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Title: Report of public meeting held in the Town Hall, Melbourne, on Friday evening, 5th June 1885 ... together with a statement of the objects and rules of the League

Author: Imperial Federation League

In: The Pamphlet Collection of Sir Robert Stout: Volume 84

Publication details: Victoria University of Wellington Library, Wellington

Part of: The Pamphlet Collection of Sir Robert Stout

License: Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 New Zealand Licence

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The Pamphlet Collection of Sir Robert Stout: Volume 84

Objects of the Victorian Branch of the Imperial Federation League

Objects of the Victorian Branch of the Imperial Federation League.

1.

To secure the permanent unity of the Empire by Federation.

2.

To influence public opinion by showing the advantages which will accrue to the whole Empire by Federation, and to form a Society of men of all parties for that purpose.

3.

In giving" effect to these objects the following principles will be observed :—

A.	No scheme of Federation shall interfere with the existing rights of Local Parliaments as regards local affairs.
B.	Any scheme of Imperial Federation should combine on an equitable basis the resources of the Empire for the maintenance of common interests, and adequately provide for an organised defence of common rights.