FEDERAL POLITICS

Hokitika Guardian, 1 August 1931, Page 5

FEDERAL POLITICS

(Australian Proas Association) CANBERRA. July 31. The “Sydney Sun’s” representative here says :— “lnquiries among the Senators have elicited the information that the Opposition majority in the Senate are not expected to insist on a pave niontns’ limit to supply, when the Appropriation Bill comes under discussion, and there is good icuson for stating that a compromise will be reached, and that a general election will be avoided. Tho Prime Minister, Mr Keullin, is •T.micularly anxious that the Senate should pass the Appropriation Bill, and also that the Associated Trading Ranks should state definitely that they are prepared to convert their holdings in Government stocks intr the National Conversion Loan and also that they will announce their intention to reduce their rates of interest for advances by at least one pet cent., as was contemplated at the Melbourne Conference. Mr Scull in explains that the obdurate attitude of the banks is reacting unfaveura! ly on the Reliability tion Plan, and that it is essential that there should be closer unity between the banks and the Government to ensue the full benefit of a Phm The Prime -Minister added: “With the exception of the Bank of Xev South Wales, there is a growing feeling that the banks are unwilling to accept their share of the nationa. sacrifices. PUBLIC SERVANTS APPEAL 'Received this day at 9.25 n.m) SYDNEY, July 31. Tlie Public Service Salaries Reduction Bill was passed by the Assembly and is now before the Legislauve Council, where leading counsel addressed the members on behalf tieCrown Employees’ Defence ‘Assomaticn .explaining their uncompromising hostility to the measure. A LANG APPOINTMENT. . SYDNEY, August 1. ’The Lang Government restored A. D. Kay to the Metropolitan Meat Foard. Ho was originaliv a member of this Board, beiiur a Lang appointee, hut the Bavin Government removed him. since when KAy mas a ’“'muinent domain Labour orator. His reappointment is likely to cause a lively controversy.