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municipal imports presented yastemay
are in, the main.' miosfc eatisfiactoiy
docuaneats.
Both KaJgoorfie and
Bauldieir repoirts give evidenoe that the
estra
strain on the ftnanxses of
the
previous yoaa-, in the one case sustained
fi^ a hiuriricane and in tfco otfier
ty
f 1 ® reddeesness of the previous council
hlas been' to a. large exteint recovered
n»m s and iiie mimicipalities can face
coming year htMi better pnospects
of progressive wwk.
Umforbuniti.y
™ e
State
finances
are in suoih cjn.rl
Won,,
tihanks
to
Federation,
zhat
economy in municipal subsidies
n.nd
grants has been, compeHJedi and
less
money
may be expected from
^us
source for general wwtris.
Tlhie, ho«fever,
should nob stop a solid record cf
progress, and with due economy locally
even some liLghteninjg of the already v.o
heaivy a bumdeai on resadiearte.
In b»th
municipalities a way is pointed by iI.r
profits of the sa notaxy oomtracstB
-bo a
lessening of chaises or rates
on ratepayeas,
while the profits from the deetrie
lighting
sjBbean
in
Kalgooriie
should also enable aometihinig substartial
be don© in this direction
' In
BoaiMar tine great problem
for
the
coming year wx>uld appear to oe
f 1 e
eleetriic limiting
question.
Viiiwt-d
finom a bu^nass-like standpoint,
the
pureliiase of curreaLt from the larger
woriks in- the vicinity would, on
present
figures, seem tiiie mnat profitable
cioimise to pursue, and it is unfonbunate
tJuart no definite scheme has beeo) laid
down to enable due oom^aiaeon
with
tbie
municdpal proposal.
Im street
dijajhtinig aJkme, .the saving
entailed by
tine jM-esenit out3dned scheme
of purchaae
of power would represent a eubsbantial
savimg in rates, wrtflwut endJaaigerring
the principle of
municipal
ojwroeafifaiip
of BJonopoldstSc.
faoilitdeB.
The counV-His of-tflne year have
had
hardwwnk to repair the conditions
bequeathed
to them from the previous
term.
Uhlat tihey have done so weM deserves
the heamtiest tlhla<nl{B of ratepayers,
and should develop the brighrtesb
iopes of, even
better and more progressive
work during
the forthcoming
term.
The Victorian Government have announced
they will not recognise any
claims put forward by potato merchants
or dealers in Melbourne in respect
to potatoes quarantined on account
of the blight. The Cabinet had,
however, agreed to compensate on a
valuation being made the owners of
lean farms within the two parishes
uarantined in South Gippeland, .because
they had been prevented from
lacing on the market about 100 tons
f potatoes.
'Damages to the extent of £5000 has
been done by fire at PittBworth, Daring
Downs (Q.) Four business estabishments
were destroyed.
The installation and enthronement
f the new Archbishop of Sydney took
lace in St. Andrew's Cathedral yesteray
in the presence of a brilliant
athering, representative of the Anglian
community of. New South Wales.
Patrick Michael Kerrigan, insurance
nspector, has been acquitted on a
harge of wilful and corrupt perjury.
he.informant was the Rev. J. B. Ronld,
and the perjury was alleged to
ave been committed in connectitf^
ith the Ronald-Harper action.
Latest news from
Tanami is somehat
discouraging.
It comes in the
liape of a telegram
from
Inspector
ejlenger at Hall's Creek, the commuication
reading,: "Mr. Terony's party
st arrived from Tanami and reports
bout 40 men there prospecting; noing
payable found.
Water
supply
om rock holes nearly exhanst-c'
ectors sinking well down 40ft.: so
r, no water. (Many claims in disute.
waiting warden's arrival. Well
nking plant from South Australia not
et arrived. Provisions scarce: good
mel feed, but no horse feed • one
tage 50 miles without water."
Burglars had a go"d innings at three
ationk along the Port Adelaide railav
lino Tnesdav morning Alberton.
oodville, and Kilkenny stations were
and at each dynamite was
sed in efforts to blnw open the safes.
t the two former rf-pf.ionR t.bpy mypdod.
and sot »wav with a few
piids but the Kilkenny safe defied
eir efforts.
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