1 On, Tuesday 2 mut position which is more fa-wurable to the Australian pro-'The imports, owing to the wrge "increase in the amount of which has come into the counry, still show an excess of the ex: ports, nevertheless the position of jour exporters is sound as well as encouraging to those producers wito supply the home markets, Whil> excess of imports over exports for the ten months July-April, 1923- ji024, was valued at £128,078, the excess far the same period 1024- ued at £514,489, increase of go!
1033, These figures show a very arked improvement, against [previous years for the same period, the advantage of the prosperity Australian producers. The pri ry producers shoW better pros-8 than the secondary producers.
manufacturers of textile goods fand apparel have not been able to Jeapture the local trade from the verseas factories, and the increase last year's importations is 3,935,404. This would seem to jusity their efforts to obtain higher protection tariff made recently by applications to the Taritt Board: which is still busily inva: Jtigating the circumstances of the Jvarious industries. Some surprise vas occasioned, recently, to the JBoard by the refusal of two witjetses to answer any questions whatever, which would lead to the sinhers of the Board obtaining the Hfacts of the profits or financial poditions of the companies resented. These were the managers fof the International Harvester Ca., Jand the Massey Harris Harvester Ady, respectively. These com: tragic train accident in the history of Queensland occurred on a be level bridge crossing the Six weston, some 00 miles from Brisbane, Nine persons were killed ant 85 were injured. Amony the killed were several immigrants and tw: ildren; little: hope is recovery of som? of the -more severely injured perso. Te was over two days before two 3 tthe victims of the accident: could b> identified, their descriptions being circulated throughout Aus: raliy be. fore the identity was es!abiishnl.
The mail train was one of th. principal in Qucensiazd, rann from Brisbane 397 miles hampton, on the restora Rockhampton is the junetioa of ta. Hines from central and western Queensland as well as a shippin, centro, consequently there wore! crowded carriages and sleeping on the train, th passengers frots! all parts of the Commonwealth. Tha terrificd passengers were axxakene! from their sleep by the pitiful eries of the dying and injured people, who had occupied the second class compartments when the luggage jing the rails, plunged over the bri to the creek bel 35 Lee! below, causing the second Last car.' riage' to leave the rails and fal fame 3 feet down the embankment adjoining the line, This carriage was comprised of second-class com partments and in it wore the ma Jority of the fatally and seriously wounded. The last carriage overturned near the top of the embankment while the third last car whea contained the guards van and was next to the luggage van romaine! upright on the line.
Tt has been stated more than erned by a coalition of the Liberal) not having been wily enough to 2- and Country parties, has the most|vold destruction. Chinese garde-_ concentrated population and fund ners occupying lands near to Wage it advantageous recently to arrange fave had their entire production de-with New South Wales to absorb stroyed or swept away, and are in part of ita quota of immigrants, for proportion some of the heavier loos the reason it has no required lands/ers, all their possession going as available for immediate occupation much to them s the thotsant of and is suffering from a period of pounds worth of stock and fodder trade" depression with" its usual lost by the larger Stati amount of duemployment.
The position of the Commonwealth Government is extremely dit-Feutt inaymuck as i is pledged to the Migration A; and has not the pawer to enforce the States to honour that Agreement. In spite} of the Frime Mintster's equanimity it is possible that the Federal Gov. erament may find tel limited to Tiare of the Loan Zant proportcrof migrants Gri bts th avail themselves of such set Hemant ay the land controled by, the Comminawoatth alone, offers opportunity for. Tu fact, the eacence te Agrsemiat will be non-oper: ative.
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