The Federation Enabling Bill.

Auckland Star, Volume XXVI, Issue 75, 7 April 1885, Page 2

The Federation Enabling Bill.

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LtfKPON, March 21-It is probablo that Earl Uerbf will .insist upon retaining the clause in tho Federal Council Enabling Bill permitting colorifca to retire from tuo Council. Sir F. Dillon 801 li? convening af meeting of the several Agenta-Genoral to consider the matter. Banquet to a Colonial Governor. A banquet wan Ri"on last night to Sir Napier Broomo, Govofflor ol Western Australia, who is roturnincc to' tl» colony. Tho Agents-General were present, titsa refitxmdcd on behalf of thoir respective colonies. Sir P. Dillon Bell, in the course of his remarks, stated that his Government were onVitecct to tho amendments made by the Colonial Office on tho Federal Enabling Bill. Tho Gorman Steamot's for An'stralK*. Tho Ocoanic Steamship Subvention Bill, which provides for v lino of steamers* from Gormnny to Australia and the East, boh passed its third reading in tho Keiclistair The amount of Government subsidy profiled for in tho measure is £4,000,000. Australasian EtafoiMWs. It is improbable that Captain Kbodes, •vho was appointed supervisor of tho iljftrmc dofences of Victoria on the suggestion of MafarGenerul Scratchley, will proceed to 1 Melbourne, as tho Imperial Government desire to. retain his services. Another solectlort is now' feeing mado, Armstrong guns aro replacing defective Martini Henri rifles which wore sent out to tho colony, it having been found that the parts woro not interchangeable. German Colonisation In Now Guinea. It has been decided that a nutnbor of Gorman States forester? fhall bo sent to New Guinea for tho purpwo of cilonising that position of the island which was recently taken possession of by Germany. Obituary. Sir grind ford Frceling, who recently : occupied the position Of Governor of Trinidad, is dead. Tho Revolt ±n Canada.The revolt amongst indiafl half broods in North-West Canada' is headed by Louis Reel, tho leader of the Bed River insurrection in 1870. They attacked a small garrison in charge of a body of police, me latter wore repulsed and the fort taken by the rebels. The military are now being called out to attack tho rebels.