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Sydney · Council & local affairs
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A MEETING of the Municipal Council of Sydney will be held at the Town Hall, King-Street, at 3 o'clock this afternoon, for considering the following notices of motion. By Alderman THURLOW: That this Council desire to express…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →THE City Council met yesterday, at three o'clock p.m. Present, the Right Worshipful the Mayor (George Smith, Esq.), and a full meeting of aldermen. MINUTES AND REPORTS…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →YESTERDAY afternoon, in pursuance of advertisement, a public meeting was held at Parramatta, in the square opposite to the King's School, between four and five o'clock, for the purpose of considering the propriety…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Mr. WANT to ask the Honorable the Attorney-General:—1. Whether, under the now contract for the conveyance of the English mails with the Peninsular and Oriental Company, the vessels are to make Melbourne their head-quarters, are not to come on to…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →THE PRESIDENT took the chair at twenty-eight minutes past four p.m. NOTICES. Mr. DEAS THOMSON gave notice of his…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →THE PRESIDENT took the chair at 21 minutes past 4 o'clock p.m. LEAVE OF ABSENCE. On the motion of the ATTORNEY-GENERAL, one week's leave of absense was granted to the Hon. W. G. Pennington, [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The greater portion of the sitting was occupied by the Council in debate on the second reading of Mr. Johnson's bill to amend the law of evidence in prosecutions for bigamy. Mr. Johnson proposes to…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →IN our last article on this subject, we stated that there were a few other objections than those already considered, to which we should turn our attention. Before entering upon the immediate subject, however, we…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →SIR,—A great deal of the opposition to the erection of municipalities in the country districts evidently arises from a fear of the expense of the establishments. If one mayor gets £1000 a year, and a town clerk…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →THE P[?]SIDENT took his seat at twenty minutes past four o'clock. SUPREME COURT BUSINESS. Mr. PENNINGTON gave notice that, at the next meeting of the Council, he should move that an address be adopted, praying for…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →THE PRESIDENT took the chair at twenty minutes past four p.m. NOTICE. Mr. JOHNSON gave notice of his intention to…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The House was occupied about an hour and a half with the Bill to Amend the Law of Evidence in prosecutions for Bigamy. After a sharp contest, the bill was re-committed on the motion of Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →THE City Council met yesterday, at three o'clock p.m. Present— the Bight Worshipful the Mayor, and a full meeting of aldermen. MINUTES AND REPORTS…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →District Courts Act Amendment Bill; third reading. GENERAL BUSINESS—NOTICE OF MOTION. Mr. JOHNSON to move, That the Committee of the whole Council to which the Law of Evidence in Prosecutions for Bigamy Bill was,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL and Mr. BLIGH introduced to the House littleton Hollyoake Bayley, Esq., to whom the PRESIDENT administered the usual oath, and who thereupon took his sent as a…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →THE PRESIDENT took Iris seat at twenty minutes past four o'clock. ADJOURNMENT OF THE HOUSE The ATTORNEY-GENERAL said, that it might…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Mr. 'Barley took the oaths and his seat as a member of the House. Mr. Wise gave notice of a question in reference to the employment of Mr. Dowling, one of the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →On Wednesday, 15th December, the ATTORNEY-GENERAL obtained leave to bring in a bill to amend the District Courts Bill, which was read a first time. The proposed amendments are merely to make the bill read…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Mr. DEAS THOMSON to move, That the report of the Standing Orders Committee, respecting the record of questions put to the member representing the Government, and the answers returned thereto, be adopted…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →THE PRESIDENT took Hiss seat shortly after four o'clock, PAPERS. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL laid upon the table…
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