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[REUTERS TELEGRAMS.] By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright. — AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS OF VICTORIA. COLONIAL DEFENCES. THE FEDERATION QUESTION. NAVAL PRECAUTIONS IN VICTORIA. (Received March 12, 1.20 p.m.) Melbourne, March 12. Arrived, last, evening, the Wairarapa, from the Bluff, Official statistics published give the total yield of wheat in Victoria last season as 10,300,000 bushels, being an average of 9'49 per acre. The yields of oats and potatoes show decreases as compared with last year. Mr Sargood, Defence Minister, has approved of the proposal to invite Royal Navy officers to offer for service in connection with local defences. Considerable anxiety is expressed here regarding the present unprotected state of Albany, West Australia. Despatches from Victoria, South Australia, Queensland, and Tasmania on the subject of Federation have been forwarded to London. New South Wales has not yet replied, and it is understood here that the New Zealand Government generally objects to Earl Derby’s amendment to the draft bill. (Received March 12, 2.45 p.m.) Later. Extra naval precautions are being taken here, and the force will probably be materially augmented without delay. Attention is, however, being given to the use of torpedoes for defensive purposes.
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Kumara Times, Issue 2656, 12 March 1885, Page 2
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