Part 23

Pastoral Tenants' Relief Act of 1895, New Zealand, 118

Peace Preservation Act of 1894, Queensland, 74

Plebiscite: Establishment of in Australasian legislation, 276 Federation of Australasian Provinces, proposed framing of new Constitution and referring to, 227 Legislative Council and House of Assembly disputes, proposed settlement of by plebiscite, 273 South Australia: Bill for establishment of, 29 Educational system, alterations in, question referred to plebiscite, 29, 274 Tasmania, Female Suffrage, proposed application of plebiscite for, 177, 187

Plural voting: South Australia, plural voting forbidden in, 2 Victoria, proposed abolition of, 186 Tasmania, partial abolition of, 173

Political patronage, misuse of, in New Zealand, charges against the Government, 269, 271

Postal and Telegraphic Department, Parliament of Commonwealth's exclusive control of, 221

Produce and Export Department: Queensland, concessions to producers: Financial statement of 1896, extract with regard to, 79 Meat and Dairy Produce Act, 71 Sugar Works Guarantee Act, 65 Relations between, Provinces strengthened by promotion of enterprise, 253 South Australia: Institution of, 21 Output of the Provinces, means of securing uniformity, 23 Tasmania--Inspection of exported produce, necessity of, 172 Victoria--State advances to producers, 148

Property Qualification: South Australian Legislative Council: Electors', 2 Members not subjected to, 121, 122 Victorian Legislative Council, 122 Western Australian Legislative Council, 157

Prospecting Boards in gold-mining districts, Victoria, appointment of, 147

Protection: Development, result of, 292 Interchange of commodities between the Provinces impeded by protective tariff, 212 Labouring classes in favour of, 292 South Australia adopting protective tariff, 24

Provincial Legislatures of New Zealand, abolition of, 83

Public Service Board, New South Wales, for investigating all departments of Civil Service, 44

Public works: New South Wales, Parliamentary Standing Committee of Public Works, means of diminishing political pressure in, 40 New Zealand: Communication, improving means of, by public works scheme, 85 Co-operative construction, 105 Encouragement of settlement--public works scheme valueless without, 120 Railways, preservation of Crown Land for constructing, withdrawn by Government, 92 Queensland, facilitating occupation in outlying districts by construction of public works, 78 Victoria: Audit Commissioners to recover arrears of money due to State, proposed authorisation of, 146 Extravagant expenditure, on, 143 Irrigation and water supply works: Inadequate preliminary investigations, 145 Liabilities--failure of works to meet their own liabilities, 144 Railway Commissioners' libel action against Mr. David Syme, 143 Western Australia--difficulties of the Government, 160

Queensland--Australian Federation Enabling Bill, rejection of in, 235 Central and Northern Queensland's separation from the South: Agitation for, 55 Arguments in favour of, 56 Boundaries adopted by Separationists, 56 Claims of Central Queensland, 56 Constitution Bill, attempt at introducing, 59 Decline of agitation, 61 Federal Convention delegates--proportion of Northern and Central Queensland representatives proposed to be sent, 60 Financial Districts Bill, 59 Imperial Government's intervention, Lord Knutsford's reply to Northern deputation, 57 Natural products, interchange of between the separated Provinces, 58 Public Debt Liability, 59 Revenue of the districts--Royal Commission of Inquiry into, 59 Supreme Court judges, appointment of, 60 Female Suffrage, result of adopting in, 185 Humanitarian legislation [see that title] Labour Party [see that title] Legislative Council, members nominated for life without salary, 121 Pastoral industries [see that title] Railways, management of by the State, 251 Revenue and expenditure--development of industries by the State, 77 Sugar cultivation [see that title]

Radical result of elections after establishment of Female Suffrage in South Australia and New Zealand, 193

Railways: New South Wales, appointment of railway Commissioners, 39 New Zealand, reservation of Crown Lands for constructing, withdrawn by Government, 86 Queensland railways, management of by the State, 252 Tasmanian land-grant railways, encouragement of enterprise by, 181 Victoria: Extravagant Expenditure on, 142, 246, 249 Railway Commissioners' libel action against Mr. David Syme, 143 Western Australia, 162

Referendum [sec title Plebiscite]

Reid, Right Hon. G. H., 36, 50, 51, 227

Religious bodies, Western Australia, grants to, abolition of, 159

Responsible Government: Australasia, advantages and disadvantages of, 264 Western Australia obtaining, 156

Revenue and expenditure: Federation of Australasian Provinces--revenue and expenditure of Commonwealth, regulations for, 221 New Zealand, reduction of expenditure, 88 Queensland: Central and Northern Queensland--revenue of the districts, Royal Commission of Inquiry into, 59 Development of industries by the State, 77 Victoria: Extravagant expenditure of, 142 Legislative Council's inability to check, 126 Western Australia, causes of improved credit, 167

Rowdiness and drunkenness, absence of among Coolgardie miners, 314

Russell, Captain, misuse of political patronage charges brought against New Zealand Government by, 269

Salaries: Australasian Parliaments, effect of salaries on members, 267 Parliament of Commonwealth proposed salary of members of, 220

Salvation Army services at Coolgardie goldfields, 312

Savings Bank returns: Individual effort of Australian labouring class demonstrated by, 259 South Australian, 33

Seddon, Right Hon. R. J., 106, 119, 120

Shops in Victoria, hours of closing, 134