Parliament of New South Wales
The formal openings of Parliament took place on Thursday last, the ceremonials on that and the following day being carried out in accordance with the brief programme inserted…
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Politics & elections, 1861
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In Parliament
THE electioneering pot has boiled over; and all the human froth which hissed, and spluttered' and jumped, and jerked, about the legislative tit-bit then cooking, has accumulated beneath…
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The Legislative Council met on Monday and made several amendments in the address. The Attorney-General intimated that it had been so entirely changed by the amendments made…
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THE first session of the new Parliament commenced to-day, at five minutes past 12 o'clock. The proceedings did not appear to create much interest…
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WE broke off our last Parliamentary Summary at the point where the Members of the Legislative Council had instructed the President to ascertain when His Excellency the Governor…
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In the Council on Wednesday last, Mr. E. D. THOMSON presented a petition from the Bishop, and certain to the clergy and laity praying that the Church of England Synod Bill…
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There has been nothing of note transacted in Parliament since our last. In the Assembly, Mr. Parkes'S Bill for the Abolition of Capital Punishment has been thrown out, and Mr…
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The business of the. Session proceeds apace. In the Upper House the Consolidated Revenue Bill (providing funds for carrying on the Government until the end of March) was passed…
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Mr. WILSON moved that the Bill to declare the Church and School Lauds -waste lands of the Crown be. read .a second time. The Land Bill before the house would be incomplete !f…
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To bring up our arrears of Parliamentary Intelligence we have to begin with the proceedings on Wednesday the 6th instant. The Council sat on chat day and…
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The Customs Alteration Bill was negatived by a majority of nineteen to four in the Legislative Council on Wednesday last. The increased duty on ram and..whiskey which has…
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The Parliamentary proceedings of the week possess more than usual interest in consequence of the Ministerial Statement respecting the disturbances at Lambing Flat…
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The most important Parliamentary business of the week has been the further progress of the Land Bill through the Assembly. The 16th clause was carried on Wednesday night,…
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Beyond the excerpts contained in other places, nothing more important has been transacted in the Assembly, than the consideration in Committee of the Chinese Bill which…
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In the Legislative Council on Wednesday MR. MEREWETHER presented a petition from Sang Sing Do, a Chinaman, setting forth that having been on the Lambing Flat Diggings…
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The chief Parliamentary business of - the week possesses more than, ordinary interest, asit materially affects the interests of -this district. In committee of supply Mr. ROBERTSON moved,…
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The SPEAKER announced a message from his Excellency the Administrator of the Government forwarding an additional supplementary estimate for the consideration of the…
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The most Important Parliamentary business of the past week-was the consideration in Committee of the Legislative Council Reform Bill. We gave a synopsis of Wednesday’s…
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The House went into committee on the Chinese Immigration Bill on the 5th inst. The 4th clause, providing rate to be paid for, and certificate to be given to Chinese, was…
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The most important topics brought under the notice of the legislature during the past week will be found noted below. We have already intimated that the Church…
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