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SIR,—Will you permit me to point out an error into which the writer of the paragraph in last Saturday’s MERCURY having reference to the Prospect and Sherwood Council paying…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Mr. Pitcher, Q.C., and Mr. Digby, instructed by Messrs. Bradley and Son, appeared to support the application for a writ of habens corpus in the case of Li Chun and 28 other Chinamen…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The PRESIDENT took the chair at 4.30 ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS. Mr. SALOMONS, in answer to Sir WILLIAM MANNING, said that the amount paid into the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Yesterday the debate on the second reading of the Chinese Restriction Bill was entered upon in tho Legislative Council. The debate stands adjourned…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Mr. SALOMONS, in reply to Dr. G[?] said that the number of ve[?] that had arrived in this colony from China during the years given were as follows:--…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →In the Legislative Council yesterday, after the disposal of the questions and the transaction of some formal business, the House proceeded to deal with the Order of the Day of first…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Sir,—The bill before the Assembly to empower the municipal authorities to rate Government property within municipal areas is, I think, simply absurd, from whatever point it is viewed. Here we find deputation after deputation…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Leichhardt Council have been petitioned by the members and ministers of the local Wesleyan, Congregational, and Primitive Methodist Churches to pass a bylaw prohibiting the establishment of dancing saloons, and they…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →The fortnightly meeting of the Burwood Municipal Council was held on the 28th May. Present: The Mayor (Alderman H. Lipscomb), Aldermen Archer, Hardie, scholes, Ahearn, Simpson, and Redman. Inward…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Mr. SALOMONS, in reply to Dr. Garran, said that the number of vessels that had arrived in this colony from China during the years given were as follows:—In 1882, 27; 1883; 37; 1884, 63; 1885, 43; 1886, 47; 1888, 51…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →LEADERS: THE CHINESE RESTRICTION BILL IN THE COUNCIL. THE WEAKNESS OF THE OPPOSITION…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The finance committee of the City Council met yesterday, there being present the Mayor, Aldermen Kippax, Hardie, Playfair, Riley, Deau, Manning, J. D. Young, Buckle, Meeks,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A MEETING of the committee of the City Council was held yesterday afternoon at the Town Hall. The Mayor presided. FINANCE…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →THE regular fortnightly meeting of the members of the New South Wales Trades and Labour Council was held last evening at the Temperance Hall, under the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Mr. H. E. Cohen (instructed by Dr. Sly) appeared for the plaintiff; Mr. G. H. Reid (instructed by Mr. G. Merriman, city solicitor)) for the defence. The plaintiff, Charles H. Woolcott, the late town clerk, sued the Municipal Council…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →The President took the chair at 1.30 p.m. Questions. In reply to Sir ALFRED STE[?], Mr. SALOMONS said that 80 Chine[?], who…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The PRESIDENT took the chair at 4.30 p.m. ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS. Mr. SALOMONS, in reply to Mr. CREED,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The recently created M. L. C., the Hon. John Davies, C. M. G., got on the war. path again last night. During the discussion on the Chinese Bill, he objected to…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The PRESIDENT took the chair at half-past 4 o'clock. ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS. Mr. SALOMONS, in reply to Sir Alfred Stephen, said that in the three vessels which arrived lately with Chinese…
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