AUSTRALIAN NEWS

Taihape Daily Times, 2 October 1919, Page 5

AUSTRALIAN NEWS

Received 11.30 a..m

SYDNEY, This Day

"The Assembly read a first time a Bill to réintrbduce :1 super-income; tax of 3d in 20/, estimated td yield annuauy of £510,000 revenue_ It was also agreed to the,introductl'on of a Bill for the education of deaf and blind children. 0 '

The Board of Trade’s decision to in_cl'ease the living wage from 60/ to 77/6 will apply only to married men with children. The Commodities Coinmission removed the fixed price for potatoes. MELBOURNE, This Day.

The House of Representettives read a first time a. Bill to amend the Constitution Bill. It empowers the COm—monwealth to deal with corporations_. both in the Commonwealth and for—i eign in all iindustrial matters and disputes and control of trusts, combines, and monopolies. This Act is to remain in force for three years or until the Commonwealth Convention recasts thg. Constitution with the approval of the people. If the Convention be not held the Act will cease to operate in December, 1920. The Senate I'atifi(‘.d the Peace Treaty.

A portion of the crew of the V2ll Marie has landed, the remainder standing by the vessel, which it is now stated is in no immediate "danger. Annual war pensions liability now amounts to £5,513,016.

THE G’-EORGESAON {WHEAT DEAL.

INTERES'[‘ING EVIDENCE.

SYDNEY, October-1

Considerable interest is being taken in the Wheat Commission, which is inquiring into the Ge-orgcsou. contract. Mr Talbot,- who is Georgeson’s’ partners, stated that they had already made £IO,OOO out of the contract, and expected to make £15,000. -Books and cheque butts produced showed" several erasures and obliterativons,__which witnesses‘ were uhable to account for.‘ Mr Graham, Minister of Agriculture, -gave evidence‘ that. he won £SOOO by horse-racing during the past four years.