LABOR CONFERENCE.
SOCIALISATION OF INDUSTRY. By Telegraph.—Press Assn.—Copyright. Sydney, June 11. The Labor Conference carried the Brisbane resolutions favoring the socialisation of industry, distribution and control. An exciting debate followed a statement by a delegate that 1000 spurious ballot-boxes were issued for the selection ballot for the Sydney seat in January, 1920, ballot-boxes with sliding panels being allegedly used. Mr. Willis, chairman, stated that a committee was inquiring ?nto the matter, but had not finished its investigations. It had secured sufficient evidence to go into any court. It had been established that a number of ballot boxes with sliding panels had been made and delivered They were used in the selection ballot, but whether manipulated or not he could not say.
Mr. Willis added that he secured a bal-lot-box used in the election of the last executive, and discovered it had a sliding panel. He produced this box for exam mation. However, the committee had no reason whatever to believe that the box was corruptly used in the election of the executive.
It was intended to probe the matter to ihe bottom, if necessary, and take legal action.
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Taranaki Daily News, 13 June 1923, Page 3
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