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1901. 175
THE PARLIAMENT OF THE COMMONWEALTH.
No. 69.
VOTES AND PROCEEDINGS
OF THE
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
THURSDAY, 26TH SEPTEMBER, 1901. 1. The House met pursuant to adjournment.-Mr. Speaker took the Chair, and read Prayers.
2. PAPER.-Mr. Barton presented, by command of His Excellency the Governor-General-Copies of Telegrams from State Premiers re Property Acquisition Bill.
Read by the Clerk, and ordered to lie on the Table.
3. POST AND TELEGRAPH BILL.-The Order of the Day for the third reading of this Bill having been read-Mr. Deakin moved, That the Bill be now recommitted to a Committee of the whole House for the reconsideration of clause 1. Question-put and resolved in the affirmative. Mr. Speaker left the Chair, and the House resolved itself into a Committee of the Whole. Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; Mr. Chanter reported that the Committee had reconsidered
clause 1, and had agreed to the same with an amendment. Mr. Deakin moved, by leave, That the further Report from the Committee of the whole House on the Bill be now adopted. Question-put and resolved in the affirmative. Mr. Deakin moved, by leave, That the Bill be now read a third time. Debate ensued. Question-put and resolved in the affirmative-Bill read a third time.
4. IMMIGRATION RESTRICTION BILL.-The Order of the Day for the further consideration of this Bill in Committee of the whole House having been read-Mr. Speaker left the Chair, and the House resolved itself into a Committee of the Whole. Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; Mr. Chanter reported that the Committee had made progress in
the Bill, and that he was directed to ask, That the Committee may have leave to sit again. Resolved-That the House will, to-morrow, again resolve itself into the said Committee.
.5. ADJOURNMENT AND TEMPORARY ALTERATION OF HOUR OF MEETING.-Mr. Barton moved, That the House, at its rising, adjourn until to-morrow, at eleven o'clock a.m. Question-put and resolved in the affirmative. Mr. Barton moved, That the House do now adjourn. Debate ensued. Question-put and resolved in the affirmative.
And then the House, at one minute to twelve o'clock midnight, adjourned until to-morrow, at eleven o'clock a.m.
MEMBERS PRESENT.-All Members were present except-Mr. Cameron.
C. GAVAN DUFFY, Clerk of the House of Representatives,
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