AUSTRALIAN NEWS

Hokitika Guardian, 30 July 1930, Page 5

AUSTRALIAN NEWS

TAXATION PROTEST.

(Australian Press Association.)

(Received this day at 11 a.r0.l SYDNEY, July 30.' Concentrated protest against the new taxation 'proposals oi tlie Fetleral Government.. was made at a n'i-Jic meeting convened bv the Loi'd Mayor at the Town Hall.

The Government was criticised by the speakers lor its lack of economy and it was decided to seek represen* tation at an inter-State'deputation of protest to the Prime Minister on August 7th.

VICTORIAN PARLIAMENT. MELBOURNE.,' July 30. In the absence of the Governor’s speech at the opening of the new session of the Victorian Parliament, tlie Premier and the Treasurer (Mr Hogan) outlined the business to, be dealt with during the session. They stated the revenue had fallen short of the expenditure by at least a. million to huncU'ed--3;;thotisand.,-c;sterlingj and taxation,;hvouljd to be . increased. jC! j' : .C' C;.-'; A NWAL YT,SIT. AOEIIArDE, .July 3?). ■A* cruiser a "fid t\yoi destroyers ■ of .the .Hatch n ary, - tin the middle of,. September. They terwards proceea to New, Zealand, , ' -11 CANE CUTTERS BRAWL.

BRISBANE, July SO.

Cane knives and ibottlos flourished in a brawl .between British and Italian. cane cutters at cross roads near, liinisfail. Feeling is running high. The trouble arose over the filling, of a vacancy in a mixed gang. , The British chief ganger selected a fellow countryman hut the: Italians wanted an Italian. They refused to allow the Britisher to isleep at the barracks. A bottle was thrown and the fracas followed. (. j ’ S

W FEDERAL POLITICS. CANBERRA, July 30. The House passed the second reading of the Amending Income Tax Assessment Bill. Mr Scullin,, in . reply to Mr Earle Page said'ihp inten&eA to, London the question of overseas income and’’ double taxing, but owing to delay in drafting the hills necessary 1 'for the Imposition of the Sales Tax, they were not yet introduced'.