AUSTRALIAN.

Thames Star, Volume XIV, Issue 4447, 6 April 1883, Page 2

AUSTRALIAN.

[Received April 6h, 12,40 p.m.] I Sydney, This day. j * Arrived last evening, s.s. Zealandia, f from Auckland. | Bbisbane, This day. Sir Arthur Kennedy leaves for England this month, before the arrival of his, successor in Governorship, Sir Anthony Musgrave. , ; Melbottsne, This day. Estimates of expenditure amounting; to two million pounds have been passed by the Legislative Assembly. I Mr J. M. Grant, Chief Secretary in the late O'Loghlen administration has passed, over to the Ministerial side in the Assembly.Melboukne, YesteTday. The Financial Statement has been issued by Mr Service, as Colonial Treasurer. He estimates the revenue for the current year at £5,800,000, and the ex* penditure by votes at £3,900,000, exslusive of additional estimates to the amount of £424,000. The result will reduce Sir Bryan O'Loghlan's estimated balance to £37,000. The account shows that £2,000,000 will be required to meet the deficiency for the railway expenditure ia excess of the estimate. Mr Service, in presenting the account to the Assembly last night, stated that the revenue is coming in satisfactorily. The last loan will realise £3,920,000, whereof £1,800,000 will be required for the redemption of other loans, but only £995,000 will be available for services this year : neverthe* Jess, the obligations amounted to £1,550,000, of which amount one million was required for railways. Mr Service declared that the Treasury accounts are in a singular stete of confusion, and that the colony would experience the greatest difficulty in paying its way, and added that he is at his wits' end to meet the engagements of the Treasury. One of the jurymen who was engaged in the trial of the murderers of the Joyce family, at Maamtrasna, has arrived here, and intends to settle.