Parliament of Victoria. [By TELEGRAPH.]
MELBOURNE, Wednesday.-In the Assembly this evening leave was given to bring in a bill to regulate the working of factories workrooms and shops and the bill was read…
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South Australian Parliament. [By Telegraph.]
ADELAIDE, Wednesday,--The Assembly sat late to-night. The debate on the bill for the return of the Ocean Dock deposit was further adjourned. The tariff…
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The PRESIDENT took the Chair at half-past four. DEPUTY PRESIDENT. The PRESIDENT read His Excellency's…
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The PRESIDENT took tho chair at half-past 4 o'clock. FUNCTIONS' OF THE CHAIRMAN OF COMMITTEES. Mr.PRESIDENT reported the receipt of a communication…
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In the Legislative Council to-day the plans, &c., for the railway extension to Charlesville, and also from Mackay to Eaton, were approved of. The Customs Duties' Bill was read a second time, after a brief…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Parliament of New Zealand. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Own Correspondent.) Auckland
The Premier announced in the House of Representatives to-day that the Government hoped to be able to prorogue Parliament this week. Referring to the San Francisco mail service, Sir Julius Vogel said that the…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Parliament of Victoria. the New Guinea Question. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Own Correspondent.) Melbourne
In the Legislative Assembly this afternoon, Mr. Deakin introduced the Factories and Shops Bill, which, he said, was only altered in a few particulars from the bill introduced by the Government during the last…
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The election of a member to represent Canterbury in place of Mr. Henry Moses took place yesterday. There was very little stir at any of the polling places, and out of 10.520 voters whose names are on the roll…
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With a fair demonstration of public interest the Canterbury election was decided yesterday evening, as many probably expected, in favor of Mr. William Heuson who, obtained a victory over…
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The Canterbury election was decided yesterday as doubtless most people expected in favor of Mr. William Henson who obtained a majority of 845 votes above those recorded…
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The polling for the election of a member to represent the electorate of Canterbury took place yesterday, and resulted in the return of Mr. William Henson by a majority of 845 votes. Mr. Robert Hudson, the defeated candidate, polled…
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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 17. The SPEAKER took, the chair at half-past 4 o'clock. NEW MEMBER…
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Mr. Young last evening let off his elaborate little joke in the Assembly by asking the Colonial Secretary whether his attention had been called to a passage in a speech by Mr…
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BRISBANE, Thursday.--The Assembly sat discussing the Elections Bill till 6 o'clock this morning. The Opposition stonewalled the bill and promised to do so until all…
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MELBOURNE, Thursday.--In the Assembly this evening a long debate took place on a motion for adjournment in reference to the alterations in the running of trains between…
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Last evening Sir Henry Parkes lectured in the Protestant Hall on behalf of a highly commendable object--an unfortunate widow and her seven orphan children--and as the subjects of…
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The Legislative Assembly occupied the whole of the sitting yesterday in discussing the Electoral Act Amendment Bill, the second reading of which was carried, although some diffirence of opinion was expressed with…
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In the Legislative Assembly this afternoon, Mr. Bent moved the adjournment of the House, to have the proponed change in express trains time-table debated. He said that the people of Wodonga were afraid that…
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The debate on Mr. Chubb's amendment on the Elections Bill, substituting a Supreme Court Judge for the Elections and Qualifications Committee, to try election petitions and offences under the bill, was continued in…
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