AUSTRALIAN.
THE SYDNEY DAILY TELEGEAPH ON NEW ZEALAND. THE LUMPEK DIFFICULTY. SAFETY OF A MINING PEOSPECTOE. (UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATION;) Sydney, June 29. The Daily Telegraph this morning has a leading article on the tariff debate m the New Zealand Parliament. The article states that the Government had to face the thankless task of straightening the finances of the colony, and were entitled to lenient criticism. Protection had been brought m not openly as a change of policy bat as a means of providing revenue, which is the best safeguard against the insidious approach of protec-
■ tion, and calculated to ensure economical financial administration. The difficulty with the Wharf Labourer's Union, who demanded 15d an hour for lumping bag stuff, has been settled by the owners of vessels conceding the extra three pence demanded. Kemp has accepted the challenge issued by Hanlan to row for the championship and £500. Beisbane, June 29. The reported discovery of gold at Pine Creek turns out to be a " duffer." Dickie, the prospector, who was reported to have been murdered by blacks at New Guinea, has turned up safely.
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Marlborough Express, Volume XXIV, Issue 13, 30 June 1888, Page 2
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184AUSTRALIAN. Marlborough Express, Volume XXIV, Issue 13, 30 June 1888, Page 2
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