CABLE NEWS. [BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH-COPYRIGHT.] FEDERATED AUSTRALIA.

Evening Post, Volume LXII, Issue 17, 19 July 1901, Page 5

CABLE NEWS. [BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH-COPYRIGHT.] FEDERATED AUSTRALIA.

NEW SOUTH WALES PARLIAMENT. interstatlTree trade. [FBKSS ASSOCIATION.] . SYDNEY, ,18th July. At the opening of the New South Wales Parliament tho Governor's Speech will refer to the satisfactory state of the finances. Despite reconb • extraordinary expenditure the rovenuo will, the Speech sa\ s, bo sufficient to meet everything except tho expenses of the South African Contingents. A Convention is to be appointed to deal with tho rofoim of Parliament necessary by the establishment of the Commonwealth. Bi.ls will bo introduced dealing with industrial arbitration and adult suffrage. MELBOURNE, 18th July. Tho Commonwealth Premier (Right Hon. E. Barton) informed the Federal House of Representatives that wheu the Tariff Bill was brought down it would be accompanied by . interstate free trade proposals. PROSPECTS OF PENNY POSTAGE. (Received July 19, 9.43 a.m.) MEBOURNE, This Day. The Federal Sonate has amended the Postal Bill in the direction of retaining the present rates until revoked by the Governor-General. The Postmaster-General (Hon. J. G. Drake) explains that before penny postage was introduced it was necessary to know how the revenue and expenditure stood, and it would take twelve months to find this out. TRADiNG STAMPS IN VICTORIA. THE SOUTH AUSTRALIAN AGENTGENERAL, (Received July ib, 9.44 a.m.) MELBOURNE, This Day. A Bill Jias beon introduced into the State Assembly to provide- for abolishing the use of trading stamps and coupons, | and providing for the issue of discount stamps. Owing to the strong protest of the shipping companies against the clauses of the interstate Commission Bill seeking to j interfere with rates of freight, Sir _Wil' liam Lyne (Federal Minister for Home Affairs) will pipbably excise or modify them. ADELAIDE. This Day. In the Assembly members display great anxiety to see papers tabled dealing with the displacement of Sir J. A. Cockburn as Agent-General for the colony in London and the appointment to the position of 'the Hon. H. A. Grainger. PERTH, This Day. The Government brought down an amended schedule to the Loan Bill totalling £2,197,000. Much wrangling ensued, and several large items were replaced, bringing tho amount to ovev three millions.