Sydney, Aug. 22. is understood that the Com monwealth Government has decided to eject the recommendation made by Mr. Graves, the President of the Australian Labour Party, on behatt of the New South Wales Labour, members, that Mr. E, G. Theodore, the former Treasurer of the Federal Government, should resume his post Treasurer during the absence of the Premier, Mr. J. H. Seulli Te may be recalled that Mr. Grave said that it was imperative there should be a strong representative of Labour at the helm, otherwise Mr. Seullin, who has been acting. ax Treasurer since Mr. Theodore resign-€d, should not leave Australia at present.
Mr. Theodore resigned his position of Treasurer on July 6 following the announcement of the findings of the Queensland Royal Commission of Enqui 10. the circumstances attending the purchase of the Mungana (Chillagoe) mines by the Queensland Labour Government When Mr. Theodore was Premier of Queensland. The Commission found Mr. Theodore and another Labour ex-Premier, Mr. W, McCormack, and also Mr. Goddard, who was the mines manager at Chillagoe, guilty of fraud and dishonesty in procuring the State purchase of the mines for 000,
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