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Manawatu Standard, Volume XLI, Issue 9344, 20 October 1910, Page 3

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(By Eleotbic Telegraph—Coptbight.) (Per Press Association.) MELBOURNE, Oct. 19. Pola Mountain, a well-known tenor and music teacher, committed _ suicide with a revolver in Allen's music warehouse. He was suffering from nerve trouble. In the House of Representatives, replying to a question whether the Government -was prepared to introduce a Bill fixing the minimum wage of adult employees of the Commonwealth at Bs, Mr O'Malley said the payment of such a wage in many cases would be excessive, and out of proportion to services rendered. Government must have regard to its responsibilities in other directions before, involving the Commonwealth in an additional expenditure of £60,000 annually. Mr Deakin strongly opposed the Constitution Alteration' Bill. Pie said it was dangerous to hurry through legislation involving extensive alterations for which no urgency existed. The danger lay in over-centralisation, which must arise through concentrating the peculiar State powers in the Federal authority. Once the Federal Parliament took the powers proposed, the States would become sleeping partners who need never be consulted. It meant unitary Government in place of Federal Government.