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COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA.

JOURNALS OF THE SENATE.

No. 156.

TUESDAY, 20th SEPTEMBER, 1966.

1. M eeting of Senate.—The Senate met at three p.m., pursuant to adjournment.—The Deputy-President (Senator T. C. Drake-Brockman) took the Chair.

2. PRAYERS.

3. Q uestions.—Questions on notice were answered.

4. Papers.—The Deputy-President presented the following Paper, pursuant to S ta tu te -Commonwealth Banks Act—Annual Reports and financial statements of the Commonwealth Banking Corporation, the Commonwealth Trading Bank of Australia, the Commonwealth Savings Bank of Australia and the Commonwealth Development Bank of Australia, together

with the Auditor-General’s Reports thereon, for year 1965-66. The following Paper was presented, by Command of His Excellency the Governor-General— Department of Health—Report of the Director-General, for year 1965-66. The following Papers were presented, pursuant to Statute—

Air Force Act—Regulations—Statutory Rules 1966, No. 127. Defence Act—Regulations—Statutory Rules 1966, No. 129. Dried Fruits Export Control Act—Interim Report of the Australian Dried Fruits Control Board, for year 1965-66.

Naval Defence Act—Regulations— ^Statutory Rules 1966, No. 128. Northern Territory (Administration) Act—Ordinances—1966— No. 30—Nomenclature (Public Places). No. 31—TraflBc (No. 2).

No. 32—Licensing (No. 2). No. 33—Fire Brigades Arbitral Tribunal. No. 34—Prisons.

No. 35—Brands. No. 36—Bush Fires Control. No. 37—Sheriff. No. 38—Registration of Dogs. Papua and New Guinea Act—Ordinance—1966—No. 47—Electoral.

Public Service Act—Appointments—Department— Army—B. A. Barnes. Prime Minister’s—T. R. Hickmott. Territories—R. G. Settle.

Public Service Arbitration Act—Determination by the Arbitrator—1966—No. 212—Association of Architects, Engineers, Surveyors and Draughtsmen of Australia. Repatriation Act—Reports of the Nos. 1 and 2 War Pensions Entitlement Appeal Tribunals, for year 1965-66. Seat of Government (Administration) A c t -

Ordinance—1966—No. 15—Business Names. Regulations—1966—No. 11 (Business Names Ordinance).

5. L eave of A bsence.—The Minister for Supply (Senator Henty) moved, by leave—That Senator Sir Alister McMullin be granted leave of absence for one month on account of absence overseas. Question—put and passed.

6. P ostponement.—Ordered—That Notice of Motion No. 1, Government Business, be postpohed until after consideration of Order of the Day No. 1.

7. P hosphate F ertilizers Bounty Bill 1966.—Order of the Day read for the adjourned debate on the Question—That this Bill be now read a second time. Debate resumed. 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.

Bill, by leave, taken as a whole, and agreed to. Bill to be reported without amendment.

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The Deputy-President resumed the Chair; and the Temporary Chairman of Committees (Senator Wedgwood) reported accordingly. On the motion of the Minister for Customs and Excise (Senator Anderson) the Report from the Committee was adopted, and the Bill read a third time.

8. P articulars of P roposed E xpenditure 1966-67—P apers.—The Minister for Supply (Senator Henty), pursuant to notice, moved—That the Senate resolve itself forthwith into a Committee of the Whole for the purpose of considering the Particulars of Proposed Expenditure for the Service of the year ending 30th June, 1967, and the Particulars of Proposed Provision for Certain Expenditure in respect of the year ending 30th June, 1967. Question—put and passed. The Senate, according to Order, resolved itself into Committee for the consideration of proposed ex­

penditure for the year 1966-67.

In the Committee.

Ordered—That, unless otherwise ordered, the Divisions of proposed expenditure be considered in the following order— Division Minister in

document. Page. No. Charge.

A 118-120 763-793 Department of Supply, $78,052,000. Senator Henty.

A 106-108 600-620 Department of Works, $32,930,000. '

A 121 805 Civil Defence—Buildings, $83,000.

A 121 804 „ „ —Repairs and Maintenance, )■ Senator Gorton.

$13,000.

B 11 967 Department of Works, $38,543,000. _ _

A B

20-21 6

155 908

Department of Customs and Excise, $17,991,000. Ί .................................. „ , $73,000. J

> Senator Anderson.

A B

77-79 9

440-449 947 Repatriation Department, $260,680,000. ' „ , $80,000. j

•Senator McKellar.

A 44-45 260 Department of Housing, $4,457,000. ' ^ Senator Dame

B 7 917 „ „ „ , $58,250,000. j ^Annabelle Rankin.

A 6-9 101-113 Parliament, $3,664,000. '

A 87-100 500-563 Department of Trade and Industry, $13,482,000. B 10 958 „ „ „ „ „ , $26,000.

A 101-104 570-589 Department of the Treasury, $425,582,000. B 10-11 961-963 „ „ „ „ , $27,959,000.

A 105 590 Advance to the Treasurer, $20,000,000. • Senator Henty.

B 11 966 „ „ „ „ , $20,000,000.

A 62-65 340-351 Department of National Development, $31,168,000.

B 8 932-934a Department of National Development, $47,492,000. .

A 18-19 150 Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research' Organization, $28,720,000. B 6 905 Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research

Organization, $1,292,000.

A 69-76 400-433 Prime Minister’s Department, $60,752,000. B 9 944-946 „ „ „ , $7,002,000.

A 10-14 115-129 Attorney-General’s Department, $10,526,000. A 22-41 165-238 Department of External Affairs, $38,060,000. B 6 910-912 „ „ „ „ , $966,000.

A 121 795 Economic and Defence Support Assistance to

members of SEATO and Protocol States, $2,000,000.

A 110-111 640-662 Department of Defence, $17,765,000. A 60-61 330-334 Department of Labour and National Service, $8,649,000. • Senator Gorton.

A 121 800 Administration of the National Service Act,

$949,000.

A 121 801 Post Discharge Re-Settlement Training, $2,000.

A 85-86 480-484 Department of Territories, $2,166,000. B 10 955 „ „ „ , $15,000.

A 138 863 Christmas Island, $241,000.

B 14 989 „ „ , $78,000.

A 139 864-865 Cocos (Keeling) Islands, $123,100. B 14 990 „ „ „ , $20,000.

A 140 866 Norfolk Island, $76,000.

A 141-145 868-890 Northern Territory, $28,674,900. B 15 992-996 „ „ , $29,853,000.

A 146 896-898 Papua and New Guinea, $70,933,300. B 16 999 „ ........................... $290,000. „

* DOCUMENT A—“ Particulars o f Proposed Expenditure for the Service of the Year ending 30th June, 1967”. DOCUMENT B— “ Particulars of Proposed Provision for Certain Expenditure in respect of the Year ending 30th June, 1967 ” ,

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* Document. Page. No. Charge.

A 15-17 135-147 Department of Civil Aviation, $42,948,000. ' B 6 900 ................... „ , $6,250,000.

A 80-82 450-460 Department of Shipping and Transport, $49,500,000. B 9-10 948-949 Department of Shipping and Transport, $25,671,000. A B

124-125 12 810-816 972

Commonwealth Railways, $15,682,000. „ „ , $10,000,000.

■Senator Anderson.

A 126-129 820-830 Postmaster-General’s Department, $302,680,000. B 12 974-978 „ „ „ , $205,200,000.

A 130-131 835-849 Broadcasting and Television Services, $43,747,000.

B 12-13 979-983 Broadcasting and Television Services, $6,204,000. J

A 54-59 310-322 Department of the Interior, $25,665,000. B 8 925 ....................................$2,371,000.

A 121 797 Civil Defence, $700,000.

A 135-137 850-861 Australian Capital Territory, $21,498,700. B A 14

66-68

984-988 380-389

„ „ „ , $50,779,000.

Department of Primary Industry, $35,880,000. ■ Senator McKellar.

B 9 941 „ „ „ „ , $3,545,000.

A 112-113 664-695 Department of the Navy, $193,673,000. A 114-115 698-729 Department of the Army, $328,498,000. A 116-117 732-761 Department of Air, $253,739,000. _

A 42-43 250 Department of Health, $11,509,000. '

B 7 913-915 „ „ „ , $3,174,000.

A 46-53 270-303 Department of Immigration, $43,606,000. Senator Dame B 7 920-921 „ „ „ , $1,400,000. ‘Annabelle Rankin.

A 83-84 470 Department of Social Services, $23,063,000. B 10 952-953 „ ............................. $43,000. J

* DOCUMENT A—“ Particulars of Proposed Expenditure for the Service of the Year ending 30th June, 1967 DOCUMENT B— “ Particulars of Proposed Provision for Certain Expenditure in respect of the Year ending 30th June, 1967 *\

Ordered—That, in relation to each Division in the particulars of proposed expenditure, the Chairman shall put the Question—That the Committee take note of the proposed expenditure. The Committee took note of the proposed expenditure in relation to the following Divisions— 763-793 Department of Supply, $78,052,000 (after debate). Ordered—That consideration of intervening Divisions be postponed until after consideration of proposed

expenditure for the Department of Customs and Excise. Division 155—Department of Customs and Excise, $17,991,000; and Division 908— „ „ „ „ , $73,000—

Question proposed—That the Committee take note of the proposed expenditure. Debate ensued.

And it being 10.30 p.m.—The Temporary Chairman of Committees (Senator Wedgwood), under Sessional Order, put the Question—That she do leave the Chair and report to the Senate. Question—resolved in the affirmative.

The Deputy-President resumed the Chair; and Senator Wedgwood reported accordingly.

9. Adjournment.—The Deputy-President, under Sessional Order, put the Question—That the Senate do now adjourn. Debate ensued. Question—resolved in the affirmative. The Senate adjourned at fourteen minutes to eleven p.m. till to-morrow at three p.m.

10. A t t e n d a n c e .—Present, all the Members except Senators Bull (on leave), Sir Walter Cooper, Lacey (on leave), Sir Alister McMullin (on leave), Morris, Sandford (on leave), Tangney, Webster and Wheeldon.

J. R. ODGERS, Clerk o f the Senate.

By Authority: A. J. Arthur, Commonwealth Government Printer, Canberra