CABINET SPLIT

Hawera Star, Volume L, 10 September 1930, Page 9

CABINET SPLIT

LATE EDITION

FINANCIAL DISPUTE

FURTHER TAXATION UNLIKELY

EARLY SESSION OF PARLIAMENT

United Prese Association —By Electric Telegrapo Copyright.! Received 12.15 p.m. to-day. SYDNEY, Sept, 10.

The “■Herald’s” Melbourne correspondent says that it is now revealed that Messrs Fenton, Lyons and Forde are the only three Ministers who demanded an economy session of the Federal Parliament. Senator Daly afterwards supported them. These four are now lighting the rest of Cabinet and a big section of their party. The statements of Mr Beasley are regarded as mere election propaganda to help Mr Lang, hut the position of the Federal finances is so desperate that Parliament must reassemble as soon as possible. All hope of raising additional revenue by means of taxation has virtually been abandoned owing to the limited field. . In Melbourne Mr Fenton invitee, several prominent business and finanvcial men to meet the finance Cab met JLsnb-committee on Friday. The Gov'ernment is anxious to test every possible scheme to .solve its problems.

A QUEENSLAND GRIEVANCE.

PUBLIC SERVANTS AND AWARD

Received 2 p.m. to-day. BRISBANE, Sept. 10. The Premier (Mr. Moore), in declining a request of the Public Semico Association that a representative should appear at the Bar of the House to speak on the proposal to exclude them from the provisions of an industrial award for a year, said that it was a mattei for the Speaker. Mr. Moore declared that he could not permit everybody with a grievance to come to the Bar and address the House. Anyone not satisfied with the Government service should leave it; none were compelled to remain therein. A further reduction in the salaries of Government employees will shortly he introduced.

DEFEATIST PROPAGANDA DEPLORED.

SIR DUDLEY DE CHAIR’S OPTIMISM.

Received 2.45 n.m. to-day. LONDON, vSept. 9. “I am exasperated with the defeatist propaganda from Australia appearincr in the British Press,” declared Sir Dudley de Chair, former Governor of New r South Wales. _ “I am thrilled by the manner in which Australia is determined to face the temporary depression. It. is a country with tremendous potentialities, and I am convinced that Australia will win through.”

TASMANIAN ACTION.

INCREASED TAXATION.

Received 11.45 a.m. to-day.

HOBART, Sept. 10. The Assembly read a first time Bills to re-establish the financial position. These include a wages and salaries tax by means of a stamp duty rate of 3d in the £, an increase in the income tax percentage, a reduction in public service salaries, generally increased probate duties, an additional penny stamp on cheques, and amusement and motor tax increases.