AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Hokitika Guardian, 30 January 1928, Page 4

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

(By Telegraph—Per Press Association.) G REYCLI FEE IXQUEST. SYDNEY, Jan. 28. The Greycliffe inquest continues. Tho Coroner adversely criticised the Union Coy. for allowing the Tahiti to proceed to sett so soon after the collision.

Hughes (manager) said the Coy. was subject to a penalty if the Tahiti was late in leaving for New Zealand with American mails. The Tahiti was not damaged. Nothing further in the tvav of rescue work could have been done. Site had two hundred passengers aboard and there was nothing to prevent her proceeding on the voyage.

The Coroner said there were many people on board the Tahiti who might have given material evidence. \\ bile the police were busily occupied saving lives and recovering bodies, the Tahiti left the harbour without giving the police a reasonable chance to interview those who might have proved material witnesses in the interests ofi justice.

FEDERAL DUTY. SYDNEY, Jan. 2:5

The “Daily Telegraph” says an impending move on the part of producers is an application for an increase in the duly on bacon and pork. I'bis is being directed chiefly against New Zealand whence the greater part of Australia’s importations of those products are derived. The competition of the Dominion in these markets is regarded as altogether unfair to local pig raisers, since the New Zealand Government to foster trade has granted a bonus on expoiled por':. ' rsc 0 >ctnrns show last <'■ »■ Austin l ‘xjjorted 1.811,000 pounds of bacon and hum and imported 375,000, of which 352.000 came from New Zealand. Hie exports of pork totalled 181.000 while imports amounted to 733,000. of which New Zealand supplied all but, a ci uplo of hundred pounds.