PRESS CABLEGRAMS.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 669, 20 November 1909, Page 5

PRESS CABLEGRAMS.

newspaper..siexisxics. "besbsktatfon- qe , a member of the inqthei. (Or Telegrai>a.-l?£eaD Associptioiu-OcipyrlßhU Melbourne, Nowmbcr 10. Aniofuccr from the Government Statistician's Department, giving evidence before tho Senate Committee on Press Cables, stated &nt there were 224 daily papers published in tho United Kingdom, and 67 in 'Australia, giving nn avcrago per million population, of 5.6 for th& United Kingdom, and 15.82 for Australia. , Tlicro wero 2068 weekly papers in tho . United Kingdom and Tli in Australia, the avorage per million being 59:95 in tbo United and 182.85 in Australia, ~ /' Tlio committee has adjourned, and -ivill nexi . sit at Sydney. In tho Tcderal Senate, Senator N«Ud mcrod that ho bo discharged from further Eoryioo on tho Cablo Committee, Tho motion uas agreed ' I to. , Sonator NoiH stated thai lie irould spcali > on tho matter in the Senate to-day, and would not give his reasons for rosigning till then; but ho told an intorvieyrer that. ho. thought tho affair had gono far enough. WHY SENATOR NEILO RETIRES. CONSIBEES NON-MONOPOLY TEOVED. j , (Hoc. November 20, 1.5 a.m.) | Melbourne, November 19. ' Tiie Senate hae appointed Sonator Chataway, to bucccod Senator Neild on tho committee . which is inquiring into tho press" cablo 'son rico and tho charges'of monopoly made by Senator Pearce. Senator Ncild explained that lis reasons for retiring from tho committee were dissalisfac-, tion with the Standing Order ndiich prohibits, publication'of tbo evidence until it is reported! to tho Senate, and tho fact that Uiq committee consists of fivo members for tho prosecuJ i tion and two for tho other sido." Ho' also take? • gravo exception to the investigation of matter* outside the scopo laid down in tho commission, for which purpose there is no justification in! expending publio money. > k J Senator N.eild considers that' sufficient eviil dence has already been taken, to prove that rj monopoly exists. •■ '