AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 81841, 6 September 1906, Page 3

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

QUEENSLAND AND FEDERATION FOLLY TO ACCKI'T FIXED CONTKIHVTION. Bbisiiaxi:, September 5. In the Financial debate Mr Philp declared that Federal Finance was most unsatisfactory, and Queensland had more reason for dissatisfaction than any oilier State. Slio had lost over two millions since tlie inauguration of Federation, and was losing all the time. So far as he could see the Federal Government had no intention of dealing fairly with the states. The Constitution provided that the Commonwealth should take over and compensate |tho States for certain proper, ties, but not a farthing of compensation had been paid. The Commonwealth should shoulder its own responsibilities ami should pay interest on transferred properties

Mr Philp, continuing, said the Queensland revenue was expanding and the amount to be received from the Commonwealth would be greater each y-'ar; therefore it would be absolute folly for the Government to enter int° an arrangement under which sbe would receive a Iked sum annually. He believed the other States would join Queensland in demanding the return of the full three-fourths of the Customs and excise revenue. Queensland had no desire for penny postage, which would further deereaso her revenue. Queensland would haye to inaugurate an immigration scheme of her own. At the end of the year they would need five thousand agricultural labourers for the susar industry. They could not be hud in Australia, and he did not desire ta see the scum of Sydney and Mel. i bourne flocking here.