AUSTRALIAN.
MBLBOrilXE, March 12. Extra naval precautions are being taken here, aud the force will probably be materially augmented withont delay. Attention is moreover being giving to the nse of torpedos for defensive purposes. Considerable anxiety is expressed here regarding the unprotected state of Albany, West Australia. %/ ' Despatches from Yictoria, 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 Lord Derby's amendments to the draft bill. Mi Sargood, the Defenee Minister, has approved of the proposal to invite Royal Navy officers to offer for service in connection with the local defences.
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Little Un, Volume 1, Issue 83, 13 March 1885, Page 3
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