AUSTRALIAN.

Patea Mail, Volume VIII, Issue 986, 19 January 1883, Page 3

AUSTRALIAN.

j_RBUTER —COPYRIGHT.] ? (Received Jan. 17, 9.45 p.m.) MELBOURNE, Jan 17. Wheat—Shipping is firmer, at 4s y 10d; barley, malting, is strong at 4s - 6d, advance of 3d upon last week’s price. New Zealand oats are firm at 3s 3d to 3s 8d for feeding, and 3s 9d to 4s for milling qualities. : At their wool auction to-day Messrs Gainsborough and Company, Limited, sold- 1500 bales; for which full ; prices were realised. Greasy wools bfought np to and scoured to ■■ 2i±d. (Received January 17, 12.30 p.m.) Jan 17. The report of the Music Festival held here at Christmas shows a loss of £2900, and the guarantors are called upon to pay £25 each. The Hon J; O. Bray, Premier and Chief of South. Australia,-who is now" on*'a visit to this city, had a lengthy conference yesterday with Sir Bryan O’Loghlen, Premier of Victoria, at which various questions affecting the : , two colonies were discussed. ; (Received Jan 17, 8.15 p.m.) SYDNEY, Jan 17. The New South Wales Parliament was opened to-day by His Excellency ; the : Governor. The speech from the Throne commenced by offering congratulations upon; the flpnrishing state of thfe ; finances'-of the colony at the .. present time, and stated .that the . revenue, as shown by recently published returns, continued to increase steadily, the total receipts for last year having exceeded the estimate made by the Colonial Treasurer in his ' budget on November Ist last by £258,000. The speech, however, intimated that a large portion, if not the whole, of this sum would be required to cover the appropriations for various public services. The speech then announced that it was proposed to hold bnt a short session, ■ , and to confine the business to be dealt with to financial matters and certain questions of an urgent nature. Among the measures which would be introduced "were Bills for the amendment of criminal law, for the creation and issue of inscribed stock at the option of bondholders, for the amendment of the Licensing Acts, the establishment of high schools in the colony, and to ■ 'provide means for the abatement of the rabbit pest. The consideration of the ... qOMtiohSof Mand reform would be postponed nntil next session, when a comprehensive measure would be introduced. The speech concluded by remarking upon the continued prosperity of the colony and its excellent prospects. The Addresses in Reply to the speech from the Thone has been; affirmed in both Houses of the Legislature without division.