Opening or the federal Council at Hobart.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XI, Issue 1619, 27 January 1886, Page 2

Opening or the federal Council at Hobart.

(BY ELECTRIC TKLEG-RAPH — COPYRIGHT.) ■ fRICUTER'S TELEGRAMS.) Hobart, Tuesday. The "orinal opening of the Federal Council by the Governor took place to day m the presence of a large number of spectators. Sir George Stnihan arciyed punctually at noon and was rejeived by a Guard of Honor, who tired a ■•oval salute as he entered the Council chamber, when the Hon. "Jas. Service announced that he had been elected President of the Council. His Excellency congratulated him on. his position and "took his m seat the Council. In the course of a brief address the Governor alluded to the circumstances which led to the assembling of the present formal Council and?. expressed his regret that New Sbiith.Wales, South: Australia, and' New Zealand were not represented. He extended, however, a hearty welcome to those representatives present, and expressed his confidence m the ultimate realisation of the hopes arul aspirations to which the meeting had given' rise. Later. The nd option of the Address in-Reply to the t 'rovernbr's speech was proposed by Mr Griffiths m an exhaustive, apdress. A standing. committee was proposed to prepare measures during the re-, cess for submission to the Council. In his speech- Mr, Berry admitted that the scheme of ' Australian Federation was imperfect and hoped the other Colonies' would join the, union before, next session. Ah expression of loyal feeling embodied m a telegram was sent to the Queen. A. select cbmmittee was appointed to prepare standing orders for the guidance of the Council m the transaction -.of rits business. The Council then adjourned till to-inorrbw. . ' ;