UNIFICATION.

Temuka Leader, Issue 2673, 16 June 1894, Page 4

UNIFICATION.

Sydney, 3'uno 14. Sir G. R, Dibbs's letter to Sir J.'Patterson containing tho dotails of bis unification scheme has been published. Ho proposes duo Viceroy for the two colonies, one Parliament with two chambers and one tariff and excise, joint debt, railway management, land revenue, land law, defence, and p"3ial and telegraphic administration. The Provincial Governments are to have wide local powers. Tho surplus ruvenuo of the Supremo Goyeriimont is to be apportioned to tho proving partly on a population basis and portly on an occupied mileage area basis. Certain departments of tho public service aro to be removed from political influence and havo their hoad-quartors, soino in Sydney and somo iu Melbourne. One High Commissioner's establish men tin London is rii!'gosted,andone Supreme Court, Tho title of tho federation is to bo Tho United Colonies

until the others should come in, when it should be The Dominion of Australia, or United Australia, under a Commonwealth Bill drafted by the Federation Convention an additional charge of £1,325,000 per annum would have been' involved, but an effective unity, on the other hand, could save the two colonies at least £1,440,000 by reduced interest on debt, gain in railway administration, and savings in other ways.