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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1892 edition. Excerpt:... INDEX Arnold, Hon. W. M., on the land ques- tion, 127, 128; member of Council of Education, 167 Arthur, General [(President, U.S.A.), 355, 361, 408 Asiatic labour in Australia, 59, 320 Astor, John J., 359 Asylum for Destitute Children, Syd- ney, 58 Asylums for the insane, 204-207 Atkinson, Sir H. A..letterto, from Sir H. Parkes, on federation, 590 Attwood, Thomas, 9, 382 Auction sales of public lands, 400, 405, 500-504 'Australasian.' the (Liberal news- paper), 23, 24 Australasian colonies, increase of naval force for, 496-498; Federation Con- vention, 1890, 532; statistics from 1840 to 1890, 655 Australasian Steam Navigation Com- pany, 220 Australia, its suitability for immi- grants, llli; statistics concerning, 373. 371; summary of it* progress in population, trade, and A overn- ment, 634-ii44. See New South Wales Australian Anti - Transportation League, 16, 29; defence, 592-594; federation, 275, 276, 570, 579-622; Parliaments, working of, 620, 621; statistics, 600; wool, 362, 363 Avery, Mr. (Mayor of Birmingham), 381 Baa Au Baa, agricultural resources of, 69 Abbott, Sir J. P., 332; on sales of public land by auction, 502; elected to represent New South Wales at the Federation Convention, 1890, 533; delegate to Parliamentary Convention at Sydney, 603 Aberdare, Lord, 410 Acland, Sir Thomas, 3(57 Act for the better government of Her Majesty's Australian Colonies. 24 'Acting Premier, ' the term considered, 262 Additional Naval Force Bill, 1887, 4% Agriculture, Select Committee on, 60; question of fitness of Sew South Wales for, G0, til; Sir John Robert- son's opinions in evidence, 62-00; pastoral interests favoured as against, 68-73, 397 Albany, 353 Albert, Prince, death of, 146; his view of a sovereign's duty in se- lection of First..