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Horowhenua Chronicle, 22 September 1915, Page 3

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I' Ki SCTIUC TKLKGHAI'H—COPYBIOHI.) I'l'Jttt Titles ASSOCIATION.] (Received This Day U. 20 a.m.) AUSTRALIAN NEWS. Sydney, This Day. Arrived.—Tho lonic uoiii Wellington.

Thu Auditor-General's report shows au increase oi receipts ol £GoS,yyi) compared with IUI3. uirect taxation increased by £027,011; railway ind tram nay receipts decreased by £24,030 and the public debt increased by £11,-010,3/-I—it/ now tqfcals £137,735, Six State industrial undertakings aggregated a loss oi' £32,-333 and eight au aggregated a gain of £3,2-10. The not loss involved since tho inauguration ol the uudertakings total £21,212.

Melbourne, This Day. At a meeting ol the U'ederal Munitions Committee, Senator Pcarco announced that all the States had rendered for tho -manufacture ol munitions with the exceptions ol South Australia and Tasmania. Private firms will be paid a flat rate of 21s for the complete shell body up to 31st March no-st, with no limit as to the quantities they may deliver to that date. Nine hundred and fifty-live war pensions have been proved, involving au expenditure of £30,000 yearly. Perth, This Day. The "Workers' Union has agreed to the working of three shifts without ovortitne payment in connection with the manufacture ot munitions.