AUSTRALIAN NEWS
♦— : VICTORIA, Several imported cattle of great valued are now quarantined at Port Phillip' suffering .severely, alleged to be through' the excessive quantity of iimfe in the* water. \V.. M'Culloch wbo ia a heaVy loser, intends taking" proceedings? against the Government. Two horses stolen by the Kellys at Jeriklerie, have been recovered near" the old hauiits of the outlaws. kytfTH A fanaer living at the 1 Murray Flats asserts he- found a diamond s ,.raised ««4 £ 10,00 ft; on examination it proved tiy be a topa2.
Sit- Thomas Elder's proposed exploring expedition in North West Australia, is temporarily abandoned, owing to the health of Mr Youngfc the intended leader breaking down. The Government Marine Engineer recommends a new lighthouse ,beifeg erected at Cape Northumberland; probably the electric light will be tfsed. WESTERN AUSTRALIA. Forrest rejrarts, his exploring party lived on horse flesh for six weeks j discovered 20,000,000 acrea of good tend in West Australia, 500,000* acres in South Anstralia. The report altogether is highly encouraging.. TASMANIA. Treasurer made the Financial Statement on 18th. Liabilities, 1878, £437,858, deficiency. £51,398; new taxation proposed is property and income tax, each eight pence in £, yielding respectively £24,000 and £33,000. Proposed to issue early a loan for £460,000 at 4 per cent. New taxation proposals are not likely to be carried. A "rand intercolonial musical festival will probably be held at Hobart Town this summer. The leading colo--nial musicians will be represented. QUEENSLAND. The Assembly, by a large majority, affirmed the desirabilty of running morning and evening trains on Sundays, f The Council passed tbe second reading of the Land Act Amendment Bill, and read the Divisional Board Bill a third time. '
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Kumara Times, Issue 939, 3 October 1879, Page 2
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