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Waikato Times, Volume XX, Issue 1684, 21 April 1883, Page 2

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! !„.>' ; i. i '"Melbourne; April i 9. Tif k Vjc^priau •B^irliamen l t was prprpgtied 'to-day byliis Excellency the doveruor, who, in'his'speech on* the occasion," said that the proposed annexation of New Guinea had given great satisfaction !to the people of Viqtpiia, and, his ddvisers had taken prompt action to urge "the approval o,f the Jmpen.a.l Gqveijumenjj.' r-The conference which hud. been ai'ranged to consider the question of entcrihg the Postal Union would doubtless avail of the opportunity to consider/other' matter's, His Excelleiicy/s ad,visei;s/ being anxious 'to promote' collective action on colonial questions. 'Parliament stands prorogued until May 30th. i The-Victotian Government lias invited the New South Wales" and "Son tli .Australian 1 Governments to join in'instructing the Agent Geucial in to coinmuuioate with the Imperial .authorities in support of the annexation of New Guinea. Mr .Tamps Service ' has 1 ulready tulegiaphed to Mr Munay Smith, the Victorian leprcsentativo in .London, lequestmg him to favoni annexation. ' The Victorian wheat 'statistics of the northern counties ha\e been published. They sliow that the last season^ jield was 5,520,000 bushels, producing an average of B"G3 busliols to the^^cre, 'against (5,300,000 buWliels; and an average ot 9 "46' last j r ear. E ' ) Tli9 i Austialasion ( is sending { i,ts agiicultural reporter' 6n 'a 'lengthened tour through the United States. Adelvide, April 19/ The advance official statistics, of the Soutli Australian -\v heat oi op last , season show that the average has been only -4'IG bushels per acio.