AUSTRALIAN NEWS.
[UNITED PRESS A 8 OCIATION.j (BY ELKCTRIC TELEGRAPH. COPYRIQHT). Bmsbane, March 16. The only point in the evidence in the Gatton murder inquiry that so far up the absence of precaution taken by the police when the tragedy was discovered, is that the officer who made notes as to the positions of the bodies lost thorn. Sydney, March 16. Mr Reid has advised the Government representative in the Legislative Council to persevere with the Federal Enabliug Bill. He stat« 3 that the action of the Council shows the urgent necessity of adding to the effective strength of that chamber, and prefers to believe the Council will not persist to the bitter end, The Legislative Council gave federation another stab by inserting an amendment providing that besides New South Wales, two other States must agree to federato, one of which is to he Queensland. Melbourne, March 10. The reward of £SO Ofor the discovery of the principals in the itarra tragedy has been awarded to C. S. Pratt, who gave the first information w'hioh led to the arrests 9-ad to Dubberke's confession.
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Waikato Argus, Volume VI, Issue 411, 18 March 1899, Page 3
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