AUSTRALIAN.

Thames Star, Volume XIII, Issue 4240, 3 August 1882, Page 2

AUSTRALIAN.

Melbourne, This day. Telegraphic service, with Europe at preseut is subject to considerable delay along the Teheran? route, 2 and great irregularity exists in the time occupied in trunsmission. Messages despatched from London at regular intervals now generally arrive here in batches. The" jtrial; of 1 the i men «?ho were arrested on a charge of \, burglary at Avinski's/jewellery /shop, "\ in) Lonsdale street, wa's; concluded yesterday, bui the jury were unable to agree on a.verdict. Harmony has been restored in the Naval "Reserver'and the 'menwho withdrew from that force are now^ rejoining. Adelaide, Yesterday.' The Hon. Lavingtbri GydeY Colonial | Treasurer, delivered the Financial Statement in the. Legislative Assembly last night. It showed that the revenue for 'the past financial year was £2,162,000, or ■£173,000 aboveS the "estimate. The increases were principally in customs and land revenue. The expenditure for the year was £2,132,000, including the bonded debt of £524,000. The expenditure was £154,000 over the estimate. The Treasurer estimates 4he revenue for the current at £2,162,000, and expenditure at £2,247;0p^,. and: expects a deficit in 1883 of He proposes to raise a loan of one million in October next, and is satisfied that the same can.be.obtained atpar. He expressed bis disappointmenii at the slowness of the increase of population. The imports for the; year exceeded the 'exports. The debt of the colony amounts to. £12,000,000, ecjual to £43 per head of ■tble population. In* order to cover the deficit, the Treasurer proposed to tax land in outside districts belonging to the Councils and Corporations, and to levy a penny stampiasjiuty on cheques.