AUSTRALIAN NEWS.
[Per Arawata.] Melbourne, March 1 Welcome rains have fallen all over the country. Rain still very badly wanted in the back country, where cattle and sheep are dying by thousands. The combined match of Victoria and New South Wales against the English Eleven will be played in the middle of March. The colonists play twelve against the eleven. The Melbourne Meat preserving Company are taking advantage of the present low price of sheep, and their works are now in full operation. The Bishop of Melbourne is visiting remote parts of his diocese, and appears to bo well liked. Mr. Gregor Taylor, principal electrician and representative of the Cable Company, is a passenger per Arawata. Sir Charles M'Mahon has declared Mr. Berry's apology not sufficient, and he has
promised a full statement to the Assembly,
when re-elected, which, however, seems doubtful. Sir Charles Gavin Duffy is the nominee of the Liberal party for the office of Speaker.
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Oamaru Mail, Volume I, Issue 273, 8 March 1877, Page 2
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