The Federation Convention.
(Per Press Association.) Adelaide, April 6. The committee on finance had practically arrived at what offered a solution of the difficulties when Premier Reid, of Sydney, who is an ex officio member, upset the whole scheme by declaring that merely a nominal revenue tariff should be the uniform tariff of Federated Australia. Western Australia objected to this entirely, unless she obtained a subsidy by way of a large per centage of surplus revenue as compensation for giving up her tariff. This is a deadlock which the committee are endeavoring to bridge over, Reid's announcement seems to have thrown the committee into a state of chaos. The Constitutional Committee this afternoon made no progress of note with the clauses dealing with money Bills. The Judiciary Committee drew up a report which will be presented. The Constitutional Committee, and Finance Committee, report having made satisfactory progress except with the question of debts, which it expects to settle tomorrow.
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Feilding Star, Volume XVIII, Issue 235, 7 April 1897, Page 2
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159The Federation Convention. Feilding Star, Volume XVIII, Issue 235, 7 April 1897, Page 2
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