AUSTRALIAN POLITICS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 70, 12 March 1908, Page 3

AUSTRALIAN POLITICS.

lIS EXTIIAOKDLNAKV TONE. CAMPAIGN AGAINST TUB UUYEKKUK. March lu. lu the Aoafiiibiv, rrewier hidsiou, relemng to tlie tangles Uuil have oecur red over the cleclluU'- ui the and (.luiruiau oi Lowuiilieen, ueoared that uu p:illj was lu 111.line lur tile e\istiug slate ul uit.uilhev Jailt-u tu iuduce other parties tu jjivc way, aud therefore did the ueit best thing—l.'. their own part} retire. llr. Barton moved the adoptiuu ut I the Addreas-inKepJv. It expressed Ihe

opinion that the last Parliament, in relosing supply, had acted constitutionally. but rfapect fully expressed regret that the Governor had seen lit to dissolve a Parliament newly elected and perfectly able and willing to carry on business providing the Governor took the. advice reudered.

Ihe Address also placed on record disapproval of the methods employed to obtain control of £6B7,UUU oi public money after the Assembly had not only not given express authority hut had absolutely rciUM-d to do so. While recognising the extensive powers of the Koyal prerogative with which the Governor was vested. Parliament maintained that constitutional practice required that those powers should be e\erciaed by such persons in such manner as was acceptable to the majority of the House. The manner in which the late advisors had counselled the exercise of the Governor's powers was an invasion of their rights as a self-governing people.

The debate on the Address was adjourned. The extraordinary tone of the Address is generally understood to be the beginning ol a campaign which Air. Kidston is entering on against the Governor.

It u believed that there will be included io the campaign a resolution refusing supply covering the amount expended during the Plulp regime.

SEW SOUTH WALEo PARLIAMENT. Sydney, March 11. Speaking in the Assembly, Mr. MeGowan said that if the Arbitration Act were to go and wages boards to be substituted the Opposition would oppose the Bill. A political party and certain strong outside influences had done their utmost to impair the efficiency of the Aritration Act and render it in efficient. A similar Act in Xew Zealand had worked excellently. Premier \\ ady said the new Bill contained provisions tliat would meet the approval of the Opposition. The wants of both sides to disputes as well as the general public had been considered. No aide should be allowed to dislocate industrial life by. a lock-out or strike when it had readied a stage at which it couii! adjist the grievances. The law should compel the two sides to come together and troubles should be adjusted by a proper tribunal. The Government was determined, lie added, to put down sweating

VICTORIAN PARLIAMENT. Received lt2h, l.lfi a.m. Melbourne, March 11. When the repreSentaives of the Houfe Df Beprenentativcs re-asscmblM for bußimm they adopted a resolution of symp»thv to Ladv Linlithgow and family over tiie death of the Marquess.