WESTERN AUSTRALIA.

Southland Times, Volume I, Issue 18, 9 January 1863, Page 2

WESTERN AUSTRALIA.

Our Perth files are to 21st ult. The Indtoi dent in its summary for the month has^ following: — \ rp The Government has taken preliminary ijoj-j for removing some of the traces of the iKy: having culled for tenders for the restoration o: :,; bridges over the Avon at Northam and Newe---The first fruit of his Excellency's visit to the:-v> is the fact that the bridge over the Chapman .'--A be proceeded with at onee — iv redemption e-am promise to that effect. 'out The gathering of the season's crops hnsklui inenccd, and accounts vary as to their state> JI late weather must, however, have been very fyijji able, and we have reason to believe they \vi'J u en be much behind those of the last year. Thew?p crop is unfortunately not so satisfactory ;>_-> certainly will be no increase in the total ainfli;- >-„ be shipped above last season's produce. Of &*■-?.. and lead ore, the Tartar and Gloucester will^* 1 about SCO tons each. In mining matters we have little aUeratiou<Ti Wanerenooka works are proceeding very satjf&l torily, md the lode is reported to be daily iuiOSt. ing 1 in appearance ; the Wheal Fortune coms' iM to be as productive as ever, and public coufif^ftt in the success of the new company is evideniijj^i the continued enquiries for shares. jjjj Prices remain without alteration, and stoc^^ full of all articles of consumption. Imports^of flour from the eastward still continue, bu¥ii* withstanding the fact of the large quant:??' hand and the harvest just about to commeneW 111 fall of consequence has occurred, but it is pro|3^ lower prices must shortly be submitted to. Mil, late arrivals from England have filled our ?=f with manufactured goods, but as the spring ||r] has now commenced, and drays are daily sts'ay for the interior with supplies of all kinds, rjfoj. not imagine lhafc any over importation lias |-'rj,] place, and it is certain that for some time p^wi i porters have been greatly restricting their o|f ' Our arrivals have been the Tartar and the $£ cester from England, the Tien Tsin andlt^ from Melbourne : the two former will loaJSP* London direct, the Tien Tsin probably for Jl*3tfc with horses and sandal wood, and the Ismj Fl Singapore, with sandal wood. — Geelong Advet&RDecember 19. $y-