Download PDF

COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA.

66

No. 27.

JOURNALS OF THE SENATE.

THURSDAY, 1s t JUNE, 1950.

1. Meeting of Senate.—The Senate met at eleven a.m., pursuant to adjournment.—The President (Senator the Honorable Gordon Brown) took the Chair.

2. PRAYERS. '

3. Question.—A question on notice was answered.

4. P apers.—The following Papers were presented, pursuant to Statute— Commonwealth Public Service Act—Appointments—Department-— Repatriation—W. P. Whiting. . Social Services—Μ. M. Kelly.

5. Social Services Consolidation Bill I960.—Message from the House of Representatives.—The following Message from the House of Representatives was received and read :— Mr. P resident, Message No. 5.

The House of Representatives returns to the Senate the Bill intituled “ A Bill for an Act ' to amend the provisions of the ' Social Services Consolidation Act 1947-1949 ’ relating to Child Endowment ”, and acquaints the Senate that it has agreed to the Bill with the Amendments indicated by the annexed Schedule, in which it desires the concurrence of the Senate.

Archie G. Cameron,

House of Representatives, ' Speaker.

Canberra, 31st May, 1950.

Ordered—That the consideration of the Message in Committee be an Order of the Day for the next day of sitting.

6. Communist P arty D issolution 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.

And. General Business taking precedence of Government Business after 8 p.m.—

7. R egulations and Ordinances Committee—Seventh Report.—Order of the Day read for the adjourned debate on the motion by Senator Tate, viz.—That the Seventh Report from the Standing Committee on Regulations and Ordinances, presented to the Senate on 26th October, 1949, be adopted.

Debate resumed. Question—put and passed.

And consideration of Government Business being resumed-— 8. Communist P arty Dissolution Biel 1950.—Order of the Day read for the adjourned debate on the Question—That the Bill be now read a second time. Debate resumed.

And it being 10.30 p.m.—

9. Adjournment.—The President, under Sessional Order, put the Question—That the Senate do now adjourn. Question—resolved in the affirmative. The Senate adjourned at half-past ten p.m. till Tuesday next at three p.m.

10. Attendance.—Present, all the Members except Senators Cole, Codings, Lamp, McLeay and Tangney.

JOHN EDWARDS, Clerk of the Senate.

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

F.328.