LATEST AUSTRALIAN TELEGRAMS.

Waikato Times, Volume VIII, Issue 453, 13 April 1875, Page 2

LATEST AUSTRALIAN TELEGRAMS.

Melbourne, April 6. ThoPr nmer and Postmaster-General held at forth a banquet the other night ; hut vouchsafed no indication of the Ministerial policy. An idea is gaining gioivd th.it it is the intention to impose tax.iti(7n7' ither on property ot income. All the Minister* aii'l some 500 guests have gone to Ararat for tho oponing of the railway. It is lumouml that the Miniver 'of Mines, who is Minister of Ehi cation, intend-, relinquishing former office, and devoting himself t) the latter. Governor Musgrave, of ftnith Australia, is on a visit here, and proceeds to Svduev to-day. His sister is en route from British Columbia, via California. Husler, of Richmond, witb uuudoivr, has heen ordered to he kept in con(iiminuat during the G )vernor's pleasuiv. tl istings, the AjiK'fiein Good Templar, has heen lecturing, lnit not creating much sensation. The harvest yield will probably show nearly 17 bushels to tho aer_\ The vintage also is likely to he good.

Sydney, April 6. Tho Sydney Cup was ran on Thursday the 16th, six horses started — Imperial 1, Reprisal 2, Lurline3. It was vvou by a length pretty easily. Lurline won the All Aged Stakes, beating a moderate field. At the meeting Sir Hercules Robinson won no less than rfoven menu, and j;ot plaoa io five others — Me Garth, ot Glenville, and hie wife, were committed for the Tnuidor of a mirier. — The Treasurer's budget shews

r-'ve.mo rut* io/o, tJ,OUU,UUU, expenditure, ao,/ou 000.— Murp!»y, husbind of the woituu w.io wan pjisonel At, Shoal Haven, his ba^n oDiPinitted foi* triil ( for tha murder ot'hia^vife and Mis RAiud. — Fa- | vouL'.tblß reports have bjeu receive 1 from Prilm ri r | River. There is plenty of gold ; but owini? to »ie dy seisou numbers of deitbs are reported* — Black.s are very troublesome. — Taere is great o i )po>iiu>n to the Chinese iiumi^ratioti, vvhici ia likely to hud to a cjuflic. Two thousand Cainese are coming here.

A lel.ii.de, April 6. Mr Bojthly's harvest statistics states tli.it 83),GJ1 acres were under wheat yield 909,G93 nisueU Average, 11 bushels, 451b. Tut; surplus >renlstuil'-> -available for exportation are 183.000 .oh, — Tno s.s. 'Gothenburg' fund has reached n-or X(5,0J0. — H.M.SS. * Nymph 1 calls here en route to Sydney, and is expected about the Queen's birthday. — The Chief Justice is to be acting Jrovernor during the Governor's absence. Hobaritown, April 6. Typhoid fever having bro .en out aboard H.M.S. ' Barracouta she has proceeded to Sydney, conseI'idiit on tue want of hospit.il accoinmoddtiou.