COMMONWEALTH AFFAIRS.
OPPOSITION TO THE REFERENDA. (UNITED TRESS ASSOCIATION—COPYRIGHT-] SYDNEY. Feb. 9. Members of the Federal Opposition have started a vigorous campaign against the referendum proposals. FRUIT CROPS DAMAGED BY RAIN. Many thousands of pounds' damage was done to the rasin and currant crops at Wentworth, through extraordinarily heavy rains. LABOR- DEPARTMENT FOR NEW SOUTH WALES. Mr lveeby. State Minister for Labor, is organising a Department of Labor to administer all industrial laws. A BY-ELECTION. (Received Feb. 9. 9.35 p.m.) MELBOURNE, F.b. D. The by-election for the Batman scat m the Federal House resulted .:i «le return of Mr. Brennan (Labor). A FEDERAL LOAN FOR. NEW SOUTH WALES (Received Feb. 10. 12.-Jo a.m.) SYDNEY, Fob. 9. New South Wales is arranging for aloan of £700,000 from the Federal Government on the same terms as tbo .Victorian loan. IMPROVED SCHOOL BUILDINGS FOR NEW SOUTH. WALES. (Received" Feb. 9, 5.20.p.m.) The State. Minister for Education, Mr Beeby, as part of the enlarged education policy proposes to spend a quarter of a million in bringing school buildings, and playing areas, up to a bettter standard. DROUGHT IN THE GILBERT ISLANDS.
The drought so long prevalent, in the Gilbert Islands continues, and is the* worst over experienced. Many cocoanut trees are dead, and there is muck distress among the natives.. The Government. is distributing rations.
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Gisborne Times, Volume XXIX, Issue 3141, 10 February 1911, Page 5
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221COMMONWEALTH AFFAIRS. Gisborne Times, Volume XXIX, Issue 3141, 10 February 1911, Page 5
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