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Evening Star, Issue 3032, 7 November 1872, Page 3

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[From the New Zealand Press Association.)

Wellixgtok, October 1. . Travers, in his • speech at last night’s meeting,' made it a complaint against the Government that they refused to carryout an arrangement made by Mr Stafford for relieving Messrs Brogden from their immigration contract, by which the firm would lose, as Mr Travers stated, LGO f OOO.

European cable telegrams. (Under' 1 s Special Tek;inhns to the Australian Associated Press.) The following appeared as an “Extra” last night;- ' .London, October 2d. The Duke of Argyle, Secretary of State for India, is heartily co-operating with Lord Granville, Foreign Secretary, in the endeavors which the latter is making for the suppression of the Eastern slave trade. _ The Jlev, George Badger accompanies Sir Bartle Frere to Zanzibar, starting early in November. . . , The newspapers are discussing thelet.ers of Mr Reed, late Chief Constructor of the Navy, and comparing the standstill policy of the Admiralty with the rapid advance of the Contiaental Powers, piscouat is uachanged.

October 25. It is stated that the San Juan boundary question has been decided in favor of America, and the award declares the claims of America to be in accord with the Treaty of 1848. . . The Californian harvest this year is the largest known. Money less active. The Agricultural Bureau report of October shows the wheat crop to be live per cent, increase over 1871, and quality improved. October 26. Money is scarce. The stock market is recovering, Victorian Sixes, January-July, 115| ; Victorian Fives, 106,| ; South Australian Sixes, 1094 5 Bank of Australasia shares, 544 ; Wallaroo copper, LB4, The first batch of Tasmanian navvies have been despatched. Arrived : Lincolnshire, from Melbourne. An extraordinary horse epidemic has broken out in America. The Attorney General, addressing his constituents, ridiculed the idea of a Tory re-action ; defended the Admiralty against the attacks of Mr Reed, late Chief Constructor of the Navy, said the Colonies were better affected towards the Mother Country, which would become head of a large and flourishing federation; and spoke warmly on the subject of the American arguments advanced at Geneva. October 28. The Newcastle collerios have reduced the price of coal. Colonel Hawes has been appointed Aide-de-Camp to the Queen. The Staffordshire colliery engineers have commenced a strike. The weather is excessively rainy. Disastrous inundations have taken place in the English Midland Counties, France, and Italy. October 29, 5 p.m. Admiral Randolph succeeds Commodore Stirling on the Australian station. Large contracts have been taken for Australian meat, deliverable in 1873.