MR FISHER'S POLICY SPEECH
COMMONWEALTH DEFENCE. COMPREHENSIVE SCHEMES. LANDS FOR IMMIGRANTS. Received 31, 0.30 a.m. Brisbane, March 30. Mr. Fisher (Federal Premier) delivered the first portion of hi* policy speech at Gympie to-night. Dealing with national finance, he declared for a fixed minimum of five millions per annum guaranteed to the .States, the latter to receive any surplus 011 a per capita basis, lie proposes the creation of an Australian fleet of not less than twenty destroyers, culling for an expenditure of at least three million, in addition to tile cost of maintenance, during the next three years. Military defence work will include a scheme of universal compulsory military training. To effectively accomplish the naval and military schemes, financial provision will be made by direct taxation. In default of proper steps being taken by the States to provide land for immigrants, the Federation will institute, a progressive land tax, with an exemption of £SOOO. lie also proposed an absentee tax.
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 56, 31 March 1909, Page 2
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