AUSTRALIA.

Lyttelton Times, Volume XCIII, Issue 10651, 11 May 1895, Page 5

AUSTRALIA.

[Smecial to ,Pb*ss Association.] A REJECTED REPORT. -• ' -- SYDNEY, Mat. 10. ' The ; City Council rejected the Retrenchment Committee’s report recommending a reductions! 10 per cent on all salaries over £l5O, and labourers to 6s Sd per day. BORDER; RAILWAY RATES. ' MELBOURNE, May 10. It is understood that under the railway agreement there would be an increase of 100 per caC&in the Victorian charges from Melbonrns to the border, and a less, but still large increase, from Adelaide to Morgan. Should say wool clips from stations east of Hay come to Melbourne • then Victoria would have to refund to New South Wales 40 per cent of the difference between the old and new rates. This colony would receiver similar refund from Adelaide on wool sent from Morgan to. Adelaide. Mr Turner has notified New South Wales that he thinks--'*, Ministerial conference might - arrange - a settlement.

The Cabinet declined to ratify the agreement come to by the Intercolonial Railway. Conference with reference to border trade,, on the ground that it was altogether too one-sided- Mr Turner wired to Mr Kingston —" I cannot understand why such secrecy; is observed about the treaty, and unless, urgent -TEseona are shown P will’ publish ths-texton Saturday." FEEETEADE. Sir: G.-M. O’Eorke, speaking at. a luncheon [giyeaby tho Mayor, urged tha 'deeir&bility/of freetrade between the colonies, and..hoped that when Federation cfme'.New-’Zealand would not be found) Btandittg<oht. v ~ ADVERSE COMMENT. I ADELAIDE, Mat: 10/v The the Government in overlooking- the' old Commissioners when makingthe. appointment of a single Commissioner % adversely ■ criticised in com-jnercial-'eircles. 'TASMANIAN;-FARLI AMENT. HOEAET, Mat 10. The opens on June 25., The Treaanrer-Sbelieves-that no farther; tarafcioa ia:uea9ssary, -and anticipates a email -.Pswfew-V'-