Colonial Australia, 1841-1874 |
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Page 173
... Parliament to effect such modifications as might be required from time to time , might , in the highest degree , be inconvenient and imprudent . But Parliament , he thought , should retain a check over such alterations , and the Bill ...
... Parliament to effect such modifications as might be required from time to time , might , in the highest degree , be inconvenient and imprudent . But Parliament , he thought , should retain a check over such alterations , and the Bill ...
Page 422
... parliament ought to be preserved , then the example of Washington should be followed and the Victorian legislature be moved to the banks of the Murray River . However , members took the incident very seriously , and passed ' An Act for ...
... parliament ought to be preserved , then the example of Washington should be followed and the Victorian legislature be moved to the banks of the Murray River . However , members took the incident very seriously , and passed ' An Act for ...
Page 572
... Parliament , when there are plenty of gentlemen ready to come forward to occupy that position solely for the honour attaching to it . What is said by some gentlemen who have changed their opinion on this question ? They think that the ...
... Parliament , when there are plenty of gentlemen ready to come forward to occupy that position solely for the honour attaching to it . What is said by some gentlemen who have changed their opinion on this question ? They think that the ...
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