AUSTRALIAN.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume XIV, Issue 2912, 2 March 1893, Page 3

AUSTRALIAN.

(Received March 2, 12.15 p.m.^ HESSIAN ELY. •'' Sydney, Inarch 2. In the Legislative. Assembly th,e H^n. Thomas M, Sla^Wy, in, reply to a question regarding the ravages of th.o Hes|ian $y \i\ thp New crops, t\\& Government; had no power to prohibit the importation of New Zealand produce, JEWELLERY BOBBERY. George W. Russell, with several aliases, has been convicted of b,eing concerned in a$ extensive jewellery,-i rqb,b^, froiip, the premises,' of. L. \Y.eisner, anct's.enten,ced to e^lftt yeftrs* imprisonjmen^. THE BOT FLY. Melbourne, March 2. A deputation from the Eoyal Agri-

cultural Society waited on the Minister of Agriculture, ca'linsjattention »o -Ihdanger likely to aiise from alluv>i:i « importation of yak from Nev Zealand, where the bot fly is prevalent. Ihe Minister replied that he is consulting other Governments on the subject. THE REAL ESTATE BANK. At a meeling'of shareholders of the Heal Estate Bank the liquidators announced that they were advised by counsel that there were no grounds for a criminal prosecution of. the directors. It wag stated the creditors were not likely to receive more than three shillings in the pound. DROUGHT IN QUEENSLAND. Brisbane, March 2. The drought inland is having disastrous effects, and there is no sign of rain. Up to the present 15,000 sheep have perished. QUEENSLAND REVENUE. The revenue returns for February show a decrease of £57,000 as compared -w|tb February of last year.