THE COMMONWEALTH
SEAT OF GOVERNMENT. 1 IN DISPUTE. Eeooivotl July 19, 10.50 p.m. Sydney, Thursday. Legal miads of Victoria and New South Wales are disputing over the question of the temporary seat of Government under the Commonwealth Act. Mr R. E. O'Connor, of Sydney, maintains that the seat of Government cnnnot even temporarily be outside of New Smith Wales. Tha Viotorian Attorney-General differs, while Sir George Turner says that he foresaw the difficulty when no provision was made by the Convention for the temporary seat, but thought a literal interpretation wonld have boeti placed on the matter. Cabinet meetings could be held in Melbourne, but apparently the Executive must meet in New South Walea. Sir W. Lyne announced that they had | decided to purchase a new residence for the State Governor. The preaent Government House would be at the disposal of the Governor-General. Melbourne, Thursday. The Argus, commenting on the dispute over the seat of Government, cannot imagine a single Federalist objecting to the choice of Sydney for the inauguration of the Commonwealth, but Sir W. Lyne was going too far when he seeks by confidential appeals to Mr Chamberlain to make Sydney the interim seat. The question must be decided by the Federal Parliament.
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Hawke's Bay Herald, Volume XXXV, Issue 11593, 20 July 1900, Page 3
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