NEW LABOUR TEAM.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 954, 22 October 1910, Page 5

NEW LABOUR TEAM.

CAUCUS-CHOSEN CABINET. MR- M'GOWENAND, HIS COLLEAGUES By TcJeeraph—Press Association—Oopyrisht. '(Rec. October 21, 11.5 p.m.) Sydney, October 21. Mr. M'Gowen lias formed the new Labour Ministry. The portfolios are distributed as follow: Premier and Treasurer (£IB7O per annum).—Mr. J.'S. T. M'Gowen (Redfern), ■ boilormakor. Attorney-General and Minister foxJustice (£ls2o).—Mr. W. A. Holmau (Codtamundra), barristor-at-law. Minister for Mines (£1370).-r-Mr., A., Edden (Kahibah). Chief Secretary and Minister for. Agrioulhiro (£l37o).—Mr. Donald Maodonnell (Debar), shearer. Minister for Lands (£l37o).—Mr. N. Neilsen (Yass), carpenter. Minister for Works (£l37o).—Mr. A. H, Griffiths (Sturt), patent attorney.. I Minister for Education and Labour 1 (£1370) .-Mr. G. S. Beeby (Blayney), solioitor. Vice-President' of the Executive Council (£Boo).—Mr. T.-.'H. Thrower (Macqiiarrie),-. trades union secretary. Honorary Ministers, and assistants to the Treasurer and Minister for Agriculture respectively.—Messrs. A. M. Carmiohael : (Leichhardt), ' accountant, and J. L. Trefle (Castlereagh), nalist."With the exception of Mr. M'Gowen and Mr. Thrower, who accepted without x balloting, the cauous selected ' the Ministry by an exhaustive ballot. The selection is ..considered a good one- in Laboiir circles. \ The mystery, of the Bingara election has been cleared .up. The, returning officer made out two returns, and in one which he sent 'to Sydney he reversed,'.the. order' qf. the -candidates'. names, making it appear.' that- 'Mr, Moore (ex-Minister for Lands) was elected. . Tliiß was : incorreot, - Mr. MacDonald, the Labour candidate, having secured a majority of 40.: votes. i . ; There has.Men much interest'in the £>aint Leonard's second ballot election, as-this .is the first' time a second ballot has been tried in the State.; Mr. Cooks,, the. Liberal candidate, .easily held the leading position he secured, last Friday, heating his Labour opponent by a big majority.. '■'"■, ■'■. Inoluding this result,, the strength of parties remains as-before, viz./- - : -.- i . Labour.' v,..','^-;;;..'.,-;,.;.';;..;.. 46 ■,'■; ....,,......;;.,...,,;.. .44 . ' ':\ It is considered urijikely that the re-' piainirig second ballots ; : will alter the position. '•;;_' ,' ." ,- ;

LABOUR JUBILATION. ' / , '■','..' Sydney,"October 21. -\, ' A big'. Labour rally at". the, Trades: Hall rejoicod oyer. the Labour .victory at the State elections. •-•;:..: All tho speakers said they were cpnfidentv.the'party would have a.larger majority at the next election; '. PROHIBITION DiSAPPOINTMENT. ;.'■„'"'.',> v Sydney, October 21. ;. At the .Congregational' Union, speakjera; deprecated; thd alleged stampede of olorgymen. for ■ political honours.'(•.-.; V'.;. : The Prohibition Party, is' disappointed with tho result of the : rJocal option vote, and demands an alteration of the law to secure State and 'local option; also that the vote shall apply to the produotion as well as the' sale of liquor-' Elimination of the reduction clause, is also urged." ..'■; '';-.;.', : .; : ; '/ •■'