AUSTRALIAN

Hokitika Guardian, 7 May 1920, Page 1

AUSTRALIAN

Australian A n.z oadj.e association] OUT OF FUNDS. (Received this day at 10.35 a.m.) SYDNEY, May 7. The Minister for Housing announced that owing to the shortage of money, Government is unable to grant further financial assistance to people desirous of building their own homes. METHOD!ST PRESI DENT. SYDNEY, May 7. A general conference of the .Methodist Church of Australasia elected Rev Alexander McCallum as President. SCHEME REJECTED. MELBOURNE, -May 7. A ballot among the wool growers resulted in the rejection of the scheme for control as the required percentage of votes in favour was not reached.

SAFETY AT SEA. (Received this day at 10.20 a.m.) MELBOURNE, May 7. Tlie Senate is debating the Navigation Act Amendment Bill. The mam feature of the measure is the carrying out of the determination of the convention for the safety of lives at sea held in London, following the wreck of the Titanic. OIL SUPPLY. MELBOURNE, May 7. In the House of Representatives, speaking on the Anglo-Persiau Oil Coy. Agreement Bill, our Hughes said recently the shortage of oil was so great in Australia that the Navy could not have been moved had an emergency arisen. Since the amendment tax was imposed in 1910, Government had collected £1,119,719.