Part 19

Chataway, Mr. J. V., 66

Cheviot Estate purchased by New Zealand Government, 93

Chinese: Anti-Chinese legislation supported by Australasians, 293 Cabinet-making in Victoria, Chinese competition, 136 Immigration Act of 1887 limiting number of Chinese immigrants to Tasmania, 170

Christchurch, New Zealand, boot manufacturers' dispute, Arbitration Courts decision, 286

Churches, Western Australia, grants to, abolition of, 159

Civil Service, New South Wales: Public Service Board for investigation of all departments, 44 Royal Commission inquiry, 43

"Civis Brittanicus Sum," necessity of realising Australian unity before appreciating, 299

Cockburn, Hon. Dr., Minister of Education and Agriculture in South Australia, 3, 22, 26, 28

"Colonial," objection to term, 297

Colonial Office, Australians' resenting interference of, 298

Conciliation and arbitration in industrial disputes [see title Arbitration and Conciliation]

Conflicts between Legislative Assembly and Legislative Council: Causes of contention: New South Wales: Rejection of Taxation Bill, 36 Tasmania: Female Suffrage Bill, 177 Public Works Expenditure, 178 Victoria: Additional Taxation, 124 Electoral Bill, 125, 126 Protective Tariff, 123 Right of selection upon pastoral properties, 123 Proposals for remedying, 273-276 New South Wales, 130 New Zealand--Proposed joint session of the two Houses, 131 South Australia--Dissolution of both Houses, success of, 178 Tasmania--Plebiscite, 180 Victoria: Dissolution of both Houses, 131 Royal Commission's recommendations, 129 Town and country antagonism, reflex of antagonism between the two Houses, 131 Ultimate appeal, absence of, 129

Consolidated Goldfields Company dispute, New Zealand, 286

Constitution Bill for establishing "the Commonwealth of Australia," 1891, 218 Governor-General's Executive authority, 219, 224 Failure of Bill, 227 Money Bills, authority of Senate with regard to, 222 Parliament of Commonwealth: Aboriginals, special provisions for, 220 Postal and telegraph services, &c., to be exclusively managed by, 221 Revenue and expenditure, regulations for, 221 Salary of members, 220 Senate, composition of, 219 States: Provinces to be so called, 219 Powers of, under Commonwealth, 226 Supreme Court of Appeal, 225 Tariff, uniform, to be imposed, 222 Territories surrendered by states, administration of, 221

Constitution Bill for establishing "the Commonwealth of Australia," 1897, draft of, reprint from Melbourne Argus, 237

Consumptive persons, Bills forbidding immigration of, 295

Continuity of representation in Australian Houses of Assembly, means of obtaining, 276

Coolgardie Goldfields: Camp settlements, 310 Coolgardie town, 308 Drunkenness and rowdiness, absence of, 314 Earnings of the miners, 311 Kalgoorlie, 309 Mines, description of, 311 Perth to Coolgardie, discomfort of journey from, 307 Population of Western Australia increasing since discovery of, 305 Salvation Army services, 312 Waterworks for supplying water from a distance, 164

Coolies [see title Kanakas]

Co-operative construction of Public Works, New Zealand, 105

Crown Lands: New South Wales, Act of 1884, means of diminishing political pressure in, 37 New Zealand: Local land boards for disposal of, 117 Sale of, 93 Western Australia--mining rights on acquiring, 165

Darling Downs, Queensland, pastoral industries, success of, 70, 71

Darling, Ex-Governor, proposed grant to, cause of conflict between Legislative Council and Assembly in Victoria, 123

Death Duties, graduated, assessment of in Australia, 278

Democratic Government established in New South Wales, 48

Democratic tendency: Gold, discovery of in Australia, result of, 244 South Australian democratic tendency due to Constitution, 2

Denominational Schools, Western Australia, termination of grants, 159

Dibbs, Sir George, 36, 50