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  2. PARLIAMENT of TASMANIA.

    The SPEAKER(Hon. T. Reibey) took the chair at 4 o'clock. PAPERS. The TREASURER(Hon. B. S. Bird) laid on ...

    Article : 5,380 words
  3. SOUTHERN DEFENCE FORCE.

    Yesterday forenoon Major-General Edwards, R.E., C.B., was present at a meeting of the Cabinet, when defence matters were discussed, the proceedings being of ...

    Article : 776 words
  4. LETTERS TO THE EDITOR.

    SIR,—In the Launceston Examiner of the 19th inst. a letter appears, signed "A Friend to Police." The writer says the Fingal correspondent of The Mercury did not write ...

    Article : 259 words
  5. GEEVESTON.

    A social meeting of a very pleasing nature in connection with the improvement classes took place on Tuesday evening, the 17th. The meeting was held in the Congregational ...

    Article : 457 words
  6. MINING.

    The Comstock Mining Co. have made a call of 6d. per share, due and payable on Wednesday, October 9. The Garibaldi Co. have declared a ...

    Article : 292 words
  7. CRESSY.

    A meeting in connection with the Wesleyan Foreign Missions was held in the Wesleyan Church on Tuesday evening, 17th inst. Mr. M. Brumby, who was in the ...

    Article : 314 words
  8. BRITISH POVERTY AND ITS CURE.

    SIR,—From the pulpit and platform we have been ultering some nonsense over this British trouble of excessive production and over population, and the finger of scorn has ...

    Article : 379 words
  9. VACOINATION.

    SIR,—I am glad to see that some believer in vaccination his at last aired his opinions in the public Press. Most of the literature one meets with on the subject is on the ...

    Article : 1,752 words
  10. STOCK AND SHARE MARKET.

    The following were the stock and share quotations and sales on Change yesterday:- HOBART. ...

    Article : 370 words
  11. RAGGED SCHOOLS.

    SIR,—I should like with your permission to make one or two observations on the question of Ragged Schools,and to refer more especially to some suggestions given in ...

    Article : 734 words
  12. MACQUARIE PLAINS.

    The ploughing match as advertised took place on the 21st inst., and was quite up to expectations in many respects; all the arrangements being well carried out. At 10 ...

    Article : 423 words
  13. PUBLIC MEETING AT HUONVILLE.

    A public meeting to take into consideration the Local Government Bill, was held at Huonville, on Saturday evening, the 21st inst., Mr. W. Page, J.P., occupying the chair. The ...

    Article : 1,056 words
  14. MANAGERS' REPORTS.

    Argent,—During fortnight main shaft has been sunk a further depth of 4ft.; totl, 7ft. 6in.; 17 tons of firewood stacked, besides other work. We are almost deep enough to ...

    Article : 1,423 words
  15. FLOWER SHOW.

    It was a happy idea that gave rise to the proposal to hold a special flower show this month, and the committee of the Hobart Horticultural Society deserved the support ...

    Article : 1,097 words
  16. THE NEW STEAM SERVICE.

    SIR,—Will you very kindly let a fruitgrower havce a little say on Mr. E. M. Fisher's very disinterested letter to Messrs. Huddart Parker and Co. "The object I ...

    Article : 417 words
  17. LAUNCESTON.

    A gold-bearing reef has been discovered by a Mrs. Richard Davies, on Apple Orchard Point, Cape Barren Island. The reef is 8ft. wide, showing several leaders, and some of ...

    Article : 348 words
  18. ULVERSTONE.

    We have had several nice showers since my last, but their beneficial effect has been considerably minimised by the sharp frosts we experienced every night. ...

    Article : 736 words
  19. QUESTIONABLE COCOA.

    QUESTIONABLE COCOAS are now in the market. The public need to be warned against the Dutch Cocoas and their English imitations erroneously called pure, which ...

    Article : 274 words
  20. COUNTRY NEWS.

    At the Police Office on Saturday, the 21st. before Messrs. A. McDowall, Warden, A. Ibbott, H.C. Gage, and A. Mandeville, J[?].P., Matthew Fenn, a shepherd, was ...

    Article : 631 words
  21. PROVINCIAL JUSTICE.

    SIR,—When will Tasmania be rid of the insufferable nuisance of incompetent stipendiary magistrates, Commissioners of Courts of Requests, Commissioners of Mines, ...

    Article : 659 words
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