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COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA.
â No. 111. -
JOURNALS OF THE SENATE
FRIDAY, 8 t h AUGUST, 1919.
1. Meeting of S enate.— The S enate met a t eleven a.m., p ursuant to adjournm ent.
2. P R A Y E R S .
3. Adjournment to Debate Matter of Urgency.— Senator G ardiner, in order to discuss a m atter of urgent public importance, viz., “ The serious situation th a t has arisen in connexion w ith the increases in the prices of hides, leather, and footw ear,” moved— T h at the Senate, a t its rising, adjourn till eleven o’clock to-morrow. D ebate ensued. i
At one p.m. th e sittin g of th e S enate was suspended till half-past two p.m.
Debate, interrupted by the suspension of the sitting, resumed. A nd the debate having reached the lim it of three hours allowed by th e S tanding Order, the Business of th e D ay was called oil.
4. Questions.— Questions on notice were answered.
5. Message from the H ouse of R epresentatives.— Moratorium B ill.—The following Message from the H ouse of R epresentatives was received and read :—
M r. P resident, Message No. 95.
The H ouse of R epresentatives transm its to the Senate a Bill in tituled “ A Bill for an Act to continue in force certain Regulations intituled the War Precautions (Moratorium) Regulations and the War Precautions (Active Service Moratorium) R e g u la tio n s w ith which it desires the concurrence of the Senate. \
W. E lliot J ohnson,
H ouse of Representatives, - Speaker.
Melbourne, 8th A ugust, 1919. ·
Bill read a first time, and second reading made an O rder of th e Day for the n ex t day of sitting.
6. P ostponement.— O rdered—T hat P riv ate Business, N otice of Motion No. 1, be postponed until Thursday, 4th Septem ber next. '
7. A djournment.—The M inister for R epatriation (Senator Milieu) moved—T h a t th e S enate do now adjourn. D ebate ensued. ' .
Question— p u t and passed. .
The Senate adjourned a t fourteen m inutes to four p.m. till W ednesday next a t three p.m.
8. Attendance.— Present, all th e Members except Senators Crawford (on leave), G uthrie, Guy (on leave), Lynch, Pearce (on leave), and Senior. _ _
C. G A V A N D U F F Y ,
Clerk of the Senate.
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