AUSTRALIAN NEWS.
(Per Pre** Svi-nkv. This day. The Premier, referring to the wheat yield, takes it as an indication that the land tax is giving a stimulus to eulti" yation and expects a much larger increase nest year. It is also heaving a marked effect in compelling city people to put their property to use. as shown by the large increase of building operations. Mklh"'t.nk. This day. The Premier, in replying to Mr SetMon, suggests the holding of the conference of Premiers in -January at Hobart, when they will have to be present for the Federal Council. Mr E. N. C. Braddon, Premier of Tasmania, has written to the same effect. The woman Bell was sentenced to a years" imprisonment for setting tire to Hannah, an engineer. The Government hope to end the session on Wednesday.
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Hastings Standard, Issue 201, 19 December 1896, Page 3
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