The Government are now firmly established in power and have had all writs returned for voting members. The exception is the Northern Territory whose member has not voting powers. In this area it was decided to allow extra time in view }of the fact that electors were seattered over some 623,620 square miles of country, and with the exclusion of Darwin itself, the voting will be by post. 'The flection took' place on the 15th instant and only meagre figures are available. These seem icate the return of Mr. Nelson member, who had such unpleasant experiences when he got lost, and off the track of the water-holes.
The Senate has gained a further Nationalist by fate's decree. Senator O'Loughlan, a well respe staunch Labour upholdes home in Melbourne. This left vacancy for another South Australian Senator. Many expected t> tment of Ex-Senator ister for Markets and in the Last Ministry. opponent in the person of South Australia's State politician, Sic Henry Barwell came forward, and eventually Senator Wilson was not nominated by the Nationalists, who evidently still hold something up him. He failed to gai support of his party at the Federal elections and was defeated though polling well in the first count votes. The services of such an able man as the ex-Senator proved himself to be in Ministerial office will be deplored by the country if not by the politicians themselves. The greatest Temp-shell in the changes of the
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