"AUSTRALIA."

Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 1730, 8 December 1887, Page 3

"AUSTRALIA."

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<■ \dney, December 7The memorandum forwarded by the Premier, Sir Henry Parkes, to the Premier of Victoria, m reply to the protests of that colony, Queensland, Western and South Australia, and Tasmania against the assumption of the name " Australia " by this colony, has been made public. Sir Henry states that the colony under the present name has a noble record ot its services rendered m the cause oi Knglish settlement of Australia extending over a peiiod of ioo years, and that the view of his Government is that they cannot now, from sense of patriotism adopt any new name. The memorandum goes on to say that for more than fifty years every acre of land of what is now known as Victoria was within tbe limits of New South Wales and under the jurisdiction of this colony, and that the city of Melbourne owes its site, origin, and very existence to the Government of New South Wales. In like manner Brisbane was laid out and named by this colony. The Premier asserts that during the greater part of this long period the name " Australia " was specially applied to the country which remains under the jurisdiction of this Governmnnt, and adds that Captain Flinders himself suggested the application of the name " Australia " to New South Wales. Sir H. Parkes further contends that from that time forward the name "Australia" became interchangeably employed with that of New 1 South Wales, both m designating the territory and inhabitants of this colony, the name having been used by the colonists m social as well as public affairs m connection with statistics and documents and m popular usage. In conclusion, the Premier says the Government fails to appreciate the friendly attitude assumed by Victoria and the other colonies, and suggests they might have done the colony the favor of communicating with him before resorting to outside assistance, and declares that the colonists are not disposed to accept the substitution of pressure for courtesy. The press generally condemn the tone and tenor of the communication.