AMERICAN ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 27 March 1925, Page 2

AMERICAN ITEMS.

AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. OAHL* ASSOCIATION CANADIAN BUDGET. OTTAWA, March 24. Tho Acting Finance Alinister, All Robb, in delivering the Budget to-day, did not announce any details of a Canadian-Australiau Commercial Treaty New tariff changes increase the revenue by a million dollars. CANADIAN RAILWAYS HUGE BURDEN. OTTAWA, March 25. Air Rohh’> budget speech dealt particularly with the National Railway deficit, which outside of war loans, is Canada’s greatest tax burden. There are thirty millions sterling ol arrears interest, with no present chance of earning it. The Dominion’s expenditure during the year is estimated at four hundred million dollars, while revenue expectations show a drop of ton millions sterling.

CANADIAN WRANGLE. OTTAWA. .March 25

The Liquor Law enforcement is costing the Government of Alanitoba more than it did under the Alanitoba Temperance Act of prohibit ion days, so Attorney-General Craig staled in the Legislature, when rebutting Opposition attacks on his proposal to deduct part of the cost of enforcement from the share of the liquor profits now allocated to the municipalities.

A KURDISH I.EADKI!

WASHINGTON, .March 25

Zerdeehene, the sell-stvled Emir ol Kurdestan, will not he allowed to land in tlm United States, if he is'returned fiy the British, the Immigration Department authorities holding that his fate rests with the British Government, and the Steamship (oinpany which originally brought him to the United States as a ruling prime, a

position which the Labour DepartiiHU maintains he does not hold.