Wellington News.
(Per Press Association.) ; \f[ _____ •' * '' *\' Wellington, December 15.'
The Government does not intend to avail itself of the opportunity of joining the. commercial treaty recently entered into between Great and Japan. • Welcome rain is' falling this after-,* noon and continues this evening. It is much required in the country 'districts; The telephone ' exchange has now. over 1,100 connection's and the Government has decided to double the size of ■ the building. Mr Seddonhas communicated with tho Premiers of the different Australian colonies'suggesting that a.con- J ference of Australasian Premiers should be held in New Zealand to discuss the question of intercolonial - reciprocity, ;and also ,the restriction ( of Australasian imports to English manu*' facturers, as proposed in the'despatch " received this year from Mr Chamber* lain. ~'''"
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Thames Advertiser, Volume XXVIII, Issue 8612, 16 December 1896, Page 2
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