AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXI, Issue XXI, 2 April 1884, Page 5

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

[BBDTEB'S CABLEGRAM.) VICTORIAN REVENTjE. Melbourne., April 1. The Victorian revenue : ref;urns for the past quarter are published. The receipts amount to £1,640,000, an increase of £165,500 W< r compared with the Bame' quarter-last year. The Customs revenue has increased by £13,000, the land income by i £7.2,000, and the railway receipts by £86,000. The Ezoise revenue shows a' decrease' of £43,000,' ■. \V, ; , SOUTH AUSTRALIAir REVENUE. Adelaide, April 1. The South Australian revenue returns for the March quarter show total receipts £547,000, being a decrease of £31,000 as compared with the corres-, ponding period ■ of 1883. -The falling off is chiefly in the .Customs. (£25,000) and land revenue (£35,000). The income from the railways has increased by £28,000. lEeoelved Apiil.l, 8.20 p.m.} NEW' SOUTH WALES -REVENUE. . Sydney, April 1. New South Wales revenue- returns are published, to-day.; The receipts for the quarter amounted, to £1,500,000, being a decrease of £14,500 compared with the corresponding period last year. The revenue for the year "amounted to £6,460,000, being . £794,000 below last year's receipts. The diminution is attributed to the falling off in the land revenue, which shows a decrease of £180,000 for the year/ ' DEATH SENTENCE COMMUTED. Sydney, April 1. The prisoner "Williams who was sentenced to death for the Wooloomooloo murder, has had • the death, penalty commuted to penal servitude for life, and will receive three floggings. SYDNEY APPEAL CASE. ".. - Sydney, April 1. The appeal case, "White 1 Vi 'E'avis, concluded-to-day, and resulted .in! the decision of the lower Court being reversed. , .'/•X'' , : WAR IN NEW GUINEA. , - Sydney, April 1. News is to hand from New Guinea that, the inland tribes are engaged in a fierce war, and the Rev. Mr. Chalmers has proQeeded ito the scene of hostilities to endeavour to restore peace. - v ..-.■v -v. • GREAT DRQUGHTTN AUSTRALIA. .. Sydney,' April 1. , Jn consequence of the prevailing drought, ttie water supply of the city : and suburbs of Sydney is now. merely intermittent/ ' Accounts from'the country [ districts generally state that great das-

tress prevails owingto : the- want or water. There is no::present sign of rain.-:' ;• > . • [Received April 2,12.55'a.mtf. . ■..>* MELBOURNE GBAIN MABKET. .. Melbourne, April 1. ■The Melbourne manager , of the .National .Mortgage and Agency Compaany of New- Zealand (Limited) reports of the local grain, market as follows Wheat,. 4s to~4s Id. Market active. Malting barley in. fair demand, at.4s 4d to 4s Sd; ; New Zealand oats: Feeding sorts firmer/ at 2s 6d to 2s 9d; for maltrng ditto there is a ; good demand at 2s lOd to 2s lid. New Zealand oats under bond, 2ssd to -2a Bd. Ryegrass, 4s 6d, 4s 3d. Market quiet. THE UNION STEAMERS. Melbourne, April .1. Sailed, this afternoon : Ttin TTnipn steamship Waihor&, for the BlufF. : ; . . . Sydney, April 1. Arrived, yesterday : The. s.'s. Ringa« rooms, from Auckland. - ' (• ■ i . . -