AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Hokitika Guardian, 19 October 1923, Page 3

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

AUSTRALIAN AND N Z. CAULK ASSOCIATION N.B.W. LEDGE I'. HI fee iv 'id tip's dnv at 8 a.m.. SYDNEY. October IS. 11l the Assembly, the T'l'ca-urer delivered the Budget. He -aid the estimated receipt* for the year wine £BB.- ;!! 12.010. and I''" ael.ual i"""ipi.- totalled £00.178,00'. The estimated expenditure wa> £)!•'>. 100.010. t ml the netual expenditure was £BB. 181.8-1-1. Tins iiii'linled spei-ial payments of neatly .six hundred thousand not provided let in Hi,, estimates. Takin;g into account tin* advances repaid and other reeeipts the total revenue and receipts amounted to £3(1.288,381, and expeiiditure to £38.181.81 1. leaving a- net snrples of £80°,,007. The estimated revenue for the coming year amounts to £87.278.898 and oxp'endituiv to £07.208.800. leaving an estimated surplus of £11.70-'. The public debt iniTeuM’d during 192228 by C0.807.11iy and at the end of .funo was £188.871 ,88)',. The neeiimtllated deficit now amounts to £2.77 1.78-!. It is stated in view of the small estimated siirplu- la-xt y. ai' end (be .•leiuinul.'itcd delieii there could be lio relief in taxation, and miles- both ends were made to meet, dra-lic alterations would have to be made in tal arrangements, or fre-li ta.xaiion imposed. MORMOX'B T.X VICTORIA. MELBOURNE. October IS. Tb,, Vietot'iiiu (lovoriinieiit recently decided to grant reeogiiit ion for Mormon marriages. The first .Mormon marriage i- fixed for next Saturday. Earlin the year, live Mormon elders m lived from Salt Lake City to a->ist lii lb" conduct- of Mormon propaganda hero. WOOL SALES. SYDNEY. October 10. At tile wool sales competition was goiel all round, (.ate rates were well maintained with a strong demand for ,omebaeus and line crossbreds. Greasy merinos sold to thirty-two peneo. BTC X.B.W. SCHEME. SYDNEY, (let. 18. The Advisory Committee's report on »be N'.S.W. Government's Immigration scheme shows the total estimated cost to be £10,(518.000. Out of this amount, approximately £13.48)0,000 ’‘ ill be eventually refunded, and the balance will be utilised for necessary public works. In view of tite strong outside criticism of the Government's immigration

policy, Sir G. W. Euiler saw nt to make a lengthy statement in the Assembly. lie fulminated against the gross misrepresentations, which made it appear that the scheme e->-t He denied that there was any de-iarture from lir-t intentions, which provided for a £f».«'io;tonu additional to £:3.<;<Kl.oUi> worth »l Crown lands, making a total ol C 1 ->•• -d hC-d. I' 1 ’ we roily denial that the scheme had fallon through. and it was merely post potted. The loader- of the Opposition amt Pro.oes-ive parties charged Sir A' ■ [.•idler with want of clarity in deaimg with tin- matter, and urged the need to- caution s,. as not to involve the State in recurring losses. Air Lang (I declared that however much ,[„. scheme cost, the Government cento never get hack from the settlers more than i'.i.iW t.t; IP. flu* cost or the hum would have to bo sacrificed. He asset, tor a report hv a schVt committee on tin- scheme, and tabled a motion tii.it il.o matter lie dropped. LABOUR IN QUEENSLAND. BRISBANE. October US. In view of the narlou condition m the eatllenten of Queensland, coving to the slump in cattle prices, the Govern moot are introducing a Bill for the re vising of tents in the cattle country areas. The rents are to ho re-assessed p-r a period of live years, after v.me. they will !ft;ain he assessed, end will iemain then for a period - f from “even to ten years. The Rill is res:respective to the Hi. of July. KOI. Credit is to lie given to any over-pavmonts of rent for The retrospective ye*tod.