AUSTRALIAN NEWS.
[PRESS ASSOCIATION.] BRITISH NEW GUINEA.
Brisbane, August 13. Mr. W. Macgregor, Special Commissioner, has received an Order-in-Council proclaiming the British sovereignty of New Guinea.
NEW ZEALAND COLONISATION.
London, August 11. The project has been revived for establishing Lutheran colonies in New Zealand on commercial principles.
THE PACIFIC CABLE.
Melbourne, August 13. The negotiations for the construction of the Pacific cable have not advanced owing to some of the colonies not replying to the circular issued by Mr. Gillies, the Premier, inviting joint action in the matter. The Queensland and New Zealand Governments were quite in accord with the views held by Mr. Gillies, but no reply was received from New South Wales. The South Australian Government opposes the scheme on the ground of the heavy expenditure they have incurred in the overland line from Port Darwin to Adelaide. Mr. Gillies, in order to overcome this opposition, recommend", that the other colonies should treat the overland route as a federal question, and contribute to the annual loss estimated on the first cost of the line. The amount required to be paid by each colony, he explains, would be small.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume XXV, Issue 9132, 14 August 1888, Page 5
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