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Ulll mill v • mi i • t A THE FOOD PROBLEM. J C ■ c MINERS OBJECT TO s RATIONING. I (By Cable.—Press Association.—Copyright.) c (Australian and X.Z. Cablo Association.) ® (Received March 3rd, 5.5 p.m.) T LONDON, March 1. n

In the House of Commons Mr Herbert b Samuel warned the Ministry of Food that his mining constituents (Cleveland) g were threatening to down tools if they t were rationed on the London basi?, '1 which took no account of the occupation of tho minors, who could not hew p coal on vegetables. t Mr J. R. Clynes replied that heavy ii workers will be allowed more meat a than other people. NEW EMPIRE ORDER. J (Received March 3rd, 5.3 p.m.) a LONDON, Marcli 1. jj The list of colonial recipients of the g British Empire Order will probably Le p issued about the middle of March. v t« THE BOLSHEVIK ENVOY. b ■ "V (Australian and K.Z, Cable Association.) (Received March 3rd, 5.5 0.m.) ?? LONDON, March 2. 11 The solicitor for M. LitvinofF's land- J,, lord says that the most serious feature ci of M. Litvinoff's tenancy was the con- V stant procession visiting him. The Court has granted an interim ir injunction restraining M. LitvinofF's a landlord from ejecting him, or denying him access to the Embassy offices. £ fl INDIA'S FINANCES. c: w e< THE ANNUAL STATEMENT. ir (JJeut-cr'a Telegrams.) (Received March 3rd, 5.5 p.m.) h DELHI, March 2. b . Sir William Meyer presented the annual financial statement in the j Council. c j It showed that the year closed with ir a surplus of £5,750,000, duo to the r ' favourable monsoon and the record growth of the railway receipts, but this was counter-balanced by the in- 2 crease in military charges, which now r< totalled nearly £29,000,000. j' It had only been possible to meet , the heavy demands on the resources of the Government in financing the >var S i by the success of the war loan, wliicn G brought in and Indian P Treasury bill issues, which were ex- ? pected to total about £30,000,000 by j, the end of tire year. p During 1917 the Government had a put £32,000,000 into British Treasury fi bills, making a total so invested, since the beginning of the war, of j? ( £67,000,000. • These figures were ; n- Si dependent of India's special contribu- o tion of £100,000,000 to the Imperial b Government. u Sir William Meyer estimated the revenue surplus for- 1918-19 it. £2,250,000. He indicated that it was not intended to increase taxation, but it was proposed to raiso a further war a loan of an unlimited amount. He tl claimed that the war had brought out w India's financial strength in a remarkable manner. Yj tl m IN SOUTH AFRICA. f 1 t\ oi 11) THE COST OF LIVING. ®j (Australian and N.Z. Cable Association.) Cl CAPETOWN, March 1. di Tho Cost of Living Commission has P recommended fixing the price of wheat s£ at 32s per 2001b, and also the mixing of wheat , and maizo flour for war pi tread. hi The Minister of Railways said that hi the Government were not prepared to P ! fix the orice, but would introduce a Bill providing for the compulsory mixinp; of wheat and maize. cl — m