NEWS BY CABLE.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume VIII, Issue 2264, 7 April 1886, Page 2

NEWS BY CABLE.

(BY ELECIR'.O TELEGRAPH —COPYRIGHT) Reoter's Telegrams, Brisbane, April 6. Received April 6th, 10 p.m.—Holt, lute managpr of the Sydney branch of the bank of New Zealand, was brought before the Police Magistrate to-day, and formally remanded to Sydney, Sydney, April 6. The Colonial Treasurer, Sir Patrick Jennings, is expected to make his Financial Statement in the Legislative Assembly to-night. Received April 7th, 1.30 a.m.~ In the Legislative Assembly to-day, Sir Henry Parkes withdrew-the motion in reference to the. New Hebrides standing in bis name, in order to allow the Colonja] Treasurer to bring down the Budget. Sir Patrick Jennings accordingly made his Financial Statement, shewing a deficiency tor the year of one million seven hundred .and three thousand pounds, He proposed to increase the Customs tariff, and to include imported barley and butter; also to double tho present duty on hops ; a five per cent, sdvalorem .duty to bo levied on a number of articles now admitted free; and a land tax of halfpennyintliepoiindon unimproved value. It is also proposed to levy an income tax of fourpence in the pound on all incomes over three hundred per annum, Albany, April G, Arrived, thi* morning—Kaiseribina with London mails of , Melbourne, April 6. Sailed, this afternoon—Ringarooma for the Bluff. London, April 5. ■ The Australian mails per Coromandol, which left Melbourne on February 25th, were delivered hero to-day via Brindisi. In the House of Commons last night, Osborne Morgan, Under-Secretary for the Colonies, stated he had received replies from the Agents-General stating that the emigration proposals submitted to them were receiving due consideration at the hands of the Colonial Governments. Mr Morgan added that pending definite replies, arrangements were being made for the establishment of an Emigrants' Information Bureau in connection with.the Colonial office, i ONSTANTIHOPLE, April 6. The Russian squadron, which proceeded to Smyrni to revictual; has returned to Suda Bay. A protocal has been signed providing for the appointment of a Governor of Eastern Roumelia for five years. London, April 5. At to-day's Colonial wool auction v catalogue copiprjsing ]1,2Q0 bales were submitted to a quiet market. JdELBopjUJg, April 6. The local manager of the National Mortgage Agency Company of New Zealand (limited) reports the following —Shipping wheat 4s 4d per bushel with rather a firm tendency; malting, barley steady at 3s 6d to 4s 3d; New Zealand Feed oats, quiet, 2s lOd to 2s lid; milling sorts, steady, 3s Id to 3s 3d; New Zealand oats, under bond', 2s 5d to 2s 6d per bushel, •