The Elements of economic geology

Das Recht auf Arbeit in geschichtlicher Darstellung

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URN:: urn:nbn:de:zbw-retromon-172798

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Author:: Gregory, John W. http://d-nb.info/gnd/11683014X

Title:: The Elements of economic geology

Place of publication:: London

Publisher:: Methuen

Year of publication:: 1928

Scope:: XIV, 312 S.; graph. Darst.

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932 THE FEDERATIONS AND THE UNION [Part IV of Australia Constitution Act, 1900, have been given above, with details of the five referenda so far held under it. (3) Of referenda taken to decide important issues on which Parliament was not prepared to express its opinion decisively, there may be mentioned the following :— In 1896 a referendum was taken in South Australia with regard to the introduction of religious education into the state schools. In New South Wales, Western Australia, and Tasmania, where denominational teaching is not official, there is permitted as a part of secular teaching undenomi- national religious instruction. In Victoria, in Queensland antil 1910, and in South Australia, the schools were secular. After the introduction of female suffrage into South Australia it was thought by those persons who favoured denominational teaching in state schools that the female vote would pro- bably help towards securing their wishes, and a referendum was accordingly taken under the authority of a resolution passed for the purpose by the Assembly on December 16, 1895, contemporaneously with the general election of April 1896.1 The electors were asked three questions: whether they desired the continuance of the existing system ; whether they desired the introduction of scriptural instruction in school hours ; and whether they were prepared to approve state capitation grants to denominational schools for secular results. The numbers were as follows :— For the continuance . . . 51,681; against, 17,819 For denominational education 19,280 ; 34,834 For grants . . . . . 13.349 : » 42,007 No less than 12,830 votes were informal, The result was that no change was made in the system, but the voting is remarkable as showing how different the numbers were on the several issues, and they illustrate how various the results might be of referenda according as the referendum was worded. 66:30 of the electorate voted. In the years 1892-4 referenda were taken under Acts of the provinces of Manitoba, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, and Nova Scotia, on the question of the prohibition of liquor in these provinces, and the results were in favour of prohibition. As it was not possible, however, to effect these results completely by provincial legislation, attempts were made to induce the Parliament of Canada to take up the matter. Accordingly, a referendum of the whole of Canada was taken under an Act (c. 51) of 1898, and the result was ' See South Australia Parl. Pap., 1896, No. 44, p. 9.

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