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Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXV, Issue 193, 17 June 1903, Page 2

AUSTRALIAN SUMMARY.

FIB FBBSS AnoounoK Received 16, 4.5 pjn. w «. Stdkit, June H. : PiilUm'nt wes opened to-d«y, Sir' H. Rawsou's tpeech was largely devoid to the qu »t<on of reduction of memf*-* He announced that now tbtf Wcai)j>U . Franchise reio jlyca a Bui r Woiild at ouce be introduced with * view to obtaining a direot vote as to (bf te'uo ion of members. Arrangements will be made for taking tbe vjte duriog (be Senatorial election in Doembtft If tbe reiul< is favourable to a reduction a abort s'ss'oi will be held im-medut'-ly to give tffest to the vott. He congratulated the Sia'e on tht break-up of the drought, and stated tha*i notwithstanding the large extra expenditure in connection therewith the fluincU! p>sition ef tbe State «raa thoroughly round. There was no.oe* c ssity for inoreas d taxitionj and efforts would con', inue tobe.mide,td keep expenditure tevenufi 4od stick td tbe text rf economy. He oli,served th it no low money would trt us d beyond that required for areas*able devj'opme it of natural resources. ■' The hgulition promised iccludd; Old Age Pensions, and land Am lading | Bills. | Rtoelred 18,4.40 p,si n Tbe speech bUi foieihaaowed Bills making provision for compensation to workman "injured in tbe oours) of tbetr employment, *nd for mote effictu Hy pro'eoting the fuifr of loduit-iu [Juioas from the legal ronseq'ienoes of the decision in the T»ffVale oates. Mklbodrxk, June 16. A number of unemployed appealed to tbe Governor of the gaol to look them up in order that they might hive the benefit of whjlrg<m> food and shelter. Jdstire a'Beckett dissolve! a mtr« riage with a decjasid wift>'< nieoc, d«* cliring that it was illegtl, oouiog «i'-hiu the prohibited degrees of affiaity. A meeting promoted by the National Citizens R form L?agui denounced the extravagance if the Federal Govern* meat, and protested against tbe creation of a High Court till the fleet ore expressed their flews oil the GeWrrt* meat propuals at tbe forthoomiog electiors. The Council of tbe Jaw InitUu'e, in view of the fio 1 ! (hit tbe Commonwealth hadpow. j r <o invert the State Courts with Federal jurisdiction, pasted a motion agaiost the hurry to oreat* • Hifh Court. Reoeived IT, 1.8 a.m. Stdkit, Jane 14. Mr Cirruthers, ii a lengthy spe ob, condemned th) and moved .a vote of csniur*. Ib* debate was adjourned.