| Description | Correspondence with Sir Thomas Fowell Buxton [Governor, South Australia, 1895-1898] and Lord Tennyson [Hallam Tennyson, 2nd Baron Tennyson: Governor and Commander-in-Chief of South Australia, 1899-1902]
Including /2 Letter from Sir Thomas Fowell Buxton relating to the Governors' Salary Bill, 1896; /4-7 Correspondence relating to possibility of Australian judge, Chief Justice Way, gaining a seat on the judicial committee of the Privy Council, 1896-1898; /12 Letter from Sir Francis Fowell Buxton relating to the Australian Federation, Mar 1897; /15 Letter from Sir Thomas Fowell Buxton inviting Joseph Chamberlain to visit Australia, Oct 1897; /17-18 Correspondence relating to Sir Thomas Fowell Buxton's desire to shorten his term of office, Oct 1897; /25-29 Correspondence from Sir Thomas Fowell Buxton relating to his resignation, with telegram copy, Dec 1898-Feb 1899; /30-32 Letter from Lord Tennyson relating to his acceptance of the governorship, with Colonial Office memorandum, 1899; /34 Letter from Lord Tennyson relating to an altercation with Charles Kingston [Premier, South Australia 1893-1899], 1899; /36-38 Letter from Lord Tennyson relating to departure of troops from South Australia for South Africa, with press cutting, Nov 1899; /40-54 Correspondence relating to Commonwealth Bill and Privy Council's retention of the right of appeal, with correspondence from Mr Justice Boucant [Judge of the Supreme Court of South Australia] and Chief Justice Way to Lord Tennyson, and press cuttings, 1900; /56-57 Letter from Lord Tennyson relating to Tennyson's salary and the tenure of his office, with telegram cipher, Jul 1900; /62-65 Letter from Lord Tennyson relating to attendance of state governors at inauguration of the Australian Federation, with correspondence between Lord Tennyson and Sir J. Madden, Sep 1900; /67-69 Correspondence relating to despatch of the 7th Contingent to South Africa, with press cutting, 1902 |