FINANCIAL AGREEMENTS BILL PASSED.

Press, Volume LXVIII, Issue 20494, 12 March 1932, Page 15

FINANCIAL AGREEMENTS BILL PASSED.

(.Received March 11th, 10.10 p.m.) " CANBERRA, March 11. The Senate to-day passed the Financial Agreement Enforcement Bill, with amendments. ; [The Financial Agreements Enforcement Bill, designed to compel the Premier of New South Wales (Mr J. T. Lang) to comply with the provisions of the financial agreement, and to honour his obligations to the Commonwealth, was introduced in the Federal Parliament on February 19th. Th« Pill contains provision for the enforcement of payment to the Commonwealth of the State revenues. Power is con I'erred on the Commonwealth to retain loan moneys borrowed for a State by a decision of the Loan Council. The banks can be, required to hand, over to the Commonwealth moneys thoy liold or receive, on behalf of a State, ft also provides that x the payment of revenue due to the State must be made by the taxpayer through the. Commonwealth, instead of the State. Payment to the Commonwealth , has the effect of discharge to the taxpayer of -his liabilitv to the State, while, payment to the State does not discharge that liability.] THE HARBOUR; BRIDGE. INFLUX OF VISITORS. (Received March 11th, 11 p.m.) SYDNEY, March 11. It is expected that at least 100,000 visitors from other States. anH from overseas will arrive for the opening of the Harbour Bridge Carnival, which begins on March, 19th. Every ship brings its complement of sightseers, and the inter-State trains'* are already crowded. Ten special,trains p.re coming from Melbourne. FIVE INCHES OF RAIN. DAMAGE IN VICTORIA. MELBOURNE, March 11. A storm did much overnight, damage J in the country. Five and a half inches of rain fell in one hour at Tauonga. SENTENCED TO DEATH. SYDNEY, March 11. lie" maid Wood ley has been convicted and sentenced to death tor the murder of Cecil Baker, at Yagoona, on November Ist.