AUSTRALIAN POLITICS.
United Press . Association —Copyright. .' :;:';,; ■..:■- -MELBO/URNE!, A,ugust 6. :i Mr Mabon,; Pci3t£masi£ei--G4Jiera'l- 1 .. has received a cable"; from Sir Joseph Ward, stating that1 Newi is r willing .to pay for.,tihe .triajisf&r of the Vancouver. miail service front: Queensland .'to New; Zealand, but was led io believe that Cahiada opposed the chiange. Be is'now cabling an inquiry.
.Mr Mohan st<aites, with -refea'ence to the. 'Frisco maili'ervice, that a settlement .has not yet been reached over the claim and counter-claims between the Federal Government and Messrs Spreckles. The latter requested to have itihe matter submitted' to arbitration, but tlhe Government have not agreed to tlhis, : '
, Messrs Spreckles must first find £2500 overpaid! by Victoria, and ,a timelier amount D'aid by other States. -As to the
•oountei'-tclaim for poundage rat© being, inadequate, the Gove.i-nm.Bnt could not recognise it.
BRISBANE, August*, 6. In the first batch of nominations fourteen members were .returned without opposition , including the Premier, the Colonial Secretary, and the leader, of the Labour Party."'
AUSTRALIAN POLITICS.
Wanganui Chronicle, Volume XXXXVII, Issue 12274, 8 August 1904, Page 5
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