FEDERATION CONVENTION IN SYDNEY.

Taranaki Herald, Volume XL, Issue 9029, 11 March 1891, Page 2

FEDERATION CONVENTION IN SYDNEY.

DEBATE DRAGGING ON. |PSR PRESS ASSOCIATION. | Sydney, March 10. — The debate on the Federal resolution is still dragging on. There is not mi ch interest taken outside in j thediscussion. Mr N. Fitzgerald (Victoria), Mr Cockbnrne, Mr J. Brown (Tasmania), Mr H. J. Wixon (Victoria), and Mr Laws (Western Australia) said it was extremely unlikely Western Australia would agree to i Federation unless they could show an at- ! tempt would be made to improve the means of communication of the eastern colonies. The Convention then adjourned till next day.

Nominations for the Jubilee Sports close on Saturday. Particulars can be seen in advertisement. Captain Edwin telegraphed at 1.15 p.m. to-day : — " Indications glass falling, with north to east and south-east winds." Mr Thomas Parsons, of Otakeho, went out of his house this (Wednesday) morning to shoot a dog worrying his sheep, and was found dead shortly after with a gunshot through him. At Hawera, this (Wednesday) morning, Judge Kettle suspended the discharge of a bankrupt who had not kept books. In the case of a laboring man with no assets, he refused his discharge until the bankrupt gave some evidence of a desire to pay his debts. . Mr R..C. Tennent, bank manager, was granted an unconditionil discharge. Tenders are invited for the removal of the trunks of trees now lying in the ceinetry. • The mail steamer Ruapehu left England on Saturday for Wellington and Canterbury. At Stratford this (Wednesday) morning a deputation waited on Mr G. Hutchison, M.H.R., and urged on him the necessity of the Government requiring the Ngaire Swamp Block, and settling it, and Mr Hendy, of Okaiawa, acted as spokesman. . Mr Hutchison promised to give the subject his consideration. The Queensland Weather Bureau notify that the tropical disturbance which has occurred in the districts north of Brisbane ■will probably travel towards the North Cape of New Zealand. Before the banquet was held at Stratford on Tuesday night a deputation from tho electors of Midhirst waited on MiFelix McGuire, M.H. R;., and read an address. Mr Schumacher acted as leader of the deputation, and read the address. After congratulating Mr McGuire on his victory and expressing pleasure at the district entering into tho ranks of Liberalism, the address pointed out a number of local wants. Mr McGuire, in reply, thanked the deputation for the kind expressions conveyed in the address, and proniised to give tho questions contained therein his attention at the earliest. The deputation then withdrew.