The Constitutional History Of South Australia During Twenty One Years From The Foundation Of The Settlement In 1836 To The Inauguration Of Responsible Government In 1857

Excerpt from The Constitutional History of South Australia During Twenty-One Years, From the Foundation of the Settlement in 1836 to the Inauguration of Responsible Government in 1857 It is presented to the reader in a form and type which I hope will not try his patience, and will render this little volume fit for the table of the drawing-room and the shelves of the library of the studious. I now launch this history of the rise of the Constitution in South Australia on the ocean of time, dedicated only to the Time Spirit, to whose judgment I commit it. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from The Constitutional History of South Australia During Twenty-One Years, From the Foundation of the Settlement in 1836 to the Inauguration of Responsible Government in 1857 This volume of the history of Responsible Government in South Australia is now placed before the public. It is not written to advertise the resources or advantages of the Province, and it claims no connection or association with Government supervision. As a labor of love it has served to amuse the leisure hours of a few years of a ripe old age; since my official relations with the colony were commenced in 1835, when I was yet in the Military Service of His Majesty the late King William the Fourth. It appeared to me a duty to the community of South Australia, in which I have passed half a century, during which the vigor of my life was laboriously occupied in the Civil Service of the Government. Having witnessed or participated in most of the events which I have attempted to describe during the rule of eighteen gentlemen who at different times have held the reins of power as Administrators of the Government of this Province, I have felt it incumbent on me to record my experiences and memories for reference, if they should be deemed valuable enough, by the future historian of Federated Australia - a history which will be written in the near future, and the author of which will have to seek his materials in the separate archives of the Confederated States. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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