AUSTRALIAN

Hokitika Guardian, 5 January 1922, Page 3

AUSTRALIAN

\OBTSIALIAN ArfD N.Z. CABI.E ASSOCIATION’

N.S.W, BANKRUPTCIES. SYDNEY, Jan 4

The year’s bankruptcies disclosed a. deficiency between the liabilities and assets of the sequestrated estates of £145,553.

BUILDING STATISTICS. SYDNEY, Jan. 4

The new buildings erected in the city and suburbs of Sydney during 1921 numbered 8537, at a cost ol £9,655,163, as compared with 10,015 buildings erected in 1920 at a cost of 69,2?3,609. The expenditure in 1921 was a record.

N.S.AV. POLITICS. SYDNEY, Jan 4

After a Cabinet meeting Mr Dooley, the Premier, said that be did not piopose to announce, the date of the general elections until ne lias delivered his policy speech. The, N. S. W. Cabinet has decided to put into immediate operation the clause of the new Electoral Act providing for the compulsory enrolment of electors. The general election will be talcing place shortly.

The Government’s new taxation proposals (cabled on December 28th) provide fon the abolition of the super-fax.

REVENUE RETURNS. fßeceived This Day at 9.40 n.m.) HOBART, Jan 5. The revenue for the half year was eleven thousand behind the corresponding period of last year. HOSPITAL FOR FEMALES. (Received This Day at 12.25 p.m.) SYDNEY, Jan. 5. Women doctors in Sydney have established, at their own expense, a hospital for women and children. STORM CLEARED. SYDNEY, Jan. 5 The storm has cleared and Die weather is steaming hot. CRICKET FINANCE. MET,BOURNE, Jan. 5. Including the bonus of £3OO, each member of the Australian eleven leceivos £707 sterling after all payments. The Board of Control retains the balance of £1325. FATAL PLAGUE CASES. BRISBANE, Jan. 5. A fatal ease of plague is reported j here, and another at Townsville. Sevi eral new eases are reported. ! Of 29,000 rats destroyed, 5 per cent ! were infected.