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Hunter Valley · Council & local affairs
107 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 5 of 6
Mr. PLU[?]KETT and Mr. FITZGERALD took their seats in the Council. CHINESE IMMIGRATION BILL. The Bill passed by the Assembly to regulate and…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →In the Council Mr. CAMPBELL presented again the petition from the Glebe and Balmain—against the Chinese—which had on a former day been found to be informal; stating that the rules of the house had now been complied with…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Legislative Council met at twenty-seven minutes past four. Mr. ROBERTSON laid upon the table Census and other papers, which were ordered to be printed…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →ELECTIVE UPPER HOUSE.—M[?]. ROBERTSON, in reply to Mr. GORDON, stated that it was the intention of the Government to introduce, during the present session, a Bill for the reconstruction of the Legislative Council on an Elective basis;…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The President of the Legislative Council took the chair at the usual time.—The SECRETARY FOR LANDS requested Mr. Gordon to postpone until the following day his questions as to the introduction by the Government of a bill for the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →In the Council, Mr. ROBERTSON laid upon the table, in reply to an address for papers, in reference to the resignation of Sir W. Burton and certain members of the late Legislative Council, and the appointment of twenty-one other members to the same…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →In the Legislative Council, Mr. ROBERTSON laid upon the table returns from the Railway Department, a despatch from the Government Emigration Agents in England, returns from the Boards of National Education and Denominational…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →In the Legislative Council, a message was received from the Assembly with the Tomago Coal Mining Company's Bill, which was returned without amendment. CHINESE BILL…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Council met at the usual hour. BILLS ASSENTED TO. Three messages were received from the Governor. The first intimating that his Excellency had assented, on behalf of her…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Dr. MACFARLANE gave notice of his intention to move for leave to bring in a bill to regulate the practice of medicine and surgery. Sir W. MANNING presented petitions praying that some steps…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Legislative Council sat only a few minutes. PRACTICE OF MEDICINE AND SURGERY. Dr. MAC[?]NE obtained leave to bring in a bill to regulate the practice of medicine and surgery, and the bill was read…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A message was received from the Governor, intimating that he had, on behalf of her Majesty, assented to the Tomago Coal Mining Company's Bill. The Wagga wagga Bridge Company a Bill was brought up…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →THURSDAY, NOV. 7.—The Council sat only a few mi[?]. The printing of a petitlon was ordered, and the Wagga Wagga Bridge Bill was read a second time.—The house meets again on Wednesday…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Council sat about an hour.—The two first volumes of the Colonial Statutes were laid upon the table by the ATTOHNEY GENERAL, with an intimation that the work would be completed to the present date in about three mouths.—A petition…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A meeting of the District Council was held yesterday afternoon, in the Court-house, East Maitland. The Warden, Bourn Russell, Esq., occupied the chair. The only other members present were Mr. Charles Middleton and Mr. James…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Council sat until six o'clock.—Petitions were presented in favor of the Medical Bill by Dr. MACFARLANE.—The petition presented by Mr. MEREWETHER on a previous day, in reference to the same bill, was ordered to be printed. The names…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mr. ROBERTSON, as a matter of privilege, called attention to an occurrence in the Assembly Chamber on Tuesday evening, where a member of the Assembly had charged him (the Secretary for Lands) with interrupting him in the course of debate…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mr. DARVALL presented a petition from Mr. T. D. Duigan, In favour of the passing of the Medical Bill. Petitions from Mr. Icely and Mr. M'Kay, upon the question of railway extension, were ordered to be printed…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Petitions were presented by Mr. DARVALL from Isabella Mary Kelly, praying relief; by Dr. MAC[?]ARLANE from certain clergymen and elders ot the Presbyterian Church against the Sunday selling clause of the Publicans' Bill; and by Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Council met and sat for about an hour and a half. RETURNS, &c. Mr. ROBERTSON laid upon the table some returns relative to charges for telegraphic communication[?] also, lists of plans of…
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