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Sydney, September (i. ■ The General Assembly last night passed the vote for the renewal of the Saii' Francisco service, SirjH. Parkes made a capital speech in favor of tho line. An amondmeut to prohibit tho Union Company sub-letting the contract was negatived, The effectof the Chinese Restriction Act is exemplified by the fact that there have only been five arrivals of Chinamen, and no less than 700 departures during tho past eight months,
Prom Ist June to date, 1,905 persons arrived in this colony from New Zealand and about 500 returned, Tho Daily Telegraph says these figures are startling for New Zealand, and if the other colonics show a similar proportion the result will not bo onoouraging. Melbourne, Sept G. The amount of gold raised in the colony to date is sixty million ounces. Tho Government geologist estimates that tho mines will still yield oiglity million ounces more. A serious accident has occurred on the Gippsland railway line, A passenger train dashed into a goods train, and both engines were telescoped, The stoker of the passenger train was badly hurt, and twelve passengers injured,
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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume X, Issue 3303, 7 September 1889, Page 2
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185Australian. Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume X, Issue 3303, 7 September 1889, Page 2
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