AUSTRALIAN NEWS.
VICTORIAN INCOME-TAX. (By Cable—Press Association—Copyright.) (Australian' and N.Z. Cable Association.) MELBOURNE, December 8. The Legislative Assembly increased the income tax exemption from £156 to £2OO. N.S.W. STATE TRAWLERS. SYDNEY, December 8. Cabinet has decided, in consequence of the continued losses on the State trawlers, that the whole industry be sold. Steps are being taken to dispose of the trawlers, plant and equipment, as soon as possible. VICTORIAN LICENSING POLL. MELBOURNE, December 8. The Legislative Council carried the third reading of the Liquor Bill, providing for option polls every eight years on a State-wide basis, instead of in individual districts as previously. ASSISTANCE TO FARMERS. MELBOURNE, December 8. A Select Committee's report on tne Industries' Assistance Board, established in 1915 to relieve droughtstricken farmers, shows that over £6,000,000 is owing by loans to settlers, with little prospect of repayment.
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Press, Volume LVIII, Issue 17633, 9 December 1922, Page 15
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140AUSTRALIAN NEWS. Press, Volume LVIII, Issue 17633, 9 December 1922, Page 15
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