CONTENTS

§ 10. TE TERRITORIES (continued)—
The North-West Territories ,
The Yukon . ; .
§ 11. BounDarIES .
§ 12. THE ALTERATION OF THE CONSTITUTION
The Powers of the Dominion
The Powers of the Provinces .
The Provinces and the Dominion

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769-70
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771
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775

CHAPTER II. THE COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA 1777-938
§ 1. Tur History OF FEDERATION 777-89
Contrast with Canada : 777
Proposals of Earl Grey . . 778
Early Action in the Colonies . 779
The Annexation of Papua ’ 780
The Federal Council of Australasia . . 781
Defence and the Sydney Conference of 1891 783
The Hobart, Adelaide, and Sydney Conferences 785
The Melbourne Conferences of 1898 and 1899 786
The Discussions in London : . 787
The Slow Birth of the Commonwealth 788
THE COMMONWEALTH AND THE STATES 789-811
The Basis of the Constitution . 789
Parliament and the States : 790
The New Unity : . . 792
The Law of the Commonwealth . 793
~The Relation of the Crown in the Commonwealth ant
the States . . ; . . >
The Channel of Communication in External Affairs .
(a) The Vondel Case . ’ ; . .
(6) The Cases of Benjamin and Weigall .
{¢) Landing of Troops from Foreign Vessels .
Ad) The Repressntation of Australia at the Imperial
Conference . . ’
(e) The Question of Honours .
~ The Sovereignty of the States .
The Position of the Governors .
§ 3. THE ExzcuTivE POWER oF THE COMMONWEALTH .
§ 4. THE LEGISLATIVE POWER OF THE COMMONWEALTH
AND OF THE STATES . > ‘ . ;
The Division of Power in the Constitution . .
The Exclusive Spheres of the Commonwealth and the
States .

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