AUSTRALIAN POLITICS.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 555, 9 July 1909, Page 7

AUSTRALIAN POLITICS.

: i -- : ; ••. ;-.(lsy;.TelDSraph.-rreß3'..'Aii«oclatlun;-CopyriKh't.) . ;.' •^; , y>y.V- ;.v:V: : -\, ■■ ■/'. ,; Molbourno^ j July ,:8. : .;" i ;.' I .At, a; caucus; of -the: Federal.Labour/Party,. : '; jt was decided to come.to a.yote-oh.the cen- : i ' snre.\moiiqn i vbefore';tho:' ; end,-;of. ; :;,t ! lier-week,. ;i : debate hai'beeni again ..adjourned^';, ■■; ,\ '. t'-;/ " ; ':TACTICS ; ]^^E^.SENATE. ? : s;>!:;.' ■' '•■ iv'-.v'i'Av^'.'^-.v'- Molbaurno, july.B.':, ■■[ . ;[ The;iconaure:'debate , is: drasging aiong : in.' .'. : "tie-Housel'of/IlepiresontatiVes.'-";' ■%-. '.:■ ■.;-Vv-!.: ; ,-V'ln.the/Senate,' : " '■• been dobated for the last',-fortnight/..the ; La- ! ;bour :' i mombers.,forcing the Gsverum<int' : to, \ ;■ keep /a : .Houso. by'calling; attention ;.to ; : the ■ . state of the'phamberV' The Gqvernnieiit sup- , ■! 1 pprt6rs. ; .retaliated'to-day, by refraining from. ; ; obeying, the. call 'of the boll: !ihe-result was '. 'a;;count-dut,' ending 'the debate. ; ;' ;'";/' v- \ "DNIFIOATioN.;- ,< r ;;;C-':; l ( R ? 0 - :ju 'y; B ''iQ p-m-). ; ;' : ' :; :. : o-:. •' ■\'i ''/";. *'\:\:' ''■,'"'''■ : . '<,'-■:■ Melbourne, July S. '-[,'' ,- • ;. V A: petition has ibeen preseuted.tqthe Fed-'., eral House jof Representatives' from'.' i) 6 .Vic-' ; , '; ; tprians pow;,residents of Neyr, Zealand,;but ' ■ still claimihg to be. clectqrs/of the 'Cqmmbn'i ' wealth, praying that a referendum bo, taken ;• ;oir the; question of, the;unification, of Aus'■■'.tralia;■■■■■;''. : -'■':■.'■' \''- ! -. : ': : ■' : '-:<y ■■'■,';"/-..,:> , .'.V..'- -•■ f ; !:-;- ;^'rfX- >tasmania;'v,v : /V,''- ':.:■'■}■: , 'Vy'y V'r-; '.;.:- ; \;^- ; iv; ■•''.■■':'■;■"■ Hotart,, July.B:- ;; ■ '/The .State^..i'remier ■: (Sir v - •Elliott.' Lewis) '■■ expects-the 'financial year" to ; 'ohd with/a : ; ;ckficit of' £28,00(i;;;.':: ■■■■'-';:' x'. "■'.'■ "■'.'■'. ] " "■' :■ . :-'■■.-..' . -.' ■ .'.■",■.;' ■ '_■ ~':'.:..■ V I i; [Tho,Lewjs' -Ministry'Tecently succeeded the '.Evaris;-Government.-;! Its first problem is how! , to-moet the deficit cabled to-dny. Among other j things/ it is proposed to raise .super! taxes' on ' existing forms';of Other business 1 before the- Government, has been summarised ] ; ['tis follows:r-To consider'how defects ih the . present education system can be. c remedied, to ' gointo tho question/of ,water/conservation and i • the'; utilisation'.of water, power," to ascertain; ■< what areas 'of Crown lands can be surveyed ', ' and-opened up for selection, to. consider how ' far it;is.possible" to:'dovpte, the-whole from Crown- lands to. works of. a." permanent : nature, to-consider'what additional tracks-are required tporkn up mining areas,.to examine :( . tho .financial aspect .of..the ; present'.closer set- < tlenient scheme and. see,how far'any extension J can bo immediately undertaken, to see whether l the .Advances to. . Settlers Act can bo extended ; t with advantage to ascertain the proper' rome- c : dies required in connection with the >Strnlts ; t . Islands, now ' factories-; legislation''and , wages , boards, to consider: the steps to bc.takoii'to > .secure suitable immigrants for Tasmania, and j to further -develop tho agricultural and fruit , growing industries.].'.. .. .;/• . ■ ... j