THIS AUSTRALIAN ELECTIONS

Greymouth Evening Star, Volume XXXI, 2 March 1901, Page 3

THIS AUSTRALIAN ELECTIONS

[by electric telegraph—copyright] (per press ASSOCIATION ) Brisbane, March 1. Nominations o’oscd tc-day for the Fi deral Senate. Fifteen were received in Brisbane, including Messrs Dr.sk l , (Federal Postmaster-General), Th;>nnc, Cowley, Member of the Legislative Council, Gtassey, Giggs, Dawson, Stewart, and M’Donald, Labour Members in the Assembly. Ercoived this day at 0 li t a. m. Sydney, March 5,

Though Crick is practically robbed of portfolio by the tran-fcrrancc of the Post Office to the Federation, nothing defin t’ has yet been agreed upon with regard to the rearrangement of state Ministry. Lyncs holds the Premiership which is much commented upon. Brisbane, March 2. Barton visited Bundaberg and spent a day visiting tho sugar plintations and conversing with growers on the question of black labour. He was presented with an address from the white workers eulogising his promised abolition of Kanaka. Received this day as 9 -11 a m. Brisbane, March 2. Altogether seventeen nominations have’ been received for the Federal Senate, Sydney, March 2. McGowan, loader of tiic Libor Party in a speech said ho owed no allegiance to any Party in the. Federal Campaign on tho ostensibly issue as raised by the Metropolitan Press of free trade or protection but raised only to divide the people and allow conservatives to get elected Tho real object was not to secure free trade but to kill tho Labour Party. Melbourne, March 2. Writs for tho Federal Elections have been issued.

Kingston states that if the Ministry do" aided to bring down tho tariff on the fits*session of Parliament, he would ho pro* pared with the necessary recommendations.