VICTORIAN POLITICS
DEFEAT OF MINISTRY EXPECTED (By Telegraph—Press Assn.—Copyright). MELBOURNE, November 6. Negotiations which are expected to result in the early defeat of the Victorian Labour Ministry, occurred when the Nationalist Party agreed to co-operate with the Country Party in the formation of a compulsory Ministry, with Mr Allan as Premier It wag stipulated by the Nationalists, however, that the Ministry should be under the joint-leadership of the Country Party leader, Mr Allan, and the Leader of the Opposition, Sir Alexander Peacock. The managers of the three non-Labour groups held a lengthy conference later, but owing to a division in the Country Party no decision was reached. Some members of the Country Party, it is understood, hold the view that it would be inadvisable to defeat the Labour Ministry at present, as the Country Party is receiving acceptable legislation from the Labour Ministry. Important developments are expected fiOOU.
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Southland Times, Issue 19394, 7 November 1924, Page 5
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