As the clock ticked to September 1, 1921, the voting period for the new administrative divisions that had been booked was officially closed.

As Arthur and the government expected, the much-accepted administrative division plan, which received more than 79.4% of the 4.87 million votes, was formalized by the Australasian government as the new administrative division.

Now that the design of the new administrative divisions has been determined, there is a more important thing to do, which is to improve the renovation system of the newly established state of Northern Australia and the Capital Territory, and to effectively implement the scope of each state and clarify the ownership of land.

Of all the states in regional Australia, South Australia and South West Wales are the two states that have changed the most.

Both states have been cut by more than half of their area and are facing considerable political reforms.

The good news is that the new state of Northern Australia and the capital of the Capital Territory have been identified, and only the corresponding state governments need to be established in Darwin and Fort St Arthur, and the administrative systems of these two states will be established accordingly.

Fortunately, Darwin is the largest city in northern Australia, and such a change is perfectly acceptable.

The Capital Region does not have a so-called capital, it is a special administrative region established specifically for the capital, and the political core is in Fort St. Arthur, the new capital of Australasia.

But there is a problem, the construction of Fort St. Arthur is still ongoing, and the establishment of the state government is somewhat difficult.

However, at present, the capital SAR is not very populated because most of it is in the Murray River Plain, and it is relatively simple to manage.

But it only takes a relatively simple state government to manage some of the smaller cities in the ACT.

It is also possible to wait until the construction of Fort St. Arthur is completed and then properly control the entire capital zone, after all, the capital zone is for the capital to serve, and the capital has not been completed, and other work will naturally have to be postponed.

In fact, most of the people who disagree with this new administrative division are the population of New South Wales and Sydney.

This is actually very understandable, this new administrative division has cost New South Wales most of its land in the west, and Sydney has lost its status as the capital.

Although this is a change made with the overall situation of the country in mind, the people will not think about it that much.

Especially for the people of Sydney, after Sydney is no longer the capital, but a special economic city, Sydney will naturally enjoy a lower level of treatment.

While no other city has come close to Sydney in a short period of time, Sydney has never been as glorious as it once was.

No matter how much these people oppose it, they will not be able to change the fact that the administrative division is a foregone conclusion.

On 2 September 1921, the Australasian government officially issued a proclamation on the change of administrative divisions, and Arthur officially announced the establishment of the Capital Territory and Northern Australia, and changed the Capital Territory to the Sydney Territory.

Two new state districts have been added, two new state houses have to be added, and the proportional distribution of the states in the House of Representatives will also have to be adjusted.

However, the number of people in the House of Representatives will not change, and 298 people is already a large size.

Of course, this is also an opportunity to announce the localization of Timor.

From 2 September, the Australian Timor colony was officially renamed the Timor Dependent States, and together with Northern Australia and the Capital Territory, the corresponding state governments and state houses will be established to become the new state administrative region of Australasia.

This was the first step in the indigenization of the Australasian colony, and many colonies, including New Guinea, would also become an important part of the indigenization.

However, colonial indigenization is not so simple. In addition to having its own industrial scale, the corresponding infrastructure, as well as the popularization of medical care and education, must also keep up with the local rhythm.

It is believed that under the vigorous development of the government, the localization of New Guinea and the Crown Territory, as well as many nearby islands, is inevitable, and it is nothing more than the length of time.

Because the capital, Fort St. Arthur, is still under construction, the capital of the ICE is temporarily located in Broken Hill, a small northern city in Fort St. Arthur.

Originally a well-known mining city in New South Wales, Broken Hill is also the largest inhabitant of the arid eastern region of Australia.

After being divided into the ICE this time, Broken Hill naturally became the largest and most famous city in the ICE in addition to the cities under construction.

Of course, because it is a mining city, the population of Broken Hill is not destined to be too large, and there are only about 7,000 people at present.

The establishment of the capital of the Special Administrative Region here is only temporary, and will be relocated as soon as Fort St. Arthur is completed.

In fact, there are many mining cities like Broken Hill in Australasia, and although their population size is not huge, they have achieved international fame in terms of minerals.

Broken Hill is the largest silver, lead and zinc mining center in Australasia and a world-renowned silver, lead and zinc mining area.

Most of the minerals produced here are transported by rail to the port of Piri, where they are smelted or exported abroad.

Because of the minerals, Broken Hill has a well-developed railway, which is also the reason why the government decided to make Broken Hill the capital of the Capital Territory temporarily.

After all, as the capital of a state, the traffic conditions must be good, at least to be able to communicate quickly and effectively with the government.

Other small cities are not on the original railway line plan of Australasia, and if they were to be made capital, they would have to build corresponding railways for the temporary capital, which was not only time-consuming, labor-intensive, but also not cost-effective.

In order to show his importance to the three new states, Arthur attended the inauguration ceremonies of the state governments of the Capital Territory, Northern Australia and Timor, as well as the election of the state parliament.

The choice of governor is also subject to elections by the state council, so it can only be held by the mayor of the capital city or, as in the case of Timor, the former colonial governor temporarily serves as governor pending the final election of the state council.

In the end, Arthur, who returned to Sydney, also reassured the Sydney people. As the largest city in Australasia, Sydney has a population of more than 3 million people, and these people still have to take care of their emotions.

Arthur gave a public speech, repeatedly assuring that Sydney would remain the most important city in Australasia, even if it was no longer the capital of Australasia.

And there will be no reduction in Sydney's welfare policy, the Sydney Palace will also be retained, and Arthur will often come to live.

Under Arthur's assurances, this can be regarded as calming the mood of Sydneysiders, and also allowing the change of administrative division to proceed smoothly, and Sydneysiders also accept the fact that Sydney will not be the capital in the future.

In fact, for these Sydneysiders, they still have a choice, which is to follow Arthur to Fort St Arthur.

As a newly developed city, the land value of Fort St Arthur's is naturally not as high as that of Sydney.

And because the government is vigorously developing the new capital, the Australasian population is encouraged to move to the new capital, Fort St. Arthur, and the government will provide land at a lower price to ensure that the population of the new capital has a living area.

This option is divided into two types, one is the agricultural population of Fort St. Arthur and nearby agricultural cities.

Because of the vast Murray River Basin, every farmer who goes to an agricultural city has access to at least 5 acres of land, which is far more than the per capita arable land area of Australasia and guarantees their income.

The second is to buy the real estate of Fort St. Arthur, including the land, the houses built, and so on.

People can choose to buy a ready-made house or buy their own land to build a house, and through real estate they will become residents of the new capital.

Housing prices in the new capital are now much lower than in Sydney, which means that some people can easily sell their property and live in St Arthur's Castle without losing money.

Of course, in order to ensure that the property prices of Fort St. Arthur do not grow uncontrollably, and to ensure that Sydney's economy does not fall into a downturn due to the loss of a large number of people, the government also has a number limit on the number of people in the first population of Fort St. Arthur.

The first St. Arthur's inhabitants numbered about 100,000, all of whom emigrated from large cities such as Sydney and Melbourne, ensuring that the economy and order of other smaller cities would not be affected.

The second group of immigrants will not be considered until the construction and development of Fort St. Arthur has reached a stable state, but the final population of Fort St. Arthur will not exceed 300,000.

After the number of people is guaranteed to be at the level of 300,000, the next development will depend on Fort St. Arthur itself.

However, because of the reputation of the capital of Australasia, it is believed that Fort St. Arthur is still developing rapidly.

Although it will not become a large city with a population of one million in a short period of time, it will be the largest and most developed city in the capital zone.

At present, the construction of the new capital has been carried out for more than two years, and the various constructions have actually taken shape, and the construction of the city center has already had a basic framework, and some houses have even begun to live in.

However, as the capital of a country, the current construction of Fort St. Arthur is far from enough.

The first is the construction of the seat of the national government, the Government Council. At present, more than half of the total construction progress of the Government Council is underway, and it is expected to be completed around 1923.

This also meant that the Cabinet government could move to Fort St. Arthur as soon as 1924, thus effectively moving the capital to Fort St. Arthur.

The construction of the royal palace is about to lag far behind. This is not to say that the construction of the royal palace has been delayed, and the construction of the royal palace is much larger and more expensive than the construction of the government council.

Arthur's budget for the new palace is $150 million, which is not far from the government's $500 million for the development of the new capital and the Murray River basin. (US$500 million equals A$200 million)

Funds were spent on the construction of an entire area for the construction of a royal palace, and the luxury and size of the new palace were evident.

It is precisely because the construction of the new palace is so large that the construction progress of the new palace is only about one-third, and it is expected to be completed around 1925 at the earliest.

Judging from the progress of the construction of the new palace and the government affairs yuan, the government moved the capital around 1926, and it took at least 8 to 9 years to complete the entire relocation work from the time the decision was made to move the capital.

Less than three years have passed, and the relocation of the capital still needs to take much longer, which is also a common problem in modern countries.

The relocation of ancient countries was much simpler, after all, the political system of ancient countries was simpler than that of modern times, and the political institutions were not so complex.

But the relocation of a modern state needs to take into account the coordination of complex political institutions and the impact on the economies of both capitals.

Generally speaking, the relocation of the capital in about ten years is considered relatively fast. Like some with ambitious goals for the construction of new capitals, moving the capital can take decades to complete.

Arthur had no such goal, preferring the medium-sized vision of a new capital design with a population of hundreds of thousands to building a new megacity.

Too many people will also create problems of one kind or another, and a large number of people will inevitably develop industries and other industries, which will cause serious pollution to the city and the environment.

Although Arthur has attached great importance to the protection of the environment when developing industry, the industrial equipment of this era has not taken into account the protection of the environment when it is designed, and the pollution to the environment is quite serious.

Fortunately, Australasia has poor air quality and environment, and even water resources are polluted.

You must know that for the more serious industrial pollution in European and American countries, it has the reputation of fragrant cars, fine wine, and stinky London.

Arthur didn't want to feel such a severe level of industrial pollution, which would not only damage his physical and mental health, but also his mood.

After all, the capital is an area where the royal family needs to live for a long time, and the environmental protection of the capital still needs to be strictly enforced.

This is the real reason why Australasia's largest industrial region is located in Western Australia, far from the capital.

And in the construction of the capital city of Fort St. Arthur, Arthur took the advice of experts to completely separate Fort St. Arthur from industry.

Even Fort St. Arthur, which is fully built in the future, will not have a heavily polluting industry.

The future Fort St. Arthur is the administrative, economic and cultural center of Australasia.

As for industry and agriculture, according to the government's construction plan, small agricultural cities will be built in the vicinity of Australasia to provide sufficient food supplies for the capital.

The distance between industrial cities and the capital is even farther away, and the nearest is dozens of kilometers, ensuring that the environment of the capital will not be greatly affected.

With the stripping of industry, the size of the capital is not destined to be too large, and maintaining a medium-sized population and economy is enough to meet the requirements of the capital.

In most cases, the bigger the capital, the more developed the economy, the better. All things considered, Arthur prefers to keep the population and economy of the new capital within a certain range, and not to become too large.

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