N.S.W. CRISIS

Grey River Argus, 17 March 1932, Page 5

N.S.W. CRISIS

LYONS MOVES To Take State’s Revenue LANG’S LEGAL ACTION. (Aus. & N.Z. Cable Assn). (Received Alarch 16 at 9.10 p.m.) CANBERRA. Alarch 16. The clash between the Commonwealth and the New South Wales Governments is rapidly nearing a climax. The Prime Alinister, Air Lyons, in the Federal House of Representatives today, moved a resolution, under the Financial Agreement Enforcement Act. giving the Commonwealth power to attach on £24,082 from New SoJth Wales revenue. The sources from which this may be obtained comprise q/ny of the following: Income tax, betting taxes, totalisator taxes, motor taxation, entertainment taxation, and lottery receipts after the deduction of the prizes. Air Lyons told the House that sufficient to cover the New South Wales ’ default in interest could be attached from the State income tax over the next eight weeks. The Prime Alinister added that it the New South Wales Government maintained its present attitude, it would default to the extent of four and a-half millions in its overseas interest by June 30th, while its default, in its Australian interest would bring its total to six millions. Afr Lyons was subjected to violent, interjections from the Labour Opposition. The resolution was agreed to. The Senate is now debating the rose lution. AIELBOURNE, Alarch 16. The Full Bench of the High Court of Australia will sit to-morrow to determine the validity of the Financial Agreement Enforcement Act. An application has been made by the New South Wales Government for an injunction restraining the Commonwealth Government from enforcing the provision of the Act, and also asking for a declaration that the Act is ultra vires and invalid. LYONS AND N.S.W. FACTIONS. (Aus. & N.Z. Cable Assnn CANBERRA, Alarch 15. I Mr Lyons, in answer to questions' in th-.? House of Representatives, de- I nied that he sought protection from the New Guard during the election campaign, and had promised to introduce legislation to provide for the deportation of Communists. NEW GUARD ALLEGATIONS. SYDNEY, Alarch 16. Both the Commissioner of Police (Mr. Childs) and the Police Officers’ Association, have replied to Colonel Campbell’s statement, denying his remarks. N.S.W. BILL. INDUSTRIAL CONCILIATION (Aus. & N.Z. Cable Assn). SYDNEY, March 16. The Industrial Conciliation and Arbitration Bill was recommitted in tho Counciil. Several important government proposals were rejected. A subclause of the Bill providing that a union officer could require employers To dismiss employees who had remained loyal during the 1917 or subsequent strikes was struck out.