NEW SOUTH WALES

Evening Star, Issue 20636, 8 November 1930, Page 15

NEW SOUTH WALES

FULL PAY FOR RELIEF WORK RATIONS FOR SINGLE UNEMPLOYED Preis Association—By Telegraph—Copyright. SYDNEY, November 7Mr J, M. Baddeloy (State Minister of Labour) informed union secretaries that tho Government intended to pay the full basic wage to all relief workers, and would insist on preference to unionists, and provide full rations for all single unemployed workers. FINES REMITTED RETURN TO PORTY-FOUR-HOUR WEEK. SYDNEY, November 7. The Government has remitted all the fines that were imposed on persons who were convicted of lawlessness on the coalfields during the protracted strike. It is_ reported that tho Government also intends to reintroduce the forty-four-hour week in all industries which hitherto enjoyed it. MR LANG’S COMPLAINT. REPUDIATED BY MR BAVIN. SYDNEY, November 8. (Received November 8, at 10 a.m.) The Premier and Treasurer _ (Mr Lang), 'after a hurried examination of the State finances, says that ho has discovered that the Bavin Government left behind it a deficit of £15,000,000 in the cash account. Mr Bavin (late Premier),. wlieik asked whether this was correct, replied: “It is quite apparent that Mr Lang is losing his balance or his method of balancing. His fantastic will probably serve as an excuse for his inability to find the money to enable him to fulfil Ids equally fantastic election promises.” FORMER TREASURER’S STATEMENT. SYDNEY, November 8. (Received November 8, at 11 a.m.) Mr B. S. Stevens,_ referring to Mr Lang’s statement, said it was absurd. “ The Treasury’s cash account is in credit. Mr Lang’s statement as Premier is even more reckless and irresponsible than his statement when he was Leader of the Opposition. The cash credit balance with our Sydney bankers on November 1 of this year was approximately £1,100,000, as compared with a balance of a little over £500,000 when wo assumed office three years ago.” '