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  2. AN ACT TO APPOINT DISTRICT COUNCILS, AND TO DEFINE THE POWERS THEREOF.

    Preamble.—Whereas, with a view to the efficient adminis tration of the local affiiirs of the Province of South Aus-. tralia, it is expedient to provide for the division, of the said Province into convenient districts, and for the election of ...

    Article : 8,683 words
  3. EMPLOYMENT OF CAPITAL.

    AMONG the several channels in which the surplus capital of the province may be usefully and profitably employed, the most prominent is the introduction of steam. navigation, for the purposes of coasting ...

    Article : 1,004 words
  4. MODE OF DETERMINING THE SPECIFIC GRAVITY OF GOLD.

    The density or specific, gravity of Gold is so characteristic of this noble metal, that it is important you should be able to determine this for yourself. The term "specific gravity" means, the ...

    Article : 404 words
  5. DETENTION OF MAILS.

    THE POSTMASTER-GENERAL laid an information on Friday last against the commander of the Cleopatra for refusing, to deliver the mails to the properly authorised person. The defence of ...

    Article : 211 words
  6. THE GUANO QUESTION—UNITED STATES.

    On the 9th of August last, the Senate requested the President to communicate all the correspondence that had taken place between the United States and Peru, regarding the Lobos Islands. The President ...

    Article : 688 words
  7. THE CHARGE FOR DEPASTURING ON THE PARK LANDS.

    A CORRESPONDENT has furnished us with the following statements and suggestions, which we publish for the consideration of the Municipal authorities. On the first view of the subject it seems to us that ...

    Article : 466 words
  8. NEW SOUTH WALES.

    The Governor-General has transmitted to the Legislative Council the draft of a Bill with the following singular title, "A Bill to make it compulsory on persons under committal to prison to proceed ...

    Article : 318 words
  9. THE PLANK ROADS OF AMERICA.

    ON reading of such works in South Australia, we are but too apt to think of them as undertakings which we cannot attempt on the score of expense; but the fact is that we can scarcely be said to have ...

    Article : 553 words
  10. THE GOLD ESCORT.

    The weight of the Gold brought in by the Escort on Saturday, is much more considerable than reported previous to arrival, being 27,033 ozs. 15 dwts., and worth, at £3 11s. per oz., £95,969 16s. 3d. ...

    Article : 176 words
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