AUSTRALIA.

Taranaki Daily News, 11 October 1916, Page 5

AUSTRALIA.

WAh EXPENDITURE. Melbourne, Oct. 10. Details of the Commonwealth expenditure show that the war census cost £57,428, pay of censorship staff £29,880. expenditure on interned enemy subjects £225,844, deficiency in the administration of the late German New Guinea £lll,OOO. and interest on war loans from the Imperial Government £810,825. UNENLISTED ELIGIBLE 3. Melbourne, Oct. 10. ' The Commonwealth "Statistician announces that to Seuptember 1 there were 232,508 eligible men in Australia who had not enlisted. » ANTI-CONSCRIPTION MEETING. Sydney, Oct. 10. Speaking at an anti-cojiseription meeting, Mr. C'atts, member of the House of Representative?, said that New Zealand is waiting to see the answer of Australian democracy before using her Compulsory Act to send men abroad. GERMAN AUDACIT7. Melbourne, Oct. 10. The case has commend in. which the Welsbach Light Company is claiming that the proclamation declaring the firm of enemy origin is ultra vires under the constitution, and asking for an injunction restraining the Attorney-General from acting on the same, and claiming £05,000 damages. CASUALTY LIST, Sydney, October 9. Lists 231 and 23? contain the following particulars of New Zealanders serving with the Australiar forces: Killed in action.—Private J. Falconer. Severely wounded. —Private S. Savage. Wounded—Lance-Corvoral H. E. Sibbald, Privates H. J. Wendgal, . T . Watson, J. Miller, R. Wheeler, D. McDoade. Missing.—Private A. G. Haakc. Convalescent.—Private W. W. Brunton. Returned to duty—Sergeant S. E. Pritehard, 'Private W. Scott.