“GREATEST FARCE.”
FINANCES OF N.S.W. MR GRUXNER HITS OUT. By Telet'i apli—Press Associal.on—Copyright Australian auil N.Z. cable Association. SYDNEY, April 29. M r linixner leader of the Progressives, opened liis campaign in a policy speech at Uroulbutn. He emphasised that tlie party inLeiider to keep a separate entity. Referring to che financial position ot the State, he said the finances of New South Wales had reached such a ! stage us to resemble tlie greatest business farce ever perpetrated. Alter condemning the system of pre--election, lie said his party was in favour of seeing the elections open to alt men worthy to represent the electors. His party was prepared to cooperate on the floor of tlie House to Referring to the immediate necessity for an overhaul of the incidence of taxation by a committee ol experts, he said he favoured the appointment of a commission representing ail sections of the country to carry out this suggestion. He was in favour of the establishment of conciliatory committees to settle industrial disputes in preference to arbitration courts. Air Bruxner concluded by referring to the need for decentralisation, but he really did not pronounce a definite policy, apparently depending on his association with Sir George Fuller to carry the party through.
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Star (Christchurch), Issue 17524, 29 April 1925, Page 12
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