Gold-mining:Discovery of gold, effect of, on Australasian Democracy,244New South Wales, right of mining on private land obtained byLabour Party,49New Zealand goldfields, roads and water-races on, Governmentconstructing,105Victoria, state encouragement147Western Australia:Coolgardie goldfields [see that title]Crown lands, miner's rights on acquiring,165Inducements offered to immigrants,165Goldstein, Colonel, Honorary Secretary of Leongatha Labour Colony,Victoria,151Government advances to Settlers Act, New Zealand,99,118Government Architect Department of New South Wales--designer of CrownLands office receiving less salary than principal messenger,44Government Railways Act of 1888, New South Wales, means of diminishingpolitical pressure,39Graduated Death Duties, assessment of, in Australasia,278Great Britain:Closer union with, Australians' indifference to,298Friendly relations with, suggestions for maintaining,298Ill-feeling towards, causes of,296Sympathy of the middle classes of Australia with,297Great Southern Railway, Western Australia, loan for purchase of,163
Hobart, Premiers' conference on Federation of Australasia at,227Homesteads Act of 1893, Western Australia, free grants of land offeredto settlers by,166Humanitarian Legislation in Queensland:Factory Act of 1896,77Labour Party's complaint,74Royal Commission of inquiry,77
Immigration:Chinese Immigration Act of 1887, Tasmania restricting immigrationof coloured races,170Consumptive persons, Bills forbidding immigration of,295State-aided immigration, workmen's objection to taxation for,294,295Western Australian goldfields, inducements offered to immigrants,165Improved-farm settlements, system of in New Zealand,111Income tax:Assessment of in:New Zealand,89South Australia,17Tasmania,181Property and personal exertion incomes, difference between taxationof,279Industrial disputes, settling by conciliation [see title Arbitrationand Conciliation]Inter-provincial conference on Australasian Federation,214Irrigation and water supply works, Victoria:Failure of,143Inadequate preliminary investigations of,145
Juvenile Depravity Suppression Bill, New Zealand,203
Kalgoorlie, visit to,310Kanakas:Sugar cultivation in Queensland:Importation of Kanakas, question as to necessity of,66Number employed in,64Protection of,63Re-engaging after expiration of contracts,64Traffic in Kanakas decreasing population of Pacific Islands,64Kingston, Right Hon. C. C.,3,16,25Knutsford, Lord,57
Labour Bureau and Casual Labour Board for relieving unemployed in NewSouth Wales,45Labour Parties:Legislative Councils attacked by,273New South Wales:"Caucus" meetings,51Electoral Reform policy,49Gold, right of mining on private land obtained by,49"Solidarity," vote of,50Tariff question, disagreement on,49Taxation of land values obtained by,50New Zealand,263Queensland:Electoral reform policy,75Failure of,74Grievances against Government,74New Zealand and South-Australian Labour Partiescompared with,73Socialistic tendencies of,73South Australia:Development and work of,3Liberals working in connection with,4,263Queensland Labour Party compared with,74Victoria,263Labouring classes:Building societies, labouring classes availing themselves of,260Condition of, on the whole satisfactory,301Foreign Competition:Great Britain, hostility towards in consequence of,296Labouring classes' opposition to,293Larrikinism of Melbourne and Sydney, exaggeration of,301Protection, labouring classes in favour of,292South Australian education, secular character of, effecton labouring classes,32Thriftiness of,258Land Act of 1893, Victoria, for relief of unemployed,149Land for Settlements Acts, New Zealand authorising repurchase orexchange of lands,93-97Land Grant railways,251Tasmania, for encouragement of private enterprise,181Western Australia,162Land tax, assessment of in:New Zealand,88South Australia,17Legislative Assembly:Australian Provinces, continuity of representation in, meansof obtaining,276Conflicts between Legislative Assembly and LegislativeCouncil [see that title]New South Wales, salary of members,48South Australia:Elected on basis of Adult Suffrage,2Salary of members,2Victoria:Committee to consider advisability of AustralasianFederation, appointed by,214Elected on basis of Manhood Suffrage,122Salary of members,122Western Australia:Salary--members receiving no salary,158Legislative Council:Conflicts between Legislative Assembly and LegislativeCouncil [see that title]Labour Parties' attacks on,273New South Wales and Queensland, members nominated for lifewithout salary,121South Australia:Property qualification:Electors',2Members not subjected to,28Salary of members,2Tasmania:Property qualification not required for membership,122Salary of members,122Victoria:Property qualification of members,122Public expenditure, Legislative Council failing tocheck extravagance of,126Western Australia:Property qualification:Electors',157,158Members not subjected to,122Salary--members receiving no salary,158Leongatha Labour Colony in Victoria,151,268Liberals in South Australia working in connection with Labour Party,4Licensed Victuallers' Act of 1896, South Australia, proposedprohibition of employment of barmaids,191Life insurance, annuities, &c., in New Zealand, department of theState,104Liquor Legislation, New Zealand:Local Option and Licensing Committee polls placed on basis ofadult suffrage,198National prohibition of licenses proposed,201Prohibition and reduction of licenses, results of voting on,200Temperance movement, prominence of, effect of Female Suffrage,194Local land boards for disposal of Crown lands, New Zealand,117Lotteries in Tasmania unaffected by Betting and Gaming Act,171,172
McPherson, Mr. J. A., leader of Labour Party in South Australia,5Maoris of New Zealand:Conflicts of 1860 with European settlers,84Improvement in relations with Europeans,84Lands obtained by Europeans from:Pre-emptive right of the Crown,83Validation Court for considering titles to,84Sovereignty of New Zealand ceded by,83Meat and Dairy Produce Encouragement Act of 1893, pastoral industriesof Queensland assisted by,71Melbourne waterworks,143,145Midland Railway, Western Australia,162Murtho--village settlement of South Australia, success of,11
National Council of Women, New Zealand, resolution passed by,204Native-born Australians, increase in proportion of,297Nelson, Right Hon. Sir Hugh,60,79,253New South Wales:Democratic Government established in,48Federal Council: Abstention of New South Wales from,216Female Suffrage, result of adopting,184Financial extravagance and political pressure in, means ofdiminishing,34Free trade policy of,212Governor of, receiving commission as Governor-General ofAustralia,213Government Architect Department--Designer of Crown LandsOffice receiving less salary than principal messenger in1895,44Labour Party [see that title]Legislative Assembly, salary of members,48Legislative Council, members nominated for life without salary,121Unemployed [see that title]New Zealand:Australian provinces and New Zealand, differences of conditionbetween,82Cheviot estate purchased by the Government,93Crown lands:Local land boards for disposal of,117Sale of,93Elective Executive Bill introduced into,277Expenditure, reduction of public expenditure,88Fair Rent Bill,103Federal Council, abstention of New Zealand from,216Female Suffrage [see that title]Improved-farm settlements system in,111Industrial disputes, Boards of Conciliation appointment of,284Labour Party compared with Queensland Labour Party,74Land for Settlements Act of 1892, authorising repurchaseor exchange of lands,95,97Legislative Council [see that title]Life insurance, annuities, &c.,104Liquor legislation [see that title]Maoris [see that title]Mayor of Onehunga, inability of Mrs. Yates to fill position,208Pastoral Tenants' Relief Act of 1895,118Political patronage, charges brought against Government,269,271Provincial legislatures, abolishing,83Public works [see that title]Technical instruction in agriculture, &c., by experts,104Unemployed [see that title]Village settlements [see that title]Norman, Sir Henry,61Northern Railway, Western Australia, course of,162
Parliament of Commonwealth--Constitution Bill for establishingFederation of Australasia [see that title]Pastoral industries:Queensland:Darling Downs industries, success of,70,71Irregularity of employment in,69Land tenure, new form of for shearers,70Produce, disposal of:Financial statement, 1896, extract with reference to,79Meat and Dairy Produce Act, assisting,71Victoria:Protection of the State,154Right of selection on pastoral properties dispute--causeof conflict between the two Houses,122,123Pastoral Tenants' Relief Act of 1895, New Zealand,118Peace Preservation Act of 1894, Queensland,74Plebiscite:Establishment of in Australasian legislation,276Federation of Australasian Provinces, proposed framing ofnew Constitution and referring to,227Legislative Council and House of Assembly disputes, proposedsettlement of by plebiscite,273South Australia:Bill for establishment of,29Educational system, alterations in, question referredto plebiscite,29,274Tasmania, Female Suffrage, proposed application of plebiscitefor,177,187Plural voting:South Australia, plural voting forbidden in,2Victoria, proposed abolition of,186Tasmania, partial abolition of,173Political patronage, misuse of, in New Zealand, charges against theGovernment,269,271Postal and Telegraphic Department, Parliament of Commonwealth'sexclusive control of,221Produce and Export Department:Queensland, concessions to producers:Financial statement of 1896, extract with regard to,79Meat and Dairy Produce Act,71Sugar Works Guarantee Act,65Relations between, Provinces strengthened by promotionof enterprise,253South Australia:Institution of,21Output of the Provinces, means of securing uniformity,23Tasmania--Inspection of exported produce, necessity of,172Victoria--State advances to producers,148Property Qualification:South Australian Legislative Council:Electors',2Members not subjected to,121,122Victorian Legislative Council,122Western Australian Legislative Council,157Prospecting Boards in gold-mining districts, Victoria, appointment of,147Protection:Development, result of,292Interchange of commodities between the Provinces impeded byprotective tariff,212Labouring classes in favour of,292South Australia adopting protective tariff,24Provincial Legislatures of New Zealand, abolition of,83Public Service Board, New South Wales, for investigating alldepartments of Civil Service,44Public works:New South Wales, Parliamentary Standing Committee of PublicWorks, means of diminishing political pressure in,40New Zealand:Communication, improving means of, by public works scheme,85Co-operative construction,105Encouragement of settlement--public works scheme valuelesswithout,120Railways, preservation of Crown Land for constructing,withdrawn by Government,92Queensland, facilitating occupation in outlying districtsby construction of public works,78Victoria:Audit Commissioners to recover arrears of money due to State,proposed authorisation of,146Extravagant expenditure, on,143Irrigation and water supply works:Inadequate preliminary investigations,145Liabilities--failure of works to meet their own liabilities,144Railway Commissioners' libel action against Mr. David Syme,143Western Australia--difficulties of the Government,160
Queensland--Australian Federation Enabling Bill, rejection of in,235Central and Northern Queensland's separation from the South:Agitation for,55Arguments in favour of,56Boundaries adopted by Separationists,56Claims of Central Queensland,56Constitution Bill, attempt at introducing,59Decline of agitation,61Federal Convention delegates--proportion of Northern andCentral Queensland representatives proposed to be sent,60Financial Districts Bill,59Imperial Government's intervention, Lord Knutsford's replyto Northern deputation,57Natural products, interchange of between the separated Provinces,58Public Debt Liability,59Revenue of the districts--Royal Commission of Inquiry into,59Supreme Court judges, appointment of,60Female Suffrage, result of adopting in,185Humanitarian legislation [see that title]Labour Party [see that title]Legislative Council, members nominated for life without salary,121Pastoral industries [see that title]Railways, management of by the State,251Revenue and expenditure--development of industries by the State,77Sugar cultivation [see that title]
Radical result of elections after establishment of Female Suffrage inSouth Australia and New Zealand,193Railways:New South Wales, appointment of railway Commissioners,39New Zealand, reservation of Crown Lands for constructing,withdrawn by Government,86Queensland railways, management of by the State,252Tasmanian land-grant railways, encouragement of enterprise by,181Victoria:Extravagant Expenditure on,142,246,249Railway Commissioners' libel action against Mr. David Syme,143Western Australia,162Referendum [sec title Plebiscite]Reid, Right Hon. G. H.,36,50,51,227Religious bodies, Western Australia, grants to, abolition of,159Responsible Government:Australasia, advantages and disadvantages of,264Western Australia obtaining,156Revenue and expenditure:Federation of Australasian Provinces--revenue and expenditureof Commonwealth, regulations for,221New Zealand, reduction of expenditure,88Queensland:Central and Northern Queensland--revenue of the districts,Royal Commission of Inquiry into,59Development of industries by the State,77Victoria:Extravagant expenditure of,142Legislative Council's inability to check,126Western Australia, causes of improved credit,167Rowdiness and drunkenness, absence of among Coolgardie miners,314Russell, Captain, misuse of political patronage charges brought againstNew Zealand Government by,269
Salaries:Australasian Parliaments, effect of salaries on members,267Parliament of Commonwealth proposed salary of members of,220Salvation Army services at Coolgardie goldfields,312Savings Bank returns:Individual effort of Australian labouring class demonstrated by,259South Australian,33Seddon, Right Hon. R. J.,106,119,120Shops in Victoria, hours of closing,134Socialism:Queensland Labour Party, socialistic tendencies of,73State Socialism in Australasia, origin and extent of,245,249"Solidarity" vote of New South Wales Labour Party,50South Australia:Democratic policy due to Constitution,2Dissolution of both Houses after disagreement, success of,178Education [see that title]Elective Executive, substitution of, advocated,26Female Suffrage [see that title]Income tax on incomes derived from property or personal exertion,distinction between,279Industrial disputes, Boards of Conciliation for,284Labour Party [see that title]Legislative Assembly and Legislative Council [see those titles]Legislative measures,24Plebiscite [see that title]Plural voting forbidden in,2Produce Export Department:Institution of,21Output of the various Provinces, means of securing uniformity in,23Progressive Taxation first introduced in,16Savings Bank Returns,33Tariff question settled in favour of Protection,24Village Settlements [see that title]South-Western Railway, Western Australia, course of,162State Farm in New Zealand for relief of unemployed,113State Socialism in Australasia, origin and extent of,245,249Stout, Sir Robert, misuse of political patronage, charges broughtagainst New Zealand Government by,271Succession Duties, assessment of in South Australia,20Sugar cultivation in Queensland:Irregularity of employment in,69Kanakas [see that title]Modifications in,64Sugar Works Guarantee Act, industry developed by,65Syme, Mr. David,153