Excerpt from Historical Records of Australia, Vol. 15: Series I. Governors' Despatches to and From England, June, 1829-December, 1830Notes and Bills had been made payable in Sterling Money of the Realm.Prior to the appointment of this council laws and ordinances for the government of the colony had been enacted by the gov ernor entirely on his own discretion and initiative by means of proclamations and government orders. The legality of this prae tise was frequently called in question, and the illegality was tacitly admitted by the passing of acts of indemnity for the governor by the English parliament. By the appointment of the council, the enactment of new laws and ordinances was first placed on a constitutional basis, and at the same time the governor was relieved of a large part of his personal responsibility.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.