AUSTRALIAN POLITICS;

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1007, 23 December 1910, Page 5

AUSTRALIAN POLITICS;

♦— . N.S.W. BILLS PUSHED THROUGH. By Telegraph—Press Association-Copyright. Sydnoy, December 22. In the State Assembly there was .another all-night sitting. Bills dealing with a number of public .works were pushed through. Consideration of the Estimates' is proceeding. STATE BRICKWORKS'. (Rec: December 22, 9.20 p.m.) Sydney, December 22. In . the Legislative Assembly, the . Speaker left the chair at 3.40 a.m. till U a.m. The Loan Estimates, providing for the expenditure of M,933,000 were proceeded with. . 1 ' An item of .£50,000 for State brickworks was ruled out of order, as the law states that work costing more than .020,000 is not to be proceeded with without a certain procedure. ' The Minister for Works (Mr. Griffith) state,d that tho sum was for more than one works. . The Chairman's ruling dissented from this, and the matter was reported to the Speaker, who upheld the ruling, and the item was struck out, , Mr. Griffith declared that he would start the brickworks just the same. Tho Estimates, with this elimination, were carried. NEW LAWS. Melbourne, December 22. \ The Northern Territory Surrender Act, transferring the country to the Foderal Government, will come into operation on January 1 next. • . , Compulsory military training will come into force on the same date. .PROROGATION. Adelaide,. December 22. The State Parliament has been pro- ■ rogued till March 2. QUEENSLAND LANDS, j Brisbane, December 22. During eleven months of tl\e present L year 5,254,000 acres of Crown lands have • been selected—a considerable increase on f the previous year. ■ 1 " POPULATION CHANGES. > - - 1 ! Sydney, December 22. > Thej population of all the States at > the end of September showed ,an in--1 crease, excepting Tasmania,- where tho. ; decrease during the quarter was 242. , New South Wales gained : "5287, - and; i Victoria 13,529. .