Notes in Parliament
In the Assembly last night, the debate on the address in reply was resumed on the Government side by Mr. Wilkinson in a speech well garnished with pointed facts, which, in the…
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Personalities in Parliament
If the exhibition which Sir HENRY PARKES gave in the Assembly last night is to be taken as an indication of the line of debate he intends to pursue, it is…
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BRISBANE, Thursday.--This afternoon the Assembly disagreed with one of the amendments of the Legislative Council in the Local Government. Bill, on the ground that…
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MELBOURNE, Thursday.--In the Assembly this evening the Minister of Railways stated that the Government fully recognised the importance of certain coal-seams in…
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The Speaker took the Chair at half-past four. QUESTIONS. Mr. WRIGHT, in answer to Mr. Young, for…
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The SPEAKER took the chair at 4.30 p.m. QUESTIONS. Sir ALEXANDER STUART, in reply to Mr. H. Taylor (for Mr. Heydon), stated that all the despatches…
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The Legislative Assembly to-day insisted on its disagreement to the Council's amendment on clause [?] of the Local Government Bill, but did not insist on the disagreement with the Council's amendment on…
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In the Legislative Assembly, this afternoon, Mr. Bent raised the question of making Albury the changing station for the express trains, but Mr. Kerford, who represents Wodonga, said that…
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In the Legislative Assembly to-night, a long discussion took place on the method of the assessment of property, the general opinion being in favour of a capital value being taken. There was a long discussion…
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In the Legislative Assembly this evening there was laid on the table an estimate by the Engineer-in-Chief of the cost of constructing at Port Adelaide a dry dock of sufficient size to take in ships 600 feet long. The…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Parliament. Legislative Assembly. Thursday, September 10. the Speaker took the chair at 4.30 p.m. PRIVILEGE
Mr. BUCHANAN inquired of the Premier whether the members of the Water Conservation Commission were paid for their services. Sir ALEXANDER STUART replied that members…
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HOBART, Friday.--The Constitution Act Amendment Bill, which provides for the retirement of a third of the members of the Legislative Council every two years, and…
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In the Legislative Assembly last evening in the course of the usually formal and preparatory business of giving notices and hearing answers to questions Sir Henry Parkes walked with a…
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Tuesday, the sixth and concluding session of the eleventh Parliament of New South Wales was opened by the proclamation being read at noon in both Houses. About a quarter-past 12 the Governor…
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Parliament was opened on Tuesday with, the usual ceremonies, and both Houses have been engaged in discussions of a more or less interesting character during the week. In…
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The sixth session of the eleventh Parliament of New South Wales was inaugurated on Tuesday, with the customary oeremonies. The attendance of the public, both inside the Parliamentary buildings and in…
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No matter how important the question under discussion, or how lively the debate may have previously been, it is difficult to get above dulness in Parliament on a Friday night. For that is a night on which we…
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In the Legislative Assembly to-day, in reply to Mr. Donaldson, Mr. Griffith stated that the Governor-in-Council last year decided to reduce the rates for press messages between Brisbane and Sydney, and…
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ON Tuesday at noon the sixth and last session of the eleventh Parliament of New South Wales under responsible government was opened by the Governor. The occasion was marked by a large…
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In the Legislative Assembly to-night the Education Bill was passed through committee. The Government proposal to create another Minister, as Minister of Education, was rejected by a large majority. The…
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