Notes on the Colony of Victoria: Historical, Geographical, Meteorological, and StatisticalGeorge Skinner, acting government printer, 1875 - 240 pages |
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Page 5 - I find it very difficult to speak in general terms of Port Phillip. On the one hand it is capable of receiving and sheltering a larger fleet of ships than ever yet went to sea; whilst on the other, the entrance, in its whole width, is scarcely two miles, and nearly half of it is occupied by the rocks lying off Point Nepean, and by shoals on the opposite side.
Page 12 - ... fully justified. The reports of Sir Thomas Mitchell, and the success of the first settlers, caused great excitement, not only in Australian settlements, but in the mother country. Herds of sheep and cattle driven overland from New South Wales speedily occupied the best parts of the new territory. Every available craft capable of floating was put into requisition to bring passengers and stock from Van Diemen's Land, and after a time shiploads of emigrants began to arrive from the United Kingdom.
Page 21 - E. ; the most westerly point is the line of the whole western frontier, which, according to the latest correction, lies upon the meridian 140° 58' E., and extends from latitude 34° 2' S. to latitude 38° 4' S., or 242 geographical miles.
Page 211 - University should be recognised as academic distinctions and rewards of merit, and should be entitled to rank, precedence, and consideration in the United Kingdom and in British colonies and possessions throughout the world just as fully as if they had been granted by any university in the United Kingdom.
Page 20 - Victoria is situated at the south-east of the continent of Australia, and lies between the 34th and 39th parallels of south latitude and the 141st and 150th meridians of east longitude. Its extreme length from east to west is about 490 miles, and its greatest breadth is about 300 miles.
Page 4 - Had I permitted myself any innovation upon the original term, it would have been to convert it into Australia ; as being more agreeable to the ear, and an assimilation to the names of the other great portions of the earth.
Page 19 - ... either property or professional qualifications, the property qualification of both members and electors being lower in the case of the Assembly than in that of the Council : the Council not to be dissolved, but five members to retire every two years and to be eligible for re-election : the Assembly to be dissolved every five years, or oftener, at the discretion of the Governor : certain officers of the Government, four at least of whom should have seats in Parliament, to be deemed
Page 178 - Coined gold, silver, and other metals ... Gold and silver in bullion or bars Landed property Notes and bills of other banks Balances due from other banks Government securities Debts due to the banks...
Page 108 - Any borough having a gross revenue of not less than £10,OOO may be declared by the Governor in Council a town, and any one having a gross revenue of not less than £20,000 may be declared by the Governor in Council a city. shires. 240. Portions of country containing rateable property capable of yielding, upon a rate not exceeding one shilling in the pound on the annual value thereof, a sum of £500, may be proclaimed as shires. subdivision 241. The Governor in Council may subdivide any municipal...
Page 46 - Victoria will show that the coast line projects considerably to the south in two directions, one being to the west and the other to the east of the entrance to Port Phillip Bay. The extreme point of the western projection is Cape Otway, that of the eastern one Wilson's Promontory, the latter being, as has been already stated, the southernmost point on the continent of Australia.