[CHAPTER IV.]
THE FIRST SESSION OF PARLIAMENT.
| Work of the First Session.—Four Land Acts Passed.—Summary of Land "Code."—Pastoral Leases. —Upset Price of Land £1 per acre.—Agricultural Reserves.—Land Orders to Immigrants.—Cotton Bonus. —Lands for Mining Purposes.—Renewal of Existing Leases. —Governor's Laudation of "Code."—Praises Parliament. —Abolition of State Aid to Religion.—Primary and Secondary Education.—Wool Liens.—First Estimates and Appropriation Act | [11-14] |
[CHAPTER V.]
QUEENSLAND IN 1860.
| Rush of Population.—High Prices for Stock for occupying New Country.—Sparse Population.—Rockhampton most Northerly Port of Entry.—Navigation inside Barrier Reef Unknown.—Tropical Queensland Unexplored.—Ignorance of Climate, Resources, and Conditions.—Primary Industries in 1860.—Primitive Means of Communication.—Public Revenue, Bank Deposits, and Institutions | [15-18] |