Australian Politics.

Taranaki Herald, Volume L, Issue 12280, 12 June 1903, Page 4

Australian Politics.

• CENSURE Cm A GOVERNOR. // ' . " SUGAR BOUNTIES ' BILL". JJnited PxeM*Aipciation.— By Electrlp . Tfiie^ra^i.rr^?Py ri e h *- . 7 "„' ;3Mfelborurne; M June. 11In the' Senate, Msr H^iggs gave notice of nnotion characterising the. action-, ot the Victorian Gojvfirnor in, delivering . an adjdress in fa.v.our of an increased. AiiSitralian ; naval subsidy as an .unwarrantable intetrfereaice. The nvotion. i also condemns Sir J,ohn ForreXt, *™' eral Minister) of Defence} for atteaid.ing and mtoving a vote of thanks to the Governor. . # * In the . House' Sir George Turner moved the second reading of the Sugar' Bounties k Bill. Be explained, it was sinSply to prdvide for cjbarging a rebate on.\vhite grown sugar to all States on a population basis, instead' of according to the. con^un^p-tion of - each State. Be mentioned -that • the • total sugar revenue of tEe Comimon--, .wealth' 'was £.787,000, whereof 91,000 tons of Australian produced' £274,000, and 85,500 tons, imported £513,000. - All hoped the proportion of Ajistra- '." ]ian sugiar would iaereasej thdugh, it ixtpecnt a loas>of reyei3ue.to t3ie, States 1 . But for. the finanJcial necessities of ;the i States there would have been no neefl to . excise -Hie duty land' the necessity might have disai^peared by 190Gwhenthe bpnoiees ceased. 'The debate wa»> adjonrne'd. - ' ;; , ' ". ' ~ t/ Jlelbouirne. J^ine 12. , . In the House, the Judiciary -Bill was read "a second time by 28 Votesio.l9. ../'"—_ v