Guide 3 to NSW State Archives relating to Responsible Government - OCR - Flipbook - Page 121
A Guide to New South Wales State Archives relating to Responsible Government
• M20501: issue of Proclamation notifying the rejection of the
Constitution Bill
• M20502: issue of Proclamation declaring the ten New South
Wales representatives to the Federal Convention ceasing to hold
office after 30 June 1898
• M20506: Regulations under the Australasian Federation
Enabling Act, 1895 and Amending Act, eg for taking the
referendum vote on the acceptance or rejection of the Federal
Constitution (including a copy of the printed Regulations for
Submission of the Australasian Federal Constitution to the
Electors of New South Wales under the Australasian Federation
Enabling Act of 1895 and Amendment Act of 1897)
• M20509: amended Regulations under the Parliamentary
Electorates and Elections Act Amendment Act, 1896 (including a
copy of the amended Regulations)
• M20510: overtime in connection with the taking of the vote on
the Federal Convention Bill (including printed Result of the
submission of the Australasian Federal Constitution to the
electors of New South Wales, dated 20 June 1898; printed
Submission of the Australasian Federal Constitution to the
electors of New South Wales ...; and other papers)
• M20528: petition against the election of Edwin Richards, MP for
Mudgee, by Robert Jones
• M20532: petition against the election of Bernhard Ringrose
Wise, MP for District of Ashfield, by Thomas Bavister
• M20534: petition against the election of Thomas Hunter
Griffith, MP for Albury, by Richard Thomas Ball (copy of petition
printed in Government Gazette of 4 October 1898 included).
1899 Minutes
CGS 909,
[5/6522-23]
Box [5/6522] includes the following Minutes which relate to
electoral matters:
• M20560: as to the position of Chief Electoral Officer
• M20564: manufacture of rubber stamps for marking electors'
rights and ballot papers (when taking the vote on the Australian
Federal Constitution Bill)
• M20565: minute by the Executive Council fixing the date of
submission of the Federal Constitution to the electors (20 June
1899)
• M20566: draft circular to Returning Officers fixing the date,
20 June 1899, of the Federal Referendum
• M20569: circular to Returning Officers with reference to the
appointment of Presiding Officers and Poll Clerks at the
Referendum
• M20570: minute by the Principal Under Secretary
recommending Messrs Hibble and McIntyre for gratuities in
connection with distribution of the 2nd and 3rd schedules to the
Australasian Federation Enabling Act, 1899
• M20573: issue of writ for the Federal Referendum Election
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