AUSTRALIAN NEWS

Hokitika Guardian, 12 February 1931, Page 5

AUSTRALIAN NEWS

CREATING EMPLOYMENT. (Australian Press Association.) SYDNEY, February 12. Hopes for the early absorption of fifty thousand unemployed were held out at the meeting of the Unemployment, Relief Council. The plan of the Council is to lend money out of unemployment relief tax to Local Councils and Shires at a nominal rate of three per cent. COALMEN! ON N.S.W. FINANCE. (SYDNEY, February 12. . The Pictorial says : • • “The Commonwealth lias already 'been forced to pay the New South Wales Interest Bill, and now it, is stated the Federal Government will shortly have to pay New South. Wales public servants salaries. Too certainly Air Lang has sown the seeds of disruption ot the Commonwealth. If he gets his way, other States will rebel. AG A INST H EPUDI ATI ON. MELBOURNE, February 12. Premiers Hogan and Hill denounced Air Lang’s repudiation plan, Air Hogan said be foresaw a move by the States for secession if Air Lang continued to try and evade bis State’s responsibilities. MR SCULLIN'’S DEFENCE, HIS CONSCIENCE CLEAR, SYDNEY, February 12. Speaking at Richmond, Mr Scull in defended his action in seeking the return of Air Theodore. "I am convinced Afr Theodore has not had a fair deal from the Queensland Nationalists. Jt would have been easier for me to have taken other ways, but I believe in tlie innocence of the man, and Australia needed his services. I have been charged with ingratitude and the betrayal of Ministers who served me so loyally. 1 have betrayed no one. I have my limitations and I recognise them only too well, but as long as J. am pliysicial.lv capable I will fight anyone who dares to oppose the dictates of my conscience.” THE POSSIBLE, DEFICIT. SYDNEY, February 12. Referring to the fact that Federal expenditure exceeding the revenue by £11.487,000 Air Scullin said this did not represent the real financial position, and pointed out praticallv all receipts from income and land taxes were still to come in. and he hoped the revenue from the sales tax would improve in the next few months.