AUSTRALIAN SUMMARY.

Wanganui Herald, Volume XX, Issue 5916, 4 June 1886, Page 2

AUSTRALIAN SUMMARY.

(Per s.s Rotomahana at Auckland.) (UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATION,)

Sydney, May 28;— Tho question of pay* ment of members haa been affirmed by the Assembly, and it has been resolved to bring in a Bill to give effect to the deoision arrived at,

The resolution for new Custom*! duties having been passed, a Bill was brought in and passed its initial stagea, Several mem* bers have informed the Government that they intend to oppose theso duties step by stop, and take advantage of all forms of the Hcuse to prevent them passing. A large meeting held in the city has deoided against tho new duties as destructive to trade.

Several large steamers have been laid on for Kimberley, Lord Carrington visited the ! Viotoria yesterday, previous to her departure, and inspected all the arrangements. A large number of persons are leaving from here for the new goldfield. The death ia announced of the Hon J. B. Sutter. _ " Afire broke out at Leiohardt on Monday night, by which a fireman named Fisher was killed and several others injured by falls of 'walls.

Mr McElhono is spoken of as a probable candidate for the vacanoy in tbe Assembly. Melbourne. — The Government will oub* mit a proposal to the Assembly for increasing the number ef portfolios to ten, but no Minister will be appointed until the House expresses an opinion. The Woolgrowere' Association are busily making out a scheme for establishing woollen faotories in China and Japan. Nothing has been arrived at yet by the Opposition- as to the action to be taken respecting the assembling of Parliament. Adelaide. — The Governor's Speeoh open* ing Parliament is condemned as inconsequential and failing to grasp the serious nature of th(^«ituation, Mr J, Coles loads the Opposition, and he will move a direct vote of want of confidence on Monday, A Chinese Restriction Bill, a Real Property Amendment and Mining Bill, also Private Property Bills have been introduced;