AUSTRALIAN CABLES.

Feilding Star, Volume XVI, Issue 21, 25 July 1894, Page 2

AUSTRALIAN CABLES.

VICTORIAN POLITICS. DEFICIT OF £600,000. THE NEW SOUTH WALES ELECTIONS. ILLEGAL TRADING IN THE NEW HEBRIDES. (TBB FBESS ASSOCIATION.) Bbisbanb, July 24. The sugar yield shows an increase of thirteen thousand tons compared with that of last year. Melbourne, This Day. Ihe Government intend to propose reductions Tanging from 7 per cent to 25 per cent in salaries of civil servants. The latter rate will include salaries of the Minister's of the Crown.

The deficit for the year just concluded will be about £600,000. The treasurer proposes to equalise matters by reducing the estimates by .£450,000 and he anticipates the remainder will be made up by an increase in the revenue. Stdnkt, July 24

Cook, the leader of the late Labour Party, who still commands a few followers, nas declared for Mr Reid, the leader of the Opposition.

The Freetraders, from a minority of nine in the old house, have attained a majority of 24 in the new Chamber.

Sir S. Griffiths has forwarded to the Chief Secretary the correspondence in reference to illegal trading by New Hebrides missionaries, which came under his notice when Premier. He added a minute defending the Government agent in the matter against the missionaries and the High Commissioner despite the fact that the latter expressed an opinion that the agent's statements were unworthy of credence.

Tbe Hatiroto and Rotokino arrived today. They saw no sign ot the missing steamer Dnckenfield. The Phoebe sailed for Wellington to-night in search for her.

The Violet has turned up safely.