N.S.W. ELECTIONS.

Press, Volume LXI, Issue 18367, 28 April 1925, Page 9

N.S.W. ELECTIONS.

CAMPAIGN OPENED.

PREMIER OUTLINES POLICY

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(Received April 27th, 11.30 p.m.)

SYDNEY, April 27

The State election campaign was opened at Moss vale by the Premier, Sir George Fuller, delivering a policy speech, which, for tho first time in the history of the State, was broadcast bv wireless.

.*ftcr lcvicwing the past performances of the Government, he said the accumulated deficit left by the Labour Government of £3,678,268 had been .reduced by over £1,000,000. He claimed that as a result of his administration there would be no need during the coming year to make an appeal on tlie local market for money. The Government intended to keep off the money market until the interest rate was reduced. His policy would not be one of cheeseparing, but one which would ensure the maximum of good with the minimum of expenditure. There would be made to wipe off the accumution amounting to £500,000. There would be a vigorous and sustained effort to increase land settlement and develop tho State's power resources. He added that a strenuous effort would bo made o wi->e off the accumulated deficit, and there would be a further reduction in the State income tax. He also outlined a scheme of prison reform by which the prisons would bo made self-supporting. A referendum would be taken on the question of the abolition of the Upper House, and membership in any case would be restricted to a period of years. Ho concluded" by referring to the number of strikes in the State, and said this must stop. If the law at present was' not able to stop it the law must be tightened up in order to protect the majority of the people in the State from the machinations of a dangerous minority.

PLETHORA OF CANDIDATES. (Received April 27th, 11.10 p.m.) SYDNEY, April 27. Nominations for the State elections have closed with almost three hundred candidates for tho ninety seats. The candidates represent the Nationalist Progressive Coalition Party, Progressive Party, Labour Party, Protestant Independent Labour Party, Young Australia Party and Communist Party, beside several independents. The Premier of New SoutH Wales announces that the Chief Secretary and Minister of Public Health (Mr Oakes) has decided for health reasons not to he a candidate at the coming elections.