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Hunter Valley · Council & local affairs
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ASSENT TO BILLS.—In the Legislative Council the assent of the Governor, on behalf of her Majesty, to the Appropriation Act, the Cardiff Coal Company's Act, and the Colonial Sugar Refining Company's Act, was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →THE QUEENSLAND DEBT.—Mr. Plunkett, in reply to Mr. Campbell as to the steps taken by the late Government for the adjustment of the Queensland debt, explained tbe nature of the correspondence which had…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A meeting of this body was held on Monday afternoon, in Mr Wade's store, High-street. Present—the Mayor, Aldermen Gorrick, Lee, Liddell, Mitchell, Pender, Smith, Wade, Wolstenholme. The minutes of the previous…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The quarterly meeting of this body was held yesterday, at noon, in the Council Chamber, East Maitland. Present: The Mayor, Aldermen Cains, Chambers, Dodds, Lee, M'Loughlin, Scholey, and Nainby. The minutes of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →MESSAGES.—Mr. Kemp brought up the report of the Standing Orders Committee, in reference to the mode in which messages are to be received from the Governor; and the report is to be considered to-day…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Notices appear from time to time in the advertising columns of the public journals to the effect that it is intended to enforce payment of outstanding rates in such and such municipalites, by an indiscriminate issue…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A meeting of the Council was held on Thursday afternoon in the temporary offices, Mr. Wade's promises. Present—the Mayor, Aldermen Liddell, Wolstenbolme, Pender, Lee, Smith, Wade, and Mitchell. The minutes…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →THE NEWSPAPER TAX.—Mr. Kemp presented a petition from one hundred and sixty journeymen engaged in the printing business, against the proposed tax on newspapers…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A meeting of the West Maitland Municipal Council was held on Monday afternoon, in the temporary Council Chamber (Mr. Wade's premises). Present—The Mayor, Aldermen Gorrick, Lee, Liddell, Mitchell, Pender, Smith,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A meeting of the East Maitland Municipal Council was held on Tuesday evening. Present—The Mayor, Aldermen Cains, Dodds, M'Loughlin, Nainby, and Scholey. The minutes of the previous meeting were read…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →OPERATION OF THE LAND ACTS.—Mr. Deas Thomson moved for a series of returns, with a view of showing the operation of the Land laws, for two periods of two years each, before and since the passing of the Land Acts of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →RETURN ORDERED.—Sir W. Manning gave notice of a motion for a return in reference to lands conditionally purchased under the Crown Lands Alienation Act of 1861…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A meeting of the West Maitland Municipal Council was held on Monday afternoon, in the temporary Council Chamber, Mr. Wade's premises. Present—the Mayor, Aldermen Mitchell, Smith, Gorrick, Lee, Wolstenholme,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →In the Legislative Council, there was not a quorum yesterday, and at twenty-eight minutes to five p.m., the President adjourned the house to four p.m. on Thursday…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →SIR—As the election for three aldermen will take place on the 2nd proximo, would it not be as well if the electors elicited some pledge from the candidates as to the course they will pursue…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →MESSAGES FROM GOVERNOR.—The President informed the house that the Governor had approved of their recent order in reference to messages from himself. CHURCH AND SCHOOL. LANDS. —Mr. Kemp presented a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A meeting of this body was held on Monday afternoon. Present—His Worship the Mayor, and Aldermen Wade. Liddell, Smith, Lee, Pender, Woisten holme, and Mitchell. The minutes of the previous meeting were read and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A meeting of this body was held on Monday afternoon, at which the Warden, Messrs. Brunker, Burns, M'Loughlin, Newman, and Whitehead were present. The minutes of the previons meeting were read and confirmed…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The usual meeting of the East Maitland Municipal Council was held at the Council Chamber, Mechanics' Institute, on Wednesday evening. Present—the Mayor, Aldermen Lee,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A special meeting of the West Maitland Municipal Council was hold on Thursday afternoon, at their temporary council chamber, Wade's buildings. Present— the whole Council. The minutes of the previous meeting…
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