01 Jul 1932
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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Jul 01, 1932
Page
1
The Premiers Conference reported a substantial reduction in the estimated deficit for the coming year from 20 million pounds to between 11 and 12 million pounds. It affirmed adherence to the Premiers Plan of 1931 and pledged to meet interest obligations while continuing to reduce deficits and revive industry for employment.
Australian leaders debated financing relief and unemployment aid, seeking unity between Commonwealth and state governments. Mr Forgan Smith and Mr Hawke pressed for a safeguarded plan, while Premier Stevens of New South Wales and others urged not to alter the plan, aiming to preserve credit and avoid undermining confidence.
A conference planned with banks faces postponement as officials review legalities and funding for the coming year. The meeting, expected to include key figures such as Helin Minit utr and Lyon, aims to determine next steps and stakeholders’ roles amid uncertain timing.
Proceedings reveal motions to back part of Kurgan Smith amendment and focus on easing the economy. The conference considered draft measures aiming to provide relief to industry and balance the next estimates.
London reports the bank rate cut to two percent while NSW aims to trim the next year's deficit from £9,600,000 to £2,500,000. Mr Stevens notes obstacles but the government pledges to contribute to national recovery and reduce the deficit further as steps are explored.
A fragmentary report describes a tense conference scene with Western Australia and allied premiers, including Mitchell and Taunt, debating cuts for the next financial year and possible federation exits. The text hints at protests and pressure from Protestant factions and a push to remove Australia from the federation, amid strained negotiations and fragile alliances.
In Lausanne on Wednesday and Thursday, British Prime Minister MacDonald pressed for unity in the reparations talks with France and Germany. He urged clarification of German obligations under the Young Plan and warned that victory powers must avoid dominating postwar economic reconstruction. The conference faced tensions over payment terms and the material benefits of any agreement, with Papen and Maurice Hindemith noted in discussions.
The Daily Telegraph notes Lambeth and Lavalin delegates arguing over responsibility for a practical settlement. France seeks restoration of stability through trade, while Germany and its allies face disputes over reparations and reconstruction funding. Merritt and Papen headlines reflect tense expectations as MacDonald plans division of German reparations and Allied debts amidst a looming world conference.
Wellington reports the Prime Minister Mr Forbes announcing a current financial year deficit of £2,114,552, with expenditure for the year ending May 1 at £22,1079. The figure was £400,000 below earlier estimates, aided by reductions from the high exchange and adjustments, including unemployment absorption amounts of £1,120,000 and a £474,000 contribution from the sale of assets.
At midnight Thursday the United Anti states closes a fiscal period with new revenue machinery and an auxiliary program to sustain Treasury income. The deficit on Wednesday stood at 2.8976 billion dollars, up from 90.271 million last year and down from a 183 million surplus two years ago.
The Democratic Party platform declares support for the repeal of the Eighteenth Amendment or its replacement, urging state actions to promote temperance, prevent saloons, and bring liquor traffic under state and federal oversight. It calls for amending federal law to regulate beer and other beverages with alcoholic content and to provide revenue.
Chicago reports indicate the Democratic National Convention adopted a new party plank in the morning session. The document endorses a repeal of prohibition and outlines a revised policy stance, with delegates voting 218 in favor.
Thorn produced an unexpected development as William Cyril Moxley faces a posthumous appeal connected to a fatal case. Solicitor Ni land and barrister Mr. Hunger ford, appointed to conduct the appeal, have withdrawn, leaving Moxley to pursue the matter independently, with the hearing unlikely before law vacation.
William Hindwood and his wife plan to travel to Australia to look for their missing daughter. Hindwood told the Liverpool branch of a royal charity that he kept the search quiet due to fear of threats from Hindwood’s friends. He said he was terrified of being killed by unknown attackers.
London reports drastic British measures to recover land annuities from the Irish Free State. A bill next week may withdraw Dominion preference and impose a general levy on Irish goods entering Britain to recoup funds. The move aims to pressure De Valera’s government and may hasten dissolution of the Free State Parliament.
The United States Senate declined Prime Minister Hoover's request for funds to join a planned economic conference with Great Britain later this year. Instead the Chamber approved 40,000 dollars to cover expenses for the U S delegation to a monetary conference focusing on gold restoration and related monetary questions.
London obituary note reports the death of Earl of Dudley a long serving governor-general of the Commonwealth and high ranking noble figure. The brief notice confirms the demise and references his title and public role within the empire.
An English company executive on a buying mission in Sydney plans to spend about a million to secure a supplier. The Melbourne contact is described as a 2" man with a millon to allocate for a tin product purchase.
The Recevnty for Als told the Homes of Commons that Mr. Pour MacDonskd, a representative of the Al Milnivity, went Asia at Ottawa in talks on war routes and related matters.
Civil disorder erupts in northern Bombay after a deadly Hindu Muslim incident. Police struggle to disperse rioters as sharpened clashes and scattered assaults continue, with multiple sharp object injuries reported.
The minister announced Walsh Island Dockyard will cut about 100 positions due to work shortage. By week end notices were issued, with around four hundred workers set to leave the yards alongside apprentices. Most adults to be dismissed in coming weeks.
Sydney reports 130 days into a plan urging youths to join a New South Wales rural employment scheme. The Lord Mayor Alderman Waldor calls for wider public support to fund land projects while urging boys and men in need of work to contact the mayor about participation.
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