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COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA.

No. 37.

JOURNALS OF THE SENATE.

WEDNESDAY, 4th AUGUST, 1920.

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

2. PRAYERS.

3. P apers.—The Minister for Repatriation (Senator E. D. Millen) laid on the Table the following Papers, viz. :— .

Pursuant to Statute— Electoral Act and Referendum (Constitution Alteration) Act.—Regulations amended.— Statutory. Rules 1920, No. 126. Public Service Act.—Appointment of E. J. Dowling, Home and Territories Department.

The Vice-President of the Executive Council (Senator Russell) laid on the Table the following Paper, viz.:— Pursuant to Statute— Shale Oil Bounty Act.—Particulars of Bounty paid, &c., Financial Year 1919-20.

4. Questions.—Questions on notice were answered.

5. P ostponement. — Ordered—That Notice of Motion No. 1, Private Business, be postponed until Wednesday, 29 th September next.

6. Message from the H ouse of R epresentatives.—Supply Bill (N o. 2) 1920-21.—The following Message from the House of Representatives was received and read :— Mr. P resident, Message No. 28.

The House of Representatives transmits to the Senate a Bill intituled “ A Bill for an Act to grant and apply a sum out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund for the service of the year ending the thirtieth day of June One thousand nine hundred and twenty-one,” with which it desires the concurrence of the Senate.

J. M. Chanter,

House of Representatives, Deputy Speaker.

Melbourne, 4th August, 1920.

7. Supply Bill (N o. 2) 1920-21.—The Minister for Repatriation (Senator E. D. Millen) moved—That the Bill be now read a first time. Debate ensued.

At half-past six p.m. the sitting of the Senate was suspended till eight p.m.

Debate, interrupted by the suspension of the sitting, resumed. Question—That the Bill be now read a first time—put and passed. Bill read a first time. .

Ordered-—That the second reading be made an Order of the Day for to-morrow.

8. A djo urnm ent.— The Minister for Repatriation (Senator E. D. Millen) moved—That the Senate do now adjourn. Debate ensued. Question—put and passed.

The Senate adjourned at fourteen minutes to ten p.m. till to-morrow at three p.m.

9. A ttendance.—-Present, all the Members except Senators Adamson, Cox, Fairbairn, Sir T. W. Glasgow, R. S. Guthrie (on leave), Newland, Payne, Pratten, and Reid.

, C. GAVAN DUFFY,

Clerk of the Senate.

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