AUSTRALIAN NEWS.
GENERAL ITEMS. Svt'NEY. Nov. I*2. Obituary—Dr. Wyatt ('ill. one of the pioneer missionaries of the London Missionary Society in the South Seas, The Land Tax Amendment Bill passed all its stages in the Legislative Assembly by til to IS. The Assembly has decided in favor of holding an international exhibition ill 1899. The rremier estimated the net cost to the colony at between £IOO,OOO and £125,000. The Labor section of the House does not view Ihe Bathnrst Federation Conference with favor. One member of that party moved the adjournment of the House, to call attention to the granting of free railway passes to delegates anil the refusal to grant the same privileges to delegates attending labor conventions. This day. S. * The report of the Legislative Council Committee states they found no irregularities in the administration of the Land Tax Department. Berth, Nov. 12. An immense reef formation, carrying besides gold, niekle and cobalt, has been struck in the Empress of Coolgardic mine. Brisbane, Nov. 12. Three supposed French escapees, who were recently arrested, escaped from the Cooktown lock-op by cutting through Ihe floor.
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Hastings Standard, Issue 170, 13 November 1896, Page 3
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