THE COMMONWEALTH,
MELBOURNE, April 26. In the Senate Mr O'Connor stated that the new expenditure actually caused by federation was £228,374, or Is 2d per head of the population. The announcement that a sinking fund would be attached to all Commonwealth loans was greeted with applause. Mr Barton has received from the Colonial Office letters patent containing the terms of taking over by the Commonwealth of the administration of New Guinea. • SYDNEY, April 26. A conference of State Premiers will be held in Sydnej' on May 15 to discuss a number of important inter-State questions.
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Otago Witness, Issue 2511, 30 April 1902, Page 24
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95THE COMMONWEALTH, Otago Witness, Issue 2511, 30 April 1902, Page 24
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