QUEENSLAND POLITICS

Taranaki Daily News, Volume L, Issue 57, 12 March 1907, Page 3

QUEENSLAND POLITICS

. THE OPPOSITION l'JjATl'OilM. Received 11, 11.5S p.m. Brisbane, March 11. Jlr Philp, Leader of the Opposit.on. ( J enunciated his pol'.cy at Maryborough. Tliebroad features'were: Unfettered opening of land for settlement, a bold programme oif progressive railway construction, vigorous and systeantt.c introduction of die right t-ln-s of immigrants, consolidation and exten-icn of tlie mining laws, giving reasonable ■ security and tenure to lessees while conserving the rights of miners on pnvate ,proi>era-, construct on o» 'rail>. ways to mining lields, and reduction of members to 50, cuup.id willi equable re-di.-tril>ut:on of seats. TuueUlng reform of tile Cuuucil. the S.ate could be subd.vided iiiiu Council elee-

' torates, to which the present membera could he appointed, a vac nicy, as t ' occurred, to be tided by eleeliin or (iovernnient nomin ition, limited co a certain mmik-r -of year*. income lax should be arranged so tlmt tin- tax would only I).' lev ed when motived. Failing ilu; abolition of the utx, exemptions should be extended, j)e I'avorcd a wages board to settle industrial disputes. Ponding Federal old ago pension-, the State continue the present system with increased allowances, and more generous administration. lie favored the abolition of Sunday liquor trading. Tho question of bible reading in schools should be submitted to a referendum. He would establish a uni- v versify for QiKien-daiirrt. He not support a tax on land vamos. and would res'-st further encroachment on State rights by Federation, ille would , oppose any scheme unifying the States.