Federal Convention

Feilding Star, Volume XII, Issue 109, 7 March 1891, Page 4

Federal Convention

1 ■ (PKR PBE^ f '.".■••.'•.•• ■ ' ; -■ ■ Stdneyv March. 4 ■■'■■ The " Federal Convention resumed its^ sittiuggt-; this 'morning:, : -when Sir George his seat. ' Sir |H. ,_,, Pai kea, moved the" following resohit- ■\. folia,-.:.." '--.vv. ;.j j, v; ;.- r ;:;'- .'. '--'■ [■ v K ;v jj l - ;'!?h&t^i&e.. : . powers, privileges, rights ol the several existing oolonieß shall remaiuj intact, :; .:- .except iii respect to such surrenders. "«fcs luiy be agreed upon as "necessary ■ : , .:.'> nud incidental to the power and authority; of the National Federal Governiaent. ; - T^ 2i Tliat traude arid iritercbiirse between the federated, colonies, whether ; by^ means ot laud carriage or coastal navigation, shalLbeabsoiutely free. '■- — "-3. That the military and naval ■*'-. defence^of be entrusted to iFedteral forces, under one command:." : ..;..'•■ Sul)jeet \to^ thess and ;qther. neces.edtyj. provisiJns^ this conyeution apf' f rVuiing of ;a F^uera;l Cbu- .;': wstiiitfi^ !whieh sHiill'eatahiisb:;:^-; . 'to^cmisißt ; ;of a ; Senate aud House otEepresentatives,' tKe' 'former "consisting -of ;au \equal number "of : .lfiembers t'rura each proViii6e, to beeieotetl by a system'wtiich fehall provide for the rfct^iemene of one- third of the uieiu bers . '-- .'< y6 a rß» so securing^ .to that bpdy .V- itself- perpetual e^isteJQce,^ combined ; ; defiiii te^ responsibility' to^j the "ilectbrW. The Luwjer VHouse be ' "i elected by distr^Jts - i ioi-h^ed von a /population^ basis^and tb ; possess! the ■ poorer^"of rbriginatiug j and; ame,nd- : "ing <all; Bills,^appropriating revenue, •or imposing •taxation. ; ; ' [ 2; A; Judiciary; consisting ;of a Federal- Supreme Court which .shall ' -tspfietituteSth^ High Court pf Appeal for* Australia the direct ': authority-bfHhe Sovereign; whoseideas such shall be fiaalv j ■•■•-■ v ; : f : . : . ht>3^ An lEkecutive,\; consisting of a aud such person's as ' Sjnay -frooi- time -to tinie be appointed : ~''i\ as-his advisers, such persons sitting^ in -.I Parliament^ aud whose term| of office - i -\"d^p'6n4' i:^p < dn^'the'i.r-;:'.poW6B?ing -the contidence of the Hbiise of |JRe- . jexpressed by the supvport of a maj'>rity. . ; r .•' ;