Pughs Alman-Dir Queensland 1863
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GULF ac Ya B y ltd} CARFENTARIA vb L' rLaet CARE NINSULA iibrookl. $.1(oyer 7/z wt & Z 7t'1 ] 7e P. REFERENCES- Towns .. 0 J27 &Jut J B MkOad Tmda Coun9 Bomfda, Northumbland . Q I.iafl L8 sa2/e IZofi t Bmvex Glrnton r.,dfatrifoId YAAMB 8 drn ,:;.LLApSN SWBRTx r^ ROHR, 4Yoowo Ni ooxo ,'"Nw ,r >,nI( Wup- „may INDEX TO ALMANAC. 8AG8 Articles of the Calendar,. ,,, . 1 Eclipses .., ,.. ib. 2 LAW ARRANGEMENTS for 1863 ... ... 26 G ARDENING CALENDAR.. .. ... 29 eteoiological Observations . 34 Royal Family 39 1u`OYE$ NMENT DEPARTMENTS Executive and Legislative ib. Colonial Secretary's Department 44 Administration of Justice 46 Colonial Treasurer's Department 47 Lands and Works Department... 50 Auditor General's Department ... 52 ,cellaneous ib. mmission of the Peace ... ... 54 t of Banisters, &o. ... ,.. 61 mmissioners for Affidavits ... ... 1b. 'eons and Chemists ... 63 ilic Societies , Ac. ,., ... ib. sonic and other Lodges ... ... 65 sisters of Religion ., ... 66 .nking Establishments... ... ... 68 ewspapers 69 Registration of Births, &c. ,.. .., 70 Electric Telegraph ,.. ... ib. Signal Station ... ... ,,. ,.. 75 PORTS and HARBOURS Moreton Bay .,, .., ,,. ... 76 Wide Bay ... ... ... ... ... 83 Hervey's Bay ... 87 Port Curtis... ... .., .., Keppel Bay ,., ,.. Broad Sound ,,, ,.. Port Denison ... .,. Torres' Straits ... POSTAL INFORMATION ,.. .,. ... Acts and Ordinances ... ... ,.. iv. CONTENTS. PAGE. SYNOPSIS of REAL PROPERTY ACT 108 PASTORAL AND AGRICULTURAL:- Return of Live Stock ... ... 117 Land under Cultivation ... ... ... 118 Agricultural Reserves , &c. ... ... 119 Growth of Tropical Products ... ... ... 120 Hybridization of Plants ... ... ... ... 124 Sugar and Tobacco ... ... 126 Queensland at the Exhibition of 1862... ... ... 127 TRADE RETURNS ... ... ... ... ... 129 Tariff of Queensland .. ... ... 134 Colonies of the British Crown ... ... ... 135 Customs' Revenue ... ... ... ... 136 DIARY OF EVENTS FOR 1862 ... ... ... 137 COUNTRY DIRECTORY ... ... ... ... ... 171 Addenda and Corrigenda:- Public Companies and Societies 203 Building and Investment Societies 205 Masonic ... ... ... ... ... ... 207 ib. Banking ... ... 208 Postal ... ... ib. Corrigenda... ... ... ib. INDEX TO THE SKETCH. Historyof the Colony, Exploration,&c. 5 I -Geographical Position and Extent... 23 II.-Population ; how distributed ... 26 III.-Situation , &c., of Chief Towns ... 31 IV.-Form of Government ... 36 V.-Laws and Municipal Institutions ... 40 VI.-Education and Religion ... 45 VII.-Capabilities of the Soil ... 53 VIII.-Climate ... ... ... ... 6'8 LX.-Management of Public Lands ... 72 X.-Immigration and Land Order System 83 XI.-Trade and Revenue... ... ... 90 XII.-Employment of Labor ... ... 92 XIII.- Miscellaneous .. 96 Appendix-Cotton Plantations , Sugar, &c. 101 ADVERTISEMENTS ... ... ... ... ... 105 PUG H' S QUEFNS2 .,AMW ° ALAIANA DIRECTORY , A ID LaW QtaIP riDar p FOR 1863, Being the Third after Bissextile , or Leap Year. FIFTH YEAR OF PUBLICATION. BRISBANE,QUEENSLAND: Printed and Published by THBOPHILIISP. PIIGH,at the " Courier" General Printing Ot&ce,George Street, and Sold by all Agents in Town and Country. Price - POUR SHILLINGS. 1 THE MAP OF QUEENSLAND Wosco accompanies this Almanac, and which attracted much notice in the Queensland Court of the recent International Exhibition, has been carefully revised, and a number of additions have been made. The engraved plate being the pro perty of the Proprietor of the Queens- land Almanacs , it is his intent io n to issue it with this publication year by year , with all possible additions and correct one, so that, after a seriesof pears,the successive copies issued will in themselves form an interesting index of the progress of Queensland exploration and settlement . In order to ensure correctness , the Proprietor will be glad to receive communications or information fr om our pioneer squatters or explorers, to many of whom he is already indebted. Communications may be addressed to him personally , or to Messrs. llAm & Co ., his engravers. January 1st, 1163. PUGH'S ALMANACAND DIRECRY FOR 1863. ARTICLES OF THE CALENDAR. -+- Golden Number ....................... 2 Dominical Letter ................ D Bpact ................................... 11 Roman Indiction 6 Solar Cycle .............................. 24 Julian Period ........................ 6676 ECLIPSES. Ix the year 1863, there will be two Eclipses of the Sax, and two of the Minix, neither of which will be visible in this Colony. I. d Partial Eclipse of the Sun , May 17th, 1863. II: A Total E clipse of the Moon , June 1st, 1863 III, An Annular Eclipse of the San , November 10th, 1863. ( This Eclipse will be visible on the Solathern Coast of Australia , and in Tasmania.) IV.-A Partial Eclipse of the Moon, November 24th,1863. NOTESFOR THE CALENDAR. - 4- Tan Moon's Age is given at noon, and is the mean time elapsed sin ce the Moon 's ecliptic conjunction with the Sun, or since the Sun and Moon had the same longtitude . The numbers in the "Moon's Age" column are calculated for Brisbane , and are expressed in days and decimal parts of a day. Tag difference in time between high water at the Bar and Brisbane is one hour; betweenBrisbane and Ipswich, threehours . This appliesas a general rule, but the actual time of high water is frequently influen ced by strong northerly and easterly gales, and violent treaties in the ri ver. When the Sun is south of the Equator, the day tides in the southern hemi- phere are the highest ; when north of the Equator, the night tides are highest. Phew changes will take place about the second or third spring tide after, the 'sun has crossed the Equinox . The day tides will be the highest until the first spring tide in April, when the night tides will take preceden ce until the new soon in October, after which the day tides will again take precedence. A 2 JANUARY , 31 DAYS. ( TEMPERATUR E 1862.) --1-- Mean Maximum shade .............. .. 85.5 Mean Temperature .. .. .. .. ....... 74.8 Greatest diurnal range (from 61 .6 to 90) 28.4 Mean diurnalrange ..................20.5 Nors .- Summer has now fairly set in ; weather hot and oppressive , often with rain, squalls , thunder, and lightning. A a OCCURRENCES, &C. tltesident first appointed at Moreton Bay, 1853. 1 Th Real roperty Act came into operation . 1862. LGovt. 2 F QueenslandElectorates proclaimed, 1860. 3 8 4 $ 5 M First New S. Wales Constitution Act ptoelaimed,'43. 6 T .Epiphany. 7 W 8 'I'h Special Session of Parliament opened by commission, 9 F [1862 .- First general Public Meeting held in 10 S [Brisbane in favor of separation, 1861. 1I S 11oth.- Heavy flood + at Ipswich, 1844. 12 M Criminal Sittings, Toowoomba. 13 _T transports reached Botany Bay, 1788. 14 W Parliament prorogued by proclamation , 1862 .- First 15 Th Civil Sittings , Toowoomba. 16 F Ha rt ley Colliery accident took place, 1862. 17 S Highest flood known in Brisbane and Ipswich, 1841. 18 S .19 M 20 If 21 W Ship Fortitude arrived in Moreton Bay, 11349. 22 Th 23 F 24 8 28 S Princess Royal married, 1858. 26, M Anniversary of N: S. Wales : founded 1788. Steam rltw 27 T (commanication first opened e ne . 28 W [and natie, i 29 Th Fuat eL pment of Cotton hence, 186L 3Q F qj S JANU RY, 31 DAYS. 3 PHASES OR THE MOON. D H M a D R Full Moen .. 5 1 44 44p.m. Apogee.. 4 la.m. Last Quarter 13 10 18 44a.m. Perigee .......... 19 3a.m. New Moon. 20 2 14 Sa.m. Apogee .......... 31 10a.m. FirstQuarter 27 3 6 2a.m. SUN M0011'B'High Water on Bar. REMARKS. G, Rises Sets Age. Morn. Afters. H M D T Spring tides occur on 1 5 14 6 51 10 8 6 30 6 52 the 5th or Bill, and on 2 5 14 6 54 11 8 7 16 7 42 the 30th or 21st of this 3 5 15 6 55 12 8 8 10 8 36 month. 4 5 15 6 55 13 8 9 4 9 32 6 516 655 148 10 0 10 24 asNA . FOR J AX.. 1862. 6 5 16 6 55 158 10 48 11 10 The Weather'.- East. 7 5 17 655 168 11 32 11 56 any winds mostly pre- 5 18 6 55 17 8 0 20 vailed ; the dirrcios of 8 044 wind , in sixty -three out 9 5 18 6 54 18 8 1 10 1 32 of eight-six observations, 10 5 19 6.54 19 8 1 56 2 16 befog between S. E. and 11 5 19 6 54 20.8 2 36 3 0 N. B. A severe storm 12 6 54 escorted on the evening 520 21 8 3 22 3 45 of the 22nd, coming from 13 620 6 54 22 8 4 6 4 28 S. W.; heavy rain, land 14 5 21 654 238 4 54 5 16 thunder , and vivid light- 15 5 22 6 54 24 8 5 40 6 0 U"'9- 16 5 23 653 25 8 6 24 650 geelt4.-Daring this 17 524 6 53 26 8 7 12 7 36 month , the mortality 18 5 25 6 53 27 8 8 0 8 28 amongst children was 19 526 653 288 856 925 very great; 12 out of 22 deaths be og children 20 527 653 04 10 0 10 26 under two yearsof age. 21 528 653 14 10 64 11 20 Cmesef colic and diar- 22 5 29 653 24 11 45 0 10 rhota were common- 23 5 30 653 Several cases of gastric 34 0 36 1 0 fever and croup were 24 581 652 44 1 24 1 ¢0 oticed. 25 5 32 662 54 2 12 236 26 533 662 64 3 0 3 24 Baiwfail ..- 425 in. 27 534 652 74 360 4 16 28 535 651 84 4 40 5 6 Births .- Males, 20 ; 29 5 36 651 94 5 28 5 54 females, 26; total, 46. 30 536 650 104 6 16 6 40 DeaUs.-- Mates, 12 ; 31 5 37 650 11 4 7 0 7 20 femalss , 40; total, 22.