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Government House, Sydney
1st January, 1901.
HIS Excellency the Governor-General directs it to be notified that the undermentioned gentlemen have this day been chosen and summoned to be Members of the Federal Executive Council, and have been sworn as Executive Councillors, viz.:—
The Right Honorable EDMUND BARTON, P.C.
The Honorable ALFRED DEAKIN.
The Right Honorable Sir GEORGE TURNER, P.C., K.C.M.G.
The Honorable Sir WILLIAM JOHN LYND, K.C.M.G.
The Right Honorable CHARLES CAMERON KINGSTON, P.C.
The Honorable Sir JAMES ROBERT DICKSON, K.C.M.G.
The Right Honorable Sir JOHN FORREST, P.C., G.C.M.G.
RICHARD EDWARD O’CONNOR, Esquire, Q.C.
The Honorable NEIL ELLIOTT LEWIS.
By His Excellency’s Command,
EDMUND BARTON.
Government House, Sydney
1st January, 1901.
HIS Excellency the Governor-General directs it to be notified that His Excellency, with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, has established the following Departments of State of the Commonwealth, viz.:—
THE DEPARTMENT OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS.
THE ATTORNEY GENERAL’S DEPARTMENT.
THE DEPARTMENT OF HOME AFFAIRS.
THE DEPARTMENT OF TREASURY.
THE DEPARTMENT OF TRADE AND CUSTOMS.
THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE.
THE POSTMASTER GENERAL’S DEPARTMENT.
By His Excellency’s Command,
EDMUND BARTON.
Gvernment House, Sydney
1st January, 1901.
HIS Excellency the Governor-General directs it to be notified that he has this day appointed the undermentioned Members of the Federal Executive Council to administer the Departments of State respectively set opposite their names, viz.:—
The Right Honorable EDMUND BARTON, P.C.;
The Honorable ALFRED DEAKIN;
The Honorable Sir WILLIAM JOHN LYND, K.C.M.G.
The Right Honorable Sir GEORGE TURNER, P.C., K.C.M.G.
The Right Honorable CHARLES CAMERON KINGSTON, P.C.
The Honorable Sir JAMES ROBERT DICKSON, K.C.M.G.
The Right Honorable Sir JOHN FORREST, P.C., G.C.M.G.
By His Excellency’s Command,
EDMUND BARTON.
