AUSTRALIAN AFFAIRS
Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright. Australian and N.Z. Cable Association.
SYDNEY, August 19.
(Received: August 19, at 10.45 a.m.)
The 'State' Commandant inspected theNew Zealand Mounted Rifles, Who were eTrftasdasiicalry received, their fine appearance impressing the onlookers. Mr Justice Heydon has fixed the living wage at 55s 6d per Areek. It 'has hitherto' been 50s 6d. He said that one of the alleged causes for the increased, cost of Irving was the "go-slow" policy, and that the slow -worker taxed the community to enable him to become a lazy thief. If this allegation were proved this was sabotage. and a responsible. Court should not grant increased wages. Referring to strikes, His Honor said that they had become ingrained bad habits here. During the lasp three years their cost to the State was over two millions sterling. MELBOURNE, August 19. The Commonwealth. Government have prohibited the sale bv wholesale houses of enemy goods after the end of September a-nd by yeta.il houses aft.er the end of November.
ADELAIDE, August 19. The Government are erecting grain elevators at a cost of one million sterling.
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Evening Star, Issue 16197, 19 August 1916, Page 6
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182AUSTRALIAN AFFAIRS Evening Star, Issue 16197, 19 August 1916, Page 6
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