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COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA.

No. 42.

JOURNALS OF THE SENATE.

THURSDAY, 12th OCTOBER, 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. Questions.—Questions on notice were answered.

4. P apers.—The following Papers were presented, pursuant to Statute— Commonwealth Public Service Act—Appointments—Department— Repatriation—R. H. Brent, W. L. Forsyth. Trade and Customs—A. E. A. Weaver. Dairy Produce Export Control Act—Twenty-fifth Annual Report of the Australian Dairy

Produce Board, for year 1949-50. .

5. Order of Business—Suspension of Standing and Sessional Orders moved.^-The Minister for Trade and Customs (Senator O’Sullivan) moved—That so much of the Standing and Sessional Orders be suspended as would prevent the resumption of the debate upon Government Business, Order of the Day No. 1 (Communist Party Dissolution Bill) being made an Order of the Day for a later hour this day, namely 2.15 p.m. Debate ensued. Point of Order.—At 2.15 p.m., debate still proceeding, Senator O’Sullivan drew attention to the fact

that the time named in the motion having passed, the motion had ceased to be an effective motion. Ruling of President.—The President upheld the point and ruled that the motion was now out of order. 6. Australian Prisoners-of-War—Subsistence Allowance—P aper.—The Minister for Trade and Customs (Senator O’Sullivan), by Command of His Excellency the Governor-General, laid upon the

Table the following Paper— Report of Committee appointed to investigate Question of payment of Special Subsistence Allowance to Australian Prisoners-of-War 1939-45 War— and, by leave, made a statement relating thereto. Senator McKenna moved—That the Paper be printed.

Question—put and passed.

7. Commonwealth B ank Bill 1950 [No. 2],—Message from the House of Representatives.—The following Message from the House of Representatives was received and read :—

Mr. P resident, Message No. 29.

The House of Representatives transmits to the Senate a Bill intituled “ A Bill for an Act to repeal the Banking Act. 1947-1948 and to amend the Commonwealth Bank Act 1945-1948 ”, in which it desires the concurrence of the Senate. C. F. Adermann,

House of Representatives, ' Deputy Speaker.

Canberra, 12th October, 1950. ’

Suspension of Standing and Sessional Orders nef/atived.—The Minister·for Trade and Customs (Senator O’Sullivan), 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. The Senate divided— ·

Ayes, 23. Noes, 32.

. Senator— Senator— Senator— Senator—

Cooper. Reid. Amour. Hendrickson.

Gorton. Robertson. Armstrong. Katz.

Guy. Simmonds. Arnold. McKenna.

Hannaford. Spicer. Ashley. Morrow.

Henty. Spooner. 1 Aylett. Murray.

Kendall. Vincent. Beerworth. Nash.

McCallum. Wedgwood. Benn. Nicholls.

Maher. Wood. Brown. O’Byrne.

Mattner. Wordsworth. Cameron. O’Flaherty.

O’Sullivan. Cole. Ryan.

Piesse. Teller: Cooke. Sandford. Rankin, A. J . M. Courtice. Sheehan. Rankin, G. J.

And so it was negatived. F.328.

Senator Wright. Devlin.

Finlay. Fraser.

. Grant.

H arris.

Ward. Willesee.

T eller:

Senator Critchley.

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On the motion of the Minister for Social Services (Senator Spooner) the Bill was read a first time, and the second reading made an Order of the Day for the next day ol sitting. _

8. Constitution Alteration (Prices) 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.

Senator Critchley moved—That Senator Aylett be granted an extension of time for thirty minutes. Question—put.

The Senate divided—

Ayes, 32.

Senator—■ Senator—

Amour. Katz.

Armstrong. Large.

Arnold. McKenna.

Ashley. Morrow.

Aylett. Murray.

Beerworth. Nash.

Benn. Nicholls.

Brown. O’Byrne.

Cameron. O’Flaherty.

Cooke. Ryan.

Courtice. Sandford.

Devlin. Sheehan.

Finlay. Ward.

Fraser. Willesee.

Grant. H arris. Teller:

Hendrickson. Senator Critchl·

And so it was resolved in the affirmative.

Senator— Cooper. Gorton. Guy. Hannaford.

Ilenty. Kendall. McCallum. Maher.

Mattner. O’Sullivan. Piesse.

Rankin, A. J. Rankin, G. J.

Noes, 23.

Senator—■ Reid. Robertson. Scott. Simmonds.

Spicer. Spooner. Wedgwood. Wood.

Wordsworth.

M.

Teller:

Senator Wright.

Debate continued. Closure moved—Senator Reid moved—That the Question be now put. Question—That the Question be now put—put.

The Senate divided— .

Ayes, 23.

Senator—· Cooper. Gorton. Guy. Hannaford.

Henty. Kendall. McCallum. Maher. Mattner. O’Sullivan. Piesse. Rankin, A. J. M. Reid.

Senator— Robertson. Scott. Simmonds.

Spicer. Spooner. Vincent. Wedgwood. Wood. Wordsworth.

• Teller:

Senator Wright.

Senator— Amour. Armstrong. Arnold. . Ashley.

Aylett. Beerworth. Benn. Brown. Cameron.

Cole. Cooke. Courtice. Devlin.

Finlay. Fraser. Grant. H arris.

Hendrickson.

Noes, 33.

Senator— Katz. Large. McKenna. Morrow.

Murray. Nash. Nicholls. O’Byrne.

O’Flaherty. Ryan. Sandford.

Sheehan. Ward. Willesee.

Teller:

Senator Critchley.

And so it w^s negatived. Debate continued.

Ordered—That the debate be adjourned till a later hour of the day, and that Senator Cooke have leave to continue his speech on the resumption of the debate.

9. E stimates and B udget P apers 1950-51.—The Minister for Social Services (Senator Spooner) laid upon the Table the following Papers, by Command of His Excellency the Governor-General— Estimates of Receipts and. Expenditure, and Estimates of Expenditure for Additions, New Works and other Services involving Capital Expenditure, for the year ending 30th June,

1951 ; ' ' ·

The Budget 1950-51—Papers presented by the Right Honorable A. W. Faddcn on the occasion of the Budget of 1950-51 ; National Income and Expenditure 1949-50— and moved—That the Papers be printed. On the motion of Senator Ashley the debate was adjourned. Ordered—That the resumption of the debate be an Order of the Day for the next day of sitting.

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10. Constitution Alteration (Prices) B ill 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.—

11. 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.

12. Attendance.—Present, all the Members except Senators Tangney (on leave) and Tate.

JOHN EDWARDS, Clerk of the Senate.

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