AUSTRALIAN CABLE.
Melbourne March 25,
The Government have decided to dismiss the Parliamentary librarian.
Mr Higginbotham has been reinstated in his former position of En-ginoer-in-Chief of Railways in Victoria. Watson, the late Engineer-in-Ohiof, refuses to accept his old position, and retires from the public service. Arrived—Arawata, from New Zealand .
The following is a correction of telegram sent on Wednesday ;—St. Petersburg March 23.—0 n the occasion of the Birthday of the Emperor of Germany yesterday, fhe Czar made a speech, in the course of which he said he hoped the present satisfactory relations between Germany and Russia would be maintained. Sydney, March 25.
It is stated here that a Sydney company has purchased the oil springs of Poverty Bay. Sailed—Ringarooma, for New Zealand, yesterday. The Council have again amended the Stamp Bill, and a long Cabinet meeting was hold to day to consider the situation, but the resu’t of the same is yet unknown.
The Union Company’s steamship Ringarooma sailed yesterday ; also the City of New York, with the outward San Francisco Mails,
The following acceptances for theSyddey Cup were received to-day :—Sweetmeat, Martindale, Suwarrow, Columbus, Secundus, The Dean, Petra, Btrathoarn, Falmouth, Wools; one, Nellie, Caspian, Lowlender, Gipsy Cooktr, Sunshine, Hopeful, Black Swan, Ravens wood, Fiiv.hell, Auckland, Euclid, Sunlight, Pontiff, Santa Cruz Warhawk, Freemason, Middlessex, Caractacur, Review, Croydon, Valeria. Adelaide, March 25.
The official statement of the South Australian Wheat statistics show that the total acreage is J ,458,096, producing 14,260,964 hush. Tlio average yield is 9 bushels 471bs per acre for the past season.
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Temuka Leader, Issue 248, 30 March 1880, Page 2
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255AUSTRALIAN CABLE. Temuka Leader, Issue 248, 30 March 1880, Page 2
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