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Temporary measure for payment of members of Assembly renewed by 

 Council The Berry Reform Bill of 1881 Disputes and conferences 

 Finally amended and passed by Council Berry's waning popularity 

 Defeated by Sir Bryan O'Loghlen and resigns The O'Loghlen Ministry 

 What Berry had cost the country Pages 180-218 



CHAPTER VIII. 



" PEACE, PROGRESS AND PROSPERITY." 



The International Exhibition of 1880 and its predecessors Suppression of 

 bushranging in Victoria Career of the Kelly gang What it cost to 

 destroy them Colourless character of Sir Bryan O'Loghlen's administra- 

 tion Fresh anti-Chinese legislation What led up to it Session of 1882 

 General election of 1883 Sir Bryan O'Loghlen and Sir John O'Shanassy 

 rejected at the polls Death of the latter Mr. Service called for 

 Resignation of O'Loghlen Ministry The Service-Berry Coalition Public 

 Service Act Railway Management Act Mr. Speight appointed 

 The New Guinea and New Hebrides movements Condition of the 

 finances General prosperity of the country Mr. Service retires, Mr. 

 Berry becomes Agent-General, Mr. Kerferd goes on the Supreme Court 

 bench Dissatisfaction of the Bar Mr. Service defends the appointment 

 Departure of the Marquis of Normanby and arrival of his successor, 

 Sir Henry Loch Rumours of knighthood for retiring Ministers De- 

 parture of Sir Graham Berry for London in the same ship with Sir James 

 McCulloch Pages 219-252 



CHAPTER IX. 



THE ERA OF EXTRAVAGANCE. 



Reconstruction of the Coalition Ministry Acts of Parliament passed The 

 Irrigation Act, its reception and working Governor's speech on opening 

 Parliament, June, 1886 Decadence of mining The Gillies budget 

 Increased taxation Timber and sugar duties Heavy cost of Civil 

 Service Lavish generosity of the House Prodigal expenditure of the 

 community Queen Victoria's Jubilee, 1887 Great expansion of buildings 

 The Centennial International Exhibition, 1888 Its objects and char- 

 acter Opening ceremonies Income and expenditure The Imperial 

 Conference of 1887 Mr. Higinbotham refuses to take up duties of Acting 

 Governor on existing lines Sir William. Robinson appointed Resignation 

 of the Speaker Appointment of Mr. M. H. Davies as his successor 

 New outbreak of anti-Chinese feeling in 1888 Conference thereon in 

 Sydney Ah Toy v. Musgrove Increase in number of members, 

 December, 1888 Sir Henry Loch's departure Earl of Hopetoun, his 

 successor, favourably received The troubles of 1890 Motions of want of 

 confidence The Octopus Railway Bill The budget Reprehensible 



