COMMONWEALTH ELECTIONS.
LIBERALS IN THE LEAD. REFERENDA REJECTED. V.v Tek K nviOi.-r,'OH.s AHHortn.Uon.™ Ooj>.vrU:JiT Sydney, Friday. The counting of absentee voton, no far as it has proceeded, leaves the parties' position unaltered, estimated at---Liberals • • . . 38 [ Labour • - - - Doubtful ■ • - 2 Labour is leading by 133 in Illawarra and by 70 in Ballarat. The Referenda position is now altered. The "noes" have a majority in Victoria, New South Wales, and Tasmania, an J the "noes" also bold a majority of the whole Commonwealth. The Herald predicts that Labour will win 12 and the Liberals 0 Senate seatH. Mr Fisher, referring to the political position in a speech on arrival at the Sydney railway station, said: "1 HhaM for the present remain silent. What will be the outcome 1 don't know. It is reported that Cabinet meets io review the position early next week. REFERENDA FIGURES. Received June 7th at 10.20 a.m. Sydney, Saturday.
Referenda returns are atill incomplete. The figures aro: Trade and commerce: Yes, 7--Jf>,.151 : no, 758,89!?. Corporation: Yog, 743,891; no, 7(>4,~ 19fi. Industrial: Yes, 74J,705; no, 764,480. Railways: Yon, 742,493; no, 70.%582. Trusts: Yen, 751,4 04; no, 752,251. Monopolies: Yea, 713, 347; no, 728,313.
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King Country Chronicle, Volume VII, Issue 574, 7 June 1913, Page 5
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