AUSTRALIAN NEWS

Waikato Times, Volume XXXV, Issue 2805, 5 July 1890, Page 2

AUSTRALIAN NEWS

(BV KI.W.TIiIC narcfliura.— COI'VItrOHT.) Sviwhy, July 3. In the Legislative Couucil an amendment to the Federal resolutions lias been moved in the direction of giving the different colonies freedom of uetioti after sitting on Convention. The Sydney Morning Herald, commenting on a remark made by a Victorian legislator, that the work of the Federal Convention has been much lightened by New Zealand standing out, hopes th-.it this does not represent the spirit in which the colonics will go into the Convention, it .vas not for others to prejudice the decision of New Zealand, where the circumstances were admittedly different from those of the continental colonies, bul New Zealand must put its own construction ou its circumstances and form its own decision on the question. Some extraordinary disclosures have been revealed by the papers kid on the table of the Legislative Assembly in con ncction with the visit of a 'nan named Pullman, who claimed to represent the Pullman Car Compauy. He had nearly completed an agreement to supply the Government with a number of cars, but owing to his unwillingness lo produce his authority, the Kaihvay Commissioners cabled to America, and ascertained he was an impostor. Adki.aidh, July 3. Parliament has adopted the Federal resolutions, and the Minister of Education and the Hou. Mr Barker have been •lected delegates to the Convention. July 4. The Government deny that they intend entering into a reciprocal treaty with New Zealand, whereby oats will be admitted into South Australia free of duty. Mki.iiouknk, July 4. The Postmaster-General has approved of letting the backs of telegraph envelopes as an advertising medium.