Australian State Parliaments.

Waimate Daily Advertiser, Volume III, Issue 181, 27 July 1901, Page 3

Australian State Parliaments.

Adelaide, July 24. In the Assembly, the Treasurer stated that in consequence of unexpected expenditure In connection with Fed' ration, the war,, and tho Royal visit, the financial yi ar closed with a deficit of £13,000. Melbourne, July 24. Mr Boyd, an Oppositionist, overwhelmingly defeated Mr Cartel a Labour candidate, for the Melbourne seat in the State Assembly, rendered vacant through the expulsion of Mr Findlay. . SvnNET* July 24, Parliament was opened by the Lieut* n-antGovernor-in -a speech democratic in

tone. He referred to the inaugura oftion the Commoow. alth, to the death of th< Queen and the accession of the King, the promises of an inc-eis- d grant technical education, with a chain of bursaries enabling pupils at'ending bus sohogls to reach the university, ■ attention would be given to industrial conditions. Improvement Would be made in the Factories Act, and provision for better accommodation for shearers and other bush workers. It was proposed to j set ap>rt in the vicinity of Sydney and other centres of population atair area ol Crown lands to be let in blocks varyinr in size from half an acre to ten acres upon long terms of (enure, and at a rental not exceeding 5 per cent, of the capital value. Parliament would be invited, in view of the great importance of the p-storal, agricultural, dairying aud fruit growing industries, to send experts b ! Great Brit in, Europe, South Africa, and the East to open up new markets. Stepwould be taken for the bettor classification of applicants f. r G vernment relief as i here was reason to fear that the oonc salons a’ready grated had in some cases been abused. The finances showed a general revival of prosperity Owiny to federation there was no long.-r any reason to keep dive party difference'upon the question of freetra’e and pro tent-ion, which has so long distracted people from the steady pursuit of social reform.