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Branches of the Commonwealth Savings Bank were opened in this State at the beginning of 1913. On June 30, 1920, 1,473,3011. stood to the credit of 46,153 depositors.

Books of Reference.

Statistical Register.

Census of Australia, taken on April 3, 1011.

Geological Surrey. Bulletins. Perth.

Western Australian Official Year-Book for 1904. Perth.

Land Selector's Guide. Perth.

Quarterly Statist cal Abstract.

Handbook and Gmde to West-rn Australia, Perth, 1914.

The Cyclopedia of Western Australia. Perth, 1918.

Bm*ett($), Pocket Year Book of Western Australia, 1920.

Calvert (A. F.), Western Australia: Its History and Progress. 8. London, 1894.— Western Australia and its Gold Fields. London, 1893.— My Fourth Tour in Western Australia. London, 1S97.

Car»ejie(Hon. D. W.),Spinifex and Sand. London, 1898.

Chambers (T.), Western Australia, Position and Prospects. Perth.

Favenc (Ernest). Western Australia: its Past History, Present Trade and Resources and its Future Position in the Australian Group. Sydney, 1887.

Forrett (Sir John), Explorations in Australia. London, 1875.

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Hart (F.), Western Australia in 1893. London, 1894.

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Notes on the Natural History, &«•., of Western Australia. Perth, 1903.

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Taunton (H ), Australind. London 1903.

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Set also under Australia.

TASMANIA. Constitution and Government.

Abel Jans Tasman discovered Tan Diemen's Land (Tasmania) on November 24, 1642. The island became a British settlement in 1803 as a dependency of New South Wales; in 1825 its connection with New South Wales was terminated ; in 1851 a partially elective Legislative Council was estab- lished, and in 1856 responsible government came into operation. On January 1, 1901, Tasmania was federated with the other Australian States into the Commonwealth of Australia.

Parliament consists of a Legislative Council and a House of Assembly. The Council has 18 members, elected on a property qualification of 10/. a year freehold or 307. a year leasehold. Certain professional men and all ' returned soldiers ' are also electors. Members sit for 6 years, and retire in rotation. There is no power to dissolve the Council. The House of Assembly has 30 members, elected for 3 years by adults with six months' residence in the State. Members of both Houses are paid 800/. a year. Women received the right to vote in 1^03. Proportional representation was adopted in 1907, after a partial trial in 1896. The method is the single transferable vote in 6-member constituencies. By-elections are superseded (from 1919) by a recount of the votes at the preceding General Election.

State of parties, June, 1920 : Nationalists, 16 ; Labour 13 ; Independent, 1.

Governor.— Rt. Hon. Sir W. L. Allardycc, K.C.M.G. (April 1920). (Salary, 2,750/.)