N.S.W. POLITICS

Hokitika Guardian, 10 August 1931, Page 6

N.S.W. POLITICS

! SALARIES TO-DAY. (Australian Press Association.) SYDNEY, August 9B is now expected that the New South Wales public service salaries will be paid on Monday. THE DOLE BREAD. SYDNEY, August 9. The bread war is now apparently over. The jNew South Wales Government having agreed to pay the master bakers at the rate of 4s 3d per dozen loaves for the bread that is iedceinable on dole coupons. A LABOUR PUNISHMENT. SYDNEY, August 8. After fourteen years as Secretary of the Eight Hour day Demonstration Committee, Hon. Mr Yager, a Legislative Councillor, has been dismissed, as a punishment for his vote against the Government on the five shillings in the pound ;'wage tax Bill. r l he official charge read: “Disloyalty in breaking the Lang Plan pledge. HALF MILLION LOAN. MELBOURNE, August 9. The, Federal Loan Council has approved of the issue of Treasury Bills amounting to half a million sterling for the covering of the cash requirements of New South Wales for July. The Prime Minister, Mr ScuHin, in making this announcement, ...said that the New- South Wales Government had given all the undertakings required, oven'to the effecting* of a twenty per cent, reduction in the adjustable Government. expenditure. FURTHER FINANCE FOR N.S.W. MELBOURNE, August 9. The Prime Minister, Mr J. H. Scullin, lias announced that tbe question of the casli requirements for New 'South Wales State Governments for August and subsequent months would be considered by the Loan Council next week. LONDON PAPER’S CRITICISM. LONDON, August 9. The “Sunday Despatch,” in an editorial, says:—“New South Wales must bo classing her Premier among her luxuries. No edtintrv in these hard times can afford the fantastic socialism which lias made hpn, ,the laughing stock of the world, and has . involved Australia in almost every kind of financial embarrassment. It is extraordinary that he lias remained;,in, office so long, but New South Wales is unlikely to have another Lang.