VICTORIAN POLITICS.
j POLICY: SPEECH BY" MR. WATTS. By Cable —Press Association—Copyright , Melbourne, January 0. Mr. Watt delivered a policy speech. The chief points dwelt on were ihe development of the country by closer settlement, immigration, nw railways, 1 irrigation, and decentralisation. He intended to spend £500,000 on school buildings and £(100,000 yearly on new railway?. A new electoral scheme would be introduced. No taxation winl.l be proposed.
THE RYE-ELECTIONS. THREE .\i I SISTERS RETURNED UNOPPOSED. Received 7. 12..M a.m. Melbourne, January fl. Nominations for the Victorian byeelections closed to-day. for-the six seats in the Legislative Assembly automatically arising from members accepting ofl'ic in the Watt government. Three of the Alinisters have been returned unopposed. The Premier and the Attorney-General each have a Labor opponent, whilst an independent-Liberal candidate opposes the Minister for Agriculture
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVI, Issue 161, 7 January 1914, Page 5
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134VICTORIAN POLITICS. Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVI, Issue 161, 7 January 1914, Page 5
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