Official Record of the Debates: 1891-1898Government Press, 1891 Comprises of: Official record of the proceedings and debates of the National Australasian Convention held in the Parliament House, Sydney, New South Wales in the months of March and April, 1891 -- Official report of the National Australasian Convention debates Adelaide, March 22 to May 5, 1897 -- Official record of the debates of the Australasian Federal Convention, second session, Sydney, 2nd to 24th September, 1897 -- Official record of the debates of the Australasian Federal Convention, third session, Melbourne, 20th January to 17th March, 1898 [2 v.] |
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... an equality of votes . If the words " exercise a second or casting vote " were struck out , and the words " the question shall pass in the negative " in- serted , that I think would answer the purpose . Mr. MOORE : I scarcely think there is ...
... an equality of votes . If the words " exercise a second or casting vote " were struck out , and the words " the question shall pass in the negative " in- serted , that I think would answer the purpose . Mr. MOORE : I scarcely think there is ...
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... is a strong public feeling on this question . Of course the press are particularly anxious that nothing should take place among us that they do not understand . I sympathise with them in that feeling , and I would be the last to wish to ...
... is a strong public feeling on this question . Of course the press are particularly anxious that nothing should take place among us that they do not understand . I sympathise with them in that feeling , and I would be the last to wish to ...
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1891-1898. pointed out by any delegate . Our proceed- ings here have been ... not at all follow that the public should be necessarily admitted to all the ... know that a suspicion will arise - I believe an unworthy suspicion that something ...
1891-1898. pointed out by any delegate . Our proceed- ings here have been ... not at all follow that the public should be necessarily admitted to all the ... know that a suspicion will arise - I believe an unworthy suspicion that something ...
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... can- not understand why such a distinct change should be made from what was considered necessary yesterday . So far as I can gather from reading the debate of yester- day , the opinion of most of the delegates is that the press shall be ...
... can- not understand why such a distinct change should be made from what was considered necessary yesterday . So far as I can gather from reading the debate of yester- day , the opinion of most of the delegates is that the press shall be ...
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1891-1898. to have the defences put on a proper foot- ing . There is no doubt at all about that ; but in order to do that it is absolutely necessary that the power of initiating tax- ation should ... reason , that the customs duties are ...
1891-1898. to have the defences put on a proper foot- ing . There is no doubt at all about that ; but in order to do that it is absolutely necessary that the power of initiating tax- ation should ... reason , that the customs duties are ...
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