AUSTRALIAN NEWS.
(PEE FBESS ASSOCIATION.! Sydney, July 24. An important point was decided in the Full Court to»day, by lire Judges to two, the effect of which is to hold that silence on the part of a prisoner could be com* mented on, and used as evidence against him. Melbourne, July 28. The Chamber of Commerce, tea merchants, and city and country stock exchanges, strongly protest against the taxation proposals of the Government, and have appointed a deputation to wait on the Colonial Treasurer. Brisbane, July 26. The Budget shows the revenue has fallen short of the estimates by £220,000. This is attributed chiefly to the decrease in taxation The deficiency now stands at £1,566.800, but the greater part of this is covered by Treasury Bill*. The estimated revenue of the coming year is £3,375,500 and expenditure £3,378,690.
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Feilding Star, Volume XV, Issue 22, 26 July 1893, Page 2
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