Proceedings of the Executive Council, on the 2nd September 1861, relative to the appointment of new Members of the Legislative Council.

Minute No. 6¼0.—Confirmed 9th September 1861.

Referring to the proceedings on the llth June last, His Excellency the Governor, at the instance of the Honourable the Vice-President, invites the attention of the Council to the desirability of making some further appointments to the Legislative Council.

The Council advise that Samuel Deane Gordon and Edward Butler, Esquires, both of Sydney, who have expressed their willingness to accept seats in the Legislative Council, be appointed Members of the said Council, and summoned thereto accordingly.