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(Received, March 14, 11 a.m.) Sydney, March 14. At the Presbyterian Assembly it . was announced that the Victorian Church had cabledhomean order to construct amission steamer for service amongst the South Sen Islands. ■ The Assembly therefore adopted 1 the report of its own committee, which stated that New South Wales was unable to increase its present contribution towards its maintenance, in the meantime in connection, one speaker expressed the opinion that the _ Victorian Church had acted against its better judgment under pressure of Dr Paton, The Assembly rejected the Temperance Committee s report in favour of the Gothenburg system, and adopted an amendment in support of full local option without compensation. The iron workers in the employ of Hudson Bros, have decided to resist the proposed reduction in wages and go out on strike on Tuesday. It is freely rumoured in tho lobbies that Sir H. Parkes is sounding the members as to whether they will support him in the formation of a Ministry, placing Federation in the forefront place and leaving the fiscal question to be decided by the Federal Parliament. Coal mining on co-operative principles is being tried by a contingent of unemployed. Owners are charging a royalty of threepence per ton, The experiment is attracting' some attontion,
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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XVI, Issue 4975, 14 March 1895, Page 2
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213LATEST AUSTRALIAN NEWS. Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XVI, Issue 4975, 14 March 1895, Page 2
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