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IN the Legislative Council, on Tuesday, Feb. 1, the GOVERNOR delivered his Speech (given in our last issue). Mr. Geo. Allen was re-elected Chairman of Committees. Mr. OWEN stated that there would be…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →In the Legislative Council, on Wednesday, Feb 9, a message was received from the GOVERNOR assenting to the Temporary Appropriation Act. On Thursday, leave was granted to Mr. OWEN to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →IN the Legislative Council there was scarcely any basiness on Wednesday and Thursday. In the Assembly, on Tuesday, 15th, it was stated that the Government would not in future sanction the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →IN the Legislative Council, on Wednesday, March 16, a petition was presented praying for legislation to prevent so many unequal sentences. The Cemeteries Bill was read a second time by 8 to 6. The House…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →IN the Legislative Council, on Wednesday, March 23, the Governor's assent was given to the Temporary Appropriation Bill passed to meet payments on 1st March. The Cemeteries Regulation Bill was kept on…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →In the Legislative Council, on Wednesday, April 6, Mr. E. D. THOMSON presented a petition from Biahop Barker against the Divorce Bill. Petitions were also presented against it by Mr. C. CAMPBELL from…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →On Tuesday last, Mr. J. F. Burns called a meeting of the ejectors at the Miners' Institute, Rocky River, when about ope hundred persons responded to the Invitation…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →IN the Legislative Council, on Wednesday, April 13, a petition was presented from a conference of suburban municipalities for the better regulation of public houses. The Census Bill was read a second time…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →IN the Legislative Council, on Tuesday, April 19, after considerable debate the Divorce Bill was thrown out, on the motion for its second reading, by 9 to 6. On Wednesday, the Census Bill was taken through…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →THE election of an Alderman in the place of Mr. E. M. Butler took place last Saturday, when Mr. Drew was returned. The rough state of the poll was declared as soon as the ballot papers were examined…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →In the Legislative Council, on Tuesday, April 26, the business was unimportant. On Wednesday, the Judicial Disqualifications Bill was taken through committee. The Cattle Sale Yards…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →IN the Legislative Council, on Tuesday, May 3, after a lepgthy debate the Loans Bill of 1870 was amended in several important particulars, and then passed. Other business was formal or unimportant…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →PARLIAMENT was opened on Thursday, August 11. Mr. Dalley and Mr. Salomons having taken the oath and their seats in the Council, the resignation of Dr. Macfarlane was intimated. His Excellency the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →In the Legislative Council, on Wednesday, August 17, the address in reply to the Governor's speech was presented at Government House and answered. Other business was unimportant, and the House adjourned…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →IN the Legislative Council, on Wednesday, August 24, the President moved for the appointment of a select committee, with power to send for persons and papers, and leave to sit during any adjournment, to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →IN the Legislative Council, on Thursday, Sept. 1, the business was unimportant. On Friday, the bill to regulate the taking of evidence by Commissioners under the Great Seal was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →In the Legislative Council, on Wednesday, Sept. 7, a debate raised by Mr. A. Campbell on the expediency of separating the loan fuiid from the public revenue, and placing the management of the public debt in the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →IN the Legislative Council, on Wednesday, Sept. 14, Mr. Salomons moved the second reading of the Loans Bill Mr. C. Campbell moved as an amendment that the second reading should be postponed for three…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →IN the Legislative Council, on Wednesday, Sept. 21, the Divorce Bill was received from the Assembly. Mr. Dalley presented petitions, against the bill from Roman Catholics on the Hunter and surrounding…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →In the Legislative Council, on Wednesday, Sept. 28, petitions were presented against and others in favour of the Divorce Bill; and one from Dr. Lane in favour of annexing Fiji to New South Wales. The Loaus…
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