there is apparently a surplus, in reality, when the working' expenses are considered, there is a deficiency. The revenue for the financial year, which amounts to =86,720,000, falls short of the Colonial Treasurer’s estimate by =8842,000. The estimated expenditure was <£7,559,000, but the severe retrenchment policy reduced it to =87,250,000, thus making the deficit <£530,000, which, added to the previous deficit, makes a total of £1,784,000, without taking into account ,£750,000 wortn of Treasury bonds. Melbourne, July 3. The Government has decided to make further reductions in the salaries of Ministers and member? of Parliament, and to abolish the annual increments to public officers. Prohibitive duties are to be re duced to the revenue-producing point. Adelaide, June 28. The Colonial Treasurer has announced that a subsidy to the frozen meat trade will be paid out of loan funds. Adelaide, June 29. Nestler, a German, who was arrested on the arrival of the s.s. Salier, on a charge of circulating Bank of England notes, forged on the Continent, will be sent back in custody. Adelaide, June 30. Among the luggage of Nestler, a Ger man, who was arrested at Adelaide on Fri day on a charge of circulating forged notes, were found 7500 notes, which were remark ably good imitations of Bank of England notes. The German Consul also received advice to search for five-dollar notes, but none were discovered. The captain of the Salier states that Nestler was a passenger with him a few months ago from Germany to New York, and it is surmised that he disposed of the five-dollar notes on that trip. It was first proposed that the police should board the vessel and arrest the man, but as this step opened up the possibility of complications, the Consul placed the man under arrest, and he will be kept aboard the ship until leaving Australia. Adelaide, July 2. The revenue for the year falls =896,000 below the estimate. The expenditure has not yet been made up, but taking nine months as a basis, the accounts will about balance. Sydney, June 29. A full Court found tho points reserved, on behalf of Cummins, one of the Barraba murderers, not arguable, and the convic tion was confirmed. The men, Kobinson, Woolf and Andrews have been sentenced to there months for their connection with the publica tion of the Anarchist handbook. Sydney, July 2. 