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  2. THE PROTECTION MOVEMENT.

    Sir—I fear this discussion is fast approaching bat portion of its career When it is voted a bore by the majority of your readers; but something like a sense of duty must be my excuse for again ...

    Article : 1,559 words
  3. THE BARRIER RANGES.

    Sir—I beg to hand you extract from a letter received last night by Mr. Joseph Gurr, of this town, from the Barrier Diggings, written by a young man who left here about three or four weeks ago, ...

    Article : 200 words
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    Advertising : 4,566 words
  5. ANOTHER STRONG ARGUMENT FOR PROTECTION.

    Sir—I am not a manufacturer, neither do I intend any of my sons to be; but I am a large importer and a thorough protectionist, not for ever, but say for two years. And I tell you why, ...

    Article : 178 words
  6. MEETING OF THE PROTECTION LEAGUE.

    Sir—I was much surprised on reading the reports of the last meeting held by the Protectionists to find that one of their number (Mr. Mullet:) so far forgot himself as to make a most unjust and ...

    Article : 753 words
  7. PORT MACDONNELL.

    Sir—You will have learnt by telegram that the schooner Flying Squirrel came ashore here this morning, and is now lying on the beach. I think it only right, for the credit of the Port, ...

    Article : 171 words
  8. THE MORPHETT-STREET BRIDGE.

    Sir—In the competitive designs for the new City Bridge, difficulties which need not exist seem to have been created for the purpose of exercising the skill and inventive faculties of engineers and ...

    Article : 340 words
  9. SIR MORTON PETO ON AMERICAN MANUFACTURES.

    The following extracts are from the chapter on "The Occupations of the American People" (pp. 36) in Sir Morton Peto's work on "American Resources," In our article of Friday last we ...

    Article : 1,278 words
  10. CORNBAGS AT THE NAIRNE DINNER.

    Sir—At the late Nairne dinger Mr.Townsend made out what may possibly have appeared to him to be a strong case against the farmers of the North in reference to large bags, for which, he says, they ...

    Article : 529 words
  11. PROTECTION FOR EVER.

    Sir—Pray allow me a little space in your paper to express the pleasure I felt on reading the account of the meeting at Nairne. I want to congratulate those who passed Dr. Weld's resolution ...

    Article : 857 words
  12. PRICES UNDER THE PROTECTIVE SYSTEM.

    Sir—The latest move on the part of the Protectionists, in order to quiet the fears of people who are justly alarmed at the prospect of a considerable increase of price on all or many of the necessaries ...

    Article : 552 words
  13. TOLLS ON THE PORT-ROAD.

    Sir—As regards tolls on the Port-road I find that there were no tenders offered, as it would be almost impossible for any one to do so, seeing the barrier which stands in the way. ...

    Article : 532 words
  14. A MARKET FOR THE FARMERS.

    Sir—I am greatly surprised, and of course equally flattered, at again attracting the distinguished honour of being mentioned by a gentleman whose profound intellectual attainments enable him to ...

    Article : 246 words
  15. "G. T. B." AND THE "REGISTER."

    Sir—You are doubtless well aware that a large portion of the community is in the habit of regarding the Editor of a newspaper as a species of divinity, soaring far above the imperfections which pertain ...

    Article : 1,533 words
  16. MR. JOSEPH SKELTON AND PROTECTION.

    Sir—Mr. Skelton, in your issue of this morning, gives us a fine illustration of the sort of article we should have to put up with if native industry were sufficiently protected. I allude to the forcible and ...

    Article : 259 words
  17. NATIVE MANUFACTURES.

    Sir—In the present newspaper controversy about protection the advocates of this measure hold out to the farmers, as an inducement to get their favour, high protective duties on ham, bacon, ...

    Article : 292 words
  18. IRRIGATION.

    Sir—I see Mr. MacDermott has addressed you upon the same subject that, I did some weeks ago, and has advocated strongly the irrigation of the Adelaide plains. People's minds seem now to be ...

    Article : 335 words
  19. THE GOOD TIME COMING.

    There's a good time coming, boys, A good time coming. Every d[?]g must have his day, Every ass must have his bray, ...

    Article : 300 words
  20. PROTECTION VERSUS FREE TRADE.

    Sir—I do not at present feel able to undertake the task of answering your recent articles upon the question of the day, but as I alluded to an article in the Economist, I thought it worth while to ask ...

    Article : 527 words
  21. HOW TO PROTECT ONESELF.

    Sir—I have read so much about protection the last week or two that I threw my paper where I hope protection will go, that is, over the left shoulder. I will now state the kind of protection we all ...

    Article : 296 words
  22. COBALT.

    Sir—Would you do me the favour to correct a statement appearing in your report of the meeting of the Sixth Creek Gold Mining Company in last Friday's issue, to the effect that I declared cobalt ...

    Article : 124 words
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