Parliament. Wednesday, August 4. Legislative Council
The President took the chair at 4.30 p.m. AN ABSENT MEMBER. On the motion of Mr. JACOB leave of absence was granted to Mr. P. L. C. Shepherd for one…
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Parliament. Wednesday, August 4. Summary of Business
In the Legislative Council, A petition from 208 orchardists in the county of Cumberland and other places, praying the House not to pass the Vegetation Diseases Bill,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Political Snake Yarns. Explanations in Parliament. Travellers' Tales
The dreary proceedings of the Legislative Assembly were enlivened by quite a little scene last night. The Speaker had hardly finished calling over the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →South Australian Parliament. the Commonwealth Bill. the Governor-general's Salary
ADELAIDE, Wednesday.--In the Assembly the whole evening was spent on the Commonwealth Bill. In committee Mr. Grainger moved to substitute "and" for "or" in…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Foreign Trade with the Colonies. the Replies to Mr. Chamberlain. Presented to Parliament
LONDON, August 4.—Mr. Chamberlain, Secretary of State for the Colonies, has laid on the table in the House of Commons an abstract of the reports received from the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →FEDERATION. Farther Discussed in Parliament. Mr. Barton's Motion in the Council. The Commonwealth Bill in the Assembly
Federation was further discussed in both Houses of Parliament again yesterday. The debate on Mr. Barton's motion to go into committee on the…
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Mr. Brunker said, in reply to Mr. Fegan in the Assembly last night, that the cost of the election of the federal delegates to the Adelaide Convention…
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At Epsom this afternoon the fact of such Grand National candidates as Blitz, Response, His Grace, Jubilant, and Lucid being amongst the 14 runners in the Hurdle Race imported considerable interest to that event, for…
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Yesterday being private business day in the legislative Council, the House soon after its meeting proceeded to the resumption of the debate upon the motion for the second reading of the…
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The Legislative Council met again yesterday at 4.30 p.m. ADDITIONAL SITTING DAY. On the motion of Dr. Garran it was decided…
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In the Legislative Council, On the motion of Dr. Garran it was ordered that the House sit on Tuesdays for the remainder of the session…
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The President took the chair at half-pist 1 o'clock. ANSWER TO QUESTION. The VICE-PRESSIDENT OF THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL, in answer to Dr. Creed, said that…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →British South Africa Company. Statements in Parliament. a Ministerial Action. London
Mr. Joseph Chamberlain, Secretary of State for the Colonies, stated in reply to a question in the House of Commons last night that when the Government had definitely decided upon the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Lucknow Strike. a Mass Meeting. Addresses By Members of Parliament. ORANGE
Mr. Sleath, M.L.A., arrived in town, on Wednesday night, and was met at the railway station by about a hundred Lucknow minors, who escorted him to Tattersall's Hotel. The crowd waited to…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Parliament. Thursday. August 5. Legislative Council. The President took the chair at 4.30 p.m. Additional Sitting Day
On the motion of Dr. GARRAN (Vice-President of the Executive Council) it was decided to sit on Tuesdays for the remainder of the session, Government business to have precedence on that…
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The election of an alderman for Bondi Ward, in the Municipal Council of Waverley, to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Alderman T. H. Dickson, was held yesterday and resulted in the return…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Legislative Assembly. The Speaker took the chair at 4.30 p.m. Federal Election Expenses
Mr. BRUNKER (Acting-Premier), in reply to Mr. Schey, said the cost of the recent Federal Convention election was as follows: Conducting the election, £14,367 18s; printing, £360 2s 9d;…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Cost of the Federal Election. Nearly £17,000--Further Figures
Although the Government had already published some statistics relative to the recent Federal elections Mr. Schey demanded a complete revelation. In response Mr. Drunker said last…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Queensland Elections Bill. Brisbane
In the Assembly the Elections Bill was read a second time to-day, but Sir H. Tozer intimated that in committee he would reduce the term of the residence qualification…
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