THE COMMONWEALTH

Southland Times, Issue 17455, 23 June 1915, Page 2

THE COMMONWEALTH

TIGERS Poll POLICE, fßy Telegraph.—Press Assn. —Copyright) SYDXKY, .Tunc -2. The Hon. Mr Black (Minister of Juslice) has decided that the police shall work eight-hour shifts. THE FOOD PROEI.E.M. KVDXIiV, June 21*. Tito Hon. XV. O. Ashford (Minister of Agriculture) announces that JOOU tons of American chaff are due in July. litis Chaff is to be divided among necessitous farmers and railway - coat motors. The cost to the Government was £ll a ton. Mr Ashford also states that 11,000 tons of wheat are. duo in August. MEhKOUIiXE. June 22. The price of butter has been raised a penny alb wholesale. The wholesale price is now Is lid ft lb. Mr Justice Hood has been appointed to act as a Royal Commission to enquire into the export of Victorian frozen meat. Senator Pearce slates that the Defence Dope rtfnent lias saved £21,000 by the purchase of -1000 tons oi Nei\ /Zealand fodder. The difference between the Xow Zealand and the Australian price was £1 3s a ton. TIMBER IN’ QUEENSLAND. BRISBANE. Juno 22. Replying to a deputation of timbergetters, Mr Hunter stated that at the present rale of denudation, the Stale’s cnire timber resources would lie exhausted in 20 years unless something were done to conserve the forests. IMPORTATION OF NEW ZEALAND HORSES. MELBOURNE, Juno 22. Tlie Federal authorities have increased Hie stringency of the regulations concerning 1 lie importation of New Zealand horses. A certificate ' from the Government veterinary must accompany imports. stating that, of lits own knowledge, ilie animal has not been within a eountrv whence the importation of liorscs to Australia, is forbidden nor been muter the Quarantine Act within the three preceding years.