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Murray · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1858

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Parliamentary. Legislative Council. District Courts’ Bill

The Border Post · Wednesday 21 April 1858 · page 2

In the Upper House the chief business transacted has been the committed of the District Courts’ Bill twenty two clauses of which have been passed in committee. There…

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Parliamentary. Legislative Council

The Border Post · Wednesday 28 April 1858 · page 2

THE House went into committee for the further consideration of the District Courts Bill. A long and animated discussion took place on an amendment proposed by Mr Wise…

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Parliamentary. Legislative Council

The Border Post · Wednesday 5 May 1858 · page 2

THE [?] in committee of the [?] [?] Bill was completed, and the adoption of the report of the committee was made an [?] of the [?] for Friday, 30th…

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Parliamentary. Legislative Council

The Border Post · Wednesday 12 May 1858 · page 3

AN address to the Queen and his Royal Highness the Prince Consort has been adopted, expressive of congratulation upon the occasion of the marriage of the Princess…

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Parliamentary. Legislative Council

The Border Post · Wednesday 2 June 1858 · page 2

THE ENGLISH MAILS.—The chief item of interest has been the passing of a resolution moved by Mr Prince, affirming that the contract of the Royal Mail Company should be…

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Facts and Figures on a Municipal Land Endowment

The Border Post · Wednesday 9 June 1858 · page 3

The M. A. Mail has the following relative to municipal endowments:— The area of our township proper is two square miles, or 1280 acres. That of the entire…

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Parliamentary. Legislative Council

The Border Post · Wednesday 16 June 1858 · page 2

The proceedings in the Upper House have been comparatively uninteresting. The sittings have been adjourned until this day (Wednesday), out of respect to the memory…

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Parliamentary. Legislative Council

The Border Post · Wednesday 4 August 1858 · page 2

CHINESE IMMIGRATION BILL.—The principal item of interest in the Upper House has been the debate on the Chinese Immigration Bill, which took place on the 26th. Which has resulted in the…

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Parliamentary. Legislative Council

The Border Post · Wednesday 11 August 1858 · page 2

The Upper House has been [?] fly occupied upon the Deserted Wives and Children’s Bill, and the Common Lodging House Bill. The second reading of the Impounding Bill, and the second…

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Parliamentary, Legislative Council

The Border Post · Wednesday 25 August 1858 · page 3

SCA[?]SHEEP.—On the 18th, the Scab in Sheep Bill was considered in committee, and the House agreed to all the clauses with the exception of the third, which related to the award of compensation…

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Parliamentary. Legislative Council

The Border Post · Wednesday 1 September 1858 · page 2

SCAB IN SHEEP BILL.—On the 20th, the Scab in Sheep Prevention Bill was finally disposed of, in Committee of the whole, by the adoption of the postponed clause, as sent up by the Legislative…

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Parliamentary. Legislative Council

The Border Post · Wednesday 15 September 1858 · page 2

MUNICIPALITIES BILL.—On the 3rd, this measure was introduced into the Upper House and read a first time. The second reading was fixed for the 15th September…

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Parliamentary. Legislative Council

The Border Post · Wednesday 22 September 1858 · page 2

ELECTORAL BILL.—On the 10th, the debate on the Electoral Law Amendment Bill was resumed by Mr. Bligh, who supported the bill. Mr. a’Beckett strongly opposed the manhood suffrage…

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Agricultural. the Council of Agriculture

The Border Post · Saturday 2 October 1858 · page 4

The vast importance of the Agricultural interest has at length begun to assume a tangiable shape. For a length of time the more experienced and intelligent portion of…

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Parliamentary. Legislative Council

The Border Post · Wednesday 6 October 1858 · page 2

MUNICIPALITIES [?]—On the 21st this measure was completed in committee. PASTORAL LANDS ASSESSMENT BILL.—On the 21st this bill was carried through committee…

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Parliamentary. Legislative Council

The Border Post · Wednesday 13 October 1858 · page 2

MUNICIPALITIES BILL—This measure was read a third time, and passed, on the 5th It was ordered to be transmitted to the Assembly with amendments…

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Parliamentary. Legislative Council

The Border Post · Wednesday 20 October 1858 · page 2

ELECTORAL BILL.—On the 8th October, the ninth clause relating to the suffrage was formally moved by the Solicitor-General. The debate was continued on the 12th, when an…

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Parliamentary. Legislative Council

The Border Post · Wednesday 27 October 1858 · page 2

ELECTORAL BILL.—On Friday, the 15th, the 11th clause, as proposed by Mr. Deas Thomson, which provided that no person attained of felony, sec, should be qualified to vote until twelve…

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Parliamentary, Legislative Council

The Border Post · Wednesday 3 November 1858 · page 3

DISTRICT COURTS BILL. —On the 22nd October the report of the select committee on this measure was adopted and ordered to be sent to the Assembly with the Bill…

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Parliamentary. Legislative Council

The Border Post · Wednesday 10 November 1858 · page 3

GUISES IMMIGRATION.—On the 29th ult. this measure was thrown out; the motion for the resumption of the debate on the report of the select committee; and an amendment that the…

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