AUSTRALIAN POLITICS.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXV, Issue 2125, 6 July 1907, Page 2

AUSTRALIAN POLITICS.

United Press Association—Copyright MELBOURNE, July 4. Mr. Cook, acting leader of the Opposition resumed the debate oil the Address-in-Reply. He characterised the speech on the mail contract as consummate burglary. The representative of the syndicate had had the loan of the Government for twelve months. Dealing with the Imperial conference, he said present relations. with the Motherland were entirely satisfactory. What was to be gained by the new secretariat- ar-

rangement? Nothing could be more ludicrous than the Government’s conduct in regard to the naval agreement. Very few people were opposed to the agreement, and there was no doubt the Government majority wished to see it continued. Sir W. Lyne, in replying said no time would be lost in submitting the tariff. He defended the Government action in connection with mail contract.

PERTH, July 5. Parliament has opened. The Governor’s speech followed the lines oi the Premier’s recent, policy speech.

ADELAIDE, July 5. The Treasurer has asked the Premiers of the other States to instruct the Agents General to represent to the Imperial Government that the delaying of issuing the Transvaal five million loan may seriously and detrimentally effect the London market >n connection with the raising of funds for the redemption of the ten 1908*9* •^ us^ra^a) 3- loan maturing in