Federal Tariff.
By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright
Melbourne, Sept. 80.
It is understood that the Federal tariff will be a moderate one, and as soon as brought down inter-State free-trade will begin.
Some months ago a number of New Zealand newspapers inserted an advertisement offering a prize for the longestlist of names of birds. Lloyd s Weekly of 26th of July contains a report of proceedings in connection with a charge of fraud brought by the police in London against two men who promoted the competition. The evidence showed that all the senders of lists had received the same reply, viz., a printed letter to the effect that the Board of Arbitess (now said to be non-existent) had adjudged him or her worthy of a prize, owing to the “ merit ” of the contribntion, and that if 5s lOd was forwarded as a year’s subscription to a certain magazine, “ a beautiful prize ” would be given to the subscriber. A number of people sent the Os lOd, and received either a brass ring set- with glass or a clock worth about Is. Both the accused were committed for trial.
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Gisborne Times, Volume VI, Issue 225, 1 October 1901, Page 3
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