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Hunter Valley · Politics & elections
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At noon, on Thursday, the official declaration of the polling at East Maitland Was made in the Mechanios' Institute, East Maitland. There were fifteen persons present. The RETURNING OFFICER(Mr. A. Dodds), when about to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →NEWSPAPER POSTAGE.—Mr. Gordon presented a petition from Shoalhaven against the Postage on Newspapers Bill. COLONIAL SPIRITS DUTIES BILL.—The Colonial Spirits Duties Bill was brought up from the Assembly and read a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mr. PLUNKETT presented a petition signed by 275 persons, in favour of the proposed tariff. Tha orders of the day on the paper preceding the Customs Duties Bill were postponed…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The President read to tbe house a communication from the Hon. the Colonial Secretary, communicating a decision of the Executive Council that the Clerk of Council is henceforth…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →ALLEGED SEIZURE or SADDLES.—Mr. Kemp entered into an explanation in reference to an alleged seizure of two old saddles, the case having been put before him in such a way as to mislead him. There had really been no…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →PLANS OF RAILWAY EXTENSIONS.—Mr. Plunkett laid upon the table copies of plans and sections, and reference books, of certain railway extensions. TARIFF PETITIONS.—Mr. Doss Thomson presented a…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →QUESTIONS ANSWERED.—In reply to questions put by hon. members, the following information was given:— That the returns ordered by the house on the 1st of December last, relative to the accounts of the Colonial…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →DAMAGE TO ROADS AND BRIDGES.—Mr. Burdekin asked the Secretary for Works—"When will steps be taken to repair the damage done by the recent floods to the roads and bridges near Tamworth?"—Mr. Holroyd…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Chairmen of Committees of the whole house took the chair, in the absence of the President who was prevented from taking his seat by the inclemency of the weather…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →CLARENCE TOWN.—-Mr. Allen desired to ask the Colonial Secretary, "1. Is he aware that in the important inland shipping township of Clarence Town, on the Williams River, there is but one resident…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →THE GOLD FIELDS.—Mr. Wilson, in reply to a series of questions nut by Mr. Dangar, gave full particulars as to the revenue, expenses, and circumstances of management of the Southern, South-western, and Western…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →SYDNEY MINT.—Mr. Plunkett laid on the table some despatches relating to the Sydney Mint, and they were ordered to be printed. BANK OF NEW SOUTH WALES —The Bank of New…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →QUESTIONS.—In answer to questions put by honorable members, Mr. Wilson said that the principle kept in view by the Government in defining and classifying the minor roads of the colony was their relative importance to…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →BUSINESS — Mr. Plunkett gave notice of motion for the preparation in committee of the whole of an address to her Majesty, congratulating her on the birth of a son to the Prince and Princess of Wales, and also to their…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →BIRTH OF A PRINCE.—The President having taken his seat shortly before half-past seven, Mr. Plunkett laid upon the table a copy of the despatch announcing the birth of a son to their Royal Highnesses the Prince and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →SINGLETON BRIDGE.—Mr. Holroyd, in reply to Mr. Dangar, said that the contract time for completion of the bridge at Singleton would expire on the 8th October next, that the Government believed that the bridge would not be completed…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →BUSINESS.—The Moruya Silver Mining Company's Bill was read a second time; the Seamen's Laws Amendment Bill was considered in committee of the whole on the Assembly's amendments, and, having been further…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS.—Mr. Eagar stated, in reply to a question put by Mr. Shepherd, that the Government had given directions to postmasters throughout the country districts forbidding their acting as agents for…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →THE PRESIDENT.—The Clerk communicated to the house a message he had received, from which it appeared that the President, on his way from Goulburn, had been thrown from the mail coach, and so injured as to be…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →MESSAGE,—The Private Secretary brought up a message from the Governor, assenting to the New South Wales Banking Company's Act Ame[?]dment Bill. The PRESIDENT —Mr. Plunkett informed the house…
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