Walch's Tasmanian almanac for

Call Number
N 919.46 WAL
Created/Published
Hobart, Tas. : J. Walch & Sons, 1870-[1971]
Issue
(1899)
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426
Notes
Some loss of text due to black tape placement. Missing pages 18-48 and 225-228 due to page cuts in original. Some pen and pencil marks found throughout item.
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Contents

WALCH'S TASMANIAN ALMANAC 1899 1
Advertising 2 , 5 , 6
TASMANIA Scale 15 miles to on inch RAINFALL 1897 8
WALCH’S TASMANIAN ALMANAC FOR 1899: 9
Advertising 10
ADDITIONS AND CORRECTIONS. 11
INDEX 12 , 13 , 14 , 15 , 16 , 17 , 18
INDEX TO ADVERTISEMENTS. 18
FIXED AND MOVABLE FESTIVALS, ETC. 18
NOTES OF THE CALENDAR. 18
EXPLANATION OF THE CALENDAR. 19
GEOGRAPHICAL POSITIONS. 19
APPROXIMATE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN MEAN TIME AT THE FOLLOWING PLACES AND AT HOBART. 19
STANDARD TIME IN TASMANIA. 20
SIGNS OF THE ZODIAC 20
ECLIPSES IN THE YEAR 1899. 20
EUROPEAN AND AUSTRALIAN TIME. 20
AN APPROXIMATE AND CONCISE EQUATION TABLE 21
APPROXIMATE TABLE OF MEAN TEMPERATURE AT SEVERAL PLACES SITUATED WITHIN A FEW DEGREES OF A SIMILAR LATITUDE. 21
SUPERFICIAL FEET IN A BOARD OR PLANK 21
SEMI-DIURNAL AND SEMI-NOCTURNAL ARCHES 22
AUSTRALIAN SEASONS. 22
TABLE FOR ASCERTAINING HEIGHTS. 23
MOONLIGHT NIGHTS. 23
DRILLING GLASS. 23
EXPLANATION OF HOBART SIGNALS 24
EXPLANATION OF LAUNCESTON SIGNALS. 24
HOBART SIGNALS. 25
LAUNCESTON SIGNALS. 25
APPROXIMATE TIME OF HIGH WATER AT LAUNCESTON, 1899. 26
SOVEREIGNS OF ENGLAND SINCE CONQUEST. 27
SOVEREIGNS AND HEADS OF GOVERNMENTS. 27
GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND. REIGNING SOVEREIGN AND FAMILY. 28 , 29
ANNUITIES TO THE ROYAL FAMILY. 29
BRITISH GOVERNMENT. 29
LIST OF BRITISH COLONIES, WITH NAMES OF GOVERNORS, ETC 30 , 31
SECRETARIES OR STATE FOR COLONIES, 1854-95. 32
NUMERICAL SUMMARY OF THE MEMBERS OF BOTH HOUSES OF THE BRITISH PARLIAMENT. 32
SUCCESSION OF LIEUTENANT-GOVERNORS AND GOVERNORS OF TASMANIA. 33
GOVERNMENT OF TASMANIA. 34
PARLIAMENT OF TASMANIA. 35
THE MINISTRY. (April 14, 1894.) 36
POLITICAL AND OFFICIAL RECORD. 36 , 37 , 38 , 39 , 40 , 41 , 42 , 43
OFFICERS OF THE PARLIAMENT. 43
NOTICE TO ELECTORS. 43
PARLIAMENTARY QUALIFICATIONS. 43 , 44
ELECTION PETITIONS. 44
AGENTS-GENERAL FOR THE AUSTRALIAN COLONIES, LONDON. 44
PARLIAMENTS SINCE THE INTRODUCTION OF RESPONSIBLE GOVERNMENT. 45 , 46
SUCCESSIVE PRESIDENTS OF LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL SINCE 1856. 46
SUCCESSIVE SPEAKERS OF HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY SINCE 1856. 46
MINISTRIES SINCE THE INTRODUCTION OF RESPONSIBLE GOVERNMENT. 46 , 47 , 48
AUSTRALIAN FEDERATION. 49 , 50 , 51
ECCLESIASTICAL. 51 , 52 , 53 , 54 , 55 , 56 , 57 , 58
CORONERS. 58 , 59 , 60
MAGISTRACY. 60 , 61 , 62 , 63 , 64 , 65 , 66 , 67 , 68 , 69 , 70 , 71 , 72 , 73 , 74 , 75 , 76 , 77 , 78
EDITOR’S NOTICE. 78
LAW. 79 , 80 , 81 , 82
RECOVERY OF SMALL DEBTS, NOT EXCEEDING £100 83 , 84 , 85
JURORS AND JURIES. 86 , 87 , 88
COURTS OF PETTY SESSIONS. 88 , 89 , 90 , 91 , 92 , 93
CONDITIONS OF ADMISSION AS LEGAL PRACTITIONERS. 93 , 94
BARRISTERS, ATTORNEYS, SOLICITORS, AND PROCTORS (RESIDENT IN TASMANIA) 94 , 95 , 96 , 97 , 98 , 99
ELECTORAL DISTRICTS. 99
PRECEDENCE OF COLONIAL OFFICERS. 100
DISTRIBUTION OF GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS 100 , 101
GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS. 101 , 102 , 103 , 104 , 105 , 106 , 107 , 108 , 109 , 110
DEPARTMENT OF MINES. 111
REGULATIONS UNDER THE MINING ACTS. 111 , 112
SCALE OF FEES AND RENTS. 113 , 114
TABLE OF DISTANCES ALONG THE MAIN ROAD. 114
DISTANCE TABLE. 114
REGISTRY OF BIRTHS, MARRIAGES, & DEATHS. 115
ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH. 116
ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH REGULATIONS. 117
TELEPHONES. 118
POST OFFICE. 118 , 119 , 120 , 121 , 122 , 123 , 124 , 125 , 126 , 127 , 128
LETTER RECEIVERS, LAUNCESTON 129
DAY TABLE FOR CALCULATING INTEREST 129
TABLE OF THE ARRIVAL AND DESPATCH OF INLAND MAILS. 130 , 131 , 132 , 133 , 134 , 135 , 136 , 137 , 138 , 139 , 140 , 141 , 142 , 143
WEST COAST MAILS. 143
CUSTOMS DEPARTMENT. 144
TABLE OF DUTIES. 144 , 145 , 146 , 147
EXCISE. 147
DRAWBACKS. 148
TABLE OF EXEMPTIONS FROM DUTY. 148 , 149 , 150 , 151
TARIFF OF TASMANIA. 151 , 152 , 153 , 154 , 155 , 156 , 157 , 158 , 159 , 160
WHARFAGE RATES. 161 , 162
BONDING WAREHOUSE RENTS AND CHARGES. 162 , 163
SHIPPING ON THE REGISTER OF THE PORT OF HOBART. 163 , 164 , 165
SHIPPING ON THE REGISTER OF THE PORT OF LAUNCESTON. 165 , 166
MARINE BOARDS. 166 , 167 , 168 , 169 , 170 , 171 , 172 , 173 , 174 , 175 , 176
SHIPPING MASTERS. 176
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, HOBART. 176
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, LAUNCESTON. 176
LLOYD’S AGENTS. 176
INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITIONS. 176
H.M. SHIPS ON THE AUSTRALIAN STATION. 177 , 178
COLONIAL SHIPS OF WAR. 178
TASMANIAN DEFENCE FORCE. 178 , 179 , 180 , 181 , 182
METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY. 182
CONSULS & CONSULAR AGENTS IN TASMANIA. 182
THE UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA. 183 , 184 , 185 , 186
TASMANIAN SCHOLARSHIPS. 186 , 187
TECHNICAL EDUCATION. 187
EDUCATION DEPARTMENT. 188 , 189 , 190 , 191
HOBART STOCK EXCHANGE. 191
LAUNCESTON STOCK EXCHANGE. 191
CITY STOCK EXCHANGE. 192
MINING COMPANIES REGISTERED IN TASMANIA DURING THE 192
TASMANIAN CIVIL SERVICE ASSOCIATION. 193
CIVIL SERVICE SOCIAL UNION. 193
SUMMARY OF ALL TASMANIAN RAILWAYS 31st DEC., 1897. 194
TASMANIAN MAIN LINE RAILWAY. 194
TASMANIAN GOVERNMENT RAILWAYS. 194 , 197
Advertising 195
TASMANIAN RAILWAYS. 198 , 199 , 200 , 201 , 202 , 203 , 204
AUSTRALASIAN ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF SCIENCE. 205
TASMANIAN MUSEUM AND ART GALLERY, AND BOTANICAL GARDENS. 205
QUEEN’S DOMAIN COMMITTEE. 206
COUNCIL OF AGRICULTURE. 206 , 207
THE STOCK DEPARTMENT. 207
DESTRUCTION OF CALIFORNIAN THISTLES. 207
DESTRUCTION OF RABBITS. 207
FRUIT DISTRICTS. 207 , 208
FISHERIES. 208 , 209 , 210
RULES FOR DISTINGUISHING THE SALMON. 210 , 211
GAME LAWS, SHOOTING AND FISHING SEASONS, ETC. 211
LETTERS PATENT, DESIGNS, AND TRADE MARKS. “57 Viet., No. 6.” 211 , 212 , 213
TRADE MARKS. 213
MEDICAL. 214 , 215 , 216 , 217
METROPOLITAN DRAINAGE BOARD. 217 , 218
GOVERNMENT CHEMICAL AND ASSAY LABORATORIES, Bathurst-Street, Hobart. 218
VACCINATION DEPARTMENT. 218 , 219
DENTAL. 219 , 220
CHARITABLE INSTITUTIONS. 221 , 222 , 223
REFORMATORIES. 223
LAND TAX. 223 , 224
INCOME TAX. 224
TAX ON DIVIDENDS AND COMPANIES. 224
LICENCES. 224 , 225
DAYS OF GRACE. 225
PROBATE DUTIES. 225
STAMP DUTIES. 225 , 226
BANKS 227 , 228
INLAND RATES OF EXCHANGE. 228
INSURANCE COMPANIES, HOBART. 228 , 229
FIRE BELL SIGNALS, HOBART. 229
INSURANCE COMPANIES, LAUNCESTON. 230
FIRE BELL SIGNALS, LAUNCESTON. 230 , 231
INDICATIONS OF WEATHER. 231
STANDARD FRUIT CASES. 231
RACE MEETINGS, TASMANIA. 232
SUPERFICIAL FEET IN A BOARD OR PLANK 232
PROGRESS OF TASMANIA 1816 TO 1897 234
PROGRESS OF TASMANIA. 235
STATISTICS.* 235 , 236 , 237 , 238 , 239 , 240 , 241
SHIPPING TRADE, 1897. 242 , 243 , 244
GENERAL REVENUE, 1897, And comparison with former years. 245
EXPENDITURE, 1897, And comparison with former years. 245
TAXATION,* 1897. 246
LAND UNDER CULTIVATION, 1884 to 1897. 247
CENSUS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM. 247
NEWSPAPERS PUBLISHED IN TASMANIA. 247
AUSTRALASIAN STATISTICS, 1897. 248
MASONIC. 249 , 250
FRIENDLY SOCIETIES. 250 , 251 , 252 , 253
LIST OF TOWNS, POST OFFICES, & TELEGRAPH STATIONS IN TASMANIA. 253 , 254 , 255 , 256 , 257 , 258 , 259 , 260 , 261 , 262 , 263 , 264 , 265
PARISHES 265 , 266
CHIEF MOUNTAINS & HEIGHTS IN TASMANIA. 266 , 267 , 268
HEIGHTS OF THE PRINCIPAL MOUNTAINS IN THE SEVERAL CONTINENTS. 268
ACTS OF PARLIAMENT PASSED DURING THE YEAR 1898. 269 , 270
THE CITY OF HOBART 270 , 271 , 272 , 273 , 274 , 275
ELECTRIC TRAMWAYS. 275
COACHES AND OMNIBUSES FROM HOBART. 275
STEAMERS FROM HOBART. 275 , 276
CAB FARES, BOBART. 276
CARTERS' CHARGES, HOBART. 276
CARRIERS FROM HOBART. 277
WATERMEN'S FARES, HOBART. 277
PLACES OF DIVINE WORSHIP IN AND NEAR HOBART. 277
SOCIETIES, PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS, COMPANIES, CLUBS, ETC., HOBART. 278 , 279 , 280 , 281 , 282 , 283 , 284 , 285
REGULATIONS FOR SALE OF FRUIT IN HOBART. 285
CITY OF LAUNCESTON. 286 , 287 , 288
PUBLIC DEPARTMENTS, NOT MUNICIPAL, LAUNCESTON. 288 , 289
CAB FARES, LAUNCESTON. 289
STEAMERS FROM LAUNCESTON. 289 , 290
CARTERS' CHARGES, LAUNCESTON. 290
CARRIERS FROM LAUNCESTON. 290
WATERMEN’S FARES, LAUNCESTON. 290
COACHES FROM LAUNCESTON. 290
PLACES OF DIVINE WORSHIP IN AND NEAR LAUNCESTON. 290 , 291
SOCIETIES, PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS, COMPANIES, CLUBS, ETC., LAUNCESTON. 291 , 292 , 293 , 294 , 295
RURAL MUNICIPALITIES ANL MUNICIPAL DISTRICTS. 296
RURAL MUNICIPALITY OF BOTHWELL, IN THE COUNTY OF MONMOUTH. 297 , 298
RURAL MUNICIPALITY OF BRIGHTON, IN THE COUNTY OF MONMOUTH. 298 , 299
RURAL MUNICIPALITY OF CAMPBELL TOWN, IN THE COUNTY OF SOMERSET. 299 , 300
MUNICIPAL DISTRICT OF CARNARVON (TASMAN PENINSULA), IN THE COUNTY OF PEMBROKE. 300 , 301
RURAL MUNICIPALITY OF CLARENCE, IN THE COUNTY OF MONMOUTH. 301 , 302
RURAL MUNICIPALITY OF DELORAINE, IN THE COUNTIES OF DEVON AND WESTMORLAND. 302 , 303 , 304
MUNICIPAL DISTRICT OF EMU BAY. 304 , 305 , 306 , 307
RURAL MUNICIPALITY OF EVANDALE, IN THE COUNTY OF CORNWALL. 308 , 309
RURAL MUNICIPALITY OF FINGAL, IN THE COUNTIES OF CORNWALL AND GLAMORGAN. 309 , 310
MUNICIPAL DISTRICT OF FRANKLIN, IN THE COUNTIES OF KENT AND BUCKINGHAM. 311 , 312 , 313
MUNICIPAL DISTRICT OF GEORGE TOWN, IN THE COUNTIES OF DEVON AND DORSET. 313 , 314 , 315 , 316
RURAL MUNICIPALITY OF GLAMORGAN (SWANSEA). IN THE COUNTY OF GLAMORGAN. 316 , 317
RURAL MUNICIPALITY OF GLENORCHY, IN THE COUNTY OF BUCKINGHAM. 318 , 319
EURAL MUNICIPALITY OF GREEN PONDS, IN THE COUNTY OF MONMOUTH. 319 , 320
RURAL MUNICIPALITY OF HAMILTON, IN THE COUNTIES OF MONMOUTH, CUMBERLAND, AND BUCKINGHAM. 320 , 321
MUNICIPAL DISTRICT OF HOBART (NEW TOWN, QUEENBOROUGH, GLEBE TOWN, MOUNT STUART, BELLERIVE, AND BELTANA), IN THE COUNTY OF BUCKINGHAM. 321 , 322 , 323
MUNICIPAL DISTRICT OF KINGBOROUGH, IN THE COUNTY OF BUCKINGHAM. 323 , 324
MUNICIPAL DISTRICT OF THE LAKE DISTRICT. 325
RURAL MUNICIPALITY OF LONGFORD, IN THE COUNTY OF WESTMORLAND. 325 , 326
MUNICIPAL DISTRICT OF MACQUARIE. IN THE COUNTIES OF RUSSELL, MONTAGU, FRANKLIN, AND MONTGOMERY. 327 , 328 , 329 , 330
MUNICIPAL DISTRICT OF MERSEY, MONTGOMERY. 330 , 331 , 332 , 333 , 334 , 335 , 336 , 337 , 339
RURAL MUNICIPALITY OF NEW NORFOLK, IN THE COUNTY OF BUCKINGHAM. 339 , 340 , 341
RURAL MUNICIPALITY OF OATLANDS, IN THE COUNTIES OF MONMOUTH AND SOMERSET. 341 , 342 , 343
MUNICIPAL DISTRICT OF PORTLAND. IN THE COUNTIES OF CORNWALL AND DORSET. 343 , 344
RURAL MUNICIPALITY OF RICHMOND, IN THE COUNTY OF MONMOUTH. 344 , 345
MUNICIPAL DISTRICT OF RINGAROOMA, IN THE COUNTY OF DORSET. 345 , 346 , 347
RURAL MUNICIPALITY OF ROSS, IN THE COUNTY OF SOMERSET. 347 , 348
MUNICIPAL DISTRICT OF RUSSELL (KNOWN AS CIRCULAR HEAD). 348 , 349 , 350
POLICE DISTRICT OF SELBY, IN THE COUNTIES OF CORNWALL, DEVON, AND DORSET. 350 , 351 , 352
RURAL MUNICIPALITY OF SORELL, IN THE COUNTY OF PEMBROKE. 352 , 353
RURAL MUNICIPALITY OF SPRING BAY, IN THE COUNTY OF PEMBROKE. 353 , 354
RURAL MUNICIPALITY OF WESTBURY, IN THE COUNTIES OF WESTMORLAND AND DEVON. 354 , 355 , 356
WEIGHTS AND MEASURES. 356
WEIGHTS AND MEASURES. 357 , 358
FORM OF AGREEMENT FOR SHEEP SHEARERS. 358
NUMBER OF PLANTS TO AN ACRE OF LAND. 358
METHOD OF PRESERVING FRUIT. 358
TO PRESERVE EGGS. 359
RULE TO FIND WEIGHT OF CATTLE, ETC 359
SNAKE BITES. 359
TABLE TO CALCULATE WAGES AND PAYMENTS. 359
TO FIND THE TONNAGE OF SHIPS. 359
CENTAL TABLE FOR THE SALE OF GRAIN, FLOUR, POTATOES, ETC. 360
WEATHER TABLE. 360
GRASS AND CLOVER. 361
Obituary. 361 , 362
THE LATE MR PILLINGER. A GOVERNMENT RECORD OF FAITHFULNESS AND INTEGRITY. 363
INDEX TO ADVERTISEMENTS. 365 , 366
Advertising 366 , 367 , 368 , 369 , 370 , 371 , 372 , 373 , 374 , 375 , 376 , 377 , 378 , 379 , 380 , 381 , 382 , 383 , 384 , 385 , 386 , 387 , 388 , 389 , 390 , 391 , 392 , 393 , 394 , 395 , 396 , 397 , 398 , 399 , 400 , 401 , 402 , 403 , 404 , 405 , 406 , 407 , 408 , 409 , 410 , 411 , 412 , 413 , 414 , 415 , 416 , 417 , 418 , 419 , 420 , 421 , 422 , 423 , 424 , 425

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