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Feilding Star, Volume XVIII, Issue 79, 30 September 1896, Page 2

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(Per Press Association.) Sydnky, Sept. 29. In connection with the negosiations re the Federation Convention, the Premier bus receivfd a wire from Sir J. Forrest stilting he will introduce an Enabling Bill on the same provi-ions as the Queensland measure in tho Western Australian Parliament. To-day, the thirteen ton ketoh, Bpriy, from 80-ton, in wbich Captain Slocum is vova^mg single-handed round tlie world, has arrived at Newcastle. This Day. Arri\-ed— Waitemata from Kaipara. Captain Lang, who was drowned in Grosvitch Bay, was lommanlcr of the cruiser Taurauga between 1892 and 1894. Newcastu-;, This Day. Arrived — Fultaka from Lyttelton. Stiled — Kassa lor Auckland, Lavia for Dunediu. Melisournk, Sopt 29. With a view to recouping the annual loss of L 30.000 resulting from tlie reduc tion of a coude years ago of railway merchandise rates Mr Mathieson, Commisioner of Kailways, ha> decided upon re-clas-siheation, whilst in mnny cases the rates will be raised, some lines especially produced will be made less burdensome. The scheme includes devices to create uew sources cf revenue and cutting competition to obtain a share ofthe traffic at present carried by trams and watpr. This Day. Sailed — Robert Burns, for Auckland.