MEETING OF PREMIERS

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1341, 19 January 1912, Page 5

MEETING OF PREMIERS

_ 4 I SPIRIT OF G|VE AND TAKE. By TelesraDh-Pwtt Association—Copyrlehl Melbourne, January 18. - Sir John Fuller (Governor of Victoria), in opening the Premiers' Conference, said a Constitution would not be workable without friendly co-operation between the States and Commonwealth. Mr. M'Gowen foreshadowed that the conference would be marked by a spirit of give and take. It was decided to ask Mr. Andrew Fisher to explain the Commonwealth banking and uniform railway gauge proposals. ' (Rec. January 19, 0.35 a.m.) Melbourne, January 18. The Premiers' Conference decided to fisk the Commonwealth to pay 3i per cent. ior transferred properties. A long discussion took place on the question of a standard railway gauge. LIST OF SUBJECTS. The following is the list of subjects set 'down for consideration at the conference: ■ All States.—Vesting in the Commonwealth of wider powers, industrial and ctherwise.'' Proposed establishment of a Commonwealth Savings Bank. Hate of interest and .compensation on transferred properties. Uniform observance of the King's' Birthday. .New South Wales.—Disparity in pas«age rates for immigration. Method of compilation of population statistics. Eailway rebates to traders. -Inter-State reciprocity regarding life railway passes. Railway passes ■ for' wives of State legislators. Victoria.—Suggested Empire exhibition. Pure Food Act. Laud-seekers' excursion. Study of Australian physique. ■Regulation of footwear. Payment of double income tax upon trade in more than one State. Yelta-Wentworth railray. Tasmania.—Collection of statistics of inter-State trade. Contribution to Imperial Committee. Investigating noxious insects. Avoidance of overlapping of advertising in England by Commonwealth and States. South Australia.—Appointment of State Governors; Murray waters. West Australia.—Maintenance of infirm and destitute persons. Australian offices in London. e -■ ' " ._j