AUSTRALIAN SUMMARY.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXIV, Issue XXIV, 14 June 1902, Page 3

AUSTRALIAN SUMMARY.

i PKR PKESS A6SUCI'TION. I Melbockne, June 13. Mr. Deakin has recdv. d I. t erg from three ex-Sate Minis-* r* of Agriculture, cla'ovng to rcpre en* tho agricultural intreitsof the K'«!e, urging him co. to saspii d ihe folder duties aa there is at prfsent an ample supply cf grain and fvdder to meet all Australian wants for a< ma time. Ic the F deral H»use Mr. Deicon sated th *'• unl 69 the New South WaUs Gi.veii:inei)t took ac ion re the foddtr duiei hj was afraid the .Federal Gj\ernment ciulJ do nothing. The g coed raiding *a« then carried by 24 jto 18. : The S'ate Pr?m : er will unfold his policy on Tu*sd y. He informed a Parliamentary Reform deputatiou that he will make an earnest endeavour to m r e"; the demands of the times. His pioposas wou d itciud-* reducing tie ; pn s >r>t cost of represent i' ion by a hilf, ' and cutting down public expenditure, i Subset, June 13. Mr. Dibhs, malinger of the Coai-merei-1 Banking C .tnpany, has dona'ed £IOOO to a .! ew hospi bl at North i Owing to the drought and these ir--1 city of stock the price of meat ia vcr; high, and is steadily rising. ; Hobart, June 13. j Toe Fish-lies Bo;ud ha* accsped the American Commitsioiieif rfl'e of 1,500,000 qu'r\>a' salmon ova Rec»iveJ 13, 10.32 p.m. Sydney, Jure 13. T.v c neure deb to dr gged w<aiil) though the d*y, «i n occasion 1 ;l>ghl scones. The divi-ion was taken a eight o'clock to-nigh', Mr Lve'a i>mei,d mentj b ing negatived by 69 to 30 Melbouine, June 13. | In the Federal Hous-, ;be mo»thl; Sup.ly Hill pavß'd all a ages. Doric; I 'ho debite the Gov>rnm nt was b cH; JWkJed over th-; non-fusprriion of th '■ fortrV du ie-'. Mr Fulie', in oidtr ti ; te>t tie feeling of th cimuiitt-a am ai an iusttuction to th: G-ivemmtm to r.mit the fcdilei- duties, moved t' rtduce the supply by £l. Mr Dei.kh rei erat'd the plea 'h>tt 6hi> Fedi-ralGc [vei'Muent whs umb'e 'o sc owing t ' 'he Sta es not be ng unanimous in th demand for the susp n-ior. If all ha* demanded it. the Govevoraeat wouh havn fed t v e difficulty *nd a' ,ii ks. Uiider tie ciicuinsUnc-s i could no tolliing, but th-re Wi r neveial *ays in which th.t St.tea coiii ijive r 'ief. Mr Fuller's motion v.a -.■<■• -.".» t 7.