FEDERAL POLITICS.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XLVIII, Issue 8096, 27 September 1904, Page 2

FEDERAL POLITICS.

MELBOURNE, September 27. Speaking at'Ballaret, Mr Reid w«lccwed the tariff enquiry, but, tb« , Commission must not be limited, t and must take in cue whole Commonwealth and the whole tariff, and not be confined to particular industries. Mr Deakin. endorsing what the Prime Minuter had said, added that since the elections the prospects for preferential trade had unfortunately not brightened, but seeing what Canada had done Australians sboald not be left behind. It seemed to him they might without delay and with the consent of both patties have the question considered by Parliament.