NEW SOUTH WALES POLITICS.
THE SUGAR DUTY.
SPEECH BY THE PREMIER
Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright. Sydney, April 8.
The Premier is touring the Northern River districts, where there is much agitation against the removal of the
sugar duties. Speaking at Casino he said the Government policy was a national one and not one of individual interest, but at the same time, while he objected to laying protectionist burdens on all classes when it came to a question of advancing the welfare of any particular district by any legitimate means, no Government was more determined to do so. He hinted that next session the Government intended to amalgamate the Savings Banks. This would set seven millions of money free, and while the Government would have to abstain from raising loans, the money would be available, at cheap rates, for developing the industries of the colony, such as sugar growing. He considered the agitation against the sugar duties camo from the sugar companies, which held the producers in the hollow of their hands, and were determined to maintain their monopoly.
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Press, Volume LIII, Issue 9386, 9 April 1896, Page 5
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NEW SOUTH WALES POLITICS.
Press, Volume LIII, Issue 9386, 9 April 1896, Page 5
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