STATE POLITICS.
NEW SOUTH "WALES. DISSENSIONS IN THE LABOUR PARTY. United Press Association —By Elecfcno Telegraph—Copyright (Received July 6, 8.55 a.m.) SYDNEY, July 6. The Sydney Morning Herald* 1, states that a crisis is imminent in th® State Labour Party over the question of the freehold tenure of land. TpM Minister of Lands is likely to resign owing to the decision of the caucus not to proceed with the repeal of the Can* version Aot. About one-third of tiw party threatened to break away if an attempt were made to abolish the fre©» fl ° l<i * CRIMINAL APPEAL. In the Legislative Assembly Mr Holman, in moving the second reading of the Criminal Appeal Bill, sai<s that the main features had been followed of the recently passed English law, which provides that Supreme and District Court Judges shall sit in the new Court, which will bo ready at short notice, to heal appeals against convictions. It ftir« ther proposes that the Supreme Court Bench shall be saddled with the responsibility of deciding whether death sentences shall be carried out. Mr Wade strongly opposed the lastnamed provision as likely to drag the Judges into a position which might involve them in a conflict with public opinion. SOUTH AUSTRALIA. ADELAIDE, July 6. The censure debate has been adjourn* eel. -
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Star (Christchurch), Issue 10198, 6 July 1911, Page 2
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