LATEST AUSTRALIAN NEWS. Melbourne, May 26.
The Government have received a telegram from Earl Khnberley, withdrawing the proposal for the prolongation iii' the mail service, and offering to convey the mails to Gallo, San Francisco, and Singapoie free of charge, and pay each contracting colony outward postage, less transit charges and inward British postage. The contract to be for live years. Victor ; a is likely to accept tbi«> with Melbourne for the terminus. The G overnor's levee on the Queen's Birthday was largely attended. The agricultural statistics are satisfactoi y. The aveiacjo wheat yield was 10,12 bushels to the acre. TheZ?u^a, 118 days out, from Liverpool to Auckland, was spoken. The Sydney Government have telegraphed to Sir Charles Cowper to commence assisted-emigration. .Sailed: Sarah and Mai y, for Grey mouth. The Great Britain arrived this morning from Liverpool, after a fine passage.
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Waikato Times, Volume III, Issue 167, 3 June 1873, Page 2
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