AUSTRALIAN SUMMARY.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXV, Issue 136, 10 June 1903, Page 3

AUSTRALIAN SUMMARY.

PUB TRUSS ASSOCIATION. Melbourne, June 9. Tha Federal Treasurer's report, dealing with the proposal to distribute the sugar tonuses amongst the various States on a population basis, shows that in New South Wales last year 18,000 tons cf sugar were produced, of which 3000 tons were grown by blacks. Tfie sugar produced in Queensland was 66,000 tons by Hack labour and 12000 (tons by while. The sugar duiies collected to April 13 h las? to'alled over £224,000, ou«; c f which rebates were jgrauted to New South Wa!e3 and Queensland growers amouiating to 61,000, leavh.g a trust fund of .£163,000 to be divided amongst tha States. The price of the " white Australian policy" for 1902 03 was set down at £60,000, bit it is calculated 'that if tugar in tbe fu'ure becomes a 'product of white labor enly, the pi ice j will be £198,000. Peeth, June 9, j The G. vernrr op-ered tbe new law courts erected at a cost of £65,000. Another shipment of £IOO,OOO in specie ras been made to India. Received 9, 10.22 p.m. Sydney, June 9. The Rev. George Lan f >, President of the Australasian Methodist Conference, has receivid a Docfcorship of Divinity from Victoria University, Toronto. At the Mayor's quarterly luncheon the guests included Lord Tennyson, | and the Admiral and Officers of the Japanese fleet. Lord Tennyson said that 40 years ago Imperial Federation was a grand vision, but now it was almost a practical reality. It wculd be complete when the colonies decided on a closer union for their common gocd. The preamble of a grand scheme of F-.deral defence had been signed on the battlefields of South Africa. Proposing the toast tf the Japanese Navy, he said he considered the alliarce would contribute to the peace of the world end tbe advance of civilisation. Admiral Eamimura, in replying, said the alliance with Britain was received with intense gratification in Japan.