QUEENSLAND POLITICS.
A WANT OF CONFIDENCE MOTION.
Press As*oeiattoa.-By Telegraph-CopjrrUsht* Brisbane, November 30. A Ministerial crisis has arisen in the Legislative Assembly. Mr J. Hamilton moved the adjournment of the House, in order to protest against the Government not giving effect to the wish of the majority of the House for an increase in the payment to members. Mr Power contended that when the Counoil rejeoted the Payment of Members Bill the Government should have tacked the amount on to the Appropriation Bill. The motion was carried by 32 to 28.
In the Assembly to-day Mr Nelson aaid the Government considered the issue had not been fairly put yeaterday, and, in order to test the feeling of the House, he moved to go into Supply. The debate was treated as one of want of confidence, and the division resulted in favour of the Government by 31 to 30. Business was then proceeded with.
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Press, Volume LI, Issue 8965, 1 December 1894, Page 7
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