N.S.W. POLITICS

Hokitika Guardian, 17 March 1932, Page 5

N.S.W. POLITICS

NEARING A CLIMAX

MOVE TO TAKE STATE REVENUE

(Australian Press Association ) CANBERRA, March 16. The clash between the Commonwealth and the New South Wales Governments is rapidly nearing a climax. The Prime! Minister, Mr Lyons, in the Flederal House of Representatives today, moved a resolution, uuder the Financial Agreement Enforcement Act, giving the Commonwealth power to attach on £24,082 from New South Wales, revenue; The sources from which this may be obtained comprise any of the following: Income tax, betting taxes, totalisator taxes, motor taxation, entertainment taxation, and lottery receipts after itfie deduction of the prizes.

Mr Lyons told the House that sufficient to cover the Mew South Wales default in interest could be attached from the State income tax over the next eight weeks The 'Prime Minister added that if the New South Wales Government maintained its present attitude', it would ' default to the extent- of ' four and -a-h'alf million,-’ in its overseas' interest by June 30th, while its default in its Australian interest would bring its total to -six millions,

Mr Lyon s wafl subjected to violent interjections from the Labour Opposition,

The resolution was agreed to. The Senate is now debating the resolution.

TO determine act VALIDITY

(MELBOURNE, March 16

The Full Bench of the High Court of Australia will sit to-morrow to determine the validity of -the Financial Agreement Enforcement Act. An application has been made by ,tfie New South Wales Government for an injunction liestraining the Commonwealth Government from enforcing the provision of the Act, and also asking for a declaration that the Act is ultra •vires and invalid.

TIN HARE ALLEGATIONS.

MR LANG’S STATEMENT

SYDNEY, March 16

In the N.S.W. Assembly, the Premier Mr Lang, answering Mr Kilpatrick,' said that he had read press reports regarding .Mr Stevens, Deputy Opposition Leader’s tin hare allegations, and he (Mr Lang) had asked -the police, to-itfike the,. ,mntter\iup W order to see whether anybody had been attempting to graft, to bribe or to corrupt, and, if so, to bring the culprit to justice. Mr Ardill (Nationalists) asked would the Premier table any papers.

The Premier replied.: There are no papers as regards this muckraking. 1 asked the Police Commissioner to investigate the allegations.