SIR WILLIAM MOLESWORTH,,

BART., P.C., M.P.,

ON QUESTIONS RELATING TO
COLONIAL POLICY.

EDITED, WITH AN INTRODUCTION, BY

HUGH EDWARD EGERTON, M.A.,

AUTHOR OF "A SHORT HISTORY OF BRITISH COLONIAL POLICY";
AND "SIR STAMFORD Raffles."

LONDON:

JOHN MURRAY, ALBEMARLE STREET, W.

1903.

143

CONTENTS.

ON LORD GLENELG'S COLONIAL ADMINISTRATION, MARCH 6,

1838

ON THE

WAKEFIELD

SYSTEM OF DISPOSING OF THE

COLONIAL LANDS, JUNE 27, 1839.

EXTRACT ON COLONIES FROM SPEECH AT LEEDS ON STATE

OF THE NATION, FEBRUARY 5, 1840

PAGE

I

54

83

90

OF

TO VAN DIEMEN'S LAND, MAY 20,

ON COLONIAL EXPENDITURE AND GOVERNMENT, JULY 25,

1848

154

ON A ROYAL COMMISSION TO INQUIRE INTO THE ADMINI-

STRATION OF THE COLONIES, JUNE 26, 1849 .

ON INTRODUCTION OF THE BILL FOR THE BETTER GOVERN-

MENT OF THE AUSTRALIAN COLONIES, FEBRUARY 8,

1850

ON SECOND READING OF AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT BILL,

FEBRUARY 18, 1850.

ON MR. SPENCER WALPOLE'S AMENDMENT TO AUSTRALIAN

GOVERNMENT BILL, MARCH 22, 1850

ON

AMENDMENT ΤΟ AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT

BILL,

APRIL 19, 1850

265

PAGE

MOTION TO RECOMMIT AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT BILL,

MAY 6, 1850

PROPOSED CONSTITUTION FOR NEW SOUTH WALES

365

392

ON THE CLERGy reserves oF CANADA BILL, MARCH 5, 1853 402

APPENDIX.

REPORT OF SELECT COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION, 1838 441

ILLUSTRATIONS.

PORTRAIT OF SIR WILLIAM MOLESWORTH, BART., M.P. Frontispiece

BUST OF SIR WILLIAM MOLESWORTH (By Behnes) in the