THE AUSTRALIAN STATES 1595 
Westminster the Twenty-ninth day of April 1879, We did constitute 
the Office of Governor and Commander-in-Chief in and over Our 
Colony of New South Wales as therein described, and its Depen- 
dencies : And whereas in virtue of the provisions of the Common- 
wealth of Australia Constitution Act, 1900, and of Our Proclamation 
issued thereunder, by and with the advice of Our Privy Council, on 
the Seventeenth day of September One thousand nine hundred, We 
have by certain Letters Patent under the said Great Seal of Our 
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, bearing even date 
herewith, made provision for the Office of Governor-General and 
Commander-in-Chief in and over Our Commonwealth of Australia : 
And whereas it has become necessary to make permanent provision 
for the Office of Governor in and over Our State of New South Wales 
and its Dependencies in the Commonwealth of Australia without 
making new Letters Patent on each demise of the said Office. Now 
know ye that We do by these presents revoke and determine the said 
first recited Letters Patent, bearing date the Twenty-ninth day of 
April 1879, and everything therein contained, from and after the 
proclamation of these Our Letters Patent as hereinafter provided : 
And further know ye that We do by these presents constitute, order, 
and declare that there shall be a Governor in and over Our State 
of New South Wales and its Dependencies in the Commonwealth of 
Australia (which said State of New South Wales and its Dependencies 
are hereinafter called the State), comprising all that portion of Our 
territory of Australia or New Holland lying between the one hundred 
and twenty-ninth and one hundred and fifty-fourth degrees of east 
longitude, and northwards of the fortieth degree of south latitude, 
including all the islands adjacent in the Pacific Ocean within the 
longitudes and latitudes aforesaid, and also including Lord Howe 
{sland, being in or about thirty-one degrees thirty minutes south, 
and the one hundred and fifty-ninth degree of east longitude, 
save and except those parts of our said territory of Australia or 
New Holland which are called respectively ‘ The State of South 
Australia’, ¢ The State of Victoria,” and ‘ The State of Queensland ’, 
in the said Commonwealth and that appointments to the said 
Office shall be made by Commission under Our Sign Manual and 
Signet. 
1I. We do hereby authorize, empower, and command Our said 
Governor to do and execute all things that belong to his said Office, 
according to the tenor of these Our Letters Patent and of such 
Commission, as may be issued to him under Our Sign Manual and 
Signet? and according to such Instructions as may from time to time 
be given to him under Our Sign Manual and Signet, or by Our Order 
+ In the case of Western Australia Clause III then runs, ‘and to exercise 
the powers and authorities vested in him by the Western Australia Constitution 
Act, 1890, or by any other Act adding to, amending, or substituted for the 
same, or by these Our Letters Patent and by such commission’ (&c.). 
* In the case of Queensland are added the words, ‘ and by a certain Order 
made by Us in our Privy Council, bearing date the sixth day of June, 1859." Itis