CABLEGRAMS.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 5, Issue 1554, 7 December 1883, Page 2

CABLEGRAMS.

Reutkr's Telegrams.

BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH,—COPYIUGM,

SYDNEY,

December 6. Tho raonimng clauses of the Federation Bill were under discussion at the Convention this morning. A general agreement _ exists among the delegates regarding the principles of the measure, which it is expected will bo unanimously adopted tomorrow.

At the Convention to day. Mr Dibbs, Colonial Treasurer of Now South Wales, gave notice of a motion requiring the various Governments to be pledged to aubmit to their several Legislatures the various resolutions that may be como to by the Convention. ."■ '

Sir GeorgeDes'Vceux, Governor of Fiji, gave notice of a motion having for its object the prevention of. unrestnoted purchases of land in New Guinea and the Pacific islands.

Mr Bray, Premier of South Australia, tabled a motion in favor of requesting the Imperial Government to introduce a Bill constituting an Australasian Federal Council, Mr Giblin, Promier of Tasmania, gave notice of a motion for tho appointment of the Premiers of Viotoria, New South Wales, South Australia, Queensland and New Zealand as a Oommittoe to carry out the objeots of and summon the Convention when necessary j Mr Service to be Chairman of the Committee. ' " ' PARIS, ' December 6. Parleying has been been resumed between the Freuoh and Chinese Governments with a view of averting the threatened war. It is, hoped that, the difficulties which rendered the previous negotiation futile may now be overoome, and, that;an amicable settlement of tho Tonquin question may be arrived at, LONDON, December 6, It is announcod that the Eight Hon, Sir Edward Sullivan, Master of the Rolls in the High Court of Justice, has beon appointed to succe'ed tho Bight Hon. Hugh Law. as • Lord Chancellor for Iroland. .SYDNEY, ■„ '■■' Friday, Received Deo 7, 1,15 p.m.-It.has transpired that the Convention has made several alterations in- the draft of the Imperial Bill for the constitution of a Federal Council, The measure, in addition to the points already telegraphed, provides that the Governor of Tasmania shall have power to Bummon a Council to hold session at Hobart until otherwise decided; The preaenoo of a majority will be necaasary to constitute a quorum, and the decision: oF the majority. U to prevail The' Federal'. Council'- is to have _ authority over British. .ships, and British fisheries' beyond territorial limits, over deserters, and over defences within or withpnt. tho territorial limits. The decisions of the .Council to be valid only for those colonieß which agree to them. Power to be vested in the Governor of the colony where the Council sits to a6seut to, disallow, or reserve for royal assent any; measures : passed and any amounts payable by the coloniea in- case of difference," to be assessed by the Governor of Tasmania. The Act shall be invalid i in, any colony until the Legislative ;haa adopted it and it not to be operative until four. colonies'- have PSBSetl it. •; , ' .:■:..':;,.!.:: ; ■•";'- i -' •