NEW SOUTH WALES CRISIS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLVIII, Issue 14747, 1 August 1911, Page 7

NEW SOUTH WALES CRISIS.

GOVERNMENT REMAINS IN OFFICE.

PENDING THE BY-ELECTIONS. By Telegraph.—Press Association.—Copyright, (Received August 1, 12.45 a.m.) _ ■ '. 1 ; ' Sydney, July 31. Mb Holman, the Premier, to-day, , / had a, second , interview with the Li eaten* '■'( ant-Governor, who asked him to withdraw.;-' the resignations of the Government, and granted, the condition asked for, that Parliament prorogue over the. by-elections. " The prorogation will issue to-morrow. Meantime the Government continues in v power. "*

VOTES OF INDEPENDENTS.

MR. DUNN'S POSITION. Sydney, July 31. Mr. Briner, • one of the • Independents, now. states that he will support the Labour party so long as it does not make extreme proposals. . 1 At the annual dinner of the Commercial Travellers' Association, on Saturday, Mr. Griffiths attacked the Lieutenant-Governor, stating that the electors had said em--1 phatically that the Labour party • was to govern, but the Lieutenant-Governor had said somebody else. Air. Storey (Leader of the Indepen- ' dents) predicts a dissolution very shortly. Mr. Dunn regrets his resignation,- since the caucus had decided to preserve existing rights of conversion and submitted his name to the Mudgee League for re-elec-tion. The league declined to consider . ■ his name, and submitted the name of Mr. Carl Johnson to the central executive. (Received August 1. 12.55 a.m.) ; ' ' Sydney, July 31. The central executive of the Political Labour League has decided to consider Sir. Dunn's application for. nomination. v:.