AUSTRALIAN.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXXIX, Issue 12817, 17 July 1912, Page 5

AUSTRALIAN.

(Freua Assn.— By Telegraph. -Copyright.)

•SYDNEY, July 16. For the year ended ■ June 13, '7734 buildings were completed m the metropolitan area as a cost of £4^495,017, a record. ' v .

The Farmers' Conference, passed a resolution m favor of making the association embracive of the whole Commonwealth. .

Cabinet has recommended the appointment) of Mr Walter Bevan as a Royal Commission to inquire into the Kentia Pal seed industry at Lord Howe Island. It is stated that the action is taken iii consequence of certain infor-' mation received by the Cabinet. (Received July 17, 8.45 a.m.) SYDNEY, July 17. The Farmers' Conference has adopted a system of tlie i'egisti*ation of members who will take the. place of unionists m handling produce, 'who may strike. A visiting Victorian delegate urged that' if tlie association was going to do any good it must be political. The New Zealand Farmers' Unioni had started as non-political; but soon found that it had to be political to be of any use. The trustees of the Dreadnought fund paid over £40,G00 ■ towards the Naval' College. ■. ■' The builders' and laborers' unions throughout the community are demanding an increase of wages. ■ : > ■ The City Council has decided to limit the height of buildings to 150 ft: A scheme is afoot to form a national art society to hold annual exhibitions.

MELBOURNE, July 16. Owing to the toMctaing of theinoney market, the State Savings 'Bank has increased interest on credit fancier Joans from 4£ to & per cent 1 . 1 ( 4 In the Federal House of Representatives? Mr Tudor, Minister for Trade and Customs, riipvcd the second reading 'of the Navigation ' Bill. The House is discussing a> motion to limit speeches to a quarter of hour. •

(Hc'ceivetl July 17, 11.5 a.m.) : - MELBOUKNE, July 17. The RoAving. Association 1 has opened negotiations' with,' avtew to tfte English eight-oar crew visiting Australia. ' Mr Fisher states tliat the Cbmmonv wealth Government favors nickel- in' place of copper 1 for'coinage. Mr Elmslie rhas moved an amendment to the Address-in-Reply challenging the over, the importation of German goods' and wasteful expenditure on locomotives.' The Premier accepted tho motion as one ■ of " want of cqnfidence, and tlie debate was adjourned. Tltero is milch discontent lit; the con-, jdition of the police force. There are (Wholesale resignations. It is stated ' that the PostmasterGeheral is considering an offer for the; purchase of the Austvalian rights iii the Marconi and . Tclcf(inkeh patoiits about £50,000, and thus, settle the litigation. . ■ ! i' •:... '. .i >

■ KALGOORLIE; July 17. A total of 410 -oimoe&i'df' gold was obtained from an ■ .abandoned shaft at •Kui-nalpii iOne.'slug yielded'^Oiouiiices. Last week 700 ounces of gold was .unearthed m another claim m tho same vicinity. . <• •- " • .' '. ■.