Legislative Council
ON Tuesday four messages were transmitted from his Excellency to the Council. The first, enclosing the Bill for the amendment of the Tariff, with a view to the reduction…
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ON Tuesday four messages were transmitted from his Excellency to the Council. The first, enclosing the Bill for the amendment of the Tariff, with a view to the reduction…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The SPEAKER reported to the Council that His Excellency the Governor had been pleased, on behalf of Her Majesty, to assent to three Acts passed by that Council, viz.:—The Act…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Present—The Mayor, Aldermen Macdermott and Broughton; Councillors Brown Sillitoe, Driver, Henderson, Neale, Chapman, Agars, Coyle, Smidmore, Jenkins…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →[?] begining of the quarterly meetin [?]ppstted under the provision of the [?] of Icorporation, the Council asem[?] at their Casmbers when the following…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →THE following Act, to amend the Corporation Act, passed at the closo of the last Session of Council, is reprinted for the information of the citizens. It will be perceived that the clause…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →WE have from the first objected to the. practice of electing Government [?] as members of the Legislative [?] Of this personal [?] have council…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →THE SPEAKER took the chair at the usual-hour. STEAM COMMUNICATION. Mr. ROBINSON laid upon the table of the House, the draft of an Address to the Queen,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →On Thursday the Council met at the usual hoar. Mr. Windeyer presented a Petition from the district of Patterson, praying for the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →THIS Body held their quarterly meeting appointed by the Charter, on Tuesday. The members present were the Warden, Gilbert Eliott, Esq., P. M., and Councillors, Dr. Hili,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Alderman Macdermott presented a report from the Lighting Committee, recommending that one hundred and fifty gas lamps, and one hundred and twenty-two oil lamps,…
Continued on Trove, page 119 →MET on Monday. Mr. Driver wished to know what had become of a Petition presented from the inhabitants of Phillip-street, and referred to the Improvement Committee,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Mr. Cowper wished to know whether the Government had taken or intended to take any steps to put a stop to levying Quit Rents by distress, or to suspend the execution of such warrants as had been issued,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Mr. Driver wished to know what had become of a Petition presented from the inhabitants of Phillip-street, and referred to the Improvement Committee, six months since…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Mr. ROBINSON laid upon the table the draft of an address to the Queen, moved by him on Tuesday last, praying for an extension of steam communication to this Colony, upon the same terms as other…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Council were met in York-street Hall, And loudly for order the Mayor did bawl; The Councillors were all merry and gay, As if each was allowed a holiday;…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →THE meaning of the word ratting is, in the cant of Parliamentary phraseology (for all trades and professions, however learned, have their cant technicalities) is turning…
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