AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Taihape Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3474, 30 April 1920, Page 5

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Received-10.50 a.m. SYDNEY, This Day. The six gift flestroyers have arrived.

MELBOURNE, This Day.

Justice Ewing’s report on the NOl--1 thorn Territory severely criticises thei administration in Melbourne, and! finds too little ‘attention has beenl given to many well-founded com-! plaints on the part of residents, and; to many representations made through 7 ofiicial channels. With regard to the deportations he considers there was at good deal of provocation, which goes far to extenuate, if not actually justify, the unusual form of protest adopted. He states one of the deported oflicials was not responsible for the outbreak, and other two were largely ‘victims of circumstances. Severe strictures, however, are pass ed on certain incidents of the Gilruth adminis-tration. He comments on the Romula case of locking up native witnesses in Fanny Bay gaol, with murderers and lunatics; on the strange medieval system under which persons were imprisoned for debt; and on‘ the appointment of officials to positions and duties of which they were utterly ignorant. He considers the lack of system and the generally happy-go-lucky method far more to blame than any evil Or malicious in? tention on the part of individuals.

The State Government has‘ increased the railway fares and freights 123, per cent-., estimated to produce an add-itioiial million 'l-evenue éiinually‘. Mr Hughes prvo~mis—ed a deputation of fhe Olympic Games Council that the Government would grant £IOOO towards the expenses of the team to the‘Olympic Games. Refer:-i,ug to -the agitation for shorter working week, Mr Hughes stated the Government decided, with a -view to the necessity of increased production. it must be resisted at all costs.

Hides lacked competition, and de clined ‘:1 half-penny to a. penny all round. ‘

Barley, English 7/3 to 7/9; Cape 6/ to 6/4.

om, Algerian milling 5/6 to 5/7; feed 5/2 to 5/3.

Potatoes, £8 to £9. Onions, £l2 10/ to £l3. The Marine Court of Inquiry found the charge against George Bates, master of the Westralia, of having recklessly or carelessly navigated the vessel was sustained. In view':of his previous record and his‘ behaviour, and also that of the crew after the occurrence, the Court decided not to deal with his oe_l‘tificate, but censured and cautioned-. him. ' _ e Sailed: Paloona, for New Zealand.