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Lady Darling grant constitutional crisis: Governor Sir John (J.H.T.) Manners Sutton directs publication of Despatch No. 148 to the Duke of Buckingham and Chandos, the Duke's 1 Jan 1868 reply, and the March 1868 ministerial minutes over the disputed GBP20,000 grant to Lady Darling (compensation for Sir Charles Darling's loss of the Governorship). Documents the Legislative Council's twice-rejection of the Appropriation Bill, Chief Secretary James McCulloch's advice to dissolve the Assembly, the Macpherson dissolution-deprecation motion (Ayes 20, Noes 34), the Duke's conditional instructions, and the McCulloch ministry's resignation. Melbourne, 12 March 1868.

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[579] DIEU SOIT QUI MAL METMON DROIT.N VICTORIA GOVERNMENT GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY. Published by Authority. …

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Victoria Government Gazette, No. 28, 12 March 1868.