10th Parliament · 1st Session
The President (Senator the Hon. Sir JohnNewlands) took the chair at 3 p.m., and read prayers.
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– I desire to ask the
Minister representing the PostmasterGeneral, the following questions, without notice: -
– As the honorable senator was good enough to inform me that he intended to ask this question without notice, the Postmaster-General has supplied the following answers : -
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Assent to the following bills re ported : -
Crimes Bill.
Service and Execution of Process Bill.
State and Territorial Laws and Records Recognition Bill.
Officers’ Sights Declaration Bill.
Commonwealth Electoral Bill.
Conciliation and Arbitration Bill.
National Debt Sinking Fund Bill.
Invalid and Old-age Pensions Appropriation Bill 1928.
War Pensions Appropriation Bill1928.
Supply Bill (No. 1) 1928-29.
War Precautions Act Repeal Bill.
Geophysical Survey Bill
Customs Tariff (Now Zealand Preference),
Loan Bill (No. 1.) 1928-29.
Science and Industry Appropriation Bill.
Supplementary Appropriation Bill 1926-27.
Supplementary Appropriation (Works and Buildings) Bill 1926-27.
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The following papers were presented: -
Air Force Act - Regulations Amended -
Statutory Rules 1928, No. 52.
Arbitration (Public Service) Act - Determinations by the Arbitrator,&c-
No. 17 of 1928-Fourth Division Officers’ Association of the Trade and Customs Department.
No. 18 of 1928 - Australian Postal Electricians’ Union.
No. 19 of 1928 - Professional Officers’ Association, Commonwealth Public Service.
No. 20 of 1928 - Commonwealth Public Service Clerical Association.
No. 21 of 1928- Federated Public Service Assistants’ Association.
No. 22 of 1928 - Australian . Third Division Telegraphists and Postal Clerks’ Union.
No. 23 . of. 1928 - CommonwealthStoremen and Packers’ Union of Australia.
Audit Act - Transfers of amounts approved by the Governor-General in Council - Financial Year 1927-28 - Dated 20th June, 1028.
Defence Act - Regulations Amended - Statutory Rules 1928, Nos. 58, 72.
Housing Act - Regulations– Statutory Rules 1928, No. 50.
Inscribed Stock Act - Regulations Amended Statutory Rules 1928, No. 01.
Naval Defence Act - Regulations Amended - Statutory Rules 1928, Nos. 49, 59, 73.
New Guinea Act - Ordinances of 1928-
No. 13- Sheriff.
No. 14 - Transfer of Land Control.
No. 15- Supply (No. 1) 1928-29.
No. 10 - Judiciary (No. 2).
No. 17 - Land.
Northern Australia Act - Ordinances of 1928-
Central Australia -
No. 10. - Dangerous Drugs.
No. 11 - Administration and Probate.
No. 12 - Registration.
No. 13 - Crown Lands.
No. 14 - Crimes.
No. 15 - Local Courts.
No. 10 - Plant Diseases.
No. 17 - Aboriginals.
No. 18 - Public Service. North Australia -
No. l0-Dangerous Drugs.
No. 11- Administration and Probate.
No. 12 - Registration.
No. 13 - Crown, Lands.
No. 14 - Crimes.
No. 15 - Local Courts.
No. 16 - Plant Diseases.
No. 17 - Aboriginals.
No. 18 - Encouragement of Primary Production.
No. 19 - Public Service.
No. 20 - Hospitals.
Norfolk Island Act - Ordinance No. 4 of 1928 - Plant and Fruit Diseases (No. 2). Papua Act -
Ordinance No. 6 of 1928 - Supplementary Appropriation (No. 1) 1927-1928; together with Supplementary Estimates of Expenditure (No. 1) for the year ending 30th June, 1928.
Infirm and Destitute Natives Account - Statement of Transactions of the Trustees for the year ended. 30th June, 1928.
Public Service Act -
Appointments - Department of - Health- W. M. Bevington; D. A. Dowling; E. J. Wareham.
Markets- -J. T. Reynolds.
Trade and Customs - L. Barker-
Woden, S. B. Page; G. A. Paterson, C. B. Odman, J. S. Bell, R. M. W. Cunningham, E. H. D’Arcy-Evans, and J. Eadie.
Regulations Amended - Statutory Rules 1928, Nos. 56, 66.
Seat of Government Acceptance Act and Seat of Government (Administration) Act - Ordinances of 1928-
No. 12- Housing (No. 2),
No. 13 - Liquor Poll.
No. 14- Liquor Poll (No. 2).
No. 15 - Theatres and Public Halls.
No. 16 - Police Superannuation.
No. 17 - Building and Services.
Customs Act - Regulations Amended - Statu tory Rules 1028, Nos. 47, 57, 65, 74.
Export Guarantee Act- Returns showing assistance granted -
To31st March, 1928.
To 30th June, 1928.
Lands Acquisition Act - Land acquired at
Arncliffe, New South Wales - For Postal purposes.
Iron and Steel Products Bounty Act - Regulations - Statutory Rules 1928, No. 75.
Shale Oil Bounty Act - Regulations - Statutory Rules. 1928, No. 76.
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Salary of Colonel Thomas
asked tie Minister representing the Minister for Home and Territories, upon notice -
– The Minister for Home and Territories has supplied the following answers to the honorable senator’s questions: -
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Motion (by Senator Sir George Pearce) agreed to -
That leave be given to introduce a bill for un act to amend the Bankruptcy Act 1924- 1927.
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Motion (by Senator Sir George Pearce) agreed to -
That leave be given to introduce a bill for an act to amend the Commonwealth Public Service Act 1922-1924.
Bill presented and read a first time.
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Motion (by Senator Sir George
Pearce) agreed to-
That leave be given to introduce a bill for an act to amend the New Guinea Act 1920- 1926.
Bill presented and read a first time.
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Motion (by Senator Crawford) agreed to-
That leave be given to introduce a bill for an act relating to the Seat of Government Railway.
Bill presented and read a first time.
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Motion (by Senator Crawford) agreed to -
That leave be given to introduce a bill for an act to amend the Patents Act 1903-1921.
Bill presented and read a first time.
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[3.18]. - I move -
That the Senate do now adjourn.
I had hoped to be able to give the Senate a statement of the budget this afternoon, us the Treasurer proposed to deliver his budget speech in another place soon after it met. I understand, however, that the adjournment of that House has been moved in order to permit of the discussion of another matter. This will prevent the budget from being presented till a later hour in the day. In these circumstances it seems hardly necessary to ask honorable senators to come back to-night, to hear a statement on the budget from me ; especially, as with the business on the notice-paper we should be able to take the statement to-morrow.
– I object strongly to the motion for the adjournment of the Senate at this stage. On Thursdays private members’ business takes precedence after eight o’clock. That is our only opportunity to discuss private business. The Senate reassembled yesterday after about three months’ holiday; but unhappily owing to the death, during the recess, of an honorable senator and a member of another place, we adjourned without having transacted any business. There is a certain amount of private members’ business to be dealt with; but it is anticipated that Parliamentwill prorogue in about four weeks’ time, and we shall shortly be informed by the Leader of the Government in the Senate that owing to the volume of Government business it will be impracticable to discuss private members’ business. As honorable senators are, I believe, prepared to proceed with the discussion of such motions, we should not, at this stage, be asked to agree to an adjournment, particularly as some of those now on the notice-paper could be dealt with between now and the dinner adjournment.
Question resolved in the affirmative.
Senate adjourned at 3.21 p.m.
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