COMMONWEALTH POLITICS.
THE PREMIER’S CONFERENCE. A FINANCIAL SCHEME PREPARED United Press Association—-for yright MELBOURNE, August 18. After a further interview with -Mr Deakin the Premiers’ Conference formulated a scheme dealing with finance which will be submitted to Air Deakin to-day. It is understood it suggests that the Commonwealth contribution to the States should be on the basis of 30s per head of the population, and if this is accepted the States would be prepared to help the Commonwealth as regards old age pensions in the present year, and thus do away with the necessity for the Federal Government borrowing to meet its obligations.
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Gisborne Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2584, 19 August 1909, Page 5
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103COMMONWEALTH POLITICS. Gisborne Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2584, 19 August 1909, Page 5
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