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ABORIGINES DYING. IN I)IU)L'GHT-STRICK EN AREAS Australian Press A isn.—United Service MELBOURNE, Dec. 13. Air Gill, a member of Ihe Anthropological Society, declares that the scarcity of water following the prolonged drought in responsiol-c for hundreds of aborigines dying in northern and central Australia. The Federal Government should allord succour b\ inking the natives to permanent water supplies for a time, and distributing food provisions. OBITUARY. SYDNEY. Dec. 11. Obituary— Richard Teece. well-known throughout Australia apd New Zealand as General Manager of the Australian Mutual Provident Society. He had a world-wide reputation as an actuary. N.S.W. INCOME TAX. SYDNEY, Dec. 11. The Ravin Governmcnl’s income tax measure imposes lor i lie current year a super-tax of threepence in the pound on companies. Revenue irom tnis source will lie applied in reduction in taxation on certain individual in-* comes. There is a great outcry against this extra company taxation, critics coiit.oiid.ing this will drive capital to other States. RACEHORSES COLLIDE. SYDNEY. Dec. 13. There was a collision on the Kamiunk I ruining (rucks to-day between I lie \’cw Zealander, Greengrocer, and King Conrad. The impact was so severe that the latter was knocked down nnd tin- rider thrown several yards, lie sustained damaged teeth and moiilli and facial abrasions. G roc u grocer finished a strong gallop but appeared very sore afterwards.
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Hokitika Guardian, 14 December 1928, Page 6
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