Contents

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Contents.

Chapter		Page
	Preface	v
	Introduction	vii
	List of Illustrations	xii
	Errata	xiii
I.	Early Life and Life on the Goldfields	1
II.	Elected to the House of Representatives	24
III.	His First Session	34
IV.	The Continuous Ministry Again	49
V.	Days of Parochialism	63
VI.	The Stout-Vogel Combination	77
VII.	The Liberal Party in Opposition	88
VIII.	A Prominent Liberal Leader	111
IX.	The New Liberal Ministry	126
X.	Minister For Public Works	146
XI.	More Difficulties	161
XII.	Mr. Seddon as Premier	172
XIII.	A Banking Crisis	204
XIV.	Labour Legislation	223
XV.	Conciliation and Arbitration—Boards of Conciliation	238
XVI.	Conciliation and Arbitration—The Arbitration Court	252
XVII.	Other Reforms	269
XVIII.	Settling the Land	289
XIX.	The Imperialist	302
XX.	The Humanist	327
XXI.	In Cartoon and Story	345
XXII.	Last Days	357
	Appendix	383
	Index	389