THE COMMONWEALTH.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 905, 26 August 1910, Page 5

THE COMMONWEALTH.

4 NOTE ISSUE BILL. Hy Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright. Melbourne, August 25.In the Honso of Representatives a Bill abolishing inter-State Customs certificates was read a second timo without opposition. A Bill to discontinue tho bookkeeping system with regard- to the payments to tho States, was introduced. Tho system costs .£30,000 annually. Tho Bill was passed through Committee.

An amendment to the Note Issue Bill to place tho control of tho issue under a commission was negatived. .

Mr. Fisher declined to accept an amendment providing for payment of gold for notes in -each capital, saying that it would be unsafe to have too many points of attack in timo of panic. Tho progress of the Bill is slow. The House is still sitting till early morning. ,

In the Senate a motion to subsidise tho cable scrvico was carried without division. Senator Pcarce (Defence Minister) said the proposal was not designed to, bolster up Labour papers.

PRINTING OF BANK NOTES. ■ Melbourne, August 25. Several firms offered to print tho Commonwealth bank notes, but the Government has decided to do the work itself.

THE CAPITAL SITE. Melbourne, August 25. The "Argus" has taken n referendum of tho . Australian newspapers on ■ the question of tho immediate establishment of the Federal capital at Yass-Canberra. Soventy-eight answered Yes, and 241 No.