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  2. LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY.

    THE SPEAKER took the chair at twenty-nine minutes past 4 o'clock. THE RICHMOND RIVER TRADE. Mr. NEAL, for Mr. Bawden, asked the Colonial ...

    Article : 18,067 words
  3. MR. MOORE'S LECTURES ON BOTANY.— " LICHENS," AND " RING-BARKING." TO THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD.

    SIR,—I have always been under the impression that " lichens " grew on the south or shady side of fences, and not on the north, as stated in the lectute. In the bush, the moss on the south side of trees is an excellent thing to-steer by on dull days when the ...

    Article : 156 words
  4. TO THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD.

    SIR,—In your report of Mr. Moore's lecture on botany, published to-day, the following passage occurs at the conclusion:—" Allusion was made to that wonderful habit of twining plants, by which they climb only in a certain spiral direction, and that ...

    Article : 471 words
  5. NEW NOTICES.

    Mr. John Robertson to ask the Colonial Secretary—1. Has there been any consent given by Mr. Cameron to the new contracts mentioned by Mr. Samuel in his telegram of the 11th of October last; and, if not, has not the making of such cantracts ...

    Article : 508 words
  6. TO THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD.

    SIR,—Seeing tbnt the eight hours are getting greatly in vogue by the engineers of Sydney, I would like to draw the attention of the maste's of the various establishments to be very careful whom they engage. I refer to the Society engineers. I would advise ...

    Article : 212 words
  7. CUSTOMS DUTIES AMENDMENT BILL.

    THE following is a copy of the bill to repeal so much of the Customs Duties Act ol 1871 as imposes ad valorem duties, and otherwise to amend the said Act, introduced into the Legislative Assembly, yesterday afternoon, by the Hon. G. A. Lloyd:— ...

    Article : 544 words
  8. TRADE CIRCULARS.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 1,312 words
  9. THE POOR 'BUS BOYS.

    SIR,—It is the intention, I believe, of the omnibus proprietors to dispense with the services of these boys after the present month, and to arrange for the drivers to take the fare, giving them 2s. 6d. per week extra pay. Indeed, many of their buses are already ...

    Article : 109 words
  10. THE PRICE OF BUTCHER'S MEAT IN ENGLAND.

    SIR,—It appears to me that there is a great amount of ignorance displayed in our colony in respect ef the retail price of meat in England. Mr. Jenkins, in his late lecture on Cattle Breeding, given before ...

    Article : 600 words
  11. LUNAR ECLIPSE.

    SIR,—While watching the lunar eclipse of last Wednesday morning, I also was struck with the leaser obscuration, of the southern portion of the moon. This inequality appeared to me to be accounted for by the fact ...

    Article : 288 words
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