

r the falling off of r*2WPlOOso.uent 

 pan t* finaadaJ cffcb of 189* and especially 

 uTthediainetioti of Mi r*lv rv^.pts which 

 Wl far iKS? llT loans reta* In OreSl blnu... 

 totmiU tbr<~U Th. LegWetuw cut down 

 iw , -*--*-- nf mtni^fni Mi nthar officials MM 



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vatsd to r*f* the Governor* salary from 



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After Uie appointment of 



one of the chief founders of the 

 minixtry had 

 to C7.00a The Labor per 

 in the A-rmbly. rebelled akminst 

 mlirrV -alaries. and when a 



redaction to C*X> had been voted they joined 

 Apposition to block the bill and car- 





With the 



the Governm 



the Labor party 

 was not thought of, the 

 Presmfer djJ not resign, but rranged a compro- 

 saist on the Question of salaries. A land and 

 tooosii In bill was passed by the Assembly. 

 The Council showed Its determined opposition 

 i on land by defeat ing thin bill bv a large 

 tax was revived, wit h a 



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.id the bill 



Parliament was prorogued 

 on Jan. tt. to meet again on May 89. Aboard 

 eppomt*l to consider the revision of the tariff 

 rted in favor of moderate protection, but 

 lemned high or pr..h>bit.ve duties. and found 

 the duties that had been levied to foster 

 indesfrins had become a burden on the com- 

 munity. The board advised making wine free 

 of duty, and proposed reductions in the duties 

 on woolen*, wine and spirits, sugar, boots, hats, 

 soap, candles, carriages, biscuits, jewelry, bicy- 

 cles, farm implements, stationery, and many 

 other articles. Commissioners were appointed 

 to consider the Question of establishing a state 

 bank. Another boaitl studied the management 

 of the railroads with the view of lessening the 

 annual deficit A committee of public accounts 

 was created. Subjects of legislation proposed 

 were the safeguarding of trust funds; the set- 

 tlement of fanners upon Mallee lands: the 

 amendment of the law regarding companies; 

 an amsndmimt of the Constitution establishing 

 the principle of one man one vote, and another 

 to fartlitate the settlement of differences be- 

 tween the two houses of the Legislature: the 

 eonstruction of new railroad* on the lines of a 

 report of the standing committee : an amend- 

 ment of the factories act intended to check the 

 sweating syvtem; encouragement of the estab- 

 lishment of mgar factories for the development 

 of the cultivation of the sugar beet, for whi. h 

 several districts were found to be admirably 

 saiuvl : the encouragement of the production of 

 vnlnahle oil and fiber plant*; the proroot: 

 thr t mde to froaen meat ; the removal of defects 

 t ho better regulation 

 " it ions. The 

 revision of 



The duty on Australian tobacco was 

 twl: that on cigarettes raised from 

 on sugar and spirits re- 

 duced, bat not thoee on wine and beer; the tariff 

 on machinery was made per cent ; the duty 

 on woolens wms fixed at per cent for the first 

 year and tS per cent, after thai. The revised 

 tariff goes into force on Jan. 1, 189ft. 



we ma* in rrotrn meat : the removal of di 

 ! the insolvency law : and th- better regnl 

 and maintenance of chunubl. 

 eMsf bnsines* of the sfssiun was the revisfc 



The revenue of the colony for the 



';.;I'.M.M. The onstomi re- 

 ceipts showed an increase of 92,450 m >d tin in- 

 land revenue one of 126,994, which was chi.-tly 

 due to the income tax. There was a decline iii 

 the land r- '1 in fees, and the i 



from public works fell ,,lT I'UM.Wtt. The deficit 

 f..r the year was about I' 120.000. 



(Queensland. The legislative power 

 Tested in a Legislative Couneil of U7 members 

 nominated for life and a Legislative Assembly 

 of 73 members elected by the votes of all adul't 

 males i|tialificd by a six months' roj.lenec. 

 property and leaseholders have 

 plural votes wherever their prop. i-:\ j- situated. 

 Member* Oi the Assembly are i 

 and their traveling expenses. The Governor in 

 the beginning of 1895 was Sir Henry \V\lie 

 Norman, appointed in December. 1888. 



The ministry in the beginning of 1895 was 

 composed as follows: Premier, Vi 

 of the Kxecutive Council, and Colonial Treas- 

 urer, Hug!, -"ii : On 

 Secretary for Railways, Sir Thomas M Ilwraith ; 

 Minister of Lands and Agriculture, A. II. I'.H 

 low; Postmaster-General, A. J. Thynne; 

 tary for Mines, Secretary for Public Won 

 Secretary for Public Instruction, Kolwrt Philp: 

 Colonial Secretary, H. Tozer ; A 1 1 < .mey-General, 

 T.J.Byrne; without portfolio. \\ . B.WHsoo. 



Legislation. In March, Sir Thomas Me Il- 

 wraith resigned his offices, while remaining in 

 the Cabinet as minister without portfol 

 M. Nelson, Premier and Colonial Treasurer, be 

 came Chief Secretary and Treasur 

 Philp became Secretary for Railways as well as 

 Secretary for Mines and Works; and David Day 

 Dalrymjplc entered the Cabinet as Secretary for 

 Public Instruction. The Government has made 

 arrangements with steamship owners for the 

 carriage of frozen produce to Europe, and also 

 f'T the bringing of English and German immi- 

 grants at about as low a rate as the passage to 

 the United States. Parliament assembl 

 June 25. The revenue for the year end ing .June 

 80 was 3,413,000, showing an increase in m>- 

 toms and railway receipts. The expenditure was 

 3,308,000. The Government, in view of this 

 decided improvement in the public finances. 

 contemplated a renewal of reproductive public 

 works as far as possible, without having recourse 

 to a new loan. 



sont h \ iM ralln, The Legislative Council 

 has 24 members, who are elected for nine years, 

 by male citi/ens having freehold property or a 

 leasehold of 20 annual value. The Legislative 

 Assembly is composed of .71 members elected 

 for three years by universal manhood suffrage. 



The Karl of Kintore's tenure of office as Gov- 

 ernor ceased, and he left the colony on .Ian. 1 7. 



The ministry in the beginning of 1895 was 

 composed as follows: Premier and Attorney- 

 General, C. C. Kingston : Chief Secretary. J. II. 

 Gordon; Treasurer, I- 1 . \V. Holder: Commis- 

 sioner of Crown Lands, P. P. (iill.-n; Commis- 

 sioner of Public Works J. G. Jenkins: Minister 

 of Education and Agriculture, J. A. Cockburn. 



Let I Mat Ion. The Parliament met on June 

 0. It considered bills for consolidating the pub- 

 li- debt, granting credit to facilitate advances 

 to producers, and the extension of public works. 



