LATEST AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XVI, Issue 4941, 14 February 1895, Page 2

LATEST AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

(Received February 14, 11.10 a.m.) Mkmiourse, February 14, The tieaty between N.Z. and South Australia lias prompted curiosity as to what the wine trade with tho former Colony is worth. The customs returns sliow that in 1893 N.Z. imported from Victoria wine to tho value of £5,333 and from New South Wales £474, and South Australia £6,598. Under the treaty nearly all this trade will eto to Adelaide.

It is expected that the reef discovered at Mallacoola will average 3 ozs.

Since the arbitrators awarded the contractors £16,000 for extras in connection with the erection of thefcmale prison, the Government has determined to have nothing moro to do with arbitration, and have struck out such conditions in all contracts. A deputation of the Contractors Association, and the Employers' Union waited on tlio Acting-Minis-ter of Worlcs, and protested against the Inspector-General of Works, being the sole arbiter in tlio matter, anil has neither to accept this award or to enter upon the expense of a law-suit-, Mr Vale said he would ask his colleagues to reconsider their decision, personally he favored tho reinsertion of the arbitration clause The Railway Revenue for the year shows an increase of,{GOO as compared with the proceeding year.