AUSTRALIAN POLITICS.

Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XXXII, Issue 8902, 23 August 1907, Page 2

AUSTRALIAN POLITICS.

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London, August 22. Tho Daily Chronicle declares that the action of Mr Carrutllors is a remarkable symptom of partloularisfc feeling surviving iu some States.

Sydney, August 22,

The Federal Government has served an injunction ou tho Hew South Males Government and calls upon the State Attorney-General to show cause why an injunction should not issue to restrain tho Government from further interfering with imports which have not been cleared at the customs and why a declaration should not issue compelling the return of wire netting taken. The matter comes before the High Court to-morrow. The State Government will raise the question whether there exists any jurisdiction in the High Court to deal with the matter under Customs Act and this will involve an argument on the basic question whether the State Government is pound by the Act in any way.

Brisbane, August 22. The censure motion against the Govern inent was defeated by 31 to IG. Meliiociise. August 23. liHtlio Federal House Mr AN ebster made startling statements regarding the condition of aiiairs iu Sydney Post Office, which ho described as tho worst sweating shop iu Australia and stated that discontent, is rife. Tho third reading of tho Bill providing for tho increase of members’ allowances has been passed by the Senate bv 17 to H. Perth, August ;23.

The Producers’ Conference, representing the argicultural interests of th whole State, adopted resolutions favouring secession from the Federation, condemning tho tariff and the increase of members’ allowances.