AUSTRALIA

Greymouth Evening Star, 11 March 1933, Page 7

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SENTENCE “REDUCED.” SYDNEY, March 10.

The Full Court unanimously dismissed Paul Grierson’s appeal against his sentence of 35 years’ imprisonment, for blinding a postal official. The Court however, reduced the sentence to imprisonment for life.

JAPANESE VESSEL. SIDNEY, March 11.

A message from Thursday Island states that another sampan was sighted off Goode Island, but it disappearer after running up the Japanese ensign. The vessel was similar to the Daikoku Maru, recently seized. About fifteen men could be counted aboard the vessel, which was also carrying seven small boats.

BUTTER RESTRICTIONS SYDNEY, March 11The “Telegraph’s” Canberra correspondent says: A reluctant and purely tentative agreement to restrict butter exports by 6 per cent, was reached at the meeting of the Dairy Produce. Export Control Board. No offer will be transmitted to Britain until after next Tuesday’s Cabinet meeting, when the matter will be discussed. Mr. Lyons addressed the Board, and indicated that the Government was unwilling, to take action without full consultation with the Board. Largely at the instance of the Board, .the Goveriment decided that a tentative agreement for 6 per cent, restriction would apply for a term of one year. WOOL CLIP. SYDNEY, March 10. The latest return relating to wool production in Australia shows that the clip for the season of 1932 was a record, being of approximately 997 million pounds weight, compared with 912 millions in 1931. The number of sheep in Australia at the end of 1931 was 110,618,693, being 50,000 more than the preceding year, which also was a record. Cattle and sheep showed an increase of 539,000 and 96.000 respectively. Mr. Aubrey Abbott gave warning in the Representatives, that unless prompt action is taken to assist the wool industry, the result might be catastrophic. Mr. Abbott, who moved the adjournment of the House, said that the amount reecived for Australian wool was treble the amount of gold won. In the past four years, taking exchange into consideration, the average price for wool had been little more than eight pence a pound, and the bedrock cost of production was about ten pence. He urged a reduction in interest to give wool producers a chance to win through.