COMMONWEALTH COINAGE.
THE DECIMAL SYSTEM.. , Melbourne, June 13. In ihe House Mr Edwards moved thd. adoption of the Select Committee's report 11 oii' Commonwealth coinage. He claimed ibhat there was a unanimous opinion in, favour of a uniform decimal system the adoption of 'which would, prove a large source of/rev^ie. Sir George' Turner, Federal Trea&Jkr ef^ while favouring an AtfjpfaHan. coin- . age of silver, said v theee was no indication that the people desired the change. Australia would only create embarrassment by s system not in uniformity with that in use in Britain He moved an amendment to the effect <that the time was not ripe for a change that should first be introduced in Britain accompanied, if possible, t>y the metric system of weights and measures. J '' ' ' ■ The debate was adjourned.
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Taranaki Herald, Volume L, Issue 12281, 13 June 1903, Page 4
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