THE COMMONWEALTH.
THE BREAK-OF-GAUGE HANDICAP. By TWesrr&nli—Preas Association—Copyright (Bee. September 9, 8.40 p.m.) Melbourne, September 9. The Senate, after considerable opposition, has adopted the rote of £46,000 for the Federal capital. In the House of Representatives the Minister for Defence (Senator r Pearce), in roply to a queution, stated that under the present Ijreak-of-gauge conditions it would take sixty-threo.; days •;to transport 30,000 mounted troopß with equipments from Brisbane to Melbourne. With a uniform gaugo on the railways ( the time occupied would be only 23$ days. Slow progress is being made in the debate on the Land Tax Bill, and further consideration of the measure has boen postponed until Tuesday.
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Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 918, 10 September 1910, Page 5
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110THE COMMONWEALTH. Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 918, 10 September 1910, Page 5
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