THE N.S.W. ELECTIONS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIII, Issue 163, 19 October 1910, Page 5

THE N.S.W. ELECTIONS.

LABOR AXD LIQUOR JOIX ISSUE. By Cable—Press Association—Copyright. Sydney, October KS. The Herald, accounting for Mr. MeGowan's victory, says that the steadily increasing "labor vote was enormously accentuated from outside, particularly from the liquor interest. Liquor appears to have voted solidly for labor, as labor appears to have •voted solidly for liquor.

FIFTEEN ELECTORATES CARRY REDUCTION. Received 19, <US a.m. Sydney, October 18. On the latest figures iifteen electorates have carried reduction. In six of these only—namely, Burwood, Gordon, Granville and Waverley—are the returns complete. After the Cabinet meeting to-day, Mr. Wade stated that after the few remaining election returns had been received the members of the Cabinet would hand in their resignations to the Governor.

THE LABOR PROGRAMME. In dcfinina: his party's platform lust week Mr. McGowan, the Labor leader, said: The Labor Party stands for the interests of the whole people as against a class. The aim and object of Federal and State Parliaments is the same —to build up a ireat and enlightened people— By throwing open the locked lands of this State to the people of this State, and encouraging immigration when the land is thus available, so that every acre of agricultural land shall be occupied by farmers in living areas. Bv pushing forward railways through Crown land and establishing seaports along our coastline, and railway communication to these ports, so that produce may be taken to the nearest port, and many industrial centres be established. B_v encouraging manufactures and subsidiary industries through the State ownership of coal and iron—the bases of industries —which could be supplied by the State at cost price, and thus make room for hundreds of thousands of industrial workers in the secondary industries, and By preventing rings, trusts an<l combines from exploiting the food and necessaries of the people. By establishing a free university, to which access shall be by brains and merit alone, through a complete bursary system, and by establishing a system of continuation trade and commercial schools for the scientific and technical, instruction of the future industrial workers of this State.