AUSTRALIAS DEBTS

Hokitika Guardian, 16 September 1930, Page 3

AUSTRALIAS DEBTS

ECONOMY POLICY. (Australian Press Association.)

-SYDNEY,-September .14. ■ MxH.R., who, voting' the' llt. o Hon. W. M. Hughes, helped to defeat the BcucePage Government in the Federal Parnow resigned his membership of the Australian Party, which he had assisted Mr Hughes to establish;-,:. ::i &'VD. >•' ; YAU' •Yv •• -MhfM-isays'- that - lie disagrees XiMPiSamm^MUlie;points Up- a"plMEviVthijcliVvMf* HiighesihasJ-'ju^t-'^iib- 1 lished, .and -, notably with his bitter personal attack on Sir Otto Niemeyer, and also his references to Britain and ilp- |ays _ Mtr> M&agh -• • tie'* aiMr--r.Hhgiiesl; conference, the leader. never said a word about his intention to publish this booklet.

. * ■ ■>••*> - 1:- ' MORE RETRENCHMUDNT. Scpteinber 14. : - Tho New South Wales Transport Trust having been told by,the State irreasurer Ml*-, Stevens) 1 that the traiifwavs must jaay their own costs, have degdedvrtp>: ;> tjjp;; except during the peak i>eriod. it is hoped in time to save four thousand SHi'ling per week, but otTfer economies are . i’Xlfhje transport Trust liopes tliaf if the ’will agree.- tQ- furtlje.r' M&tidning^ahd' to forego" ivfleges,' ,the« dismissal of another ..five hundred ,D}£ji ‘ may be avoided. t ...... ... . . . ~, . T H*W •• - v: ; i TASMANIAN AMUSEMENT- TAX!. I HOBART, September 14. Boginaing on’October list;, the Tasmanian Government will impose ■ an amusement' tax of one penny in -tlie shilling;-'.and-one half-penny on each additional sixpence.