AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Hokitika Guardian, 12 April 1926, Page 4

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

[Australian it N . 7,. Cable Association.] LA HOUR FOR GENEVA. MELBOURNE. April 10. | The Federal .Ministry has approved of Mr .1, Beasley attending the International laihmir Coiileivnee at Geneva as the represent ativo for the Australian workers. (.U'EEXSbAXD POLITICS. I BRISBANE, April jft. I The Premier, Mr McCormack, in a policy speech at Cairns alter comparing the financial position of (.bieensland with that of the other States, claimed that the the State’s credit was very sound, lie stated that the Government was endeavouring to increase the area of forest plantations 1o regeiierat,# the hardwood forests. lie forecasted widows and orphans pensions schemes, the extenion of motherhood and child welfare schemes to the large centres. The Government intended to increase the payments to injured workers to the full rate wage earned, hut not exceeding the basic wage, also to increase the payment to workers suffering from miners plhisis, and other occupational diseases; to provide workers homos and dwellings on a more generous scale, and was prepared, if the Commonwealth Government would co-op-erate financially, to assist in the development of tile, cotton industry. A TRAM STRIKE. MELBOURNE, April Ift. Beginning 1 with the first cars to-day a. regulation strike will he put into effect oil practically the whole i f Ihe Melbourne tramway system. A dispute has arisen over the payment for ten minutes taken to walk from the terminus to tl\o depot and back at lunch time-. It is expected by the end of the day the cal's will be about three hours late.