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  2. INTRODUCTORY.

    After a session that has, off and on, lasted for eleven months, Parliament has been prorogued. The session has been by far the longest during our career as a self-governing colony. It has ...

    Article : 1,930 words
  3. SYDNEY INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION.

    The Tasmanian Exhibition Commission, both North and South, have sat of stated intervals during the month, and have got through a large amount of useful business. Exhibits are coming in very freely in ...

    Article : 204 words
  4. RELIGIOUS.

    The Rev. John Storie has finished his eventful career as minister of St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church, and has during the month concluded his course of lectures upon "Spiritualism," which was in ...

    Article : 515 words
  5. AGRICULTURAL.

    The agricultural statistics for the year ended March 31st, together with a statement relating to the supply of breadstuff's in the current year, have recently been published in the Gazette. The ...

    Article : 266 words
  6. JUDICIAL.

    At the civil sittings of the Supreme Court, on June 24, His Honor Mr. Justice Dobson presided. In the case Wood v. Hogan, ejectment, damages £200, Mr. Lucas, defendant's attorney, applied for ...

    Article : 529 words
  7. RAILWAYS AND PUBLIC WORKS.

    The traffic receipts of the Main Line Railway continue to show a gratifying increase, a fact which has done much to angment the number of those who think the line should be the property of the colony. ...

    Article : 161 words
  8. POLITICAL.

    Parliament stands prorogued till the 12th of next month, but it is not expected that the new session will begin till the end of the month, or the beginning of September. Politics, however, are not quite ...

    Article : 410 words
  9. HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY.

    Tuesday, June 10.—The Colonial Secretary laid on the table the memorandum from Ministers, which was also read in the Council, with reference to the past action with regard to the ...

    Article : 1,556 words
  10. MINING AND MINERALS.

    Large quantities of the precious metal are still obtained at the more easily approachable goldfields, and considerable shipments have been made, though the figures we are able to give are not in any way ...

    Article : 1,595 words
  11. ACCLIMATISATION.

    Salmon of a good size are being caught in increasing numbers in various Tasmanian waters. Last week two fine specimens were netted, one 24in. long, in Adventure Bay, and the other 2lin., in ...

    Article : 64 words
  12. EDUCATIONAL.

    At the last meeting of the Council of Education, the Rev. George Clarke was unanimously elected President for the ensuing year in succession to the Hon. Dr. Agnew, M.L.C., who retires. The rev. ...

    Article : 1,226 words
  13. LITERARY AND SCIENTIFIC.

    The monthly meeting of the Royal Society was held at the Society's Building, on June 9, under the presidency of His Excellency the Governor. Mr. Thos. Stone was elected a Fellow of the Society. ...

    Article : 576 words
  14. PARLIAMENTARY.

    The following is a summary of the business up to the day of prorogation, the 19th ult.:- LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL. Tuesday, June 10.—The Premier brought down a ...

    Article : 1,420 words
  15. VOLUNTEERS AND DEFENCES.

    The Government have received Colonel Anderson's, report on the recent examination of Volunteer officers. The following have passed:—Captains Smith, Davies, O'Boyle, Marsden, Aikenhead, and Just; Lieutenants ...

    Article : 592 words
  16. SOCIAL AND BENEVOLENT.

    On St. John's Day, June 24th, the annual meetings were held in connection with the Tasmanian Union Lodge, No. 536, E.C., and the Lodge of Hope, No. 618, E.C., at Hobart Town and ...

    Article : 1,234 words
  17. MUNICIPAL.

    According to the report of the Health Officer (Dr. Hall) for May, there were 50 deaths during the month, of which 20 took place in the public institutions. Only 13 deaths occurred under the age of ...

    Article : 534 words
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