AUSTRALIA NEWS.
SYDNEY, Feb 2 During last night’s sitting of the Legislative Assembly galleries were twice cleared at direction of Chairman of Committees. Point was raised as to whether the Chairman had power to order galleries to be cleared. Speaker ruled he hud no such power. ADELAIDE, Feb 2 In reply to deputation of unemployed, Premier said material would be supplied for stonebreaking, so that men might get rations for fair amount of labour at tbis class of relief work. Members of the deputation ridiculed the idea as an insult.
BRISBANE, Feb 3 Terrible weather is still raging in Gulf of Carpentaria. A barque, a launch and a cutter lost, one man drowned.
ADELAIDE, Feb 3 South Australian Register estimates wheat yield at 14,142,000 bushels, or average of 8 bushels to acre. MELBOURNE, Jan 3 Premier states question of silver coinage in Australian Colonies rests solely with Victoria, as N. S. Wales disapproves to consult other Colonies.
Court of enquiry into foundering of steamer Alert found vessel had insufficient stability and freeboard for such a voyage.
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Kaikoura Star, Volume XIV, Issue 680, 6 February 1894, Page 6
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176AUSTRALIA NEWS. Kaikoura Star, Volume XIV, Issue 680, 6 February 1894, Page 6
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