AUSTRALIAN SUMMARY.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXIV, Issue 127, 31 May 1902, Page 3

AUSTRALIAN SUMMARY.

♦ * FEB FBSBS ASSOCIATION. Stdiwt May 30. The flrst repert of the Sydney Harbour Trust shows that the receipts for tht first ten month* of its exi-tence were .£169,000 and the expnditure £46,000. In the Assembly the debate on Mr L«e'« amendment » not fioished. Th» Hon** has adjourned over Tuesday's holiday. MnaotTKKi, May 30. The Senate gave another rebuff fo the Government, the neceisary m»jority not voting in favour of a motion to suspend the standing ordero to ss to pawe th Supply Bill Fresh notice has been given for to-merrow. In the State Assembly Mr Irvine gave notice of hit intention to move on Tuesday a motion expressing emphatic disapproval of Ministers resigning seats and continuing thereafter to ad minister the departments. The Assembly immediately adjourned. The Executive Council has adopted the long-delayed po«Ul regulations for a uniform system throughout the Com monwaftlth. BRIBBANJ, May 30. -, Colonel Hutchinson's body was f ear- * fully mangled. It was fcurd in the evening. The crossing is used only by employes of the Roma-street station, Brisbane. It is not known how tbe accident happened. He was in uniform, and during tbe day, with other officers, was at the station seeing the Federal Commandant off. Pbbth, May 30. As a rasult of the report of the Committee of Inquiry into the Ooolgardin water supply, the engineer in charge has been suspended. BeceivedSO, 10.53 p.m. Stdnbt, May 30. The Australian Mutual Provident ballot resulted in the election of Messrs J. Black, I. littlejobn, and F. E. Wincbcombe as directors, and M*-srs Littlejohn and Meeks were re-elect* d chairman and deputy-chairman le spectively. In reply to Mr Deakin'a irquiries the State Premier strongly advocates the suspension at once of the grain and fodder duties in order to save starving stock. —*i, ii ,',■,- ,ji »