STATE POLITICS

Evening Star, Issue 15293, 19 September 1913, Page 8

STATE POLITICS

CONGESTED SYDNEY.

SUPERANNUATION SCHEME

Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright

SYDNEY, September 19,

(Received September 19, at 10.15 a.m.)

Sir Allen Taylor initiated a debate in the Legislative Council by advocating a policy of decentralisation. He suggested the opening up of new ports at. Port Stephens and Jervis Bay, together with legislation that would encourage producers to send their products to tho nearest port. The scheme met with strong opposition. In the Legislative /Assembly Air Carmichael, in moving tho second reading of the Civil Service Superannuation Bi!l,°explaincd that it was based on a rate-for-age contribution, the Government to contribute half and the employee half. The scheme would be self-supporting from the start.

The principle underlying the Bill would, he said, apply to the superannuation of the whole- of the people of tho Slate, should that ever be brought about. The Government contribution under this Bill would be about £130,000 annually. THE BIBLE IN SCHOOLS. MELBOURNE. September 19. A Bill lias been introduced in tho Legislative Assembly providing for the taking of a referendum on the question of Scrip ture-reading in State schools.