LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY and LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL
Fifth Parliament
15 November 1870 – 16 June 1871
Queensland Parliamentary Debates
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LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY and LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL
Fifth Parliament – First Session
Queensland Parliamentary Debates, 4th series, V.11, 1870
15 November 1870 – 23 December 1870
(Palmer Government)
INDEX
PAGE NOS DATE HOUSE 1 15 November 1870 Legislative Council 1 - 4 15 November 1870 Legislative Assembly 4 - 10 16 November 1870 Legislative Council 10 - 35 16 November 1870 Legislative Assembly 35 - 37 17 November 1870 Legislative Council 37 - 52 17 November 1870 Legislative Assembly 52 18 November 1870 Legislative Assembly 52 - 74 22 November 1870 Legislative Assembly 74 - 99 23 November 1870 Legislative Assembly 99 - 100 24 November 1870 Legislative Council 100 - 124 24 November 1870 Legislative Assembly 124 - 126 25 November 1870 Legislative Council 126 - 147 29 November 1870 Legislative Assembly 148 - 154 30 November 1870 Legislative Assembly 154 - 155 1 December 1870 Legislative Council 155 - 175 1 December 1870 Legislative Assembly 175 - 181 2 December 1870 Legislative Assembly 181 - 184 6 December 1870 Legislative Assembly 184 - 186 7 December 1870 Legislative Council 186 - 187 7 December 1870 Legislative Assembly 187 - 188 8 December 1870 Legislative Council 188 - 210 8 December 1870 Legislative Assembly 210 - 212 9 December 1870 Legislative Assembly 212 - 215 13 December 1870 Legislative Assembly 215 - 217 14 December 1870 Legislative Council 218 - 224 14 December 1870 Legislative Assembly 224 - 226 15 December 1870 Legislative Council 226 - 239 15 December 1870 Legislative Assembly 239 - 250 16 December 1870 Legislative Assembly 250 - 253 20 December 1870 Legislative Council 253 - 268 20 December 1870 Legislative Assembly 268 - 276 21 December 1870 Legislative Council 276 - 285 21 December 1870 Legislative Assembly 285 - 294 22 December 1870 Legislative Council PAGE NOS DATE HOUSE 294 - 315 22 December 1870 Legislative Assembly 315 - 317 23 December 1870 Legislative Council 317 - 321 23 December 1870 Legislative Assembly QUEENSLAND
PARLIAJ\iENTARY DEBAT~ES:
FOURTH SERIES.
TI:IIRD SESSION OF 1870.
34o VICTORIA.
COMPRISING THE PERIOD FROM
THE 11'IFTEENTH DAY Ol!' NOVE~lBER, TO THI~ TWENTY-THIRD DAY OF DECEMBER, 1870.
BRISBANE:
DY AUTHORITY: J.!MES C. BE.!L1 GOVERNMENT l'InNTER, WILLI.!M STREET,
1871. TABLE OF CONTENTS
TO
THIRD SESSION OF 1870.
FOURTH SERIES.
I. SUBJECTS OF DEBATE IN THE LEGISLATIVE CoUNCIL. !I. SUBJECTS OF DEBA.'l'E IN THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY. III. THE MINISTRY. !V. LIST OF MEMBERS AT THE COMMENCEMENT OF THE SESSION.
I.-SUBJECTS OF DEBATE IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL. 1870. PAGE. Nov. 15. Meeting of Parliament ... 1 16. Opening Speech.-New Member.-Validity of Seats.-Leave of Absence to Members.-Licensing Act Amendment BilL-Opening Speech.-Address in Reply to Opening Speech ... 4 17. Chairman of Committees.-Lands in the Neighborhood of Warwick.-Run of South Toolburra ... 35 24. Privileges of the Legislative CounciL-Suspension of Standing Orders 99 25. Customs Duties Bill 124 Dec. 1: Traffic between Ipswich and Brisbane 154 7. Civil List Amendment BilL-Speaker's Pension Bill 184 8. Validity of Seats.-Civil List Amendment BilL-Speaker's Pension Bill. Validity of Seats.-Government Loan Bill, 1870 187 14. South Toolburra Run... 215 15. Power of Select Committee to Sit during Recess.--Despatch of Business. G ladstone Exchange of Land Bill 224 20. Power of Committee to Sit during Recess.-Suspension of the Standing Orders. Moneys for the Volunteer Force ... 250 21. Suspension of the Standing Orders. - Governors' Salary Bill.- Brisbane Waterway BilL-Settled Pastoral Leases BilL-Marriage Law Amendment BilL-Savings Bank Bill-Country Publicans Licensing BilL-Legislative Council Estimates.-Brisbane Bridge Bill 268 22. Constitution Act Amendment Bill.-Gold Fields Homestead Bill.-University BilL-Commonage BilL-Border Customs BilL-Pilotage BilL-Wages BilL-Lien on Crops BilL-Postage Bill Amendment Bill.-" Hansard" 285 23. Common Law Process Amendment Bill.-Manumbar Sheep Destruction Bill ... 315
!I.-SUBJECTS OF DEBATE IN THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY. N(J'I>, 15. Opening of Parliament.-New Speaker 1 16. Presentation of Speaker.-The Governor's Opening Speech.-Retirement of Mr. Speaker Eliott.-Committee of Elections and Qualifications.-Informal Petition.-The Governor's Opening Speech.-Address in Reply to Opening Speech 10 iv. TABLE OF CONTENTS.
1870. PAm:. Nov.17. Presentation of Adclress in Reply.-Governor's Answel' to Address •in Reply. Adjournment-Ontrages by the Blacks.-Proceedings at Elections. Election of Chairman of Committees.-South Toolburra and Canning Downs Runs.-Surveys.-Prayers on Opening the Proceedings of the Rouse 37 18. Supply-Opening of Committee 52 22. vVages Bill.-Ways and Means-Finmicial Statement 52 23. Ways and JI!Ieans-Financial Statement 74 24. vVays and Means-Financial Statement lOO 29. Supply.-Civil List Amendment Bill.-.A.dditional Judge BilL-Elections Bill. Speaker's Pension Bill 126 30. Committee of Supply-Mr. Lilley's Resolutions as to Sale and Rental of Crown Lands, Immigration, and Public Works · 148 JJet:, 1. Outrages by the Blacks.-Gold Duty Repeal BilL-Constitution Act Amend· ment Bill.-University Bill 155 2. Postponed Notices of Motion and Orders of the Day.-Railway Management. The Case of Job Short-Gaol Management • 175 6. Supply ... 181 7. Supply.-Ways and Means 186 8. Queen's Park, Toowoomba.-Gold Fields Commission.-Cancelled Surveys 188 9. Brisbane and Ipswich Railway.-Commonage Bill.-Settlecl Pastoral Leases Bill.-Railway Construction Accounts ... 210 13. Gladstone Exchange of Land BilL-Governors' Salary Bill.-Brisbane Waterway Bill.-Supply 212 14. Civil Service Deduction Bill ... 218 15. Close of Session.-Gold Fields Homestead BilL-Selectors' Relief Bill. Common Law Process Act of 1867 Amendment BilL-Court House at Springsure.-Steam Communication with Califomia.-The Case of Dennis Deveny 226 16. Specimens of Gold and Auriferous Quartz for the London Exhibition.-Petition of Jeremiah Kelliher, of Gympie.-l!'ree Library and Museum in Brisbane. Mr. .A.. C. Kemball, late Police Magistrate at Maryborongh.-Water Supply for North Rockhampton.- School of Arts, Rockhampton.- Country Public Houses BilL-Marriage Law Amendment BilL-District Courts Act Amendment BilL-Savings Bank Bill ... 239 20. Mail and Passenger Service to the United Kingdom.-Border Customs Duties BilL-Electoral Districts Bill 253 21. The Attorney-GeneraL--Suspension of the Standing Orders.-Pilotage Rates Bill.-Lien on Crops Extension BilL-Payment of Members.-Line of Telegraph from Roma to St. George.-Brisbane Town Hall Debentures. Rewards for Discovery of Gold Fields ... 276 22. South Sea Islanders.-Appropriation BilL-Northern Railway Extension.-Dam at Goodna Creek.-Reports of Parliamentary Debates. ...:..Manumbar Sheep Destruction BilL-Parliamentary Library.-Cunningham Street, Dalby. Water Supply, Dalby.-Pastoral Country Abandoned.-Hospital at Tambo. -Public Buildings, Mitchell.-Improvement of Roads, Mitchell.-The Case of Dennis Deveny.-Standing Orders Committee.-The Agent-General for England. -Appropriation Bill. -Passengers' Land Orders Bill. - Gold Duty Act Amendment BilL-Northern Separation 294 23. Adjournment-Brisbane Corporation Debentures.-Manumbar Sheep Destruction BilL-Volunteer Drill Instructors.-,-Cunningham Street, Dalby.-Brisbane Town Hall Debentures.-Water Supply for Municipality of Dalby. Hospital at Tambo ; and Public Buildings in the Mitchell District. N orthern Separation.-Olose of the Session 317 TABLE OF CONTENTS. v.
III.-THE MINISTRY. Premier and Colonial Secretary-The Honorable ARTIIUR HUNTER PALMEB, Esquire (Port Gurtis). Attorney-General-The Honorable JoHN BRAMSTON, Esquire. Colonial Treasurer-The Honorable RoBERT RAMSAY, Esquire (West~rn Downs). Secretary for Public Works and Gold Fields-The Honorable WILLIAM HENRY 'VALSH, Esquire · (Marybo1·ougk). Secretary for Public Lauds-The Honorable J. MALBON THOMPSON, Esquire (Ipswich). Postmaster-General-The Honorable THOMAS LODGE MuRRAY PRIOR, Esquire.
IV.-LIST OF MEMBERS AT THE COMMENCEMENT OF THE SESSION. LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL. President-The Honorable Sir MAURICE CIIARLES O'CoNNELL. Chairman of Committees-The Honorable DANIEL FoLEY ROBERTS, Esquire. List of Members. The Honorable JoiiN ALEXANDER BELL, Esquire. The Honorable FRANCIS EDWARD BIGGE, Esquire. The Honorable EYLES IRWIN CAULFEILD BROWNE, Esquire. The Honorable GILBERT ELIOTT, Esquire. · The Honorable HENRY BATES FITZ, Esquire. The Honorable JoHN JAMES GALLOWAY, Esquire. The Honorable JAMES FRANCIS GARRICK, Esquire. The Honorable JAMES GIBBON, Esquire. The Honorable ST. GEORGE RICHARD GORE, Esquire. The Honorable GEORGE HARRIS, Esquire. The Honorable JOHN CHRISTIAN HEUSSLER, Esquire. The Honorable WILLIAM HoBBS, Esquire. The Honorable Lours HOPE. The Honorable JoHN FREDERICK McDouGALL, Esquire. The Honorable THOMAS LoDGE MURRAY PRIOR, Esquire. The Honorable HENRY GEORGE SIMPSON, Esquire. The Honorable WILLIAM THORNTON, Esquire. The Honorable WrLLIAM DucKETT WHITE, Esquire. The Honorable CLAUDIUS BuciiANAN WHISH, Esquire. The Honorable WILLIAM YALDWYN, Esquire.
LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY. Speaker-The Honorable ARTHUR MACALISTER, Esquire (Eastern Downs). Chairman of Committees-FREDERICK .AUGUSTUS FoRBES, Esquire (West Moreton). List of Members. ROBERT TRAVERS ATKIN, Esquire (East Moreton). JosHUA PETER BELL, Esquire (Northern Downs). BENJAMIN CRIBB, Esquire (Ipswick), OscAR DE SAT JOHN KILLEEN HANJ>Y1 Esquire (Mitckell). vi. TABLE OF CONTENTS. JoHN JoHNSTON, Esquire (Ipswich). HENRY JoRDAN, Esquire (East Moreton). HENRY EDWARD KING, Esquire (Wide Bay). CHARLES LILLEY, Esquire (Fortitude Valley). EDWARD O'DONNELL MACDEVITT, Esquire (Kennedy). THOMAS MciLWRAITH, Esquire (Warrego). WILLIAM MILES, Esquire (Maranoa). The Honorable BERKLEY BASIL MoRETON (Burnett). JAMES MoRGAN, Esquire (Warwick). XEVIN IzoD O'DoHERTY, Esquire (Brisbane). The Honorable ARTHUR HUNTER PALMER, Esquire (Port Ourtis). The Honorable RATCLIFFE PRING, Esquire (Brisbane). 'Ihe Honorable ROBERT RAMSAY, Esquire (Western Downs). CHARLES JAMES ROYDS, Esquire (Leicl~hardt). JoHN SCOTT, Esquire (Leickkardt). THOMAS BLACKET STEI'HENS, Esquire (South Brisbane). The Honorable J. MALBON THOMI'SON, Esquire (Ipswich). GEORGE THORN, Esquire (West Moreton). The Honorable WrLLIAM HENRY WALSH, Esquire (Maryborough). EDWJ.RD WrENROLT, Esquire (Western Dotons). Queensland Parliamentary Debates, 4th series, 3rd session of 1870 15 November 1870 - 23 December 1870, V.11 1870 ALPHAB~JTIOAL INDJDX TO QUEENSLAND PARLIAl\IEN1,ARY DEBAT}JS. Abandoned Pastoml Country, 309. Northern Railway Extension, 302.-Dam at Absence, Lea>o of, 6. Goodna Creek, 303.-" Hansard," Reports of Accounts, Railway Construction, 212. Parliamentary Debates, 306.-Cunningham Additional J udgo Bill, 132. Street, Dalby, 308.-Passengers' Land Orders Bill, 314.-Manumbm• Sheep Destruction Adclross in Reply to Opening Speech, 6, 13, 37. Bill, 318.-Yoluntcer Drill Instructors, 319. Agent-General for Emigration, 311. Attorney-General, the, 12, 276. Answer, Governor's, to Address in Reply, 37. Auriferous Quartz and Gold Specimens for tho Appropriation Bill, 295, 312. London Exhibition, 239. Arts, School of, Rockhampton, 245. ATKIN, RoBERT TRAYERS, Esquire (East ltfoJ·e· Bank, Savings, 249, 273. ton) : Petition against Mr. Handy's Return for Mitchell District, 12.-Proceedings at BELL, JosJIUA PETER, Esquire (Noi'tltern Downs): Elections, 40.-Chairman of Committees, 43. Petition from inhabitants ofDalby, 12.-Ways -South Toolburra and Canning Downs and Means, 70, 100, 107, 109, 113, 119, 121, Runs, 47.-Financial Statement, 88, 105. 124.-Supply, 127.-Civil List Amendment Ways and Means, 108, 110, 112, 118, 122. Bill, 131.-Elections Bill, 138.-Speaker's -Supply, 128.-Civil List Amendment Bill, Pension Bill, 146.-Supply, 152, 182.-Golcl 129.-Additional Judge Bill, 133.-Elections Duty Repeal Bill, 160.-Postponed Notices Bill, 140.-Speaker's Pension Bill, 145. of Motion and Orders of the Day, 175. Supply, 152.-0utrages by the Blacks, Railway Management, 175.-The case of 157.-Gold Duty Repeal Bill, 161.-Con Job Short and Gaol Management, 180. stitution Act Amendment Bill, 168.-Queen's Gold Fields Commission, 199, 202.-Can Park, Toowoomba, 190.-Gold Fields Com· celled Surveys, 210.-Brisbane and Ips· mission, 11)5, 200, 205.-Cancelled Sur>eys, wich Railway, 210.-Commonage Bill, 211. 209.-Go>ernors' Salary Reduction Bill, 213. -Settled Pastoral Leases Bill, 211.-Civil -Brisbane ·waterway Bill, 215.-Civil Ser· Service Deduction Bill, 219.-Close of Session, vice Deduction Bill, 223.-Close of Session, 22fl.-IVatcr Supply for North Rockhampton, 226.-Selectors Relief Bill, 233.-Specimens 24,1.-School of Arts, Rockhampton, 246. of Gold and Auriferous QU:artz for the Electoral Districts Bill, 263.-Line of Tele London Exhibition, 240.-Petition of Jere graph from Roma to St. Gcorge, 281.-Ap· miah Kelliher, of Gympie, 241.-Case of 1Ir. propriation Bill, 295.-Cunningham street, A. C. Kemball, late Police Magistrate at Dalby, 307, 319.-\Vater Supply, Dalby, 308, ~Iaryborough, 243, 244.-Water Supply for 320.-Passengers' Land Orders Bill, 314. North Rockhampton, 244·, 247.-Country :M:anumbar Sheep Destruction Bill, 318. Public Houses Bill, 248.-Electoral Districts Bigge, The Honorable Francis Edward, Esquire, Bill, 259.-The Attorney-General, 278. Leave of Absence to, 6. Lien on Crops Extension Bill, 280.-Line of Bills: Licensing Act Amendment, 6, 247, 274. 'l'elegmph from Roma to St. Georgo, 281. ·wages, 52, 293.-Customs Duties, 124. !NDEX. Civil List Amendment, 128, 184, 187.-.A.d· Case of Job Short, 180. ditional Judge, 132.·-Elections, 135. Casting Vote of Chairman of Committees, 111, Speaker's Pension, 142, 185, 187.-Gold 124. Duty Repeal, 157.-Constitution .A.ct .Amend· Casting Vote of Speaker, 150. ment, 165, 285.-University, 172, 292. Loan, 186, 188.-Commonage, 211, 293. Chairman of Committees, Casting Vote of the, Settled Pastoral Leases, 211, 269.-Glad· 111,124. stone Exchange of Land, 212, 225.-Gov· Chairman of Committees, Election of, 35, 40, 52. ernors' Salary Reduction, 213, 269.-Brisbanc Civil List Amendment Bill, 128, 184, 187. Waterway, 214, 269.-Civil Service Deduc· Civil Service Deduction Bill, 218. tion, 218.-Gold Fields Homestead, 227, 289. -Selectors Relief, 231.-Common Law Pro· Close of the Session, 226, 320. cess .A.ct of 1867 .Amendment, 234, 315. COLONIAL SECRETARY, The Honorable ARTHUR JI.farriage Law Amendment, :!·18, 273.-Dis· HuNTER PALMER, Esquire (Port Curtis) : trict Courts .A.ct .Amendment, 249.-Savings Opening of Parliament, 1.-New Speaker, 2. Bank, 249, 273.-Border Customs Duties, -Petition against the Return of Mr. Handy, 255,293.-Electoral Districts, 255.-Brisbane 12.-.Address in Reply to Opening Speech, Bridge, 276.-Pilotage Rates, 280, 293. 29, 37.-0utrages by the Blacks, 38.-Chair· Lien on Crops Extension, 280, 294.-Postage man of Committees, 40.-South Toolburra .A.cts Amendment, 294.-.A.ppropriation, 295, and Canning· Downs Runs, 46. - Prayer 312.-Manumbar Sheep Destruction, 307, on Opening the Proceedings of the House, 316, 317'.-Passcngcrs' Land Orclors, 312. oO.-Wages Dill, 52.-\Vays and Means, Gold Duty .A.ct Amendment, 314. 82, 88, 106, 108, 112, 113, 120, 122, Bills passed through all their Stages in one day, 123. - Supply, 126, 127. - Civil List 99, 124, 186, 250, 268, 279. .Amendment Bill, 128. -.Additional Judge Dill, 134.-Elections Bill, 140.-Supply, 151, Blacks, Outrages by the, 37, 155. 154, 183.-0utrages by the Blacks, 155. Border Customs Duties Bill, 255, 293. Gold Duty Repeal Bill, 164.-University Bramston, The Honorable J olm, Esquire, .A.t· Bill, 172.-Postponed Notices of Motion and torney-General, Petition of, against the re Orders of the Day, 175.-The case of Job turn of Mr. Handy, 12. Short and Gaol Jl.fanagement, 180.-Gold Bridge, Brisbane, 276. l!'ields Commission, 198, 204.-CancelledSur· veys, 210.-Gladstone Exchange of Land Bill, Brisbane Bridge Bill, 276. 213.-Governors' Salary Reduction Bill, 213. Brisbane Corporation Debentures, 282, 317, 319. -Civil Service Deduction Bill, 220.-0lose Brisbane Free Library and Jl.fuseum, 241. of Session, 226.-Gold Fields Homestead Brisbane and Ipswich, Traffic between, 15-i, 210, Bill, 229.-Court House at Springsure, 234. 224. -Steam Communication with California, Brisbane Waterway Bill, 214, 269. 235.-The Case of Dennis Devany, 237, 239. -Petition of Jeremiah Kelliher, of Gym pie, BROWNE, The Honorable EYLES IRWIN CAUL· 241.-Free Library and Museum in Bris· FEILD, Esquire: .Address in Reply to Open· bane, 242, 243.-Case of Mr. .A.. C. Kemball, ing Speech, 7.-Civil List Amendment Bill, late Police Magistrate at Maryborough, 243. 185.-Spcaker's Pension Bill, 186.-South -School of .A.rts, Rockhampton, 215. Toolburra Run, 216.-Suspension of the Country Public Houses Bill, 247.-Marriage Stanc1ing Orders, 251, 252.-Settled Pastoral Law Amendment Bill, 248.-Mail and Pas· Leases Bill, 272.-Savings Bank Bill, 273. senger Traffic Service to the United King· Country Publicans Licensing Bill, 274. dom, 253, 254.-Electoral Districts Bill, Constitution .A.ct .Amendment Bill, 285. 255, 259.-The .Attorney-General, 277. Gold Fields Homestead Bill, 292.-Univer· Suspension of the Standing Orders, 279. sity Bill, 292.-Wages Bill, 294.-Lien upon -Line of Telegraph from Roma to St. Crops Bill, 294.-" Hansard " Reports of George, 281.-South Sea Islanders, 294, Parliamentary Debates, 294.-Common Law -.Appropriation Bill, 295, 312.-Northern Process .A.ct .Amendment Bill, 315, 316. Railway Extension, 300.-" Hansard" Re· BL1siness, Despatch of, 225. ports of Parliamentary Debates, 305.-Par· liamentary Library, 307.-Hospital at Tambo, 309.-Public Buildings, Mitchell, 310.-Im· California, Steam Communication with, 234. provement of Roads, Mitchell, 310.-The Cancelled Surveys, 206. Case of Dennis Devany, 311.-Passengers' Canning Downs Run, 45. Land Orders Bill, 312.-Brisbane Corpo· Case o£ Dennis Devany, 236, 310, ration Debentures, 317, 319.-Manumbar INDEX. 3 Sheep Destruction Bill, 318.-Volunteer Debates, Reports of Parliamentary,-'' Hansard," Drill Instructors, 319.-0lose of the Ses· 294,303. sion, 320. Debentures, Brisbane Corporation, 282, 317, 319. CoLONIAL TREASURER, The Honorable RoBERT Deduction, Civil Service, 218. RAMSAY, Esquire (Western Downs) : Elec· tion of Chairman of Committees, 52.-Finan· DE SATGE, OSCAR, Esquire (Olermont) : Ad· cial Statement, 53.-Ways and Means, 100, dress in Reply to Opening Speech, 27. 102, 107, 108, llO, ll2, 117, ll8, ll9, - Chairman of Committees, 42. - Ways 122, 124, 186.-Supply, 126, 127, 148, 153, and Means, 72, 117, 123.- Civil List 182.-Gold Duty Repeal Bill, 161.-Consti· Amendment Bill, 130.-Additional Judge tution Act Amendment Bill, 167.-Frec Bill, 135.-Elections Bill, 141.-Speaker's Library and Museum in Brisbane, 243. Pension Bill, 144.-Supply, 152.-0utrages Savings Bank Bill, 249.-Border Cu,toms by the Blacks, 155.-Gold Duty Repeal Bill, Duties Bill, 255.-Pilotage Rates Bill, 280. 158.-Railway Management, 178.-Queen's -Appropriation Bill, 295.-Pastoral Coun· Park, Toowoomba, 189.-Gold Fields Com· try Abandoned, 309. mission, 193, 200.-Cancelled Surveys; 208. Civil Service Deduction Bill, 219.-Gold Committee of Elections and Qualifications, ll. Fields Homestead Bill, 229.-Specimens of Committee, Standing Orders, 311. Gold and Auriferous Quartz for the London Committees, Chairman of, 35,.40, 52, ll1, 124. Exhibition, 241.-Water Supply for North Committees, Joint, of both Houses. [Vide Rockhampton, 244.-School of Arts, Rock· "Select Committees."] hampton, 24.6. - Country Public Houses Committees, Select, Power of, to sit dming Recess, Bill, 248.-Electoral Districts Bill, 261. 224,250. The Attorney-General, 277.-Rewards for Committees, Select. [Vide "Select Committees."] Discovery of Gold Fields, 284.-Northern Railway Extension, 295, 302.-Improvemeni Commission, Gold Fields, 191. of Roads, Mitchell, 310. Commission, Parliament Opened by, 1. Despatch of Business, 225. Common Law Process Act of 1867 Amendment Destruction of Sheep at Manumbar, 307, 316, Bill, 234, 315. 317. Commonage Bill, 2ll, 293. Devany, Dcnnis, case of, 236, 310. Communication, Steam, with Califomia, 234. Discovery of Gold Fields, Rewards for, 282. Constitution Act Amendment Bill, 165, 285. Construction, Railway, Accounts, 212. District Courts .Act Amendment Bill, 249. Districts, Electoral, 255. Corporation of Brisbant", Debentures, 282, 317, 319. Divisions: Appointment of Chairman of Com· Council, Legislative, Estimates, 275. mittee, 45. - Customs Duty on Brandy, Council, Legislative, Privileges of the, 6, 99, 187. 101 ; on other Spirits, 103 ; on Ale and Beer, 105 ; on Salt, 107; on Butter, 109 ; Country, Abandoned Pastoral, 309. on Cheese, Bacon, Hams, Hops, 110 ; on Country Public Houses Bill, 6, 247, 274. Potatoes, llO; on Hay and Chaff, Ill ; on Court House, Springsure, 234. Flom, ll8 ; on Fencing Wire, ll9.-Ad Courts, District, Act Amendment, 24-9. valorem Duty, 120, 122.-Exemption from C&nm, BEN.JAMIN, Esquire (Ipswich) : Chair· Duty ofl\Iining Material and Machinery, 124. man of Committees, 44.-vVays and Means, -Exemption from duty of Doeskins, Tweeds, 82, 104·, 108, ll7, ll8, 119.-Railway Prints, Flannels, &c., 124.-Supply, 128. l\fanagement, 179.-Governors' Salary Re· Additional Judge Bill, 135.-Speaker's duction Bill, 214.-Brisbane ·waterway Bill, Pension Bill, 147.-0n Motion for House to 214.-Selectors Relief Bill, 233.-Electoral go into Committee of Supply, 150.-Adjourn· Districts Bill, 260. ment of the House, 152.-Gold Duty Repeal Crops, Extension of, Lien on, 280, 294. Bill, 165.-Constitution Act Amendment Cunningham Street, Dalby, 307, 319. Bill, 172.-Railway Management, 179. Queen's Park, Toowoomba, 191.-Gold Customs Duties Bill, 124. Fields Commission, 202, 205. - Civil Customs Duties, Border, Bill, 255, 293. Serv~e Deduction Bill, 224.-The case of Dennis Devany, 239.-School of Arts, Rockhampton, 247.-Electoral Districts Bill, Dalby, Cunningham Street, 307, 319. 268.-Governors' Salary Reduction Bill, 269. Dalby, Petition from Inhabitants of, 12. -Settled Pastoral Leases Bill, 272.-Sus· Dalby Water Supply, 308, 320. pension of the Standing Orders, 280. Dam at Goodna Creek, 303. Line of Telegraph from Roma to St. George, 4 INDEX. 282.-Reports of Parliamentary Debates, FoRTIES, FREDERICK AuausTus, Esquire (West "Hansard," 307.-Manumbur Sheep Des· Morefon): Elected Chairman of Commit· truction Bill, 319. tees, 52.-Elections Bill, 138.-Gold Duty Drill Instructors, Yolunteer, 319. Repeal Bill, 161.-Electoral Districts Bill, Duties, Border Customs, 255, 293. 267.-Dam at Goodna Creek, 303.-" Han· sard " Reports of Parliamentary Debates, Duties of Customs Bill, 124. 304. [Vide "Chairman of Committees," Duty, Gold Export, Act Amendment Bill, 314. &c.] Duty, Gold Export, Repeal, 157. Free Library ancl :Museum in Brisbane, 241. FYFE, ALEXANDER, Esquire (Rockl,arnpton): EDMONDSTONE, GEORGE, Esquire (Brisbane) : Wages Bill, 53.-"\Vays and Means, 99, ·ways and Means, 101.-Gold Dutv Re· 107, 108, 118, 124, 187. - Civil J,ist peal Bill, 162.-Queen's Park, Toow;omba, Amendment Bill, 132.-Additional Judge 190.-Free Library and Museum in Bris Bill, 135.-Elections Bill, 139.-Speaker's bane, 243.-Country Public Houses Bill, 248. Pension Bill, 144.-0utrages by the Blacks, -l\fanumbar Sheep Destruction Bill, 318. 156. - Gold Duty Repeal Bill, 159. Elections Bill, 135. Railway l\fanagement, 178.-Gold Fields Election of Chairman of Committees, 35, 40, 52. Commission, 196 206. - Close of Ses· Election of Speaker, 2. sion, 227.-Gold Fields Homesteacl Bill, Elections, Proceedings at, 39. 229.- Petition of Jeremiah Kelliher, of Gympie, 241.- "\Vater Supply for North Elections and Qualifications Committee, 11. Rockhampton, 244.-School of Arts, Rock· Electoral Districts Bill, 255. hampton, 245, 246, 247.-Country Public ELIOTT, The Honorable GILBERT, Esquire: Con· Houses Bill, 248.-The Attorney-General, stitution Act Amendment Bill, 287. 277.-Suspension of the Standing Orders, Eliott, Mr. Speaker, Retirement of, 11. 280. - Pilotage Rates Bill, 280. - Pay· Emigration, Agent-General for, 311. ment of Members, 280. - Rewards for Estimates, Legislative Council, 275. Discovery of Gold Fields, 285.-Northern Railway Extension, 302.-" Hansard " Re· Exchange of Land at Gladstone, 212, 225. ports of Parliamentary Debates, 304.-Par· Exhibition, London, Specimens of Gold and liamentary Library, 307.-Water Stlpply, Auriferous Quartz for the, 239. Drt!by, 308.-Northern Separation, 314, 320. Extension, Lien on Crops, 280, 294. Extension, Northern Railway, 295. GAI.LOWAY, The Honorable JoHN JAniES, Esquire: Address in Reply to Opening Speech, 9. FERRETT, JOHN, Esquire (West Moreton) : Civil Customs Duties BHJ, 125.-Snspension of the List Ame'"dment Bill, 132.-0utrages by the Stamling Orclers, 251, 252.-Settled Pastoral Blacks, 156.-Railway Management, 179. Leases Bill, 272.-Savings Bank Bill, 274. Queen's Park, Toowoomba, 191.-Gold Fields Legislative Council Estimates, 275.-Mauum· Commission, 203.-Cancelled Surveys, 210. bar Sheep Destruction Bill, 316. Governors' Salary Reduction Bill, 214. Gaol Management, 180. Brisbane ·waterway Bill, 215.--Selectors Relief Bill, 233.-Line of Telegraph from Garrick, The Honorable James Francis, Esquire, Roma to St. George, 282.-Cunningham validity of Seat of, 6, 187. street, Dalby, 308. Gibbon, The Honorable James, Esquire, Leave Financial Statement, 53, 74, 100. of Absence to, 6. FrTz, The Honorable HENRY BATES, Esquire : Gladstone Exchange of Land Bill, 212, 225. Customs Duties Bill, 126. - Civil List Gold and Auriferous Quartz Specimens for the Amendment Bill, 184·.-Yalidity of Seats, London Exhibition, 239. 188.-South Toolburra Run, 216, 217.-Sus· Gold Duty Act Amendment Bill, 311. pension of the Standing Orders, 251, 252, Gold Duty Repeal Bill, 157. 268, 269.-Settled Pastoral Leases Bill, 271. Gold Fields Commission, 191. -Savings Bank Bill, 273.- Country Pub· Gold Fields Discovery, Rewards for, 282. licans Licensing Bill, 275.-Legislative Couu· cil Estimates, 275, 276.-Constitution Act Gold Fields Homestead Bill, 227, 289. Amendment Bill, 286.-Gold Fields Home· Goodna Creek, Dam at, 303. steacl Bill, 289, 291.-University Bill, 292. GoRE, The Honorable ST. GEORGE RICHARD, 0ommon Law Process Act Amendment Bill, Esquire : Address in Reply to Opening 316.-Mmmmbar Sheep Destruction Bill, Speech, 10.-Chairman of Committees, 35. 31.6. . Lancls in the neighborhood of Warwick, 36, INDEX. 5 -Run of South Toolburra, 37, 215, 217. "Hansard,"-Reports of Parliamentary Debates, Speaker's Pension Bill, 185.-T alidity of 294, 303. Seats, 187.-Despatch of Business, 225. H!lUSSLER, The Honorable JoHN CHRISTIAN, Government Loan Bill, 186, 188. Esquire : Setbled Pastoral Leases Bill, 272. Governor's Answer to Add1•ess in Reply, 37. -Savings Bank Bill, 274. Governor's Opening Speech, 4. Heussler, The Honorable J. C., validity of Seat of, Governor's Opening Speech, Address in Reply 6, 187. to, 6, 13, 37. Homestead Gold Fields Bill, 227, 289. Governor, Presentation of Speaker to the, 10. Hospital at Tambo, 309, 320. Governor's Salary Reduction Bill, 213, 269. GROOM, WILLIHI HENRY, Esquire (Drayton ana Improvement of Roads, Mitchell, 310. Toowoomba) : Appointment of Speaker, 2. Informal Petition, 12. Address in Reply to Opening Speech, 14. Instructors, Drill, Volunteer, 319. Proceellings at Elections, 39.-Chairman of Committees, 42.-South Toolbrirra and Can· Ipswich and Brisbane, Traffic between, 154, 210, ning Downs Runs, 47.-Surveys, Return of, 48. 224. -Ways and Means, 74,108, 109, 110, 111, Islanders, South Sea, 294. 114,117, 118, 119,121, 122 -Queen's Park, Toowoomba, 188.:--·-Golll Fields Commission, 198, 200, 205.-Cancelled '.Smveys, 208. JoHNSTON, JoHN, Esquire (Ipstoiclt): Address Civil Service Deduction Bill, 219.-Close of in Reply to Opening Speech, 14. Session, 226, 227.-Gold Fields Homestead ·ways and Means, 82, 101, 109, 112, 117, Bill, 230.-Selectors Relief Bill, 233.-The Case 124. - Gold Duty Repeal Bill, 160. of Dennis Devany, 239; 311.-The Attorney Queen's Park, Toowoomba, 191.- Civil General, 276, 278.-Northern Railway Ex Service Deduction Bill, 224.-Free Library tension, 299, 303.-Dam at Goodna Creek, and Museum in Brisbane, 243.-Country 303. Public Houses Bill, 2.48. JoRDAN, HENRY, Esquire (East Moreton): Address in Reply to Opening Speech, 34. HALY, CHARLES RoBER1', Esquire (Burnett) : - Chairman of Committees, 44. - Prayer South Toolburra and Canning Downs Runs, on 0 pening the Proceedings of the 48.-Prayer on Opening the Proceedings 11ouse, 51.- Ways and Thfeans, 78, of the House, 50.-Ways and Means, 73, 108, 109, 115. - Elections Bill, 141. 105, 110, 1H, 116, 124. - Civil List Speaker'; Pension Bill, 145.-Supply, 153. Amendment Bill, 131.-Speaker's Pension Constitution Act Amendment Bill, 171. Bill, 147.-0utrages by the Blacks, 156. Gold Fields Homestead Bill, 230.-Speci -Gold Duty Repeal Bill, 160, 162. mens of Gold and Auriferous Quartz for the University Bill, 17;L.-Queen's Park, Too London Exhibition, 240.-Petition of J ere· woomba, 190.-Gold Fields Commission, 196. miah Kelliher, ofGympie, 241.-Free Library -Oivil Service Deduction Bill, 220.-Gold and Museum in Brisbane, 242.-Water Sup· Fields Homestead Bill, 231.-Water Supply ply for North Rockhampton, 244.-School for North Rockhampton, 244.- Country of Arts, Rockhampton, 247.-South Sea Public Houses Bill, 24.S.-Suspension of the Islanders, 294.-Northern Railway Exten Standing Orders, 279.-Manumbar Sheep sion, 300.-The Agent-General for Emigra Destruction Bill, 307. tion, 311.-Passengers' Land Orders Bill, HANDY, JoHN KILLEEN, Esquire (Mitcaell) : 312. ·ways aud Means, 110, 113, 118, 123, 124. Judge, Additional, 132. Civil List Amendment Bill, 130.-0utrages by the Blacks, 157.-Gold Duty Repeal Bill, 164.-Civil Service Deduction Bill, 218. Kelliher, Jeremiah, of Gympie, Petition of, 241. The Case of Dennis Devany, 236, 238, 310,311. Kemball, A. C., late Police Magistrate at Mary· -Country Public Houses Bill, 248.-District borough, 243. Courts Act Amendmenb Bill, 249.-Northern KING, HENRY EDWARD, Esquire (Wide Bay): Railway Extension, 297.-Pastoral Country Appointment of Speaker, 2.-Address in Abandoned, 309.-Hospital at Tambo, 309, Reply to Opening Speech, 25.-0utrages 320.-Pnblic Buildings, Mitchell, 309, 320. by the Blacks, 38, 156. - Prayer on -Improvement of Roads, Mitchell, 310. Opening the Proceedings of the House, Close of the Session, 321. 51.- l¥ays and Means, 71, 108, 109, Handy, Mr., Petition against the Return of, 12. ].11, 114, 1.23.-.A.dclitioual Judge Bill, 134. 6 INDEX. -Speaker's Pension Bill, 146. -Supply, Loan Bill, 186, 188. 153.-Gold Duty Repeal Bill, 157, 162. LondoN Exhibition, Specimens of Gold and Auri· Railway Management, 178.-Queen's Park, ferous Quartz for the, 239. Toowoomba, 189. -Golcl Fields Commission, 191, 199, 204.-Cancelled Surveys, 208. Civil Service Deduction Bill, 218.-Gold MACALISTER, The Honorable ARTHUR, Esquire. Fields Homestead Bill, 227.-Specimens of [Vide" SPEAKER."] Gold and Auriferous Quartz for the London MACDEVITT, EDWARD O'DONNELL, Esquire Exhibition, 239.-Petition of Jeremiah Kelli· (Kennedy): Outrages by the Blacks, 37, her, of Gympie, 241.-School of Arts, Rock 155. -Election of Chairman of Com hampton, 245.-Country Public Houses Bill, mittees, 41.-Prayers on Opening the Pro 248.-Electoral Districts Bill, 255.-Rewards ceedings of the House, 50. -·ways and for Discovery of Gold Fields, 282.--Standing Means-Financial Statement, 90, 10,!, 108, Orders Committee, 311.-Passengers' Land 115, 123.-Gold Duty Repeal Bill, 162, Orders Bill, 312.-Gold Duty Act Amend 164.-University Bill, 173.-Gold Fields ment Bill, 314.-Manumbar Sheep Destruc· Commission, 197, 200, 205.--Gold Fields tion Bill, 319. Homestead Bill, 229.-Common Law Process Act of 1867 Amendment Bill, 234.-Steam Communication with California, 234, 236. Land at Gladstone, Exchange of, 212, 225. School of Arts, Rockhampton, 24-6.-Elec· Land Orders, Passengers', Bill, 312. toral Districts Bill, 265.-Line of Telegraph Lands along the Warwick Railway, 36. from Roma to St. George, 282.-Rewards for Discovery of Gold Fields, 282, 285.-North Law, Common, Process Act Amendment Bill, ern Railway Extension, 302. 234, 315. Magistrate, Police, late, of Maryborough, 243. Law, Marriage, Amendment Bill, 248, 273. Mail and Passenger Service to the United King· Leases, Settled Pastoral, 211. dom, 253. Leave of Absence, 6. Management, Gaol, Case of Job Short, 180. Legislative Council Estimates, 275. Management, Railway, l 75. Legislative Council, Privileges of, 6, 99, 187. Manumbar Sheep Destruction Bill, 307, 316, 317. Librn,ry, Free, and 1fuseum iu Brisbane, 241. Marriage Law Amendment Bill, 248, 273. Library, Parliamentary, 307. Maryborough, late Police Magistrate of, 243. Licensing Act Amendment Bill, 6. McDouGALL, The Honorable JoHN FREDERICK, Lien on Crops Extension Bill, 280, 294. Esquire : Speaker's Pension Bill, 185.-Sus· LILLEY, CHARLES, Esquire (Fortitwle Valley): pension of the Standing Orders, 250, 252, Election of Chairman of Committees, 40. 268.-Settletl Pastoral Leases Bill, 269. - South Toolburra and Canning Downs Country Publicans Licensing Bill, 274. Runs, 46.- Financial Statement, 93. Constitution Act Amendment Bill, 287. Ways and Means, 113, 116.-Additional Gold Fields Homestead Bill, 290, 292. Judge Bill, 135.-Speaker's Pension Bill, W ages Bill, 293. 144. -Supply-Resolutions on Sale and MciLWRAITH, THOMAS, Esquire (Warrego): Rental of Crown JJands, Immigration, and South Toolburra and Canning Downs Runs, Public Works, 148, 150, 151, 153.-Supply, 47, 48.-0pening ofProceedings of the House 182, 186.-Constitution Act Amendment Bill, with Prayers, 48.-Ways and Means-Finan· 165.-University Bill, 172, 173, 174.-Gold cial Statement, 86, 107, 109, 116.-Supply, Fields Commission, 195, 203.-0ancelled 153.-Gold Duty Repeal Bill, 159.-Railway Surveys, 208.--Settled Pastoral LeA.ses Bill, Management, 179.- Queen's Park, Too· 212.-Electoral Districts Bill, 257.-Suspen· woomba, 190. - Gold Fields Commission, sion of the Standing Orders, 279.-BrisbA.ne 196.-Electoral Districts Bill, 259. Town Hall Debentures, 282, 317, 319. Meeting of Parliament, 1. Rewards for Discovery of Gold Fields, 284. IVIember, New, 6. -" Hansard" Reports of Parliamentary Members, Payment of, 280. Debates, 306. -Cunningham Street, Dalby, 308.-Pastoral Country Abandoned, 309. Mitchell District, Petition against Return of JHr. Passengers' Land Orclers Bill, 314.-Adjourn Handy for, 12. ment - Brisbane Corporation Debentures, Mitchell, Improvement of Roads, 310. 282, 317, 319.-Manumbal' Sheep Destruc· Mitchcll, Public Buildings, 309, 320. tion Bill, 319. MILES, WrLLIAM, Esquire (Maranoa): Prayers Line of Telegraph from Roma to St. George, 281, on Opening the Proceedings of the House> INDEX. 7 49.-Wages Bill, 53.-Ways and Means Proceedings of the House with Prayers, 49. -Financial Statement, 99, 106, 107, Ways and Means-Financial Statement, 97, • 112, 113, 120, 123.-Civil List Amend. 103.-Ways and Means, 108, 111, 120.-Civil ment Bill, 130.-Additional Judge Bill, ListAmendmentBill, 130.-Additional Judge 133.-Speaker's Pension Bill, 147.-0ut Bill,133.-Speaker'sPensionBill, 144.-Gold rages by the Blacks, 155. - Gold Duty Duty Repeal Bill, 161.-University Bill, 173. Repeal Bill, 160.-Railway Management, -Supply, 183.-GoldFieldsCommission, 201. 178.-The case of Job Short and Gaol -Brisbane Waterway Bill, 214.- Civil 1fanagement, 181.-Supply, 182.-Queen's Service Deduction Bill, 221.-I'he case of Park, Toowoomba, 190.-Gold Fields Com Dennis Dcvany, 237.-Specimens of Gold mission, 194, 200.-Cancelled Surveys, 209. and Auriferous Quartz for the London Governors' Salary Reduction Bill, 213. Exhibition, 240.-Free Library and Museum Civil Service Deduction Bill, 220.-Close of in Brisbane, 241, 242.-" Hansard" Reports Session, 227.-Selectors Relief Bill, 231. of Parliamentary Debates, 303.-Parlia· Court House at Springsure, 234.-School of mentary Library, 307. Arts, Rockhampton, 247.-Country Public Opening of Parliament, 1. Houses Bill, 248.-The Attorney-General, Opening of Proceedings of Assembly with Prayers, 277.-Suspension of the Standing Orders, 48. 279.-Pilotage Rates Bill, 280.-Line of Opening Speech, 4, 6, 13. Telegraph from Roma to St. George, 281, 282.-Manumbar Sheep Destruction Bill, Opening Speech, Address in Reply to, 6, 13, 37. 307.- Cunningham street, Dalby, 308. Orders of the Day postponed, 175. Water Supply, Dalby, 308.-Improvement of Orders, Passengers' Land, 312. Roads, Mitchell, 310.-The case of Dennis Orders, Standing Committee, 311. Devany, 311. - Adjournment - Brisbane Orders, Suspension of Standing, 99, 124, 250, Corporation Debentures, 317.-Manumbar 268,279. Sheep Destruction Bill, 318.--Close of the Outrages by the Blacks, 37, 155. Session, 321. MoREToN," The IIonorable BJmKLEY BASIL (Burnett) : Address in Reply to Opening PALMER, The Honorable ARTIIUR HUNTER. Speech, 13.-Queen's Park, Toowoomba, 190. [Vide "Colonial Secretary."] MoRGAN, JHms, Esquire (Warwick): South Parliament, Opening of, 1. Toolburra and Canning Downs Runs, 45. Parliamentary Debates, Reports of-" Hansard," Surveys, I~fotion for Return of Moneys and 294,303. of Fees paid for Surveys on Railway Reserve Parliamentary Library, 307. between Gowrie Junction and Hendon, and between Gowrie Junction and Dalby, 48. Park, Queen's, Toowoomba, 188. Ways and Means-Financial Statement, 109, Passengers' Land Orders Bill, 312. 112, 116.-Civil List Amendment Bill, 132. Passenger and Mail Service to the United King· -Elections Bill, 140.-Speaker's Pension dom, 253. Bill, 147.-Gold Duty Repeal Bill, 161. Pastoral Count1•y Abandoned, 309. Queen's Park, Toowoomba, 190.-GoldFiclds Pastoral Leases Bill, Settled, 211, 269. Commission, 200.-Cancelled Surveys, 206, Payment of Members, 280. 210.-Gladstone Exchange of Land Bill, 213.-Gold Fields Homestead Bill, 230. Pension, Speaker's, 142, 185, 187. Selectors Relief Bill, 231.-The case of Petition against Return of Mr. Handy, 12. Dennis Devany, 238, 239.-Country Public Petition, Informal, 12. Houses Bill, 248. Petition of Jeremiah Kelliher, of Gympie, 241. Museum and Free Library in Brisbane, 241. Pilotage Rates Bill, 280, 293. Police Magistrate, late, of Maryborough, Case of, New Member, 6. 248. North Rockhampton Watet• Supply,-244. Postage Act Amendment Bill, 294. N01•thern Railway Extension, 295. PoSTMASTER-GENERAL, The Honorable THOMAS Northern Separation, 314, 320. LoDGE MuRRAY PRIOR : Licensing Act Notices of Motion aml Orders of the Day, post· Amendment Bill, 6.-Address in Reply poned, 175. to Opening Speech, 9.-Election of Chair· man of Committees, 35.-Lands in the neighborhood of Warwi 09.-Customs Duties Bill, 124, 125.-Traffic l'rocee(Hngs at Elections, 39. between Ipswich and Brisbane, 154.-Civil Public Buildings, Mitchell, 309, 320. List Amendment Bill, 184.-Speakcr's Pen· Public Houses, Country, Bill, 6, 247, 27•.t. sion Bill, 185.-Validity of Seats, 187, 188. Sonth Toolburra Run, 217.-Despatch of Business, 225.-Gladstone Exchange of Land Qualifications and Elections, Committee of, 11. Bill, 225. - Suspension of the Standing Quartz, Auriferous, and Gold Specimens for Orders, 251, 268, 269.-Governors' Salary London Exhibition, 239. Bill, 269.-Brisbane ·waterway Bill, 269. Queen's Park, Toowoomba, 188. Settled Pastoral Leases Bill, 271.-Marriage Law Amenc1ment Bill, 273.-Savings Bank Bill, 273, 274.-Country Publicans Licensing Railway between Brisbane and Ipswich, 210. Bill, 274.-Legislative Oouncil Estimates, Railway Construction Accounts, 212. 375.-Brisbane Bridge Bill, 276.-Constitu tion Act Amendment Bill, 286.-Border Railway Extension, Northern, 295. Customs Bill, 293.-Pilotage Bill, 203. Railway Management, 175. ·wages ;Bill, 203.-Postage Act Amendment Rates, Pilotage, 293. Bill, 294.-Manumbal' Sheep Destruction Recess, Power of Select Qommittecs to Sit during, Bill, 317. 224. Postponed Notices of Motion and Orders of the Reduction of Governors' Salary, 213, 269. Day, 175. Relief, Selectors', 231. Power of Select Committees to sit dming Recess, Repeal of Gold Duty Bill, 157. 224,250. Reply, Address in, to Opening Speech, 6, 13, 37. Prayer on opening Proceedings of Assembly, 48. Reports of Parliamentary Debates, " Hansard," Presentation of Address in Reply to Opening 294, 303. Speech, 37. RetirGment of Mr. Speaker Eliott, 11. Presentation of Speaker, 10. Rewards for Discovery of Gold Fields,, 282. Proceedings of Assembly opened with Prayer, 48. Roads, Mitchell, Improvement of, 310. Procee(lings at Elections, 39. RoBERTS, The Honorable DANIEL FoLEY : Process, Common Law, Amendment Bill, 234, Legislative Council Estimates, 275.-Con· 315. stitution Act Amendment Bill, 286, 288. PRIOR, The Honorable THOMAS LODGE MURRAY. University Bill, 292.-Wages Bill, 294. [Vide "Postmaster-General."] Rockhampton, North, Water Supply, 244. PRESIDENT, The Honorable Sir MAURICE CHARLES Rockhampton School of Arts, 245. O'CoNNELL: New Member, 6.-Validity of Roma to St. George, Line of Telegraph, 281. Seats, 6.-Leave of Absence to Members, RoYDS, CHARLES J A::UES, Esquire (Leickkardt) : 6.-0pening Speech, 6.-Validity of Seats, 6, 1Vavs and Means-Financial Statement, 103. 187, 188.-Suspension of the Standing -Court House at Springsurc, 234. Orders, 252.-Moneys for the Volunteer Run, Canning Downs, 45. Force, 252.-Constitution Act Amendment Bill, 288. Run, South Toolburra, 37, 45. PRING, The Honorable RATCLIFFE, Esquire, (B1•isbane) : Address iu Reply to Opening Salary, Reduction of Governors', 213, 269. l:lpeech, 18.-Election of Chairman of Com Savings Dank Bill, 249, 273. mittees, 42.-South Toolburra and Canning Downs Runs, 46.-vVays and Means SCOTT, JoHN, Esquire (LeicMzardt): vVages Bill, Financial Statement, 84, 106, 108, 111, 119, 53.-vVays and Means-Financial St.tte 120, 121, 122.-Additional Judge Bill, 134. ment, 103.-0utrages by the Blacks, 156. -Speaker's Pension Bill, 146.-Supply Queen's Park, 1'oowoomba, 190.-Court Hom.e at Springsure, 234.-"\Vatcr Supply ~fr. Lilley's Resolutions, 150.-Gold Duty Repeal Bill, 163.-Constitution Act Amend for North Rockhampton, 244.-Northern ment Bill, 170. -Queen's Park, Too Railway Extension, 296.-Manumbar Sheep woomba, HJO.-Gold Fields Commission, Destruction Bill, 318. 194, 201.-CancelledSurveys, 209.-Electoral Seats, Validity of, 6, 187. Districts Bill, 262.-The Attorney-General, School of Arts, Rockhampton, 245. 278.-Manumbar Sheep Destruction Bill, SECRETARY FOR PUBLIC LANDS, The Honorablo 317, 319. JOHN MALBON TIIOMPSON, Esquire (Ipswich) : Privileges of the Council, Select Committee on, 6, Election of Chairman of Committees, 45. 99,187. Sout.h 'l'oolburra and Canning Downs Runs, INDEX. 9 45.-Retmn of Smveys, 48.-Wnys and Sheep Dcstrndion Bill, 1\fanumbar, 307, 316, 317. :fi,feans--Financial Statement, 88, 115. Short, Job, The Case of-Gaollifanagement, 180. Adtlitional Judge Bill, 132, 135.-Elcctions Bill, 135, 142.-Spcaker's Pension Bill, 146. SDIPSON, The Honor;1blc HENRY GEORGE, Esquire: -Gold Duty Repeal Bill, 161.-Constitntion Address in lleply to Opening Spe~·,,h, B. Act Amendment Bill, 1GS, 172.-University Traffic between Ips1rich and Brisbane, 154. Bill, 173.-Railway Mmwgemcnt, 178. South Toolburra Ilnn, 217.-Powcr of Select Queen's Park, Toowoomba, 189, 191.--Gold Committees to siL dming the Recess, 22-JJ, Fields Commission, 202.-Cancdled Surveys, 250.-Dcspatch of Business, 225.-Settled 206.-Brisbane and Ipswich Rnihmy, 211. Pastoral IJeascs Bill, 271.-Constitution Act Commonage Bill, 211.-Scttlcd Pastoral Amendment Bill, 289.--Gold Fields Home Lea,cs Bill, 212.-Gladstonc Exc1Je>'.lge of stead Bill, 291.-Commonage Bill, 293. Lancl Bill, 212.-Brisbnnc \Yatcnmy Bill, Wages J3ill, 293.-" Ilansar,l" Reports of 214.-Seleclors Relief Bill, 232.-School of Parliamentary Dcbutes, 29L Arts, Rockhampton, 247.-District Courts South Sea Islanders, 29·±. Act Amendment Bill, 2-19.-Eleetornl Dis South Toolburra and Cunning Downs Runs, 45, tricts Bill, 263.-J\-Ianumbar Sheep Des 215. truction Bill, 318. South Toolbnrra Run, 37. SECRETARY FOR PUBLIC WORKS AND GOLD Speaker's Casting vote, 150. FIELDS, The Honorable \VrLLIAlli HEKRY SrE.\KEU, The IIonorable ARTl!UR i1IAC.HISTER, \VALSli, Esquire (lliaryborough-) : South Esquire (Easlc,·n Downs) : Election of, 1'oolburra and Canning Downs Runs, ·17.- 2.-l'res,~ntation of, to the Governor, 10. -ways and 1Icans-Financiul Statement, 105, -I{ciiremcnt of Mr. Spcnhr Eliott, 11. 108, 109, 111, 11<:J,.-Civil List Amendment - Elections and Qualifications Commit Bill, 131.-Speakcr's Pension Bill, 117. tee, 11.-Informal Petition, 12.-0pcning Supply-l\Ir. Lilley's Resolutions, 149, 151, Speech, 13.- Goycruor's Ans>wr to Ad 152.-Gold Duiy Ilcpeal Bill, 159.-Con dress in Hcply, 37.-l\casons for O.lsting stitution Act Amendment Bill, 171. Yote, 150.- Member cannot set himself University Bill, 17·1.-l~:::ilway 3-Ianagement, right by J\Joving Adjournment of the House 177.- Queen's Park, Too>roomba, 189.-Golcl on the Dcb"te, 150. - Constitution Act Fields Commission, Hl3.-Raihny Con Amendment Bill, 172.-J\Icmbcr nat to el-ruction A cconnts, 212. -Civil Service speak twice, 182.-i.Iember cannot moTe Deduct-ion Bill, 218, 222.-Gold 1Tields Amendment after having spoken on Original 1Iome8tcad Bill, 2~8.-Sp~cimcns of Gold Question, 182.-1\Icmbcr not to make a aml Aurift'Tous Qnnrtz for the London second Speech by way of cxplan:1tion, 191. Exhibition, 240.-Free Library and J\Iuseum -Electoral Districts Bill-Two-thirds mr. in Ilrisbane, 2-:12.-\Vatcr Snpply for Xorth jvrity rec1nircd to pas,, 268.--J\1cmhl'r to Rockhampton, z,H.-Rewanh for Di:,covcry Speak Lo QuPAion before the House, 2(lS. of Gold Fields, 283.-NO!'tbem I?.aih111.Y J\Iember may Amend notice of J\Iotion with Extension, 302.-Dam at Goodna Creek, concurrence.of the House, 307.-liembcr can 303 -" Ilansarcl" RcrJorts of Parliamentary do anything with the concm·rcucc of the Debates, 306.-,\'fater Supply, Dn.lby, 309. House, 307.-Parliamentary Library, 307. Thc Case of Dennis Devany, 311.-Gold Duty Act Amel.1dment Bill, 31-1.-1\Immmbar Speaker, Retirement of the I!onorable Gilbert Sheep Dcstrnctitm Bill, 318. Eliott, late, 11. Select Committees: To prepare an A dc1ress in Sptaker's Pension Bill, 142, 185, 187. Reply to Opcni11g Speech, G, 13.-Privilegcs Specimens of Gold and Auriferous Quartz for the of the Lcgislatiye Council, G, 90, 167.-Trafllc London Exhibition, 239. between Ipswich and JJrisbmw, 154-, 210. Speech, ~'he Opening, 4, 6, 13. Ruilway Management, 175.-'Jhc Case of Speech, Address in Reply to the Opening, 6, 13, Job Short and Gaol :fi,Ianagement, 180. 37. Select Committees, Power of, to sit during l-he Hpringsure Court IIou,:e, 234. Recess, 221, 250. Statement, Financial, 53, 7·1,, 100. Selectors Relid Bill, 231. Standing Orders Committee, 311. Separation, N orthcrn, 31J,, 3:.:0. Stm1ding Orders, Suspension of, Df!, 124, 250, 268, Service, Civil, Deduction, 218. 279. Service, Mail and Passenger, to the Uniktl King 8TBPIIENS, TnoliiAS BLAOKE'l', Esquire (8outk dom, 253. Brisbane) : vY<~ys aml 1\:Ie:w.s-l•'inancial Session, Close of, 226, 320. Str,tcment, 6:S, 102, 107, 109, 111, 115, llG, Settled Pa;;toral Lea3cs Bill, 211, 26U. 119, 124, 186.-Supply-Mr. Lilley's Re 10 INDEX. solutions, 126, 151, 152, 181.-Civil List 272.-Country Publicans Licensing Bill, Amendn1ent Bill, 128.-Aclditional Jmlge 275.-Constitution Act Amendment Bill, Bill, 133.-Speaker's Pension Bill, 143. 287. 0utrages by the Blacks, 156.-Gold Duty Toolburra South anc1 Canning Downs Runs, 45, Repeal Bill, 160.-Railway Management, 215. 179.-Gold Fields Commission, 200.-Can Toolburra South Run, 37. celled Surveys, 209.-Railway Construction Toowoomba Queen's Park, 188. Accou:ats, 212.-Brisbanc ·waterway Bill, Town Hall Debentures, Brisbane, 282, 317, 319 215. - Close of Session, 227.- Selectors Relief Bill, 232.-Mail and Passenger Ser Traflic between Brisbltne l1nc1 Ipswich, 154, 210. vice to the United Kingdom, 254.-Pas sengers' Land Onlers Bill, 313.-Adjourn ment- Brisbane Corporation Debentures, U nitecl Kingdom, Jl By Authority: JAMEs 0. 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LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY and LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL Fifth Parliament – Second Session Queensland Parliamentary Debates, 4th series, V.12, 1871 12 April 1871 – 16 June 1871 (Palmer Government) INDEX PAGE NOS DATE HOUSE 1 - 13 12 April 1871 Legislative Council 14 - 22 12 April 1871 Legislative Assembly 22 - 29 13 April 1871 Legislative Council 29 - 37 13 April 1871 Legislative Assembly 38 - 48 18 April 1871 Legislative Assembly 48 - 49 19 April 1871 Legislative Assembly 49 20 April 1871 Legislative Council 50 - 73 20 April 1871 Legislative Assembly 73 - 75 21 April 1871 Legislative Assembly 75 - 100 25 April 1871 Legislative Assembly 100 - 102 26 April 1871 Legislative Assembly 102 27 April 1871 Legislative Council 102 - 128 27 April 1871 Legislative Assembly 128 - 132 28 April 1871 Legislative Assembly 133 - 146 2 May 1871 Legislative Assembly 146 3 May 1871 Legislative Council 146 3 May 1871 Legislative Assembly 146 - 152 4 May 1871 Legislative Council 153 - 164 4 May 1871 Legislative Assembly 164 - 168 5 May 1871 Legislative Assembly 168 - 187 9 May 1871 Legislative Assembly 187 - 191 10 May 1871 Legislative Council 191 - 194 10 May 1871 Legislative Assembly 194 - 201 11 May 1871 Legislative Council 201 - 237 11 May 1871 Legislative Assembly 237 - 240 12 May 1871 Legislative Assembly 241 - 277 16 May 1871 Legislative Assembly 277 - 297 17 May 1871 Legislative Council 297 - 303 17 May 1871 Legislative Assembly 303 - 304 18 May 1871 Legislative Council 304 - 331 18 May 1871 Legislative Assembly 331 - 337 19 May 1871 Legislative Assembly 337 - 338 30 May 1871 Legislative Assembly 338 - 343 31 May 1871 Legislative Council PAGE NOS DATE HOUSE 343 - 347 1 June 1871 Legislative Council 347 - 380 1 June 1871 Legislative Assembly 381 - 441 6 June 1871 Legislative Assembly 441 - 443 7 June 1871 Legislative Council 443 - 454 14 June 1871 Legislative Council 454 - 462 16 June 1871 Legislative Council QUEENSLAND PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES: FOURTH SERIES. FIR:ST SESSION OF 1871. 34° VIOTORI2E. COMPRISING THE PERIOD FROM THE TWELFTH DAY OF APRIL TO THE SIXTEENTH DAY OF JUNE, 1871. BRISBANE: BY AUTHORITY: JAMES C, BEAL, GOVERNMENT PRINTER, WILLIAM STREET. 1871. TABLE OF CONTENTS TO FIRST SESSION OF 1871. FOURTH SERIES. I. SUBJECTS OF DEBATE IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL. !I. SUBJECTS OF DEBATE IN THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY. III. THE MINISTRY. IV. Lrs·.r OF MEMBERS AT THE COMMENCEMENT OF THE SESSIO:t:f. I.-SUBJECTS OF DEBATE IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL. 1871. PAGE. April 12. Meeting of Parliament.-Absence of the President.-The Opening Speech. The Chairman of Committees as Acting-President ... 1 13. Standing Orders Committee-The President of the I.egislative CounciL- Address in Reply to Opening Speech . . . 22 20. Address in Reply to Opening Speech.-Appointment of the Honorable G. Eliott as Companion of the Order of St. Michael and St. George 49 27. Stable Accommodation 102 May 3. Census Bill 146 4. Passage of Bills at the Close of the Session.-Revision of Standing Orders. Chairman of Committees 146 10. Question of Order.-Brands Bill.-Kerosene Bill ... 187 11. Omission in Business Paper.-Message from the Legislative Assembly as to Bills transmitted to the Legislative Council. - Polynesian Immigration. Volunteer Law Amendment BilL-Omission in Business Paper 194 17. Omission in the Journals.-Days for Despatch of Business.-Commission on Brisbane and Ipswich Railway.-Land Orders BilL-Acting Chairman of Committees 277 18. Message of Legislative .Assembly. -Brands Bill. -Message of Legislative Assembly.-Writs of Dedimus Dill of 1871.-Postage Bill of 1871 ... 303 31. Adjournment-Answers to Questions.-Land Orders Bill of 1871.-Larceny and Embezzlement Bill of 1871.-Legislative Assembly's Message.-Diseases in Sheep Act Amendment Bill 338 June 1. Personal Explanation-Misreporting.-Adjoumment-Inspector of Distilleries' Report.-Specialty and Contracts Debts Bill.-Wages Act of 1870 Repeal Bill 343 7. Inspector of Distilleries' Report.-Adjoumment ... 441 14. Constitution Act of 1867 Amendment Bill.-Wages Act of 1870 Repeal Bill 4.43 16, Constitution Act of 1867 Amendment Bill.-Adjournment 454 iv. TA:BLE OF CONTENTS. !I.-SUBJECTS OF DEBATE IN THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY. 1871. PAGE. April12. Opening of Parliament.--Address in Reply to Opening Speech.-Adjournment... 14 13. Presentation of Address in Reply to Opening Speech.-Seat of tl1e Honorable Ratcliffe Pring 29 18. Elections Bill .. , 38 19. Census Bill 48 20. The late Speaker, the Honorable G. Eliott-Royal Honor.-Appointment of Mr. James Woods, Toowoomba; to the Commission of the Peace.-Legal Practi tioners Bill 50 21. Gympie Gold Field-Motion for Papers 73 25. New Member-The Honorable Ratcliffe Pring.-Formal Motions.-Kerosene BilL-Census BilL-Brands BilL--Volunteer Bill . ... 75 26. Irrelevant Discussions on Motions for Adjournment.-Misreporting.-Adjourn· ment-Revision Court at Gympie· . 100 27. Payment to Members.-Sitting on Fridays... 102 28. Legislative Assembly Act Amendment BilL-Mercantile Act Amendment Bill... 128 May 2, Adjournment- Personal Explanation. -North Brisbane Cemetm·ies.-Land Orders BilL-Insolvency Bill ... 133 3. Formal Motions 146 4. Constitution Act Amendment BilL-Oyster Fisheries Bill 153 5. Cothcrstone Run.-Contracts Equalisation BilL-District Courts Act.-Diseases in Sheep Act 164 9. Additional Members BilL-Pastoral Leases Act of 1869 Amendment Bill 168 10. Inaccuracy in Division List.-Message from the Legislative Council as to Bills transmitted from the Legislative Assembly.-Writs of 1Jedim~1s Bill. Postage Bill 191 11. Commission on Brisbane and Ipswich Railway 201 12. Law of Larceny Amendment Bill.-Native Dog Destruction Bill... 237 16. Commission on Brisbane and Ipswich Railway (Resumption of Debate)... 241 17. Adjournment-Misreporting... 297 18. Supposed Remains of Leiehhardt.-Gold Export Duty Repeal BilL-Gold Fields Homestead Act Amendment BilL-Adjournment 304 19. Mail Service by Torres Straits.-Re-establishment of Coast Reserve.-Mr. Thomas Scott and Sugar Cultivation.-Arthur Clerk Kemball.-Adjourn ment 331 30. Personal Explanation-Coast Reserve.-Shorthand Writers.-District Courts Act of 1867 Amendment Bill . . . 337 June 1. Soundings in Moreton Bay, and Alienation of Cr~wn Lands in the Neighborhood of Cleveland and Victoria Point.-Supposed Remains of Leichhardt. Adjournment 347 6. Questions of Privilege.-Adjournment 381 III.-THE MINISTRY. Premie1• and Colonial Secretary-The Honorable ARTE.UR HUNTER P ALMER, Esquire (Port Curtis). Attorney-General-The Honorable JoHN BRAMSTON, Esquire (Burnett). Colonial T1·easurer-The Honorable JoSHUA P. BELL, Esquire (Northern JJowns). Secretary for Public Works and Gold Fields-The Honorable W ILLIAM HENRY W ALSR, Esquire (Maryborough). Secretary for Public Lands-The Honorable ,J. MALBON T:s:oMPSON, Esquire (Ipswich). Postmaster-General-The Honorable T:s:oMAS LODGE MURRAY PRIOR, Esquire. The Honorable RoBERT RAMSAY, Esquire (Western JJowns). TABLE OF CONTENTS. v. IV.-LIST OF MEMBERS AT THE COMMENCEMENT OF THE SESSION, LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL. President-The Honorable Sir MAURIOE CHARLES O'CoNNELL, K.G.M.G. * Chairman of Committees-The Honorable DANIEL FoLEY ROBERTS, Esquire. t The Honorable JOJIN ALEXANDER BELL, Esquire. The Honorable FRANCIS EDWARD BIGGE, Esquire. The Honorable EYLES !RWIN CAULFEILD BROWNE, Esquire. t The Honorable GILBERT ELIOTT, Esquire, C.M.G. The Ilonorable HENRY BATES FITZ, Esquire. The Honorable JoHN JAMES GALLOWAY, Esquire. The Honorable JA:UES GIBBON, Esquire. The Honorable ST. GEORGE RICHARD GORE, Esquire. The Honorable GEORGE HARRIS, Esquire. The Honorable JoJIN CHRISTIAN HEUSSLER, Esquire. The Honorable vVILLIA.M HoBBS, Esquire. The Honorable Lours HoPE. The Honor.tble JoJIN FREDERIOK McDoUGALL, Esquire. The Ilonorable THOMAS LoDGE MuRRAY PRIOB, Esquire. 'fhe IIonorable HENRY GEORGE SIMPSON, Esquire. The Honorable WILLIAM TJIORNTO;"f, Esquire. The Ilono1·able CLAUDIUS BucJIANAN VV'HISJI, Esquire. The Honorable vVILLIA.M DucKETT WRITE, Esquire. 'fhe Honorable WILLIA.M YALDWYN, Esquire. LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY. Speaker-The Honorable ARTJIUR MACALISTER (Easttrn Downs). Chairman of Committees-FREDERIOK AuGUSTUS FORBES, Esquire (West Moreton). RoBERT TRAVERS ATKIN, Esquire (East Moreton). J OSJIUA P. BELL, Esquire (Northern" Downs), The Honorable JoJIN BRAMSTON, Esquire (Burnelt). BENJAMIN C:RIB:B, Esquire (Ipswich). OSCAR DE SATGE, Esquire (Olermont). GEORGE EDMONDSTONE, Esquire (B1·isbane), JoHN FERRETT, Esquire (West Moreton). ALEXA..'!DER FYFE, Esquire (Roclchampton). WILLIAM HENRY G:aoo>r, Esquire (Drayton and Toowoomba). JoHN KILLEEN HANDY, Esquire (Mitchell). JoJIN JOHNSTON, Esquire (Ipswich). HENRY JORDAN, Esquire (East Moreton). HEN~Y EDWARD KING, Esquire (Wide Bay). CJIARLES LILLEY, Esquire (Fortitude Valley). EnwlRbp'DoNNELL MAcDEVITT, Esquire (Kennedy). *Administering the Government of the Colony, ,t Acting as Chairman of the House in the absence of the President. t Acting Chairman of Committees. vi. TABLE OF CONTENTS. THOY.A.S MciLWRAITH, Esquire (Warrego). WILLIAM MILES, Esquire (MManoa). The Honorable BER:KLEY BASIL MoRETON (Bm·nett). JAMES MoRGAN, Esquire (Warwick). KEYIN Izoo O'DOHERTY, Esquire (Brisbane). The Honorable ARTHUR HUNTER PALMER, Esquire (Port C'urtis). The Honorable R.A.TCLIFFE PRING (Brisbane). The Honorable RoBERTRAMSAY, Esquire (Western Downs). CHARLES J.A.MES RoYDS, Esquire (Leickkardt). JoHN ScoTT, Esquire (Leickhardt). THOMAS BLAC:KET STEPHENS, Esquire (South Brisbane). The Honorable J. MALBON THOMPSON, Esquire (IpliWick). GEORGE THORN, Esquire (West More/on). The Honorable WILLIAM HENRY WALSH, Esquire (Maryborougk). EDW.A.RD WIENHOLT, Esquire (Western ])owns). , Queensland Parliamentary Debates, 4th Series, First session of 1871, V.12, 1871 12 April 1871 - 16 June 1871 A LPIIABETICAL INDEX TO QUEENSLAND PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES. Absence of President of Legislative Council, 1. Mercantile Act Amendment Bill, 132. Accommodation, Stable, 102. Land Orders Bill, 137.-Constitution Act Acting Chairman of Committees, 152, 295. Amendment Bill, 155.-0yster Fisheries Acting Governor, The President as, 1. Bill, 164.-Additional Members Bill, 168. Pastoral Leases Act of 1869 Amendment Acting President, The Chairman of Committees Bill, 169, 175, 176.-Message from Legisla as, 3. tive Council as to Bills transmitted from Additional Members Bill, 168. Legislative Assembly, 192, 193.-Commission Address in Reply to the Opening Speech, 14, 23, on Ipswich and Brisbane Railway, 233. 29, 49. .• Native Dog Destruction Bill, 238.-Adjourn Adjoumment, 16, 100, 101, 133, 29'7, 329, 33'7, ment-Misreporting, 299, 300, 301.-Gold 338, 344, 364, 382, 442, 456. Export Duty Repea(Bill, 308.-Gold Fields Homestead Act Amendment Bill, 325, 326. Administration of the Government by the Presi· -Adjournment, 330, 337, 367, 368, 3'73, 398, dent, 1. 439.-Re-establishment of Coast Reserve, Administrator of the Government opens Parlia 332.-Mr. Thomas Scott and Sugar Cultiva· ment, 1. tion, 336.-Arthur Clerk Kemball, 336, 337. Alienation of Crown Lands in the neighbor -Soundings in Moreton Bay, and Alienation hood of Cleveland and Victoria Point, and of Crown Lands in the neighborhood of Soundings in Moreton Bay, 347. Cleveland and Victoria Point, 348, 349, 358, Answers to Questions, Adjournment, 338. 363.-Questiou of Privilege, 381, 382. Appointment of the Honorable Gilbert Eliott as ATTORNEY • GENERAL, The Honorable JoiiN Companion of the Order of St. Michael and BRAMSTON : Seat of the ·Honorable R. St. Georgc, 49. Pring, 34. -- Elections Bill, 40. - Legal Appointment of Mr. J. Woods to the Commission Practitioners Bill, 53. -New Member of the Peace, 50. 'Ihe IIonorable R. Pring, 78.-Payment to Assembly, Legislative, Act Amendment, 128. Members, 112.-Legislative Assembly Act Amendment Bill, 129. - Mercantile Act Assembly, Message from the, 1·especting Bills, Amendment Bill, 130.-Land Orders Bill, 195, 303, 304, 340. 133.-Insolvency Bill, 140.-District Courts ATKIN, RoBERT TRAVERS, Esquire (East JJiore· Act, 167, 338.-Pastoral Leases Act Amend ton) : Adjournment, 16. - Seat of the ment Bill, 1'71.-Writs of Dedimus Bill, 193. Honorable R. Pring, 33, 37.-Elections Bill, -Commission on Ipswich and Brisbane 40.-Census Bill, 49.-Legal Practitioners Railway, 266.-Gold Export Duty Repeal Bill, 67, '72.-Gympie Gold Field, 74. Bill, 312.-Gold Fields Homestead Act New Member-The Honorable R. Pring, 76, Amendment Bill, 32'7.-Souudings in More· 77, 81.-Censtts Bill, 92.-Misreporting, 100. ton Bay, and Alienation of Crown Lands in -Payment to Members, 111, 128.-Legisla· the neighborhood of Cleveland and Victoria tive Assembly Act Amendment Bill, 128. I'oint, 354.-Adjourlllllent, 427, 439. 2 INDEX. :BELL, The Honorable JOSHUA P., Esquire Casting Y ote, S03, 462. (Northern lJowns) : [Vide "CoLONIAL Cemeteries, North Brisbane, 133. TEEASURER."] Census Bill, 48, 90, 146. :Bills :-Drainage, 3.-Eleetions, 38.-Census, 48, Chairman of Committees, Acting, 152, 295. 90, 146.-Legal Practitioners, 51.-Kerosene, Chairman of Committees as Acting President, 90, 189.-Brands, 95, 188, 303.-Yoluntecrs, 1, 3. 95, 201.-Legislative Assembly Act Amend. ment, 128.-MercantileAct Amendment, 130. CuarR~AN OF CoMMITTEES, Acting for the Presi· -Land Orders, 133, 290, 339.-Insolvency, dent of the Legislative Conncil, The Honorable 140.-Constitution Act Amendment, 153, DANIEL FOL:EY ROBERTS: The Chairman of 4.43, 454.-0yster Fisheries, 159.-Contracts Committees as Acting President, 6, 9, 10. Equalisation, 167. - District Courts Act Address in Reply to Opening Speech, 49. Amendment, 167, 338.-Diseases in Sheep N otices of Motion, 152. - Omission in Aet Amendment Bill, 168, 343.-Additional Business Paper, 194, 277.-JJand Orders Bill, Members, 168.-Pastoral Leases .Act of 1869 294.-Message from Legislative Assembly as Amendment, 168.-Writs of lJedimus, 193, to Bills transmitted from Legislative As· 304.-Postage, 193, 304.-Law of Larceny scmbly, 195.-Constitution Act Amendment Amendment, 237, 340.-Native Dog Destruc Bill, 450, 451, 452, 455.--Wages Act Repeal tion, 238.-Gold Export Duty Repeal, 304. Bill, 453. - Adjournment, 461. - Casting - Gold Fields Act Amendment, 322. Yote, 462. Specialty and Contract Debts, 345.-Wages Cleveland and Victoria Point, Alienation of Crown :Act of 1870 Repeal, 345, 453. Lands in the neighborhood of-Soundings in :Bills, Message from Legislative Assembly as to, :iYioreton Bay, 347. transmitted to Legislative Council, 195. Close of Session, Passage of Bills at the, 146. :Bills, Message from the Legislative Council as to, CoLONH.L SECI~ETARY, The Honorable ARTHUR transmitted from the Legislative Assembly, llUNTER P.A.LMER: Presentation of a Bill 192. in assertion of the Privileges of the Pa,rlia· Bills,- Passage of, at the close of the Session, ment, 14.-Address in Reply to Opening 146. Speech, 16.-Adjomnment, 16, 20, 22. Seat of the Honorable R. Pring, 32.-Elec· :BRAMSTON, The Honorable JOHN, Esquire (Bur- tions Bill, 4.6.-Census :Bill, 48.-Royal nett) : [Fide "ATTORNEY-GENERAL."] Honor to the late Speaker, 50.-Appointment Brands Bill, 95, 188, 303. of :iYI1•, J. \Voods to the Commission of the :Brisbane Cemeteries, 133. Peace, 50.-Legal Practitioners Bill, 73. Gympie Gold Field, 74.-New Member Brisbane and Ipswich Railway Commission, 201, The Honorable R. Pring, 76, 82, 84. 241, 278. Census Bill, 90.-Brands Bill, 95.-Yolun· Brisbane, Petition against the Election of the teer Bill, 95. -Adjournment- Revision Honorable R. Pring for, 82. Court at Gympie, 101.-Payment to l'lfem· Browne, The Honorable E. I. C., Acting Chair· hers, 124.-Sitting on Fridays, 128.-Legis· man of Committees, 152. lative Assembly Act Amendment Bill, 129. Mercantile Act Amendment Bill, 132. BROWNE, The HonorableEYLEB IRWIN CAULliEILD, Esquire: The Chairman of Committees as North Brisbane Cemeteries, 133. - Land Orders Bill, 138.-Constitution Act Amend· Acting President, 6, 10, 13.-Standing ment Bill, 158.-0yster Fisheries Bill, 164. Orders Committee, 23.-Passage of Bills at -CoLherstone Run, 167.-Additional Mem· the close of the Session, 148.-Reyision of bers Bill, 168.-Pastoral Leases Act of 1869 Standing Orders, 151.-Kerosene Bill, 190, Amendment Bill, 169.-Message from Coun 191.-Message from Legi,;latin Assembly as cil as to transmitted Bills from Legislative to Bills transmitted to LegislatiTe Council, Assembly, 192.-Writs of lJedimus Bill, 193. 195.-Polynesian Immigration, 200.-Com· -Postage Bill, 193.-Commission on Ipswich mission on Ipswich and Brisbane Railway and Brisbane Railway, 237.-Native Dog 287.-Message of Legislative Assembly, 304·, Destruction Bill. 239.-Land Orders Bill, 342.-Larceny ancl Embezzlement Bill, 340. 294.-Adjournment-Misreporting, 301. -Specialty and Contract Debts Bill, 345. Supposed Remains of Leichhardt, 304, 363. Wa!'es .Act of 1870 Repeal Bill, 345, 3't7. Gold Export Duty Repeal Bill, 308, 311, Constitution Act Amendment :Bill, 449, 450 322.-.Adjournment, 330, 337, 366, 3fi8, 371, 451, 452.-Adjournment, 458. ' 374, 376, 378, 380, 385.~Mail Service by Business, Days for despatch of, 277. Torres Straits, 331.-Re-establishment of :Business Paper, Omission in, 194, 201, 277. Coast Reserve, 331, 333.-Mr. Thomas Scott INDEX. 3 and Sugar Cultivation, 335.-Arthur Clerk Bill, 41.-Appointment of Mr. J. Woods Kemball, 336.-Soundings in Moreton Bay, to the Commission of the Peace, 51. and Alienation of Crown Lands in the Legal Practitioners Bill, 66, 69.-Gympie neighborhood of Cleveland and Victoria Gold Field, 74.-New Member-'l'he Hon· Point, 348. orable R. Pring, 80, 82. - Census Bill, CowNIAL TREASURER, The Honorable JoSHUA P. 93.-Misreporting, 101.-Payment of Mem· BELL: Address in Reply to Opening Speech, bers, 110.-Sitting on Fridays, 128.-Land 16. -New Member - The Honorable R. Orders Bill, 140.-Constitution Act Amend· Pring, 81, 82.-Kerosene Bill, 90. -Pay ment Bill, 153.-0yster Fisheries Bill, 163, ment of Members, 111. - Land Orders 164.-CotherstoneRun,165.-Pastoral Leases Bill, 136. - Oyster Fisheries Bill, 163. Act of 1869 Amendment Bill, 183.-Com -Pastoral Leases Act of 1869 Amend mission on Ip~wich and Brisbane Railway, Bill, 179, 182.-Gold Export Duty Repeal 231.-Native Dog Destruction Bill, 239. Bill, 306.-Soundings in Moreton Bay and Adjournment -Misreporting, 302.-Gold Ex ·Alienation of Crown Lands in the neighbor port Duty Repeal Bill, 315.-Gold Fields hood of Cleveland and Victoria Point, 351, Homestead Act Amendment Bill, 328. 353, 354, 355, 359.-Question of Privilege, Adjournment, 330.-Question of Privilege, 381.-Adjournment, 395. 381, 382. Commission on Brisbane and Ipswich Railway, Despatch of Business, Days for, 277. 201, 241, 278. Discussions, Irrelevant, on Motions for Adjourn· Commission of the Peace, Appointment of M1•. J. ment, 100. Woods to the, 50. Diseases in Sheep Act Amendment Bill, 168, 343. Committee of Elections and Qualifications, 79, 82. Distilleries, Report of Inspector of, 344, 441. Committees, Select :-Address in Reply to Open· District Courts Act Amendment Bill, 167, 338. ing Speech, 14, 23.-Railway Extension, 277. Division List, Inaccuracy in, 191. -Land Orders Bill, 133, 290, 339.-Inspec Divisions : .Adjournment, 22, 331, 441, 462. tor of Distilleries' Report, 4.41. -Seat of the Honorable Ratcliff'e Pring, Committee, Standing Orders, 22. 37. -Legal Practitioners Bill, 73. -Pay· Committees, Acting Chairman of, 152, 295. ment to Members, 128.-Revision of Stand Committees, Chairman of, Acting as President, 1, ing Orders, 152.-Constitution Act Amend 3. ment Bill, 159, 451.-Pastoral Leases Act Coast Reserve, Re-establishment of, 331, 337. of 1869 Amendment Bill, 173, 187.-Kero Constitution Act Amendment Bill, 153, 443, 454. sene Bill, 191.-Inaccuracy in Division List, Contracts and Specialty Debts, 345. 191.-Commission on Ipswich and Bris· bane Railway (adjournment of debate, Contracts Equalisation Bill, 167. 237), 276, 290.-Acting Chairman of Com· Cotherstone Run, 164. mittees, 297.-Adjom•nment-Misreporting, Council, Messages as to Bills from the Assembly, 303.-Gold Export Duty Repeal Bill, 321, 192, 195. 322.-Gold Fields Homestead Act Amend Court of Revision at Gympie, 101. ment Bill, 329.-Re-establishment of Coast Courts, District, 167, 338. Reserve, 333.-Mr. Thomas Scott and Sugar CRIBB, BENJAMIN, Esquire (Ipswich): Elections Cultivation, 336.-District, Courts Act of Bill, 40. - Payment to Members, 124. 1867 Amendment Bill, 338. Pastoral Leases Act of 1869 Amendment Dog, Native, Destruction of, 238. Bill, 181.-Adjournmeut, 331, 379, 440, 441. Drainage Bill, 3. -District Courts Act of 1867 Amendment Bill, 338.-Soundings in Moreton Bay and Duty, Gold Export, Repeal of, 304. Alienation of Crown Lands in the neighbor hood of Cleveland and Victoria Point, 349, 359. EDMONDSTONE, GEORGE, Esquire (B1•isbane) : Cultivation, Sugar-Mr. Thomas Scott, 333. Volunteer Bill, 99.-Payment to 1Iembers, 127.-Pastoral Leases Act of 1869 Amend ment Bill, 186.-Commission on Ipswich Days for Despatch of Business, 277. and Brisbane Railway, 276.-Gold Export Debts, Specialty and Contract, 345. Duty Repeal Bill, 321.-Adjournment, 436. Dedimus, Writs of, 193, 304. Election of the Honorable R. Pring for Brisbane, DE SATGE, OscAR, Esquire ( Ole~·mont) : Seat of 75, 82. the Honorable R. Pring, 36. - Elections Elections Bill, 38. INDEX. Elections and Qualifications Committee, 78, 83. FoRBES, FREDERIOK AuGUSTuS, Esquire (West ELIOTT, The Honorable GILBERT, Esquire, Moreton): Seat of the Hon. R. Pring, 36. C.M.G.: The Chairman of Committees as Elections Bill, 44.-Legal Practitioners Bill, .Acting President, 7, B.-Appointment as 68, 69.-Gympie Gold Field, 74.-Payment Companion of the Order of St. Michael ancl of Members, 109.-Mercantile .Act .Amend· St. George, 49.- Volunteer Bill, 99. ment Bill, 132.-Constitution .Act Amend· ' Passage of Bills at the Close of the Session, ment Bill, 156.-Pastoral Leases Act of 1869 148, 149, 150.-Question of Order, 187. .Amendment Bill, 182. - Commission on 0mission in Business Paper, 194·, 201, 277. Ipswich and Brisbane Railway, 204, 268. Message of Legislative .Assembly, 341, 342. -Law of Larceny .Amendment Bill, 238.- Inspector of Distilleries' Report, 441.-.Ad .A.cljomnment - Misreporting, 300. - Gold journment, 443.-Constitution Act Amend· Fields Homestead Act .Amendment Bill, 328. ment Bill, 447, 450, 451, 452. -SoundingsinMoretonBay,and.A.lienation of Crown Lands in the neighborhood of Oleve· Eliott, The Honorable Gilbert, distinguished by la11d and Victoria Point, 360.-.A.djournment, the Queen, 49, 50. 420. Embezzlement and Larceny Bill, 340. Formal Motions, 90, 146. Equalisation Contracts Bill, 167. Fridays, Sitting on, 128, 277. Explanation, Personal, 83, 133, 337, 343. FYFE, .ALEXANDER, Rsquire (Eoclchampton) : Export Duty on Gold, Repeal, 304. Elections Bill, 40.-Legal P:~;actitioners Bill, 63.-New Member-The Honorable R. Pring, 80.-Censns Bill, 93.-Volunteer Bill, 99. FERRETT, JorrN, Esquire (West Jliforeton): Seat Payment to Members, 102, 127, 128.-Mer· of the Honorable R. Pring, 37.-Elections cantile .Act Amendment Bill, 132.-Land Bill, 40.-Appointment of Mr. J. ·woods to Orders Bill, 135.-PasLoral Leases .Act of the Commission of the Peace, 51.-Legal 1869 .Amendment Bill, 176, 185.-Message 1'ractitioners Biil, 72.-Payment to Members, from Legislative Council as to Bills trans· 125.-Constitution .Act .Amendment Bill, mitted from IJegislative Assembly, 192. 153.-0otherstone Run, 166.-Diseascs in Commission on Ipswich and Brisbane Rail· Sheep Act, 168.-Pastoral Leases .Act of way, 276. -· Adjournment - Misreporting, 1869 .Amendment Bill, 180.-Inaccurncy in 301, 302.-Golcl :Bcxport Duty Repeal Bill, Division List, 191.-Native Dog Destruction 308.-.A.djournmcnt, 330, 373, 380, 420. Bill, 239.-Adjomnment-Misreporting, 299, 300.-Gold Export Duty Repeal Bill, 310. Adjournment, 330, 367, 373.-Soundings in GALLOWAY, 'l'he Honorable J OIIN J AMES, Esquire: 1Joreto:ti Bay and Alienation ofCrown Lands Standing Orders Committee, 23.-Constitu in the neighborhood of Olev aud and Victoria tion Act Amendment Bill, 450, 452.-Ad· Point, 347, 362. journment, 458. Fisheries, Oyster, 159. Gold Export Duty Repeal, 304. FrTz, The Honorable Hl!iLiitY BATES, Esquire: Gold Fields, 73. The Chairman of Committees as Acting. President, 3, 5, 7, 10, 12.-Appointment o Gold Fields Homestead Act Amendment Bill, 322. t-he Honorable G. Eliott as Companion of the GoRl', The Honorable ST. GEORGE HICHARD, Order of St. Michael and St. George, 49. Esquire : TheChairman ofCommittees as .Act· Stable Accommodation, 102.-Passage ofBills ing President, 9, 10.-Standing Orders Corn· at the close of the Session, 146, 148, 149. mittee, 22, 23.-Address in Reply to Opening Revision of Standing Orders, 150, 152. Speech, 27.-Passage of Bills at the Close 0hairman of Committees, 152.-Question of of the Session, 148, 150. - Revision of Order, 187.-Kerosene Bill, 190.-0mission Standing Orders, 151, 152.--Chairman of in Business Paper, 194.--:Message from Legis· Committees, 152.-Question of Qrder, 188. lative .Assembly as to Bills transmitted to the Brands Bill, 188.-Kerosene .Bill, 190. Legislative Council, 195, 196.-Commission on 0mission in the Journals, 27·7.-Dn,ys for Ipswich and Brisbane Railway, 282.-Land Despatch of Business, 277.-Commission on Orders Bill, 291, 294, 339.-.A.cting Chair· Ipswich and Brisbane Railway, 284.-.A.cting man of Committees, 295.-Message of Legis· Chairman of Committees, 297.-11essuge of lative Assembly, 303, 340, 342.-.A.djourn· Legislative Assembly, 303, 304, 340, 342, ment, 442, 457, 460, 461.-Constitution Act 343.-Constitution .Act Amendment Bill, Amendment Bill, 443, 445, 450, 451, 452, 447, 452, 454, 455.-Wages Act of 1870 454, 455.-Wages .Act of 1870 Repeal Repeal Bill, 453.-.A.djournment, 456, 457, Bill, 453. 458,461. INDEX. 5 Govm·nment administered by the President of the HoPE, The Honorable Lours : The Chairman of Legislative Council, 1. Commit~ees as Acting-Presiclent, 11.-Brands Bill, 188, 303.--Polynesian Immigration, Governor, .Acting, opens Parliament, 1. 200.-Days for Despatch of Business, 2'78. Governor's Opening Speech, 1, 14. Wages Act of ~8'70 Repeal Bill, 3!5. Governor's Opening Speech, .Address in Reply to the, 14, 23, 29, 49. GROOM, WrLLIAM HENRY, Esquire (Drayton Immigration, Polynesian, 196. and Toowoomba) : .Adjournment, 16.-Seat Inaccuracy in Division List, 191. of the Hon. R. Pring, 32.-.Appointment of Mr. J. ·woods to the Commission of the Insolvency Bill, 140. Peace, 50.-0onstitntion .Act .Amendment Inspector of DisLillcries' Report, 344, 441. Bill, 153.-Commission on Ipswich and Bris-· Ip•wich and Brisbane Railwtty Commission, 201, bane Railway, 236, 276, 277.-Gold Export 241, 278. Duty Repeal Bill, :no, 311.-Gold ]fields Irrelevant discussions on motions for Adjourn· Homestead .Act .Amendment Bill, 329. 1~1ent, 100. .Adjournment, 329, 330, 372, 373, 378. Soundings in JI.Ioreton Bay, and Alienation of Crown LandH at Clevelaml and Victoria Point, 348, 362. JoHNSTON, JoHN, Esquire (Ipswich) : .Appoint· Gympie Gold Field, 73. mcnt of Mr. J. Woods to the Commission of the Peace, Gl.-Legn,l Prac~itioners Bill, '73. Gympie, Revision Court at, 101. -Payment to l\Iembers, 123.- Personal Explanation, 133.-Commission on Ipswich and Brisbane Railway, 214.-Golcl Fields HANDY, JOHN KILLEEN, Esquire (l'riitckel[): Homestead Act .AmCJ Act Amendment Bill, 322.-Re-establishment 316.-Re-establishment of Coast Reserve, of Coast Reserve, 331, 332.-Soundings in 332.-Mr. Thomas Scott and Sugar Cultiva• Moreton Bay and Alienation of Crown Lands tion, 335.-.Adjonrnment, 413, 420. in the neighborhood of Cleveland and Vic Jl.fail Service by Torres Straits, 331. toria Point, 348, 361.-Adjournment, 364, 429. Jl.fcDouGALL, The Honorable JoHN FREDERICX, Esquire : The Chairman of Committees as Acting-President, 12.-Address in Reply to Land Orders Bill, 133, 290, 339. Opening Speech, 25.-Passage of Bills at the close of the Session, 149.-Commission Larceny, La"IV of, Amendment, 237. on Ipswich and Brisbane Railway, 284. Law of Larceny Amendment Bill, 237, 340. Message of Legislative Assembly, 304·.-Con Leases, Pastoral, .. Act of 1869 Amendment Bill, stitution Act Amendment Bill, 444, 445,451, 168. 452,455. Legal Practitioners Bill, 51. MciLWRAITH, TrroMAS, Esquire ''(Warrego): Legislative Assembly Act Amendment Bill, 128. Elections Bill, 48.--New Member- The Honorable R. Pring, 80.-Census Bill, 94. Legislative Assembly, Thfessage as to Bills trans Payment to ]',fembers, 122.--Pastoral Leases mitted to Legislative Council, 192, 195, 303, Act of 1869 Amendment Bill, 171, 181, 186. 304, 340. -Commission on Ipswich and Brisbane Legislative Council, Message as to Bills from Leg· Railway, 204, 228.-Native Dog Destruction is!ativc Assembly, 192, 195. Bill, 2-10.-Adjonrnment-Misreporting, 298, Legislative Council, President of the, in the 299, 300.-Gold Export Duty Repeal Bill, Administration of, 1. 311.-Acljournment, 382. 'Leichhardt, supposed remains of, 304, 365. Meeting of Parliament, 1, 14. LILLEY, CHARLES, Esquire (I!"cwtittLde Valley) : Member, New-The Honorable Ratcliffe Pring, Adjournment, 16.-Seat of.. tbe Hon. R. 75. Pring, 30, 33, 37.-El~ctions Bill, 42.-Legal Members .Additional Bill, 168. Practitioners Bill, 54; 67.-Gympie Gold Field, 74.-New Member-The Hon. R. J',fembers, Payment to, 102. Pring, 76, 78, 81, 82.-Census Bill, 95.-Pay Mercantile Act Amendment Bill, 130. ment to J',fembcrs, 108.-Land Orders Bill, Message from Legislative Assembly as to Bills 137.-Constitution Act Amendment, Bill, transmitted to Legislative Council, 192, 195, 153.-Pastoral Leases Act of 1869 Amend 1 303, 304·, 340. ment Bill, 170,176,177, 181.-J',fcssage from Legislative Council, as to Bills transmitted ]',fessage from Legislat-ive Council as to Bills from from Legislative Assembly, 193.-Commis Legislative Assembly, 192, 195. sion on Ipswich and Brisbane Railway, 236;+. ~fiLES, WrLLIA>r, Esquire (JJiaranoa) : The Seat 2<11, 255, 276,.277.-·Law of Larceny Amend of the Honorable Ratclifl'e Pring, 29, 37. ment Bill, 238.-Native Dog Destruction Bill, Elections Bill, 47.-Legal Practitioners Bill, 239.-GoldExportDuty Repeal Bill, 309,311, 72.-Ncw.Member-The Honorable R. Pring, 322.-Golil Fields IIomestood Act Amend 75, 78, 81, 82.-Payment to Members, 126. ment Bill, 327.-Mr. Thomas Scott ar!tl Legislative .Assembly Act .Amendment Bill, 8ngar Cultivation, 336.-Arthm Clerk Kern 130.-0yster Fisheries Bill, 164.-Cother ball, 337.-Adjonrmnent, 337, 36J, 370, 374, stone Run, 166.-District Courts Act, 167. 375, 377, 378,' 380, 390, 439.-Soundings in Diseases in Sheep Act, 168.-Pastoral Leases J\Iorelon Bay and .Alienation of Crown Lands Act of 1869 Amendment Bill, 169, 170, 175, in th8 ncighborhoocl of Cleveland and Vic 182.-Writs of Dedimus Bill, 193.-Commis toria Point, 354, 355. sion on Ipswich and Brisbane Railway, 249. -Adjournment-Misreporting, 301.~Gold Export Duty Repeal Bill, 315.-Re-estab :llACALISTER, The Honorablc ARTHUR (Eastern lishment of Coast Reserve, 331.-Mr.Thomas DoWIM) : [Vide " SPEAKER."] ('lcott and Sugar Cultivation, 335.-.Arthur Clerk Kemball, 336.-.Adjourmnent, 330, 337, MAcDEVITT, EDWARD O'DmmEI~L, Esquire (Ken nedy) : Elections Bill, 47.-Legal Practi 371, 435, 4-U.-Soundings in :M:oreton Bay tioners JJi!l, G4.-Payment to Memb.. ·rs, 119. and Alienation of Crown Lands in the neigh -Mercantile .Act Amendment Bill, 132.- borhood of Cleveland and Victoria Point, 349, Commission on Ipswich ani! Brisbane Rail· 360. way, 260.-Golcl Export Duty Repeal Bill, Misreporting, 100, 29'7, 343. INDEX. 7 Moreton Bay, Soundings in, and Alienation of Opening Speech, Address in Reply to the, 14, 23, Crown Lands in the neighborhood of Cleve 29, 49. land ancl Victoria Point, 347. Opening Speech, The Governor's, 1, 14. MoRETON, The Honorable BERKLEY BASIL (Bur Order, Question of, 187. nett): Payment to Members, 124.-Native Dog Destruction Bill, 240.-Commission on Orders, Land, 133, 290, 339. Ipswich and Brisbane Railway, 275.-Ad Orders, Standing, Revision of the, 22, 150. jomnment- Misreporting, 297.- Adjourn Oyster Fisheries Bill, 159. ment, 330. MoRG.l.N, JAMRS, Esquire (Warwick): Smtt of the Honorable H.. ·Pring, 30.-Elections PALME!!, The Honorable ARTRUE HUNTER, Bill, 43.-Appointment of M1•. J. Woods to Esquire (Po1·t Ourtis): [Vide "COLONIAL the CommiRsion of the Peace, 50. -Legal ! ~ECRETARY."] Pract~tioners Bill, 66. - Pastoral Leases Act of 1869 Amendment Bill, 173, 182. ' Paper, Omission in Business, 19~, 201, 277. Commission on Ipswich and Brisbane Rail-. Papers, Motion fo1', 73. way, 275.-Gold Export Duty Repeal Bill, Parliament, Meeting of, 1, 14. 314,-Gold Fields Homestead Act Amend Parliament Openecl by the Administrator of the ment Bill, 324.--Adjournment; 330.-Re Government, 1. establishment of Coast Reserve, 332.-Sound ings in l'>foreton B:.ty and Alienation of Crown Parliamentary Shorthand Writers, 33R. Lands at Cleveland· and Victoria Point, 319, Paijsage of Bills at the Close of the Session, l.l6L 146. Ji!Iotions for Adjoul'llment, 16, 100, 101. Pastoral Leases Act of 1869 Amendment Bill, Motipns, l)'ormal, 90, 146. 168, Payment to ll!Iembers, 102, Motions for Papers, 73. Peace, Commission of the, Appointment to, 50. Jl.fURRAY PRIOR, The Hono,·able THOMAS LoDGE, Esquire:, (Vide " PoSTMASTER-GENERAL."] Personal Explanation, 83, 133, 337, 343. Petition against the Return of the Honorable R. Pring, 82, Native Dog Destruction Bill, 238. Polynesian Immigration, 196.' New Member-The Hou, R. Pring, 75. Postage Bill, 193, 304. North Brisbane Cemeteries, 133, PoSTMASTER-GENERAL, The Honorable THOMAS LODGE MURRAY PRIOR : The Chail•man of Committees as Acting-President, 4, 7, 12. O'CONNELL, The Honorable Sir MAURICE, Staucling Orclers Committee, 22, 23.-Address CHARLES, K.G.M.G., President of the Legis• in Reply to Opening Speech, 23.-Appoint lative Council, as Administrator of the ment of the Honorable G. Eliott as Com Government of the Colony, opens Parlia panion of the Orcler of St. Michael and St. ment, L George, 49.-Stable Accommodation, 102. O'DOHERTY, KEVIN IzoD, Esquire (Brisbane) : Census Bill, 146.-l'assage of Bills at the Seat of the Honorable R. Pring, 35.-New Close of the Session, 147.-Revision of Member-The Honorable R. Pring, 79. Standing Orders, 150, 151, 152.-Brands Payment to Members, 116.-North Brisbane Bill,188, 303.-·Keroseue Bill, 189, 190,191. Cemeteries, 133.-Lancl Orders Bill, 136,138. Message from Legislative Assembly as to Bills -Constitution Act .Amendment Bill, 157. trausmittecHrom Legislative Council, 195,303, 0yster Fisheries Bill, 159.-Pastoral Leases 34L-Polynesian Immigration, 199.-Volun . Act of 186\) Amendment Bill, 181.-Com teer Law Amenclment Bill, 201.-Days for mission on Ipswich and Brisbane Railway, Despatch of Business, 277, 278.-Commission 201.-Adjournment-Misreporting, 299. on Ipswich and Brisbane Railway, 285. Gold Export Duty Repeal Bill, 320. Land Orders Bill, 290,294, 295, 340,--,-Acting Soundings in Moreton Bay, ·and Alienation Chail:man of Committees, 296.- Writs of of Crown Lauds in the neighborhood of Dedimus Bill, 304.-Postage Bill, 304. Cleveland and Victoria Point, 351.-Ad Adjournment-Answers to Questions, 339. journment, 378, 379, 437. Diseases in Sheep Act Amendment Bill, 343. -Personal Explanation-Misreporting, 343, Omission in Business Paper, 194, 201, 277. 344.-Wages Act of 1870 Repeal Bill, 346, Opening of Parliament, 1, 14. 347.-Adjournment, 442, 456, 459, 460,461. 8 INDEX. - Constitution Act Amendment Bill, 448, Report of Inspector, of Distilleries, 344, 441. 452, 455, 456. Reserve, Re-establishment of Coast, 331, 337. Practitioners, Legal, 51. Revision Court at Gympie, 101. Presentation of Address in Reply to Opening Speech, 2D, 49. Revision of the Standing Orders, 22, 150. President, Acting, I, 3. ROBERTS, T'he Honorable DANIEL FoLEY, Esquire: Takes the Chair in the Absence of, the PRESIDENT of the Legislative Council, The Honor President, I.-The Chairman of Commit able Sir lYIAURICE CRARLI:S O'CoNNELL, tees as Acting-President, 6, 13. [Vide K.C.M.G., absent in consequence of being in "CHAIRMAN."] the Administration of the Government, 1. Royal honor conferred on the late Speaker, President -· Standing Orders Committee, 22, 49, 50. 150. RoYDS, CRA.RLES JAMES, Esquire (Leiakkardt) : PRING, The Honorable RATCLIFFE (Brisbane) : Native Dog Destruction Bill, 238. Enters the House after Re-election, and withdraws by request, 75.-Personal Ex Run, Cotherstone, 164. planation, 83.-Payment to Members, 114. -Insolvency Bill, 144.-Constitution Act Amendment Bill, 158. - Pastoral Leases ScoTr, J ORN, Esquire (Leiokftardt) : Address in Act of 1869 Amendment Bill, 173, 185. Reply to Opening Speech, 15.-Payment of -Message from Legislative Council as to Members, 111.-Commission on Ipswich and transmitted Bill from Legislative Assembly, Brisbane Railway, 213, 249.-Native Dog 192.-'\Yrits of Dedimus Bill, 193.-Com Destruction Bill, 239.-Adjoumment-Misre· mission on Ipswich and Brisbane Hailway, parting, 298.-Adjomnment, 330, 378. 216.-Adjournment- Misreporting, 301. Gold Export Duty Repeal Bill, 307. Scott, Mr. Thomas, ancl Sugar Cultivation, 333. Sounclings in Morelon Bay and Alienation Seat of the ,, Honorable Ratcliffe Pring, 29, of Crown Lands in the neighborhood of 75, 82_, Cleveland and Victoria Point., 352, 354, SECRETARY FOR PUBLIC LANDS, The Honorable 357. --Adjournment, 368, 369, 379, 422, J ORN MALBON TROMPSON : Elections Bill, 38. 440. -Legal Pmctitioners Bill, 51, 67, 68. Pring, Seat of the Honorable Ratcliffe, 29, Gympic Gold Field, 75.-Census Bill, 93. 75, 82. Payment to Members, 123.-I~ancl Orders Bill, 135.-Formal Motions, 146.-Cothel·stone Privilege, Question of, 381. Run, 165.-Contracts Equalisation Bill, 167. -Diseases in Sheep Act, 168.-Pastoral Leases Act of 1869 Amendment Bill, 168, 170, 173. Qualifications, Committee of Elections and, 79, -Writs of Dedimus Ilill, 193.-Law of 82. Larceny Ame,;dment, Bill, 237.--Gold Ex· Question of Order, 187. port Duty Repeal Bill, 314.-Gold Fields Homestead Act Amendment Bill, 323, 324, Question of Privilege, 381. 326.-Re-establishment of Coast Reserve, 331.-Personal Explanation-Coast Reserve, 337.- Soundings in Moreton B~ty, a•·d Railway, Commission on Brisbane and Ipswich, Alienation of Crown Lands in the neighbor· 201, 241, 278. hood of Cleveland and Victoria Point, 357, 358.-Adjournment, 370, 373, 380. RAMSAY, The Honorable RoBERT, Esquire (West· ern Downs) : Payment to Members, 107, SECRETARY FOR PuBLIC '\VORKS, The Honor· 118.-Commission on Ipswich and Brisb~ne able 1-VILLIAM HENRY 1-VALSR : Seat of Railway, 250.-Adjourmueni, 396. the Honorable R. Pring, 34, 37. -Legal Practit-iont'rs Bill, 59, 67, 68.- Gympie Re-establishment of Coast Reserve, 331. Gold Field, 74, 75.-New Member-The Remains, Supposed, of Leichhardt, 304, 363. Honorable R. Pring, 81, 89.-Volunteer Bill, lOO.-Payment to ::\Iembers, 112,127. Repeal, Gold Export Duty, 304. Legislative Assembly Act Amendment Bill, Repeal, Wages, Act of 1870, 345, 453. 130.-0omtitution Act Amendment Bill, 154, Reply to the Governor's Opening Speech, 14, 23, 159.-Pastoral Leases Act of 1869 Amend· 29, 49. ment Bill, 176, 177.-Writs of Dedim1ts Bill INDEX. 9 193.-Commission on Ipswich and Brisbane of preseing emergency to be brought forward Railway, 204, 220.-Native Dog DestnlCtion on Motion for Adjournment of the House, Bill, 240.-Adjonrnment-Misreporting, 300, 101.-Motives not to be imputed, 125. 301, 302.-Gold Export DutyRepeal Bill, 317. Payment to Members, 128.-Constitution Act -Gold Fields Homestead Act Amendment Amendment Bill, 159.-Member not to speak Bill, 324, 325.-J\fr. Thomas Scott and Sugar twice on question, 175, 176.-Inaccuracy in Cultivation, 336.-Soundings in Moretou Division List, 192.-llfessage from Council as Bay, and Alienation of Crown Lands in the to transmitted Biils from Assembly, 192. neighborhood of Cleveland and Victoria Commission on Brisbane aud IpswichRailway, Point, 351,--Adjoul'!lment, 371, 375, 376, 378, 203, 204, 276, 277.-Land Orders Bill, 293. 379. Adjournment-Misreporting, 298, 299, 300, Session, Passage of Bills at close of the, 146. 301, 302.-Casting Vote, 303.-Gold Export Duty Repeal Bill, 316, 322.-Re-establish Sheep, Diseases in, 168, 345. ment of Coast Reserve, 333.-.Adjournment, Shorthand Writers, 338. 337, 373, 378, 379, 380, 420. -Shorthand SIMPSON, The Honorable HENRY GEORGE, Writers, 338.-Soundings in Moreton Bay, Esquire : The Chairman bf Committees as and .Alienation of Crown Lands at Cleve Acting·President, B.-Standing Orders Com land and Victoria Point, 348.-Question of mittee, 23.-Address in Reply to Opening Privilege, 381. Speech, 26.-Stable Accommodation, 102. Speaker, The late, distinguished by the Queen, 49, Passage of Bills at the close of the Session, 50. 149,-Kerosene Bill, 191.-Land Orders Specialty and Contracts Debts Bill, 345. Bill, 243.-Commission on Ipswich and Bris Speech, The Governor's Opening, 1, 14. bane Railway, 278, 290.-Acting Chairman of Committees, 297.-Message of Legislative Speech, Opening, Address in Reply to the, 14, 23, Assembly, 342.-Wages Act of 1870 Repeal 29, 49. Bill, 346.-Adjournment, 443, 457,-Consti Stable Accommodation, 102. tution Act Amendment Bill, 446, 450, 451, Standing Orders Committee, 22, 150. 452. STEPRENS, TIIOMAS BLACKET, Esquire (South Sitting on Fridays, 128. Brisbane) : Adjournment, 16.-Legal Practi Soundings in Moreton Bay, and alienation of tioners Bill, 67.-Gympie Gold Field, 74. Crown Lauds in the neighborhood of Cleve Census Bill, 93.-Diseases in Sheep Act, 168. land and Victoria Point, 347. -Pastoral Leases .Act of 1869 .Amendment SPEAKER of the Legislative Assembly, The Bill, 172, 179, 186.-Writs of Dedimus Bill, Honorable ARTIIUR MACALISTER: Member 193.-Native Dog Destruction Bill, 239. must spealr to Question before the House, Commission on Ipswich and Brisbane Rail and not raise a general debate, or a de way, 264.-.A djournment-·Misreporting, 300. bate on the main Question, upon Motion -Gold Export Duty Repeal Bill, 313.- for Adjournment, 16, 20, 22, 67, 68, 100. Gold Fields Homestead Act Amendment -Presentation of Address in Reply to Bill, 328.-Soundings in J\foreton Bay and Opening Speech, 29.-;Seat of the Honorable Alienation of Crown Lands in the neighbor R. Pring, 33, 37.-Member speaking not to hood of Cleveland and Victoria Point, 350, be interrupted by another for Explanation, 351.-.Adjournment, 376. 61.-Previous debate in Session not to be Sugar Cultivation-Mr. Thomas Scott, 333. referred to, 62, 178.-A Member not speaking Supposed Remains of Leichhardt, 304, 363. upon the main Question before the Adjourn· ment is moved, cannot speak to it upon the Amendment, 67, 68.-Statement contradicted by a Member not to be repeated, 68.-New TROMPSON, The Honorable J OIIN MALBON, Esquire (Ipswich): [Vide "SECRETARY FOR PUBLIC Member-The Honorable R. Pring, 75, 82. -Anything affecting a Seat in the House is LANDS."] a Question of Privilege, 77.-Irrclevant 'fliORN, GEoRGE, Esquire (West Jl,Ioreton) : Matter not to be introduced in Debate, 80, Elections Bill, 45.- New Member-The 82, 10J.-Moticm upon which .Amendment Honorable R. Pririg, 79.-Census Bill, 94. has been moved cannot be. withdrawn unless V olunteer Bill, 98.-'-Misreporting, 100,101. .Amendment also be withdrawn, 82,-Petition Payment to Members, 115.-Mercantile Act against theElection of the HonorableR. Pring, Amendment Bill, 132.-Land Orders Bill, 82, 176.-Formal Motions, 90, 146.-Irrele 137.-District Courts Act, 167.-Pastoral vant discussions on Motions for .Adjournment, Leases Act of 1869 .Amendment Bill, 179. lOO, 101.-Misreporting, 101.-0nly matter Native Dog Destruction Bill, 239.-Commis• 10 INDEX. eion on Ipswich and Brisbane Railway, 246. WALSII, The Honorable WILLIAM HENRY, .A.djournment-Misreporting, 298.-.Adjourn Esquire (Maryborough) : [Vide "SECRETARY ment, 330, 364.-Soundings in Moreton Bay FOR PuBLIC V/oRJrs."] and .Alienation of Crown Lands in the neigh· VVRISR, The Honorable CLAUDIUS BUCRANAN, borhood of Cleveland and Victoria Point, Esquire.:· Passage of Bills at the Close of the 350, 359. Session, 148, 150.-Revision of Standing TRORNTO :<,The Honorable W ILLIAM, Esquire : Re· Orders, 151.-Chairman of Committees, 152. vision of Standing01·clers, 149, 151.-Message -Kerosene Bill, 191.-Polynesian Immigra· of Legislative .Assembly, 303.-.A.djournment tion, 196.-Volunteer Law Amendment Bill, -Answers to Questions, 33\J.-Personal Ex· 201.-Land Orders Bill, 294.-Aoting Chair· planation-Misreporting, 343.-Wages Act man of Committees, 295. - Message of of 1870 Repeal Bill, 346, 453, 454.-Consti Legislative .Assembly, 342.-Adjournment tution Act Amendment Bill, 445, 452. Inspector of Distilleries' Report, 344.-Wages Adjournment, 461, 462. Act of 1870 Repeal Bill, 346.-Constitution 'l'orres Straits Mail Service, 331. Act Amendment Bill, 450, 453.-.A.djourn· ment, 457. WIENROLT, EDWARD, Esquire (Western Downs): Vacated Seat by acceptance of Office, 29. .Address in Reply to Opening Speech, H.- Pastoral Leases Act of 1869 Amendment Victoria Point, Alienation of Crown Lands in the Bill, 172.-0ommission on Ipswich and Bris· neighborhood of Cleveland and, Soundings bane Railway, 274. in Moreton Bay and, 347. \Voods, Mr. J., .Appointed to the Commission of Volunteer, Bill, 95, 201. the Peace, 50. Vote, Casting, of Chairman, 462. Writs of Dedimus Bill, 193, 304. Vote, Casting, of Speaker, 303. YALDWYN, 'l'he Honorable WILLIAM, Esquire: Wages Act of 1870 Repeal Bill, 345, 453. .Address in Reply to 0 pening Speech, 24. By Authority : J AMES 0. BEAL, Government Frinter, William street, Brisbane.