Parliament. Legislative Assembly. Wednesday, March 22
THE TARIFF.—The House again went into Committee of Ways and Means. Mr. Piddington moved the omission from the schedule of all reference to the 10 per cent. ad…
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Politics & elections, 1871
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Parliament. Legislative Assembly. Tuesday, March 28
PETITION. -- Mr. Fitzpatrick presented a petition from the trustees of the Roman Catholic Church at Yass, praying for leave to introduce a bill to enable them to dispose of certain properties, and…
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MR. MARTIN, who has just been erected for Meath, when addressing his constituents, said: Permit me now to say a word or two as to the signification of this event. Already…
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QUESTIONS.--Ministers, in answer to questions, said:--That £15,450 and been spent on fortifications up to the present time, and under authority of Parliament, the return of expenditure on…
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CUSTOMS DUTIES BILL.--Mr. Lord moved the second rending of the Customs Duties Bill; and, in doing this, explained the position in which his estimate of revenue would now stand after the…
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THE Governor appears to have been very brief in dismissing the deputation which on Thursday presented to his Excellency the petition of the people of Sydney in favour of…
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No time was lost in the elections, and though a large proportion of the names is new to us, and we have even now but imperfect returns, yet it was at once evident…
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CONDUCT OF THE MINISTRY--ADJOURNMENT.-- Mr. Buchanan drew attention to the absence of a quorum at the time of meeting of the House on Friday, and urged that the absence of all the…
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The Customs Duties Bill was received from the Legislative Assembly. On the motion of Mr. Docker, it was read a first time, and he moved that the second reading be fixed an order of the…
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Ministers, in answer to questions, said that the cost of completing the harbour defences would be £30,000, now on the Estimates, in addition to the amounts now applicable for the…
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CUSTOMS DUTIES BILL.--In answer to Mr. Lord, it was stated by Mr. Docker that the revenue expected under the Customs Duties Bill was £150,000: but he said that very much would…
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NOT only are representative institutions on their trail in Australia, but in one province (Victoria) representative institutions are clothed in a garb which in absolutely…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Parliament. Legislative Council. Wednesday, May 17
YASS ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH LAND BILL.--The House went into commitee to consider the details of this bill. On motion's by Mr. Gordon (who had charge of the bill). the second…
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THE ESTIMATES.--The House went into Committee of Supply, and proceeded with the consideration of tho Supplementary Estimates. The vote for the grant in aid of the Civil Service…
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SUPERANNUATION ACT AMENDMENT BILL.-- A lengthy discussion took place, on the second reading of this bill. On the motion of Mr. W. Forster the debate was adjourned till next day…
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ALTHOUGH the session of parliament just closing may appear barren of great results, no less than forty-three bills—forty of them public and three private—passed the Legislative Assembly during that…
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BILLS PASSED.--The Treasury Bills Deficiency Bill, the Loan Bill of 1871, and the Imported Stock Bill were respectively read a third time, passed, and returned to the Assembly without…
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As the New South Wales Parliament is at present prorogued, the following extract from the proceedings of the Parliament Below may be of interest:--…
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THE very extraordinary question asked by Mr. Tomline in parliament on Monday night as to the right of lawyers to sit in that House as knights of the shire—i.e., sit there at all as…
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YESTERDAY at noon his Excellency the Governor opened Parliament for the dispatch of business pursuant to proclamation. The usual formalities were observed, and the attendance of visitors,…
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