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Hokitika Guardian, 15 May 1920, Page 3

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i . , 1 AUSTRALIAN it N.Z JAHMi ASSOCIATION.) 1 ‘A GLOOMY PICTURE. ' SYDNEY, May 14. * A deputation representing stock interests, intervewed tlie Minister of Agri- ! culture and Lands, and brought before him tlie serious plight of grazing areas owing to continued drought. The <feI putation painted a gloomy' picture of the outlook and declared that unless ' stock owners were able to get supplies | of fodder immediately,! there was going to bo the biggest disaster known in j New South Wales. Sheep and other . stock, ho said would die in hundreds l of thousands. | Flocks would be devastated and the owners ruined. The Minister wns sympathetic. He said the Government recognised the j extreme necessity for relief, and it was liampeerd by the 'scarcity of shipping | and in other directions.. ■ METHODIST CONFERENCE. SYDNEY, May 14. The Methodist Conference lias decided to establish a Methodist immigration bureau in 'London to promote and assist Methodist immigration to .Austra- . lia.

NO HONOURS. (Received this day at 9.30 a.m.) SYDNEY, May 15. The Parliamentary Labour l J at:y lias decided to recommend to the Premier that no honours bo granted during or subsequent to the Prince’s visit. BISHOP’S death! SYDNEY, May 15. Obituary.—Arthur Wellesley Pain, Bishop of Gippsland. \ COST OF PAPER. SYDNEY, .May 15., Speaking at the Millions Club luncheon, William Brooks, a Legislative Councillor, stated the price of paper in Australia lmd increased by ten millions annually since 1914. LABOUR DECLINES. SYDNEY, May 15. The Labour Council declined to participate in tlie welcome to the Prince of Wales. MEMBERS’ SALARIES. -MELBOURNE, May 15. The motion agreed to by the House of Representatives increasing members’ salaries, involves nii additional expenditure of £45,000 annually. SYDNEY, May 14. Six rinks of the New Zealand team scored 127, North Sydney 95. I