AUSTRALIAN.

Thames Star, Volume XIII, Issue 4213, 3 July 1882, Page 2

AUSTRALIAN.

Bbisbane, This day. A destructive fire occurred at Ipswich last night. Four shops were completely gutted. The insurances include £500 in the National Company of New Zealand. Sydney, This day.

Mr Tigbe, of Sydney, and Mr Dent, ex Mayor of Lambton, have been appointed arbitrators on behalf of the Borehole miners, andMrCrondace.the colliery manager, and Mr Hall, merchant, Newcastle, arbitrators for the Australian Agricultural Company; Melbourne, Saturday. The Victorian revenue for the past quarter amounted to £1,381,000, being an increase of £46,000 compared with the Jane quarter of last year. The revenue for the year 1881-82 amounted to £5,588,000, being an increase of £474,000 compared with the previous year. The following increases are shown by the returns during the year :.— Customs, £221,000 ; excise, £88,000; railways, £137,000 ; stamps, £16,000. The territorial revenue shows a decrease of £10,000 compared with 1880 81. Adelaide, Saturday. The South Australian revenue for the June quarter amounted to £517,000, being an increase of £17,000 compared with the corresponding quarter of last year. The revenue for the year ending June 30 amounted to £2,242,000, being an increase of £231,000 compared with 1880 81. The Customs receipts during the year increased by £85,000, and the land sales by £82,000.

Sydney, Saturday,

The New South Wales revenue for the June quarter has been published. The total receipts for the period named were £1,907,000, being an increase of £217,000 compared with June quarter of last year, The customs show an increase of £45,967, of which spirits contributed £20,571. The taxation shows an increase of £56,518. The returns show the following decreases in revenue, from sugar £3345, from beer £1428.