The Cambridge History of the British Empire, Volume 7, Part 1John Holland Rose, Arthur Percival Newton, Ernest Alfred Benians, Henry Dodwell Macmillan, 1929 - Great Britain |
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... elected . Six of the latter were to be chosen from the Port Phillip District , and both nominated and elected members were to hold office for five years . 10 Of the nominated members , not more than six were to be officials , 11 and the ...
... elected . Six of the latter were to be chosen from the Port Phillip District , and both nominated and elected members were to hold office for five years . 10 Of the nominated members , not more than six were to be officials , 11 and the ...
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... elected members to the Legislative Council . This gave a political turn to the activities of the popular party which had been stirring up an agitation against the convict system . It now began to talk of a wider franchise , of equal ...
... elected members to the Legislative Council . This gave a political turn to the activities of the popular party which had been stirring up an agitation against the convict system . It now began to talk of a wider franchise , of equal ...
Page 292
... elected members in the Legislative Council were unsuccessful ; 2 but the decision to abolish transporta- tion led to renewed agitation for constitutional reform . As a pre- liminary step , the Governor , with the acquiescence of the ...
... elected members in the Legislative Council were unsuccessful ; 2 but the decision to abolish transporta- tion led to renewed agitation for constitutional reform . As a pre- liminary step , the Governor , with the acquiescence of the ...
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