AUSTRALIAN NEWS.
♦ (PKB PBESS ASSOCIATION.) Melbocbne, August 24In the debate on the Budget proposal: Sir Henry Wrixon moved that the proposals were unsatisfactory. The debate concluded at 3 o'clock this morning, and resulted in a victory for Government bj 53 to 32 St Albans 11. has been backed to win the Melbourne Cup for £6000 at 100 to 5 This Day. The Postmaster-General, in reply to the Postmaster-General of New South Wales states that an increase or decrease in thi cable rates is not possible without mutual consent, nor can there be other than one rate charged, therefore until the approval of all concerned is obtained the rates will remain unaltered (or the jireaent. A Bill imposing an excise duty of twopence per gallon on malt beer and three pence per gallon on sugar beer has been read a second time in the Legislative Assembly.
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Feilding Star, Volume XIV, Issue 29, 25 August 1892, Page 2
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