What’s in a Name ?

Marlborough Daily Times, Volume X, Issue 139, 8 December 1887, Page 2

What’s in a Name ?

Per E lectric Telegraph —Copyright

Reuter’s Telegrams

London, Dec ®

Sir Saul Samuel, Agent-General for Now South Wales had an interview to-day with Sir Henry Holland, Secretary of State for the Colonies, when tli3 subject of renaming New South Wales was broached by the former. Sir Henry Holland declined to express an opinion upon the subject of the proposed alteration. Sir Saul Samuel leaves for New South Walos in January next. The Times thus morning has an article upon the meditated assumpt’on of the name of Australia by New South Waleß. The writer deals with the subject in a humorous manner, and suggests the adoption of Eastern Australia if a change of name is imperative.

Received Dec 7, at 10.50 p.m, Wednesday,

A memorandum was forwarded by the Premier, Sir Henry Parkes, to the Premier of Victoria in reply to the protests of that Colony, Queensland, Western and South Australia and Tasman ; a against the assumption of the name of Australia by this Colony have been made public. Sir Henry states that the .Colony under the present name has a noble record of services rendered in the cause of Eng I 'ah settlement in Austra i; a, extending over a period of one hundred years and that the view of his Government is, that they cannot now from a sense of patriotism adopt any new name. The memorandum goes on to say that for more than 50 years every acre of land of what is now known as Victoria was within the limits of Now' South Wales, and under a jurisdiction of this Colony and that Melbourne owes its site, origin and very existence to the Government of New South Wales. In like manner Brisbane was laid out and named by this Colony, The Premier asserts that during the greater part of this long period the name “ Australia ” w r as specially applied to the country which remains under the jurisdiction of this Government, and adds that Captain Flinders himself suggested the application of the name “Australia” to New South Wales. Sir Henry Parkes further contends from that time forward the name “ Australia ” became interchangably employed w itli that of “ New 7 South Wales” both in designating territory and inhabitants of this Colony, the name having been used by Colonists in social as well as public affairs in connection with statistics and public documents and in popular usages. In conclusion the Premier says that Government fails to appreciate the friendly attitude assumed by Victoria and the other colonies, and suggests that they might haycdqno the Cojony the favor of communicating with him before resorting to outside assistance, and declares that colonists are not disposed to aceppt the substitution of pressure for courtesy. The press generally condemns the tone aud tenor of the communication.