A COLONIAL CONFERENCE.
By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright. (press association.) Sydney, May 18. A conference was held to-day between Mr T. Playford, Premier of South Australia, and the memb rs of the New South Wales Government. Mr P. O. Fysh, Premier of Tasmania, was not present, but li6 forwarded certain suggestions. He urged that the Federal Council should he resuscitated, but the Executive Powers resolved not to come to a decision on the question until the question of federation was discussed. Assurances were received from the New South Wales Parliament that they would afford an opportunity next session for dealing with a draft Constitution Bill. It was decided to amend the Chinese Act in New South Wales so that it might be more in accord with the views expressed at the recent Chinese Conference ; to ask the Queensland and West Australian Governments to do the same ; to act on Lord Knutsford’s suggestion to hold a conference of Governmentstatisticiansand collectors of Customs to frame regulations more in uniform with statistics. A wish was expressed that power be granted to coin silver in the colonies, and it was resolved to make a representation on the subject to the Imperial Government, and also to ask whether the colonies will be represented at the Silver Conference in July.
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New Zealand Mail, Issue 1056, 26 May 1892, Page 32
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212A COLONIAL CONFERENCE. New Zealand Mail, Issue 1056, 26 May 1892, Page 32
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