“REVOLUTIONARY IDEA”
MR LANG’S LATEST \ , > . THE SALARY REDUCTIONS (United Press Association.) (By Electric Telegraph—Copyright.) SYDNEY, June 12. _ The State Cabinet Ministers unanimously agreed to Mr Lang’s salary reduction plan. The Public Service Association Executive, however, says the ' idea is “ revolutionary and preposterous.” It would place the Chief Justice and his court reporter on the same rate of pay. STATE’S EXPENDITURE; FIGURES FOR ELEVEN MONTHS. SYDNEY, June 12. The State expenditure for the 11 months of the financial year exceeds the revenue by £8,897,241. The revenue totalled £35,063,294 arid the expenditure £43,960,535. SALARIES OF MINISTERS. NO CUT IN MEANTIME. • \ : A SYDNEY, June 12. (Received June 12, at 9 p.m.) The Labour caucus adopted Mr Lang’s report on the financial plan which was evolved at the Premiers’ Conference. Mr Lang assured his Ministers that, their salaries would not be cut until the success of the Federal conversion loan had been achieved.
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 21360, 13 June 1931, Page 11
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