FEDERATION AND STATES.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 597, 27 August 1909, Page 5

FEDERATION AND STATES.

FINANCIAL ISSUE. . JBy 'Telegraph,—Freis A«joolatlon.—Ooprrlebl.t . > Melbourne, August 2S. Mr. AoiFisher, ex-Premier,; speaking in the. Federal House on. tho: financial arrangcment.between. the: States, and tho' Common-, wealth, said -he .thought .the-proposed- payment by tho 'Commonwealthto;the?States 'Of 1 255.. : per' capita'per annura'was excessive; i It'was, he declared, a piece of hypocrisy to offer such an amount, because>it would not bo always possiblo to pay it/THAT £100 CHALLENGE. ' • MR. DRIVER ASKS \VHY. TO THE EWTOB, In-your issue of August' 23 Mr. ■William M'Lean said this to me • : "Put up :your ■money with tho editor • 'of ' The Times, 1 and I undertake , ,within,;forty-eight hours your do- ; • posit Has been,made to lodge my conditions with'.the editor of The Dominion." ,;:This oveningy August 26, and ■■■ no-anawer;haa come from Mr. JfLean. ; My £100'. was. put up on August 22. M'Lean . told -me to: do so oh ? August 21So you see,: ...six, I. lost no timei. Ia he keeping faith with; ,sie, think .you?>. If'you have Mr. M'Lfean's conditions, will you. kindly publish ' them tomorrow morning P—Yours respectfully, ,

THOMAS W.' DRIVER. August 26. ( [Wo' havo not-'".yet , 'received <f from Mr. a copy -of the ( oonditions referred to. We were informedj' howover; on inquiry last Tuesday,,- that! Mr.- M'Lean' had instructions til it they' should be'sent to lis at onco.j