A NEW SOUTH WALES VIEW. Commenting on a speech made by Mr Deakin ab the Federation Conference, the " Sydney Daily Telegraph " says :— 'We do not believe that the section of Victorian politicians represented by Messrs Munro and Deakin are anxious for federation except on the * give and take ' principle m which Victoria shall give nothing and take all. If they are assured that the protec tionist majority m Victoriashall be enabled to make up the majority m the Federal Legislature, if they are ' guaranteed' the maintenance of the present fiscal inequali ties m Australia for a number of years for the benefit of Victoria, and if they can rivet the protectionist policy of Victoria into the Federal Constitution for all time, then we may expect the Doakin- Munro party to co-operate m federal work. If that is to be the price of Victoria's co-operation, then New South Wales will prefer to work out her destiny independent of Victoria. This colony is already a federation within it self. Within our territorial boundaries we have the Richmond and Clarence Rivers district, the Western and Riverina pastoral districts, the coastal districts and the Broken Hill silver province - a practical unification of four great and wealthy "colonies under one supreme Government. Left to herself, New South Wales must eventually over shadow every other colony m the group, her only real competitor m the race of development being the great and rich colony of Queensland. For New South Wales therefore to offer to cast m her Vb man Australian federation together with the discredited, depressed, and financially worm-eaten colony of Victoria —for that is an exact and truthful description of that colony's condition to-day—would be more to: the gain of federated Australia han to this colony."

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