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By, telegraph— Press Association Copyright. MELBOURNE, May 12The State Premier at lined and gave Pi°^ mentary reform. Ho c COI1 _ reform was impossible witliou stitutional reform, and he proposjd^ oil to thirty, without reducing inui c gf 5 0 h o°T?r- T™ iraTchise or the Council should be broadened adopting the ratepayers roll, the Astern by to be given single electorates adults’ suffrage adopted, paling with finance, he said the financial sit Sion was’grave. He inter,ed to call Parliament together on the 27t with the view of getting authonty f meet a deficiency of £229,000 on Uie euirent year. AdditionU taxation wa„ not necessary, and there was no need for alarm. Treasury bonds could lie issued to cover tftc deficit.; There were too many Civil servants, and there would lie no further appointments to the service, but no drastic measures in the shape of arbitrary dismissals would pe taken. He proposed to extend by half an hour the working time of Civil servants. GAMBLERS STILL DEFY THE LAW HOBART, May 12.
Mr Stringer, of the steamer Rotomaliana, won the third prize of £153 in TattersalLs sweep on the Adelaide Cup.
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Gisborne Times, Volume VII, Issue 414, 13 May 1902, Page 3
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