NEW FEDERAL UNITS

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 74, Issue 192, 15 August 1931, Page 7

NEW FEDERAL UNITS

REBUFF FOR MR LANG COUNTRY PLANS BREAKAWAY (By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright] Received Aug. 14, 11.25 p.m. SYDNEY, .* ug. 14. Tho active country movement, which aims at constitutional reform and the creation of new Federal units within New South Wales, received a decided impetus to-day when delegates from all parts of the country at a conference at Sy ’.ney, reached an agreement for the formation of a “United Country Party/ 'whose platform will seek the subdivision of this State into new Federa units, giving increased representation in the Parliaments, tariff reform, improved transport reduction costs and taxation, a review of the arbitration laws and the suppression of Communism. I The whole policy will be d ; r -ted towards the betterment and the development of the country areas. The new organisation absorbs the Country Political Party. ANOTHER LANG IDEA REPEAL OF LEGISLATION CRIMES INTIMIDATING ACT Received Aug. 14. 10.15 p.m. SYDNEY, l4. ’he Lang Government has decided , to repeal the Crimes Intimidating and ; Molestation Act passed by the Bavin Government in 1929 ib’ing the tim- ' ber workers’ strike. j The Act prevents mass picketing and I unlawful assemblies, or tho molestation lof free laborers on occasions of j s Ikes or lock-outs. SAVINGS-BANK REVIVAL THE REPORT DENIED LONDON, Aug. 13. The Australian Press learns that the report that the Midland Bank has yf[iered to assist the New South Wales Savings Bank and the Government is absolutely without foundation. THE CONVERSION LOAN TOTAL INCREASING. MELBOURNE, Aug. 14. No reply has been received from the

Commonwealth Board to the letter sent by the Loan Council setting out the cash requirements for the various States and the Commonwealth for August. Consequently the Council is unable to disperse the conversion of £27.000,000 by the State Savings Bank of Victoria, which has helped to swell the total in the conversion loan to more than £200,000. The New Zealand In surance Co., has converted £434,300.