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Hunter Valley · Council & local affairs
168 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 5 of 9
FOURTH JUDGE.—The Solicitor General stated, in reply to Mr. Walker, that steps were being taken by the Government to obtain a fourth judge from England. DRAINAGE BILL —The Drainage Promotion Bill was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Petitions were presented—by Mr. Deas Thomson from the parishioners of Christ Church, Newcastle, against the Synod Bill; by Mr. Watt, from certain merchants and traders of Sydney, against the Stamp Duties Bill; and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →LAW EXPENSES IN PRIVY COUNCIL APPEAL—Mr. Johnson put a series of questions (seven in number) to the Solicitor-General in reference to the law expenses, Graham and others v. Berry; Berry v. Graham, and the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →GENERAL BUSINESS.—Attention was called by the Chairman of Committees to the omission of the words "in Parliament assembled" from a bill that had been passed by the Council. It was ruled that it was merely…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A meeting of the East Maitland Municipal Council was held on Monday evening. Present—The Mayor, Aldermen Dodds, Wright, Lee, Cobcroft, Chambers, Scholey, and Cains. The minutes of the previous meeting were…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The usual weekly meeting of the West Maitland Municipal Council was held on Wednesday evening, in the hall of the School of Arts. Present—The Mayor, Aldermen Gorrick, Lee, Wolstenholme, Smith, Olliffe, and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →PETITION.[?]Mr. Plunkett presented a petition from Wentworth, against the proposed arrangement for the collection of Border Customs. QUESTIONS ANSWERED.—The Solicitor-General in reply…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →QUESTIONS AHSWERED.—The Solicitor-General, in reply to Mr. Scott's question as to the abstraction of foreign postage stamps, read a portion of a communication from the Postmaster-General exculpating the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →QUESTIONS.—In answer to Mr. Blaxland, the SolicitorGeneral stated that it had been found impossible, on account of the labour involved in preparing other returns, for the return of expenses of general elections to be laid…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Returns.—The Solicitor-General laid upon the table returns required by the Superannuation Act of 1864. QUESTIONS ANSWERED.—In reply to questions as to the pilot service and colonial prisons, the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A special meeting of the East Maitland Municipal Council was held on Monday evening. Present—the Mayor, Aldermen Wright, Scholey, M'Longhlin, Dodds, Lee and Cains…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The usual monthly meeting of this body was held at the Council Room, Mechanics' Institute, East Maitland, on Tuesday afternoon Present—Mr Brunker (in the chair), and Messrs M'Loughlin, Whitehead, Noble, and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →On Wednesday evening the usual weekly meeting of this body was held in the Council Room. Present—The Mayor, Aldermen Smith, Gorriok, Pender, Lee, Olliffe, and Wade. The minutes of the previous meeting were…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Messages, &c.—The President reported that a message had been received from the Governor, stating that his Excellency had given his a sent to the following bills: —Impounding Bill, Drainages of Lands Bill, Additional…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The usual fortnightly meeting of this body was held at the Council Chambers (Mechanics' Institute), on Monday evening. Present: The Mayor, Aldermen M'Loughlin, Wright, Scholey, Cains…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →On Wednesday evening a meeting of the West Maitland Municipal Council was held in the hall of the School of Arts. Present—The Mayer, Aldermen Pender, Gorrick, Olliffe, Lee, Smith, Wade. The minutes of the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A meeting of this body was held on Thursday evening last Present: The Mayor, Alderman Dodds, Lee, M'Laughlin Wright, and Cobcroft. The minutes of the previous meeting were rend and confirmed…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Yesterday afternoon the usual weekly meeting of the West Maitland Municipal Council was held in the hall of the School of Arts Present—Aldermen Lee (in the chair) Smith, Pender Olliffe, Mitchell, and Wade. The minutes of the previous…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The nomination for the Mayor's Cup to be run on the Metropolitan course at Randwick on thursday, the 7th of next September, closed on Saturday last, with the unusually large number of twenty-seven. There were…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The usual fortnightly meeting of the Cast Maitland Municipal Council was held on Monday evening. Present —The Major, Aldermen M'Loughlin, Cains, Dodds, Wright, and Chambers. The minutes of the previous…
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