AUSTRALIAN POLITICS
REFORM OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL. THE VCOTORIAN BUDGET. [OHITKD PBEBB ABBOOUTIOH.] Sydney, July 1. At a meeting of the Freetrade b^trtyp Mr Reid, Premier, indicated ihe direction the reform of^the Legislative Council would *ak«*. He proposed to appoint a nomihoe chamber of 60 members, 1^ retiring every fifth year, but eligible for re-elec-tion. In the event of conflict between the House and the Council Ntfe matter m dispute is to be settled p| a Keferendum. §1 Mxlboubrb, July 1. llThe Treasurer will make his p|||get statement ,on July 23rd H%7i1l have to announce a deficit of I betSs3Sk~£i2o,oo^ £ 180,000. —. . The Treasury expects to reduce next year's expenditure £400,000 compared with last year. The amendment to the Tariff proposals, fixing the maximum duty at 20 per cent, wa» negatived by 70 to 13. __ __
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Marlborough Express, Volume XXXI, Issue 161, 2 July 1895, Page 2
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