AUSTRALIA.
. *■ [Special to Press Association.J i PROROGATION. MELBOURNE, Feb. 26. ' The Premier expects to be able to pro rogue Parliament at the end of the weefc BANK DIVIDEND. The Federal Bank of Australia has de clared a further dividend of ls in the £ RAILWAY REVENUE. From July 1 to date, the railway reve nu© shows a comparative decrease oi .£120,000, which is chiefly the. result of tht shortage in the wheat crop. RIFLE SHOOTING. The team to represent Victoria in th« Federal Rifle Matches in New Zealand leaves by the Waihora to-morrow. The team will be chosen from the following riflemen after they reach Oamaru :— Major Hanley, Captain White, Lieutenant Clarke, Sergeants Ross, Webster and Hawkes, Privates Sloane, Todd, Young, M'Donald, Walker and Randies. CUSTOMS RETURNS. ' SYDNEY, Feb, 25i The complete Customs returns show that the total imports of the colony last year were valued at £15,992,000, an increase on the previous year of £190,000. The exports were £2.1,934,000, an increase of about half a million.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS18960225.2.40
Bibliographic details
Star (Christchurch), Issue 5498, 25 February 1896, Page 3
Word Count
166AUSTRALIA. Star (Christchurch), Issue 5498, 25 February 1896, Page 3
Using This Item
No known copyright (New Zealand)
To the best of the National Library of New Zealand’s knowledge, under New Zealand law, there is no copyright in this item in New Zealand.
You can copy this item, share it, and post it on a blog or website. It can be modified, remixed and built upon. It can be used commercially. If reproducing this item, it is helpful to include the source.
For further information please refer to the Copyright guide.