THE WADE POLICY.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 547, 30 June 1909, Page 7

THE WADE POLICY.

N.S.W. LAND QUESTION. . FACTORY WOMEN —rio NIGHT WORK. FORESTRY (By Telegraph.—Proes AEsoclation.—OopyrlEht.) - <Itc6.'Juno 29j 8.40 p.m.) ■■■.* Sydney, Juno 29 Tho session of' tho Stato Parliament was opened to-day by tho - Govoriior, Lord, Oholtnsford.i .. >■ ■■■ .. ,| . ■ •ilio Governor's Speoch broke . Very littlo fresh ground. It referred to t-ho; sound and 1 Satisfactory condition of tho public finances; and the growth of; the export' of primary products. Ministers s • attached ■ tho' highest, importance to oloaer sotfcloiripiitj ; and proposed, to acquire further estates suitable for settlement.. They-also proposed : ill tho futUife'to extendthe bperatipils of .the Immigration Bureau, with, a- view to attracting an . increased ,;iiumbet' of. settlers. 1 Special, attention .wpiild bo paid to forestry,• with tho objcct, ofproperly.- protecting and. developing tho timber, resources, of, tho Stato. .Among other measures proposed, was a Bill toprowot' women engaged in factories by prohibiting thoir employment at night time. ■ Tho Sposch cxprossftl tho opinion that the proposals -of, the lasti'StatO'- Premiers' Con-■ forenco. with '.Vofcrcnco'.to .tho: financial -relations of - the States, and tho ■ Commonwealth woro so equitablythat they : would receive tlw most favourable treatment at the ,hands of tho Commonwealth Government- ; LABOUR CENSURE MOTION, GRADUATED LAND TAX TO-BURST UP 1 ESTATES. ~ (Rec..- Juno 30, 0.C5 a.m.) 1 Sydnoy, Juno 29 At a meeting this afternoon,' tho iiab'oiir Opposition decidcd to submit a motion of consttrei':,-;Vf'';v;v;;^ .: In his speech m ,tho Assembly, l tho Labour leader, 'Mr. M'Gowcii, candemncd .tho polidy I of;.tho .Government,', especially .as - regards' land settlement.. He inoved.an/amendment as follows — ''..That Hothjng short.of a graduated& I . . land -.tux. will. adequately meet tho iv" /Heeds of closer siSttfisnientj'-dnd.'until ■ tho lands have,been subdivided by this moans, it,is a criminal action to' ' ..bfinge-immigrdiits to - New South ,K" Ualos to swell tho ranks of tho unemployed. , Miy MsGowon's: motion also condemns tho action, of .tho Govornmcnt in connection with the rotiremciit'of Chief Justico Sir Fredferick Darley Mr. is replying. MR. WADE'S PROPOSALS . QEADUATED LAND TAX AND NEW ' ZEALAND I °, Ne l v , Sou'h Wales the three-party system was banished- by theifusion-of 'the: Government (L beral)and ' the y.Waddollr party, ..the., result being.that;the Labour, party (State leader," Jlr. ; :M Gowen)..;,stands; 'aldito ,ia oppositioa. • The labour Opposition-declares that iwhatiis neW •'tiii™- .prcgramino ' has ; been ; Stolen - frotn' the ..Labour •• party.. . The ..Govornment s .reply that there Jg no-'pfoprictary t-jKlit; in. a reform, till It Is carried, and that the reforms wcro not stolen in any case. . Wit! Owneri Sujidlvlds? 1 land is the Subject to ivhich;'lho attentiAtt' ,ih..hls l 'i'ecent -.policy.'spcech;' -:;He:'-admits' J the i^reat-,scope! oiidiiiMaifofidlcsef'eettleniont/'ah^ 'relics,, on; rceuiiiption': of estates; 'Ejecting Hhe proposal, of a prCjrewiToaand tax to burst up e9tatcs.v,yConiiiipnt3,.thei.Sydnoy.."Daily: T«l6grapli,,,;—''.'Wr.irJVado.! apparently;.gaugestho siWatloft;vatid;.,>*arnsitho v o\viterßj; thatMthoy: itiust\Ginh^t , : ; &oll. tlieir,/estops; .wliflii.'nceded for Closer 'Settlement,/ Or;MS tlielii, Soldj falßO = that If -they;, sell 'voluntarily, H' must': bo under" the .Govcrnnicht/ Cbilditldns'.'tliilit 'afiii ; : at':.cnsiiring bonavfido'.'cldsc.v j'cttleinfeut ;,tho . intention beiug to push"on iu. Lite: coming t«sslon tho Dill' for -this purpose virliioh wns .not with'last session,-. j\Vhat tho OoVcrnnient'hfife tfi -faco, howovcr. isithe possibility that tho Owners will .hot. ; .voluritaHly ;6ub.divide';-;; ;;T&- ! iGovcrnmeut , CMibot.'. rtouwfevall the eottttes.'tllat'-,Arb. do* i slredj'Vfitld ; ini&ht ,; fiiid'-itfiolf iy€ry. ; ; t a\vkwardly i pla6ed ; > d€i]iahd,aoi r . ft ' progressivo ! lattd ; v tp.it * dtid j .tho\ fatu6us refusal cf? < | JiOlderS tO;d6 ;lbe only :thibg that, wotild obviate th^t; tax -dfl -.them&elvM.V 5 blading. tfio fejy : to this pffibkeij'.-in.- shbtild present itself." •may . proVo "thd task -.of'tho Liberal party u

"A Failure In New Znaland." • In his polloy speeoh, Mr. Wado quoted New Zealand's (jaw -as in 'argument - against -a pre> gressivo land taSi That proposal, he said, -was an'excellent cry. for' tho Labour, party,' But/ 'aUHough' ; tt i :proj(reeslv6.l[iiid :tax had .beeii in •fotce m Now Zealand fur a number of years,, what the .Dominion'.had -relied' upon- to carry', out 'its -policy Was a.systetu'df compulsory resumption, the 'same as that Of Xe\v South .u6t :intehd;ite ! ;prflgressiVe land -taS to-break' top• big- estates, 't>f she found' it-a failure. (Applause.) ; 'Land'- taxation *was never intended to'.bring/about these, results,' What jresuita: hail been ■-do'lHeved: niust,, in the, first." place, "be 'at* trlbuted,-;t6.ricoiupulsory. resumptiort i.flnd-paj> mont .by tho .Government. (Applause.) During the list feWL years i there. had been a- heavy Increase;inj:the. progressive land .tax in'.Ne'iV Zbalaiid.- .Estates ','up •to '.£4O,MOx brought'' fov ,-really.'less 'than'^aa-received-Under .tho'■earlier laws. It was' reoognised that .the'' lind, tax...up' to XMiflGO \vaa useless. v : --. •••■>, A volcoi Why oro you afraid to introduce it? The Premier'. Because . I -fear there is an unfair;-,.'clasi desireiiita. jca'te. - ( Applause.)}' Women'! Labour—Forestry. »Tho new I'actflrles liiil v wiil prohibit . the einployrileht ■ of;" women v,ih« factories;'/after: .8 p.m.;; in tho cft9fl of girlft under: IB years. of age,; th'e' lalfr'already/ prohibits ..their, working in factories .'between, the r;hoUl'B,bf,7.\p.m.Vaji'd 61 except-, -in ';cases of .exceptional i'overtime. - ! As'-;'regards', forestry, 'the f.QqVernment- proposes ;to . reorganise,, tlie -Department -and,'place- ■ it'i.uuder. a 'Minister, - Mr. :!Wade states that: if the present vatdybf tconsuttiptldn of timber goes oh'C\rithoutsystefuatio effort to '' renew, forest .'gfowthj id 30 years' time thor©' will' not. 'W> -'a v-'eillgle lli&tketttblo stick iu 'New- Soutli ; WuloS. 1 r- A concession,in the matter; of 'Working .days -is to 'be made to the police. The education vote is' to be increased, and the defamation law: ia - to be'imodernised. All" r-this is- 1 necessary enough (says the, Telegraph ■ '), hut suggests a session of only temperately, domestic work." -