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Adams, John Quincy, 9.
Adelaide, 61, 62.
Afrikander Bond, 80.
Albany, plan of union, 15, 17.
Alberta, Province of, 35.
American Colonies, see Confedera-
tion of 1643: also under Penn
and Franklin.

Annotated Constitution of the Aus-
tralian Commonwealth, by Quick
and Garran, 7.

Australia Constitution Act, see
Commonwealth of Australia Con-
stitution Act.

Australian Association, 46.
Australian Constitution, Report of
Committee on proposed, 1849,
168-84.

Australian Federation League, 60.
Australian Natives Association,
60, 61.

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Boers, 'trek' of the, 68.
Boer War, 74.

Boston, 8, 10, 108, 111, 112.
Botha, General, 79, 83, 85.
Braddon Clause, the, 59, 63, 64, 65,

216 n.
Brand, Hon. R., 83, 87.
Brand, President, 72, 83, 85, 86,
87, 88.

British Columbia, 36, 37, 38, 167.
British North America Act, 1867:
17-40, 72, 121-68.

1. Preliminary, 122.
2. Union, 122-3.

3. Executive Power, 123-6; posi-
tion of Governor-General, 124-5.

4. Legislative Power, 126–38. A.
The Senate qualifications of,
127-8; numbers of, 129. B.
House of Commons: constitution
of, 131; electoral districts of the
Four Provinces, 131-6; Ontario,
131; Quebec, 132; Nova Scotia,
132; New Brunswick, 132; writs
for election, 133; representation,
135-6. C. Money Votes: Royal
Assent, 136-8.

5. Provincial Constitutions, 138-
47; executive power, 138-41;
position of Lieut.-Governor, 138-
40; legislative powers-Ontario,
141; Quebec, 141-2; Ontario and
Quebec, 143-5; Nova Scotia and
New Brunswick, 145; Ontario,
Quebec, and Nova Scotia, 145.

6. Distribution of Legislative
Powers, 147-55, 297, 298. A.
Powers of Parliament, 147-9.
B. Exclusive powers of Provincial
Legislatures, 149-50. C. Educa-
tion, 151-4. D. Uniformity of
Laws in Ontario, Nova Scotia, and
New Brunswick, 154. E. Agri
culture and Immigration, 155.

7. Judicature, 155-6; judges,
155; Court of appeal, 156.

8. Revenues, debts, assets, taxa-
tion, 156-61; grants to Provinces,
159.

9. Miscellaneous Provisions, 161-
6; continuance of officers, 162-
3; English and French languages,
163.

10. Intercolonial Railway, 166-7.
11. Admission of other Colonies,
167-8.

Brown, George, Canadian States-
man, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 39.

Canada, Upper, 23, 24, 25, 26, 29.
Canada, Lower, 23, 26.
Canadian Confederation, 17-38.
Canadian Constitution, see British
North America Act, 121.
Canadian Constitutional Develop-
ment, by Egerton and Grant, 17.
Canadian Pacific Railway, 37, 38.

Canadians, French, 20, 21, 22, 23,
24, 25, 26.

Cape Breton Island, 18.

Cape Colony, 68, 70, 71, 72, 75,
77, 78, 80, 81, 84, 85.
Cape Colony Parliament, 71.
Cape Howe, 172.

Cape Town, 70, 241.

Carnarvon, fourth Earl, Secretary

of State for the Colonies, 52, 71,
72.

Carolina, 112.

Carolina, North, 115.
Carolina, South, 115.

Cartier, George Étienne, French-
Canadian Statesman, 29, 33, 35,
39.

Chamberlain, Mr., 66.
Charlottetown, 19; conference,

29.

Chartered Company, The British
South African, 86.
Chinese coolies, 76.

Colonial Constitutions, compari-
son between, 90, 91, 92, 93.
Colonial Parliaments, Compari-
son between, 97.
Commonwealth ofAustralia,40-67.
Commonwealth of Australia Con-
stitution Act, 1900; the Com-
monwealth of, 185-230.

1. The Parliament, 188-208.
A. General, 188-9. B. The Se-
nate, 189-93; qualification of
electors, 190-1; qualification of
senators, 192. C. House of Repre-
sentatives, 194-7; constitution
of, 194; representation, 195;
writs, 196; qualification of mem-
bers, 196. D. Both Houses of
Parliament, 198-200; relation
of members of either House,
198; position, privileges, &c., of
members, 199-200. E. Powers of
the Parliament, 200-8, 299; dis-
agreement between the Houses,
206-7; Royal assent to Bills, 207.

2. The Executive Government,
208-10.

3. The Judicature, 210-4;
judges, 211; the High Court,
211-4.

4. Finance and Trade, 215-23;
transfer of officers, 215; transfer
of property, 216-7; customs,
218; free trade within the com-
monwealth, 218-9; debts, 222-3.

5. The States, 223-6.
6. New States, 226.

7. Miscellaneous, 227.

8. Alteration of the Constitu-
tion, 228.

Schedule and Affirmation, 2
1,230.
Confederation Documents, by Mr.
Pope, 30, 33.

Confederation in Canada, 20-38;
comparison between situation at
time of and situation in South
Africa in 1876. See also Cana-
dian Confederation.
Confederation in South Africa,
66-77. See also South Africa Act.
Confederation of New England
Colonies, 1643, 103–11.
Confederation Law of Canada,
commentary on, by Mr. Wheeler,

7.

Connecticut, 9, 10, 11, 12, 104,
109, 110, 112, 115.

Connecticut General Court, 12,
107.

Constitutional Act of 1791, 17.
Constitutional Documents, by
Shortt and Doughty, 17.
Customs Conferences in British
South Africa, 78, 80, 82.
Customs Unions in British South
Africa, 77, 78, 79.

D'Aulnay, French Governor of
Acadia, 10.

Deakin, Mr., Australian States-
man, 62.

Deas-Thomson, E., 41: New South
Wales Statesman, 46.
Delagoa Bay, 79, 80.

De la Tour, French claimant to
Acadia, 10.

Denison, Sir William, Colonial
Governor, 45.

Derby, fifteenth Earl of, 52.
De Wet, 83.

Dibbs, Mr., New South Wales
Statesman, 55.

Dicey, Professor, 8, 53, 93, 121 n.
Dominion, The, 34-40. See also
under British North America Act.
Dorion, Antoine, French-Canadian
Statesman, 31.

Drakensberg Mountains, 86.
Draper, Canadian Chief-Justice,
28.

Duffy, Gavan, Victorian States-
man, 47, 48, 49, 50.;

Duke of York, Grant of New
Netherland to, 11.
Dunkin, Christopher, Canadian
Statesman, 31.
Durban, 79.

Durban Convention, 1908, 83, 84.
Durham, first Earl of, 19, 22, 23,
24, 27, 75.

Dutch colonists, 68, 69.

East London, Port of, 79.
Edwards, Sir J. Bevan, General,
53.

Elgin, eighth Earl, Governor-
General of Canada, 25.

Farrar, Sir George, one of the
founders of the South African
Union, 83.

Federation, proposals for, in South
Africa, 69, 70, 71, 72.
Fiji, 53.

Fitzpatrick, Sir Percy, one of the
founders of the South African
Union, 83.

Franklin, B., 14, 16; scheme of
Federation, 14-17, 114-120.
Fredericton, City of, 141.
Free Trade, see sections on Finance,
Trade, &c., in Australian Con-
stitution Act, British North
America Act, and South Africa
Act.

Frere, Sir Bartle, Colonial Gover-
nor, 72.

Galt, Alexander, Canadian States-
man, 29, 31, 33.

Gillies, Mr., Victorian Statesman,
56.

Gosford, Lord, Colonial Governor,
21.

Government of South Africa, The,
anonymous, 83.

Governor-General of the Dominion
v. The Four Provinces, case of, 96.
Grand Trunk Railway, 28.
Granville, second Earl, 35.
Grey, third Earl, 41, 42, 44, 45.
Grey, Sir George, Colonial Go-
vernor, 56, 69, 70, 71.

Griffith, Sir Samuel, Queensland
Statesman, Chief Justice
Australia, 54, 56, 57, 58.

Halifax, City of, 18, 19, 141.
Hamilton, Alexander, 47.

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Macdonald, John A., Canadian
Premier, 26, 28, 29, 31, 32, 33,
34, 39, 40, 93.

Mackenzie, William Lyon, Cana-
dian rebel, 22, 23.
MacMahon, Marshal, 79.
Maine, 9.

Manitoba, Province of, 35.
Maritime Provinces, 39, 127.
Marshall, Chief-Justice, 94.
Maryland, 112, 115.

Massachusetts, 8, 9, 10, 11. 12, 18,
104, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 115.
McDougall, Mr., Canadian States-
man, 35.

Melbourne, City of, 63, 65, 171,
172, 226.

Metcalfe, Lord, Governor-General
of Canada, 25.
Milner, Lord, 81, 82.

Molesworth, Sir William, English
Statesman, 44.

Monck, Lord, Governor-General
of Canada, 32.
Montreal, 23.

Murray, River, 172.

Natal, 76, 77, 81, 86, 98.
National Australian Convention,
55.

Native question in South Africa,
74, 75, 76, 77.
Native vote, 85.
Netherlands Railway, 81.

New Brunswick, 38, 121, 122, 123,
124, 127, 128, 131, 132, 133, 139,
141, 145, 154, 155, 156, 157, 158,
159, 160, 161, 162, 166, 168.
New England Confederation of
1613, 8, 13.

Newfoundland, 7, 38, 167, 168.
New Guinea, Germans in, 41, 51,
52.

New Guinea, British, territory

under Commonwealth, 225 n.
New Hampshire, 9, 115.
New Haven, 11, 12, 104, 107, 108,
109, 110.

New Hebrides, 52.

New Holland (Australia), 179.
New Jerseys, 112, 115.
New Netherland, 10.

New South Wales, 41, 42, 43, 46,
48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 56, 59,
60, 61, 65, 171, 172, 173, 174,
179, 180.

New York, 112, 115.
New Zealand, 1, 51, 52.
North-West Territory, 34, 35, 37.
Nova Scotia, 38, 121, 122, 123,
124, 127, 128, 131, 132, 133, 139,
141, 145, 154, 155, 156, 157, 158,
159, 160, 161, 162, 166, 168.

Ontario, 93, 122, 123, 127, 131,
139, 140, 141, 143, 144, 145, 154,
155, 157, 158, 159, 162, 164, 166.
Orange River Colony, 69, 71, 72,
74, 75, 77, 81, 84, 85, 87, 98.
Ottawa, 126.

Papineau, Louis, Canadian rebel,
21.

Paris, Peace of, 1763, 18.
Parkes, Sir Henry, New South
Wales Statesman, 47, 50, 52, 53,
54, 56, 60.

Penn, W., 13, 14; plan of for
union, 112, 113.

Pennsylvania, 112, 115.

Philadelphia, 115.

Philip's War, 1675, 12, 13.
Playford, Mr., South Australian
Statesman, 55.

Plymouth, 11, 12, 104, 107, 108,

109, 110, 111.

Port Elizabeth, 79.

Port Phillip, 43.

Portuguese Territory, 79, 80.
Pretoria, Conference at in 1908,
82.

Prince Edward Island, 38, 167,
168.
Providence Plantation, 9.

Quebec, 93, 122, 123, 127, 128,
131, 135, 139, 140, 141, 143, 144,
145, 153, 157, 158, 159, 162, 164,
166.

Quebec Conference, 39, 55.
Quebec, City of, 141.
Quebec Resolutions, 33.
Queensland, 49, 51, 61, 66.

Railways, see under Tariff and rail-
way rates in South Africa; also
under British North America
Act, Part X; and Common-
wealth of Australia Constitution
Act, Chapter IV.
Rand, the, 81.

Rand, the, discovery of gold in,
73.

Reciprocity Treaty, 1854, 27.
Red River Rebellion, 35.
Red River Settlement, 28.
Reitz, Mr. F. W., Transvaal States-
man, 70.

Rey, De la, one of the founders of
the South African Union, 83.
Rhodesia, 7, 86, 87; Southern,
77.

Rhode Island, 9, 112, 115.
Robertson, J., New South Wales
Statesman, 49.

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Russell, Lord John, 22.
Russell v. The Queen, case of, 96.

St. John's Island, see Prince
Edward Island.
Salem, 8.

Salisbury, Lord, 101.

Saskatchewan, Province of, 35.
Schreiner, Mr., Cape Colony
Statesman, 80.

Selborne, Lord, memorandum of,
75, 77, 81, 82.

Service, Mr., Victorian Premier, 52.
Smartt, Dr., one of the founders

of the South African Union, 83.
Smith, Chief Justice, 17.
Smuts, General, one of the
founders of the South African
Union, 83.

South Africa Act, 1909: 231-91.
Arrangement of Sections, 231-5.
1. Preliminary, 236-7.
2. Union, 237-8.

3. Executive Government, 238–
40.

4. Parliament. A. Sessions, 240.
B. Senate, 241-3; original con-
stitution of, 241; subsequent
constitution of, 242; qualifica-
tion of Senators, 242-3; Presi-
dent, 243. C. House of Assem-
bly, 244-52; number of mem-
bers, 244-5; qualification of
voters, 246; elections, 246-8;
electoral divisions, 248-9; com-
missions for elections, 248-50;
qualifications of House
Assembly, 251; Speaker, 251.
D. Both Houses of Parliament,
252. E. The oath, 252. F. The
affirmation, 252-3; disqualifica-
tion of members, 253; allow-
ances of members, 254; rules of
Procedure, 254. G. Powers of
Parliament, 255-8; money Bills,
255; disagreement between the
two Houses, 256; Royal assent,
257.

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5. The Provinces, 258-66; Ad-
ministrators, 258-9; Provincial
Councils, 259; qualifications for,
259; sessions, 260; chairmen,
260; allowances, 260; Executive
Committees, 260-2; powers of
Provincial Councils, 262-5, 299-
300; constitution of Provincial
revenue fund, 264; miscellaneous

points, 265-6; audit of pro-
vincial accounts, 265; seats of
provincial government, 266.

6. The Supreme Court of South
Africa, 266-73; constitution,
266-7; divisions, 267; judges,
268-9; appeals, 269-70; rules
of Procedure, 270-1; advocates
and attorneys, 272.

7. Finance and Railways, 273-
80; relations between Union
and Provinces, 273; debts, 274-
5; ports, harbours, railways,
275-8; Controller and Auditor-
General, 278; compensation to
previous colonial capitals, 279.

8. General Provisions: voting
for Senators, &c., 280; Free
Trade, 280; naturalization, 281;
administration of justice, 281;
pensions, 282; position of exist-
ing officers, 282-3; administra-
tion of Native affairs, 283.

9. New Provinces and Territories,
284-5; relation to Union, 284.
10. Amendment of the Act, 285.
11. Schedule, section 151, 286-

91.
South Africa, the Union of, 68-89.
South Australia, 55, 61, 65, 170,
171, 172, 173, 174, 179.

Stamp Act of George Grenville,
14.

Steere, Sir J. Lee, Western
Australian Statesman, 55.
Stephen, Sir James, Under-
Secretary for the Colonies, 42, 43.
Steyn, Mr., one of the founders of
the South African Union, 83.
Strachan, Archdeacon, 22.
Strathcona, Lord, 34.
Sydenham, Lord, Governor-Gene-
ral of Canada, 25.
Sydney, City of, 55, 63, 171, 172.

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