AUSTRALIAN.

Hokitika Guardian, 14 February 1923, Page 1

AUSTRALIAN.

1U ST KALI AN AN!.- N. 7.. CABI.K ASSOCIATION. TRAMWAY fares. SYDNEY, February 13. The Tramway authorities announce the revenue last Sunday, when ordinary fares were reverted to, fell short of the average Sunday receipts by £2OOO. The Department estimated the change would entail mi annual loss of £90,000.

SHIPPING freights. SYDNEY. February 13. Advices to the head office of tiio'Nor-Mcgiaii-Australian shipping line sliomthat a reduction has Vx>en made in the freight on newsprint and wrapping paper, which now is £2 15s per ton ol 101(5 kilometres. GOLD COINAFE QUESTION. MELBOURNE. February 13. Air Denison Aliller says tlic resumption of the gold coinage depends on Great Britain, as it is suicidal f< r 'Australia to allow free shipments of gold, if Great Britain did not do likewise: He suggests the funding of t 1 e British Debt to ihe United. States will probably hasten the resumption of gold payments. FEDERAL DOLT'! ICS. AfKf. BOURNE. F 1 ruary 13. Cabinet met and ill’s,-iris d the preliminary business. It mc.s decided t’ e House meet on 28th. February. ADELAIDE. Fob. 13. Premier Bar well slates lie eenslile s Se”th .Australia has |„vui iiadlv tre'ted in the formation of the Fedora.! Alirislry. The .Tight will cause the utnio-t disgust. Tlic treatment of the State in*-, been absolute!*/ ~ wage ms.

RETURN TO GOLD. -MELBOURNE. Eel. 13. Mr Denison Miller says that ihe re sumption of gold coinage depends on Groat Britain, as it would he suicidal for Australia, to allow free shipments of gold if Great Britain did not do likewee. He suggests that the funding ol the British debt to the United Stales will probably hasten the resumption ol gold payments. PACIFIC CABLE BOARD. SYDNEY. Feb. 13 The Pacific Cable Board’s report refers to the frequency of interruptions in the neighbourhood of Norfolk island as disquieting, and it adds that the precarious conditions at this paint constitute a serious menace to the complete continuity of the hoard’s service. With a view to overcoming these disabilities, the hoard purposes to lay new cables 1, 'tween Suva and Auckland. direct, am! between Southport and Svdtiey.

The report says that proposals tor duplicating-t he Pacific Cable have been submitted to t 1 ** partner governments, hut notwithstanding Die need for increi se.l facilities, tiie-hoard had deferred lor a short time the carrying into effect of that part of the scheme relating to additional c, nimunication botv ■ en Canada and Fiji.

The report mentions that the new system ef working a' Auckland v.' Cox magnifiers it ml in.ierpolators, end Crr- J p-intors has fulfilled all expeiiati.iin-. ::rd has resulted in a large rcdue'ion in the Auckland staff, i G v . ■ : ,i 'chilli.in to international trafs,-. ■ ■■ Mi paving words were sent hi ■■■on \os I i'll lia and New Zealand, and between iho-o don iniotis and the Pacific Islands, which v.as 200,000 less th ■ previous year. The international IraTe for the year totalled P. 500.000 paying words, an increase of OO'UXH).