Colonial Secretary's Inwards Correspondence (S5253)

taken under your Excellencys favourable consideration and be made a special case in the manner proposed by Sir William Denison and, sanctioned by your Excellency_ We have the honor to remain your most obedient servants James Gordon Benjamin Poole

To his Excellency Sir George Ferguson Bowen K. C. M. G.

[Margin] Mr. Herbert _ with, as Colonial [Laws] Gentlemen, I am [Illegible] to by Govenor Sir G. B. to acknowledge the receipt of yr. letter of the 10th inst.

Mr Grant of New South Wales has no jurisdiction whatsoever in the [Illegible] in the [Illegible] district of Kennedy, or in any other portion of the Colony of Queensland. If therefore, Your wish your [Illegible] be sent Secretary, [Minister] [Illegible]

[Written in RED] Mess. Gordon & Poole 24 Jan [Illegible]

[The below is partially obscured] [Illegible] to be [Illegible], they , is original, to the Colonial at Brisbane. " Your attention is to the Notice in this [Illegible] in the sland Gmt. Gazette of 24th. Dec. Jan 15/60 GFB.

[Witten in RED] 60/67_ 16th. January, 1860. Clerk of Petty Sess. Taroon Application for a Certificate of Naturaization.

Taroom Police Office 5th. January 1860.

No. 2 of 1860.

Sir, I have the honor to enclose Memorial or a Certificate of Naturalisation, lodged in this office by one F. J. Chardon, a German. I have the honor to be Sir, Your obedient Servant Geo. S. [Haninian] C.P.S.

The Honorable, The Colonial Secretary Brisbane

[Official Stamp] BRISBANE JA 13 1860 N.S.W.

[Official Stamp] DALBY JA 10 1860 N.S.W.

[Official Stamp] [Blurred] [GATTON] [JA 11] 18 [N.S.W.

O.H.M.S.

The Honorable The Colonial Secretary Brisbane.

Taroom Police Office 5 Jany. 1860.

[Left Margin] Paid at Taroom. 4d.

[Official Stamp] [Blurred Illegible]

[Right Margin] Take the necessary steps. G.F.B. Jan 4/60.

[Written in RED] 60/67

MEMORIAL, OR APPLICATION FOR A CERTIFICATE OF NATURALIZATION.

[Attached Note] To His Excellency Sir George Ferguson Bowen Knight Commander of the Most Distinguished Order of St Michael and St. George, Captain General and Govenor in Chief of the Colony of Queensland and its Dependencies also Vice Admiral of the Force &c, &c, &c.

1. - The Memorial of Franz, Joseph, Chardon of Plain Tree Creek, Dawson River respectfully sheweth, that your Memorialist is a native of * Necarsulin in Wuteinberg 2. - That your Memorialist is tenty three years of age, and is + a Builder by calling 3. - That your Memorialist arrived in the Colony of New South Wales, by the ship "Undine" in the year 11th February 1854 and has been resident therein since that date. 4. - That your Memorialist beg to refer your Excellency to the annexed Certificate of character and of the correctness of the statements herein contained from respectable persons to whom the Memorialist has been known since his + arrival in the Colony. + 5. - That your Memorialist s is desirous of Enjoying s the right & priviledges of an English Subject in this his // adopted Country ; and that on these grounds your Memorialist is desirous of availing himself // of the privileges granted to Aliens by the Acts of Council, 11 Victoria, No. 39, and 17 Victoria, No. 8. 6. - That your Memorialist therefore respectfully requests that your Excellency may be pleased o grant to your Memorialist a Certificate under the provisions of the said Act, confering upon your Memorialist the privileges of a natural born British Subject, with such restrictions as to your Excellency may seem met. And your Petitioner will ever pray.

Sigature F. J. Chardon _______________________

Date Fri. 12. Dezr. 1859 __________________________

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We, the undersigned, do hereby certify as to the correctness of the statements contained in the subjoined Memorial, that we have known the Memorialist q// nearly five years , and believe hin to be a person of respectable character. H. P. Dutton C. B. Dutton.

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* Insert District or Town, and Country.

+ Profession, Trade, or Calling.

+ Or her. +

s Here state the grounds on which the Certificate is desired. s

// or herself.

q// From his arrival in the Colony, or from the (specific date).

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2. The arrangements of the Government, as officially ___ Communicated to this Board on the 6th. December last, ___ placed these schools beyond their jurisdiction, Consequently no Salary was paid, by the __ Board, for the Services of the teachers for December last.

3 I have been instructed by the Board to make this __ explanation, in order that the Government of Queensland may be prepared to deal with any application which may be made from the teachers of the schools above mentioned.

I have the honor to be Sir Your most obednt. Servt. M. C. Mills Secretary M.C. Mills [Illegible] 25. January 1860 [Illegible]

[Margin] Acknowledge receipt & say all existing schools will be kept up until the Queensland Parlt. shall [Illegible] otherwise. GFB Jan 16/60.

3. It must further be clearly understood and assented to on the part of your Government, that the supply of these Postage Stamps will form a distinct Account and that their settlement must not be mixed up with any other transaction whatsoever. I have the honor to be Sir Your obedient Servant W. H. [Finke] Postmaster General

[Margin] This is simply a proposal that the Queensland Government should sell the N. S. Wales postage stamps on Commission - and pay that Government a sum nearly equivilent to the whole cost of the Queensland postage _ for being allowed to do so. A.O.W. 10 January.

[Illegible] Submit to Council. It appears to me that the [Illegible] of the [district?] now [confirmed?] in Queensland must have contributed towards purchasing these dyes, stamps & _ &c. that, therefore it wld. have been equitable that Queensland shd. have been supplied at cost price for 6 months after the separation. G.F.B.

[Written in RED] Postmaster Genl. N. S. Wales_ 11th. Jany.

proportion of the postal revenue belonging to the latter, which, on the other hand ill of course, maintain the Entire cost of its own postal establishment, and its proportion of those common to the Colonies_

4. His Excellency had supposed that the Govt. of N. S. Wales would not object to supplying the Stamps at Cost price and his request was based upon this application; as he was aware that the Revenues of the territories was comprised in Queensland had contributed to the purchase of the dies and other machinery employed in the Stamp Printing Department in Sydney.

5. I am therefore to request that you would be so good as to bring the subject again under the notice of your Government, and that you will further state that if they should decide upon furnishing the Stamps at the Cost price payment will be made for the same by the Col. Treasurer of Queensland, in Cash, or in any other mode which they may desire. I have &c. Sigd. Robert Geo Herbert. A. [Illegible]

Copy.

Government House Brisbane, Queensland, 16th. January, 1860.

Sir, I have the honor to __ acknowledge the receipt of Your Excellency's despatch of the 10th. instant, (with one enclosure) in answer to my request that a supply of New South Wales Postage Stamps might be furnished for the use of this Colony.

2. Having Consulted the Executive Council; I have Governor-General now to convey to Your Excellency the

Sir W. T. Dennison K. C. B. &c. &c. &c.