At the Colonial Secretary's Office, Sydney. 28ifA NOVEMBER, 18S3. (First Day.) The undermentioned Gentlemen, Representatives of the Colonies of New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia, Queensland, New Zealand, Tasmania, and Western Australia were present, and handed in their Commissions, which having been read, it was resolved that their substance should be published. ZV(?m> South Wales: The Honorable Alexandee Stuaet, M.P., Premier and Colonial Secretary. The Honorable Geoege Kiciiaed Dibbs, M.P., Colonial Treasurer. TnE Honorable William Bede Dailet, Q.C., M.L.C., Attorney- General. New Zealand: The Honorable Majoe Haeby Albeet Atkinson, M.P., Premier and Colonial Treasurer. The Honoeable Feedeeick Wiiitakee, M.L.C., late Premier and Attorney-General. Queensland: The Honoeable Samuel Walker Geiffitii, Q.C., M.P., Premier and Colonial Secretary. The Honoeable James Feancis Gaebick, Q.C., M.L.C., Postmaster General. South Australia : The Honoeable John Cox Beay, M.P., Premier and Chief Secretary. The Honoba'ble J. W. Downee, Q.C., M.P., AttorneyGeneral. Tasmania: The Honorable William Robert Giblin, M.P., Premier and Attorney-General. The Honorable Nicholas J. Brown, M.P., Minister of Lands and Works. Victoria: The Honoeable James Service, M.P., Premier and Colonial Treasurer. The Honoeable Geaham Beery, M.P., Chief Secretary. The Honoeable Geoege Beiscoe Kebfeed, M.P., Attorney- General. Western Australia : The Honoeable Malcolm Feaser, C.M.G., Colonial Secretary. On the motion of the Honorable James Seevice, it was unanimously resolved that the Honorable Alexander Stuart be appointed President. A communication from His Excellency Sir Geoeoe William Dcs Vceux, K.C.M.G., Governor of Fiji and Acting High Commissioner of the Western Pacific, on the subject of the representation of Fiji at the Conference, was read, and a resolution passed that the Conference would be glad, if Sir William Dcs Vceux were so inclined, that he should take part in the proceedings of the Conference as representing Fiji. A communication to this effect was accordingly forwarded to Sir William Dcs Vceux, who shortly afterwards took his seat in the Convention, and expressed his views as to his position there. 331—A A

MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS OF THE INTERCOLONIAL CONTENTION, 1883, HELD IN SYDNEY, NOVEMBER-DECEMBER, 1883.