Legislative Council. (Abridged from the Herald.) Friday, August 2, 1850
The SPEAKER took the chair at half-past three o'clock. PETITIONS. Mr. OAKES presented a petition from certain…
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Council Papers. National Education. Second Report of the Board of National Education in New South Wales. Sydney, 13th July, 1850
In commencing this our second annual report we beg permission, in the first place, to, refer to the letter addressed by us, on the 27th February last, to the Hon. the Colonial Secretary, relating…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Legislative Council. (Abridged from the Herald.) Tuesday, August 6, 1850. The SPEAKER took the chair at half-past three. PETITIONS
The following petitions were presented and received: By Dr. DICKSON, from inhabitants of Geelong, praying the postpo[?]ement of Mr. Moor's Church Bills till they had had time for expressing their opinion on them…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Legislative Council. Wednesday, August 17, 1850. (Abridged from the Herald.) The SPEAKE[?] took the chair at half-past three. Dr. Lang
Mr. MURRAY gave notice of his intention, on Tuesday next, to move that this Council having had under its consideration the despatches from the Right Honorable the Secretary of State to Sir Charles Fitz Roy, dated…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Legislative Council. Friday, August 9, 1850. (Abridged from the Herald.)
The SPEAKER took the chair at half-past three o'clock. PETITIONS. Mr. WENTWORTH presented a petition from…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Legislative Council. Wednesday, August 14, 1850. (From the S. M. Herald.)
The SPEAKER took the chair at half-past three. Mr. NICHOLS gave notice of his intention, on Friday, to move for leave to introduce a bill to extend the provisions of an Act of the Governor and Legislative…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Legislative Council. Friday, August 9, 1850. [In the Mercury of Wednesday inst we gave the concluding portion of Friday's Council from the "Votes and Proceedings pf Council." We now give a report at greater length, abridged from the S. M. Herald, of the debate on Mr. Donaldson's motion on the growth of cotton.] Growth of Cotton
Mr. DONALDSON moved "That an address be presented to his Excellency the Governor, praying that his Excellency will be pleased to place upon the Estimates for the year 1851 the sum of fifty pounds, to be…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Maitland Mercury. Wednesday, August 21, 1850. the Council—its Privileges
THE Council does not seem more disposed to place itself under the guidance of Mr. Martin in defining its own privileges than in legislating on protective…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Legislative Council. Tuesday, August 15, 1850. [We abridge from Thursday's Herald a report of the debate of yesterday week (Tuesday) on Mr. Murray's motion relative to the Rev. Dr. Lang.] Dr. Lang
Mr. MURRAY felt so doubtful, from the result of the late Sydney election, as to any practical good that could result from the motion of which he had given notice, that he was willing to withdraw it if the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Legislative Council. Tuesday, August 20, 1850. (Abridged from the Herald.)
The SPEAKER took the chair at twenty-five minutes post three. OFFICIAL RETURNS. The COLONIAL SECRETARY laid upon the table…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Legislative Council. (Abridged from the Herald.) Tuesday, August 20, 1850. [We make the following condensed summary of the debate on Tuesday and Wednesday on Dr. Lang's conduct, on the motion of Mr. Murray, and amendment of Mr. Wentworth. The other Council proceedings on those days were reported in the Mercury of Saturday.] Dr. Lang
The order of the day having been called for the resumption of the debate on the motion of Mr. Murray with respect to Dr. Lang, The SPEAKER, in pursuance of the resolution…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Legislative Council. Tuesday, August 27, 1850. (Abridged from the Herald.) POLICE
THE COLONIAL SECRETARY, as chairman of the select committee appointed to consider the question of police, laid upon the table the report of that committee, and moved that it be printed.âOrdered…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Legislative Council. (Abridged from the Herald.) Thursday, August 29, 1850. The SPEAKER took the chair at a quarter past three. Notices of [?]Otion
Mr. LAMB gave notice of his intention, on Friday, to move that an humble address be presented to her Majesty, respectfully setting forth, with reference to the despatch of the Right Honorable the Secretary…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Legislative Council. Tuesday, September 3, 1850. (Abridged from the Herald.) The SPEAKER took the chair at half-past three. Official Returns
THE COLONIAL SECRETARY, by command of his Excellency the Governor, laid upon the table the return to the address relating to Dr. Douglass, adopted on motion of Mr. wentworth on the 16th ultimo.—Ordered to be…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Legislative Council. Wednesday, September 4, 1850. [In our first page will be found our correspondent's report of the proceedings in Council on Wednesday up to the time of Mr. Martin's moving, in the committee on the Estimates, that the items in the grant for the country police in the settled districts should be taken seriatim. We complete the report from Thursday's Herald.] the Estimates
A sum of £16,753 2s. 6d. having been proposed for the maintence of police within the settled districts, Mr. MARTIN proposed to take the items seriatim. Mr. DARVALL enquired whether the appointment of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Council Papers. Report From the Select Committee on Police, 1850. The select committee of the Legislative Council, appointed on the 19th June, 1850, "to inquire into the state of the police of the colony, and to suggest the best means of improving its constitution aud efficiency, so that the constabulary force may be placed upon such a basis as adequately to secure the protection of life and property in the cities and towns, and throughout the rural districts of the colony[?] have agreed to the following report:—
1. The constitution, strength, and distribution of the police of this colony have already formed the subject of inquiry before select committees of the Legislative Council on three…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Legislative Council. (Abridged from the Herald.) Friday September 6, 1850
The SPEAKER took the chair at twenty-eight minutes past three. APPROPRIATION BILL. The COLONIAL TREASURER gave notice of his intention,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Legislative Council. [In consequence of the report of Tuesday's Council proceedings not having been reported in Wednesday's Herald, the whole of the three day's proceedings reached us yesterday, and from the press of other matter we are compelled to give but a brief abridgment, from the Herald, of Tuesday and Wednesday's business.] Tuesday, September 10, 1850. The SPEAKER took the chair at half-past three. Several notices of motion were given. Colonial Spirits
Mr. WENTWORTH postponed till Friday his motion for leave to introduce a bill to lower the duty on colonial spirits. SYDNEY UNIVERSITY BILL…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Legislative Council. (Abridged from the Herald.) Thursday, Sept. 12, 1850. [In Saturday's Mercury we gave our correspondent's report of Thursday's Council proceedings up to the time he was obliged to leave to send off his letter. We now continue the report by abridgment from the Herald.] the Estimates
In committee of the whole house, after the vote for military barracks expenditure had been carried, The sum of £710 was proposed for work done at the Sydney Museum. The vote was passed after some…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Legislative Council. (Abridged from the Herald.) Tuesday, September 15, 1850
There being only ten members present at half-past three on Tuesday afternoon, the Council was adjournel until Wednesday. The members present were the Colonial Secretary, Mr. Parker, Mr. Lamb, Mr…
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