Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-09-06
AUsTRALASIA.
Crop outlook-opening New Country
University for Auckland.


University for Auckland
Advices were received Monday per
steamer Australia from Melbourne to
August 5th and from Auckland to August
l4th.
From districts hitherto not well supplied
with moisture, satisfactory reports are now
to hand, aud the crops generally are re-
ported as being, 80 far, in a very promising
condition. The cold weather is, however,
being attended with severe effects upon the
stock. The lambs in those late districts,
where they are still young, are suffering
severely and many deaths are reported among
the herds, the cattle, as rule, not being in
fit condition to cope with the severe cold,
while the pastures are in many places very
bare, not having recovered the effects OF
the last severe drought. The rainfall
seems to have been a general one, the re.
ports from New South Wales and South
Australia notifying copious showers.
A population of tanners and curriers'
lately waited on the Minister of Customs
at Melbourne, and asked that an export
duty of f3 per ton be placed on waffle
bark. 1t was pointed out that the bark
was becoming so scarce that probably some
OF the tanners would have to give up their
business.
The associated banks of Melbourne have
decided to raise their rate of interest on
deposits per cent.
The exports from Adelaide during the
month from June 2Sth to July 2Ssh were
Wheat, %, 4S6 bushels; -four, SOB tons
copper, bar 200 tone, ore ,034 tons gold,
40 ounces.
Reports from all parts of the country say
that the crops are looking well, and an
abundant harvest is expected.
NEW ZEALAND.
The New Zealand Herald of August
l4th contains the following:
The Whitaker Ministry, after careful
consideration of the whole subject. de-
termined to propose to the Parliament tc
go ON the London market for a new loan.
The great work which still remains undons
is the main trunk line of the North island
From the city to Auckland the line is made
to TIE Awamutu, about 100 miles to the
south. Between that and the lines Of
Wellington or Taranaki there is a great
gap, comprehendiDg whahis known as the
King country, and enormous tracts of land
yet unsettled. The Government intend t.
unite these lines, and for that purpose they
propose a loan of million, to be specially
| appropriated for it. The precise route i.
not yet defined. 1t is expected that the
King country will be opened during tn,
next summer, and an exploration will ther
be made. Tbe DEBATE terminated on Sat
urday morning, when the division resulted
in majority of six for the Government.
Our relations with the natives are ex
ceedingly satisfactory, and there is every
prospect that next summer will see the
whole country open to settlement q
Court has been held at Mokau lately, anG
an area of country of several hundred
thousand acres has been put in a position
to be utilized. On this land are severa
valuable seams of coal. At the other enc
of the King country, near to Alexandria
on the Waikato frontier, the natives hav,
also determined to ask for Court, and t.
open the land to Europeans. All thi
| must greatly conduce to the prosperity o
the city and provincial district of Auck
land.
The subject of direct communication
between England and New Zealand ha
been thoroughly investigated, and tn,
project shown to be impracticable, the ex
pense being too great. New Zealand mus
continue to depend upon the San Francisco
service and the lines which touch first a
Australian ports.