Federal Convention - 1891 Tree

Date: 1891 [unknown]
Location: South Australia
Surnames/tags: Australia History Federation

NATIONAL AUSTRALASIAN CONVENTION. (1891, March 2). South Australian Register (Adelaide, SA : 1839 - 1900), p. 5. Retrieved July 10, 2019

These resolutions have been ratified by all the Parliaments by whom the delegates have been elected with the exception of New Zealand, in some cases with unanimity and in others by large majorities. Even New Zealand decided to send delegates, out of goodwill and courtesy, so that the whole of the colonies of Australasia will be represented during the Federal Convention which opens to-day.

The last of the Crown colonies - Western Australia — has received responsible government since the Melbourne Conference, and therefore sends seven delegates. For the present New Zealand does not desire to join in the Union, but her case is provided for by the clause relating to the remoter colonies; in view of the possibility, of her ultimate inclusion three delegates will be present.

This Will make the total number of delegates— For Australia 35, Tasmania 7, New Zealand 3. Their names and mode of appointment are as follows.:—

New South Wales. —
Hon. Edmund Barton, Q.C., Hon. Sir Patrick Alfred Jennings, KCMG., Hon. William Henry Sutton (Vice-president of Executive Council)— all members of the Legislative Council; chosen by ballot of the Council on October 8, 1890.
Hon. Sir Henry Parkes, GCMG. (Premier), Hon. William McMillan, Hon. Joseph P. Abbott (Speaker). Mr. George R. Dibbs- all members of the Legislative Assembly ; chosen by ballot of the Assembly on September 19, 1890.

Victoria.—
Hon. H. Cuthbert, Hon. N. Fitzgerald — members of the Legislative Council ; appointed on motion by the Council on July 9, 1890. Hon: A. : Deakin, Hon. J. Munro (Premier), Hon. Lieutenant-Colonel W. C. Smith, Hon. H. J. Wrixon, Hon. D. Gillies— all members of the Legislative As sembly ; appointed on motion by the Assembly on. June 10, 1890.

South Australia.—
Hon. B. C. Baker, M.A., C.M.G., Hon. J. H. Gordon, members of the Legislative Council; chosen by ballot by the Legislative. Council on July 2,1890.
Hon. Thomas Playford (Premier), Hon. C. C. Kingston, Q.C., Hon. Sir John Downer, KCMG., Q.C., Hon. J. A. Cookburn, M.D., Hon. Sir John Bray, KCMG. (Chief Secretary)— all members of the House of Assembly; chosen by ballot of the Assembly on July 2, 1890.

Queensland.—
Hon. A. J. Thynne, Hon. J .Macdonald Paterson— members of the Legislative Council; appointed by resolution of the Council August 6, 1890. Hon. Sir S. W. Griffith, KCMG., Q.C. (Premier), Hon. Sir Thomas McIlwraith, KCMG. (Treasurer), Hon. John Donaldson. Hon. J. M. Macrossan, Hon. A. Rutledge— all. members of the Legislative Assembly; appointed by resolution of the Assembly on. July 1st 1890.

Western Australia. —
Hons. J. W. Hackett and J. A. Wright — members of the Legislative Council; elected by the Council on February 23.
Hon. Sir J. G. Lee Steere (Speaker), Hon.J. Forrest (Premier), Hon. W. F. Marmion (Commissioner of Crown Lands), Mr. W. T. Loton, and Mr. A. Forrest— all members of the Legislative Assembly ; elected by the Assembly on February 24.

Tasmania. —
Hon. W. Moore, Hon. O. Douglas — members of the Legislative Council ; chosen by ballot by the Council on October 2, 1890.
Hon. W. H. Bargess, Hon. A. J. Clark (Attorney-General), Hon. N. J. Brown, Hon. B. S. Bird (Treasurer}— all members of the House of Assembly; chosen by ballot by the Assembly on October 4, 1890.
Hon. P. O. Fysh. (Premier) ; chosen on October 10, 1890 by joint ballot of the two Houses taken in the following manner ; — Nominations were sent to the President of the Legislative Council The Legislative Council communicated the names to the House of Assembly. The House of Assembly took a ballot and sent the result with the number of votes polled by each candidate to the Legislative Council. The Legislative Council then took a ballot; and added the number of votes polled by each candidate to the number polled by him in the House of Assembly. The candidate who polled the highest total was declared elected by the President of the Legislative Council.