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Oamaru Mail, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 10519, 29 July 1910, Page 4

[By Eleoteic Telegkaph—Copyezuht.]

(Per Press Association.) Received July 28, at 8.20 p.m. ' Sydney, July 28. The Assembly, after an all-night sitting, passed -the Supplv Bill of £-3,47.3,000.

The third reading of the Bill making Saturday a compulsory half-holiday in the metropolitan area was carried. The Council passed the Supply Bill through all its stages. Received July 29, at 9.20 a.m. •Melbourne, July 29.

In the House of Representatives the Loan .Act Repeal Bill was passed through the committee stage. A Bill to appropriate £3,500,000 sterling to create a trust fund for oW age pensions passed through all its stages. Mr Fisher explained that the Bill would relieve Parliament of all trouble about pensions for about two years. Perth, July 29. .

Parliament has opened. The Govefv nor's Speech is a repetition of the Premier's policv speech. Last year's surplus was £210,000. Received July 29, at- 10 a.m. - Adelaide, July 29. The Government set aside £200,000 to enable it to lend money -to . build homes. It will advance four-fifths of the cost up to £SOO, at 4i per cent.