The Government also propoied trent as a dead letter the White Paper detailing the condi establishing inquiry tries. The Electorate, said the Premier, had just expressed its overwhelming opposition to protectiv> duties, and the Government di intend to renew the existing duties safe-guarding certain industries, while they reserved the right repeal them before the statutory period for their operation expired.
Action with regard to the coal fields could not long be delayed, continued the Premier, and the Government was consulting all the interests concerned with a view 10 producing measures that would not be a temporary patchwork Sat which would put the industry on an up-to-date and efficient footing.
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