THE COMMONWEALTH.
CRITICS REPLIED TO. By Telegraph--Press Association—ConjriEht. London, November 23. The High Commissioner. for Australia,, Sir' Qoorgo Reid; in a letter to the press, answering newspaper comments on Australian finance, explains. that tho increase, in the Commonwealth expenditure is duo to old age pensions and post office and defence. When tho expenditure was analysed, it would be found, states Sir George, tliiit it does not represent any sort of wild-cat finance.
■ PARLIAMENTARY BUSINESS. Melbourne, November 24., t In the Federal Senate, : tho Defence Bill passed its report stage. The House of Representatives, ' after passing the first item, made good progress with tho Estimates.
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Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 983, 25 November 1910, Page 5
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104THE COMMONWEALTH. Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 983, 25 November 1910, Page 5
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