AUSTRALIAN NEWS
IB* Tblbgbaph.J TPer b.s. Xe Anan, at the Bluff] MELBOURNE, May 16 Mr J. O*. Francis, who was taken suddenly ill while addressing the Assembly, is now better, but is ordered perfect rest. It was an attack of apoplexy. _ _ The agricultural statistics for the year ending March, show a material falling off m cultivation as compared to last corresponding year. The decrease in the quantity of land under tillage is to the extent of 184,000 acres, of which 56,269 was land previously sown with wheat, ebo ring a decrease of 1,013,316 bushels. Oats show ao increase of 1,258,061 bushels. Other increases are maize, peas, beans, potatoes, and hops. There is a decrease in bay, barley, tobacco, and grapes. _Jh(J average yield of wheat per acre was 9.45 bushels, against 9.55 last year; but the average yield of oats is 24 57 bushels, against 17.02 in the previous year. The hay crop is a very poor one, lower than any in the past eleven years, , . The steamer Te Anau arrived at the wnart at midnight on Friday, after a very stormy passage. Oa the night of the 7th, the barometer fell os low as 28 76. The wind supdenly shifted to the south west for fortysix hours, and blew with hurricane force, a tenifio sea making clean breaches over the vessel, at times threatening to uweop all before them. Early on Monday an immense body of water broke over the engine J °“ ee > but fortunately not sufficient to put out the fires, or cause material damage. One or the boats was lifted bodily out of the notwithstanding its baing doubly lashed. Captain Carey states in his experience ot twenty-eight years ho neveß met i ® " e ‘ mondous gale or more dangerous seas. -Before arriving at Hobart, the saloon P a ® gors, as a mark of appreciation, presented e captain with a purse, containing a handsome sum of money, and a smaller purse to Messrs Russell and McCraig, for their able efforts. Dr. Brownlees, the present Vice-Chancellor of the University, U nominated f° r * / fie Chancellorship.
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Globe, Volume XXIV, Issue 2533, 22 May 1882, Page 3
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