New South Wales Parliament. Tuesday, March 14. Legislative Assembly
The Assembly adjourned shortly after reaching the point at which our report in last issue closed. The subsequent proceedings were as follows:—…
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(From a Second Edition of the Evening News.) Parliament.—this Day (Wednesday). Supposed Filibustering Expedition
Shortly after the assembling of the house this afternoon, Mr. Baker, without notice, asked the Colonial Secretary, in the absence of the Premier—…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Electioneering at Sandhurst. (From the Melbourne Argus.)
Sandhurst has at present the unenviable pre-eminence of being the only place at which riotous proceedings have taken place during the present elections. It appears that on…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →New South Wales Parliament. (From the Herald.) Thursday, March 16. Legislative Assembly. [Continued from the report in Saturday's Mercury.]
A somewhat lengthy discussion ensued with respect to the item of "castings." It was contended that, under this term, valuable stoves and other articles of that kind would be…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Mew South Wales Parliament. (From our Special Correspondent.) Tuesday, March 21. Legislative Assembly
QUESTION ANSWERED.—Mr. Robertson stated in answer to Mr. Greville:—That the mails from Sydney to Braidwood were on 71 occasions delayed in their delivery by reason of floods or…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →New South Wales Parliament. (From the S. M. Herald.) Wednesday, March 22. Legislative Council
The President reported the receipt of a message from his Excellency stating, in reply to an address from the Council on the lst instant, in reference to lighthouses, that the motion had…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →New South Wales Parliament. (From the S. M. Herald.) Thursday, March 23. Legislative Council
The President reported the receipt of a message from his Excellency, notifying that assent had been given on behalf of her Majesty to the Ham Common Resumption and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →New South Wales Parliament. (From our Special Correspoondent.) Tuesday, March 28. Legislative Assembly. Questions Answered
Ministers stated, in answer to questions:—1. That it would take two clerks about six weeks to furnish a return of the sums expended by the Council of Education on the various schools…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →New South Wales Parliament. (From the S.M. Herald.) Wednesday, March 29 Legislative Council
Messages were received from his Excellency notifying that assent had been given in the name of her Majesty to the Unclaimed Balances Appropriation Bill, the Stamp Duties Act…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →New South Wales Parliament. (From the S. M. Herald.) [We conclude, from the Herald, the report of Tuesday's proceedings in the Legislative Assembly, from the point at which our special correspondent's report closed in Thursday's issue.]
Mr. Baker regarded this as a question of railway extension, and nothing else. He believed that such extension was imperatively demanded, and that the country was quite in a position to…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →New South Wales Parliament. (From the S. M. Herald.) Thursday, March 30. Legislative Assembly
The Speaker took the chair at twenty-nine minutes past three, and there being no quorum present, the House was adjourned until three o'clock on Friday. The members present were:…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →New South Wales Parliament. (From our Special Correspondent.) Tuesday April 4. Legislative Assembly. Answers to Questions
Ministers stated, in answer to questions—1 That it is not the intention of the Government to deal with the following questions during the present session viz., Immigration, Electoral…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →New South Wales Parliament. (From the S. M. Herald.) Tuesday, April 4., Legislative Assembly. [We continue from the point at which our corresrespondent's report closed. Mr Samuel's resolutions in favour of tbe settlement of the Superannuation question 'were under discussion]
Mr. S. BROWN insisted that it ought to be known at once whether the Parliament agreed with the statement of the Premier, that Parliament was not bound to meet the claims of pensioners under the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →New South Wales Parliament. (From the S. M. Herald.) Thursday, April 6. Legislative Council
The President took the chair at twenty-nine minutes past four o'clock. There being only nine members present, namely, Mr. Weekes, Mr. Russell, Mr. Moore,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →New South Wales Parliament. (From the S. M. Her[?].) Wednesday, April 12. Legislative Council
The President reported the receipt of a message from his Excellency, notilying that assent in her Majesty's name had been given to the Government Savings Bank Bill…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →New South Wales Parliament. (From the S. M. Herald.) Thursday, April 13. Legislative Council
The house sat for only a few minutes. Mr. Docker laid on the table of the house some returns having reference to the port of Newcastle; and the Sydney Meat Preserving…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →New South Wales Parliament. (From our Special Correspondent.) Tuesday, April l8. Legislative Assembly. Motion for Special Adjournment
Mr. B[?]chanan rose for the purpose of directing attention to the conduct of Ministers in habitually absenting themselves from the House on private days to prevent quornmsbeing formed…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →New South Wales Parliament. (From the S. M. Herald.) Tuesday, April 18
[We resume from the Herald's report the record of Tuesday's parliamentary business, commencing at the point where our special correspondent's report closed in Thursday's…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →New South Wales Parliament. (From the S.M. Herald.) Wednesday, Atril 19. Legislative Council. Returns
Mr. Docker laid upon the table a regulation under the Volunteer Force Regulation Act of 1867; an additional regulation under the Crown Lands Act of 1861; and a return showing the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →New South Wales Parliament. (From the S. M. Herald.) Thursday, April 20. Legislative Council. the Late Clerk of Parliaments
The President reported that he had communicated to Mr. O'Connor the resolutions passed by the House on the occasion of his retirement from the offices of Clerk of the Honse and Clerk…
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