AUSTRALIAN.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XX, Issue 6817, 1 November 1893, Page 2

AUSTRALIAN.

Press Association— Eleotrio Telegraph— Copyright : SYDNEY, Oct. 31. At the half-yearly meeting of the Bank of 1 New South Wales the Chairman stated thafc a hearty response had been ma.de to the call for increased capital of the institution, and although the first payment was not yet due a sum of £86,000 out of £117,000 had been paid. . Sailed : Pukaki, for Wellington. The R.M.S. Alameda, vrhich left the ; wharf yesterday for Auckland, only cleared ' the Heads this morning, having been detained | for the Queensland mails. The settlement of the local wool dispute is : as far off as ever. Neither side see their . way clear to conduct busiuess on the lines laid down by the other. Sellers insist that they shall have control of the wool until it is paid for. Nov. 1. — Mr Dibbs states that the Canadian steamers will call at Fiji ia future. MELBOURNE, Nov. 1. It is understood that the Agricultural department intend to despatch Mr Wilson, dairy expert, to India, with tho view of establishing an export trade in butter. BRISBANE, Nov. 1. Tenders for £75,000 worth of five per cent, municipal debentures have been opened. Only £30,000 was subscribed, all at par. It has "been decided to leave the balance open till the end of the year. ADELAIDE, Nov. 1. The Taxation Bill has passed through committee in the Assembly. The proposal to exempt life insurance companies from income tax was nesratired. The Land Bill has passed its final stages in the Assembly. HOBART, Nov.^l. The Legislative Council insists on its amendments in the Government taxation proposals, and in consequence, Mr Dobson, the Premier, has answered that the Assembly will bring the business to an early close and dissolve before Christmas.