INDEX 375 



House, 78 ; Land Convention, 80 ; Service Land Act, 1860, 81-83 ; Heales' 

 Land Act, 85, 86 ; character of the selectors, 86 ; " Occupation Licences," 

 86, 87 ; Duffy Land Act, 1862, 88-90 ; the land revenue and railways, 

 93 ; Heales' Bill to amend Duffy's and create " poor squatters," 113 ; land 

 under cultivation, 1865, 116 ; Land Act, 1865, 119 ; its results, 120 ; Land 

 Act of 1869 (in force until 1878) passed by McPherson Ministry, 152 ; 

 its provisions, 153 ; lands alienated by these Acts, districts favoured, 153 ; 

 towns fostered, 154 ; land taxation, 193, 194 ; Commissioners appointed, 

 195 ; Act passed by Assembly, 195, and by Council, 196 ; Mallee Land Act, 

 246 ; land under culture, 248 ; land boom of 1888, and its effects, 292 ; 

 Land Act, 1898, 323; Land Tax proposed, 324; land legislation experi- 

 mental, 344 ; much settlement makeshift, 345 ; land under cultivation in 

 1866 and 1900, 351, 355 ; land alienated up to 1900, 355 ; holdings mort- 

 gaged, 355. See Geelong, Melbourne, Portland, Squatters. 



Landsborough, W., expedition in search of Burke and Wills, ii., 110. 



Lang, Dr. J. D., on land policy, i., 206; on character of immigrants, 1841-42, 

 248; elected for P.P. district, 1843, 280; a champion of Separation, 283; 

 his speech hi N.S.W. Legislative Council, 286, 287; his character and 

 colonial history, 289 ; visits Melbourne, 290 ; urges new petition to the 

 Queen, 290 ; is feted, 1846, 292 ; goes to England " a thorn in the cushion " 

 of the Colonial Minister, 292 ; his Phillipsland quoted, 312, 313 ; and 

 Presbyterian controversy, 326 ; on the first Legislative Council of Victoria, 

 341 ; desires Duffy to remain in N.S.W., ii., 68. 



Langhorne, George, and Melbourne Aborigines Mission Station, i., 222; buys 

 allotment, Melbourne, 395. 



Langlands, Henry, chairman at mass meeting in Melbourne on the Ballaarat 

 disturbances, ii., 47. 



Langridge, G. D., M.L.A., Commissioner of Customs in Service-Berry Ministry, 

 ii., 241 ; in Munro Ministry, 289. 



Langton, Edward, Free Trader, M.L.A., opposes Darling Grant, ii., 141; 

 Treasurer in Sladen Ministry, 145 ; in Francis Ministry, 162 ; against 

 Education Bill, 1867, 164 ; retires from Ministry, 173 ; votes against 

 Service's Modified Tariff, 175 ; on the Public Finances, 277. 



Latrobe, C. J., Superintendent P.P. district, i., 177 ; his instructions, 177 ; 

 powers, 178 ; arrives Melbourne, 1839, 169, 177, 245 ; character and 

 early administration, 240 et seq. ; on the aborigines, 228, 231 et seq. ; his 

 salary 241, 259 ; reception, 241 ; unpropitious elements, 246 ; addresses, 

 246 ; orders wharves, lighthouse, 246 ; purchases allotment and builds 

 " Jolimont," 251 ; his modest establishment, 322 ; reserves park lands and 

 botanic gardens, 256 ; social interests, 257 ; denounced as adverse to 

 "Separation," 258; receives first mayor and councillors, 266; settles the 

 Henty claims, 86; opposes Land Act, 1846, 206; welcomes Bp. Perry, 

 1848, 269; on V.D.L. "Expirees," 272; petition for his recall, 275, 

 291 ; firm in not allowing convicts to be landed, 275 ; pronounces for 

 " Separation," but against a representative body, 291 ; denounced by Town 

 Council, 291 ; shocked at Earl Grey's election to Legislative Council, 294 ; 

 proclaims Separation Act, 1850, 299 ; goes to Sydney to assist in prepara- 

 tion of Electoral Bill, 301 ; lays foundation-stone of Princes Bridge, 1846, 

 and opens it, 1850, 300, 308 ; his services as Superintendent acknowledged by 

 Earl Grey, 303 ; proclaimed Lieut.-Governor of Victoria, 1851, 302 ; chooses 

 Executive Council, 340, 341 ; his anxiety and strain during gold fever, 342 

 et seq. ; ii., 5 et seq. ; suggests export duty on gold, 15 ; consents to Convicts 

 Prevention Act, i., 347 ; difficulties with the squatters, 352 ; assailed by 

 the Press as their tool, 353, 354 ; advises Colonial Office to amend Orders 

 in Council, 355 ; his care for immigrants, 367 ; attacked by Argits, " Wanted 

 a Governor," 380 ; inaugurates waterworks, 330, 384 ; his efforts on behalf 

 of Education, the University, Public Library, etc., 386; last four years of 

 his administration, 387; destructive " metropolitan " criticism, 387 ; resigns, 

 sends wife and family to England, 388 ; her death, 388 ; his departure for 

 England, May, 1854, 386 ; leaves Melbourne a well-paved, fairly lighted 



