Parliament. Legislative Council. Wednesday July 13
The president took the chair at half-past 4 o'clock OFFICIAL INFORMATION Sir JOHN ROBERTSON in reply to Mr. Macleay…
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Council & local affairs, 1881
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Parliament of New South Wales. Legislative Council. Wednesday, July 13. The PRESIDENT took the chair at 4.30 p.m. PETITION
Mr. DPRLEY presented a petition from Frances Howard Potts and Donald Fraser, praying that a private bill, dealing with certain lands in which they were interested, which had lapsed last session when before the Council, by…
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The preparations for the ball which his Worship the Mayer of Sydney gives this evening in the Exhibition building. Prince Alfred Park, in honour of the visit of the Royal midshipmen and the officers of the detached…
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WAVRRLEY.— Monthly Council meeting held on Tuesday, 5th July. present—The Mayor (Mr. J. Macpherson), Alderman Baglin, Hemy, Henderson. Newman, Richardson, simpson. H. Wiley. Minutes of previous meeting read and confirmed…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Municipal Neglect in the Suburbs. to the Editor of the Sydney Daily Telegraph
Sir,--While Mr. Seymour aud staff are vigorously employed in ridding the city of its abominations, many of the officers over the sea are grossly negligent in this vital matter. For instance, no such officer has…
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The Mayor's ball, in honour of the visit to Sydney of the Detached Squadron with their Royal Highnesses Prince Albert Victor and Prince George, took place in the Exhibition building, Prince…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Slaughtering in the City. Mr. Punch Interviews an Alderman
Mr. P.: So you've decided to allow butchering in the city, I see. The A.: Of course. What else could you expect with two influential butchers in the Council? The butchering vote is an important one, I can tell you, and the aldermanic…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Ladies' Page. Odds and Ends. the Mayor's Ball
THE ball to be given this week by the mayor of Sydney promises to be a brilliant affair. No expense has been spared to further this desirable result. Mirrors, flags, plants, and flowers will convert the…
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A SPECIAL meeting of the Council was held in St. Francis' Hull on Wednesday, 13th inst. The Very Rov. Dean Sheridan, V.G. (Chaplain-Gene-ral), preoided, and the following chaplains of the…
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The PRESIDENT took the chair at half-past 4 o'clock. OFFICIAL INFORMATION. Sir JOHN ROBERTSON, in reply to Mr. Macleay,…
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BURWOOD.--.June 23.--Present: The Mayor (Mr. Archer) and Aldermen [?]anders. Keen, Johnson, Beaver, Deakin, and Simson. Correspondence despatched to the manager of City Bank, explaining…
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SIR—Permit me through the medium of your valuable journal'torefer to the above subject. It is believed and felt by many persons that the present system of municipal taxation is inequitable by overtaxing improvements, while…
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PADDINGTON.—Meeting held on 12th instant. Present—the Mayor (Mr. W. Brown), Aldermen Castle, Campbell, Watson, Johns, Davies, and Graham. The minutes of the previous meeting read and confirmed. Correspondence: From the Department of…
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There was a "scene" at the ordinary fortnightly meeting of the Petersham Borough Council yesterday evening. Alderman M'Gill wanted to now who recommended the Governor appoint Mr. Tighe to…
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ASHFIELD.—A meeting was held was held on July 5. Present— The Mayor (Mr. Thomas L. Nicholson), and Aldermen Fyle, Hammond, Hudson, Knights, Moss, Shilling, and Watkin. The minutes of the previous meeting were read and confirmed…
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At a banquet given by the Lord Mayor of London, H.R.H. the Prince of Wales and King Kalakaua, of the Hawaiian Islands, were present, and in the speeches made the…
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The following is the business paper of the Legislative Council for to-day (Wednesday):—Question: Mr. Stewart to ask the Vice-President of the Executive Council,—1. Has Government made any inquiry relating to the case of Susan Nixon, who died…
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The PRESIDENT took the chair at half-past 4 o'clock. Mr. STEWART asked the following questions:—(1) Has Government made any inquiry relating to the…
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