STATE ELECTIONS

Evening Star, Issue 18926, 28 April 1925, Page 5

STATE ELECTIONS

NEW SOUTH WALES CAMPAIGN PREMIER’S POLICY SPEECH Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright. Australian and JJ.Z. Press Association. SYDNEY, April 27. (Received April 28, at 1 a.m.) The State election campaign opened at Mossvale by the Premier (Sir George Fuller) delivering a policy speech, which for the first time in the history of the State was broadcasted by wireless. After reviewing the past performances of the Government, in which he said the accumulated deficit loft by the Labor Government of £3,578,258 had been reduced by over £1,090,000, lie claimed that as a result of bis administration there would be no need daring the coining, year to make an appeal on the local market for money. The Government intended to keep off the money market until the interest rate was reduced. Its policy would not bo one of cheeseparing, but one which would ensure a maximum of -good with a minimum of expenditure. There would bo a further reduction of taxation amounting to £500,000. There would be a vigorous and sustained effort to increase land settlement, and to develop the State's power and resources. Sir George Fuller added that a strenuous effort would be made to wipo off tile accumulated deficit, and there would be a further reduction in the State income lax. Ho also outlined a scheme of prison reform, by which the prisons would be made sell supporting. He said that a referendum would be taken on the question of the abolition of the Upper House, and membership in any case would be restncted to a period of years. The Premier concluded by referring to the number of strikes in the States, and said that these must stop. If the law at present was not able to stop them the law most lie tightened up in order to protect a majority of the people in the State *roni the machinations o£ a dangerous minority The Premier announced that the Chief Secretary and Minister of Public Health (Mr C. W. OaKe-s) had decided not to contest his seat at the forthcoming elections on account of health reasons. PARTIES AND CANDIDATES. SYDNEY, April 27. The nominations for the elections closed with almost 300 candidates for ninety seats. The parties contesting the election are the Nationalist Progressive Coalition Patty, the Progressive Party, the Labor Pursy, the Protestant Independent Labor Party, the Young Australia Party, and the Communists, beside several Independents.