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Manawatu Herald, 9 July 1895, Page 2

London.

The Earl of Pembroke becomes Lord Steward, and the Earl of Lathom, Lord Chamberlain.

The Earl of Onslow receives the Under- Secretaryship for India, and the Earl of Dudley becomes Pariia mentary Secretary for the Board of Trade.

It is officially stated that Mr St. John Brodriok, on whose motion the Ronbiry Gofirnmtnt wm difiatri,

has been appointed tinder-Secretary for Wai?-.

Mr Wm. Mayes ftsker, M.P. for Fulham; Lord Stanley, M.P. for West-Houghten ; and Mr H. T. Anstruther, M.P. for St. Andrew's, become Junior Lords of Treasury. Butter is very firm. Danish has risen to 08s. Finest Australian is quoted at 88s to 00a.

Cheese is dull, New Zealand manufacture, 88s per cwt. New Zealand frozen mutton, first quality, BJd per lb ; second quality, Bd. Lamb, 4|di Tile independent Labour Party is appealing for £9000 to enable it to contest thirty seats. The Imperial Defence Committee in the Cabinet consists of the Duke of Devonshire, Mr A. J. DalfoUr, Mi Joseph Chamberlain, the Marquis of Lansdowne, Lord George Hamilton, Mr Goschen and Sir Michael Hicks* Beach.

Mr Gerald Balfour, Secretary lor Irelattd, proposes to intfttiutte a foil to amend the Irish Land Act of 1881.

Mr Salt, in addressing the New Zealand Midland Railway bondholders, declared that the New Zealand Government in the negotiations had deliberately delayed and Wasted years, when weeks would have sufficed for the purpose of fighting the case to an end.

Wool remains steady. American buyers, however*, are forcing the prices higher.

The Antwerp sales will be held on 16ch and 19th July. Some 7300 bales have been catalogued, but no Austrtralian.

The House of Commons has passed the Bill providing for the appoint* ment of Colonial Judges to the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council.