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Hunter Valley · Council & local affairs
263 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 12 of 14
The only business on the business paper of the Legislative Council for yesterday was the Free Conference with the Legislative Assembly on the St. Andrew's College Bill; but there being no quorum, the Council…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Bill to establish Municipalities was yesterday brought into the Legislative Assembly by the Hon. the Colonial Secretary, and read a first time. Its second reading was made an order for Wednesday next. In most of its main…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A meeting of this Council was held at the Morpeth School of Arts, on Tuesday evening last. Present—the Mayor, Aldermen J. Keating, W. Keating, Ling, Meiklejohn, Sim, and Jaques.—The minutes of the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →THE Municipalities Bill has been introduced at last, but now, unfortunately, there is scarcely a chance of its passing this session. The lateness of its introduction, the disorganization of the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Council assembled pursuant to adjournment on Wednesday evening, 13th instant.—Present: Alderman Kingston (acting Mayor), Alderman Williams, Moore, Cullen, Hewett, and Bowman. The minutes of the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →ST. ANDREW'S COLLEGE BILL—A third message was received from the Legislative Assembly, inviting a conference on the St. Andrew's College Bill, and the Council again agreed to a conference as requested.—Two private…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The usual weekly meeting of this Council was held on Friday evening Present: The Mayor, Aldermen Smith Mitchell, Olliffe, Creer, Wolstenholme, Gorrick, Tuck, and Wade. The minutes of the previous meeting were read and confirmed…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →BILL TO ABOLISH CAPITAL PUNISHMENT.—Mr. Hay spoke on the adjourned motion for the second reading of the Bill to abolish capital punishment in certain cases, opposing the bill as not desirable in the present state of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →A meeting of this Council was held at the Mechanics Institute, yesterday evening. Present: The Mayor, Aldermen Chambers, Cains, Dubber, M'Gregor, M'Loughlin, and Coberoft. The minutes of the previous meeting…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The monthly meeting of this body was held on Tuesday afternoon in the East Maitland Mechanics' Institute. Present: The Warden, Councillors O'Brien, M'Mahon, Eckford, Bowden, and Noble. The minutes of last…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →PROGRESS OF BILLS.—The President intimated that the Governor had assented, on behalf of her Majesty, to the bill to repeal the Chinese Immigration Act.—The Cataract Coal Mine…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →On Saturday last a meeting of the rate-payers of the municipality of East Maitland was held in the Mechanics' Institute, for the purpose of nominating an Alderman in the room of Mr. John Paton, resigned. The attendance…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A meeting of this Council was held on Friday evening, at the Council Chambers. Present:—The Mayor, Alderman Smith, Tuck, Creer, Olliff[?], Wade, Gorrick, and Welstenholme. The minutes of the previous meeting…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →PAPERS—Mr.Docker laid upon the table papers which had been moved for—with respect to the Smoke Nuisance Act by Dr. Macfarlane, and Capital Punishment by Mr. Plunkett…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The usual fortnightly meeting of this body was held in the Morpeth School of Arts, on Tuesday evening. Present: The Mayor, Aldermen Sim, Ling, J Keating, Meiklejohn, and W. Keating. The minutes of the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →In the Legislative Assembly on Friday last, pursnant to order of the day, the House went into committee to resume the consideration of this bill in detail Claue 145. "The council of any municipality in any…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →KEROSENE OIL COMPANY.—Mr. Weekes gave notice of a new bill to incorporate the Western Kerosene Oil Company—limited. LEAVE OF ABSENCE.—Leave of absence was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →THE progress of the Municipalities Bill thus far is encouraging; and at the same time it cannot be said that the measure is beinghurried through Parliament with undue haste. The discussion…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Yesterday morning, in pursuance of notice, the Returning Officer (A. Dodds, Esq), the Town Clerk, and the poll clerk met for the purpose of making a scruting of the votes polled at the ballot for alderman, held on…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The usual weekly meeting of this Council was held on Friday evening. Present: The Mayor, Aldermen Smith, Greer, [?]iff[?], Garrick, Wolstenholme, and Wade. The minutes of the previous meeting were read and confirmed…
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