IN NEW SOUTH WALES

Evening Post, Volume CXVI, Issue 33, 8 August 1933, Page 6

IN NEW SOUTH WALES

A BALANCED BUDGET

MINISTER'S FORECAST

The 'deputy leader of the New SouthWales, Government (Mr, Bruxner), in a recent address, foreshadowed a balanced Budget before the next State election. ; Tho function at which Mr. Brusncr spokb.was a dinner given by the Commonwealth Wool and Produce Co., Ltd., to mark the occupation of its new head office premises in Phillip Street, says the " Sydney Morning Herald." Mr. Bruxner, in responding to the toast, "The New South Wales Government," proposed by the chairman of directors of the .company (Mr.. T. Waddell, M.L.C.), said, amid applause, that the Government had faced the difficulties which had conronted it without the fears.or the favours of anyone. The effort which it had asked the people of the State to stand np to was something of which it could be- proud, and • of which' the people thomselves could be doubly proud. With regard to ■ the Government's promise, at the Premiers' Conference, that it would' Jive within a certain income next year, he-thought that that promise \would not .only.: be observed, but would be exceeded,, now that they had had rain throughout the wheat areas and in some of the pastoral areas. • -• ■-, ■"■ ■-■'■-_ . '.. The Premier, Mr. Bruxner'proceeded, had shown cloaTly that he Had an understanding of' the problems that confronted the State, and that he realised ■that a solution of them.Tested largely in giving the utmost relief and consideration to the great exporting industries. The reduction, in the case of wool, of 20 per cent, after July 1 was not all that the industry was'seeking, nor was it all that, might be ultimately possible. Industries thcmsfelves, however, could 'do.much in co-operation.with the Government. In this regard, Mr. Bruxner referred to railway transport and the facilities it offered, and proceeded to emphasise what the railways were doing in the carriage of fodder, and also water to districts labouring under a dry season. Mr. Bruxner added that those who competed with the railways were entitled to their place, but fee asked who were engaged in the.pastoral and allied industries to contemplate the position if they had to depend on private';tirans: port alone. The Government had fulfilled its promise to the people that it would remove the railways from political control. He, as Minister for Transport, was no longer able to dictate to the Commissioner and tell him what he must do. Thousands of splendid men wore dependent upon the great railway service for tho livelihood-" of themselves and their families. They should not forget that fact, and should not criticise that'service unless they felt that criticism'was absolutely justi- - The voto on tie Upper Houso referendum was a vindication of democracy and a vote of confidence in tho Government. Now^that the danger was past —now that this State had a reasonable chance of well-ordered and stable government—those who could expand their business should'do so, and thus, in cooperation with the Government, help to remedy the most serious" problem confronting the Government—that of the unemployed. The Government was entitled to the sympathetic "co-operation of the community jn its great task.ifor, on the position today, New South Wales had every right to <bo treated as a sound, .solvent country by those who had money to invest; . ■