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CHAPTER III. 

 THE TRANSITION TO RESPONSIBLE GOVEBNMENT. 



Sir Charles Hotham's difficulties Report of the Goldfields Commission 

 Denunciations of Chief Secretary Foster His resignation W. 0. Haines 

 succeeds him Friction between Hotham and the Council The transfer 

 to the New Constitution Ministerial claims for compensation Attempt 

 of Mr. Nicholson to form a Ministry Its failure Great anxiety of the 

 Governor His death on 30th December, 1855 General Macarthur 

 assumes office temporarily The work of the Council The Ballot Bill 

 The first election under New Constitution Its results Popular outcry 

 for further reform Entry of Mr. Charles Gavan Duffy into Victorian 

 politics Assembling of the first Parliament What it had under its 

 control Pages 52-71 



CHAPTER IV. 



THE ADMINISTRATION OF SIR HENRY BARELY, 1856-1863. 



Character and antecedents of new Governor The position of parties in the 

 Legislative Assembly Duffy's Bill for abolishing members' financial quali- 

 fication His Immigration Bill Retirement of Sir Wm. A' Beckett 

 Mr. Stawell appointed Chief Justice The first O'Shanassy Ministry The 

 first McCulloch Ministry Death of Lady Barkly Manhood suffrage 

 introduced The Haines Land Bill The second O'Shanassy Ministry 

 Increase of members Shortening of Parliaments Quarrel between 

 O'Shanassy and Duffy The Nicholson Ministry Its Land Act Eastern 

 Market agitation The Heales Ministry Character of the leader His 

 Land Bill Payment of members The third O'Shanassy Ministry The 

 Duffy Land Act McCulloch in power again The Governor's salary 

 reduced Progress of railway construction First railway loan floated 

 Improved condition of Melbourne Telegraphs Mining industry 

 Nomadic habits of the digger Rushes to Port Curtis and New Zealand 

 Population of colony Growth of inland towns The penal department ; 

 murder of Price Exploration of interior The story of Burke and Wills 

 Departure of Sir Henry Barkly Pages 72-111 



CHAPTER V. 



AN ERA OF CONSTITUTIONAL STRUGGLE, 1864-1868. 



Sir Charles Darling's character and antecedents General election of 1864 

 The birth of Protection Twenty-five years' experience of it The opinions 

 of McCulloch, Higinbotham, Michie and Verdon The Land Act of 1865 

 The new tariff The tack McCulloch's resolutions Public payments 

 suspended Conflict with Supreme Court Scheme for making payments 

 Tariff Bill rejected by Council General election, 1865 The Hugh 

 George fiasco Colonial Secretary admonishes the Governor Appropria- 

 tion Bill passed Recall of Sir Charles Darling Arrival of Sir J. H. 



