N.s.w. Parliament. Legislative Council. Thursday, May 13
IN the Legislative Council the Merriwa Church Presbytery Land Sale Bill, the Betting Houses Suppression Act Amendment Bill, and the Mining Act…
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Politics & elections, 1880
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Money Qualification for Members of Parliament
THE Clause proposed to be introduced on Thursday night last by Mr. S. C. BROWNE in the New Electoral Bill appears to us to be nothing better than…
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THE Legislative Council sat nearly live hours, but progress was reported upon the first Bill considered in committee when only six clauses were…
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THE Electoral Bill was re-committed in the Legislative Assembly, for the purpose of making verbal amendments and to consider new clauses,…
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THE following story was told at one of Mr. Dilke's meetings this week:—The Tory candidate for Newcastle, the other day, called upon an elector and…
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THE Legislative Council have decided against Mr. Foster's amendment on the Church and Schools Lands Dedication Bill. The debate lasted two…
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THE Legislative Council, on meeting, immediately went into committee for the further consideration of the Church and School Lands Dedication Bill…
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Parliament was opened at noon yesterday by his Excellency the Governor. The speech deal with the improved prospects of the agricultural, pastoral, and mining…
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THE principal business was in connection with the third reading of the Electoral Bill. As was to be expected, considering the nature of two of the…
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AM important religious difficulty [?] in connection with the general el[?] Great Britain, which affects on [?] voters in the whole of the const[?]…
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THE Australian and New Zealand Gazette says:—"One of the salient features of the present electoral contest in the United Kingdom is the character…
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IN the Legislative Council, yesterday messages were received from the Governor, conveying assent to the Betting House Suppression Act…
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IN the Legislative Council, on Thursday, the Church and School Lands Dedication Bill was read the third time and passed. The consideration of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Victorian Parliament. Debate on Payment of Members. [Wire to Daily Telegraph.]
IN the Victorian Assembly, on Monday, Mr. Williams moved, the second reading of the Payment of Members Bill. He expressed the hope that it…
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NEW YORK, June 6.—Public attention is absorbed in the corning election to the Presidency of the United States; and the chances of General Grant being again…
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In the Assembly, on Wednesday, the Minister of Mines stated that the Government had no intention to abolish business licenses on the…
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BERLIN, June 10.—The Bill recently introduced into the German Parliament by the Government for the mitigation of the Falk laws, by which the Roman Catholic…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →N.s.w. Parliament. Legislative Assembly. Friday, June 11, 1880
THE Legislative Assembly held a short sitting on Friday. After the usual formal business a message was received from the Governor recommending that…
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SIR Henry Parkes stated in the Assembly yesterday that the Government intended proroging Parliament on Tuesday week…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →N.s.w. Parliament. Tuesday, June 15, 1880. Legislative Council
THE Electoral Bill was passed through committee. A long debate took place on Mr. Piddington's amendment of the 35th clause, abolishing Mr…
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