AUSTRALIAN CABLES.
NEW LAND BILL. • THE BIG LIBEL CASE. [ (PBS PBEBB ASSOCIATION). Sydney, This Day. I The new Land Bill gives the Government power to withdraw from pastoral 1 lease any land required for settlement tho area withdrawn not to be less than one eighth or more than one half of the i total holding, lessees to be compensated i by an extension of lease and a proportionate redaction in the rent. Homestead leases will have a currency of 28 years. Tho bill provides for an extension of the homestead system with stringent residential conditions bat enables the crown to acquire large estates which may be retarding the pro- : gross of settlement. Melbourne, This Day. The Judge summed up strongly in favor of Syme. He said there was not a title • of evidence of personal malice. Public men lived in an atmosphere of criticism, and should be prepared to take their grnel. The plaintiff Speight had only a general claim for damage to his credit ' and reputation, and even if the jury found on all issues the damages should be moderate. . Hobart, This Day. The Chamber of Commerce is urging 1 thei Government to negotiate with the 1 Prumier of New South Wales for a free exchange of the natural products of the two colonies.
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Feilding Star, Volume XVI, Issue 68, 14 September 1894, Page 2
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215AUSTRALIAN CABLES. Feilding Star, Volume XVI, Issue 68, 14 September 1894, Page 2
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