AUSTRALIAN NEWS.
THE BROKEN HILL TROUBLE
CUSTOMS REVENUE
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MELBOURNE, April 2. The High Comt granted, the Commonwealth leave to intervene in the Broken Hill trouble, in connection with -the Proprietary Company's application to set aside. Mr Justice Higgins’ recent award in the Arbitration Court. The strike-committee has decided to reduce. strike pay. . The Governments pi Victoria snu ,j.’iji have agreed to, accept the tender of Mr Sleight for a direct fortnightly steamship service between Melbourne and Fiji, commencing on June 1* r he subsidy will'be £6OOO per annum, Victoria paying £I7OO and Fiji £*3QO. The Commonwealth Customs rcyemic for the nine months i« £8,323,419,. a comparative decrease of £769,200. The postal revenue increased by over £97,000. The Mount Lyell returns from ~;€b J ri iary 25th till March 24tli (inclusive) -*• are: 33,365 tons of ore were treated, also 196 tons of purchased ore. The converters produced ,669 tons or o.is--ter copper, containing 661 tons or copper, 56.929 ounces of silver, 938 ounces of gold. . .. •
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Gisborne Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2467, 3 April 1909, Page 5
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168AUSTRALIAN NEWS. Gisborne Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2467, 3 April 1909, Page 5
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