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Melbourne, May 31
In the Senate, Mr Millon’samendment that black labour shonld be immediately piohibited was lost on the voices. The Address-in-reply was carried on the voices, and the House adjourned till Wednesday. June 1. In the House, Mr Bamford said the Queensland Labour party had no desire to injure the sugar industry, and if the lines th«w proposed were adopted, it would be placed on a sounder foundation than before. They wished to give time to the employers of alien labour to find a substitute for it, but they would not submit to the appointment of a Royal Commission. Sydney, June 1. A deputation of State members representing the sugar growing district, asked Mr Barton to prohibit black labour, impose a duty on imported sugar, and excise duty on the sugar produced by black labour. The Federal Premier said that the Government intended to prohibit black labour after a period consistent with the large interests involved. He favoured an import duty.
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Waimate Daily Advertiser, Volume III, Issue 158, 4 June 1901, Page 3
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