N.S.W.'s POPULATION.

Auckland Star, Volume XL, Issue 271, 13 November 1909, Page 5

N.S.W.'s POPULATION.

(Received 9.25 a;m.) SYDSJEY.rthis day. During the past three,months .the population of .the State has'increased '-by- 12,----696, the largest quarterly..increase for many years, while the number" of "birth* was a record. ACROSS AUSTRALIA. (Received 9.25 a.m.) SYDNEY, this :day. Francis Birtles finished his ride from Bremantle to Sydney in good trim. He covered 3056 miles, iii 45 days, and on each of the last 20 days did. over 100 miles. ■ - :.- ■ - •;■ THE DAVIS C0T.~~7~ (Received 9.25 a.m.} ■--- SYDNEY, this day. The American representatives "for the Davis Cup are -getting dn .hard, .sustained practice, and have demonstrated that they are capable of great possibilities.-i'Th»» are getting into: excellent, form. MEMBERS' SAX, ARIES INCREASED. : .-■ (Received 9.25 a.m.) SYDNEY, this day. The House of Assembly,- by a two to one majority, decided to increase the payment of members ..from £ 100 to £150 a year. FINANCE BELL PASSED. (Received 9.25 ajn.) MELBOURNE, this day. The House of Representatives, after stormy protests on the part of the Opposition against the application of' the closure, read the Finance Bill a,.third time by. 39 to 27, and adjourned till Tuesday.