AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXX, Issue 8509, 10 August 1907, Page 5

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

.PATENT MEDICINES. deceived August 9, 8.45 a.m. MELBOURNE, August 9. The .report of Mr Beale, who was (commissioned to visit Europe to enquire regarding patent medicines, has been presented. It contains a number of drastic recommendations, including compulsory registration of every proprietary name, the printing of formulae, and no advertisement of any proprietary or secret cure will be permitted in any newspaper, journal, book, or pamphlet.

FIRE INSURANCE. Received August 9, 9.50 a.m. MELBOURNE, August 9. Mr Fraser, in moving the second reading of the Fire Insurance Bill in the House of Representatives, which is a similar measure to that introduced last year, referred to the State Fire Insurance Department of New Zealand, to prove that the system worked well, gave more satisfaction, and led to lower rates. The debate was adjourned.

STORM AT TAREE. Received August 9, 9.40 a.m. SYDNEY, August 9. A storm at Taree did great damage. A number of houses suffered severely. A new Presbyterian church, which was near completion, was over-blown and smashed. THE FEDERAL TARIFF. Received August 9, 10.45 a.m. MELBOURNE, August 9. The new duties will come into operation to-day. A bounty for iron is provided for, but if it is not carried a duty will be imposed. A duty of 10s per head will be imposed on horned cxttle, 2s on sheep, and 5s on pigs. Amongst the increases in the duties are —Tobacco, 3d and cigars 9d per pound; molasses, Is perewt; biscuits, §d; paraffin candles. l£d; cocoa and chocolate, ljd; currants, Id per pound; potted meat, 5 per centum; frozen meat, Id per pound; preserved milk, sweetened, ljd; starch, £d; starch flours, 2d; tea in packets. Id per pound; blankets, 15 per centum; carpets, hats, caps, cotton and silk piece goods and fine woollen piece goods, 20 per centum; galvanised iron, corrugated 25 per centum, and plain 20 per centum. Strippers and harvesters have been raised by £l2 to £l6 each, and a duty of £8 placed on strippers. A duty up to 35 per centum has been placed on machinery, other than agricultural, and the duty on agricultural has been raised to 20 per cent. Wire netting will in future carry a duty of 30 per centum, and on kerosene 3d a gallon will be imposed. The duty on undressed timber has been raised to Is 6d per 100 super ficial feet, on laths to 7s 6d per 1,000, printed paper to 6d per pound, and a duty of 10 per centum has been placed on printing paper. On bicycles the duty has been raised to 30 per centum.

THE FEDERAL BUDGET,

Received August 9, 10.23 a.m. MELBOURNE. August 9. Sir William Lyne estimated the revenue for the current year at £13,745,000, and the expenditure at £5,968,000, the latter showing an increase of £381,000, among the chief items in the increase being—Sugar bounties £244,000, other bounties £25,000, survey of the trans-contin-ental railway £15,000. In the Postal Department the increase will be £182,000, but it is expected that the revenue thereform will reach £3,190,000, after allowing for the estimated loss of £117,000 on the proposed penny postage for the halfyear. In the Defence Department revision has been made. The expenditure will be £250,000 on harbour and coastal defences, £500,000 on guns, lights and fixed defence, £32,000 for a small arms factory, and £IO,OOO for a cordite factory.

Sir W. Lyne indicated that he expected that at an early date Australia would obtain the right to coin her own silver and copper. He claimed that the new tariff would give a preference to Great Britain of 11.5 to 11.25 per centum on 153 items, affecting imports to the extent of £1,250,000. Interviewed after the adjournment, Sir William Lyne said he estimated that the increase of duties would mean an additional revenue of £BOO,OOO for the year, but as one month of the current year had already elapsed, the estimated increase for the present year was £733,000. When the Tariff Bill was brought down he would provide for new protection. FRAUD AT ELECTIONS. Received August 9, 9.40 a.m. BRISBANE, August 9. In the Assembly Mr Kidston, speaking on the Election Acts Amendment Bill, said there was evidence of fraud in connection with voting throughout the State, but it would be small to what would take place next election unless the Bill was amended. If the iolemish was not removed it meant tha the secrecy of the ballot, so far as women were concerned, would be abolished. It was the duty of the Government to abolish the postal vote.

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ANGLICAN SYNOD NOLICENSE.

Received August 9, .8.45 a.m. SYDNEY, August .9. The Anglican Synod -shelved a motion favouring no-license and carried an amendment approving of reduction and the better control of hotels. SALE OF NEW ZEALAND HORSES. Received August 9, 11.50 SYDNEY, Aug,uat9, At the horse sales the following New Zealand draught stallions were sold:—Royal Sandy, 70gns; Young Dick Seddon," 81gns; Kellincby, 65ens; Windemere, 120gns; Kuroki, 77gns; Latest, 70gns; Gleniffin, 50gns; Royal Colours, 62gns; Sutherland Hero, 2?gns; Premier, 180gna.