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Show A PROSPEROUS COLONV. Speech of the flovci nor of Victoria In Pro-roulnt; Pro-roulnt; rarlliunrut. MFi.BofHNK, Dee. !?.). Tho governor of Victoria prorogued the colonial parliament today. Hid excellency In eloslmjthe session said he regretted that the ditlicultiea had arisen in dealing with tho eommounealta bill, but he believed the federation of the Australian colonies was only delayed, not defeated, lie added that tho financial prospects pros-pects of the colony' were prospering, and pood reports were received coacerniuj the harvest. |