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STABILISATION OF WOOL. GOVERNMENT WILL NOT INTERVENE. Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright MELBOURNE, June 12 It was announced at the Gcaziers’ Conference that the Federal Government would not intervene in the wool stabilisation proposals. BROADCASTING LICENSES. MELBOURNE:, June 12. In the House of Representatives the Postmaster-General (Mr W. G. Gibson) stated that on May 30, 61,518 listening-in. licenses had been granted in the Commonwealth., of which 33,964 were in New South Wales. The total amount of the license fees collected was £113,658. The sum paid to the broadcasting companies ranged from £4220 in Perth to £34,628 in Sydney. POSTAL DEPARTMENT’S PROFIT. MELBOURNE, June 12. The report of the Postal Department for the year ended June 30, 1924, shows that the operations of the have resulted in a profit of £564,352. (Received June 12, at 5.5 p.m.) The falling off in the postal revenue is chiefly the result of alterations in the postal rates involving £BOO,OOO, and the telephone rates £IB,OOO. The increases in the superannuation liability amount to £245,000. FLOOD DANGER AVERTED. SYDNEY, June 12. (Received June 12, at 8.15 p.tm) The flood waters in the Hay district reached their maximum without doing serious damage.
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 19505, 13 June 1925, Page 12
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