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Northern Rivers · Politics & elections
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A motion was carried in the Legislative Assembly in favor of reducing the fee for miner's rights to a nominal charge, merely sufficient to cover the expenses incurred in isssuing such rights…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →In the Assembly the Treasury,introduced a Monthly Supply,. Bill of £l,068,000, including £7,500 iu connection with the relief of flood sufferers, and £65,000 'allowance to…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →IN the Assembly on Wednesday the Premier took the oath, and also his sent. He thanked the members of both sides of the House for the sympathy shown him during his difficulties, and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A MOTION in favour of the election by the people of magistrates brought forth the remark from Mr. Barton that he would 'never agree to the appointment of another batch of Justices of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →SPEAKING to his constituents at Paddington, Mr. Want said he had soon Sir Henry Parkes, Mr. M'Milian, and others leave tho chamber simply disgusted at what was going on. (Applause). At the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →IN the Logialative Assombly on Wednesday night, in reply to a question, Mr. Slattery said it was an improper thing to abolish the timbor royalty. The Minister for Works is unable to say when…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →SIR,—The constant defeat of the Government on almost every measure they try to introduce, either by their own supporters in the Assembly, or by the Upper Chamber rejecting it,…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →In the Assembly on Wednesday, replying to a question, the Colonial Secretary said that Civil servants had been.paid their salaries for this year at the regular rates, but the Goverment intended to…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →THE Banking Bill passed all stages in the Assembly, with amendments. The Upper House passed the Bill unanimously through all stages. Friday…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →In the Assembly yesternight, Mr. Tonkin's motion in faver of reducing the salaries of members of Parliament to £100 a year, adding the amount saved to the prospecting vote, was negatived by a…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →THE speech refers to the change in the Ministry, and states that the extraordinary financial couvulsions, which have so disorganised all commercial and industrial operations, became so alarming during…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mr. BARTON in moving that the committee agree to the following resolution— The committee does not iusist upon its disagreement in the Council's amendments insisted upon by the Council, and agrees…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →PARLIAMENT will in all probability be prorogued to-day. A review of the work accomplished during the session just ending must convince anyone who…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A. SPECIAL meeting of the Municipal Council wast held last Wednesday evening for the purpose of electing one of their number to All the position of Mayor, left vacant by the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →In my last we had arrived at Lord Carrington's house. We went into the drawing-room, which is most beautifully furnished. The waiters, &c., are dressed better and look bigger swells than many of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →When" our Legislative Assembly went into recess it was not anticipated that it would be called together for some little time. From all accounts, however…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →IN the Premier's declaration on the question of Payment of Members of Parliament, none of his crities has done him the justice of adnitting his candonr, but those of his policial…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →SIR,—That Sir George Dibbs should have in emphatically declared himself in favour of the system of abolition of payment of Members, and expressed his intention of…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Parliament was opened with the usual ceremony to-day. The vice-Regal speech was unprocodently short. It promises the immediate adoptitin of the report of the Electoral Commissioners and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The boundaries of The Clarence, Balliua, Lismore, and Tweed Electorates are unaltered. The Richmond has been modified by adding the Rivertree portion to Tenterfield, and the…
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