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Newspaper
Manilla Express
Location
Manilla, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Sep 15, 1931
Page
3
Assistant Railway Commissioner A D J Forster clarifies a Casino Municipal Council deputation on coal freight from Muswellbrook to Casino. He states no reduction is likely. rates may rise. Current cost to the Railway Department is about twice handling charges, making further reductions impossible at present.
The article argues Britain and Australia are debtor nations with rising dole fraud and heavy taxation. It cites inflated dole figures in England, £52 million in improper payments, and debts of £80 million, noting high taxes, Rent relief abuse, and child endowment tax. It urges reform, reduced taxation, and repeal of industrial laws to curb migration.
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