COMMONWEALTH CABLES.
Unttko Pbrbs Aasoourioit. (Received, 8.50 a.m.) Sydney, December 7. The Government's new taxation pro* posals which are to be introduced this week'include taxes on the betting tickets of bookmakers, and the. latter are culled.on to pay for the Randwick course paddock £so,' the Leger £2o,.and. the flat .£5; suburban, conn; try and pony (anuses, paddock .£2O, and Leger £lo.' in addition, the tioverument i)ioposes t<i take 2;"> per, cent., of the fees, paid by bookmakms to the race clubs. Each betting ticket will bear, a penny Govern mont stamp. it is expected.that this new taxation will realise half a million per annum. Melbourne, December 7. I The Defence Department announces that to.the end of November 118,990 men were in active service and 55,361 in training. Perth,, December 7. Mr SVaddan (Premier) announces that the Bill limiting the hotel hours from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. will operate as from 10th January.
Brisbane, December 7
The prospects of the. sugar crop have improved, owing to recent rains.
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Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXVIV, Issue 3, 7 December 1915, Page 6
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