PREMIERS IN CONFERENCE.

Taranaki Herald, Volume LXVIII, Issue 16795, 20 July 1920, Page 3

PREMIERS IN CONFERENCE.

. AUSTRALIAN RAILWAYS. By Telegraph—Press Assn.—Copyright. MELBOURNE, July; 19. The Premiers’ Conference, having reach oil a deadlock over the railway unification proposal, decided upon an extension of the Tooumwal-Finlay railway v>ith a view of testing whether tho third rail dovicie is safely applicable tx the lines. Tho cost of the expe.-i----rrent,. between, £SOOO and £IO,OOO, will bo borne on a per capita basis among the participants. The conference favoured substantial unification of tho machinery for the collection of Federal and State taxes in place of the present separate collec-tion.—Aus.-N.Z; Cable Assn. (Received July 20, 10.20 a.m.) MELBOURNE, July 20. .The Premiers’ Conference is referring the uniform gauge problem to a board of .inquiry, consisting, of two experts from outside Australia with an Australian chairman. Tho inquiry will embrace tho best gauge tor Australia, tho cost between capitals and also the cost throughout tho Commonwealth.—Aus,N.Z. Cable Assn.