FEDERAL POLITICS

Hokitika Guardian, 23 July 1931, Page 6

FEDERAL POLITICS

MR LANG’S BILL

TO CARRY OUT AGREEMENT,

(Australian Press Association)

SYDNEY, July 22

Legislation to carry out the financi al agreement reached at the Premiers’ Conference at Melbourne was introduced into the New South Wales Assembly to-day by the Premier, Mi Lang, and it received support from the Opposition. CIVIL SERVANTS WAGES. (Received this dnv at l.n n.m.’, SYDNEY, July 23. According to a semi-official statement the State Treasury had sufficient funds to pay all public servants’ salaries in full to-day. The Legislative Assembly passed through all stages the Debt Conversion Agreement Bill. The first of the economy measures are designed to give effect to the decisions of the Premiers' Conference. Mr Lang announced in the Assembly that he was unable to table the terms of the agreement with the Commowealth Bank regarding the absorption of the State Savings Bank, as he lias received a letter from the chairman of the Commonwealth Bank stating, if he did so further negotiations would be automatically closed.

STUPID QUESTION

CANBERRA, July 22.

Mr L.w.aritu asked in the House of Representatives, having in view the serious position of New South Wale:? and the-action of the Governor, would the Attorney-General consider the deporting of the Governor under the Crimes Act.

Hon. Brennan said the answer was in the negative

FEDERAL WAGE REDUCTION

MELBOURNE, July 22

The Commonwealth statistician’s figures show the cost of living has declined by up to 3s per week in the qualter ended 30th. Juno. The basic; wage will be reduced accordingly and the drops will be I/O per week . fn Sydney, 3/- in Melbourne, fid in Brisbane, 2/(j in Adelaide, !/- j n Perth, 2/- in Hobart, less ten per cent, wage cut made by the Arbitration Court in some industries. ,

FEDERAL RA RIM AM ENT. CANBERRA, July 22. A Bill giving effect to the Canadian I rade Treaty passed the third reading in the Senate. The Debt Conversion Bill passed all stages without amondtilcfit