Notes in Parliament
All the earlier portion of the night was occupied in testing the new closure rules, Mr. Melville, in a portentous voice, began by asking lite Speaker whether he was quite…
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Parliament. Legislative Council. Tuesday, May 31
The PRESIDENT took the chair at half-past 4 o'clock. SUPPLY BILL. A Monthly Supply Bill was received from, the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →South Australian Parliament. Protective Tariff Foreshadowed. (By Telegraph.)
ADELAIDE, Tuesday.--Various rumors are current with reference to the state of parties in the new House of Assembly. Some of the more prominent Oppositionists arc anxious to…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Victorian Parliament. Forecast of the Governor's Speech. (By Telegraph.)
MELBOURNE, Tuesday.--The following is a forecast of the bills which will be mentioned in the Governor's speech at the opening of Parliament :--A Lunacy Bill, based on the…
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The PRESIDENT took the chair at half-past 4 o'clock. JUDGES' ENABLING BILL. Mr. PRESIDENT reported the receipt of a message from the Governor, stating that his Excellency had in the name…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →South Sydney Election. Mr. B. R. Wise at the Masonic Hall
Last evening the Hon. B. R. Wise, whoso acceptance of the position of Attorney-General has rendered a fresh appeal to his coutituents necessary, held his first meeting at the New Masonic Hall, Castlereagh-street. The…
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Mr. WISE'S friends and the supporters generally of the freetrade principles of which he is now one of the recognised champions, have every reason…
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In the Assembly yesterday, just after the reassembling of the House, the Speaker intimated that he had received a letter from Mr. B. R. Wise, one of the members for South Sydney,…
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Close on a fortnight ago the Opposition lost its leader in a sudden and painful manner. While actively engaged in carrying out the Opposition policy, which…
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The President took the chair at half-past 4 o'clock. queen's statue. Sir ALFRED STEPHEN was informed on…
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The PRESIDENT took the chair at half-past 4 o'clock. TEMPORARY SUPPLY BILL. The PRESIDENT reported the receipt from the Governor [?] a message stating that his Excellency had, in the name…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The South Sydney Election. Mr. Traill at the Masonic Hall
Last night Mr. W. H. Traill addressed the electors of South Sydney at the New Masonic Hall, Castlereagh-street. Mr. J. P. Wright, J. P., occupied the chair, and the hall was crowded. Amongst others on the platform we…
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We are requested to state that the views of Mr. Wise (the Attorney-General) on the question of local option have undergone no change since that gentleman appeared before the South…
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So far, the effect of the clôture rules has been to intensify the very evil that they were intended to abolish. The obstructionists find them a perfect godsend. All…
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MELBOURNE, Thursday. --The Address in Reply to the Governor's speech will be moved in the Assembly on Tuesday by Mr. Anderson, the member for Creswick, and will be seconded by…
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The SPEAKER took the chair at half-past 4 o'clock. ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS. Mr. BURNS, in answer to Mr. FRANK…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Opening of the South Australian Parliament. (By Telegraph.)
ADELAIDE, Thursday.--The twelfth Parliament of South Australia was opened to-day by his Excellency the Governor, in the presence of a good number of people. The Governor was…
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The SPEAKER took the chair at half-past 4 o'clock. ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS. Mr. BURNS, in reply to Dr. Ross, said the question of placing the banking corporations in the colony under more…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Parliament of New Zealand. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Own Correspondent.) Auckland
In the House of Representatives to-day, on the motion for granting supplies, Major Atkinson moved an amendment that an address be presented to the Governor, urging that a new parliament be convened…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Opening of the Parliament of South Australia. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Own Correspondent.) Adelaide
The first session of the 12th Parliament of South Australia was opened by the Govornor to-day. Both Houses met at noon. Judges Way, Boucaut, and Bundey performed the preliminary work in connection…
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