Parliament. Monday, July 11. Legislative Assembly
The House met at 4.30 p.m. ROYAL ASSENT. The Speaker read messages from the Governor, giving the Royal assent to the following bills:…
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Parliament of New South Wales. Legislative Assembly. Monday, July 11
The SPEAKER took the chair at half-past 4 o'clock. ASSENT TO BILLS. Mr. SPEAKER announced the receipt of messages from his Excellency the Governor, assenting to the following…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Parliament. Legislative Assembly. Monday. July 11. The SPEAKER took the chair at 4.30 p.m. Answers to Questions
Mr. BURNS, in answer to Mr. Melville, said it was estimated that the cost of hauling the coal for the public on the Western railway was a little over id. per ton per mile. There were…
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LONDON, July 11.—The MORNING POST considers that the result of the Coventry election should act as a warning to the unionist leaders, I that they should more completely identify…
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London, Sunday.--The election of a member for Coventry, in place of Mr. Eaton, who has been raised to the peerage, took place yesterday, when Mr. W. Ballantyne,…
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There are jobs and jobs. Some political jobs require, on the part of their perpetrators, a certain amount of cleverness. There are others which require nothing more than the…
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ADELAIDE, Tuesday.--In the Legislative Council to-day, Mr. Rankine moved successfully for a return of the number of men engaged on the relief works and the term of their…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Prorogation of Parliament. Legislative Council
The ceremonies in the Legislative Council-chamber showed that prorogation, as contrasted with the opening of Parliament, is like a theatrical performance in the light of tallow candles as…
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The PRESIDEWENT took the chair half-past 4 o'clock. PRACTICE OF MEDICINE. Mr. CREED presented the report of the…
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The President took the chair at 4.30 p.m. OUR DEFENCES. In reply to Mr. Piddington, Mr. SALOMONS said copies of the reports made by the Auditor-General…
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HOBART, Tuesday.--Parliament was opened to-day by the Governor in person with the usual ceremony. In the opening speech the hope was expressed that the meeting of the…
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The PRESIDENT took the chair at half-past 4 o'clock. PAPERS. Mr. SALOMONS laid upon the table of the House the annual report of the Minister for Mines for 1886, annual report…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Should Parliament Be Opened by Prayer? to the Editor of the Herald
Sir,—Will you kindly permit a few lines on the above subiect, discussed in your second leader of this day week" On the subject of personal religion what you write cannot be disputed. But surely if it be a duty no less than a…
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The first session of the thirteenth Parliament of New South Wales closed yesterday, when the prorogation ceremony was performed by his Excellency the Governor. The ceremony was fixed for noon, but long before the appointed…
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HOBART, Wednesday.—The Tasmanian Parliament was opened yesterday afternoon with the usual formalities. The Governor's speech announced a deficit in the revenue, which is to be…
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MELBOURNE, Wednesday.--Very little was done in Parliament to-night. A long time was wasted in the discussion on the motion for adjournment on the desirability of establishing…
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HOBART, Wednesday.--1 he House of Assembly and Legislative Council to-day passed an address of congratulation to the Queen in connection with the Jubilee. In the Assembly the…
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The inc[?]emency of the weather tended greatly to mar the outside portion of the proceedings in connection with the prorogation of Parliament by his Excellency the Governor on Wednesday…
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After a life of little more than font months, the first session of the thirteenth Parliament was brought to a close yesterday, The ceremony attending the prorogation differed little,…
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HOBART, Thursday.--The Assembly dealt with private members business only to-night. A resolution was passed that a committee of the whole House consider the question of…
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