AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Feilding Star, Volume XII, Issue 20, 2 August 1890, Page 2

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

By Electric Telegraph.— Copyright |PEH UNITBD PRESS ASSOCIATION. | Melbouhne, Au.'ust 1. In his budget presented to Parliament the Colonial Treasurer states that the financial position of the colony is excellent. The revenue for the financial year was L 10,814,630, and *he expenditure L 10,348,883, leaving a surplus of 1.363,747. Bbisbanb, Aug ist 1. The Triennial Parliaments Bill has passed through Committee, and the third reading is set down for Thursday next. Sydnbv, Vugust 1. A shipment of trout ova from the Wellington Acclimatisation Society has been re -eived in gooil order. j A proclamation iv the Government ; 'rdzette absolutely prohibits the import*. ■ mm of cattle atd sheep, into New South j Wales from all foreign countries »ad.

colonies, excepting the United Kingdom, for a period of two years. Melboubne, August 1. The unemployed are petitioning the Governor to send a message to the Legislative Assembly asking for a grant of money for the purpose of giving employment to the surplus labour. The population of Melbourne and suburbs is estimated at 458,000. The report of the Sweating Commission is favourable to employers, except that females employed on outside shop work are badly paid, and that the hours are long. The average earnings are 18s per week of 49 hours. Shirtmakers are the worst paid of all, their average earning* amounting to only 11s 3d per week of 55£ hours. Sydney, July 31. The quarterly report of the Railway Comnussiouerg shon's that the revenue for the quarter just expired in mere-tsei by £37,626 over the corresponding quarter of last year The Postage Bill, which has been iutroducod in the House of Assembly, provides ffir a penny postage within the colony and half penny on newspapers up to* 10 ounces. Hobabt, -July 31. The motion introduced into the House of Assembly by the Colonial Treasurer, sanctioning the purchase of the Tismaniaa main line of railway for £1,106,500 at 4| per cent inscribed stock, has been earned in both Houses.