MONEY FOR MR LANG.

Waikato Times, Volume 110, Issue 18393, 29 July 1931, Page 7

MONEY FOR MR LANG.

LOAN COUNCIL’S TERMS. PREMIERS’ PLAN IMPERATIVE. MUST BE PUT IN OPERATION. United Press Assn.—Elec. Tel. Copyright. CANBERRA. July 28. The Prime Minister, Mr J. H. Scullin, announced to-day in the House of Representatives that he had sent a telegram to Mr J. T. Lang, conveying the terms on which the Federal Loan Council was prepared to provide temporary financial assistance to the New South Wales Government. These were that Mr Lang must join the Loan Council. He must actually pass and put into operation the Premiers’ plan, including a reduction of 20 per cent, in the adjustable expenditure, and he must undertake responsibility for the payment of the interest on New South Wales’ public debts. Mr Scullin added that if Mr Lang complied with these conditions the Loan Council would the Issue of Treasury bills covering New South Wales’ requirements in July, but so far as the August requirements were concerned, that matter would be dealt with by the Loan Council at its meeting In August. LATER. SALARY LIMITATION. MR LANG’S LEGISLATION. OFFER BY SUPREME COURT JUDGES United Press Assn. —Elec. Tel. Copyright. (Received July 29, 9.30 a.m.) SYDNEY, July 29. The State Premier, Mr J. T. Lang, plates he is anxious that his Bill limiting the salaries of Civil Servants' to a maximum of £SOO per annum should be passed by botli Houses before the end of the month.

It is probable that the aid of the Standing Orders will be sought to enable the measure to be passed in one day. The Government has . received notification from, the members of the Supreme Court Bench that they will accept voluntarily a temporary reduction of 22i per cent. In their salaries. The Governor has already made a 25 per cent, cut In his salary. APPEAL TO MR BCULLIN. MR LANG’S SURRENDER. REQUIREMENTS FOR JULY. United Press Assn.—Elec. Tel. Copyright CANBERRA, July 29. Mr Scullin has received the following telegram from Mr Lang: “Replying to your wire, I undertake, on behalf of my Government, to meet the conditions stipulated. Please expedite provision for our July requirements."