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THE TASK OF THE LABOUR CAUCUS SPEECH BY MR. FISHER. THE NEW INSPECTOE-GENERAL. Br T«!»Krapli~Pree« Aosoelatlon-CorTrlghi ■ ' : Melbourne, -April 26. Mr. A. Fisher, Leader of the Federal Labour party, 'has arrived here. He was warmly welcomed by a large gathering at the station. ■' ' •'-.'■'' Later, he waited on Lord .Dudley, th» Governor-General, and accepted a commission to form a Ministry. The Labour caucus will meet to-day, and Ministers will be chosen by ballot. Mr." Fisher expects to .announce the names of his colleagues before the end of the week.- .*■ ' .'■ ■' ■ :.' ■ Speaking.at a luncheon in. connection with Eight Hours Day, Mr. Rsher declared that the Labour party would noi bo vindictive, to the peril, of any party or interest, and would cultivate £h« friendship of the State Parliaments -within' their proper-sphere. ■■. .■:.. i It was gratifying to' find tSisfc the naval policy of the' Labour party had been unreservedly accepted. He.waa dis-, inclined to discuss Colonel Kirkpatrick'o appointment as ■ Inspector-General of the Forces of the Commonwealth. . Hβ considers the question ought not to be-made ■ a political one.' One State.Cabinet had, Mr. Fisher mentioned, adopted a scheme for dealing with unemployment, whereby all the ' police stations in country districts were mad» Labour offices. ' . . ,
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Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 802, 27 April 1910, Page 5
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