VPRS 7640 Petition to the Legislative Council by the Citizens of Melbourne re Market Accommodation

This series comprises a single petition to the Legislative Council. The petition is dated 27 May 1857 and comes from 1063 citizens of Melbourne. The subject of the petition was the adequate provision of accommodation for markets in the Melbourne city area. Suggestions of possible sites are made.The signatories to the petition provide details of their name, residence and profession.The petition is notated with the name of John Pascoe Fawkner who apparently was the recipient of the petition and who probably tabled it in the Council.

本数据集仅收录一份呈递至立法会的请愿书。该请愿书落款日期为1857年5月27日，由1063名墨尔本市民联名发起。本次请愿的核心诉求为墨尔本城区的市集提供充足的经营场地，同时请愿书中提出了若干可选场地的相关建议。所有签署者均提供了姓名、住址及职业详情。该请愿书标注有约翰·帕斯考·福克纳（John Pascoe Fawkner）的姓名，其应为该请愿书的接收人，并大概率将其正式提交至立法会。