HOME AND FOREIGN.

Press, Volume LII, Issue 9022, 7 February 1895, Page 5

HOME AND FOREIGN.

Press Association—By Telegraph-^-Copyrlght. A -NEW ZEALAND GOLDMIMING COMPANY. London, February 5. The Hauraki Gold-Mining Company of New Zealand has been placed on the market. The capital, jSSO>OOO, is almost subscribed in full. ' THE PRINCESS OF WALES. The Princess of Wales ha 3 returned to London. LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL NOMINEES. ""Mr Thomas Curran, M.P. for Sligo South, will move in the House of Commons—''That the correspondence between the Secretary of State for the Colonies, the Governor of New South Wales and Sir G. R. Dibbs, the exPremier, in connection with the re? fusal of the Governor to appoint the full number of Sir G. R. Dibbs' nominees to the Legislative Council when the latter was about to retire from office, be placed on tho table." INTERCOLONIAL TRADE TREATIES. February G. Mr C. E. Buxton, Parliamentary Secretary to the Colonial Office, said the greatest attention would be paid to the Ottawa Conference, and he highly praised the Earl of Jersey for his' great tact as British representative and his valuable report on the proceedings. In replying to a question, Mr Buxton said that next session a Bill would be, introduced allowing intercolonial trade treaties, and he was considering over othera. as to whether .German or Belgian treaties allowed England to favour colonial goods as against foreign, and prevented the colonies receiving preference regarding English goods. TERRIBLE WEATHER. Vienna, February 5. Terribly severe weather has been experienced in Eastern Europe, and tho Carpathian wolves are ravaging the plains, devouring women and children and cattle.