AUSTRALIA.

South Canterbury Times, Issue 2533, 4 May 1881, Page 3

AUSTRALIA.

[Reuteb's Agency.} A Hopeless CaseMelbourne, May 3. Both Housesof Parliament re-assembled .-■'•• to day after the recess. In the Legislative Council, Sir Charles Sladen made a statement regarding the Reform Bill. He stated he had no objection to the same ■ being considered on its second reading, but he considered it useless to discuss . . the measure further, as he was convinced -'no agreement would be arrived at with the Assembly. Exhibition Awards. Dr Hector' the Executive Commisr, sioner for New Zealand at the late International Exhibition, has left for Sydney, and will leave that port for Wellington by the Wakatipu. Before his departure Mr Hector completed ( ' for packing and forward- . : ing exhibits in the New Zealand Court. Among awards made to New Zealand "exhibitors, A. and T. Burt, Dunedin, ■ : secured six first orders of merit, including a gold medal; the Mosgiel Woollen Factory Company were also awarded a gold medal. The following exhibitors .=, also take first orders of merit:— Wrigglesworth and Binns, Wellington, photographs ; Dr Hector and Dr W. L. Buller, Wellington, publications ; Brunner Coal Company, fireclay goods;

.;: E. Mitchelson, Dargaville, kauri gum; ; T. P. Tilby, Auckland, arrowroot; Peter McGill, Tokomairiro, groats.