Per Electric Telegraph—Copyright. (ReIJTBR’H AUK NOV.) I Received 11.50 a.m., Aug. 10th.I INDIA AT THE MELBOURNE EX HIBITION. London, Aug. 9. A deputation headed by Lord Rose berry waited yesterday on Mr Cross, Secretary of State for India, to urge that the Indian Government should be officially represented at the Melbourne Exhibition. Sir Graham Berry accompanied the deputation and spoke strongly in favour of India being represented and urged that Australia is in this matter justly entitled to expect reciprocity. Mr Cross in reply promised to telegraph the views of the deputation to the Viceroy of India. THE MELBOURNE EXHIBITION. London, Aug. 9.
At a preliminary meeting of the British Royal Commission of the Melbourne Exhibition yesterday, Lord Roseberry, Vice-President announced that the Prince of Wales would pro bably preside at the first formal meeting of the Royal Commission to be held at Marlborough House. A CORRECTION. In the House of Commons the state ment made by Mr Smith yesterday, re garding the State aided emigration, should have read as follows:—“ The Imperial Government was unable to guarantee the advances to settlers and doubted whether the Colonial Govern ment would approve of such an arrange ment, and it would bp useless to invite the latter to co-operate since the Imperial Government were unable to propose to Parliament the scheme for guarantee,” (Received 1 p.m., Aug. 10th.) RESIGNED. Brisbane, Aug. 10. The Hon. Mr Dickson, Colonial Treasurer, has resigned owing to a dis agreement with bis colleagues on the question of additional taxation which he considers unnecessary.
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