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CONTENTS
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CHAPTER VII | ||
| New Zealand | 107 | |
| The economical Anglo-Saxon—Wellington—Auckland—Past and Present—The Vogelian policy—The Fjords—Sulphur baths—The Governor and the Cabinet—The Land-system—Frozen meat—Mining—Revenue—The Labour Laws—Divorce—Local Option as a fact—The Native-born—Assisted Emigration—The Maories, the Normans of the Pacific—Gold-dredging on the jugular. | ||
CHAPTER VIII | ||
| Old Age Pensions in Practice | 134 | |
| The Act of 1891—An income of £18—Infamia—10,000 Pensioners—No alien need apply. | ||
CHAPTER IX | ||
| The New Commonwealth | 146 | |
| Inducements to federate—Service's Council—Parke's Convention—The awakening of the Native-Born—Reid's Conference—The Convention of 1897-8—The reference to the people—The check—Amendments—Success at last—Western Australia stands out—Imperial Federation—Colonial contingents—The Privy Council. | ||
CHAPTER X | ||
| A Point in the Commonwealth Bill | 175 | |
| The silken bonds—Hegemony and the Royal prerogative—Canadian loyalty—Australian difficulties—The Colonial Kingdoms—Democracy and the old Kings—The subordination of the Bench—A saving clause required. | ||
| Appendix (Appendices A to J) | 181 | |
