NEW SOUTH WALES.

Hawke's Bay Herald, Volume XXIV, Issue 8336, 12 April 1889, Page 2

NEW SOUTH WALES.

(Received April 11, 12.15 p.m.) Sydney, Thursday. . The Queen has been scratched for the 1 Sydney Cup. I (Received April 11,12.15 p.m.) 3 In the Legislative Assembly last night > a bill to establish reciprocity between the various Australian colonies with regard to judgments obtained in Courts other ' than the Supreme Courts was read a 3 second time. The bill enables a creditor in one colony to have judgment entered and execution issued against a levanting t debtor in another colony. Mr D. O'Connor, Postmaster-General, ' made a statement in the House last night ' to the effect that after carefully coiisider- ' ing the proposals of Mr Creighton for a ) fortnightly San Francisco mail service, > he was unable to recommend that they » be adopted. The matter, he added, could only be settled after consultation with ' Great Britain, New Zealand, and America or Canada. Aa regards the renewal of f the present San tfrancisco contract, Mr O'Connor said he was in negotiation with the Union Steam Shippiug Company on 3 the matter. (Received April 11, 1.15 p.m.) 2 Potatoes, New Zealand £4 10s to £4 ' 15s, Tasruanian £5 to £5 5s j onions, Vie- - lorian £12 to £13, New Zealand £13 to £14 j maize, easy, 3s to 3s 3d ; oatsj . heavy feed 3s to 3a Id, bright milling 3s ' 3d to 3s 4d, Tartarian seed 3s 6d ; bran, easy, Is Id; pollard, market quiet, Is 3d ; wheat, chick feed 3s 8d to 4s, New Zea- ' land millings 9d to ss; cheese, local make i 6d to 7d, New Zealand 7d to 7Jd ; bacon, local cured 9d to9Jd, New Zealand 9Jd to lOd ; hams, dull^lOd to la ; butter, factory made Is *4d to Is 6-1, separator made Is 3d to la 4d, dairy made la to Is 2d, imported butter, separator made, la to Is 2d, dairy made Is. (Received April 12, 1 a.m.) i Lord Onslow arrived here from Melbourne this evening. It is probable that Lady Oiiblow will leave by . the Tekapo for Wellington^ on Monday. ■ In the Assembly this afternoon Mr J. , N, BrunJser, Minuter of Lauds, intro-

djiceJ the new Land Bill. ' Themeaaur* * generally is of a liberal character, an* increases the area under which conditional purchases may be made. Provision bt made for the suspension of the conditions'' . in cases of illness, drought, or floods. Tha rents will be subject. to re-appraisement. The term of squatters' leases is extended to 21 years. - . • . . In the Case of Lavinia Dines, whoaa body was exhumed some time ago ancl- • evidence' nf -malpractice exhibited,:! tha jury to-day at_hrst: returned a verdict or murder against Dry Smith and his wtfe. The coroner asked the jury to consider whether in their opinion drugs were administered for the' purpose of procuring', abortion. The jury the», after further • consideration, amended their verdict tothe effect that the deceased died from, perforation of the intestines, but there-, was no evidence to show how caused. ( [SPECIAL TO THE PRESS ASSOCIATION.--COPYRIGHT.]