoulder across the breast below the collar bone, Tlis means that the bearer has killed one or moro men. The following is the report of the Auckland Luaatic Asylum for the week ending September 29, 1883 :—Remaining last week, 254 ; admitted since, 0 ; discharged, 0; died, 0 ; remaining, 254: 193 wales, 91 females.