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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767 
769-70 
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771 
773 
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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