gislative Council and the Members of the Legislative Assembly of Victoria humbly pray Your Majesty to take into Your gracious and favourable consideration. W. A. Zeal, President. F. C. Mason, Speaker. No. 3. New South Wales. May it please Your Majesty || We, Your Majesty's loyal subjects, the Members of the Legislative Council of New South Wales, in Parliament assembled, approach Your Majesty with assurances of loyal attachment to your Throne and Person. || We humbly desire to lay before Your Majesty: 1. That pursuant to legislation passed by the Parliaments of New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia, Tasmania, and Western Australia, a Convention of Representatives of the Colonies named met and framed a Draft Federal Constitution during the years 1897 and 1898. || 2. That in the beginning of the present year the Prime Ministers of the Colonies named, and the Prime Minister of Queensland, in Conference assembled, amended the said Draft Federal Constitution in certain respects. || 3. That subsequently Federal Enabling Acts were passed by the Parliaments of New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland, South Australia, and Tasmania, and those Acts provided for the submission of the Federal Constitution, drafted and amended as aforesaid, to the Electors of New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland, South Australia, and Tasmania, for acceptance or rejection. || 4. That the Electors of New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia, and Tasmania have accepted the said Constitution as amended. The vote of the people of Queensland will be taken on the 2nd September next. || 5. That the Federal Enabling Act of New South Wales, which was passed during the month of April last, provided as follows:,,If two Colonies, in addition to New South Wales, accept the Constitution, both Houses of Parliament may adopt Addresses to the Queen, praying that the Constitution may be passed into law by the Imperial Parliament upon receipt of similar Addresses from the Parliaments of two such Colonies, and the Addresses so adopted shall be forthwith transmitted to the Queen, with a certified copy of the Constitution." || 6. In pursuance of those powers, we, Your Majesty's most dutiful and loyal subjects, pray that upon the transmission to Your Majesty of an Address from the Legislative Assembly of New South Wales to the same effect, and of similar Addresses from the Parliaments of two or more of the other Colonies, namely, Victoria, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, and Western Australia, Your Majesty may be pleased to cause the accom panying Constitution to be submitted to the Imperial Parliament for the establishment of an Australian Commonwealth composed of those Colonies which unite with New South Wales in a similar prayer to Your Majesty. || All which we, the Members of the Legislative Council of New South Wales, humbly pray Your Majesty to take into Your gracious and favourable consideration. On behalf and in the name of the Legislative Council, 17th August, 1899. John Lackey, President, John J. Calvert, Clerk of the Parliaments. On behalf and in the name of the Legislative Assembly, 9th August, 1899. No. 4. J. P. Abbott, Speaker, F. W. Webb, Clerk. - May it Please Your Majesty We, your Majesty's loyal Subjects, the Members of the House of Assembly of Tasmania, in Parliament assembled, approach Your Majesty with assurances of loyal attachment to Your Throne and Person. || We humbly desire to lay before Your Majesty — | 1. That, pursuant to legislation passed by the Parliaments of New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia, Tasmania, and Western Australia, a Convention of Reprensentatives of the Colonies named met and framed a Draft Federal Constitution during the years 1897 and 1898. || 2. That in the beginning of the present year the Prime Ministers of the Colonies named, and the Prime Minister of Queensland, in Conference assembled, amended the said Draft Federal Constitution in certain respects. || 3. That subsequently Federal Enabling Acts were passed by the Parliaments of New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland, South Australia, and Tasmania, and such Acts provided for the submission of the Federal Constitution, drafted and amended as aforesaid, to the Electors of New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland, South Australia, and Tasmania, for acceptance or rejection. 4. That the Electors of New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia, and Tasmania have accepted the said Constitution as amended. The vote of the people of Queensland will be taken on the Second September next. || 5. That the Federal Enabling Act of Tasmania, which was passed during the month of January, 1896, provided as follows: — „If two Colonies in addition to Tasmania accept the Constitution, both Houses of Parliament may adopt Adresses to the Queen praying that the Constitution may be passed into law by the Imperial Parliament upon receipt of similar Adresses from the Parliaments of two such Colonies, and the Address so adopted shall be forthwith transmitted to the Queen with a certified copy of the Constitution." || 6. In pursuance of those Powers we, Your Majesty's most dutiful and loyal subjects, pray, that upon the transmission to Your Majesty of an Address from the Legislative Council of Tasmania to the same effect, and of similar Adresses from the Parliaments of two or more of the other Colonies, namely, New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland, South Australia, and Western Australia, Your Majesty may be pleased to cause the accompanying Constitution to be submitted to the Imperial Parliament for the establishment of an Australian Commonwealth composed of those Colonies which unite with Tasmania in a similar prayer to Your Majesty. || All which we, the Members of the House of Assembly of Tasmania, humbly pray Your Majesty to take into Your gracious and favourable consideration. On behalf and in the name of the House of Assembly, Nicholas J. Brown, Speaker. Passed the House of Assembly this 8th day of August, 1899. No. 5. May it Please Your Majesty. We, your Majesty's loyal Subjects, the Members of the Legislative Council of Tasmania, in Parliament assembled, approach Your Majesty with assurances of loyal attachment to Your Throne and Person. || We humbly desire to lay before Your Majesty — || 1. That, pursuant to legislation by the Parliaments of New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia, Tasmania, and Western Australia, a Convention of Representatives of the Colonies named met and framed a Draft Federal Constitution during the years 1897 and 1898. || 2. That in the beginning of the present year the Prime Ministers of the Colonies named, and the Prime Minister of Queensland, in Conference assembled, agreed to suggest Amendments in the said Draft Federal Constitution in certain respects. || 3. That subsequently Federal Enabling Acts were passed by the Parliaments of New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland, South Australia, and Tasmania, and such Acts provided for the submission of the Federal Constitution, amended as aforesaid, to the Electors of New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland, South Australia, and Tasmania, for acceptance or rejection. || 4. That the Electors of New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia and Tasmania have accepted the said Constitution as amended. The vote of the people of Queensland will be taken on the Second September next. || 5. That, under the provisions of the Australasian Federation Enabling Act (Tasmania), 1896, and of the Australasian Federation Enabling Act, 1899, two Colonies in addition to Tasmania having accepted the Constitution, the Houses of Parliament of Tasmania are empowered to adopt Adresses to the Queen praying that the Constitution may be passed into law by the Imperial Parliament. || 6. In pursuance of these Powers we, Your Majesty's most dutiful and loyal subjects, transmit to Your Majesty the said Constitution and the said Constitution amended as aforesaid, and pray that, upon the transmission to Your Majesty of an Address from the House of Assembly of Tasmania to the same effect, and of joint or separate Addresses from the Houses of Parliament of two or more of the other Colonies, namely, New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Victoria, and Western Australia, Your Majesty may be pleased to cause the accompanying Constitution, amended as aforesaid, to be submitted to the Imperial Parliament, that it may be passed into law by the Imperial Parliament for the establishment of an Australian Federal Commonwealth composed of those Colonies which unite with Tasmania in a similar prayer to Your Majesty. | All which we, the Legislative Council of Tasmania, humbly pray Your Majesty to take into Your gracious and favourable consideration. Adye Douglas, President of the Council. Passed the Legislative Council this 23rd day of August, 1899. No. 6. We, Your Majesty's most faithful subjects, the Members of the Legislative Council of the Colony of Queensland in Parliament assembled, Humbly Represent to Your Majesty || 1. That we approach Your Majesty with the assurance of our devoted loyalty to Your Majesty's Throne and Person. || 2. That, pursuant to legislation passed by the Parliaments of New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia, Tasmania, and Western Australia, a convention of representatives of the Colonies named met, during the years 1897 and 1898, and framed a draft of a Federal Constitution for Australasia. || 3. That in the beginning of the present year the Prime Ministers of the Colonies named, and the Prime Minister of Queensland, in conference assembled, amended the said draft Federal Constitution in certain respects. || 4. That subsequently the Parliaments of New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland, South Australia, and Tasmania severally passed a federal Enabling Act, which provided for the submission of the Federal Constitution, so drafted and amended as aforesaid, to the electors of the said Colonies respectively for acceptance or rejection. [] 5. That the electors of New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland, South Australia, and Tasmania have accepted the said federal Constitution so drafted and amended as aforesaid. || 6. That the „Australasian Federation Enabling Act (Queensland), 1899", being the Federal Enabling Act passed as aforesaid by the Parliament of Queensland contains the following provision: ,,If two Colonies, of which New South Wales shall be one, in addition to Queensland, accept the Constitution, the Legislative Council and Legislative Assembly may adopt Addresses to the Queen, praying that the Constitution may be submitted for enactment by the Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland subject to the adoption of similar Addresses by the Parliaments of such two Colonies. ||,,When such Addresses have been adopted they shall be transmitted to the Queen with a certified copy of the Constitution." || 7. That the Constitution in the next preceding paragraph mentioned is the said Federal Constitution so drafted and amended as aforesaid. || 8. That the Parliaments of the said Colonies of New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia, and Tasmania have adopted Addresses to Your Majesty of a similar nature to those mentioned in the provisions set out in the sixth paragraph hereof. || We therefore humbly pray that Your Majesty will be graciously pleased to take the premises into your Royal consideration, and to cause the said Constitution, of which the accompanying is a certified copy, to be submitted for enactment by the Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, and that Your Majesty will be graciously pleased to cause all other necessary steps to be taken for the establishment of an Australian Commonwealth under the Crown of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, and under the said Constitution, consisting of Queensland and all those other Australasian Colonies whose Parliaments similarly pray Your Majesty. || And your Petitioners, as in duty bound, will ever pray. On behalf in the name of the Legislative Council, Legislative Council Chamber, Hugh M. Nelson, President. Arthur Morgan, Speaker. On behalf and in the name of the Legislative Assembly, |