LEGAL FIGHT PENDING.

Press, Volume LXVI, Issue 20103, 5 December 1930, Page 15

LEGAL FIGHT PENDING.

.ifIONOFIEGISIATIVE n THE supreme coott <0 r J s ®'aa i pß- co " IUGKT ' ) ' oe c,««s.h, .2.40 1 SYDNEY, December 4. * i-lntive Council, a debate I» tbfl on the second reading is ■" time completely to aboli^ B,t Council. Older and W f a3 o the legal members # rie ?lnt wli.la they were prepared the Bill, they were quite f rot9 /rt,fit the Government will m- ' accomplish its desire until & n duni is held and the voice ot f^ k ,° b Carrutherß said that he how the people would K„mi\ are relying on an appeal Supreme Court to restrain ho " ment fr om pr° co ° ai "S wlth " 1C without a referendum. Aci*® 1 ' _ i n iunction will be sought Beferendum Appeal Bill the Assembly. Of tho legal ft*. ' t ho most important one P" oin* to bo decided is whether can tie the hands ledine Parliament by its act • ;iso rt that a referendum must be r Council can bo t ,listed.

SYDNEY, December 4. expressed at the unusual *■ *S the Opposition members (dui•taetl.™ 6» oto,itio " »' 1.1,t ve Council) who, however, still that a referendum w.ll be before the Go—nor can as-i-hn measure. Ci 0 f the Government that J Ministry has secured a mandate , the electors to abolish the cham«stoutly denied. The view was night that before the •. ra or could give Royal assent to It measure the Courts would be moved 7, e5 t the constitutional basis oi tue si "l« Edition.

INFLATION of currency. decision unofficially reported. Reived December sth, 12.40 a.m.) SYDNEY, December 4. t; is reported unofficially in banking tiles that the Federal Labour caucus a succeeded in persuading the Govnaent to agree to the inflation of cursty by £24,000,000. reduction in costs REQUESTED. GOLD POOL TO BE ESTABLISHED (Received December 4th, 11 p.m.) SYDNEY, December 4. A representative conference of primary producing, banking, mercantile, ad insurance interests tras lielcl to;v, and discussed the financial cuti. Attempts to in Hate the currency xn mnrlamnprf. ami a rpsnlnt.inn was mai declaring that unless step 3 rate) immediately to reduce si * prima 17 industries must motion, nad a serious financial <s£?raa inevitable.

i sference of Hold producers. WblMinisters, and representatives itieCammonwealth Bank decided to as i mid pool, with a Board to gMttfce payment of the proposed ran gold, also to control sales of eavidecline in imports HfOIJHABL.'3 BALANCE ANNOUNCED.

{ lsai«d December 4th, 9.30 p.m.) CANBERRA, December 4. 1 mmuj of Australian trade Seaasj tas issued to-day. It shows ""porta for the first four E?,®,tte present financial year !®«»kost fifty per cent., while Balance moved from an adin 1828 of almost £16,000,one this year of J'®'* for the period stated last . "Jw £80,777,631 worth of gocds, ear *key declined to