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Reports from the Governments tatistieian on ViUl Statistics and on Agricultural and Pastoral Statistics (Kormen J. Macleod, Government Statistician). Annual Brisbane.

Reportsof the Department of Agriculture, Commissioner for Railways, Department of Mines, of Geological Survey, Department of Public Lands, Department of Public Instruction, &c. Annnal. Brisbane.

Bernini (C. A), Queensland Politics during Sixty Tears (1859-1919) Brisbane, 1919.

Gray (It.), Reminiscences of India and North Queensland, 1857-1912. London, 1913.

Kennedy (E. B.). The Black Police of Queensland. London, I

Lumholtz(C), Among Cannibals. London, 18S9.

Malhew (J ), Two Representative Tribes of Queensland. London, 1914.

Parker (C), The Mining Bistory of Queensland. Melbourne, 1908.

Petrie (T.), Tom Petrie's Reminiscences of Earlv Queensland, recorded by bis daughter Brisbane, 1

Pup*'«Queenslaud Almanac, Court Guide, Gazetteer, 4c. Annual. Brisbane.

Both (J. W. E.), Ethnological Studies among Nonh-WestCentral Aborigines. Brisbane.

Huuell (H. S.). The Genesis of Queensland. Sydney.

Saptrordt Queensland Almanac and Gazetteer. Annual. Brisbane.

Satgt (O. de), Pages from the Journal of a Queensland Squatter. London, 1901.

Semon (R.), Im australischen Bnsch und am den Kusten des Korallenmeeres Leipzig, 1896. [Also Eng. Trans. London, 1899.]

Weedon(T.), Queensland Past and Present. Brisbane, 1897.

See also under Australia.

Many works relating to Queensland can be" obtained from the Agent- General in London.

SOUTH AUSTRALIA.

Constitution and Government.

South Australia was formed into a British Province by Lev of February, 1836, and a partially elective Legislative Council was. lished in 1851. The present Constitution bears date October 24, 1856. It vests the legislative power in a Parliament elected by the people. The Parliament consists of a Legislative Council and a House of Assembly. The former is composed of twenty members. Every three Years half the members retire, and their places are supplied by new members elected from each of the five districts into which the State is divided for this purpose. The executive has no power to dissolve this body. The qualifications of an elector to the Legislative Council are, to be twenty-one years of age, a natural born or naturalised subject of His Majesty, and have been on the electoral roll six months, besides having a freehold of 50/. value, or a leasehold of 20/. annual value, or occupying a dwelling-house the rent of which is not less than 17/. per annumj 0? a registered proprietor of a Crown lease with improvements to the value of at least 50/, the property of the elector ; head teacher of a college or school re- siding on premises ; postmaster or postmistress residing in the building ; railway stationmaster resident in premises ; member of police force in charge of a station ; officiating minister of religion. By the Constitution Amend- ment Act, 1S99, the franchise was extended to women. There were 91,359 (22,853 women) registered electors in 1919. The qualification for a member of Council is merely that he be thirty years of age, a natural born or naturalised subject, and a resident in the State for three years. Each member of the Council and also of the House of Assembly, receives 200/. per annum and a free pass over Government railways.

The House of Assembly consists of 46 members elected for 3 years, representing 19 electoral districts. The qualifications for an elector are'