POLITICAL CRISIS.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume LIII, Issue LIII, 10 April 1908, Page 5

POLITICAL CRISIS.

IN THE FEDERAL PARLIAMENT

fpBBSa ASSOCIATION.! (Rfceivtd April 10, 9.28 a.m.)

MELBOURNE, April 10.

At a late hour last night Mr Deakin suffered a reverse which caused luir. to adjourn tho House toll Wednesday in cirdar that the Governmeait might coasider their position The crisis arose out of a moticu moved by Mr Webster for the appointment of a Royal Commission to supersede: thti Cabinet Committei, now about to commence an enquiry into tho Post Office disorganisation..

Tho adjournment of the debate wus moved, in which the Ministerialists were defeated by 31 to 28, and Mr Deakin intimated that he accepted it as a ccMSura can the Government. Wha,t the result will be will depend largely upon the Labor party, but as the caur cus is not solid on Mr Webster » proposal it is piobable tha* inatWrs will be smoothed over.