FEDERAL POLITICS

Hokitika Guardian, 2 April 1931, Page 5

FEDERAL POLITICS

ATTACK ON MR LANG. (Australian Press Association.) SYDNEY, April 2. The Australian Workers Union matte a hitler attack on .Air Lang’s financial plan, which it •declared would lead to increased unemployment. It accused the State Australian Labour Party Executive of endeavouring to set up a dictatorship, and declared ti: ( . State Government, had no mandate ■from the people to default in its interest payments.

FEDERAI, KEVEXUI'

CA.\i»IiRRA. April 2

Custom's revenue for nine .months of- the financial year muled .'list March was £7,711,525 less than the 'Treasurer’s estimate of £29,775.

Postal revenue for the, same period was Cl ,-132,31-1 less than the estimated revenue of Cl 1,289,522

Customs revenue was more than twelve million pounds below the total for the corresponding period of last year while the postal revenue is £267,966 less than for a similar period last year.

MONEY CROSSING BORDER

BRISBANE. April 2

Premier Moore stated about it quarter of a million pounds had come to Queensland recently from across New South Wales border. From other sources it is learned that Victoria was also getting a largo amount of capital 'from New South Wales. It is understood a movement.

is on foot to urge a modification o? certain taxation demands which it is declared, arc hindering much more .money coming to Queensland from New -South Wales.