AUSTRALIAN POLITICS.
PREFERENCE TO BRITAIN. REFORM OF THE UPPER HOUSE. By Cable —Press Association—Copyright. Melbourne, April 10, Mr. Milne, British Trade Commissioner, lias cabled to Mr. Tudor, urging tliat when reconsideration is bciiif,' given to the tariff preference be extended to Britain. Mr. Tudor promised to consider the matter. Sydney, April in. At the Labor Conference, a motion condemning the Government for failure to abolish the Upper House was defeated by 73 votes to 38. Mr. Holman explained that before anything was done with the Upper House the Government had to consolidate its position in the Lower. But for the war, measures would have been taken. "At present, unless you catch the Upper House red-handed and it invites its own destruction, to go to the country for the abolition of the Upper House would not abolish that House, but abolish yourselves. The duty of the Government will be to make the Chamber as nearly harmless as possible."
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 259, 12 April 1915, Page 7
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157AUSTRALIAN POLITICS. Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 259, 12 April 1915, Page 7
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