FEDERATION.
SOME LESSONS FROM AUSTRALIA,
ADVICE T{?;'SpUfH'AFRICA^,
MORE CENTRAIiISED'.CON&TiTUTION
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(Rec. January'■24i'.'4'.ls , 'p;m:) ,l ," '■' / ~ ' Durban,' January 23.
Mr. Watson, ex-Premier of tborCommonwealth, in the- course of an interview at Durban, warned iEe 'National "'Convention' against following AustralAa's,.oxample'in allowing sovereignty ~to, largaVn ..States.,,.. He., thought the contrdL"-Psrliamont' : sli'ould- have much greater control than -was the'case', in Australia. It would ..be. better if. ..they, had a far more centralised Constitution. .-* He .attributed little weight to-the. objection-that; this might cause neglect of local demands.
The London "Times" ■ Capetown pondent adds;' "This' a'dviceWs' not'.entirely' palatable.in. Natal, but is wholly" %' accdr'dance with the views of the majority.of the Convention/'
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Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 414, 25 January 1909, Page 5
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106FEDERATION. Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 414, 25 January 1909, Page 5
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