AUSTRALIAN.

Temuka Leader, Volume I, Issue 65, 31 July 1878, Page 3

AUSTRALIAN.

(/fiR S.S. C.l'i' OF SYTHS'liir at iuc'vm)

Sydney, Jn'y 18,

Ihe money received iu the New Stnbh Wales Tcen-n y for the six mombs em)ingj.me. including the balance brought fo/wavd,'».-JO'iniM "to £7,752,740, aid that paid oat to £3,840.449. —lVrrs Scutt-Shldons received f om her Sydney admirers a testimonial, accompanied by a massive gobl t-hahi and locket set with a spray of diamonds. _ in introducing his Cons-.'.."-tiona' Ro-orm Bill iu Ihe Vic'orian Parliament, "aid-the Govern men t had at first proposed w deal with the question by re-ohvfctoi, and ihen obtain the Imperial sanction; hut durmg :be recess'hey bad deemed it more expedient to do so oy a LIU. It was assumed that the House of Commons had intended to confer 00. the Colony pure responsible Government on the model of the Ediish and if t!i is had been curried out a deadlock would not have occvued, and the rHiis and privleges of the Assemb'y not have been invaded. The proposed new EUls will he divided info two c'asses —viz., money Bi'ls for improving -he taction .-.nil imoort duties, and other Bills. In respect to the money Bi'ls, v>e functions of the Council will be limiied to passhig them only, and if not dealt with within one month, the Bills shall be deemed to have passed. In regard io other Bills of ordinary and general legislation, if passed by two consecutive sessions of Parliament and rejected by the Council, the Bills would be taken as patsed. unless a majority of the Couuctl demanded a poll, so that Ihe country should be made the final arbitrator. Mr 'Berrv said that the Government had little hopes of passing the Bills. In the Legislaiive Council on the same dav Mr Dodson gave notice of a motion to "abolish the 50th clause of the Constitution Act, giving the Assembly only power to initiate money Bil's, arid the Council power to amend them. Rf plying to a deputation Sir Arthur Gordon said the British Government did not recognize the right of Cukobau to give land to private ptrsons. In each case the purchase of lands from the Land Company of Fiji would be dealt with on their merits. Captain Steele and Thomas llowlands, the carpenter of the ship Loota, have been arrested on a charge if wißtil'y casting away the ship. Downie, the victim of a stabbing case, has dkd at .Newcastle.

[Per Wakaiipu, at Welf-igton.]

MjSLBOURaE, Jidy 10. The New Gi'inea C.>loui«»,-'Jon .Society has tal.cn steps to obJrin a ch;viev " om the Netherlands Indan Goveini.em to seltle in New Guinea. A migg«-t weighing has-been founda.t llokewood. Sir Arthur Gordon, replying to a demitatinn .f/nni die ? -'v" 's-'ian Socny. in rcferenc- to th.-ir land claims at Fiji, sii.i.l that while the Bmhh Government wonhl not nccgnise them as havietr any le.i! i risdds, i'ia.l eacl. claim wmdd be iiv- ik&ifiatod on its own merils, and a-, a ..initer done. Some might be c;?...it ed %■ to lecofiniii "• " Sphndid coal has been found at C ilac. llie seam is 16 in lies thick

S/uxky, Ju'y 20.

Walker, fie vranee medium, who visaed New Zealand, is dealing a favorable impivsaion here. 'i'lv: ' Sydney Morn : Horn Id' speaks ol" the. " fluency of speech, command of words, and excellent comparison, of which lie is master." Four hundred and fifty pounds have been subscribed in Sydney towards the Pearce testimonial.

July 26

New Zealand wheat is 4s 9d to 5s ; oats, 4s to 4s Gd. Tobacco, Raven, Is 6d. Jenar candles, 9|d. Other quotations unchanged.

[Per s.s Ringarooma via Hokitika.j

Mir.LßorjßNE, J uly 24.

There has been quite a busy time in the Assembly during the last week. Mr Berry in a long speech, introduced the Reform Bill, wmch is to deprive the Council of all control over money Bills, which they cannot reject or amend. The only other speaker was Mr Service, who said it was simply a Bi'l for decapitating the Legislative Council. The second reading was fixed for hue-day next, but, although it may pass the Assembly, even Mr Berry himself, has no hopes of its passing in the Council. Considerable interest has been excited by-;he finding of go'd iu Magdala mine at a deprii of nearly 2000 ft." Cenerally sneaking mining pro oects have improved, and larger amounts are pvailable for dividends The Australasian Colonization So i e ty ai ' e anxious that New Guinea should be annexad to Victoria, aud are not satisfied witii what Sir Arthur 'Jordon told them. On Monday they waited on the Chief Secretary, but obtained litt'e satisfaction. He .snubbed the deputation for endeavouring to usurp the functions of Govefnment and Parliament Here, as i n Sydney, a movement has been initiated for the presentation of an address to Lord Beaconsfield on the successful result of his labours at the Congress Tt~b?.3 been deievmined to hold an international exhibition in Sydney, and the necessavy preparations are being pushed forward. • v ; r