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Sydney · Council & local affairs
644 stories in Sydney's papers · page 32 of 33
AMONGST the serious abuses which exist the present system of conducting Select Committees is certainly not the best. The public are loud in their disapprobation of them, and certainly they have good cause…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The AUDITOR-GENERAL to move—That the Speaker do now leave the chair, and the Council resolve itself into a committee of the whole, for consideration of the Estimates for the Sydney sewerage and water supply for the year 1856…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The AUDITOR-GENERAL to move—That the speaker [?] [?] i the chair, and the Council recelve itself into a committee of the whole for conaideration of the Esti[?] for the Sydeny [?]age and Water Supply for the year 1856…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →THE Select Committee of the Legislative Council, appointed on the 16th October, 1855 "to inquire into and report upon the powers and duties of the chief officers of the Executive Government, with a view to ascertain if any, and what,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →THE first two notices of motion were, by oonsent, detened uitll after the other business. LOANS APPROPRIATION BILL. This bill, on the motion of the AUDITOR…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The SPEAKER took the Chair at twenty-five minutes past twelve. ASSENT TO BILLS. The SPEAKER reported that his Excellency the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The AUDITOR-GENERAL to move—That the Standing Orders be suspended to admit of the annual Appropriation Bill passing through all its other stages to-day. ORDERS OF THE DAY…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The AUDITOR-GENERAL to move, That the Standing Orders be suspended to admit of the Annual Appropriation Bill passing through all its other stages to-day. ORDERS OF THE DAY…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →THE SPEAKER took the [?] past three o'clock. STATE OF AGRICULTURE. Mr. PARKES brought up the report froma nd evidence taken before the select committee appointed to…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Contingent Notice of Motion.—Mr. JAMES MACARTHUR to move (as an amendment on Mr. Martin's motion, the debate of which stands a journed to this date). That an Address be presented to the Governor General, transmitting t[?]e Report, with Evidence…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →MT. JAMES MACARTHUR to move (as an amendment on Mr. Martin's motion, the Debate on which stands adjourned to this day), That an address be presented to the Governor-General, transmitting the report, with evidence and appendix, of the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Mr. PARKES, as chairman, brought up the report from, and laid upon the table the evidence taken before, he select committee appointed, on the 3rd July last, to enquire into and report upon the state of agriculture in the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Now, there was the evidence of Champion, who subscribed so much money towards the testimonial to Mr. Randle—God known [?] what—unless it were that Mr. [?] afforded him a good opportunity of making his fortune is an incredibly short time…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The SPEAKER took the chair at twenty-five minutes past three o'clock. ASSENT TO BILLS. The SPEAKER reported that his Excellency had been…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Yesterday heing the day appointed for the prorogation of the Council, the House met at half-past one—the hour fixed for the ceremony on the previous evening. The visitors who occupied seats on the floor of the House,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Yesterday being the day appointed for the prorogation of the Council after its prolonged session, the House met at half-past one p. m. to meet the Governor, who had appointed the hour of two o'clock for the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →[The following is the conclusion of the debate on the City Commissioners' Department.] Mr. HOLDEN: As a member of the committee, he must say something, but he could not in any degree…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →[?]Owing to the late hour to which the Council continued its sittings on Tuesday, we were unable to furnish yesterday a complete report of the debate on the City Commissioners' Department. We now publish the concludion of the report, resuming…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →SirâSince my report to you on the general state of the gold fields in this district, dated April 19th, 1855, No. 55-158, until lately, there has nothing occurred which called for any report from me, other than appears…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The SPEAKER took the chair at twenty-five minutes past twelve o'clock. ASSENT TO BILLS. The SPEAKER reported that His Excellency the…
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