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PREMIERS' CONFERENCE. P/Cable.—Press Association.—Copyright Sydney, August 18. After a further interview with Air. Deakin, Federal Premier, the Premiers' Conference formulated a scheme dealing With finance, which will be submitted to Air. Deakin to-day. It is understood the scheme suggests that the Commonwealth contribution to the States should be on the basis of 30s per head of the population, and that if this is accepted the States will be prepared to help the Commonwealth as regards old ace itciisions during the present year, thus doing away with .■tlie necessity of M.e I'oderal Government's borrowing to meet its obligations.
THE FIRE ON TIIE BORKUM.
'l-1 vr i, ~ PCrtl1 ' All « Ust 18. ilic North Gorman Lloyd steamer norkuin, from Bremen and Xabil, has arrived. Thp origin 0 f the lire which occurred on the vowel hist month, before her arrival at lliinritiiis, is a mystery. The jettisoned cargo included 4000 cases of dynamite and 20Vnsca of detonators, which were stored in the hold adjoining the outbreak. The fire \va« still burning P rcely when the vessel arrived at Pori Louis. The crew by, great efforts succeeded in quelling the flumes.
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 177, 19 August 1909, Page 2
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189AUSTRALIAN NEWS Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 177, 19 August 1909, Page 2
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