TELEGRAPHIC.

Globe, Volume IX, Issue 1256, 28 March 1878, Page 2

TELEGRAPHIC.

CABLE_NEWS AUSTRALIA. [better's telegrams to the PRESS AGENCY,] The Victorian Crisis Ended. Melbourne, March 28. Sir Bryan O’Loghlen was sworn in AttorneyGeneral yesterday. Mr Francis will oppose his re-election. The crisis is ended. The Council has passed the second reading of the Payment of Members Bill, and the Assembly take immediate steps to introduce the Appropriation Bill without the item payment of members. The Arawata sailed yesterday. Sir John Coodo is a passenger. INTERPROVINCIAL, [per press agency.] Wellington, March 28. Seventy applications under the nominated immigrants system were made here this month. The ‘Government have decided not to accept any more nominations for foreign immigrants. Lawrence, March 28. The weather for the past few days has been very unfavourable to harvest operations. In all directions reapers are busy, and the prospects of the farmers are looking better. If the weather continues fine for another week or ten days nearly all the crops will be harvested. It is expected that the yield will be up to the average. At Bluospur mining operations are in full swing. Nearly all the claims are making full time. Considerable interest is taken in the result of the election of members for the Education Board of Otago, It is considered certain that the two local candidates, Messrs Bastings and Friar, will be elected.