. The earth and its inhabitants ... Geography. GOVEENMENT OF AUSTEALIA. 393 cratic, and the two chambers are elected by universal suffrage, applied in such a way as to give a proportional representation to minorities. In New South Wales and the other states the upper house is either entirely or partly named by the Crown. According as they grew in power and wealth the Australian colonies felt the need of drawing closer the bonds of union. A fedei^ation, authorised beforehand by the Imperial Parliament, has been projected for the purpose of amalgamating the states under the suzerainty of England
. The earth and its inhabitants ... Geography. GOVEENMENT OF AUSTEALIA. 393 cratic, and the two chambers are elected by universal suffrage, applied in such a way as to give a proportional representation to minorities. In New South Wales and the other states the upper house is either entirely or partly named by the Crown. According as they grew in power and wealth the Australian colonies felt the need of drawing closer the bonds of union. A fedei^ation, authorised beforehand by the Imperial Parliament, has been projected for the purpose of amalgamating the states under the suzerainty of England, and safeguarding the common interests on the mainland and in the South Sea Islands. But certain questions of Eig. 168.—Australian CoLONiEa. Scale I : 44,000, rivalry and precedence have hitherto prevented the definite constitution of the future federal state of Australasia, which must establish the absolute and perma- nent dominion of the Anglo-Saxon race in the oceanic world, Albury, on the Murray, about midway between Sydney and Melbourne and on the common frontier of New South Wales and Victoria, seems destined by general consent to become the metropolis of the rising empire. In anticipation of its fviture rank it has already been named the " Federal City," although it is still possible that this high honour may fall to the share of another place. To the first conference held in 1886 at Hobart, New South Wales, South Australia, and New Zealand had sent no delegates, although the Fiji Archipelago. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Reclus, Elisée, 1830-1905; Ravenstein, Ernest George, 1834-1913; Keane, A. H. (Augustus Henry), 1833-1912. New York, D. Appleton and company
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