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COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA.

No. 46.

JOURNALS OF THE SENATE

WEDNESDAY, 25τπ AUGUST, 1920.

1. M eeting of Sknatk .—T he 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. :— By Command— , Commonwealth Government Line of Steamers : Resume of Operations.

Pursuant to Statute— Census and Statistics Act.—Regulations.—Statutory Rules 1920, No. 127. Norfolk Island.- Ordinance No. 1 of 1920.—Preserved Fish Bounties—together with Regulations thereunder.

Seat of Government.—Ordinance No. 1 of 1920.·—Meat—together with Regulations thereunder. War Service Homes Act.—Land acquired at— Auburn, New South Wales.

Islington,, Newcastle, New South Wales. Newbottle, Waratah, New South Wales.

The Vice-President of the Executive Council (Senator Russell) laid on the Table the following Papers, viz.:—

Commerce (Trade Descriptions) Act.—Regulations amended.—Statutory Rules 1920, No. 141. Customs Act.-—Proclamation, dated 11th August, 1920, revoking so much of previous proclamation as relates to the exportation of Superphosphates, &c.

4. A udit Bill.—-The Minister for Repatriation (Senator E. D. Millen), according to Order, moved—That the Bill be now read a third time. Question—put and passed. Rill read a third time and passed.

5. B utter Agreement Bill.— The Vice-President of the Executive Council (Senator Russell), according to Order, moved—That the Bill be now read a second time. Debate ensued. Question—put and passed.

Bill read a second time. The Senate, according to Order, resolved itself into a Committee for the consideration of the Bill.

In the Committee.

Clause 1 agreed to. Clause 2 debated and agreed to. Clauses 3 and 4 agreed to. Preamble agreed to. Title agreed to.

Bill to be reported without amendment.

The President resumed the Chair ; and Senator Bakhap, from the Committee, reported accordingly. Whereupon the Senate adopted such Report. Ordered—That the third reading of the Bill be an Order of the Day for the next day of sitting. F.251

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(i. P ostponement.—Ordered—That Older of the Day No. 3, Government Business, lie postponed until after Order of the Day No. 4.

7. W ak Service H omes B il l .— Order of the Day read for the adjourned debate on the Question—That the Bill be now read a second time. Debate resumed. Question—put and passed.

Bill read a second time. The Senate, according to Order, resolved itself into a Committee for the consideration of the Bill.

In the Committee.

Clause 1 agreed to. Clause 2 debated and agreed to. Clause 3 debated and agreed to. Clause 4 debated and agreed to.

Clause 5 debated and agreed to. Clause 6 debated and agreed to. Clause 7 debated and agreed to. Clause 8 agreed to. Clause 9 debated and agreed to.

Clause 10 debated—-Senator Foil moved—That sub-section (2.) be left out. Debate ensued. To report progress and ask leave to sit again.

The President resumed the Chair ; and Senator Bakhap, from the Committee, reported that the Committee had considered the Bill and had made progress, and asked leave to sit again. Ordered—That the Committee have leave to sit again on the next day of sitting.

8. Adjournment.—The Senate adjourned at seventeen minutes past six p.m. till to-morrow at three p.m.

9. Attendance.—Present, all the Members except Senators Adamson, Cox, Crawford, Earle, Foster, Gardiner, K. S. Guthrie (on leave), and Lynch.

C. GAVAN DUFFY, Clerk of the Senate.

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