COMMONWEALTH NEWS
LIVING WAGE (By Telegraph—Press Assn.—Copyright.) (Australian & N.Z. Cable Association } ADELAIDE, September il. The President of the Arbitration Court has fixed the living wage for unskilled workers at 9s a day. TWO AV KLbl XIITON S. SYDNEY, September i!. Received September 7, it’. 10 a.m. The controversy regarding the postal difficulties on account of there being two "Wellingtons" lias been revived owing to-a letter intended for the Wellington Chamber of Commerce, New South Wales, having gone to New Zealand, and being delayed for a month. The president commented strongly on tho repeated complaints. He said that if the Postal department wanted AA'r-1-lington to change its name lie would say that the New South Wales town was AVellington before the New Zealand Wellington was born. THE NOTE ISSUE, MELBOURNE, Sept. «. Received Sept. 7, 12.10 a.m. The note issue has reached £45,509,008, and the gold reserve is £14,890,391.
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Southland Times, Issue 17831, 7 September 1916, Page 5
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