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MINISTERS’ RESIGNATIONS. By Telegraph—FlW Association—Copyrig! (Received ...ray xx, 9.20 p.m.) MELBOURNE, May 11. Referring to Mr Oeakin’s and Mr Neilsen’s resignations, Mr Fisher, Federal Premier, regretted that a mere question of etiquette had attained such importance. The trouble between Mr Deakin and the Government reached a crisis when 1 Mr Mahon recalled the secretary to. the Commission, and appointed the nev; secretary, Mr Oughton, without -cor suiting the Commissioners. The latti ir refused to recognise Mr Oughton, an d resigned. . . It is understood that the resignatioj »s will be accepted, and the Commission’s affairs wound up. Mr Mahon stated that the work of the Commission was practically fini shed. Reports showed that the Amerh ;an papers were taking no notice of the Australian position, owing to the O >mmission not having funds to subs! lise the press for advertisements.
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New Zealand Times, Volume XL, Issue 9041, 12 May 1915, Page 6
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