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Hokitika Guardian, 14 August 1925, Page 3

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iOBHiir.I.VN AN h N.■». CAULS ASSOCIATION. ORDERED TO RESUME. (Received this day at 8 a.m.) SYDNEY, Aug. 13. The Federal Council of the Coal Miners’ Federation ordered the Pelawluain miners to resume work pending the compulsorv conference called for the 17th. CENSURE DEBATE ADJOURNED. SYDNEY. Aug. 13. The Assembly debate on the censure mol ion was adjourned till I uesday. N.S.W. PARLIAMENT. SYDNEY. August 13. In tile New South Wales Assembly, the Premier. Mr Lang, in accordance with the announcement in the Governor's speech, submitted a motion in favour of day siftings. Tin- was adopted by II votes to 10. There were strong protests by Sir Geo. Fuller (ex-l’remicr) and other 0( - po-itionisls. The Assembly met again at ten this morning. Sir Geo. Fuller resumes the deflate on the Address-in-Reply. (t is understood that he will move a censure motion in general terms, to permit of discussion. The Legislative Council Inis adopted the Address-in-Roply. In the N.S.W. Assembly. Sir Gen. Fuller launched his censure motion in the form of an amendment to the address-in-reply to the effect that the words: “We desire to inform Your Excellency that (he Government does not possess the confildence lof the House” he inserted in the address. This is to enable Sir Geo. Fuller to attack the Government on every possible subject. MR LANG’S STATEMENT. SYDNEY. August 11. Mr Lang, interviewed regarding the London cable about the guaranteed loan, declined to comment beyond saying lie did not know who sent the cable. The Premier added that he, however, wa- certain New South Wales could obtain all the credit il required m London. During a dohal" in the Assembly. Mr Lang referring to the last Governdnicnt’s loan policy said in June s-'ir G. Eullcr (Premier) received a letter from Mr Cook then in London stating if was impossible lor New South Wales to borrow in tin* Loudon market, and advising him i<> go to America before the Commonwealth Coverunieiil got there. In spite o'l this Mr Lang assorted the credit of New South Males stood so high in Loudon that the present Labour Government could obtain all llie money it required there. N.S.W. PUBLIC TRUST. SYDNEY, Aug. 11. According tu the annual report ot the Public Trustee, for the year ended 3l!th June last, tabled in the Assembly, during 111 veal's the office has been in existence, 30,097 estates have been handled, of an aggregate value ot 17,1115,813. Last year 23ti(i new estates were placed under office management, and I Ido were completed and wound up, leaving an actual increase ol 7711. FEDERAL BUDGET. MELBOURNE, Aug. 13. In the Budget, pruvi-ion is being made for an increase m invalid and old age pensions in L' I weekly, .simultaneously with Ihe passage ol such portions of the national insurance proposals as m,ay he approved by Parliament. An additional sum of Lifts.73o sterling is provided for delenco. Estimates for war and repatriation are increased by L'50,515. War pensions are estimated to cost an additional 1:21,771. The estimated requirements of the Postal Department total ClO,T, IP. 135. The estimated revenue is LT0.710.0(H). The ( nnimonweall h railways show an estimateil defieil nl Ls3Ji|ll for the year. It i- proposed to exempt Irotn taxation land used exclusively by any Club for cricket, football or other games, where personal profit is not derived hv individual member-. No entertainment lax will be payable where the price of admission i- less than half a clown. The total estimated loan expenditure is LI 1.105.281. Legislation is proposed enabling land owners to obtain tnoiiov on easy conditions lor the erection of vermin proof fences. It is proposed to lend three million in all and it is proposed to spend If millions in naval construction (not a million.) The war debt to-day is twenty-two million less than three years gao. WHEAT POOL. PERTH. August 11. The co-opera live wheat pool of West Australia lias roinpletely arranged with Co-Operative Wholesale Society of Great Britain to finance the 1925-26 wheat pool. The Commonwealth Bank lias agreed to extend full facilities for Ihe transmission of i uml.s. LETTERS IN PARCELS PERMITTED. MELBOURNE. August 1-1. The Postmaster-General has announced that in future, provided it is from a.sender to the addressee, a letter may be enclosed in a parcel. NORTHERN TERRITORY DEVELOPMENT. MELBOURNE. August 11. The report of Sir George Buchanan upon his investigations with a view to the development of the Northern lerritorv has been tabled in the House of Representatives. It advocated the construction of railways to link up with Queensland and thence from Cameo'.veal with the New South Males lines at Bourke, thus bringing Darwin into i direct communication with Sydney. I Such line- would he valuable tor .defence. Sir George Buchanan suggests the immediate common'eluent ot the work ,nil also the improvement ol Port Darwin. The future ot the territory depends largely on the proper development of the pa-toral industry. The climate is trying for whites, but could lie made suitable for them within certain limits. Closer settlement within the coastal area would probably prove disastrous. The report stresses the point that all questions connected with the territory should he kept out of the political arena and that all should work together for its development.