16th Parliament · 1st Session
The President (Senator the Hon. J. B. Hayes) took the chair at 3 p.m., and read prayers.
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Assent to the following bills reported -
War Service Homes Bill 1941.
Pay-roll Tax Assessment Bill 1941.
Pay-roll Tax Bill 1941.
Defence Bill 1941.
Commonwealth Public Service Bill 1941.
Crimes Bill 194,1.
Acts Interpretation Bill 1941.
Child Endowment Bill 1941.
Raw Cotton Bounty Bill 1941.
Trade Agreement (Southern Rhodesia) Bill 1941.
Empire Air Service (England to Australia) Bill 1941.
Air Force Bill 1941.
Customs Tariff (Southern (Rhodesian Preference) 1941.
War Pensions Appropriation Bill 1941.
Invalid and Old-age Pensions Appropriation Bill 1941.
Wine GrapesCharges Bill 1941.
Customs Tariff Validation Bill 1941.
Customs Tariff (Exchange Adjustment) Validation Bill 1941.
Customs Tariff (Special War Duty) Validation Bill 1941.
Customs Tariff (Canadian Preference) Validation Bill 1941.
Customs Tariff (New Zealand Preference) Validation Bill 1941.
Loan Bill 1941.
Berry Fruit-growers’ Relief Bill 1941.
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– Honorable senators will have read with deep regret of the death in Adelaide, on the 23rd April last, of Mr. John Lloyd Price, who was a member of the House ofRepresentatives and represented the South Australian division of Boothby. The late Mr. Price had had a long parliamentary career, having been elected to the House of Assembly in South Australia in 1915. He was elected to the House of Representatives in 1928 as the member for Boothby, and represented that division till the time of his death. The late Mr. Price was a member of the Bankruptcy Legislation Committee from 1932 to 1935, and was Temporary Chairman of Committees from December, 1937, to August, 1940. He was a member of the Joint Parliamentary Committee on Public Works from December, 1937, to 1940, and Government Whip in the House of Representatives from November, 1940, to the date of his death. He was also a member of the House Committee. The late honorable member was well known to members of the present Parliament, and I feel sure that he will be missed by all of us. I extend to his widow and family our most sincere sympathy. I move -
That the Senate expresses its deep regret at the death of Mr. John Lloyd Price, member of the House of Representatives for the division of Boothby, places on record its appreciation of his meritorious public service, and tenders its sincere sympathy to his widow and family in their bereavement.
– It is always an occasion for regret and sadness when we have to refer to the passing of one with whom we have been accustomed to work over the years in this Parliament. I knew the late Mr. Price, as we all did, very well. I was also acquainted with his father, who passed away many years ago. It is fit and proper that this motion of condolence should be passed, and I associate myself and the other members of the Opposition with it.
– On .behalf of the members of the Country party in this chamber, I support the sentiments expressed by the Leader of the Senate (Senator MeLeay) and the Leader of the Opposition (Senator Collings). In all sincerity, we can say that we hold in affectionate memory John Price, whom most of us familiarly knew as “ Jackie “ Price. We recall how he seemed to be in the fullness of life only a week or two before we heard the sad news of his death. I was associatedwith him and had opportunities to know him well on the Bankruptcy Legislation Committee. I am glad that during my term in this Parliament I was privileged to claim him as a friend, and I join sincerely in this expression of sympathy to his widow and family.
– I have known the late Mr. Price from boyhood. I was particularly friendly with his family, especially his father, the late Honorable Thomas Price, a former Premier of South Australia. As a colleague of the deceased gentleman when he was a member of the South Australian House of Assembly, I knew him intimately, and his death is generally regretted in South Australia. He was a loyal citizen and a valuable representative of his electorate. His nature was such that he endeared himself to all of us. There was no doubt as to his honesty and sincerity in politics.
– Like my colleague, Senator James McLachlan, I have known the late Mr. Price as boy, man, legislator, AgentGeneral for South Australia, and afterwards as representative of the division of Boothby in the House of Representatives. I associate myself with this motion of condolence to the widow and f amily, and I also wish to pay one other tribute to the memory of the late Mr. Price. He possessed the courage that his father possessed before him. It was a traditional courage, and, in his last days, it must have been most gratifying to the deceased, who had an illness which he bore with great cheerfulness, to know that that courage had been handed down to his distinguished son, who has been decorated for his services in the air arm of the Royal Australian Navy.
Question resolved in the affirmative, honorable senators standing in their places.
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– It is with regret that I inform honorable senators of the death, in Melbourne, on the 12th April last, of the Honorable James Arthur Boyd, who was a former member of the House of Representatives. The late Mr. Boyd was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Victoria in 1901 and was a member of that chamber till 1908. He was an honorary Minister from February, 1907, to December, 1908. He waselected to the House of Representatives for the division of Henty in 1913, and again in 1914 and 1917. Although many years have passed since the late member sat in this Parliament, it is in keeping with the tradition of the Senate that we to-day honour his memory. I extend to his family our sincere sympathy. I move -
That the Senate expresses its deep regret at the death of the Honorable James Arthur Boyd, former member of the House of Representatives for the division of Henty and former State Minister, places on record its appreciation of his meritorious public service, and tenders its sincere sympathy to the members of hie family in their bereavement.
– I had not the privilege of acquaintanceship with the late Honorable J. A. Boyd, nor, J think, had any other member of the present Opposition in this chamber, but as the Leader of the Senate (Senator McLeay) has told us the deceased gentleman Tendered valuable service to the Parliament of this country, he is entitled to the respect which we now pay his memory. The Opposition associates itself with the motion, particularly with the expression of sympathy with the members of the family of the deceased.
– The Country party wishes to be associated with the motion before the Senate. I knew the late James Boyd when he and I were members of the House of Representatives. He was a man of sterling worth and forceful character who exhibited courage and forthrightness in all that he did. He will be greatly missed in business circles. Our sympathy goes out to his family in their bereavement.
– Although, as the Leader of the Opposition (Senator Collings) has said, not any members of the present Opposition were associated with the late James Arthur Boyd when he was a member of the House of Representatives, I knew him for many years when I too was a member of that chamber. The late Mr. Boyd was indeed, as Senator Gibson has Raid, a man of sterling character, forthright and courageous in all that he undertook. To the last he led a full life and enjoyed the company of his friends. A rugged Scot, he was loyal, not only to Scotland, the land of his birth, but also to Australia, the land of his adoption. I regard his passing as a great personal loss. He will be sadly missed in Victoria where he was an outstanding personality.
Question resolved in the affirmative, honorable senators standing in their places.
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– It is with regret that I inform honorable senators of the death on the 8th May of Mr. Alexander Hay, who was a former member of the House of Representatives, he having been elected for the division of New England at the general election in 1919. He represented that division till 1922. The late Mr. Hay served in the Australian Imperial Force in the last war. He was appointed a captain in the Force in 1915, and later in that year was promoted to major. He was second in command of the New South Wales and Queensland Remount Units. I extend to the members of his family our sincere sympathy. I move -
That the Senate expresses itssincere regret at the death of Mr. Alexander Hay, former member of the House of Representatives for the division of New England, places on record its appreciation of his meritorious public service, and tenders its sincere sympathy to the members of his family in their bereavement.
– Although, so far as I am aware, no member now sitting on this side of the chamber had the privilege of personal acquaintance with the late Mr. Hay, it is fitting that the Senate should pay respect to his memory, and place on record its appreciation of the work which he, as a former member of the National Parliament, was able to do for this country. The Opposition joins in the expression of sympathy with the members of the late Mr. Hay’s family who to-day mourn his loss.
– Although I had not the privilege of personal acquaintanceship with the late Mr. Hay, the remarks of the Leader of the Senate (Senator McLeay) indicate clearly that he had a distinguished military career and rendered valuable service to this country. The Country party desires to associate itself with the motion before the Chair, particularly that portion of it which expresses sympathy with the members of the family of the ‘deceased gentleman.
Question resolved in the affirmative, honorable senators standing in their places.
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– As a mark of respect to the memory of the gentlemen whose passing we mourn, I move -
That the Senate do now adjourn.
Question resolved in the affirmative.
Senate adjourned at 3.19 p.m.
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