The Taranaki Herald. PUBLISHED DAILY THURSDAY, JULY 27, 1893.

Taranaki Herald, Volume XLII, Issue 9767, 27 July 1893, Page 2

The Taranaki Herald. PUBLISHED DAILY THURSDAY, JULY 27, 1893.

The outlook for tho next two or three yoars both for Victoria and New Sooth Waloß iB cortainly not encouraging. With large deficits to make up and the people unwill ing to be taxed more than they already are, there is nothing left for the Ministry in power but to retrench so as to bring the expenses down to the level of the revenue ; a not very easy tusk when the efficiency of tho service bas also to be maintained. The shipping has fallen off n vutor:*, and the pilot service is now beginning to fool it. It appears that in June 1891 the 'sea pilots dealt with 102 vobholb, and received £2072 ; last year in the same month they secured £1.555 for piloting 76 vessels, but during June their receipts were only ,£B2O for 42 vessels Out of these gross receipts there has to be provided all the cost of maintaining three schooners and paying the crews, a responsibility which entails an expenditure oC £629 a month, so that under existing circumstances the balance divisible among 24 men does not represent a very magnificent return for arduous and valuable service. Tho trade having fallen off, the service is now carried on with one

schooner, which, although it means a reduction in expend ture, also shows a falling off in the shipping visiting that port, and consequently les3 revenue to bo derived from the Customs. During the boom period one schooner piloted as many as twenty-two vessels in a day, but lately two schooners were watching one another for half a-month for two steamers both well known in Port Phillip, and the ciptainß who know exactly where to find the pilots when wanted. Truly marvellous Melbourne has fallen, and tbe bad times are causing trouble amongst its people. Property, too, has fallen in value. At an unreserved sale of suburban allotments near Melbourne hold in June last, the property was almost given away as the! following result will show : Deepdene estate, East Kew, three allotments, 3s Gd per foot ; Hope estate, Malvern, six lots. 7s per foot : Bowen eatato, Camberwell, two lots, 12s per foot ; M'Gregor-Btreet, Canterbury road, two lots, 10s per foot. TLe Deepdene estate is situated as prettily aa the heart or eye could desire, at only about five or six miles from the centre of Melbourne. In boom times cortainly not less than £3 10s would have been got for what novr brings only 3s 6d. With a decreased population, we are afraid it will take Victoria many years to recover horselt. Already it is being found somewhat difficult to raise the interest on her loans, and every half year that difficulty will increase. The people will, however, have to undergo a long probation of "self denial," a very unpleasant thing for those who have for several years been basking in the lap of luxury.

Captain Edwin telegraphed at 1.3 C p.m. to-day :—": — " Indications for a cold night and for strong westerly winds after twenty houra from now with glass falling ; tiles continue very good, and sea increasing." It is understood that about 26 witnesses have been subpoenaed in connection with tbe cases that will be started in the Police Court to-morrow. A young man named William FitzJames Gayne was arrested for lunacy and remanded to gaol today (Thursday) for medical examination. The Volunteer Gymnasium and Athletic Club was formally opened in tho drill hall on Tuesday night, when Captain Paul, President of tho Club, made a few wellchosen and appropriate remarks to the members assembled. Tho members then olecteda captain, their choice being Mr Charles W. Hendry. A Press Association telegram Eaj s that Mr Jns. McGowan was^ to day declared elected for the Thames soat without opposition. Mr Hill, at the Education Board meeting on Wednesday, moved that monthly meetings of the Board be held, instead of i he present system, the motion being seconded by Mr Allsworth, On divieiop the motion wasrejectod — Ayes (2), Messrs Hill and Allswoith. Noe? (5), Miss Heywood, Messrs Bauchope, Wade, Faull, and Adlam.

The Council of the Wellington Acclima tisation Society has passed the following resolutions:— That export? of game in a frozen state of any form whatever should be prohibited, and the law be so amended as entirely to prevent dealings with native or imported game, frozen or otherwise, out of season. That it be tecominended to the Government that sales of native or imported game be prohibited for one year. That an attempt be mado to import canvasbacked duck and Virginia quail That Sir James Maitland and Mr Armistoad bo written to to ascertain whether it would be possible to import ova of English grayling. Tbe total quantity of trout ova collected at the Maßterton fish ponds this season has been 1,015,750. A larger number would have been colloctod had it not been for the heavy floods in the river during tbe spawning season.