Australia

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 220, 24 February 1915, Page 5

Australia

THE MEAT ACQUISITION ACT. A MINISTER INDIGNANT. WILL APPEAL AGAINST THE DECISION, Sydney, February 23. New South Wales lias been ordered !;o pay the costs of the wheat ease, and ha* IT" " iv ™ a montl > in which to appeal. Mr Ilall states the Commission's decision would not be allowed for an hour longer than it would take to refer the matter to the High Court, the one tribunal to which it belongs, and to which it should hav c been submitted instead of spending hundreds of pounds in the expensive farce enacted at Melbourne. One. Commissioner, a learned lawyer, had found that New Soutu Wales had acted within its powers. It was not to be thought of for one moment that two gentlemen who had had no training whatever 011 legal and constitutional questions and who dissented from th-'ir chairman, were to be allowed to decide the limits of the powers vested by the Sovereign in a Parliament of the Australian States.

Sydney. February 23. Mr Hall says that if the Commission's findings hold the Necessary Commodities Act and all the other special legislation relating to the war will have to go. He has already taken steps to seoure a final appeal to th 0 High Court. Received 23. 10.20 p.m. Sydney, February 23. lh(i operations of the .lOfjnisitions Board will continue, usehanged. pending tho High Court atipeal "PLAY THE MAN." OUR BOYS' PERTL IN EGYPT. THE WHEAT DIFFICULTY. Sydney, February 28. Major Grant, chaplain of the New Zealand forces in Egypt, writes: "We have encountered perils a good deal worse than the Germap trenches. The mass of the people in Cairo seem not so much immoral as unmoral, and they constitute a serious menace to the troops.. It woulu be bettor if we were camped twenty miles in the desert. Mothers will need to pray that x their boys will have grit to play the man in the highest sense. The reputation for behaviour of our men stands high( and one is intensely thankful to have such a fine lot of manly fellows upholding the honour of our island home."

Adelaide, February 23. Owing to the inability to secure seed wheat to meet the requirements of applicants, the Grain and Fodder Board has seized three hundred thousand bushels belonging t 0 105 farmers. It is expected that more will be seized, unless farmers place their wheat stocks in the markets. THE APPEAL FOR BELGIUM. Melbourne, February 23. Mr Fisher declines definitely to state whether he proposes to take action with regard to the latest Belgian appeal, but it is understood he is considering the submittal to Cabinet of a proposal ;'or t,he Commonwealth to render further assistance. VARIOUS RELIEF FUNDS. • London, February 22. Mr Coghlan lias handed) to Count Lalaing. the Belgian Consul, £20,000 from Auckland, Christcburch. Queensland and Now South Wales and Mr MacBride has received £SOOO which was contributed bv the Victoria schools for the 8.-'lgian and other Allies' relief.

MEAT FOR IMPERIAL USES. EXPORTERS COOPERATE. Received 23, 7.10 p.m. Sydney,' February 23. Mr Flowers confeired with the Frozen Moat Exporters' Association in refi-r once to the Mbat for Imperial Uses -Aict about to be ■oniforoed, under which I lie Government purchases all exportable meat. The Association, appointed a committee to co-operate with Mr Flowers so

as to ensure the smallest possible interfering with existing channels of business.

Received 23, 10.30 p.m Sydney, February 23. Carcase, butchers have written to Mr Cann, protesting against the high prices fixed by exporters for meat taken over hy tho Government, which they declare are three farthings a pound above the ruling local prices. These will consequently be similarly increased. They ask the Government to consult the butchers before the prices arc finally fixed, or afford them facilities of adequately supplying local consumers without having to unduly increase prices. THE WOOL EMBARGO. NOT LIFTED YET. Rjceived "23, 7.10 p.m. Melbourne, February 23 Mr Fisher says the situation is more hopeful regarding' export ■permits, but he is unable to g-.iin any information as to the possibility of the embargo being lifted.