AUSTRALIAN POLITICS.

Taranaki Herald, Volume LII, Issue 187, 11 September 1909, Page 2

AUSTRALIAN POLITICS.

I THE STATE DEBTS. ' By Gable. — Proa* j*aoeiatkra.— Qoyfrigin Melbourne, September 10. In the House of Repreaentatives Air. k. FUher, ex-Premier of Australia, conducted that any agreement with the States Premiers would restrict the pow:rs of the Commonwealth, hamper its levelopment, and cu»«-«l its ambitions, tfe agreed that it would be advisable to »aye one Commonwealth stock, and that it would be so profitable as to enable the saving of a quarter per cent. It was of advantage that the transfer of debtv should stop. Instead of agreeing to a payment of 25s per capita he would be prepared to vote an ever larger sum if the debts were taken over He was satisfied if they were taken oyei that there v/ould be a sufficient savinj tventually to wipe out Australia'! an debtedness. The agreement, h« «w should be referred back to another Pr* uiiers' Conference. Keceived 10. 10.40 p.m. Melbourne, September MX The debate on the Financial Belationi Bm was adjourned till Tuesday. THE PRESS CABLE ASSOCIATION. Melbourne, September *0. In the Senate Mr. Pearce moved w a select oommittee to inquire hrto_ » methods in Australia of the Pret« OaU Association. He accused the sernee c sending inaccurate reporta. The debat was adjourned for a week.