proclamation · 1857
Governor Sir Henry Barkly proclaims (countersigned by Chief Secretary William C. Haines) that the poll for the Electoral District of Melbourne is postponed from 8 to 10 January 1857, the Returning Officer having had too little time to act on the Speaker's writ; issued under the Electoral Act of 1856. An early electoral proclamation under Victoria's new responsible-government constitution.
[Royal Coat of Arms] SUPPLEMENT TO THE VICTORIA GOVERNMENT GAZETTE. OF FRIDAY, JANUARY 2, 1857. Published by Authority. …
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OfficialGovernor-in-Chief
OfficialVice-Admiral
OfficialSir HENRY BARKLY
PlaceVictoria
PlaceMELBOURNE
LocationVictoria
LocationVictoria
LocationMELBOURNE
Publication DateFRIDAY, JANUARY 2, 1857
Notice DateSATURDAY, JANUARY '3
Victoria Government Gazette, No. 2, 2 January 1857.
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