FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.
From the subjoined diagram the steps necessary to complete the constitutional structure of the Empire will be more clearly understood.
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Note 1. The United Kingdom Parliament is at present the Imperial Parliament, and as suggested in this article, and in the resolution which has been carried by a considerable number of Liberal Associations, will remain the Imperial Parliament till the Colonies are ready to bear their share of common burdens.
Note 2. The establishment of local legislatures in the several countries of the United Kingdom, and of a Federal Government in South Africa, are, I believe, necessary precedents to the establishment of a true Imperial Parliament.
Note 3. India and the Crown Colonies would be represented in the Imperial Parliament by nominated representatives.
Note 4. Whether Wales has a separate legislature or is treated as part of England is a question of detail, the settlement of which should depend on the wishes of the Welsh people.
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