During the preparation for the referendum in New Zealand, Australia also welcomed its fourth National Day, which means that Australia has been established for a full four years now.
This year's National Day celebration was not as grand as previous years, mainly because the Royal Palace and the Administrative Building were under construction and there was no military parade.
The main activities were flag-raising and government's annual speech. Arthur did not come back to Australia for the National Day celebration.
After half a month of preparation, the referendum in New Zealand officially began on January 15th, 1904.
In order to ensure the fairness of the referendum, the New Zealand Colonial Government had deployed almost all colonial officials and stationed soldiers to firmly resist any unfair practices.
