BALDWIN’S MODEST ELECTION PROGRAMME

Manawatu Times, Volume LIV, Issue 6873, 1 April 1929, Page 7

BALDWIN’S MODEST ELECTION PROGRAMME

§ No Fairy-tale Vote-catchers PLANS FOR INCREASING EMPLOYMENT United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph —Copyright. Received Sunday, 31 p.m. J.ONDON, Murch 31. Mr. Baldwin does not intend to outbid Mr. Lloyd George, says tho Daily ’Telegraph. His election programma will include a plan to increase employment and aim at permanent work of a kind for which men are accustomed and best fitted. There will be no fairy-tale votecatching policy, but tho programmo will include a comprehensive scheme to deal with slums and a promise if returned to introduce 'simplified safeguarding under which no industry will be debarred from presenting q caso to the tribunal. STEALING LABOUR’S THUNDER MR CHURCHILL OPTIMISTIC. Received Sunday, 11 p.m. LONDON, March 31. Mr Churchill is expected to be able to present an optimistic Budget. Apart from the provision for relief-rating he is most likely to rob the Labourites of their cry for a free breakfast table. Tho surplus excess is due partly to an improvement in business and partly to the heavy death roll of millionaires.

BRITISH REVENUE SHOWS BIG SURPLUS

Received Sundav, 31 p.m. LONDON, March 31. The British revenue for 1925-2 S shows a surplus of £18,394,463. The surplus compares with the estimate of £14,502,000. The revenue was £858,104,055 and the expenditure £682,200.158, the sinking fund being £57,509^434.