Parliament
In the Legislative Council on Tuesday, the 7th inst., Mr Owen moved for, and obtained leave to bring in a bill to regulate “ Commons” In the Assembly, Mr. Eckford moved the…
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Parliament
In the Legislative Council on the 18th instant the second reading of the Impounding Bill was carried. Mr. Owen thus explained the objects of the measure —This was a very important bill it contained…
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In the Assembly on the 14th instant, Mr Samuel, the Colonial Treasurer, delivered his Budget speech, the general purport of which will be found in our leading column…
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In the Legislative Assembly, on the 27th October; the debate on the TREASURER’S FINANCIAL STATEMENT was again resumed. Mr. Farnell in examining the printed figures of tile Budget, showed the fallacies…
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In the Assembly on the 3rd November, Mr. Lackey introduced a bill to amend the [?] OF COLONIAL WINES REGULATION ACT The bill was read a first time, ordered to be printed, and the second reading…
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IN our issue of the 23rd of last month we endeavoured to point out some of the qualifications that ought to be possessed by candidates for parliamentary honours,…
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In the Legislative Council on the 10th instant the second of reading of the COMMONS REGULATION BILL was negatived without a division. In the Assembly, Mr. Piddington (Opposition)…
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Now that the business of the session is brought to a dose, it becomes the duty of the people to consider the practical result of the last act of the parliament —the too successful effort made by the party who…
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IN our last issue the attention of our readers was drawn to the condition of the Border Customs Treaty as being a matter of prime importance to the material welfare of this part…
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Writs have been issued, returnable on the 24th January, addressed to the Returning-Officers of the several electoral districts throughout the colony, for a general election of members to serve in the Legislative…
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A meeting of electors favourable to the return of Mr. J.T. Fallon was held at the Rose Inn on Wednesday evening. About forty persons were present. Mr. JAMES DAY, who occupied the Chair, said that…
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THE Opposition in the Sydney Assembly having succeeded in their tactics, have forced the Government to dissolve the Assembly, and we are on the eve of a general election. We hold…
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PERSONS aspiring to be legislators are becoming numerous—they are flitting about the constituencies wooing the sweet voices of the electors. The election is divested of much interest, because…
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IF you have never yet been selected to stand for a constituency, it will not be possible for yon to understand so fully as I could desire the horrible state of mind I was in…
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DURING the last few days candidates for the representation of the people in the ensuing parliament have begun to crop up pretty freely. In a short time the constituencies…
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The nomination of candidates for the representation of the Hume Electorate took place on Wednesday, the 15th instant, at the Court-House, Albury. After the reading of…
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Sin, —Would you kindly allow me a little of your valuable space to give expression to a fev. of my ejections on the coining election. I must premise hat I am one strongly in favour of a more liberal…
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T do not ask thy politics—I seek not to inquire ;— To know if thou’rt for Jack or Parkes, I’ve not the least desire; Thou would’ st upon cross-benches sit—well (if…
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[?] day having been fixed for the nomination of candidates for the Murray Electorate, accordingly at the appointed hour, twelve o’clock noon, the Court-house at Deniliquin was crowded, about…
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On Wednesday last, pursuant to advertisement, Mr. Jennings met the electors of this district at Dillon’s Hotel. There was a very good attendance; the proceedings were carried out in the most…
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