AUSTRALIAN.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 6, Issue 1603, 7 February 1884, Page 2

AUSTRALIAN.

(Per Australia). (UNITED PREB3 ASSOCIATION.) ',':.' SYDNEY, ■ •* January 31. An Opposition is being raised through 'the'country' to the Government taxation proposals, principally to the property tax, which is to be collected in the lame way as the New Zealand Tax. Meetings are being convened in opposition,

On Tuesday night a meeting against emigration was held in Hyde Park, when a large crowd accompanied a deputation to the Parliament House, and outside raised groans for Mr Stuart, the Premier, and Sir John Robertson. A petition was presented through Mr A. G. Taylor in the Assembly, and the Government is being attacked for continuing a heavy expenditure. Retrenchment is being advocated, Mr Suttor, whoso seat the Government propose to validate by a Bill, has declined to take advantage of this technicality, and has written to the Speaker requesting him to issue a writ, The Elections Committee lias also decided that Mr Yaughan's seat is vacant, as he was concerned in a Gov'eminent contract.

\ The Hon. James White, as President of the Jockey Club, has beeu jined .£2O for having permitted certain persons to carry on betting on the St Leger in the reserve of the Kandwick racecourse. \ A case has been brought against Davis, the prosecutor in the above case by the club, for having carried on business as, a- bookmaker without.a V ' ■ ■.'■" ■ •■.' ■.

permit, The case was dismissed, These I decisions are important, as directed [against cash betting on a course,, and also showing; as thtiy do that the club has no power to lisense bookmakers and compel them to wear a badge, •Some further arrests have been made in connection with the Wooloomo'fjloo murder case, , BRISBANE, • January 31. A fire occurred, at Gresham's, Brisbane-street, Ipswich. The building and stock was insured in the New Zealand Company's office, for £I6OO. MELBOURNE, ■ • January "31, Mr Templeton has been appointed .chairman of the Public Service Board, Mr Lubartoche, Secretary of Railways, has applied for twelve months' leave of absence previous to retiring from the service. Archbishop Gould is confined to his room, and there are some apprehensions about his condition, The trustees of the Exhibition Building' have adopted plans for an aquarium. It is. proposed' also to establish a permanent exhibition for manufactures,

_ The damage occasioned by the rains in thoGoulboum Valley district is not very senous. '