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143

COMMONWEALTH-OF - AUSTRALIA.

No. 44.

JOURNALS OF THE SENATE.

FRIDAY, 21st NOVEMBER, 1941.

1. Meeting of Senate.—The Senate met at eleven a.m., pursuant to adjournment.

2. PRAYERS.

3. Temporary Chairman of Committees.—The President reported the receipt of a letter from Senator Keane resigning his position as a Temporary Chairman of Committees. The President then read and laid on the Table his warrant as follows :— Pursuant to Standing Order No. 28a, I hereby nominate Senator J. J. Arnold to act as

Temporary Chairman of Committees when requested so to do by the Chairman of Committees, or when the Chairman of Committees is absent.

Given under my hand this 21st day of November, 1941. J as. Cunningham, President.

4. P aper.—The following Paper was presented, pursuant to Statute— Post and Telegraph Act—Regulations—Statutory Rules 1941, No. 261.

5. Questions.—Questions on notice were answered.

6. I nvalid and Old-age P ensions Bill 1941.—Message from the House of Representatives.—The following Message from the House of Representatives was received and read :—

Mr. P resident, Message No. 82.

The House of Representatives transmits to the Senate a Bill intituled “ A Bill for an Act to amend, the 1 Invalid and Old-age Pensions Act 1908-1940 ’, and for other purposes ”, in which it desires the concurrence of the Senate. W. M. N airn,

House of Representatives, Speaker.

Canberra, 21st November, 1941.

Suspension of Standing and Sessional Orders.—The Minister for the Interior (Senator Ceilings), pursuant to contingent notice, moved—That so much of the Standing and Sessional Orders be suspended as would prevent the Bill being passed through all its stages without delay. Question—put and passed. -

On the motion of the Minister for Trade and Customs (Senator Keane) the Bill was read a first time. Senator Keane 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 Committee for the consideration of the Bill.

In the Committee.

Clauses 1 to 12 agreed to. .

Clause 13 debated and agreed to. Title agreed to. ■

Bill to be reported without amendment.

The President resumed the Chair; and the Chairman of Committees (Senator Brown) reported accordingly. . . . ...................... .. ,

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On the motion of Senator Keane the Report from the Committee was adopted, and the Bill read a third time.

And it being Friday, and the hour of four o’clock p.m. having passed— 7. Adjournment N egatived.—The President, under Sessional, Order, put the Question—That the' Senate do now adjourn— Which Question was negatived.

8. N ext Meeting of the Senate.—The Minister for the Interior (Senator Collings) moved—That the Senate, at its rising, adjourn till Tuesday next at three p.m. Question—put and passed.

9. Adjournment. ^ The Minister for the Interior (Senator Collings) moved—That the Senate do now adjourn: ' Debate ensued. .

Question—put and passed. The Senate adjourned at twenty-five minutes to five p.m. till Tuesday next at three p.m.

10. Attendance.—Present, all the Members except Senators Armstrong, Arnold, Ashley, Crawford, Lamp (on leave), A. J. McLachlan, Spicer, Uppill (on leave), and Wilson (on leave).

R. A. BROINOWSKI, Clerk of the Senate.

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