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FnI|1,A', Aroeui 6.
In the Legislative Assanibly.
Mr. Speaker took the chair at 4.30 p.m.
It was rosoved, on the motion of Mr. Hut
chison, that there be laid on the table a return
in relation to prisuners and prison labour ; and
on the motion of Mr. Burns, a return showing
the cost each year since the introduction of
responsible goverinlent of sending by electric
telegraph to England a report of precis of the
financial statement.
Petitions in ftavour of the Licensing Act
were presented by Sir Henry Parkes from the
president of the Wesloyan Conference and 4000
others, and by Mr. \\'ilkinson from residents
of Balranald.
On the order of the 'day being read for
the resumption of the adjourned debate on
the resolution for the abolition of tolls on the
Rand wick-road,
DMr. Stuart said there were several which
were virtually connected with the one at Rand
wick, and lie thought that instead of dealing
with any one of themn separately it would lIe
better it this motion were withdrawn and the
Governllent wero allowed to deal with the
whole matter early next session.
Mr. 'TJrickett, in consideration of the promise
of the Colonial Secretary agreed to withdraw
his resolution ; old iMr. Young said lhe hoped
Mr. Stuart would also consider the propriety
of abolishing ferries.
The motion was withdrawn.
The Common Lodging House Bill, and MDr.
]t. B. Smith's Electoral Aet Amundment Bill,
were discharged froml the paper and withdrawn.
Mlr. Farnell ilmoved the second reading of the
Oonditional Purchase Validation Bill, which lie
explained had become necessary in consequence
of the decision of the Suprenie Court in Brown
v. Westoln, in relation to selections which had
been applied for through agents.
After reomarks frotm Mir. Ga'rrett and Mr. R.
B. Smiith, the motion was agreed to, and the
hill was passed through Comiuittee without
aInenlldiient. C
Tihe House went into Colrmittoo of Supply,
and the additional estimates of 1883, amounting
in the aggrcgate to £82,839 8s 5d., wore
brought forward, and agreed to after a discus
sion on siome of the itemlls.
The conmlitteo then reported progress, and
obtained leave to sit again.
Mr. Stuart laid on the table copies of cor
responldence on the suliject of the proposed
handing over of Dawes Point to the Imperial
Governinent, and it was ordered that the docu
ments bhe printed.
A select comnnittee was appointed on the
motion of Mr. Day, with power to sond for per
sons and papers, to inquire into and report on
thle mysterious disappearance of Mr. Lamont
Young and pary at Derninguii in 1881.
The house thel adjourned till Tuesday next.
The case of the Iuhappy farmers oon the Bel
linger ltiver seeams bad enough to evoke the
sympathy of it land agent or money-lender.
Mlaizo is 4d. per bushel, with no buyers ; busi
ness at a standstill ; farmllOrs burnling last year's
crop to mnako room for next year's seed ; and
mniny, after years of labour, are leaving the
country sickoned with resultless effort. This
is rather ia sloceking state of afltirs in New
South Vales, and seemiis to indicato that we
have somaething more to do in the way of pro.
gress than tap Queensland anu Victorian bor
ders-that we might possibly spend a little
mnore oefflort in serving ourselves, even If we re
laxed a little of the vigour with wlich we fight
our neiglbovrs.
"You miusi't touch the top of the baby's
head,' said Mrs. Barney to her little foulr-year
old ; " she has a little spot there that is very
tender."
The youngster gazed at it curiously for a
molment, and then asked, " Do all babies have
soft spots on their heads 1"
01 Yes."
"' Did papa have a soft spot on the top of
hIls head when lie was a baby 1"
"Yes," replied the mllother, with a sigh,
"and lie has got it yet."
And Barney, remloving his heand from the
whisky oupboard, sang out, " Yes, indeed, nniy
dear boy, or lie would lie ia single nuat to-day.
LovaLY CLInaEm.-Tliere are hlovely climes and
places ini which the evenlig zophprs are loaded
with malaria and the poison of fever audl upl
demicr. To dwell there in health is Imtpossible,
without a supply of Hop Bitters at lhand.
Thoese Bitters impart an equalising strenglth to
the ystlel, and prevent the nacutnulatlln of
deadly spores of contagion. lD sture and see.
AT the mietrolalitan quarter-seassions oin Tols
day nnnrnhiun, it stated that thliere were now
m?ro than eight Ilhundred prisoneors in Dairlhig
hurat jail, and it iris therefore requested that
thle prisonora senteoneud at the present sesaiolns
should be sent to other jails. His Honor
Judge Dowlhing aecordingly selt the prisoiers
to Goulburn, Wlindsor, tmid Wollongong jails,.
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