AUSTRALIAN NEWS

Taihape Daily Times, 16 October 1919, Page 5

AUSTRALIAN NEWS

Received 9_50 ..a.m. A . _ K g SYDNEY, Oct. 16. f In view of the anticipated failure {to a large extent of the present wheat temp and the possibility of the yield being insuificient to supply seed for [next season, the Government was urg'ed in the Assembly to take steps to ‘secure all the present year’s crop for seed purposes, to prevent private firms ‘purchasing and retailing to farmers at l£x'orbitant prices. The reply was that [the Minister of Lands was acting in ltlla.t direction. ’ At both the Federal and State elections thcl'e° will be a plethora of parrties. The Federal include Nationalists, Labour, Country, and Industrial Socialists, and Labour and the State partiesdnclude the above "four also Progressives and Roman Catholic or Democr.l.tic Party. The issues generally will be very mixed. It is understood a number, both Federal and State ‘Nationalists are not seeking reelection. 7 Received 11.35 a.m . SYDNEY, this day.

I Mr Ashford has arranged a compre: ihensive scheme for the assistance of L farmers affectetl by drought. Provision ‘has been made for tiding neeessitous ifarmers over the period‘ of adversity, and in view of this the Government is appealing to storekeepers and machinery firms to 1-e.t'rain from harassing their farmer clients. It has also proposed to establish representative local boards in each shire to ascertain the needs of farmers and distribute the necessary assistance. -In the Assembly, Mr Holman announced‘ that Mr Ashford would administer the Lands and Agriculture Departnients. pending the Wheat Commission 1,:-csentiiig its report. Mr .Tusti«.=..e Edmunds has-. announced that a new living wage wouldbe ap-. p'ic.7d all sound, and a number of ap plications by Unions h"ave.‘already’be-en £‘rantedf ‘ I .5 f' v A J ' ' ‘MELBOURNE,--"'thisvday: It is‘ tinoffieially stated the’ pl'icc‘»o.f meat for ‘export under -the contract" to the'”llnpel'ial &G‘ovel-nlmenti "will ‘be ra'i'se"d to eight.-pence per pound; T f.\lr ’Watt. -announced that Subscriptions to the Peace Loan totalled £21,-' 406,000. ‘After the loan" closed, ,'the banks were approagclied, and agreed -to subscribe the balance, thus obviating the necessity for compulsion. The Federal‘ cabinet is appointing a commission to enquire. into the cost of living, with a view to fixing the basis of a living wage. ' ' In the House of Representatives the Land Tax Bill was re-enacted‘. It provides for a snpertax of twenty per cent to be reimposed for the present year. The Bill abolishing the entertaininent tax’ on threepenny tickets and reducing the tax on sixpenny tickets has passed.

NORTHERN TERRITORY TROUBLE. LITTLE SHORT OF’-’REVOLU'I‘ION. Received 9.35 am. ‘ T . PORT} DARWIN, this day. The dc'{putation, which included the Mayor, secretary of the local branch of 1 the Australian Workers’ Union, and‘ president of the Industrial Council, told Mr Carey unless he agreed to act in compliance with the reso.lu_tion (cabled yestel-day), the people were'determined 3 to devist means to ‘bring about the: desired effect. It was not desired to use force. Other statements were that ‘ it would be absolutely criminal to allow ‘l "Carey and his colleagues to remai-n. in 1 charge. and ret'usal to resign. would prc- 1 cipitate one of the biggest revolutions} Australia had seen. The demand wasi marle that the three offieials should leave wi1"l1out consultiu-g the M"mis»t'er. Eventually, afvter declaring they would i not be coerced, Carey, Evans, andi Bevan agreed t'o<"advise the Minister! they were I'esign'rng and departing by‘ next steamer under promise they were to receive 1-easonahle assistance from the people. .