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PALMBB, Dr. J. F., i., 323 ; Mayor of Melbourne and Speaker of first Victorian 

 Legislative Council, 840, 342 ; and Royal Commission Report on Squat- 

 ting tenure, 358; with Gov. Hotham receives Ballaarat deputation, ii., 

 32; and Foster, 55; M.L.C., 65; President L.C., 69; knighted, 161. 



Parker, E. S., Protector of the aborigines, i., 217, 224 ; his N.W. district, 226; 

 his reports, 233 ; on numbers of natives and whites killed, 235. 



Parkes, Sir Henry, invites Duffy to N.S.W., ii., 67 ; presses him to remain, 68 ; 

 attitude on the Chinese question, 271 ; speaks in Melbourne on Federal 

 Union, 1867, 332; submits draft of Bill for Federal Council, 1881, 332; 

 his article in Melbourne Review, Oct., 1879, advocates a Parliamentary 

 Union for N.S.W., Victoria and South Australia, 332 ; suggests Con- 

 vention, 334 ; denounces sending contingent to the Soudan, 341. 



Parliament. See Government, Responsible. 



Pasley, Capt., M.L.C., Minister of Public Works, ii., 59. 



Pastoral interests recognised by Gov. Bourke, i., 137, 138; ruined in 1842, 

 254 ; revived by " boiling-down " process, 1845, 255 ; Wool Lien Bill 

 enacted, 283. See Squatters. 



Patronage, political, ii., 349. See Duffy, Higinbotham, Service. 



Patterson, J. B., M.L.A., Minister of Public Works, ii., 183; and Irish 

 disloyalty, 231 ; on exit of O'Loghlen Ministry, 240 ; Premier, 1893, 290, 

 318 ; ineptitude of his Ministry during banking crisis, 1893, 314 ; 

 knighted, 318 ; Minister of Public Works during strike of 1890, 318 ; de- 

 feated at poll, 1894, 320; resigns, 321. 



Payment of Members, ii., 87; 150, 300 and 500 per annum proposed, 

 180; the "Keystone of democracy," 181 ; "the general question," 181; 

 Bills thrown out by Legislative Council, 181 ; Select Committee reports, 

 182 ; Act passed, 1870, 182 ; renewed for three years, 1874, 182 ; subject 

 comes up again, 1877-78, causes deadlock, 196 et sey. ; Act passed 

 authorising payment to present Parliament, 202 ; Act passed for Payment 

 of Members of Assembly only, 214 ; its weak spot, 348. 



Peacock, A. J., M.L.A., Chief Secretary Turner Ministry, ii., 321. 



Pearson, C. H., historian and critic, member of Berry Ministry, and " Em- 

 bassy," ii., 206 et seq. ; Minister of Education, 253 ; Secretary to Agent- 

 General, 318. 



Penal Department (Victoria) reformed, ii., 102, 103, 104. See Crime. 



Penal Laws of England in 1786, i., 1. See Transportation. 



Pender, Michael, purchases town allotment, Melbourne, for 19, 1837, i., 392 ; 

 sold in 1877 for 33,000, 212. 



Perry, Bp., his arrival in Melbourne, 1848, i., 268 ; his irrational spirit and 

 antipathy to Roman Catholicism, 269 ; retires 1874, 270. 



Phillip, Arthur, appointed Governor of Convict Settlement, N.S.W., i., 2, 3; 

 takes command of the First Fleet, 4. 



Pioneers, Letters of, published by Trustees of Melbourne Public Library, 

 1899, i., 146, 174, 238. 



Pohlman, R. W., i., 323; judge, returning officer P.P., 1848, returns writ for 

 district "no Election," for Melbourne "Earl Grey," 293; Member 

 Executive Council, 1851, 340. 



Police, i., 279, 282 ; half the force deserts to goldfields, 344 ; owing to increase 

 of crime increased police protection demanded, 347 ; expenditure, 1852-54, 

 382 ; police venality on goldfields, ii., 11, 14, 26, 28 ; force at Ballaarat 

 strengthened, 32; cut down rioters, 34, 36; their conduct described as 

 " brutal," 43 ; police force in Melbourne, Dec., 1854, 48, 49 ; police and 

 the Kelly gang, 229. See Crime. 



Population : first census, 1836, i., 158 ; 1836, 209 ; 1841, 204 ; population on 

 arrival of Bp. Perry, 1848, 269 ; character and distribution of, 1851, 

 304, 305, 306 ; influx during " gold " period, 1852-54, 364 et seq. ; at the 

 arrival (1839) and at departure (1854) of Gov. Latrobe, 388; 1856, ii., 70 ; 1857 

 and 1863, 100; 1875, 176; mining population in 1858 and 1861, 98; 

 aggregate population, 1886 (one million), 257 ; 1891, 336 ; 43 per cent. 

 in Melbourne and suburbs, 116 ; no real increase 1895-1900, 323 ; popula- 

 tion needed, 356. 



