CABLEGRAMS

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume VIII, Issue 2184, 2 January 1886, Page 2

CABLEGRAMS

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Reuter's Telegrams.

Melbourne, December 1. The Victorian quarterly and yearly revenue returns were" published to-day. The revenue for the quarter ending Dec. 31st amounts to £1,570,000, being a decrease of £29,000, as compared with the .corresponding period last year. The falling off 49 .chiefly in receipts for land sales, the railway rejenue shewing an increase on the same penod #f £40,000. The total revenue for the twelve inonths was £6,250,000, being -an increase on last year of £60,000. Adelaide, January 1.

The South Australian revenue returns five the year's revenue as £1,130,000, ejniK £IBO,OOO below the preceding twelve and considerably below the amount estimate £7 Treasurer six months ago.' . Hobakt, January 1. The Tasmanian yearly revenue returns: are of a very favorable character, thei revenue having been well sustained.'

Melbourne, January 1. The demands of the wharf laborers not having acceded to by the masters, the men Save definitely decided to strike work, rejecting thepujppsalfor 48 hours' work per week. Altogether &70 ipen are! involved in the strike. Ship owners are taking active steps to replace the men: locally, and in other colonies, while'the: laborers rely on the support of various: trades sinioi}s. t Mrp Sala, wife of the well-known, journalist, died last .night. The matct .between .the eleven wjyeh is about to proceed .to England ana &' combiiied Victorian team was commenced on? jbfre Melbourne ground this' morning. : Melboubne, January 1. The Victorian team won tthe toss and decided to-go first to the wicket.- • They were all disposed of for 135 runs.*. The Australian eleven-then'went in, and when the stumps were drawn they had - secured 09 runs'for the loss of two wickets, Scott

40 of .Bulgaria^ armies the' the ~\ Large withdrawal^^^^^^W-",—"s®? place to Soutli America,, a million having been shipped^-last week's jnail. <• s. v