N.S.W. LABOUR.

Grey River Argus, 23 February 1927, Page 6

N.S.W. LABOUR.

PROGRESSIVE POLICY’. SYDNEY, Feb. 21. The Labour Caucus appointed a committee consisting of country members of the Labour Party, to confer with the Minister of Lands, regarding the details of the new Bill known as the Bill to promote agricultural settlement, which the Government intends to introduce to Parliament in the present session. The Bill v ill comp'd large landholders to sub-divide or place under agricult tire, t lie large holdings which are now utilised for pastoral purposes. The areas to be compulsorily sub-divided apply only to land suitable for agricultural purposes.’ A graduated land tax will be imposed on land with the exemption ’of £lO,OOO in value.

Endowment Scheme.

SYDNEY’, Feb. 21. The President of the Cnamber of Manufacturers stated that many other manufacturers will be compelled to close down if the Endowment scheme is put into operation, resulting in an enormous increase of unemployment McMurtie and Company Limited, one of the largest boot manufacturing firms in Sydney, employing six hun dred men and women, announced that if the Child Endowment Bill becomes law, the company will be compelled either to transfer its factories to Victoria, or close down altogether, and import requirements from that State. SALARIES OF M.P’s. SYDNEY, Feb. 21. The Caucus approved a scheme for paying out of pocket expenses of members of the Legislative Council. They will be paid not- more than one guinea per sitting, and will have to make individual application to the Treasury for the amount. A scheme for the payment of councillors bv deductions from the Ministers’ and Labour members’ salaries was defeated.