N. S. W. ELECTIONS.
“PROGRESSIVE” POLICY. (Australian and N.Z. Cable Association.) SYDNEY, April 28. Mr Bruxner, leader of the Progressives, opened his” campaign in a P 0 * speech at GoulbujßK, He emphasised that the party intended to keep its separate entity’. ‘’ . " . / Referring to the/ financial position of the State, he said that the finances of New South Wales had reached such a stage -as to l-esemble the greatest business farce ever perpetrated. After condemning the system of pre-selection, he said that his party was in. favour of seeing elections open to all worthy to represent the electors. His ’party was prepared to co-operate on the floor of the House to secure a good stable Government. Referring to the immediate necessity for an overhaul of taxation, by ”a / committee of’experts, he said that ho favoured the appointment of a commission repi-esenting all sections of the community to carry out this suggestion. He was in favour of the establishment of 1 conciliatory cdiiim'iriees to settle industrial disputes, in pref- ' erence to arbitration courts. Mr Bruxner concluded by referring to the need for decentralisation, but really did not pronounce a definite policy* : appaiently depending 'Bh his association With Premier Fuller to 'ca-iry his party through.
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Greymouth Evening Star, 29 April 1925, Page 4
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