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THE PARLIAMENT OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA.
VOTES AND PROCEEDINGS
E ERE
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
No. 133.
FRIDAY, 21ST OCTOBER, 1949.
1. The House met, at half-past ten o'clock a.m., pursuant to adjournment.-The Deputy Speaker (Mr. Clark) took the Chair, and read Prayers.
2. ADJOURNMENT-MOTION FOR PURPOSE OF DISCUSSION.-Mr. White rose in his place, and said that he proposed to move the adjournment of the House for the purpose of discussing a definite matter of urgent public importance, namely, ' The action of the Minister for Labour and National Service and the Minister for Works and Housing in exceeding their authority by bringing pressure upon
a Government employee to obey the behest of Communists ; and for their subsequent victimization of a Commonwealth official for refusing to carry out such orders ". Mr. Deputy Speaker thereupon called upon those Members who approved of the proposed discussion to rise in their places, and more than the necessary number of Members having risen accordingly-Mr. White moved, That the House do now adjourn.
Debate ensued. Closure.-Mr. Scully (Vice-President of the Executive Council) moved, That the question be now put. Question-That the question be now put-put. The House divided (The Deputy Speaker, Mr. Clark, in the Chair)-
Mr. Barnard Mr. Beazley Mrs. Blackburn Mr. Brennan Mr. Burke
Mr. Calwell Mr. Daly Mr. Dedman Mr. Drakeford Mr. Duthie Mr. Evatt Mr. Gaha
\r. I[adley Mr. Haylen Mr. Langtry
Ayes, 28.
Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr.
Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr.
Lawson Lazzarini Mulcahy O'Connor
Pollard Riordan Scully Sheehy
Thompson Ward Williams
Mr. Abbott Mr.- Adermann Mr. Beale Mr. Cameron
Mr. Davidson Mr. Fadden Mr. Falkinder Mr. Hamilton
Mr. Holt Mr. Hughes Dame Enid Lyons
Mr. McEwen Sir Earle Page Mr. Rankin Mr. Ryan Mr. Spender Mr. Turnbull Mr. White
Tellers:
Mr. Corser Mr. McDonald
Noes, 20.
Tellers: Mr. Fuller Mr. Sheehan
And so it was resolved in the affirmative.
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45 VOTES AND PROCEEDINGS OP THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. 21st October, 1949.
And the question-That the House do now adjourn-being accordingly put-The House divided (The Deputy Speaker, Mr. Clark, in the Chair)-Ayes, 20. Noes, 28.
Mr. Abbott Mr. McEwen Mr. Barnard Mr. Lawson
Mr. Adermann Sir Earle Page Mr. Beazley Mr. Lazzarini
Mr. Beale Mr. Rankin Mrs. Blackburn Mr. Mulcahy
Mr. Cameron Mr. Ryan Mr. Brennan Mr. O'Connor
Mr. Davidson Mr. Spender Mr. Burke Mr. Pollard
Mr. Fadden Mr. Turnbull Mr. Calwell Mr. Riordan
Mr. Falkinder Mr. White Mr. Daly Mr. Scully
Mr. Hamilton Mr. Dedman Mr. Sheehy
Mr. Holt Tellers: Mr. Drakeford Mr. Thompson
Mr. Hughes Mr. Corser Mr. Duthie Mr. Ward
Dame Enid Lyons Mr. McDonald Mr. Evatt Mr. Williama
Mr. Gaha Mr. Hadley Tellers:
Mr. Haylen Mr. Fuller
Mr. Langtry Mr. Sheehan
And so it was negatived.
3. PAPERS.-The following Papers were presented, pursuant to Statute-Arbitration (Public Service) Act-Determination by the Arbitrator, &c.-1949-No. 79-Actors and Announcers' Equity Association of Australia. Australian Broadcasting Act-Order-Political Broadcasts (Federal Elections) (No. 2).
Commonwealth Public Service Act-Appointment-Repatriation Department-S. R. Tooth.
4. RAILWAY STANDARDIZATION (SOUTH AUSTRALIA) AGREEMENT BILL 1949.-Mr. Ward (Minister for Transport) moved, pursuant to notice, That he have leave to bring in a Bill for an Act to authorize the execution by or on behalf of the Commonwealth of an Agreement between the Commonwealth and the State of South Australia, in relation to the Standardization of certain Railways, to approve
of the Raising of Loans for Defence Purposes (namely, the Standardization of those Railways), and for other purposes. Question-put and passed. Mr. Ward then brought up the Bill accordingly, and moved, That it be now read a first time. Question-put and passed.-Bill read a first time. Mr. Ward moved, by leave, That the Bill be now read a second time. Mr. Holt moved, That the debate be now adjourned. Question-That the debate be now adjourned-put and passed. Ordered-That the resumption of the debate be made an Order of the Day for the next sitting.
5. ADJOURNMENT.-Mr. Ward (Minister for Transport) moved, That the House do now adjourn. Question-put and passed.
And then the House, at twenty-one minutes past twelve o'clock noon, adjourned until Tuesday next at three o'clock p.m.
MEMBERS PRESENT.-All Members were present (at some time during the sitting) except Mr. Anthony, Mr. Blain, Mr. Bowden, Mr. Chambers, Mr. Conelan, Mr. Edmonds, Mr. Falstein, Mr. Francis, Mr. Fraser, Mr. Gullett, Mr. Harrison, Mr. Holloway, Mr. Howse, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. James, Mr. Johnson, Mr. Lemmon, Mr. McBride, Mr. McLeod, Mr. Rosevear, Mr. Russell, Mr. Scullin and Mr. Watkins.
F. C. GREEN,
Clerk of the House of Representatives.
By Authority: L. F. JOHNSTON, Commonwealth Government Printer, Canberra.
