AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Oamaru Mail, Volume XXII, Issue 6849, 26 March 1897, Page 3

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

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' PICK *7SITED PRESS ASSOCIATION). Received Marjh 26, at 10.10 a.m. Sydney, March 26,

Sir Hash Nelson, in an interview, paid that misapprehensions had arisen with reference to the telegrams to Mr Reid with regard to Queensland joining tne Convention. Queensland never for one moment thought of suggesting or dictating to the Convention to adjourn to allow her to come i" The suggestion had come from the New South Wates delegates. The most that could be said was that if the Convention agreed to adjournment Queensland might see her way t»> calling Parliament together in June for the purpose of introducing a federation Bill, but no guarantee whatever was given to pass the Bill agreed upon by the Convention. Ho was quite confident that it would be sufficiently elastic to take in Queensland if she wanted to enter. There need be no delay over Queensland. The Convention Bill could be to Parliament the same as in the other colonies and Queensland might then take steps to bo represented at the second Convention. He strongly resented the attempts to bully Queensland into federation.

Mr Henderson receives LobO less than the late City Treasurer.

Alc.any, March 2»>. Arrived Orotava. She made a quick passage after the recent accident.

Received March 26, at 1 30 p.m. Adelaide, March 26.

As one result of the interchange of Ideas between politicians assembled here in connection with the Federal Convention Tasmania has agreed to admit New South Wales wines.

The Western Australian delegates ar rived this morning.