AUSTRALIAN POLITICS.
Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright,
PERTH, December 4.
The Premier, on being interviewed, said that- the Council's decision on the Commonwealth Bill was a surprise. He had thought'there was a majority in favour of the bill as amended by the Select committee. Had the motion been carried '* would have shown that the colony was ret adverse to federation, but that it only wanted amendments made that wer* V-> iportant to Western Australia, tat **■», portant to the other colonies. He wa, wot prepared to state what action he intended taking.
BRISBANE, December 4. (Received Dec. 4, at 10.40 p.m.) Mr Dickson, the lata Premier, will have i seat in the new Ministry—probably s
Treasurer.
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 11598, 5 December 1899, Page 5
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