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Tuesday, 14 September 1937


Sir ARCHDALE PARKHILL (Warringah) (Minister for Defence) . - I move -

That it is expedient thatan appropriation of revenue be made for the purposes of an amendment to be moved by the Minister for Defence in a Bill for an Act to approve an agreement made between the Commonwealth of Australia of the First Part, the State of New South Wales of the Second Part, and National Oil Proprietary Limited of the Third Part, and for other purposes.


Mr ARCHIE CAMERON (BARKER, SOUTH AUSTRALIA) - It is usual, when the Governor-General recommends an appropriation of money for certain purposes, to detail the purposes for which the money is required, and also to state the amount required. The whole procedure in this instance is entirely irregular and out of order.

Sir ARCHDALEPARKHILL.What I have proposed at this stage is merely a machinery motion to allow of the discussion and subsequent adoption or rejection of the amendment which I have circulated. The motion in itself does not commit honorable members to anything more than a consideration of the proposal which I intend to bring forward.


Mr Beasley - But we prima facie accept the Minister's motion, dowe not?


Sir ARCHDALE PARKHILL - No, the honorable member does not commit himself to anything except the discussion of the proposal at a later stage.







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