PART I.—OUR NATAL YEAR.
[CHAPTER I]
THE BIRTH OF QUEENSLAND.
| Issue of Letters Patent and Order in Council.—Appointment of Sir George Ferguson Bowen as First Governor.—Continuity of Colonial Office Policy. —Instructions to Governor.—Munificent Gift of all Waste Lands of the Crown.—Temporary Limitation of Electoral Suffrage.—Responsible Government Unqualified by Restrictions or Reservations.—Governor-General of New South Wales Initiates Elections | [1-4] |
[CHAPTER II.]
INITIATION OF RESPONSIBLE GOVERNMENT.
| Arrival of Sir George Bowen in Brisbane.—The First Responsible Ministry.—Injunctions to Governor by Secretary of State in regard to Choice of Ministers. —Ex-members of New South Wales Legislature take Umbrage. —The Governor on the Characteristics of Various Classes of Colonists.—The Governor a Dictator.—The Microscopic Treasury Balance.—Gladstone as Site of Capital. —Mr. Herbert as a Parliamentary Leader | [5-7] |
[CHAPTER III.]
DIFFICULTIES OF EARLY ADMINISTRATIONS.
| Meeting of First Parliament.—Amendment on Address in Reply defeated by Speaker's Casting Vote.—Adoption of Address in Reply.—Compromise between Parties Indispensable.—Successful Inauguration of Responsible Government.—The Governor's Egotism.—Mr. Herbert's Retirement.—Mr. Macalister Succeeds.—Financial and Political Crisis.—Proposed Inconvertible Paper Money.—Governor Undeservedly Blamed | [8-10] |