News in a Nutshell.

Manawatu Standard, Volume IV, Issue 261, 1 October 1884, Page 2

News m a Nutshell.

The estimated population of Melbourne and the suburbs at the 'end of July, was 304,409. Sir F. N. Bronme term West Australians a religious-inioded and morallliving people. The salary of the Governor of Western Australia is to be increased to L3OOO per annum. The wine-growers of South Australia are agitating for a reduction of the colonial wine duties to 3s. Since it started as a gold producer New Zealand has Rent into the world gold to the value of £40,000,000. As a writer Archbishop Moran is said to be superior to the late Archbishop VaUghan, but iaferior n8 an orator. In 1682 8,000,000 of pereons are estimated to have travelled on the tramways m .Sydney. Eight persons were killed. The Federal Australasian contends that representative institutions are breaking down m the colonies, and cites New Zealand as the " shocking example." Babbits are migrating m large numbers from South Australia to New South Wales. It is proposed to erect a rabbit proof fence along the boundary line separating the two colonies. It is reported that a most voluminous dispatch has been forwarded by the Commodore of the Australian Squadron to the Colonial Secretary respecting the abuse of the South Sea Maud recruiting trade.