N.S.W. POLITICS

Hokitika Guardian, 19 May 1932, Page 5

N.S.W. POLITICS

MR WILLIS’ VIEWS

(Australian Press Association.)

(Received this day at 9.25 a.m)

LONDON. May 18

Mr Willis lias cabled a reply to Mr Stevens. He declined to disclose the contents. In a press statement Mr Willis said he regarded Mr Stevens’ cable as merely a notification of the Ministry

policy, whereon he was not prepared to comment. “Mr Lang’s instructions to me have never gone beyond a request for time to pay. T never understood it as a policy of repudiation.”

TERMS OF UNITY PACT

BETWEEN THE TWO PARTIES,

(Received tills day at 10.15 a.m.)

SYDNEY, May 19

The terms of the unity pact between the United Australia.’ Party and the United Cou,ntry Piarty disclose that the Country Party agreed to withdraw all of its official candidates from the country scats at present- held by the United Australia Party members, thus ending the dispute of long standing.

In a statement, Mr Hnixner said’ “The Country Party is doing its duly to the State. It requires some sacrifice by our supporters, but I ask them to help not only me, but the people of New South Wales and Australia."

A pmolaniationjh.H.s been issued by (be Governor dissolving Papliament, and proroguing the Lcgislativo Council until Julv 5.

The Minister of Education lia.s annulled the direction of the Lang Government, that iinplovoes in the Education Deiia'luient should become trade unionists.

The .Min; ter el’ Labour and Industry, Mr Sin ningliam. returned from (’anheora alter interviewing Mr Lyon; with regard to unemployment relief, lie stall'd that thirty thousand uu'ii wool,| he employed on reproductive works aline f immediately, and that the sum of six hundred thousand pounds would bo available for reliel works,.