▁State ▁deb ts , ▁the ▁Ly ons ▁government ▁stepped ▁in ▁and ▁paid ▁the ▁deb ts . ▁The ▁national ▁Parliament ▁then ▁passed ▁the ▁Fin an cial ▁Ag re ement ▁En for cement ▁Act ▁to ▁recover ▁the ▁money ▁it ▁had ▁paid . ▁In ▁an ▁effort ▁to ▁fr ustr ate ▁this ▁move , ▁Lang ▁ordered ▁State ▁depart ments ▁to ▁pay ▁all ▁rece i pts ▁directly ▁to ▁the ▁Tre as ury ▁instead ▁of ▁into ▁Government ▁bank ▁accounts . ▁The ▁New ▁South ▁Wales ▁Governor , ▁Sir ▁Philip ▁Game , ▁interven ed ▁on ▁the ▁basis ▁that ▁Lang ▁had ▁acted ▁il leg ally ▁in ▁bre ach ▁of ▁the ▁state ▁Aud it ▁Act ▁and ▁s ack ed ▁the ▁Lang ▁Government , ▁who ▁then ▁suffered ▁a ▁lands lide ▁loss ▁at ▁the ▁consequ ent ▁ 1 9 3 2 ▁state ▁election . ▁ ▁Tar iffs ▁had ▁been ▁a ▁point ▁of ▁difference ▁between ▁the ▁Country ▁Party ▁and ▁United ▁Australia ▁Party . ▁The ▁CP ▁opposed ▁high ▁tar iffs ▁because ▁they ▁increased ▁costs ▁for ▁far mers , ▁while ▁the ▁U AP ▁had ▁support ▁among ▁manufact ur ers ▁who ▁supported ▁tar iffs . ▁ ▁Ly ons ▁was ▁therefore ▁happy ▁to ▁be ▁perce ived ▁as ▁" prote ction ist ". ▁Australia ▁agreed ▁to ▁the ▁give ▁tar iff ▁preference ▁to ▁British ▁Empire ▁goods , ▁following ▁the ▁ 1 9 3 2 ▁Imperial ▁economic ▁conference . ▁The ▁Ly ons ▁Government ▁lower ed ▁interest ▁rates ▁to ▁stim ulate ▁exp end iture . ▁In ▁October ▁ 1 9 3 3 , ▁James ▁F ent on , ▁co - found er ▁of ▁the