1914 - 1924 - Parliament of New South Wales

INDEX .
1917-18.
REFERENCES TO ME VOTES AND PnocpgDINGS, TOL . I-24TH PARLIA31ENT-SECOND sEssION .
ADJOURNMENT (Continued) :-
A'
3F THE HOUSE, UNDER THE 49TH STAN DING-ORDER
Mr. Speaker informed the House that the paper which he had drawn
had not
from the Ballot-box
been filled in . Ile declined to draw another Notice, except
House,
by direction of the
106,
Mr . Speaker made reference to Precedence of Government Business after 6 .30 p .m . on
Tuesdays, 144 .
IMr. Speaker made reference to the practice to be-observed reuardina the reception, in a
provided, of Notices
Box
of Motions, 234 ;
ffegatived
,,The refusal of the Railway Superannuation Board to allow of a refund of deductions to
e .np oyees dismissed as a result of th~ .recent strike . (AIr. Buc7, 119-20 .
The extraordinary , conduct of the stipen diary magistrate, Mr . Giles Shaw, acting as
21fth January,,
coroner on
1918, at the Court-house, Broken Hill, when the jury brought in
thrOu'll
a verdicb
tbe%death of the late Ivan Vosifleff, killed'at the Junction North Aline, at Broken
Hill, on the I 7th (fay of January, 1918 . 1 also object to the above- mention Ed ~ coroner
0owb)g the counsel for the above-mentioned Mine to address the jury, Which amonnted to,
intimidation, after the verdict was given . -(31r . FViqghl), IS2.
The failure of the Minister for Lands to fulfil a contract entered into by him with the Watson's
Bay and South, Shore Ferry Company, . Limited, respecting, certain. land resumed by the
Crown1from tbat company, and being Dow a-portion,:of Nielsen Park-Interruption .-
(Colonel Onslow), .1 95 .
The conviction of Mr . Allen Heering and Mr . Patrick Woods, at Dubbo, on 7th Delcember,,
under tbo Va=ncy Act . (Mr . P . 31. McGirr), 220~
The eviction by, the Government of tenants of the Model Lodging-house . (Mr ; Cochran), 24L
Ruled out of Order :-
.
J:he need for making provision in the Amending Land Bill for the right of holders of I certain
leases to conv'ert.--Point of Order,~That it . is~-out of. order on a motion for adjournment to .
discuss a subject Which will'aDtiCipdte ~he, discussion of a Notice o n" the Business Paper,-
upheld by Mr . Speaker. (Mr . Bruntneil), .98 .
fhe need for passing legislation providing for payment by certain New South Wales, Public
Servants of Federal income tax, .so that the-law in all the States Should be Made uniform .
Point of Order,-That this matter could be -fully discussed under. the Second reading of the
State Salaries (Coin nionwealt h Taxati,on) .-Bilr -upheld by Mr. Speaker (31r . Oakes), 143 .
"That special provision should be made at .earliest ;for-,an .ainendment of the Act which relates to
the protection of aboriginals so that the number of settlements may be materially
increased . -Point, of Order, -Attention . was drawn -to the Aborigines Protection (Amendment)
Bill, 4hich~ was . sett down for,~ second-- reading, a -clause, whibh said that certain
provision would be made for increasing the number of camps provided for aborigines, and,
1presumably, Provision would,be . made-to,meet the~aspect of-the question indicated! by the
Honorable Member who moved the Adjournment. Mr. Speaker said that unless the
Minister could point out the clause which~ contained the provision to which be referred he
ocould not rule the rnAion out of order . Further Point of Order,-Attention was drawn
that the,Orders of the . Day for the.resumption7of the-Committees,of - Supply. and of Ways.
and Means Were still on the Paper . - It might be contended : that because: the*Estiniates~an&
the Appropriation Bill had been passed the period bad gone, by! when . a, Pbfilt-ofF Order' of
this kind could reasonably, be, taken, . and~ .thaC a previbus~ Speaker had 'ruled 'in that.
direction, and'that the warwa S~clearedtf6r: motions, for, the . adjoUrDmenf7qf,`the House for
the- purposes-ofdi.-CUSSiDg- Matters~ " of~e urgent, public : importance .- ~ In, the, preseut~&ssion .
the Estimates had been passed during the first . three months . It- would be necessary
bcfore the, termination of this-Sesiion to introduce Suppley~entary Esthnates ~for the
-purpose of"makibg, prov . i~ibn- f6 r, expedditu re~whigh- wa&I not" coniempl ated'. lt-wasout~of
order for, the . Honorable Member,,who would have a later opportunity of going into the .
Subj ect .of ; his. Motion,. to. attempt . to deal .with it at the present time through the 'Medium
of a motion for . adjournment .. Mr . Speakersaid lie could not uphold the Point take n . The
mere fact of Supply being on the Business Paper would not preclude Honot-able Members
'
from moving- the adjournment of the, House . Once- the Estimates were' tabled the
.adjournment could not .be moved orrany matter dealt With in those, Estimatew. Isefore they
had'been disposed of. Once Supplementary. Estimates were~ ṯabled .the adjournment coula'
not' be-inwed' . amany matter which could, be di~scusosed_ontthose Estimates~ ThetCb~nmittee
,
of Ways~and, Means had,, he,considered-,,performed, its functions, for., the preseutt,'~nd this
motion was not out, of, order for tbet reasons given . Further Point : qf Orde~-Mr . Ball
poin tea- out, that Order of 0e Day No~ 2 on the: Business Paper-Aborijines Protection
(Amendment) Bill-Lwoul& afford opportunity ford the : discu9sion on, thel question. referred. to
in, the motion, f or . adjournment . The question-- upon Nvhi~b . them adjbtirnmen-f- Was , moved
was, the : iucreasing, of,',thetarea, of . settlemen t f or~ aborigJhes,, and, intodiscuss~ibg-,, t Ke :d6fi'dition
of reserves, referre(l . to, in, the, Bilt the, question ot area. musL come ; fintoi- consideration .
Mr . . Speaker,saidi that. since : them first PoinCof` Order, Was, taken~ be, liad bad' am . op~ 0 rtunity
of seeing both .the Act and the Bill, and found:, thati it-was proposed, to : eliminate . from the
definitioD, of " reserved!' the . words, "by, thc~ Governori'"t aDc! tot i nse~t insteaci. ' "imoler any
Act dealing With Crown lands . " The section in the original Act proyide& that all1resefl"es
should be vested in, the, Board, and iP this-proposed;. definition increased: the number of
reserves, then an increased area would be vested in . the Boarct, lie thought, thi , S matter
could . be discussed' on the second reading of the Bill, and ruled . the~motic-E'out,of orders
(ff1r. Af. Abbott), 99-100 . 1
The briDging of men from Victoria to work in the Pelaw Main and Richmond. Main,, Coil- mines,
and'the.generalworking of mines-~Poi,t of Ord,,ri-That tbi&niotibu!wa&'nOt de,fihi.te, as
it .disclosed,two matters,~upheld.by Mr . Sp.eaker . (11D . .. Kew -shy),, 217.
The urgency of taking SOME Steps to secure the, registration of securities, g iven, by limited
liability companies .-Point of Order,-That this Motion would:, anticipate, ' di~cussibn; of an
Order of the Day already on the Business Paper,-upheld by Alr~. Speaker; ( .H,~-Bagvall),
219 .
Ths,comments. of, Judge Docker'in . the execution of. his judiciary fun.etions,-Pbint of ~Orde~,--
That the' motion was not specific and of recent oc on ' rrence .,-Fitrther
PoiW of,'Oidei,---wThat,
according"to o~ May"' the conduct of'a . judge could: not, be, discussed, upon a. motion for the
adjournment,, buts only upon .a substantive ' motion,which- could be, dealt~,With, by arii'efidiuent
or by a distinct vote of, the House,-upheld by Mr . Speaker. (Mr . Buckley),,
I
228-119.,