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180 Questions without Notice [ASSEMBLY] Questions without Notice rorgtsluttur Asnrmhly SYDNEY GUARANTEE CORPORATION Mr EINFELD: My question without Wednesday, 14 August, 1968 notice is directed to the Attorney-General. Were two former directors of Sydney Questions without Notice-Aborigines Welfare Board Guarantee Corporation, James Huntley -Bushfire Committee-New South Wales Fisheries Knox of Lane Cove and Warren Wallace -Dairy Industry-Notice of Motion-Governor's Speech: Address in Reply (Third Day's Debate). Alderton of Orange, committed for trial in October, 1965, almost three years ago, for allegedly concurring in the issuance of a Mr SPEAKER (THE HoN. KEVIN ELLIS) false prospectus to the public? Was it took the chair at 2.30 p.m. claimed at the time that the public had lost $5,000,000 in the collapse of this com­ Mr SPEAKER offered the Prayer. pany? Will the Attorney-General inform the House why these men have not yet QUESTIONS WITHOUT NOTICE stood trial? CLEARWAY: KING'S CROSS TO Mr McCAW: The answer to the first EDGE CLIFF part of the question is, yes. The affairs of Mr DOYLE: In view of the outstanding Sydney Guarantee Corporation and, I think, success of the clearways introduced by the some ten other substantial companies which Minister for Transport in other parts of the had fallen into the same sort of condition metropolitan area, will he consider the idea as this company, were a legacy that I took of establishing a clearway on Bayswater over as Attorney-General from the former Road and New South Head Road from administration. That is not to say that the King's Cross to Edgecliff? former administration is responsible for what occurred, but the fact is that the new Mr MORRIS: The third clearway comes companies legislation which came into into operation, I think, next week-certainly effect throughout Australia from 1st July, within the next few days-on the Prince's 1962, contained the provisions which Highway. I understand from reports and enabled these investigations to take place, letters which I have received that these and to that extent I am sure the public clearways are acclaimed by the people who and all ·honourable members would agree that the legislation was commendable. Some are using the highways. In fact, the only of the legacy of at least eleven company objection I have heard was that voiced by failures has already been the subject of the honourable member for Kogarah when prosecution and each prosecution that has he was speaking in the House, and ap­ been heard has been successful. parently he is quite out of step with most The number of law officers handling of his colleagues on this subject. I have these matters has not been increased since received from members on both sides of the I have been Attorney-General. This type House only commendations about the op­ of work requires the consideration of ex­ eration of the clearways, and I know what perts, and it is difficult to supplement our experts by engaging private practitioners a benefit they are to the people who have with experience of it. Officers of the Crown to come in and go out of the city of Sydney law office as well as counsel have been during peak hours. The suggestion by the assiduously and strenuously engaged upon honourable member for Vaucluse that clear­ the preparation of the Crown case in this way conditions be applied in his district and other prosecutions. In the matter re­ from King's Cross to Edgecliff will be re­ ferred to by the Deputy Leader of the Op­ ferred to the Traffic Advisory Committee. position submissions were made for the finding of a no bill. This application de­ I shall communicate with him as soon as layed the preparation of the Crown case. it has received full consideration, and I Speaking from memory, I think the hearing shall keep the House informed. of this trial has been fixed for ·a date not Questions without Notice [14 Auo., 1968] Questions without Notice 1~1 far ahead. I assure the Deputy Leader of closest attention. Further discussions will the Opposition again, in relation to this take place with the Milk Board and in matter, as I did recently when he raised the due course with industry representatives, Palmer prosecutions, that these cases are with a view to solving the problem the receiving the Crown's full and best efforts. honourable member has put forward in this The Government realizes it is unfair to question. defendants that they should be kept wait­ ing. A trial should ,be brought on for hear­ ing as quickly as possible, in fairness to PRICE CONTROL all. Many counsel are involved in some Mr COADY: I ask the Minister for trials now pending. Dates suitable to Crown Labour and Industry, who is in charge of counsel and defence counsel have to be price control, whether the federal budget arranged, and as far as possible the avail­ announced last night provides for an in­ ability of witnesses must be considered. crease in sales tax which in due course will be passed on to the public and will in MILK QUOTAS itself absorb much of the increases granted to pensioners and generally hit the purse Mr COWAN: I ask the Minister for of the public. In .the light of past experi­ Agriculture whether it is a fact tnat more ence, will the Minister issue to industry and than 4,000 dairy farmers are registered with suppliers generally a severe warning that the New South Wales Milk Board. Is the the officers of the Prices Branch will watch Minister aware that the milk zone is carefully for instances in which an increase divided into percentage districts? Is he greater than the actual increase in sales aware that the northern zone area, com­ tax is passed on to the public? Will he prising the Gloucester, Wauchope, and also threaten ·to reimpose appropriate price Taree districts, is in a 70 per cent part of control where abuses take place? the zone where it is necessary for farmers to produce 42 per cent ·above their base Mr WILLIS: I, like the honourable so that they may qualify for an elctra member for Drummoyne, read in this morn­ quota? Does the Minister consider that this ing's press of the increase in sales tax pay­ policy is injust and is adversely affecting able on certain commodities and I assumed the economy of farmers in the districts con­ that the increase in sales tax will result, as cerned? Will the Minister confer with the he has apparently assumed, in an increase Milk Board with a view to revising .these in price to the buyer of those commodities. percentage districts so that increased sales I do not know of any precedents, to which will be shared equally by all farmers in the he refers, in respect of the issuing of warn­ milk zone? ings to retailers of these commodities that they should not increase their prices to an Mr CRAWFORD: It is true that there extent greater than the increase in the sales is a differential in the quotas within the tax will justify, but I am willing to do as milk zone and in my opinion this does he has requested and to pass on this sugges­ adversely affect producers in the lower tion to the prices commissioner for ap­ quota areas. I have already discussed this propriate action by him. As regards the matter in a preliminary way with the Milk reintroduction of price control, which was Board. Further discussions are to take mentioned in the tail of the honourable place with that board, and I hope with member's question I propose, as I have said industry representatives, with a view to get­ on a number of occasions, to pursue the ting equality for milk producers. An policy that was followed by the Labor Gov­ orderly marketing scheme should be fair and equal to aU producers within the in­ ernment that preceded the present Govern­ dustry. The present system which involves ment-that is, to keep a watchful eye on different quotas for different areas is not things but not to impose any more restric­ fair to producers. I assure the honourable tions than are necessary in regard to matters member for Oxley and other members of which are best controlled by the free-enter­ this House that this matter is receiving my prise, competitive market-place itself. 182 Questions without Notice [ASSEMBLY] Questions without Notice LOCAL-GOVERNMENT GRANTS the broad principle of which the honour­ COMMISSION able member is speaking, from 1st January Mr MAUGER: I ask the Minister for next year local government will be able to Local Government and Minister for High­ make applications to the local-government ways whether the Premier, in his policy grants commission. speech, promised that $4,000,000 would be set aside each year to assist local-govern­ STEAM LOCOMOTIVES ment instrumentalities. Will the Minister Mr WADE: I ask the Minister for inform me and the House, first, if any plan Transport whether he is aware that between has been forwarded to Cabinet in relation Saturday night last and Sunday morning a to the allocation of this money ; second, government rai.lways locomotive emitted whether any financial assistance is to be prime which did extensive damage to the made available to councils this financial paint work of many homes in a number year ;. and, third, when councils may apply of streets in the vicinity of the coal line and m. what form the application should involved.

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