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COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA.

No. 9.

JOURNALS OF THE SENATE.

WEDNESDAY, 22nd MARCH, 1950.

1. Meeting oe Senate.—The Senate met at three p.m., pursuant to adjournment.—The President (Senator the Honorable Gordon Brown) took the Chair. '

2. PRAYERS.

3. Questions.—Questions on notice were answered.

4. Papers.—The following Papers were presented, pursuant to Statute— Arbitration (Public Service) Act—Determinations by the Arbitrator, &c.—1950— No. 5—Commonwealth Storemen and Packers’ Union of Australia. No. 6—Repatriation Department Medical Officers’ Association.

' No. 7—Professional Officers’ Association, Commonwealth Public Service. No. 8—Association of Architects, Engineers, Surveyors and Draughtsmen of Australia. Commonwealth Public Service Act—Appointments—Department— Commerce and Agriculture—N. G. Brown, E. J. Pinner.

Social Services—E. C. Cannon, K. B. Crisp. Works and Housing—K. J. Dalgarno. Defence Act—Regulations—Statutory Rules 1950, No. 10. ·

Wool Use Promotion Act—Regulations—Statutory Rules 1950, Nos. 6, 9.

5. Ministerial Statement— Changes in Ministry.—The Minister for Trade and Customs (Senator O’Sullivan), by leave, announced changes in the administration as follows :— Mr. Casey to be Minister for National Development in addition to his portfolio as Minister for

Works and Housing. Senator McLeay to be Minister for Fuel, Shipping and Transport. Mr. Beale to be Minister for Supply. The following Departments had been abolished :—

Department of Post-war Reconstruction. Department of Information. Department of Supply and Development. Department of Shipping and Fuel. Department of Transport. The following new Departments had been established :—

Department of National Development. Department of Fuel, Shipping and Transport. Department of Supply. During the absence of the Minister for Defence (Mr. Eric J. Harrison), the Minister for the Interior

(Mr. McBride) would administer the Department of Defence. Ministerial Representation.— Senator O’Sullivan also announced the following arrangements for Ministerial representation :— In the Senate—

Prime Minister .. .. .. .. .. .. Ί To be represented by

Minister for Defence .. .. ..

Minister for the Interior .. . .

Minister for Air and Minister for Civil Aviation Minister for Commerce and Agriculture . .

Minister for External Affairs and Minister for External Territories

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Senator O’Sullivan.

To be represented by Senator McLeay.

. 1 To be represented by

Minister for Labour and National Service and Minister for Immigration J Senator Spicer. Treasurer .. .. .. .. .. , . . .,

Minister for National Development and Minister for Works and Housing Minister for the Army and Minister for the Navy .. . .

Postmaster-General Minister for Health Minister for Supply

To be represented by Senator Spooner.

To be represented by Senator Cooper.

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In the House of Representatives— Attorney-General .. .

Minister for Social Services . To be represented by

Mr. Holt.

To be represented by Mr. Menzies.

Minister for Trade and Customs To be represented by

Mr. McBride.

Minister for Fuel, Shipping and Transport

Minister for Repatriation .. ..

To be represented by Mr. Anthony. To be represented by Mr. Francis.

6. Social Services Consolidation Bill 1950.—Order of the Day read for the adjourned debate on the Question—That the Bill be now read a second time. Debate resumed. On the motion of Senator Katz the debate was adjourned.

Ordered—That the resumption of the debate be an Order of the Day for a later hour of the day.

7. Governor-General’s Opening Speech- A ddress-in-Reply.—Order of the Day read for the adjourned debate on the motion (by Senator McCallum), viz.— That the following Address-in-Reply be agreed to :— ■

To His Excellency the Governor-General.

May it please Your E xcellency—

We, the Senate of the Commonwealth of Australia in Parliament assembled, desire to express our loyalty to our Most Gracious Sovereign, and to thank Your Excellency for the Speech which you have been pleased to address to Parliament.

Debate resumed. Ordered -That the debate be adjourned till the next day of sitting, and that Senator Arnold have leave to continue his speech on the resumption of the debate.

8. Adjournment .—The Minister for Trade and Customs (Senator O’Sullivan) moved—That the Senate do now adjourn. Debate ensued. Question put and passed. The Senate adjourned at twenty-four minutes past eleven p.m. till to-morrow at three p.m.

9.. Attendance .—Present, all the Members except Senators Aylett, Devlin, Fraser, Hendrickson, Piesse, Robertson, Scott, Simmonds (on leave) and Willesee.

JOHN EDWARDS, Clerk of the Senate.

By Authority: L. F. J ohnston, Commonwealth Government Printer, Canberra.