AUSTRALIAN FEDERATION
! THE COMING ELECTIONS. j (Received March 6, 0.28 a.m.) ; SYDNEY, March 5. i The writs for the Federal Senate elections have been issued. 5 BRISBANE, March 5. i Great difficulty has been experienced In delivering the Federal election documents in the outside districts owing to the effect of the drought. In some districts special coaches were necessary, and others could only be reached by means of camels. ; THE CANADIAN DELEGATION. ■ (Received March 6, 0.24 a.m. LONDON, March o. ■ A Reuter’s message states that Sir Wilfrid Laurier will be unable to visit Australia, for the opening of the Federal Parliament, and the Hon W. Mulcck, Pcstmaster-General, will represent Canada. THE NEW ZEALAND COMMISSION. AUCKLAND, March 5. At the Federation Commission’s sitting to-day two witnesses were in favour of federation, and all the others against. With the exception of the Rev G. Mac Murray, Vicar of St. Mary's Cathedral, the evidence was mainly a repetition of the reasons for and against already given. Mr Mac Murray made the most exhaustive and pronounced statement in favour of federation so far given here.
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New Zealand Times, Volume LXXI, Issue 4298, 6 March 1901, Page 5
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