FEDERAL POLITICS
'. . » THE CAPITAL SITE. PREFERENTIAL TRADE. Press A*soci&tion-By Tekgraph-Copyright MELBOURNE, Dec. 9. After a long stonewall," the Senate finally passed the Yass-Canberra capital site by 17 to 11. The President of the Senate, stated that negotiations were proceeding with Canada, in reference to the question of preferential trade. It was riot at that stage desirable to disclose the negotiations.
In the House the minister in charge of the Defence Bill, admitted the necessity of a general re-organisation of the forces. A Bill to provide for the use of an automatic letter-stamping machine invented in New Zealand, was read a second time. A return was presented showing that the value of the properties transferred from the States to the Commonwealth under the Federation was £!),0-18,(HH). AI'TOMATIC STAMPING. Received 1.10 a.m.. Dec. 10th. MELBOURNE, Dec. 9. In the Senate, a Bill to amend the Post ami Telegraph Act to permit the use of an automatic stamping :u:'ch=ne was read a second time, and formallv committed. The Bill "ill be t.--T;eii no further this session.
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Timaru Herald, Volume XIIIC, Issue 13774, 10 December 1908, Page 5
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