AUSTRALIAN CABLE.

Temuka Leader, Issue 251, 1 May 1880, Page 2

AUSTRALIAN CABLE.

Adelaide, April, 28. _ Owing to the prevalence of diptheria and measels in Victoria, passengers arriving heie fro Melbourne are placed in quarantine for 24 hours. Melbourne, April 28. The Government have received a telegram from Mr Childers, resigning Ids position aa Chairman of the Board of Advice of the Agent-General of Victoria in London, owing to his acceptance of the Secretaryship of State for war in 'ihe new Ministry. The Customs revenue for last year shows a decrease of L 70,000 compared with the previous year,and notwillistand ing the increase of taxa ion, the tota value of imports for the year shows a decrease exceeding L 1,000,000 and the exports show a falling off ot L 2,500,000. The Tararua has arrived from Bluff. She missed the outward English mail. The Orient Company’s steamship Scrota which leaves Melbourne on the 24th May, will take the Suez mails brought by the Rotorua, but which missed the P. and O. Coni any’s steamb >at Assam outward bound yesterday.

At :i Caiiiiif-e Cii'i 'i.-ii 1u;l-r yesterday it was nWvcd to introduce an amended Land Li!! daring the next session of Parliament, with s' view to relieve selectors from tlis hardships tney are suffering under the present law. Sailed—Union Company’s s.s. Albion, for New Zealand, Sydney, April 29. In the Legislative Assembly MrFitz- >; Patrick’s motion of censure on the 4 Government, for refusing to legislate on the question of mining on private property, was negatived by a large majority. *