AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Hokitika Guardian, 17 November 1927, Page 3

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

(By Telegraph —Per Press Association.)

TO GOVERN SYDNEY. SYDNEY, Nov. 16. In tho Assembly, Mr Bavin explaining the Civic Commission Bill, said the Commission would consist of a chairman and two other members and would have power for two years. The measure would dispense with the forthcoming City Council elec I ions, tho Commission taking charge of the administration of tiie city. U wou.d also have full powers to investigate th- civic administration m recent times, and as far hack as it thought fit. Before tlie two years expired, it was hoped that the Greater Sydney Bill would lie passed and the Commission would then cease to exist.

R eported massacre. (Received this day at 9.30 a.m.) SYDNEY. Nov. 1< ■ A radio message from I’or.t Moresby states a Government vessel is bei„<r sent to make inquiries e.nicenii„g a reported massacre m the 1-ly River district. CHARGES WITHDRAWN. MELBOURNE, Nov. 17. Tho police have withdrawn the charges againjA the four men arrested ill connection with the deaths ol Taylor and Cutmore. PAYMENT BY RESULTS. (Received this day at 11.0 a m.) BRISBANE, Nov. 17. W N. Gillies, a member of the Board of Trade and Arbitration and a former Labour Premier, speaking on an application before the Board, advocated a system of payment by results, as a means of raising the standard ol living. He said this system was really one worthy of consideration so far as wages were concerned. They were at a dead end. Be thought it was due to the workers that consideration should he given to any system whereby the standard of living could he improved. Too much was expected from the wage tribunals. They could not produce wealth. Neither could parliament nor the press produce wealth. Wealth was only produced by the workers, hut they could not take more out. of the industry than was put in it. If they awarded rates which were too high it was inevitable that the result was unemployment and possibly an increased cost of living.

STOPPING MIGRATION. CANBERRA, Nov. 17

Through the Consul-General in Australia, the Italian Government has announced that in compliance with a request from Australia that no more migrants will he given passports lor Australian industrial areas, while unemployment continues to he serious. No reply has yet been received to a similar request to Greece.