Melbourne, Oct. 14.
Following a conference with the members of his Government, the Rt. Hon. S. M, Bruce today met Mr. Scullin, the leader of the Labour Party, and arranged that, pending his resignation, which he is tendering to the Governor-General at Canberra on Saturday, Mr. Scullin should hold in abeyance his plans for the formation of a Lobo Oct. 16.
The final result, of the polling ix the Rt. Hon. S.'M. Bruce's constitueney of Flinders will be known to-morrow, itt frst ballot resulted a8 fol-
Holloway, (Labour) oon Bruce' (Nationalist) 38,500 Burch (Liberal) 3.168
Ax the system of the alternative! vote is in operation in Australia and neither candidate has a clear majority, the votes east for Burch who came bottom of the poll will now be transferred to one or the other of the other candidates. both the!
Labour and Liberal opposed to the abolition of Federal arbitration in industrial disputes, effect now that the coal industry which is the main question on election has been fought, it is ex- Government sub-committee had inpected that Mr, Burch's second preference votes will go to Mr. Holloway, which would bring about the defeat of Mr. Bruce, who was Premier in the last administration.
Mr. Bruce's chances of re-election ere precarious, Twelve hundred primary votes still remain to de counted and he is at present 96 behind the Labour candidate, Mr.
Holloway.
The unsuccessful Liberal preference votes have not yet been allocated to Bruce or Holloway, but the returning officer's examination of the great majority of them shows, that Bruce's position has become worge and that he is $42 in arrears, Labour Leader's Promise Mr. Scullin, leader of the Labour sty, which' has obtained a marity ax a result of the General' Election which has just taken place, in an interview with Reuter's correspondent to-ay, said that. the Htact that Labour would rule simultaneously in England and Australia would prove very beneficial to both Jcountries and would materially assist trem in grappling with matters of mutual concern, The Australian Labour Government would pat ularly work in harmony with Great Britain in the peaceful overtures to America and other countries and would very hi Britain's practi duction of armaments, which he hoped would lead to universal disarm moment and world peace.
Mr. Scullin added that the Labour Party when it took over the reins of Government would conseientiously work to carry out its established programme, Labour. with Clear Majority Oct. 16.
With the Premier in the last administration, Mr. 8. M. Bruce,
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