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ОглавлениеPREFACE.
INITIATION OF RESPONSIBLE GOVERNMENT.
DIFFICULTIES OF EARLY ADMINISTRATIONS.
THE FIRST SESSION OF PARLIAMENT.
PART II.—FROM NATAL YEAR TO JUBILEE.
APPROPRIATION OF LAND REVENUE.
LOCAL GOVERNMENT IN QUEENSLAND.
PART IV.—THE PRIMARY INDUSTRIES.
NEW SOUTH WALES—ALTERED BOUNDARY (MAP 4) .
NEW SOUTH WALES—ALTERED BOUNDARY (MAP 8) .
ANNEXATION TO QUEENSLAND, 1862 (MAP 10) .
ANNEXATION TO SOUTH AUSTRALIA (MAP 11) .
THE NORTHERN TERRITORY ANNEXED TO SOUTH AUSTRALIA (MAP 12) .
CHAPTER I.
INITIATION OF RESPONSIBLE GOVERNMENT.
DIFFICULTIES OF EARLY ADMINISTRATIONS.
THE FIRST SESSION OF PARLIAMENT.
PART II.—FROM NATAL YEAR TO JUBILEE.
CHAPTER I.
APPROPRIATION OF LAND REVENUE.
LOCAL GOVERNMENT IN QUEENSLAND.
Amount Levied by Local Authorities.
CHAPTER I.
PART IV.—THE PRIMARY INDUSTRIES.
CHAPTER I.
READJUSTMENT OF WESTERN BOUNDARY.
THE FIRST PARLIAMENT: 29th May, 1860-22nd May, 1863.
THE SECOND PARLIAMENT: 22nd July, 1863-29th May, 1867.
THE THIRD PARLIAMENT: 6th August, 1867-27th August, 1868.
THE FOURTH PARLIAMENT: 18th November, 1868-13th July, 1870.
THE FIFTH PARLIAMENT: 16th November, 1870-21st June, 1871.
THE SIXTH PARLIAMENT: 8th November, 1871-1st September, 1873.
THE SEVENTH PARLIAMENT: 7th January, 1874-2nd October, 1878.
THE EIGHTH PARLIAMENT: 15th January, 1879-26th July, 1883.
THE NINTH PARLIAMENT: 7th November, 1883-4th April, 1888.
THE TENTH PARLIAMENT: 12th June, 1888-5th April, 1893.
THE ELEVENTH PARLIAMENT: 26th May, 1893-22nd February, 1896.
THE TWELFTH PARLIAMENT: 17th June, 1896-15th February, 1899.
THE THIRTEENTH PARLIAMENT: 16th May, 1899-4th February, 1902.
THE FOURTEENTH PARLIAMENT: 8th July, 1902-21st July, 1904.
THE FIFTEENTH PARLIAMENT: 20th September, 1904-11th April, 1907.
THE SIXTEENTH PARLIAMENT: 23rd July to 31st December, 1907.
THE SEVENTEENTH PARLIAMENT: 3rd March, 1908-31st August, 1909.
THE EIGHTEENTH PARLIAMENT: 2nd November, 1909.
TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF SELECTION ON REPURCHASED ESTATES.
" The Closer Settlement Act of 1906. "
AGRICULTURAL FARMS.
AN ACT TO FACILITATE THE ACQUIREMENT OF SELECTIONS BY CERTAIN BODIES OF SETTLERS.
" The Special Selections Act of 1901. "
ASSISTED IMMIGRANTS.
SOME STATISTICS AND THEIR STORY.
VITAL STATISTICS.
CHARITABLE INSTITUTIONS, EDUCATION, AND PUBLIC LIBRARIES.
DIGEST OF HYDRAULIC ENGINEER'S REPORTS.
OUR ARTESIAN WATER SYSTEM.
GOVERNMENT URGED TO IMPORT PLANT AND MEN.
FIRST BORING STARTED AT BLACKALL.
ARTESIAN WATER STRUCK AT THURULGOONA.
GOVERNMENT'S FIRST FLOWING WELL.
INFORMATION SOUGHT AS TO PRIVATE BORES.
A VALUABLE MAP—376,832 SQUARE MILES IN ARTESIA.
STATIC PRESSURE AND HYDRAULIC PRESSURE.
SUBTERRANEAN WATER BELONGS TO THE STATE.
PROGRESS COMPARED WITH SOUTHERN COLONIES.
STATISTICS TO DATE.—THARGOMINDAH ILLUMINATED.
ADDITIONAL FLOWING BORES IN 1903.
SUMMARY BY THE HYDRAULIC ENGINEER.
WELLS SUCCESSFUL AND ABANDONED.
AGGREGATE MILEAGE BORED, AND AVERAGE FOR EACH WELL.
Number of artesian flows of various magnitudes to end of 1908:—
ARTESIAN WELLS OVER 3,000 FEET DEEP.
STATISTICS SUPPLIED BY WELL-BORING COMPANIES.
List of Bores over 3,000 feet in Depth put down by Intercolonial Boring Company, Limited.
Bores Completed and in Progress by Woodley Limited, Brisbane, since 31st March, 1909.
COMPARATIVE VITAL STATISTICS.
APPENDIX K.—EDUCATION STATISTICS.
I.—STATE PRIMARY EDUCATION (1907) .
