POLITICS IN VICTORIA

New Zealand Times, Volume LI, Issue 11783, 20 March 1924, Page 8

POLITICS IN VICTORIA

MR LAWSON’S NEW CABINET. FARMERS EXCLUDED. By Telegraph. —-Pres* A*se.—Copyright. MELBOURNE, March 19. . Mr Lawson has formed his new Cabinet as follows: Mr H. S. W. Lawson, Premier and State Treasurer. Sir Arthur Robinson, Attorney-Gen-eral and Solicitor-General. Sir Alexander Peacock, Minister for Education, Labour end Forests. Mr S. S. Argyle, Chief Secretary and Minister for Health. Mr D. S. Omen, Minister for Lands and Immigration. Mr Eggleston, Minister for Railways and Assistant-Treasurer. Mr H. Isaac Cohen, Minister for Public Works and Mines. Mr J. Gordon, Minister for Agriculture. and! Water Supply. There are also four honorary Ministers, as follow:—Mr Groves, Mr Beardmora, Mr McGregor, and Mr Brawn. ELECTION EXPECTED ! FARMERS PREPARING. By Telegraph—Press Assn.—Copyright. (Received March 19, 9.30 p.m.) MELBOURNE, March 19. The new State Ministry was sworn in.' After preparing its policy the Ministry will probably not meet Parliament till after Easter. A short session and an early election are predicted. The Farmers’ Union is already preparing for an election, declaring it better to go to the country and secure a workable majority than to carry on under the present conditions. The Cabinet has been formed without including any members of the Country Party, which decided last week to end the ooalition. The Ministers thus excluded are Messrs John Allan, F. E. Old, and G. L. Goudie. Messrs Cohen and Gordon were honorary Ministers in the old Cabinet.