QUEENSLAND SEPARATION QUESTION.

Auckland Star, Volume XVIII, Issue 120, 23 May 1887, Page 3

QUEENSLAND SEPARATION QUESTION.

(BISTER'S TKLEGR.AM.)

■, X.'! 77 London, May 20. :-; Asecond and- smaller deputation. ]* won. Tuesday last waited upon p#afy.of State for the Colonies M§_ and -renewed the representa-favour-of the separation of In reply to the JaboD,, Sir. Henry Holland said his (.Mfenti considered the Imperial J^ent '^competent to pass an the division of &$ kufc such a step would be Wf'. '.''3,was.undesirable until tbe L t?^< ?E Queensland approved of c of North Queens\*£T_} but-an overwhelming ease m$ °f Ration. The parallel IPs Separation of Moreton Bay ||pM&oiit_i< Wales was not apLy, m"% case of North and South iJm}' 'If seemed a question t, f'fi Was not possible to settle mm?- -by.the ,extension of the fe-'5 steni ; of local government to ,iiudor any cir™^i 'question! must be more

thoroughly discussed before the Imperial Government could deal with it. He did not think a strong enough case had yet been made out for the exercise of the latent power of the Government in such a matter. Replying to a question afterwards put by Div Blacks-Sir Henyy Holland said there would be precisely the same difficulty in granting separation between the Northern territory of South Australia as presented itself in the case of North and South Queensland. ' . ..;.,.