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Hokitika Guardian, 9 March 1917, Page 3

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Peb Press Association. —Copyright Matrimonial Swindles (Received March 9, at 9.35 a.m.) Sydney, March 9 Government iseuesa warning against matrimonial advertisements in tha local paper?. Investigations reveal that they originate with a while slave trafficker in Malay State?, Shipping Changes Sydney, March 9 Important changes in the local administration of the Peninsular and Oriental Company ere announced in accordance wiih Lord lochoaps’s forecast of a policy of co-ordinat : oa with the management of the British India service. The local superintendent, Mr Weache, retires on March 31st and becomes a partner in MacDouald Hamilton and Company, who will thereafter watch the Peninsular Company’s interest?. Revoked Sydney, March 9 Government has revoked the order fixing the price of tallow. Wheat Prices Sydney, March 9 A conference of. the Wheat Board has concluded. It was decided to grant the farmers’ demand for representation on the Board and requested the State Government to give a sugar guarantee for a minimum realisation of 4/, in addition to an immediate payment of 3/ already agreed upon. More Floods Brisbane, March 2 Further floods are disorganising the traffic and seriously damaging property. Sugar Prices.

(Received March 9, at 10.15 a.m.) 0 Melbourne, March 9 In the House of Representatives, Mr Hughes stated that Government yrere not prepared to raise tbepnce of sugar, but they would give the iadns* 4ry all the profit?, charging only the office expenses of the Government manager?, which would msan that the .growers would receive £22 7/ psr ton for raw sugar, for the period of the and the season thereafter. This would not apply to Now South Wales growers, who were working under an agreement with the Colonial Sugar Coy., unless thoy were prepared to sell the raw sugar to the Commonwealth at the same price aa Queensland. Federal Finance. (Received Maroh 9, at 10 25) Melbourne, March 9 Mr Poynton, during tha debate on the Financial Statement, said the loan just floated, would only carry Government on till the end of next year. Their indebtedness to the Imperial Ctjvernment had been understated by aeven millions before he took office, Had he known, he would have raised the last loan to twenty-five millions. The total increase in taxation would ‘amount to £18,299,000, Australia’s war bill at the present irate, at the end of 1917 would amount to 125 millions.

Sugar Profit Sydney, March 9 The Treasurer estimates the profit ! on the Government’s sugar traneao* 3 tiona for two years ending Jane 30tb, at half a million.