NEW SOUTH WALES POLITICS

Lyttelton Times, Volume CXVII, Issue 17078, 29 January 1916, Page 8

NEW SOUTH WALES POLITICS

MR WADE ATTACKS GOVERNMENT. DECLARES WAR TRUCE BROKEtf. By Telegraph—Presa Association—Copyright. (Received January 29, 1.5 a.m.) SYDNEY, January 28. Mr Wade is claiming that the war--time truce has been broken by the Government putting up a candidate in the recent by-election, and is attacking the Government, which, he declares, has given the Norton Griffiths syndicate a monopoly of the construction of large public works for five years, borrowing from the syndicate £10,000,000 at 5 per cent. The interest at 5 per cent, the commission of li per cent and the underwriting will cost the taxpayeri £2,400,000 during the five years.