A cable message published in our last issue stated that “the Governor of Malta has stopped the proposed import duties on frozen meat." On the same suoiect the Premier yostordar re ceived the following cablegram from the Pre mier of Non- South Wales:—“Agent-General has cabled in the following terms : —‘Secretary of State for Colonics informs me Governor of Malta has stopped in Council of Government Bill imposing larger import duties on frozen meat. Please inform other Governments/ ” The Legislative Council of Malta consists of six ollieial members, four members who represent the clergy, nobility, land-owners the University and merchants on basis of .£>so franchise, and ten members elected by present electorate. The elected members have full control of finance and local-matters.--The right of veto is reserved to the Governor, and in the instance under notice ho appears to have exorcised it to prevent an embargo * being laid upon the import of frozen meat.
DROWNED AT SEA.
A sailor named Harry Wyberg was washed overboard and drowned on the voyage of too barque Tillie Baker from New York to Wel lington, when the vessel was off Western Australia on the 12th December. Wyberg was 37 years of age.
THE WOOL MARKET.
