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FEDERAL POLITICS. « THE ARBITRATION BILL. PREFERENCE TO UNIONISTS. STATEMENT BY, MR. REID. [phess association.] MELBOURNE, 29th November. Mr. Reid, the Federal Premier, informed the House of Representatives tonight that the Government was unable to accept the amendment in the Arbitration Bill, which was carried by two votes in the Senate, granting preference to unionists. Mr. Watson, late Premier, and leader of the Labour Party, regretted that the Government had only accepted minor alterations in the measure, and rejected those of importance. IMMIGRATION RESTRICTION. PROPOSAL AFFECTING JAPANESE. (Received November 30, 10.9 a.m.) MELBOURNE, This Day. In the Federal House of Representatives, Mr. Bruce Smith gave notice of his intention to move that Japanese be removed from' the operation of the Immigration Restriction Act, as applied to Asiatics, and to place Japanese on the .same footing as the subjects of European Powers. OPIUM AND INTOXICANTS. ' (Received November 30, 10.9. a.m.) MELBOURNE, This Day. A new clause prohibiting the sale of opium and intoxicants has been inserted in the Papua Bill, which has been read a, third time.
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Evening Post, Volume LXVIII, Issue 131, 30 November 1904, Page 5
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