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Melbourne, February 7. In view of the approaching general olection, the.farmers of Victoria have prepared a manifesto urging the imposition of an ad valorem duty of 25 per cent on imported live stock and dead meat without anydrawbacks, a duty of 8s per cental on imported cereals, peas and maize, £1 per ton on potatoes, 'id per Jb on. imported butter, cheese and bacon, a bounty for exported wheat, fixed on a sliding scale, and bonuses to encourage vino culture and fruit growing, Hobabt, February 7. Mr Foster Batemen, a passenger by the Done, died on the morning of the steamers arrival, At the, Trades Congress to day the President expressed a hope that their labours would result in ihe inauguration of a legal and compulsory court of arbitration, which would prevent strikes and lock outs.
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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume X, Issue 3124, 8 February 1889, Page 2
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137Australian. Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume X, Issue 3124, 8 February 1889, Page 2
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