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  2. GOVERNMENT GAZETTE.

    The following notifications appear in yesterday's Government Gazette:— AGREEMENTS VALIDATING ACT.—Messrs. S. Yardley, secretary to the Agent-General for the colony of New ...

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  3. REPORT OF THE INSPECTOR-GENERAL OF THE INSANE.

    The following is an abstract of the annual report of the Inspector-General of the Insane for the year 1879:— "On December 31, 1878, the number of insane persons under official cognizance was 1916, and of these 1783 were ...

    Article : 3,529 words
  4. DEPUTATIONS. SCARBOROUGH PARK IMPROVEMENT.

    Yesterday a deputation, consisting of Messrs. S. Cook, W. Neill, J.P., W. Jolly, J.P., and the Mayor of West Botany, Mr. J. Bowmer, trustees of Scarborough Park, waited upon Sir Henry Parkes, with a view of ...

    Article : 818 words
  5. NEW SOUTH WALES PARLIAMENT. LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY.

    The SPEAKER took the chair at half-past 4 o'clock. ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS. Mr. LACKEY informed Mr. Bennett, for Mr. Greville, that 50 tons of flour were conveyed from Newcastle to ...

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  6. ROAD THROUGH ADAMSTOWN.

    A deputation, consisting of Mr. Ninian Melville, M.L.A., Mr. H. Bennett, M.L.A., Mr. Davis, and Mr. Yates, waited on the Hon. Minister for Mines yesterday, in reference to the road from Newcastle to Lake Macquarie, ...

    Article : 368 words
  7. HEALTH SOCIETY OF NEW SOUTH WALES.

    The Council of this society held their usual monthly meeting on Wenesday. After the customary preliminary business, the hon. secretary reported an application from the Sanitary Branch of the Technological and Industrial ...

    Article : 209 words
  8. PRESENTATION TO THE HON. PROFESSOR SMITH, C.M.G.

    The gentlemen who formed the staffed the head office, o[?] the late Council of Education yesterday presented to Professor Smith, at his residence, a piece of silver pla[?] mark of their appreciation of his unvarying kindness [?] ...

    Article : 239 words
  9. ROAD BETWEEN PARRAMATTA AND RYDE.

    A deputation from Parramatta River, introduced by Mr. H. Taylor, waited upon the Minister for Works, yesterday, to ask that a road might be made between Parramatta and Ryde, from the continuation of Victoria-street, through ...

    Article : 157 words
  10. MINING ACT AMENDMENT BILL.

    Sir,—As one interested in mining, I crave space to say a few words in reference to this very essential measure, which appears to me by some to be very indefinitely understood. By way of illustration I will give a case of my own, which ...

    Article : 299 words
  11. CLEANSING THE WATER-MAINS.

    Sir,—"Aquarius" is quite correct. Gangs of men have been employed in cleansing our water-mains, but they have operated with the most complicated mechanism I have ever seen used for the purpose in Europe, America, or Australia. ...

    Article : 269 words
  12. CANTERBURY ROAD BRIDGE.

    The Minister for Works received a deputation yesterday, composed of the Mayor of Canterbury, Mr. J. C. Sharp, the Mayor of Petersham, Mr. M'Mahon, and Aldermen Paling, Barrell, Hughes, Pile, and Gelding, of ...

    Article : 298 words
  13. BOROUGH COUNCIL.

    GLEBE.—The ordinary monthly meeting of the Council was held on the 3rd May. Present—The Mayor (Alderman Dunn) and Aldermen Chapman, Thornley, Wearne, Field, Turner, Graham, Walker, Wells, and Lucas. Minutes of the previous meetings ...

    Article : 656 words
  14. APPEALS AGAINST ASSESSMENTS IN SUBURBAN MUNICIPALITIES.

    Sir,—In the City of Sydney Corporation Act it was wisely provided that appeals should be heard by a trained lawyer. It is time that the Municipalities Act was amended in that direction. ...

    Article : 254 words
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    THE TAY BRIDGE DISASTER.—A part of the ill-fated train which went down with the Tay Bridge, in December last has turned up at Norway. While some fishermen were engaged in hauling up their nets ...

    Article : 198 words
  16. QUEENSLAND RIFLE MATCHES.

    Yesterday a deputation, consisting of Major Jacques, Captain Cooper, and Commander Jones, and representing the New South Wales Rifle Association, waited upon the Colonial Secretary, to ascertain if the Government would ...

    Article : 219 words
  17. Advertising

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    PAPER WINDOW SHUTTERS.—William Hipkins, of Belair, Ohio, has taken out a patent for window-shutters in which pasteboard is substituted for wood. The slats and panels can be covered with coloured or stamped ...

    Article : 100 words
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