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Excerpt from A Comparison Between the Federal Constitutions of Canada and Australia
HE British Empire contains at the present time three instances of Federal Union under the Crown4-the Federation of the Leeward Islands, the Dominion of Canada, and the Commonwealth of Australia. But as the first-named Federation has only the status of a Crown Colony - that is, though possessing representative institutions, it does not enjoy responsible government - it may with truth be said that the Dominion of Canada and the Commonwealth of Australia occupy a peculiar position among the self-governing colonies of the Empire as F ederations under the Crown. The aim of this essay is to compare the Constitutions of these two Federations in their more important features; but-before instituting such la' comparison, it will be well to clear the ground by demonstrating the peculiar nature of Federalism as a system of govern ment, and by noting its distinctive characteristics.
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