REUTERS' CABLEGRAMS.

Inangahua Times, Volume II, 12 March 1880, Page 2

REUTERS' CABLEGRAMS.

■[per pbess agency.] London, M^rch 9 Consols 97f . Paki«, 9. la the Frencb Senate to-day Jules Ferry's Education Bill was under discussion the clause prohibiting education by Jesuits was rpj cfed after a lengthy debate had taken place on the subject, London-. 10. The Royal Commission has approved of the proposal that the funds of the Church Surplus should be applied to the purchase of waste lands in Ireland. Sydney 12. Tn the action for* £10 000 Hamases for shnder, brought by Jnhn Shepherd, M.L.A.. against 3. R. Dibbs. merchant, for uttering an alleged slander, charging Shepherd with immoral conduct with Mrs J. C. Dibbs, for whom he was acting aa solicitor in a suit for divorce, baa resulted in a verdict for plaintiff, with £2000 damages. The Stamp Duties Bill which was sent a second time to the Legislative Council, bas been again rejected by that Chamber on a Constitutional point. Melbourne, 10 Service, the Premier, at Maldon tonight, propounded the Goyernment programme. He said he would maintain his own scheme of Reform, but the question of the franchise of thp Council was not yet decided upon. Government propose to empower the Councl to expunge items involving motives of its own policy from the Appropriation Act, dealing therewith by separate Bills. He further proposed to sub-divide theMallee eountrv into small blocks, renting the same to the highest bidder, but agricultural areas would remain untouched, and squatters would be allowed to hold the Innd subject to selection. The administration of railways would be entrusted to a Commission, or Board. The Premier further announced that Civil Service Reform wou d be made on the bnsia of a reduction of the salaries of all classes of new officials Tt ia proposed to abolish n 'nsions and civilians will be compelled to insure their lives, "Every facility would be given to (he working of the Harbor Trust whose power would be enlar^d. He estimated the year's deficiency a* £365000. after deducting £30.000 arising our of lapsed votes. Govern* ment officials would be prohibited from interfering in politics. Govern-* raent would endeayor to remedy the injustice done by their predecessors, wherever practicable. They would not interfere in the present policy of protection, but would relive farmer? and miners. The Education Act would remiin unchanged Service made no mention of the question of payment of members.