ENORMOUS FREIGHT CHARGES.
MELBOURNE, Dec. 20. In the House of Representatives, Mr Hughes stated that in consequence of the scarcity of freight it was costing as much to despatch a bushel of wheat to England as the farmer received under the pool scheme. N _■ ■ Mr Poynton moved a 25 per cent, increase in the present income tax.
BRISBANE, Dec. 20. The Assembly passed the first reading of the Discharged Soldiers' Settlement Bill. It empowers the Government to acquire any land for. the settlement of soldiers, and provide advances to £500 for discharged soldiers, the repayment extending over 40 yea^s. *
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Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume LXXII, Issue LXXII, 21 December 1916, Page 4
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99ENORMOUS FREIGHT CHARGES. Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume LXXII, Issue LXXII, 21 December 1916, Page 4
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