AUSTRALIAN.

Te Aroha News, Volume II, Issue 63, 16 August 1884, Page 3

AUSTRALIAN.

Sydney, August S.—Hanlan is the favorite in the oddft. in his appioaching lace with Boach. Tho latter, however, has many friends. The Land Bill was read a third timo in the Legislative Assembly last night by (55 to 30. It has transpired that the Premier has sont tho Agcnt-Gcnoral in London a telegram intimating that tho Government consider tho proposal to introduce a Federation Enabling Bill into tho Imperial Parliament premature- until this colony has decided upon tho course it will pursue in connection with tho proposed federation. Svoni:y, Augusts.— New Zealand wheat per bushel, is 3s 7d ; Now Zealand oats, 2s ; Sd ; maize, 4s od. The Sugar Company's i No. 1 pieces per ton, £31. Sydney, August 11. i A (Collision occurred in the harbour, off 1 Bradloy's Ife.id, late on Saturday night, i between the steamship Barrabool, 1)00 tons, ] belonging to Messrs VVilliam Howard Smith i and Sons (Limited), and tho steamship < Birksgntc, 1,433 tons, belonging to tho '. Austi.'ilniu Stoam Navigation Company. Both vessels suffered sovore damage No i loss of life occurred. Hor.AiiT, August S. — Two prisoners 1 chained \sith lobbing tho bank at Beacoiib- ! iiold" have boon discharged. Four others i have been admitted to bail. 1 William Poppons, of Wellington, abscond- 1 ing hotelkeopor, has been arrested hero. i