AUSTRALIAN.

Thames Star, Volume X, Issue 3310, 31 July 1879, Page 3

AUSTRALIAN.

r' ' ./ ' ' Meibotjbnb, July 29. ' Victorian Finances. Increased Taxation Necessary. The Treasurer has introduced his financial statement. He estimates the rerenue for the current year afe £5,396,000, and the expenditure at £5,237,000. The deficiency, including £137,541 from ,1878 was £268,522, for which he proposes to provide by an! increased land tax, to the extent of £70,000; new duties, £126,144; increased duties, £182,050; total new taxes, £308,194. ' These include 25 per cent, ad valorem on r manufactured metals and wooden ware, wine 6s per gallon, rice 6s per! lOOlbs, barley 2s per lOOlbs, malt 3s per bushel, hops 6d per pound. Over' £72,000 of Custom dues' were ,paid at the Melbourne Customs on Monday and 1 Tuesday, anticipatory of increased duties on sugars, teas, spirits, and' tobacco. Over £220,000, has been received during the last ten days. > , Melboubne, This day. The: Budget is much disapproved.of. The discussion on the proposed taxation' takes place , has been released. A portion of the duplicate cable has, arrived at Singapore. Fl o ,-,,, 1 „.•..,ii» ' Stowet, July' 29. \ The Young Dick, from Timaru, has i arrived at Port Stephen, after experiencing heavy weather. No general withdrawal of the Catholic children from the schools has yet followed the Archbishop's pastoral. ' • ' Brisbane, J,uly 29, The National Association Exhibition is a great success. Newcastle, July 29. All the miners of the South Waratah colliery are locked out, through adhering to the Union and vend scheme. ♦ (.Special to the Auckland Stab.) '- ' ' Stinky, Wednesday. The Government are arraqgiq-g* to expend a portion of the seven millions Tote to absorb the floating unemployed. A number of Catholics are, withdrawing from ,ihe .public schools, owing to the Bishop's pastoral. Adelaide, wheat firm. An application to the Supreme Court to prohibit -'the' performance "of "H M. Pinafore,"; under the Copyright Law, was dismissed. •' ' ' ( • The Withdrawal,of Catholic children from public schools continues. A great quantity of wreckage is reported from Ugi San Christoval, Solomon group. t .Ad<^nde wheat, dull at 4s 6d to 5s per bushftljv / v v London, July 28. - - New Zealand consolidated 4| per cent. debentures are quoted at £101 10s, Queensland 4 per cent, at £92, and South Australian 4 per cent, at £97. Constantinople, July 28. The Sultan has refused to acceed to the demand of Khan Eddin Pacha for the latter to nominate a Minister! The Grand Tizier has resigned. Adrift Pacha has been appointed Grand Vizier. >