AUSTRALIAN.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1316, 3 November 1885, Page 3

AUSTRALIAN.

[a*UTEK’S TELEGRAMS—COPYRIGHT.] Political. Sydney, Yesterday. Mr Lyne was to-day sworn in as Minister of ' Public Works, vice Mr Wright, resigned; Mr Slattery as Minister of Justice, vice Mr FarnelL The portfolio of Minister of Mines has not been filled. Government expect to have a working majority in the new Parliament Great difficulty is experienced in estimating the relative strength of parties, owing to the number of independent candidates who have been elected. Mr Lyne succeeds Mr Badgery as Secretary of Public Works. Mail Service. Pending the decision ot the New South Wales Parliament respecting the continuance of the San Francisco mail service, it is understood that an arrangement has been made whereby the Zealandia and Australia will run from Sydney to San Francisco direct, calling at Honolulu en route* (Received November 3,2 p.m.) The Markets. Melbourne. To-day. The Melbourne manager of the National Mortgage and Agency Co. of I New Zealand, Limited, reports on the Jfctfodnce market as follows:—Shipping wheat, 3s rod to 3s lid per bushel, - quiet; barley, 3s 6d to 4s 3d, quiet; ; N.Z. feed oats, 2s 6d to ss steady; do I milling, 3s to 3s 3d, no improvement; j do, under bond, 2s id to 2s 3d.