N.S. WALES AFFAIRS

Otago Daily Times, Issue 15707, 8 March 1913, Page 9

N.S. WALES AFFAIRS

MB HOLMAN INTERVIEWED,

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LONDON, March 7, (Eeceived March 7, at 10.10 p.m.)

In the course of an interview, Mr Holman (Attorney-general for New South Wales) said he favoured compulsory military training, arguing that, even two or three Dreadnoughts were insufficient to protect their vast territory. The Labour party's next work would be the freeing of the land fw the people, The oneneed of New South Wales was population, but this, could not be secured until the, Go-' vernment regained control of the country's resources.

Mr Holman detailed the far-reaching consequences of the New South Wales Act regarding strikes and lock-outs. He 6aid the Act had already been productive of good results by securing the prompt settlement of disputes. He added that whatever the facts of the Sydney gas strike were, .they would not affect the Act, the provisions of which would doubtless be enforced when the necessity arcse.