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Sydney · Council & local affairs
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LONDON, Monday Evening.—The independent audit made by Messrs. Peat and Pixley, leading chartered accountants, of the London County Council's tramway accounts shows that the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →MELBOURNE, Monday.--The High Court of Australia to-day gave judgment on appeal against a decision of Mr. Justice Cooper in an action brought by the Attorney-General of…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Two leading chartered accountants, Messrs Peat and Pixley, have each made an independent audit of the accounts in connection with the London County Council tramways…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →A San Francisco newspaper declares that the municipal "graft" in connection with the rebuilding of the city is worse than that which occurred under Eugene Schmitz and…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Council clerks will find these notes of great interest and value, hence in kindly supplying us with information regarding the ratings and doings of their municipalities, they will find they are receiving equally…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The specifications in connection with the annual contracts gave rise to some discussion at the meeting of the Campendown Council on Tuesday night…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Ashfield aldermen last night finally settled the question of the amount of rates that shall be raised for the current municipal year. The Mayor (Alderman G. Brown), as…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The fortnightly meeting of the Parramatta Council was held on Monday evening. Present: Mayor Noller, and Alder-men Graham, Brown, Jago, Moxham,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →MELBOURNE.—At the 20th convention of the Pastoralists' Federal Council, which opened on Tuesday, Mr. W. E. Abbott, of the New South Wales Pastoralists' Union,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Railway Commissioners are still jibbing in front of Parramatta requests for relief from very bad arrangements on the railway. The following letter was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The election to fill a vacancy in the Legislative Council resulted as follows:--N[?] Scott, 81; George Fox, 72; S. L. Lazarus, 70; H. Marks, 60…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Alderman Lonsdale presided at the last meeting of the Leichhardt Council. The Mayor wrote to the council clerk, Mr. Hargreaves to the effect that, his position…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Mayor (Alderman Betts) was waited upon by a deputation of prominent Hunter's Hill ladies at the Hunter's Hill Town Hall on Tuesday, their object being to point out to him the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The "Waverley Council recently decided to approach the Minister for Works for the purpose of urging the extension of the Bondl tram to the northern end of the beach. The Minister,…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →The President took the chair yesterday afternoon at half-past four. IMPROVEMENT LEASES CANCELLATION (DECLARATORY) BILL…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →The Council of the N.S.W. Athletic League met at the secretary's office, 27 post-office Chambers, on Wednesday, 18th inst., when there were present Messrs. H. Rose (chair), M.J. Reddy,…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →An independent audit, which has been made by Messrs. Peate and Pixley, who are leading chartered accountants, of the working of the London County Council's…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →The Legislative Assembly Has not been allowed to enjoy a monopoly of "strangers" within the Bar of the House. "When the Legislative Council met yesterday afternoon, baring token…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →LONDON, Monday Afternoon.--Messrs. Peat and Pixley, a leading firm of chartered accountants, has made an independent audit of the London County Council's…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →The question of the powers and position of the official receiver again came up in the Camperdown Council last night, and at least two of the aldermen expressed themselves in…
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