AUSTRALIAN FARMERS.

Waikato Times, Volume 98, Issue 15313, 14 August 1923, Page 5

AUSTRALIAN FARMERS.

ANNUAL CONFERENCE.

GOVERNMENT INDICTED.

CABINET'S IMPORTANT AIMS.

Australian and N.Z. Cable Assa» (Received August 14, Ti.lo a -™-' SYDNEY, August 14. The annual conference of the Far-*-f mers and Settlers’ Association has-; opened. . , . , \ The annual report, which \vaa.»; adopted, -strongly condemns the Gov- , ernment for the marketing disabilities j connected with overseas trade and the , high freight and charges on Austra—. lian exports. > Dr Earle Page (Finance Minster)» , addressing the conference, said the .- Government was faced with four , urgent duties, namely, cleaning up. i ttie mess caused by dabbling in social- , istie ventures, financial reform, re- : movat of duplications in Common- • wealth and State Governments, and the construction of a progressive ( policy of national development. He , claimed that the Government had , already met with a measure of sue- * cess, and added that the Government proposed to alter the method of im- , posing company taxation A Bill , would be introduced into the House of Representatives providing for the taxation of companies at the -source instead of making individual share--holders pay. This would really mean a reduction of the rate of taxation on companies. He concluded that lion. S. M. Bruce’s visit to England would result in Australia receiving a measure of Imperial preference.