AUSTRALIAN NEWS.
Press* Association.— Telegraph.Copyright. NEW SOUTH WALES TARIFF. Sydney, February 11. On the motion that the Customs Bill do pass, several free traders, including Sir Henry Parkes, who made a lengthy speech, entered a linal protest against the measure. NEWS FROM* SAMOA. Sydney, February 11. The Lubeck, from Samoa, brings news that a large meeting will shortly be held to decide whether the King's Government or Mataafa's cause shall be adhered to. Herr Edgert, of the German Land Commission, desires to resign on the ground of ill-health. STOCK TAX. Sydney, February 11. The Assembly having affirmed the imposition of a stock tax, a Bill to effect it has been read a first time. It provides for a tax on horses and cattle of 5s per head, sheep 6d, and swine 2s.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume XXIX, Issue 8799, 12 February 1892, Page 5
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