Chapter C: C.D. Act, Repeal of, advocated by female voters in New Zealand, 196

"Caucus" meetings of New South Wales Labour Party, 51

Central and Northern Queensland's separation from the South [see title Queensland]

Character of Australasians, 302

Charitable Aid expenditure for 1896, New Zealand, 116

Chataway, Mr. J. V., 66

Cheviot Estate purchased by New Zealand Government, 93

Chinese:
Anti-Chinese legislation supported by Australasians, 293
Cabinet-making in Victoria, Chinese competition, 136
Immigration Act of 1887 limiting number of Chinese
immigrants to Tasmania, 170

Christchurch, New Zealand, boot manufacturers' dispute, Arbitration Courts decision, 286

Churches, Western Australia, grants to, abolition of, 159

Civil Service, New South Wales:
Public Service Board for investigation of all departments, 44
Royal Commission inquiry, 43

"Civis Brittanicus Sum," necessity of realising Australian unity before appreciating, 299

Cockburn, Hon. Dr., Minister of Education and Agriculture in South Australia, 3, 22, 26, 28

"Colonial," objection to term, 297

Colonial Office, Australians' resenting interference of, 298

Conciliation and arbitration in industrial disputes [see title Arbitration and Conciliation]

Conflicts between Legislative Assembly and Legislative Council:
Causes of contention:
New South Wales:
Rejection of Taxation Bill, 36
Tasmania:
Female Suffrage Bill, 177
Public Works Expenditure, 178
Victoria:
Additional Taxation, 124
Electoral Bill, 125, 126
Protective Tariff, 123
Right of selection upon pastoral properties, 123
Proposals for remedying, 273-276
New South Wales, 130
New Zealand--Proposed joint session of the two Houses, 131
South Australia--Dissolution of both Houses, success of, 178
Tasmania--Plebiscite, 180
Victoria:
Dissolution of both Houses, 131
Royal Commission's recommendations, 129
Town and country antagonism, reflex of antagonism
between the two Houses, 131
Ultimate appeal, absence of, 129

Consolidated Goldfields Company dispute, New Zealand, 286

Constitution Bill for establishing "the Commonwealth of Australia,"
1891, 218
Governor-General's Executive authority, 219, 224
Failure of Bill, 227
Money Bills, authority of Senate with regard to, 222
Parliament of Commonwealth:
Aboriginals, special provisions for, 220
Postal and telegraph services, &c., to be exclusively managed by, 221
Revenue and expenditure, regulations for, 221
Salary of members, 220
Senate, composition of, 219
States:
Provinces to be so called, 219
Powers of, under Commonwealth, 226
Supreme Court of Appeal, 225
Tariff, uniform, to be imposed, 222
Territories surrendered by states, administration of, 221

Constitution Bill for establishing "the Commonwealth of Australia," 1897, draft of, reprint from Melbourne _Argus_, 237

Consumptive persons, Bills forbidding immigration of, 295

Continuity of representation in Australian Houses of Assembly, means of obtaining, 276

Coolgardie Goldfields:
Camp settlements, 310
Coolgardie town, 308
Drunkenness and rowdiness, absence of, 314
Earnings of the miners, 311
Kalgoorlie, 309
Mines, description of, 311
Perth to Coolgardie, discomfort of journey from, 307
Population of Western Australia increasing since discovery of, 305
Salvation Army services, 312
Waterworks for supplying water from a distance, 164

Coolies [see title Kanakas]

Co-operative construction of Public Works, New Zealand, 105

Crown Lands:
New South Wales, Act of 1884, means of diminishing political
pressure in, 37
New Zealand:
Local land boards for disposal of, 117
Sale of, 93
Western Australia--mining rights on acquiring, 165