AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Hokitika Guardian, 30 June 1925, Page 1

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

IXJSIRALIAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION. MODI. EXPORT CONTROL. SYDNEY, June 29. ALr Bernard Trip]) and Air \Y. H. Nicholson, the New Zealand Pastnralists' delegates, have returned from the -Melbourne AYool Conference, and sail for New Zealand by the Alauuganui on Friday, .Meantime, they will discuss the position with the New South AY ales pastoralists, and upon their return will discuss matters with the New Zealand Shccpowncrs’ Federation and the Wool ('ommittee.

Interviewed concerning Sir John 11 iggins’ scheme the New Zealand delegales were disinclined to comment as the representatives of the New Zealand wool growers until they have placed the position before the institutions which they represent. Expressing their purely individual views, they said that the experience ol the meat control in New Zealand showed that there was nothing to fear from the issue <>l export licenses, which had worked well in their Dominion. The question involved such insuperable difficulties dial the wool growers in Australia would be well advised to consider the advisability of forming some such organisation as had been proposed, on sound business lines. Failing some scheme being evolved as the result ol the Melbourne conference, llie matter should hi' automatically removed Irom the conditions of sound business to that of political action, which was not wanted. They stressed the tact that such a scheme would be spei ially beneficial to the small sheep owners, and they emphasised the fact, that ihe control ol meat in New Zealand had kept, the prices stable over a whole year oil a level hue which was close to the highest price- oil'ered. The ell'eet ol export , out rot. he said, was tin- stabilisation

1,1 prices ami also ol land values, "1 diecp values and of l lie finances of 1 1:t• (inveniment. VICTORIAN PORiTICS. 'd Ei.BOURNE. Juno 20. Afi- AY. I'. ( lotkilt. a Member of H u , r.of-islut ive Council resigned his position ns Honorary .Minister of tlio ■date (Jovernmcnt. on the ground that lie is dissatisfied with the polity of tin? Ministry and its tenoral attitude towards the platform of the Country I’arty. NIC! IT HA K INC. SYDNEY, June 50. ||i,ii Mr Razarini has annotmeed that he is 1 uomittiug a Hill to the Cahinot. on Tuesday, providing for the abolition ol night baking. BUI I.DINO COLLAPSE ENQUIRY. MANSLAUGHTER CHARGES. MERBO RHINE, .Tune 29. At t!,e e»>,.eli.si,>,i of the inquest m conneciion with the collapse ol the Hritish AustraTasinn Tobacco Company's premises, while under construction, the Coroner committed lor trial on a charge of manslaughter, C'rnneis Davis, the architect; Robert Ashley Cooper, one of the contractor.-, ; and Albert Royal, clerk of works. Nominal hail was allowed. PI.AC IT. SUSPECT JRECOY MR INC. BRISBANE. June 29. The suspected plague patient is now convalescent, and with the passage ol time, fl appears tliat the bacteriological tests will give only a negative re suit.

SHIPPING DISPUTE. SYDNEY. .June 29. The representatives of the.unions associated with the Workers’ transport. Croup privately interviewed the Premier of New .South Wales. Mr Rang, concerning the shipping dispute, and submitted to him certain proposals for a settlement to he brought about by him. After submitting the proposed terms to the ship owners, Mr Rang stated that ho would announce the terms publicly. Although nothing is yet known ol the nature of the terms, it is understood that the situation is now much brighter. SYDNEY. June 29. The owners of the Canberra, after an abortive conference with the crew, decided .to tie the vessel up indefinitely. They also have tied up the collier Malachite for a similar cause. There are now ten vessels idle m Australian ports over the guarantee clause.