AUSTRALIAN CABLES.

Feilding Star, Volume XVII, Issue 109, 2 November 1894, Page 2

AUSTRALIAN CABLES.

NEW SOUTH WALES lUFLE ASSOCIATION. TAXING UNIMPROVED LAND. THE TIMBER INDUSTRY. fPKB PBKBB ASSOCIATION). Sydkby, November 1. Corporal Brooke, of Richmond, won the Queen's prize at the New South Wales Rifle Association with a score of 168. Brown, of New Zealand, was 20th o» the list witli 100. This Day. The Payment of Members Bill passed the Assembly by '61 votes to 28. Mr Powers in moving the second reading of .the Industrial Disputes Conciliation and Arbitration Bill, unhesitatingly asserted that if the Pastoralists had granted a conference there would have been no strikes. Melbourne, NoromW 1 The Government are sending instructions to England to engage an artillery Commandant. It is inofflcially stated the Government propose to impose a tax of Id in the £ on unimproved land with an exemption to .£2OO. It is probable that the Income Tax will range from 4Jd on incomes over i-200 up to 9d on those above £1000. Hobart, November 1. Arrived 4 a.m.— Ruahino from London via Cape. She sails at daybreak tomorrow for Wellington, She has 27 Australian passengers, and 240 for Now Zealand. Tho sawinillers voluntarily surrendered to the offer by Government to assist the export of timber, stating they were able to nuance for themselves. Govcrnmeut will therefore assist fruit aud butter exporters. This Day. Two of the nromeu of the Ruahine have been sentenced to 12 weeks' imprisonment for broochiug the vessel's cargo. They rummaged the stewards stores with a naked light. The captain states that a lire which broke out on the vessel during the voyage was probably attributable to some similar action. Brisbane, November 1 Sir Thomas Mcllwrath is so improved in health that it is expected he will shortly resume his ministerial duties.