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Kumara Times, Issue 2370, 2 April 1884, Page 2

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[REUTERS TELEGRAMS.] By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright. COMMUTATION OF WILLIAMS' DEATH SENTENCE. APPEAL CASE, WHITE V. DAVIS. (Received April 1, 8.20 p.m.) Sydney, April 1. The prisoner Williams, who was sentenced to death for the Woolloomooloo

murder, has had the death penalty commuted to penal servitude for life, and will receive three floggings. The appeal case White versus Davis was concluded to-day, and resulted in the decision of the lower court being reversed. (Received April 2, 0.55 a.m.) Melboukne, April 1. Sailed, this afternoon, the Union steamship Waihora, for the Bluff. COLONIAL QUARTERLY REVENUE RETURNS. (Received April 1, 2.30 p.m.) Melbourne, April 1. The Victorian revenue returns for the last quarter are published. The receipts amount to £1,640,000, being an increase of £165,500 as compared with the same quarter of last year. The Customs revenue has increased by £I3OO, the Land income by £72,000, and the Railway receipts by £86,000. The Excise revenue has decreased by £43,000. Adelaide, April 1. The South Australian revenue returns for the March quarter show the total receipts to be £547,000, being a decrease of £31,500 compared with the corresponding period of 1883. The falling off is chiefly in Customs (£25,000) and Land revenue (£35,000). The income from Railways has increased by £28,000. (Received April 1, 8.20 p.m) Sydney, April 1. The New South Wales revenue returns are published to-day. The receipts for the quarter amounted to £1,500,000, being a decrease of £14,500, as compared with the corresponding period -of last year. The revenue for the year amounted to £6,460,000, being £794,000 below last year's receipts. The diminution is attributed to a falling off in the Land revenue, which shows a decrease of £1,180,000 for the year.