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COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA.
No. 13.
JOURNALS OF THE SENATE.
WEDNESDAY, 19th APRIL, 1950.
1. Meeting of Senate.—The Senate met at three p.m., pursuant to adjournment.--The .President (Senator the Honorable Gordon Brown) took the Chair.
2. PRAYERS.
3. P etrol from F ormosa—Statement.— Suspension of Standing Orders.—The Leader of the Opposition (Senator Ashley) moved—That so much of the Standing Orders be suspended as'would prevent Senator Critchley ma'king a statement in regard to a question he proposes to ask with reference to petrol. Question—put and passed, there being present an absolute majority of the whole number of Senators,
and no dissentient voice. Senator Critchley thereupon made a statement regarding the alleged failure of an Australian importing firm to obtain dollar-frce petrol from Chinese Nationalist stocks in .Formosa.
4·. Questions.—Questions on notice were answered.
δ. P apers.—The following Papers were presented, pursuant to Statute— Australian Broadcasting Act—Australian Broadcasting Control Board—First Annual Report, for period ended 30th June, 1949. '
Commonwealth Bank Act—Appointment—G. R. Brown. Commonwealth Public Service Act—Appointments—Department— Defence—G. Barrett, J. Hepburn. Interior—T. A. Miller.
Labour and National Service—J. N. G. Gartside. Social Services—K. H. Corvan. Works and Housing—C. F. Bode, J. E. Carney, A. Green. Customs Act—Regulations—Statutory Rules 1950, No. 17.
Dairy Produce Export Control Act—Regulations—Statutory Rules 1950, No. 13. Defence Act and Naval Defence Act—Regulations—:Statutory Rules 1950, No. 12. .Defence Forces Retirement Benefits Act—Regulations--Statutory Rules 1950, No. 14. Defence (Transitional Provisions) Act—Regulations—Statutory Rules 1950, No. 15.
Excise Act—Regulations—Statutory Rules 1950, No. 1G. Lands Acquisition Act—Land acquired for— Defence purposes— â · Banyo, Queensland.
Mount Gambicr, South Australia. Richmond, New South Wales. Wollongong, New South Wales. Department of Civil Aviation purposes—
Bendigo, Victoria. .
Ceduna, South Australia. Department of Works and Housing purposes—Wagga Wagga, New South Wale?. Postal purposes— Albany, Western Australia.
Jerilderie, New South Wales. Loomberah, New South Wales. Loxton, South Australia. McLeod, Victoria, ltydal, New South Wales. The Entrance, New South Wales. Thomastown, Victoria. Toukley, New South Wales. .
Waikerie, South Australia. AVhyalla, South Australia. Northern Territory (Administration) Act—Regulations—1950— No. 2 (Alice Springs Administration Ordinance).
No. 3 (Licensing Ordinance). ·
No. 4 (Licensing Ordinance). War Service Homes Act—Land acquired at Bankstown, New South Wales.
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