Australian Politics.
TUB HARVESTER U’i.U, Bor United Press Association. By Elect rig Telegraph. —Copyright. MELBOURNE, Ftpi.. 7, Received 7th, 11.10 pm. Tiie House sat all slight av/i on till 4p.m. dealing with the harvester duty. Mr Conroy, sitting behind Mr Watson, shouted something about a swindle worked by the Minister of (hi; Crown. Mr Watson heatedly replied ami the two men, hieing each other across 1 lit? back of the bench shouted angrily in eacJi other’s face. The House was in an uproar, the ehoirintan’s voice being occasionally heard above 111'- 1 din, calling “order.”
Air Cotwoy even!tiall.v apologised tor fronting a (list urhatue. Sir W. Lyue admitted that tla»* valuation of ;t harvester might bo a little 100 high. Inn. (.0 come hack to £l5B was too low. Air Cook thanked the Minister anil said it was an admission that ktid was too high. After further discussion a fixed duly of 411.2 per machine was agreed to ami a consequential reduction of from £8 to £(1 was made on si rippers and on parts of strippers ami harvesters to l:|d per pound.
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Southland Times, Issue 19919, 8 September 1906, Page 2
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183Australian Politics. Southland Times, Issue 19919, 8 September 1906, Page 2
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