Image TileImage TileImage TileImage TileImage TileImage TileImage TileImage TileImage TileImage TileImage TileImage TileImage TileImage TileImage TileImage Tile
Image size: 4608x6656 Scale: 35% - PanoJS3
Page overview thumbnail

Article text

v NEW SOUTH WALES.
Svdriev. Auorusi 15.
', £n the Legislative Assembly to-day tine
jGity Council Loan Bill was introduced and
(read a first time.
? Sir. See moved the second reading of the
, Women's Fiianehi.-:e Bill, and said the only
difference between the measure and that
svhicli has passed the Legislative Assembly
by a large majority in November last was
thai now thase words were added — 'Pro-
dded that Whe rights e-o conferred .shall not
be exercised until the geueial election next
; Happening alter uie commencement or iwig
'&Jt.' He regretted that the Bill, had not
been carried by the .Legislative Council, but
bow they were in a position to say that they
had a mandate from the people for putting
the Bill on the statute-book. It was a
liberal and perfectly just measure, and he
hoped the. will of the people so recently
Jexprcesed would not be frustrated,
j -~ August 20.
/ In the Legislative Assembly to-day Mr.
See, in reply to a question, said he had
'already protested against the system oi'
recruiting in this State for troops for Sou Lh
?Africa, and a cable had been sent to thi
Imperial authorities to that effect.
[ August 21.
1 In illve Legislative Council to-day the Real
jProperty and Conveyancing Bili was read
'» sceond lime aui pissed through uouuuit
Jtee.
( The Marriage BiH was reported with
Jamemlments. A clause wan inserted pro
jviding tmat before a hou^e could bs pro
Juibitc-d us a place at which to celebrate
marriages Ian enquiry fc-Hiould be held by
Jt);e district court judge, after due notice
fcad been given.
I In the Legislative Assembly a motion by
?fltfr. O'Sullivan that the construction of a
line of railway from Tamora. !'o Wyalong,
ija-s recommended by the Parliamentary
Standing Oonunit'teej be carried out, was
j^liscu'&ea. This Line was ]-aived las;, ses
toon, but was counted out in the Council.
i; Tiic annual report o'f the Hallway Com
tnUsion up to June 30 was laid on the table
Jtff the Aeiiombly. I't fclhoiv.s that the re
] venue exceeded that of the previous year
by £410,207, -which is t'Jie largest increase
hiirlierbo recorded. There were 18 i-on-
paying raulways. After paying all work
ing expenses, and providing a gum of
£1,424,940 for interest on die railway capi
. tail, cailculated at 3.06 per cent.-~i.he average
irate paid on the Sra!te delbt — the result of
Jtjhe yeai-'s working is a surplus of £105,638.
$