Federation Scheme
By Electric Telegraph.— Copyright. • (pee united press association.) Sydney, October 31. ' Sir Henry Parkes, in a despatch to Mr Thomas Gillies, Premier of Victoria, says he believes the time is ripe to consolidate the Australias, and H"ew Wales" invites the other colonies to the fir&t great step— viz., to hold a National Convention for the" purpose of Uevising aud reporting on some adequate scheme of Fedora'^Government. In order to avoid a sense of inequality ue~ prop ees that tne f number of delegates from each Oniony should be the .same, aud equally chosen from both sides of political life. Such delegates to he elected by Parliament and commissioned by the Governor iii Council. He suggests thit the number of delegates from each Colony should ba four members from the Lower sHonse. . two from each side, aud two' from the Upper House, one on each side ; and, if New Zealand joins iv the proposal, the Oonvontion will, consist of 40 members JT . • ation, it is assumed, woul i nppf - sarily follow on the lines of th- eonBtitution of the Dominion of Canada viz.; to provide a,Governor».General for the Dominion of Australia, and a Queen's Privy Council ; also that the legislative power shall be exercised by a parliament of two Houses, , called the "Senate" aud the " House of Commons." /
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Feilding Star, Volume XI, Issue 58, 2 November 1889, Page 3
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232Federation Scheme Feilding Star, Volume XI, Issue 58, 2 November 1889, Page 3
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