AUSTRALIAN POETIC
By Telegraph—Press Association— Copyright Melbourne), Oct. 3. The debato Oti tho Dcfonco Estimates disclosed a majority in favor of furthei reduction. Tho leader of the Labor party and tho Opposition supported a reduction of tho vote to .£700,000. Sir W. Lync thereupon announced that ho was P re ' pared to reduco from about December a proportion of £62,000 yearly, and next year would bring down estimates with a similar reduction. On thiH understanding tho vote passed. Brisbane, Oet. is. It tho Assembly, tho debate on Mr Plunkett’s secession motion was adjourned till tho 16th. . . ' Mr Fox gavo notico of motion that in view of tho deficiencies in the finances and further deficiencies likely to arise from tho recent Federal Parliament, a Bill bo introduced authorising tho Government to soil Crown lands not exceeding ten million acres. Tho revenue for the quarter has decreased £227,000, compared with tho last corresponding quarter, but was £242,000 in excess of the expenditure. Tho decrease is practically accounted for by postponement of payment of pastoral rent for two months, owing to the drought.
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Gisborne Times, Volume VIII, Issue 538, 4 October 1902, Page 3
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