NEWS AND NOTES.

Greymouth Evening Star, Volume XXXI, 25 April 1901, Page 4

NEWS AND NOTES.

Tho Commonwealth revenue collected in Victoria since January was £637,972, of which £"183,844 comes back. At Sydney the other day a man named William Edward loose was fined £SO for illegally using the title of doctor. An expedition is being organised in South Australia to explore to the north and north west of Fowler’s Bay track. ‘.'“The South Australian Government has decided that the birthday of tho la'e Queen shall be no longer observed as a holiday.

It is understood in Melbourne that the Commonwealth Government has decided to select the Victoria State Houses of Parliament for the sittings of the Federal Legislature, although there is more accommodation for the general public and press at the Exhibition Buildings. During the next three months Fiji receives an addition to its population of over 2000 souls, immigrants from India., Arrangements arc (hat they arrive in throe hatches, the first being by the British India Steamship Company's Fazilka. Sir John Cockburn’s term of office a Agent-General for South Australia expires on Ist June. The Government will introduce a Bill next session to amend the law relating to the Agent-General-ship, and until that nv ajS ire g pjssed the work in tha London office will bo carried on by either Sir John Cockburn of Mr T. F. Wickston.

The transactions of the Royal Mint, Sydney, for March go to show that the weight of gold received for coinage from New South Wales was 10.169 - 320 z; from Queensland, 60,4950 z ; from Now Zealand, 22,048'020z; from Tasmania, IBGOoz; from West Australia, 12.170 z; from South Australis, 4-51.320 z; and from other countries, 471.390 z. The expenditure of the Federal Government ior the month of March amounted to £2380, of which £1696 was devoted to tha salaries of Governor-General and Ministers, and the remainder to miscellaneous items. The expenditure divided on a population basis gives Now South Wales £IO4O, Victoria £902, Queensland £374, South Australia £287, Tasmania £l4l, and West Australia £132.

In a list of estates of deceased persons on which duty has recently been paid are included In Auckland—W. Hcllahy, £34,055 ; John Abbott, £02,130; F. Mackcchnie, £11,954. Christchurch—A. Louisson, £38,059 ; Hugh Hamilton, £2(5,877 ; R. Duffull, £3,507. Dunedin —R. Blackadder, £5,899. "Wellington—P. B. Chalmers, £8,794. Napier—A. H. Russell, £10,17(5.