THE AUSTRALIAN CONTINGENT.
SYDKEY, Tuesday
The officers are showing reliietance in volunteering- for the contingent. One reason given is tliat their action is intended as a protest on account of the withholding- of the pay of preyious contingents.
(Received 10.4 a.m.)
MELBOURNE, this day
The Federal Treasurer advances l£ 25,000 as the preliminary expenses of the Federal Contingent. There is likely to be trouble -when Parliament meets at Mr Uarton not fulfilling his promise to consult the House before sending- more troops.
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Auckland Star, Volume XXXIII, Issue 6, 8 January 1902, Page 5
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