THE COMMONWEALTH CRISIS.

Bush Advocate, Volume XXI, Issue 283, 3 June 1909, Page 5

THE COMMONWEALTH CRISIS.

THE NEW MINISTRY. "Press Assn— By telegraphrrrCopyriglifc. - MELBOURNE, last night.The- new Ministry has been s^y^rn in as follows:— ■ . . Premier : Hon. Alfred Deakin. . Minister of Defence:. Hon. Joseph -Cook. .. .. • ' Treasurer: Right : Hon.' Sir John Forrest. . ■ " . .... Atorney - General : Hqn. P. U. Prynn. '„ .. .. ; . Minister of Customs:- .Horn Sir Upbert Best. ' ... Ministei' of External Affairs : Hon. L. E. Groom. .....'. Minister of Homo Affairs : Hon G. W. Failler. , . .. ■...-_.•'. Postmaster-General :. Sir John 'Quick. . ; . ...'-.. Vice-President of the Executive (Council: Hon. E. D. Miller. Honorary Minister: Hon. Justin F^ S. Foxton. ■;/. • ■, HOUSE ADJOURNS FOR THR^E : ;'■■ - -.weeks..-. .■ v • ■" ; MELBOURNE^ Iast night. In the House, after- Mr Deakin had announced the names of the new . Ministry, he moved- the adjournment to June 23rd to enable the Govern^ ment to fomiulate a policy. After a couple of. hours' criticism on the coalition and the Cabinet, by the Opposition, Mr Deakin's motion was carried by 28 votes- to-?22. TheSenate •counted out in discussing the motion to adjourn for three weeks, v