AUSTRALIAN AFFAIRS

Waipukurau Press, Volume XXVIII, Issue 123, 19 May 1932, Page 2

AUSTRALIAN AFFAIRS

LANG legislation rescinded

SCRUTINY OF APPOINTMENTS

SYDNEY, May 18

The Bill providing foi’ suspension of the Financial Agreements Enforcement Act and the Financial Emergency Act was passed by the Federal Parliament. All proclamations, regulations, notices and directions issued by the Commonwealth for the attachment of State revenue and a Bill nullifying the Mortgages Taxation Bill, passed by the State Parliament, are suspended under the Bill. The State Minister will investigate Without delay Mr. Lang’s appointments to the transport services, par-

| ticularly the appointment of Mr. . Goode. • Sixty thousand family endowment I cheques, representing a sum of £70,(000, have been sent out by the new ' Government. These represent the payments which fell due on April 26. Payments which were due on May 10 I and those which fell due on May 14 / will be. posted by Friday, representing a total of £140,000. The cheques which were sent out on April 12 and ' which were not met by the banks are | now being cashed. The Minister of Education (Mr. J Drummond) announced that deferred ! payments of widows’ pensions and child welfare allowances, totalling £lOO,OOO, would be available immediately.