THE ANNEXATION CONFERENCE.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1014, 1 December 1883, Page 2

THE ANNEXATION CONFERENCE.

[rEDTEr’s TELEGRAMS —COPYRIGHT.] Sydney, Yesterday.

Toe Conference appointed a' Sub-Com-mittee of five, namely, Messrs Service, Stuart, Bray, Atkinson and Griffith to consider the various resolutions which have been submitted, and to frame final resolutions for adoption by the Conference, which now stands adjourned till tomorrow.

It has transpired that at this [morning’s sitting of the Conference Mr Stuart detailed at length the terms of the understanding which exists between England and France regarding the New Hebrides. Mr Stuart further notified that Mr Dailey, ; Attorney-General of New South Wales, was preparing a scheme for the reduction of the charges on telegrams between Australia and Europe, which would be submitted to the Conference. Mr Service presented a memorial on the subject of federation, which had beeu drawn up > by European residents in Fiji. Mr Jtbbs, Colonial Treasurer of New South Wales, has given notice of motion in favor of the adoption of a Federal quarantine at Albany (West Australia), Thursday Island (Queensland), and Auckland (New Zealand). A meeting of a sub committee of Premiers was held this ; afternoon. It is understood that an ' agreement was arrived at on the subject of annexation, which is considered satisfactory by Mr Service, the mover of the first series of resolutions.