COMMONWEALTH AFFAIRS.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXVIII, Issue 2740, 19 February 1910, Page 5

COMMONWEALTH AFFAIRS.

EXPENSIVE BANK BUILDINGS

United Press Association—Copyright SYDNEY, Fob. 18.

The Savings Bank Commissioners have purchased’ the Royal Hotel, in George street, for £60,000, for the purpose of erecting banking premises.

BUSH -FIRES. Destructive bush fires are raging in the Moa district.

MINERS’ ACCIDENT FUND

The revenue of the Miners’ Accident Fund for the past year was £56,155, a decrease of £8696, compared with the previous year. The increase aas due to strikes. The total funds are £41,511. The expenditure dec-eased bv £651.

ELECTING A PRIMATE. Bishop Amidge has requested . Archbishops to exercise their right to vote when the fresh vote for the Primate is taken. The Archbishop of Brisbane has conditionally offered to retire in favor of the Archbishop of Sydney.

THE EUREKA TARDEGY. At the inquest in connection with the Eureka tragedy the jury found that Clarke committed suicide. They returned an open verdict on Keys’ case. The theory was advanced that the shot which killed Iveys might have been accidentally fired. The tragedy referred to occurred last week at Eureka, near Ballina. Two fanners, Clark and- his brother-in-law, Keys, were drinking and quarrelled. Clark, it was stated, shot Keys dead and then blew out his own brains. Clark told his wife that he had killed Keys, and committed filicide in her presence, despite her efforts to dissuade him.