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Hokitika Guardian, 13 July 1922, Page 4

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IV BTBAMAN AND NiSt. CARLE ASSOCIATION. TEAM FOR N.Z. SYDNEY, July 12. H is stated that it is proposed sending a "team to New Zealand at the end of the Premiership matches.

T IMPORTATION OF COTI'ON SEED. " SYDNEY, July 12. HDr Cumpston (Federal Director of Health) announced the direct importation of cotton seed was not allowed, y with the object of preventing the introH duction of an evil which caused exte.rtsive destruction to cotton plants in H America. All seed was quarantined before it was delivered, and was sown 1 only by State authorities or approved «l growers. ■ i NEW GUINEA EXPEDITION. "I SYDNEY, July 12. " Federal Parliamentarians are cony cerned about the cost of Dr Brown s expedition to New Guinea. The cost B . to the Commonwealth already exceeds n ten thousand. It is stated it may *® roach twenty thousand. Brown’s inHJ torim report denied a report that the ■ I expedition was lost. It states that all M the time he was in wireless eomnniniJJ| cation with the administration. fj TASMANIAN POLITICS. ■j HOBART, July 12. W. E. Stoehridge (l.iihour) was elected in succession to W. Pearce (Labour) who was recently elected for F ranklin, but who died before the writ was re- ’ turned. i QUEENSLAND POLITICS, j BRISBANE. July 12. I In the Assembly, J .McDonald, (Labour) was elected, by thirty-seven to thirty-four to the Senate vacancy caused by the death of .Mr Adamson. I ‘ ! PREFERENCE TO UNIONISTS, j BRISBANE. July 12. j Justice McCawlev ordered the prefer' erne to Unionists’ clause in the bricklayers’ award to lie struck out ; in consequence of a strike on city buildings, tluough a returned soldier being em- ■ ployed who was refused admission to the Union. ! N.S.W. INTEREST PAYMENTS. ; SYDNEY, July 12. : The TivasunT .stilted that interest payable on New South Wales’ loans during the coming year amounted to £8,810,00') which would eat up twenty per cent of the State’s revenue. | SUGAR PRICES. | MELBOURNE, July 12. j It is stated that when Mr Rodgers position lie will announce an immediate reduction on the wholesale price enabling rctaih rs to sell at fivcpem.o umtead of* sixpence per pound. In order. lmwi ver. to protect wholesale dealers bolding stocks from loss either two or four weeks’ notice wiil be giv.- , cn of the redu'-tou editing into force.