AUSTRALIAN NEWS.
CLOSER SETTLEMENT, j A VICTORIAN SCHEME, Received September 12, 10.2 a.m. MELBOURNE, September 19. The State Government is preparing a scheme to secure a million uores in the western district for aomprehen sive cloaer settlement operations.
FOREIGN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANIES. PROPOSED LEGISLATION. Reoeived September 19, 10.2 a.m. MELBOURNE, September 19, Mr L. E. Groom, the member for Darling Downs in the Federal House of Representatives, has introduced a Bill dealing with foreign life insurance companies. The Bill requires that deposits of two-thirds of the present value of existing policies in companies shall be retained in Australia. FINANCIAL POSITION OF TASMANIA. Received September 19, 10.54 a.m. HOBART, September 19. During a debate on the financial position of Tasmania, Mr McCbII, a member of the Assembly, advocated the payment of a fixed subsidy by the Commonwealth with an additional amount to those States were primary industries predominated as against manufacturing Industries. Unless tbe financial {.osition was faced, Tasmania, he said, woald have to ask for special assistance from the Common wealth. THE FRANCHISE BILL. ReceivedfSeptember 19, 10.5 a.m. ADELAIDE, September 19. The Legislative Assembly has rejected tbe Legislative Council's amendment to the Franchise Bill. * The Labour Party and Liberal Party supported the Government in amendments. THE MINING TROUBLE. Reoeived September 19, 11.30 p.m. NEWCASTLE, September 19. The Colliery Conference is still uhafcle to arrive at a decision. "" The conference will probably last till Friday. Reueived September 20, 1 a.m. SYDNEY, September 19. The colliery owners, at a meeting, to-day, agreed that the night shift should he abolished at one mine from March 31st, and at the other'from June 31st next. It is understood that the miners will have to decide to-morrow whether they will accept this compromise. On the answer will depend whether the mines will be shut down or work continued.
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Wairarapa Age, Volume XXIX, Issue 8241, 20 September 1906, Page 5
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302AUSTRALIAN NEWS. Wairarapa Age, Volume XXIX, Issue 8241, 20 September 1906, Page 5
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