AUSTRALIAN NEWS.
THE VICTORIAN PARLIAMENT. Melbourne, May 30. During the want of confidence debate in the Assembly Captain Taylor moved a further amendment that the expenditure of the colony had been unduly increased owing to the misleading financial statement of last session, and that the Government had failed to provide a remedy for the present mismanagement of railways. Mr. Munro has withdrawn his amendment in favour of Captain Taylor's. Captain Taylor's amendment will receive support from Government corner members. The Government reckon on securing a fair majority.
H.M.S. ROYALIST. TT-iro t, i. Sydney, May 30. H.M.S. Royalist has arrived at Noumea with several traders who were concerned in kidnapping in the New Hebrides on board. While negotiating the Mallicola passage the Royalist ran on a reef where she remained for about four hours
THE SWISS REFERENDUM. mi t> i m , Sydney, May 30. The Daily Telegraph in an artfclo on the Swiss Referendum system suggests that it should be tried as a means of ascertaining the views of the people on the Federation question.
THE CHARGE AGAINST DR. McLEOD. _. -, T ,-, Sydney, May 30. Dr McLeod has been found guilty*of the charge ot bigamy. Sentence was reserved, pending argument on certain points. "
SHIPPING. Sailed: Arrived : Te Anau, fSttje^SLffi"
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New Zealand Herald, Volume XXVII, Issue 8270, 31 May 1890, Page 5
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