AUSTRALIAN.

Hokitika Guardian, 30 September 1921, Page 3

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AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION. STEAMER SERVICE. (Received This Day at 10.10 a.m.) SYDNEY, Sept. 30 llmliiart Parker ami Coy ate transferring the Rivcrina from New Zealand to the S\ilney-l loha i t service for the tourist season comiiieiicing on 23rd November. COMMERCIAL. MELBOURNE, Sept. 30 At the hides sales, all good couilitioiioil’pnrei.’ls advanced a farthing to a half-penny and light kips were a full penny higher. Harley.— English, Is (id ; Cape 3s Oil ; oats 2s Ail to 2s 7il ; potato's L’3 l"s to tin; onions C2 10s tu L'3 10s. BUDGET PROPOSALS. MELBOURNE. Sept. 30. Mr Cook’s budget proposals include the jiiloptinn of a scheme recommended hv the British Royal Commission for the elimination of double taxation within the Empire. Among other relict proposals is exemption from inrome tax to company shareholders in respect to distribution, whether in cash or shares, uf value representing the profit on the sale of capital assets. Dealing with economy, ll*e budget states a convention is being called with a view of overcoming the duplication of Federal anil State taxation departments, which involved a great waste anil inefficiency. Tim estimates include a quarter of a million fur immigration, C 200.000 towards the E. !- end capital, L 120.00!) lur air torviee* development work. Tim Government ol New Guinea, under the mamla'c pose's is being thoroughly I'Slablishcd. A WIND FILL. MELBOURNE. pi. 3 D is staled C. N. M.-Gfegor. a we'.L Unown jockey, fin.- inlc-rned •>. ; 1 ' from the estate of the late Malt mw Hai r of Glasgow. T 1 o i"-'a;o was IcH McGregor's father, who in me meanlimi' has' died. MeGiegor and . Ins hint her thereupon inherited the e-t ic. According to McGregor’s „wi, s,al - incut, he is the son n! Doctor D. (1;,.,.0r who prai'timd m ~ew /.ealaujl, turf, he changed his name I<> .Me(l ru^or. Cii.MI'LI.SUIiY WHEAT ‘POOL, tßeceived This Day at 10.10 a.m.) SYDNEY. Sept. 30. ( ahini't has decided on a cu,np d-.u > wheat pool. New South Wale- will he managed by the same hnaiil ''s P ll viousiv. Tile glia I a litre of the whole will not he excepted, hut the advance will be fixed when the idea of the proha hie pri'-e is a- ertaim'd.

ADULT -'LKi ILUiK, SYDNEY. Scptemher 30. Cabinet is preparing a hill providing for adult slid rag'' in citj elu tious and election of Lord Mayor, by cilizi'll'. MOTHER" 00 D FNDi >W.M ENT. SYDNEY. Scplumber 30. | n the \ - - ’mh! v . the M oth’ 1 !' ' Endow men Bill wa . i.'.ul f'" l k"' t.lm Minister lianlhlU" qCCIKs re-pcl ing the means of linam mg the s-licntc A I’RttTEST. BRISBANE. Sept. 30 Judge Real appeared at the har of the A--eml>lv. to protest again t the bill I'oiiipi'lling judge- to retire at tie' age of seventy, elaiming it t hreatem'il tile ilenlaval ion of the lights ill o'> which judges accepted a| poiiitmeiit would In- unfair and unjust, as tlmy S'crili'-ed one Inndivd llmu-nnil slrrlilig by accepting. VCCIDENTAI.LY SHOT, WANGANUI. Sept. 30.

Amos Bolton aged 111. a well-known settlw'. a retired farmer, was accidentally shot this morning. IL- had taken a gun to shoot small birds ami slipped from a haystack, ami the contents of one barrel entered 111- chest.