Legislative Council. Wednesday, June 26, 1850. (Abridged from the Herald.)
The SPEAKER took the chair at twenty minutes past three. STANDING ORDERS. Mr. PARKER, on behalf of the Chairman, brought up…
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Legislative Council. (Abridged from the S. M. Herald.) Tuesday, June 25, 1850
The SPEAKER took the chair at twenty minutes past three. NEW BILLS. Two messages were presented from his…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Legislative Council. (Abridged from the Herald.) Friday, June 28, 1850
The SPEAKER took the chair at a quarter past three. QUEEN'S PLATE. Mr. ALLEN presented a petition from ten…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Legislative Council. (From our Correspondent.) Thursday, July 4, 1850
The COLONIAL SECRETARY laid on the table some despatches from the Secretary of State on the subject of transportation and immigration. The Colonial Secretary observed that it was the intention of the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Legislative Council. (Abridged from the Herald.) Tuesday, July 2, 1850
The SPEAKER took the chair at twenty minutes past three. STANDING ORDERS. The SPEAKER reported that his Excellency the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Council Papers. Denominational Schools.—annual Report. 1. School Regulations
The board have seen no necessity, during the past year, for making any alteration in their rules, except that they have cancelled the tenth section of the regulations, dated 1st January,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Legislative Council. (Abridged from the Herald.) Friday, July 5, 1850. The SPEAKER took the chair at half-past three. PETITIONS
Mr. Moon presented a petition from Mr. George Hobbler, of Bacchus Marsh, in the district of Port Phillip, settler, praying compensation for the injurious operation upon his interests of the land regulations…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Legislative Council. (From the S. M. Herald.) Tuesday, July 9, 1850
The SPEAKER took the chair at twenty-five minutes past three. PETITIONS. Mr. WILLIAM MACARTHUR presented a…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Legislative Council. Wednesday, July 10, 1850. (Abridged from the Herald.)
The SPEAKER took the chair at half-past three. PETITIONS. Mr. NICHOLS presented a petition from 2119 residents on the Hunter, and the neighbouring districts, praying…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Sydney News. Supreme Court.—monday, July 15, 1850. (From the S. M. Herald.) (Before their Honors the three Judges.) STEWART V. Alderman Broughton and Bernard M'laughlin
The point in dispute in this matter is one of some importance, both to the parties immediately concerned and the public generally. M'Laughlin is the lessee of the market tolls to be…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Legislative Council. Wednesday, July 17, 1850. (Abridged from the Herald.) The SPEAKER took the chair at half-past three. PETITIONS
Mr. DONALDSON presented a petition from Mr. James Mitchell, representing that he had a coal field within a short distance of Newcastle, but that the approach to this coal field by a tram-road must be made through…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Legislative Council. (Abridged from the Herald.) Friday, July 12, 1850. [The following is an abridged report of the debate on Mr. Nichols's motion, as below, which was postponed in the Herald's report of that day's proceedings.] Appointment of Government Officers
Mr. NICHOLS begged to move the resolution standing on the paper in his name:—(1.) That the appointment to all offices under the government in this colony should be vested absolutely in the local executive. (2.) That…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Legislative Council. Thursday, July, 18, 1850. [Our Correspondent's report, published in Saturday's Mercury, brought down Thursday's Council proceedings to the close of the consideration in committee of the Estimates for 1851. We continue the report of that day, and of Friday, by abridgment from the Sydney Morning Herald.] Female Children's Apprenticing Bill
The COLONIAL SECRETARY moved the first reading of this bill. The object of the bill, as explained in his Excellency's opening message, was to give greater facilities for apprenticing…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Council Papers. Newcastle Breakwater. No. 1. Copy of a letter from the Colonial Secretary to the Commanding Royal Engineer. Colonial Secretary's Office, Sydney, 11th October, 1849
SIR—A select committee of the Legislative Council on the Newcastle Breakwater, having suggested the necessity of a complete survey being made of the breakwater and harbour at…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Legislative Council. Thursday, July 25, 1850. (From our Correspondent.)
The COLONIAL TREASURER laid on the table a return of the assessment on stock, whic[?] had been moved for by Mr. Donaldson, and exte[?]ed, by estimation, to 1851. Also a report of the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Legislative Council. Tuesday, July 23, 1850. (From the S. M. Herald.)
The SPEAKER took the chair at half-past three. PORT PHILLIP ELECTION. The COLONIAL SECRETARY laid upon the table…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Legislative Council. (From the S. M. Herald.) Friday, July 26, 1850
The SPEAKER took the chair at twenty-five minutes past three. PETITIONS. Mr. MARTIN presented a petition from 102…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Council Papers. IMMIGRATION. Copy of a Despatch from the Right Honorable Earl Grey to Governor Sir C. A. Fitz Roy. Downing-street, 26th October, 1849
SIR—I have the honor to acknowledge your despatch No 64, of the 27th April last, accompanied by the minutes of the Executive Council, and a letter from the Immigration Agent at…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Legislative Council. Tuesday, July 30, 1850. [We abridge from the S. M. Herald a report of the discussion on Mr. Nichols's motion respecting Mr. Alderman Thurlow.] Mr. Alderman Thurlow
Mr. NICHOLS movedâ"1. That it appears by a letter written by the Honorable the Colonial Secretary to Mr. Alderman Thurlow, that his Excellency the Governor, under the advice of the Attorney General, directed…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Legislative Council. (From the S. M. Herald.) Tuesday, July 30, 1850
The Speaker took the chair at the usual hour. NEW MEMBERS. Mr. EBDEN and Major MERCER, the two new members for Port Phillip, took the oaths and…
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