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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Council & local affairs
92 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 5 of 5
SIR-In reading your report of the Municipal Council of Monday night, I noticed that "Alderman Aldam suggested that a list of all defaulting ratepayers be laid upon the table of the council, and the clerk was…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →INFORMALITY.-The President drew attention to an informality in a petition, which consisted in the Vicar-General, Archdeacon M'Encroe, and the Roman Catholic clergy of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The thirty-eighth meeting of this body was held (pursuant to adjournment from the 19th last.) in the court-house, on Monday evening ast. Present-The Mayor (chairman), and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →PETITIONS.-Petitions were presented in reference to the Public Schools Bill-By Mr. Docker, from 296 inhabitants of Yass, in favour of the bill; by Mr. Allen, on behalf of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Council sat on Wednesday night for several hours. The business was almost confined to a discussion of the Public Schools Bill in committee. The debate was again…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS INSPECTION BILL.-This bill was read a third time and passed. PUBLIC SCHOOLS BILL.-The House went into committee on this bill…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The regular weekly meeting of this body was held in the court-house on Monday evening. Present: Aldermen Hannell, Adam, Chapman, Holt, Henderson, aud Christie…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →BILLS ASSENTED TO.—The Governor's assent was received to the following bills:—The sale of Coloinal Brandy Bill, Commercial Banking Company's Act…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →PUBLIC SCHOOLS BILL.-On the question for the adoption of the report of the Committee of the Whole on the Public Schools Bill, Mr. Towns moved the recommittal of the bill…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A meeting of this body was held, pursuant to adjournment, at the court-house, on Monday evening. Present: The Mayor (chairman), and Aldermen Holt, Adam, Chapman…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →READING OF BILLS.-A bill to enable the trustees under the will of the late Mr. Lawson to grant leases for mining purposes, was read a second time, on the motion of Mr. Weekes…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →SIR.-The most unaccountable misapprehension, on my part, in receiving the decision from the Justices in Petty-casions in my appeal against the municipal as seesment, I think, requare an apology for having put…
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