LATEST AUSTRALIAN TELEGRAMS.

Thames Guardian and Mining Record, Volume I, Issue 250, 27 July 1872, Page 3

LATEST AUSTRALIAN TELEGRAMS.

.-'IV i. . . ■ I'A '. ' > ARRIVAL OF THE RANGITOTO. " ' HOKITIKA Friday. The Rangitoto arrived at 2 p,mMo-day. She left Melbourne on the 20th, and brings the following passengers :—Five for Hokitika, Mr Middleton for Greymoutb, Mrs Small and child for Nelson, the Hon. Matthew, Mrs, and Miss Holmes ; for Wellington, Mr Davidson for Lyttelton, Mr Jones for Dunedin ; and 220 tons of cargo for all ports. MELBOURNE. July 20. The Treasurer made bis financial statement on Tuesday night, and stated that the total, revenue for the year ending June 30th, amounted to £3,727,150, an income that had never before been realised in the colony. The return showed an apparent increase of £188,300 over the estimate of his predecessor. The Customs revenue showed a falling off from the estimate of £33,500. The estimated income for the present year was £3,611,920, and the expenditure £3,708,938, leaving £8,217 to be carried next year’s account. At an early period a proposal would be submitted for making a loan of £1,000,000 for reproductive works. The Assembly have agreed by a large majority to adopt the sft 3in guage on the railway extension. A petition lias been presented to the Assembly with regard to tlie imposition of the tax on imported stock. All the sinall-pox patients are progiessing towards complete convalescence. No fresh cases are reported. An extraordinary equity case, Graham v. Graham is still being heard. • The Foot and Mouth Disease Commission recommended all healthy cattle imported to be quarantined for six months, and all unhealthy ones destroyed. The issue of the coin from the Mint has reached 95,000 sovereigns. The Albion Woollen Factory, at Geelong, has received orders from Poole and other London firms.

The Public Works Department have asked for samples of stone for building the Government House with. The imports to Victoria from April, 1871, to March 31, 1872, amount to £1,532,270, and the exports to £851,819. Minerva Davis has been sentenced to death for trying to poison her husband. SYDNEY. Sutcliffe, the small-pox patient on board the Hero lias died, and his case was pronounced of the most virulent type. Captain Lake, of the schooner Hannah Bloomfield, has been drowned at Rockhampton. Two and a quarter hundredweight of specimens from Khromann’s claim have been assayed, and contain 8320 z. of standard gold. The Governor lias had a narrow escape from an injury, the horses of nis carriage having bolted. A man named Caufray died in the Hospital from the effects of being garrotted. The Health Officer reports that there are no further cases of small-pox on board of the Hero. A notice of motion lias been given in the Anglican Synod that the use of the new Lectionary is illegal, and ought to be discontinued until the Synodical sanction lias been obtained. The steamer Saxonia, coal laden, for Sydney, sank at Newcastle. The colliers have refused the companies’ proposal to give sixpence advance in wages, and a strike appears imminent. The Commercial Bank have declared a dividend and bonus equal to seventeen per cent. The City Bank have declared a dividend of six per cent. ADELAIDE. Owing to the illness of a coal trimmer on board the Rangatira, from Sydney, the passengers have not been allowed to land, but were taken on with the cargo to St. George’s Sound. A new vaccination bill lias been introduced, and passed all the stages. It makes vaccination compulsory, under a penalty of £2. i \ Kirikey has returned to Tennant’s Creek from Daly Waters,'and reports that the cable is still unworkable. It is supposed that the congratulatory and other messages have been taken on to Java by the investigators. Lady Daly, the.widow of the late Governor, died aged 71. A report of the Meat Preserving Company shows £16,000 assets over liabilities. A further message from Todd states that lie hopes to liave .communication reestablished with tlie cable next week. The Kadina and Wallaroo railway shows a profit of nearly £9,000 for the halfyear. 1

. . r• i :■ TASMANIA. One of the most influential meetings that has .ever been UeldyJiere .has passed resolutions condemnatory of the policy of the Government. . A.case of horrible cruelty to a child was heard at Hobart Town Sessions, and the mistress, Rebecca Hay tou, was sen-, tenced to twelve mouths’ imprisonment. 7 . BRISBANE. Lilly has resigned the leadership of the Opposition, as all that was required has been accomplished. ; .. .