AUSTRALIAN NEWS.
The New South Wales Elections. ' Sydney, July 17, There is tremeiulous excitement in the city to-night over the elections. The Freetraders have carried the day in Sydney and suburbs. Of the 'ls returns already completed, the Freetrade candidates have secured 34 seats, Protectionists 6, and Labour Candidates 5. Sir Henry Parkes Ims been returned for St. Leonard's, Mr I). K. Wise for the Flinders division of Sydney, Mr G. H, llcid for the King division of Sydney, and Mr W, M'Millan for Bunvood. Mr Edmund Barton, formerly in the Dibbs Ministry as AttorneyGeneral, has been rejected for Handwick, also the Hon, F. J3. Suttor, Minister of Public Instruction, for Bathurst, Mr Daniel O'Connor for the Gipps division of Sydney, arid Sir Wm, P. Manning for the Phillip division of Sydney. Mr Sydney Smith, who was formerly a member of the Parkes Administration, replaces the Hon, F. B, Suttor, who is absent in Canada. Lnter, The Labour candidates only obtained five seats in the city and suburbs, although those wo generally regarded as their stronghold.
Keturns, however,from tlie country districts are increasing the strength of those who liavo signed the pledge of the Labour Electoral League, and up to tlicv present the League has obtained twelve seats, which, with independent Labour candidates, gives approximately 22 members. Freetrade candidates lmve secured 51 scats, and Protectionists, 28. Sydney, July 18,
The majority of tho old Labour members who declined to sign the pledge of the Labour Electoral League were rejected, Sir George Dibbs' return for Tamworth is practically assured. Mr H. G'opclund,. Minister for Lands, has been rejected. The first report that Jlr Kidd, Postniaster-Genoral, had been defeated, turns out to bo incoifoct.
Tlie returns for 108 scats have ken completed, leaving another 17 yet to come. Sofar tlie Freetraders have secured 56 seats, tlio Protectionists 30, tlie Labour cause 21, and there is one Independent member, Sixty-three members of the last House Imvo ken re-elected, and tlicro are 45 new faces,
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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XV, Issue 4777, 19 July 1894, Page 3
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331AUSTRALIAN NEWS. Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XV, Issue 4777, 19 July 1894, Page 3
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