VICTORIA.

Hawke's Bay Herald, Volume XXII, Issue 7619, 16 December 1886, Page 2

VICTORIA.

(Received December li, 12.40 p.m.) Melbourne, Wednesday. A select committee of the Legislative Assembly has recommended the acceptance of the tender of the Melbourne Age for the production of a daily Hansard: ' The Victorian Government have decided to ask the Government of New Son th Wales to join in inviting the Prince of Wales to visit Australia during the centenary celebration in ISSS. . (Received December 15. 3 p.m.) The next meeting of the Federal Council Of Australasia Avill not take place until January 1888, by which time it is hoped that South Australia will have joined the federation.' ■' ' - ' (Received December IG, 1.15 a.m.) Messrs Goldsborngh and Co.- held their usual weekly wool sale this afternoon.; There was a large attendance of hji\yeia. The catalogue comprised 1 5000 hales, of which 4000 were sold. Competition was brisk and good, prices were realised {or, light sound mcriiiCß,'iinecrossbreda, and superior. lambs, \but Iwoad ' merinos, and ordinary sconrecVv wools were in'poor <sg- : , ,:i " - ; ''■ •■: ;.' >; ..,-.- ■': •_• ■■ .., : "• ■'/ „, i •;;

mand. Greasy wool sold up- to -Hid; ■ scdured.up to 17d, and washed lleece'up '- to lod. ... . . ' -.'-'-, : In the legislative Assembly this afternoon Mr Derharn, Postmaster-General,. ' . made a statement in reference to the Postal Conference recently, held in this ' city. He arinounced-tbatit had been ~- decided to make an, offer to the .Orient and Peninsular and Oriental companies ', for a weekly sen-ice to Adelaide of 32 , ' ..days. If anuusatisfactory reply' were received from the companies the services J would be readverti^ed, but in no, case " would the contract be given to a foreign ■ company. Mr Derhaui asked the N House not t3 demand further details at tho present time. He stated that intercolonial penny post-cards would be