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- UNITED NATIONS INTERNATIONAL CHILDREN'S EMERGENCYFUND GRANT BILL 1949
- WHARF AT DARWIN
- TARIFF PROPOSALS 1948-49
- CUSTOMS TARIFF BILL 1949
- TARIFF PROPOSALS 1948-49
- EXCISE TARIFF BILL 1949
- TARIFF PROPOSALS 1948-49
- CUSTOMS TARIFF (NEW ZEALAND PREFERENCE) BILL 1949
- TARIFF PROPOSALS 1948-49
- CUSTOMS TARIFF BILL (No. 2) 1949
- STATES GRANTS (COAL-MINING INDUSTRY LONG SERVICE LEAVE) BILL 1949
- COAL EXCISE BILL 1949
- TARIFF PROPOSALS 1948-49
- EXCISE TARIFF BILL (No. 2) 1949
- COMMONWEALTH CONCILIATION AND ARBITRATION BILL (No. 2) 1949 [No. 2]
- RAILWAY STANDARDIZATION (SOUTH AUSTRALIA) AGREEMENT BILL 1949
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COAL INDUSTRY (TASMANIA)
BILL 1949. - NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE BILL 1949
- LIQUID FUEL (RATIONING) BILL 1949
- CHRISTMAS ISLAND AGREEMENT BILL 1949
- SUGAR AGREEMENT BILL 1949
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Mr WARD (East Sydney) (Minister for Transport and Minister for External Territories)
. - What the honorable member for Balaclava (Mr. White) had to say about Nauru has nothing to do with this measure ; but, with your permission, Mr. Temporary Chairman, I shall make some references to it. The dependants of the employees of the British phosphate commission and of the administration of Nauru who lost, their lives have been compensated. I almost said that they had been adequately compensated; but it is impossible adequately to compensate people for the loss of their dear ones. Investigations into the riots at Nauru are continuing. An official was sent there for that purpose. Inquiries about the riots were made at the last meeting of the Trusteeship Council of the United Nations. A full report is being prepared. I hope to be able to supply thehonorable member with full details at an early date. Regarding the other inquiry of the honorable member I desire to advise him that conditions of labour on Christmas Island will be not less satisfactory than they were under the private company.
Mr White
- Is it native labour or Chinese labour?
Mr WARD
- I understand that it is partly Asiatic labour.
Bill agreed to.
Bill reported without amendment; report adopted.
Bill - by leave - read a third time.
