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COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA,

No. 7.

JOURNALS OF THE SENATE.

1. M eetin g of S enate.—The Senate met at three p.m., pursuant to adjournment.

2. PRAYERS.

3. P a p e r .— The Minister for Repatriation (Senator Milieu) laid on the Table the following Paper, viz.:— Pursuant to Statute— Public Service Act.—Appointment of R. E. J. Cromwell, Department of Trade and

Customs.

4. Q uestion.— Question on notice answered.

5. S upply B il l (No. 4) 1919-20.—The Senate, according to Order, resolved itself into a Committee for the further consideration of the Bill.

Schedule further considered, and agreed to. Preamble agreed to. ■

Title agreed to. ·

Bill to be reported without requests.

The President resumed the Chair ; and Senator Shannon, from the Committee, reported accordingly. The Minister for Repatriation (Senator Milieu) moved—That the Report be adopted. Senator Thomas moved—That the Bill be recommitted for the reconsideration of Part 1, The Parliament. Debate ensued. Senator Guthrie moved an amendment, viz., that Item 108 be added to the portion of the Bill

recommitted for reconsideration. Question—That Item 108 be added to the portion of the Bill recommitted for reconsideration—put. Debate ensued. The Senate divided—

THURSDAY, 1 8 t h MARCH, 1920.

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In the Committee.

Ayes, 10. Noes. 12.

Senator Earle. F airbairn. Henderson. Millen. Newland.

Senator Barnes. Huzacott. Ferrick». Foil.

Givens. Lynch. Needham. O'Keefe.

Senior.

Pearce. Plain. Rowell, Russell.

Teller.

Senator Guthrie.

Shannon. Thomas.

Teller.

Senator de Largie.

And so it passed in the negative.

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Question—That the Bill be recommitted for the reconsideration of Part 1, The Parliament—put. The Senate divided— Ayes, 9. Senator Buzacott.

Ferricks. Foil. Givens. Guthrie.

Lynch. Needham. O’Keefe.

Teller.

Senator Barnes.

Noes, 13.

Senator Earle. Fairbaim . Henderson. Millen.

N ewland. Pearce. Plain. Rowell. Russell.

Senior. Shannon. Thomas.

Teller.

Senator de Largie.

And so it passed in the negative. Whereupon the Senate adopted the Report. Senator Millen moved—That the Bill be now read a third time. Question—put and passed. Bill read a third time and passed.

6. A djournment.—The Minister for Repatriation (Senator Millen) moved—That the Senate do now adjourn. Debate ensued. Question—put and passed.

The Senate adjourned at five p.m. till to-morrow at eleven a.m.

7. At t e n d a n c e.— Present, all the Members except Senators Bakhap, Barker, Bolton, Crawford, Gardiner, Grant, Guy (on leave), Keating, Maughan, McDougall, Mulcahy, Pratten, and Reid.

C. GAVAN DUFFY, Clerk of the Senate,

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