Votes and Proceedings 1891 - Parliament of Victoria

V I C T O R I A .

VOTES AND PROCEEDINGS

O F T H E

LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY.

S E S S I O N 1891.

WITH COPIES OF VARIOUS DOCUMENTS ORDERED TO BEPRINTED.

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ISy autJjority:R O B T . S. B R A IN , G O V ER N M EN T P R IN T E R , M E L B O U R N E .

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VOL. I.

I ndex to Volumes 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 P roceedings on Bills ... ...L i s t o p M e m b e r s o f t h e L e g is l a t i v e A s s e m b l y

O f f i c e r s o f t h e L e g i s l a t i v e A s s e m b l y

V o t e s a n d P r o c e e d in g s

S e l e c t C o m m it t e e s

D i v i s i o n s i n C o m m it t e e o f t h e w h o l e

A . 1. F inance, 1890-91— T reasurer's S tatem ent of the Receipts and Expenditure of theConsolidated Revenue, and other Moneys, year ending 30th June , 1891 ; accompanied by the Report of the Commissioners of A udit, and by the documents specified in the o 1st section of the A udit A ct

„ 2. Railw ay Construction A ct 1884— Railw ay Loan A ct, No. 1032 Railw ay Loan Liquidationand Construction Account, and V ictorian Stock A cts Nos. 1196 and 1217— E stim ate of Expenditure which the Railw ays Commissioners propose to incur during the year ending 30th June , 1892 ...

„ 3. Yean Yean W ater Supply— Cash Statem ent from 1st Ju ly , 1890, to 30th June , 1891, andBalance-Sheet to 30th June , 1891

M e s s a g e s f r o m H i s E x c e l l e n c y t h e G-o v e r n o r :—

B. 1. Inform ing the Legislative Assembly th a t he had caused an A ct intituled “ A n A c t toamend the L a w relating to M a rria g e” which was reserved on the 20th December, 1890, for the signification of H er M ajesty’s pleasure thereon, and which received H er M ajesty’s A ssent on the 20th M arch ultimo, to be proclaimed in the Victoria Government Gazette. (N ot printed. See Votes and Proceedings, pages 2 and 3.)

„ 2. Constitution A ct A m endm ent A ct 1890 A m endm ent Bill—Recommending A ppropriation„ 3. M etropolitan General Cemetery B ill— Recommending Appropriation ...„ 4. Local Government A ct 1890 Amendm ent Bill— Recommending Appropriation ...„ 5. Education Endow m ent B ill— Recommending A ppropriation ...„ 6 . T ransm itting Supplem entary Estim ates for the year 1890—91, and recommending A ppro

priation ...

„ 7. Railways A ct 1890 Am endm ent Bill— Recommending A ppropria tion ...„ 8. A ssent to A ct— Inform ing the Legislative Assembly tha t he had given the Royal A ssent

to a certain A ct. (N ot printed. See Votes and Proceedings, page 45.)„ 9. F ire Brigades A ct 1890 Am endm ent B ill—Recommending A ppropriation,, 10. Portland Borough Lands B ill— Recommending Appropriation„ 11. T ransm itting Estim ates of Revenue and Expenditure for the year ending 30th June , 1892,

and recommending A ppropriation„ 12. Land Sales by A uction F und Bill— Recommending A ppropriation„ 13. A ssent to A c t—Inform ing the Legislative Assembly th a t he had given the Royal A ssent

to a certain A ct. (N ot printed. See Votes and Proceedings, page 65.)„ 14. A ssen t to A c t—Inform ing the Legislative Assembly th a t he had given the Royal A ssent

to a certain A ct. (N ot printed. See Votes and Proceedings, page 93.)„ 15. Land Sales by Auction Fund B ill—Recommending further Appropriation,, 16. Parliam entary S tanding Committee on Railways Rem uneration B ill—Recommending

A ppropriation„ 17. Sharebrokers B ill—Recommending A ppropriation ...„ 18. A ssent to A ct— Inform ing the Legislative Assembly th a t he had given the Royal A ssent

to a certain A ct. (N ot printed. See Votes and Proceedings, page 173.)„ 19. A ssent to A cts—Inform ing the Legislative Assembly tha t he had given the Royal A ssent

to certain A cts. (N ot prin ted . See Votes and Proceedings, page 183.)„ 20. A gricultural G rants B ill—Recommending A ppropriation„ 21. A ssent to A c t— Inform ing the Legislative Assembly th a t he had given the Royal A ssent

to a certain A ct. (N ot printed. See Votes and Proceedings, page 193.)» 22. Loan B ill— Recommending A ppropriation ... ... ,,, t i .

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B. 23. A ssent to A cts —Inform ing the Legislative Assembly tha t ho had given the Royal A ssentto certain Acts. (N ot printed. See Votes and Proceedings, page 210.)

„ 24. A ssent to A cts—Inform ing the Legislative Assembly th a t he had given the Royal Assent to certain A cts. (N ot printed. See Votes and Proceedings, page 233.)

„ 25. A ssent to A cts—Inform ing the Legislative Assembly th a t he had given the Royal A ssent to certain Acts. (N ot printed. See Votes and Proceedings, page 315.)

„ 26. Defences and Discipline A ct 1890 Amendment B ill—Recommending Appropriation . .. 857„ 27. Land A ct 1890 Amendment B ill—Recommending Appropriation ... ... ... 859„ 28. Railway Loan Application Bill— Recommending Appropriation ... ... ... 861„ 29. Transmitting Additional Estimates of Expenditure for the year ending 30th June,

1892, and recommending A ppropriation „ 30. M edical P ractitioners Bill— Recommending A ppropriation ...„ 31. M etropolitan General Cemetery B ill— Recommending A ppropriation ... ... ... 903

32. A ustral-A nglo Tram w ay and General A gency Company’s (M elbourne and W illiams town Tram w ay) B ill—Recommending Amendm ents. (N ot printed. See Votes and Proceedings, page 335.)

,, 33. A ssent to A cts—Inform ing the Legislative Assembly th a t he had given the Royal A ssent to certain Acts. (N ot printed. See Votes and Proceedings, page 339.)

„ 34. T reasury Bonds Bill— Recommending Appropriation ... ••• ••• ••• 905„ 35. Friendly Societies A ct 1890 A m endm ent B ill— Recommending Amendm ents. (N o t printed.

See Votes and Proceedings, page 364.),, 36. A ssent to A cts—Inform ing the Legislative Assembly th a t he had given the Royal A ssent

to certain A cts. (N ot printed. See Votes and Proceedings, page 373.)37. A ssent to A cts—Inform ing the Legislative Assembly tha t he had given th e Royal A ssent

” to certain Acts. (N ot printed. See Votes and Proceedings, page 385.)„ 38. R ailw ays A ct 1890 Amendm ent B ill— Recommending Amendm ents. (N ot printed. See

Votes and Proceedings, page 385.)„ 39. Local Government A ct 1890 A m endm ent Bill— Recommending Amendments. (N ot

printed. See Votes and Proceedings, page 386.)40. Mines Bill— Recommending Amendments. (N ot printed. See Votes and Proceedings,

page 386.)

R e t u r n s t o O r d e r s o f t h e H o u s e :—C. 1. Loan Correspondence—R eturn to an Order dated 24th June , 1891, for a copy of such

Correspondence and P apers relating to the late Loan as are not essentially of astrictly confidential character— (Jfr . M cIntyre)

2. Railway Revenue and Cost of Coal— Return to an O rder dated 24th June , 1891, fora return showing— _ , , oj_i a . , onn

( 1.) T he average weekly railway revenue from 1st Ju ly to 18th A ugust, 18JU.(2.) T he average weekly railway revenue from 18th A ugust to 17th November,

(3.) T he quantity and cost of coal charged to railway accounts for 1889-90 and 1890-91 respectively— (Jfr . Laurens)

2.* Railway Revenue and Cost of Coal— F urther R eturn to an O rder dated 24th Ju n e , 1891,for a return showing— _ „ , . , , onr.

(1.) T he average weekly railway revenue from 1st Ju ly to 18th A ugust, 1890.(2.) T he average weekly railway revenue from 18th A ugust to 17th November,

(3.) T he quantity and cost of coal charged to railway accounts for 1889-90 and1890-91 respectively— {Mr. Laurens)

3. Railway Construction and Finance—R eturn to an Order dated 30th Ju n e , 1891, f o ra

return s h o w m g ^ ^ ^ for railway construction and works chargeableto capital account from funds (not including T ru s t funds) other than thoseborrowed for such purpose. . . ,,

(2.) T he monthly average amount of T ru s t funds used for 9uch purpose during thesame year.

(3.) T he amount of interest (if any) the Railw ay D epartm ent charges itself for theuse of such moneys. . 1000 ..

(4 .) T he average rate of in terest paid on railways loans in 1883, the yearimmediately preceding the advent of the Railways Commissioneis.

(5.) T he present average rate of in terest on railway loans.(6 .) T he excess in the gross am ount of interest which would have to be paid on

account of 1890-91 if the average ra te of interest had been as h igh as in

(7 ) T he am ount of money other than loan money expended on railw ay surveys, construction, and works up to 1883 upon w hich the departm ent has nevercharged itself w ith interest.

(8.) T he amount of such moneys expended on sim ihar surveys, construction, and works up to the present date upon w hich the Railway D epartm ent has not and did not charge itself w ith interest.

(9.) T he number of miles of railway lines opened during 1883.(10.) T he number of miles opened in 1890-91— {Mr. L aurens)

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C. 4. Pensions and Com pensation—R eturn to an Order dated 24th June, 1891, for a returnshowing the amonnt paid away in pensions and compensation during the twelve m onths ending 30th June , 1891— (J /r . K irton)

5. Refrigerating Cars— R eturn to an Order dated 7th Ju ly , 1891, for a return showing—( 1.) The number of refrigerating cars constructed a t the railw ay workshops a t

N ew port which were completed by the 31st M arch, 1891.(2.) T he number which were in use previous to the 31st March, 1891.(3.) T he dates upon which each car was used for the first time.(4.) T he to ta l number of cars built or in construction a t the present time.(5.) T he cost of construction of each car.( 6.) The w eight of each car. _ . . . ,(7.) The cost of maintaining a temperature of 60°, 50°, and 40 respectively inside

the cars for nine hours continuously, the tem perature outside being 80 .(8.) T he name of the patent used. , L(9.) T he sums paid by the Railw ay D epartm ent for the use of the paten t— {Mr.

A rm ytage)6 . Dismissal of Employes from the Railw ay W orkshops— R eturn to an O rder dated 29th

Ju ly 1891, for a copy of all correspondence connected w ith the recent dismissal ot boilermakers and others from the railway workshops a t N ewport, w ith a statem ent of the Railw ays Commissioners’ reasons for such dismissals— f . bm ith) ... 9^0

„ 7. Railw ay T rains Reduced and Lines Opened during the S tr ik e -R e tu rn to an Order dated7th Ju ly , 1891, for a return showing—

(1.) T he actual number of railway trains reduced during the strike period, from the 18th A ugust to 17th November, 1890.

(2 .) T he number of such trains restored after the strike, and when so restored.(3.) T he full ex ten t of the saving in working expenses during 1890-91 consequent

upon such reduced trains. , . ,,(4.) T he dates a t which new lines were opened (if any were opened) during the

strike period—(J /r . Laurens) ... ••• ••• ••• 929„ 8. Railw ay W orking E xpend itu re—R eturn to an Order dated 18th A ugust, 1891, for a return

showing—(1.) T he gross amount charged to w orking expenses in the Railw ay A nnual R eport

for 1882, and each of the following years.(2.) To w hat ex ten t charges as “ stores ” formed part of the total working

expenditure mentioned in each of such annual reports—(Afr. Laurens) ... 937

9 Committee of P ublic A ccounts—R eturn to an Order dated 30th September, 1891, for a copy of the letter, dated 17th October, 1887, addressed by Mr. Edw ard Langton to the Prem ier of Victoria, on the system and method of the A udit D epartm ent of G reat B ritain , and on the scope and operation of the House of Commons Com mittee of Public Accounts — (M r. G. Downes Carter) ...

10. Renewal of Commercial T reaties— R eturn to an Order dated 14th October, 1891, for a copy of recent correspondence between the Im perial A uthorities and the Victorian G overnment relative to the renewal of various Commercial T reaties, together w ith any Reports by the A gent-G eneral or instructions sent to him in th a t regard— ( # r . D eakin) ... 943

„ 11. Schools of Mines and Technical Schools—R eturn to an Order dated 19th A ugust, 1891,for a return showing—

( 1.) T he subjects taught.(2.) Num ber of pupils for each subject.(3.) Fees per term per subject.(4.) Number of lessons and hours to each subject per week.(5.) Revenue obtained from private subscriptions.(6.) T otal fees paid by students.(7.) Cost of teaching per head in each subject.(8.) Precis of visiting inspectors’ reports—

of all Schools of Mines and Technical Schools for the year 1890-91 ; also the moneys received from the Governm ent from 1888 inclusive—

(a) F o r building.(b) For m aintenance— (M r. Deakin) ... ••• ••• ••• •••

12. Detailed Expenditure of the Railw ay D epartm ent— R eturn to an Order dated 12th A ugust,” 1891, for a return showing the detailed expenditure of the R ailw ay D epartm ent for the

Y ear 1883-4, the same as is shown in this year’s E stim ates, 1891-2— (T h W -W .W . C. Sm ith) ... ... ... ••• ••• •” — ~ 957

„ 13. N o Paper.14. Railway Capital and A nnual Loss or Profit —R eturn to an Order dated 18th November,

1891, for a return showing approxim ately—(1.) A m ount of debenture capital invested in each of the four railway systems of

the colony.(2.) Amount of other capital so invested.(3.) A m ount of in terest to be paid on the debenture capital so invested.(4.) T he amount of loss or profit upon each system for the years ending 30th Juno,

1889, 1890, and 1891 respectively— (M r. A rm ytage) . . . ... ... 961

C. 15. Education A ct 1890, Section 11.— R eturn to an Order dated 19th A ugust, 1891, for a copyof the opinion of counsel on Section 11 of the Education A c t 1890— (M r. Gordon) . .. 963

„ 16. Correspondence between the M inister of R ailw ays and the Railw ays Commissioners—R eturn to an Order dated 22nd October, 1891, for a copy of the correspondence th a t has passed between the Honorable the M inister o f R ailw ays and the V ictorian Railw ays Commissioners— (M r. Graves) ... . .. ... ... ... . .. 965

„ 17. P ublic Service and Revenue of the Colony— R eturn to an Order dated 8th September,1891, for a return show ing—

( 1.) T he number o f persons employed in the G overnm ent service, exclusive of the Railw ay D epartm ent, the Police and Defence Forces, and Officers o f Parliam ent, in the years 1884-5 and 1891-2 respectively.

(2.) T he to ta l am ount of salary or wages paid to the said persons in the years 1884-5 and 1891-2 respectively.

(3.) The total cost of the Public Service Board and staff, including travelling expenses and contingencies, for the year 1890-91.

(4.) T he to tal revenue of the colony, exclusive of th a t derived from the Railways,for the years 1884-5 and 1890-91 respectively— (C apta in T aylor) ... 1041

R e p o r t s f r o m S e l e c t C o m m it t e e s :—

D. 1. S tanding O rders—F irs t Report 10452. P rin ting Com m ittee—F irs t R eport 1049

>» 3. Standing O rders— Second R eport 10534. Settlem ent of the M allee Country— Report 1057

» 5. Claims of Mr. Bechervaise, Telegraph and Postm aster, of B allarat W est, to Prom otion in the Public Service— R eport ... 1245

» 6. F ree Railway P asses—Report 1351*> 7. Laanecoorie W eir—Report 1423>» 8. P rin ting Com mittee— Second Report 1465

T h e R e p o r t s o f t h e P a r l ia m e n t a r y S t a n d i n g C o m m it t e e o n R a il w a y s a r e c o n t a i n e d

i n V o l u m e I I .

R e p o r t s f r o m S e l e c t C o m m it t e e s o n P r i v a t e B i l l s :—

St. Jam es’ Church Lands B ill ... ... ... . .. ... ... 1473Tram w ays A ct 1890 Amendm ent B ill ... ... . .. ... ... 1485Scots’ Church P roperties B ill ... . .. ... ... ... ... 1493M elbourne and W illiam stow n Tram w ay Bill ... ... . . . ... . .. 1503

P e t i t i o n s :—

E . 1. A lexander Moncrieff— For inquiry into statem ents set forth in his P etition ... ... 1537,, 2. Sharebrokers B ill—Certain merchants, brokers, professional men, and others engaged in

business in the city of M elbourne—P raying the H ouse to pass the Bill . .. . .. 1539„ 3. Central A ustralian W ine Association of V ictoria— P raying the H ouse to amend the Licen

sing Amendm ent A ct 1891 so as to allow “ colonial wine ” licences to be granted a t any time during the year, or at least once a m onth ... ... . .. ... ... 1541

,, 4. Crimes A ct 1890 Am endm ent B ill— W omen’s Christian Tem perance Union of V ictoria—P raying the H ouse to pass the Bill . .. . .. . .. ... . .. . .. 1543

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LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF VICTORIA

THIRD SESSION—FOURTEENTH PARLIAMENT.

I N D E X .

N o te s .— (1) For details as to the Proceedings on B ills , subsequent to their initiation, see pages Iv to Ixvii.(2) To fa c ilita te reference to any P aper ordered to be printed, the Cypher {as A . 1) at the bottom o f the

title-page o f each P aper is shown in this Index.

A B A T T O IR S and N oxious Trades. See “ A llen, M .D., Professor, H .B .—Reports by.”

Aborigines— Tw enty-seventh R eport of Board for the Protection of— Presented (No. 196)

A cts Correction B ill {Mr. Turner)— Initiated Subsequent proceedings

A d d r e s s e s to H is Excellency the Governor (T he E arl o f Hopetoun,G.C .M .G ., &c., &c., &c.)—

In reply to Speech on opening of Parliam ent A nd see “ Assem bly— G overnor.”

Praying tha t a Court of Greneral Sessions in and for the E astern Bailiw ick may be he'd a t Omeo

Praying th a t Courts of General Sessions may cease to be held a t the following p laces:— A lexandra, Clones, Dunolly, H eathcote, Inglewood, W alhalla, and W ood’s P o in t

P ray ing th a t a Court of General Sessions may be held at ]Mil dui a . . . ••• ... ... ... ...

A nd see “ Courts of General Sessions also “ E astern Bailiw ick,” “ N orthern B ailiw ick,” and “ M ildura.”

Requesting th a t H is Excellency w ill be pleased to place £ 10,000 on the E stim ates for the purpose of increasing by sixpence per day the pay of all railway employes holding the grade th a t received the ex tra sixpence per day in the y ear 1862 ... ••• ... ... ...

And see “ Railw ays— Increase of Paym ents Railway Em ployes.”

Requesting th a t H is Excellency will be pleased to place £500 on the Estim ates for the family of the late Mr. 0 . P . W hitelaw , mining surveyor, who was drowned a t W alhalla ... ... .■• ••• •.. ...

A nd see “ W hitelaw , the late Mr. 0 . P .” Administration and Probate A ct 1390 Amendment Bill {Mr. Gavan

D u ffy )—In itia ted ...

Subsequent proceedings

Agricultural Colleges Lands M ining B ill— Brought from the Legislative Council {Mr. O uttrini) —Initiated

Order for second reading discharged and Bill w ithdraw n A gricultural Education—Accounts of the Trustees of A gricultural

Colleges and the Council of A gricultural Education— Presented—

From 1st Ju ly , 1890, to 31st December, 1890 (No. 80)From 1st January , 1890, to 30th June , 1890 (No. 9)

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appropriation of revenue—Presented (B. 20)Ordered to be considered in Committee

H ouse in CommitteeResolution reported and agreed to

Bill initiated— (M r. Graham) Subsequent proceedings

A gricultural Societies, Subsidy to—Motion for a return showing the am ount claimed by each agricultural society, and the sum allotted to each, out of the Government subsidy since the year 1884 (M r. Webb)

A greed toRetui n ... .** ••• ••• * * *

Allen, M .D., Professor H . B .— Reports by—Presented—Tuberculosis—Remedy for— by Professor Koch (No. 38)

'g ( M elbourne U niversity Degrees, Recognition of § ■« M r. M ansergh’s Scheme for the Drainage of Melbourne O N ecessity for Re-Survey of Melbourne ... ... ”

| M etropolitan Board of W orks ... ... ... &I Sewerage W orks and Disposal of Sewage 'M etropolitan W ater Supply Pollution of Rivers U nhealthy A reas and Dwellings R esults obtained by Sanitary W orks T he G reat Avoidable M ortalities Isolation of Infectious Diseases ... ... ...Disinfection ... ... ... ... ... .M ilk S u p p ly ... ... ... ... ... 5P reparation and Conservation of Calf Lym ph A battoirs and N oxious Trades ...H ealth Officers and Inspectors ... ... ...H ygienic Museum Institu te of P reventive Medicine

Appropriation B ill (M r. M unro)— Initia ted


A s s e m b l y :—A cts— Governor assents to A ppropriation and other Bills in

Legislative Council ChamberTo other Bills. See “ M essages from H is Excellency the

Governor.”H er M ajesty’s assent proclaimed— to M arriage A ct 1890

Amendm ent Bill

A djournm ents— Special

F or w ant of a quorum A djournm ent Motions— Under Special S tanding Order, for the

purpose of discussing a definite m atter of urgent public importance :—

(M r. W illiam s)—namely, “ the recommendation of the Public Service Board for the appointm ent of Mr. A . C. W itton as accountant of the M ining D epartm ent.” T he discussion not having term inated at the expiration of two hours— Question— T hat the House do now adjourn—put and negatived

(Mr. W. T . Carter)— namely, “ the sentence lately passed on A gatha M urray on a charge of vagrancy.” Question— T h at the House do now adjourn—put and negatived

(Mr. L aurens)— namely, “ statem ents made by Mr. H arper, and also in the A rg u s of to-day, regarding my speech, w hich affect my character as a public m an.” Question— T h at the House do now adjourn— put and negatived ...

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A s s e m b l y — c o n t i n u e d :—A djournm ent M otions—continued—

{S ir B rya n O 'Loghlen)— namely, “ the proper representation of V ictoria a t the Chicago Exhibition, both in manufactures and agricultural and m ineral products.” M otion— T h at the House do now adjourn— w ithdraw n

A djournm ent on the death of a Member— Motion, “ T h a t in the opinion of this House the practice hitherto existing of adjourning the H ouse on the occasion of the death of a Member should be discontinued” {M r. D eakin for M r. M adden)

Debated ... ... .., ... ...W ithdraw n

A nd see “ Member, death of.”B usiness—D ays and H ours of M eeting—Appointed

Governm entGovernment, general, and private L im itation of fresh businessH ours of M eeting on W ednesday and Thursday altered to

half-past two o’clock ...Lim itation of fresh business altered ...Suspension of Sessional Order as to time for G overnm ent f

Business having precedence ... ... |Chairmen of Committees (Tem porary), Mr. Speaker’s w arrant

nom inating Mr. Graves, Mr. Shackell, and Mr. B aker— Laid on Table ... ... ... ... ,#.

Clerk of the House, T he (Mr. W. V. Robinson) —Reads proclamation further proroguing P arliam ent and

fixing the time for holding the Third Session of the F ourteenth Parliam ent

A ppointm ent of, announced by M r. Speaker Lays papers upon the Table pursuant to the directions of

several A cts of Parliam ent

Reports corrections in Bills ... ... jReads reports of the Standing Orders Committee Reads reports o f Exam iners of Petitions for P riva te Bills D irected by M r. Speaker to correct errors in Division L ists Reads report of P rin ting Committee ...Reads PetitionReports th a t the Mace used in the service of the H ouse has

been stolenClerk, T he Late, R etirem ent of. See “ Jenk ins, George

H enry, E sq .”Committees (Select)— A ppointed—

Standing Orders ...L ibrary (Jo in t)P arliam ent Buildings (Jo in t)P rin tingRefreshm ent Rooms (Jo in t)M r. Bechervaise ...St. Jam es’ Church Lands Bill F ree Railw ay Passes . . .Settlem ent of the Mallee CountryMelbourne and W illiamstown Tram w ay Bill ...T ram w ays A ct 1890 Amendment Bill Scots’ Church Properties Bill Purchase of Land a t Laanecoorie W eir

A nd see “ Parliam entary Standing Committee on Railways ; also “ S tanding Orders C om m ittee; ”“ L ibrary Committee ; ” “ P arliam ent Buildings Committee “ P rin ting Committee “ R efreshm ent Rooms Committee,” &c., likewise page 391

D ivision L ists— Errors in, ordered to be corrected ...Divisions—

On M r. M unro’s motion— “ T h a t the House, a t its rising, adjourn until Thursday n e x t” ...

On Mr. D eakin’s motion in favour of the removal of the Cattle Y ards and A battoirs of the City of Melbourne from their present s ite ...

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On Dr. M aloney’s motion for the appointm ent of a Select Committee to inquire into and report upon the le tting of sub-contracts for the erection and completion of public buildings

On M r. Shiels’ motion for the recommittal of the “ D raft of a Bill to Constitute the Commonwealth of A ustralia ... ... ... ... ...

On Sir B ryan O’Loghleii’s motion to omit the words “ N ew Zealand,” in page 2, clause 5, line 2, of the “ D raft of a B ill to Constitute the Commonwealth of A ustralia ... ... ... ... . ..

On Sir B ryan O’Loghlen’s motion to add the words “ and five at least of such M inisters shall be members of the House of Representatives ” to clause 4 (chapter 2) of the “ D raft of a B ill to Constitute the Commonwealth of A u s tra lia ”

O a Mr. S tuart’s motion for the second reading of the Public Libraries (Sundays P oll) Bill

On M r. W . T . C arter’s motion for adjournm ent of the debate on motion for the second reading of the A. U . Alcock E lectric L igh t and M otive Pow er Company’s Bill ... ... .•• ... ...

On Mr. M unro’s motion for the second reading of the Constitution A ct Amendm ent A ct 1890 A m endm ent 13ill ... ... ... . .. ...

On Dr. M aloney’s motion affirming th a t the tim e has arrived when the sale of Crown lands should absolutelyCG&jSQ ••• .*• •«• • • •

On Mr. M unro’s motion for the third reading of Constitution A ct Amendm ent A ct 1890 Am endm ent Bill

On Mr. K irton’s motion affirming th a t certain classes of ligh t employment in the Railway and other departments requiring no special qualifications should be reserved for men between the ages of 45 and 60 years

On M r. T urner’s motion to add certain words to new clause D of Legal Profession P ractice B ill

On Mr. T u th ill’s amendment to substitute “ Tuesday ” for “ T h u rsd ay ” in Mr. M unro’s motion for alteration of Sessional Order re lim itation of fresh business

On M r. Cameron’s amendment to substitute “ tw e n ty ” pounds for “ te n ” pounds in clause 12 of Local Government A ct 1890 Amendm ent Bill ...

On M r. Cameron’s amendment to omit “ U pper Y a r ra ” under the heading “ F ourth Class Shires ” in the Schedule to the Local Government A ct 1890 Amendm ent 18ill ... ... ... ... ...

On Mr. K eys’ motion to omit from the Local G overnm ent A ct 1890 Am endm ent B ill the new clause amending section 481 of the P rincipal A ct

On M r. D eakin’s motion for the th ird reading of new clause BB (as amended) in the Local Government A ct 1890 A m endm ent B ill . ..

On Mr. G. Downes Carter’s motion, proposed on the comm ittal of the L icensing A rbitrations Bill, namely, “ T h a t it be an instruction to the Committee th a t they may make other amendments in the Licensing A c t 1890” ... . .. ... .. f

On M r. A . H arris’s motion in favour of £500 being placed on the Additional Estim ates for the family of the late Mr. 0 . P . W hitelaw , m ining surveyor, who was drowned at W alhalla during the late disastrous floods

On Mr. Zox’s motion for the adjournm ent of the debate on Mr. M unro’s motion for disagreeing w ith th e amendments made by the Legislative Council in the Constitu tion A ct Amendment A ct 1890 Am endm ent Bill ...

On Sir Bryan O’Loghlen’s motion for the adjournm ent of the debate on the second reading of the D irectors’ Liability Bill

On Mr. T urner’s motion for the third reading of the E lectoral Rolls Purification Bill

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On M r. F oster’s motion to insert the words “ selected an agricultural allotm ent and h a s " after the word “ has,” in clause 7, page 4, line 6, o f Land A ct 1890 Am endm ent B ill

On Mr. P atte rson’s am endment to omit the words “ as well as all lines w hich may be recommended during the recess by the said Committee which the Governor in Council declares should be surveyed ” from Mr. Shiels’ motion in favour of perm anently surveying “ the lines already recommended by the Parliam entary Standing Committee on R ailw ays as well as all lines recommended during the recess by the said Committee which the Governor in Council declares should be surveyed ”

On Mr. T urner’s motion for the House not now to insist on their amendment in the Police Offences A ct 1890 Am endm ent Bill disagreed w ith by the Legislative Council ••• ... ... ...

On Mr. Shiels’ motions for disagreeing w ith am endments made by the Legislative Council in clause 49 of the Railw ays A ct 1890 A m endm ent B ill

Divisions in CommitteeGovernor— M essage to attend H is Excellency in Legislative

Council Chamber ...Speech on opening of Parliam ent reported Motion for the House to agree to the following

A ddress in re p ly : —“ To H is Excellency the R ight Honorable J o h n

A d r i a n L o u i s , E arl of H opetoun, V iscount A ithrie, and Baron Hope, in the Peerage of Scotland ; Baron H opetoun of Hopetoun, and Baron N iddry of N iddry Castle, in the Peerage of the U nited K ingdom ; K night G rand Cross of the M ost D istinguished O rder of S ain t Michael and Saint G eo rg e ; Governor and Commander-in- Chief in and over the Colony of Victoria and its Dependencies, &c., &c., &c. W e, the Legislative Assem bly of V ictoria, in Parliam ent assembled, beg to express our loyalty to our M ost Gracious Sovereign, and to thank Your Excellency for the gracious Speech which you have been pleased to address to P arliam ent” ( J /r . Hancock)

DebatedA m endm ent to omit all the words after the word “ Sovereign ”

w ith a view to insert in place thereof the following w ords:— “ W hile thanking Your Excellency for your gracious

Speech, this House desires to inform Y our Excellency that, though ever warmly in favour of a true federation of the A ustralian Colonies, it possesses no lawful power w ithin itself, or any authority from the people of Victoria, to enter into any agreement for a Bill to surrender th a t people’s rights of self-government and self-taxation back into the hands of the Im perial P arliam ent for any fresh allocation of these existing and cherished rights, nor could th is House lawfully empower any delegate to enter into any agreement th a t this House should act outside its powers in entertaining, w ithout any authority from the people of Victoria, any Bill containing such proposals.

“ F u rther, th a t this House, being the Commons of Victoria, w ill not sanction any scheme of Federation which takes away from this House the exclusive righ ts of imposing taxes within V ictoria, and of m aking grants for public purposes of the proceeds of those taxes and of all other S tate revenue.

“ Further, th a t Parliam ent has already passed numerous A cts, practically giving to the public creditor a first charge on the Consolidated Revenue of Victoria, for over F orty millions, and th a t it cannot in good faith sanction any

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scheme which gives precedence over such creditor by allotting to any central Governm ent the fiscal revenues arising from the Customs and Excise of V ictoria for the purpose of defraying Federal expenditure.

“ F urther, th a t as a strong protective system has been for more than a quarter of a century established in Victoria, and from tim e to time strengthened and extended by successive Houses of Assembly, this House w ill not sanction any scheme of Federation which does not contain w ith in itself the fullest guarantee for the maintenance of the V ictorian Tariff, until altered by this or some succeeding House, and w ill never consent to leave to the decision o f any Federal P arliam ent the question w hether Free-trade or Protection is to be the principle on which th a t Tariff is to be based ” ( S ir B rya n O 'Loghleii)

Debate continuedAmendment negatived

Address agreed to, and ordered to be presented to H is Excellency...

Address presented and H is Excellency’s reply reported

Gives Royal A ssent to A ppropriation and other Bills in Legislative Council Chamber

to other Bills. See “ M essages from H is Excellency the Governor.”

Speech on prorogation of* Parliam entMace, T he—

M r. Speaker announces th a t the Mace used in the service of the House has been stolen, and th a t he had given directions for the Mace which was in use from the year 1857 to the year 1866 to be again used, until either the stolen Mace was recovered or a new one obtained ...

Reports from the Clerk of the House and the Serjeant- at-A rm s

Member, D eath of— Intelligence of the death of W illiam John W ilkinson, Esquire, Member for Bourke E ast, communicated to the House, and adjournm ent of the House, on the motion of Mr. Munro

And see “ A djournm ent,” &c.Member, Leave of absence to—Mr. Shack ellMembers, Leave to requested— To give evidence before a

Committee o f the Legislative Council—M essage from the Legislative Council requesting tha t

the Assembly will give leave to the Honorable the M inister of Railways, a Member of the Assem bly, to attend if he th ink fit, to be examined as a w itness and give evidence before a Committee o f the L egislative Council on the Railw ays A ct 1890 Am endm ent B ill

M essage from Legislative Council requesting th a t similar, leave be given to the Honorable D. Gillies, a Member of the Assembly

Motion for leave to be given to the M inister of Railways to be examined as a witness and give evidence before a Committee of the Legislative Council on the Railways A ct 1890 Amendment Bill, as requested by the first of the foregoing M essages (d /r. Shiels)

DebatedN egatived

Members sworn—By M r. SpeakerMotions unopposed— Ordered to be removed from the un

opposed listOfficers, A ppointm ent of—Mr. Speaker announces that, on his

nomination, the Governor in Council has appointed Mr. W . V. Robinson to be Clerk of the Legislative Assembly, M r. C. G avan Duffy to be Clerk-A ssistant, Mr. T . G. W atson to be Second C lerk-A ssistant, and Mr. G. A . M. Moss to be Clerk of P riva te Bills

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A ssembly— continued:—Orders of the D ay— Discharged ...O rders o f the House— RescindedOrder, Question of— Sir B ryan O’Loghlen raises a question of

order, nam ely, that the following motion, notice of which had been given by Mr. M unro, was ultra vires :— “ T hat this House approves generally of the ‘ D raft B ill to Constitute the Commonwealth of A ustralia ,’ adopted by the National A ustralasian Convention, 9th A pril, 1891, and laid before the Parliam ent of Victoria on the 23rd June, 1891”

M r. Speaker’s ruling ...Petitions and R eturns—

Report of P rin ting Committee— T h a t all petitions and returns laid upon the Table shall remain in the custody of the Clerk, instead of in the custody of the Librarian, as heretofore—B rought up (D. 2)

A dopted A nd see <f P etitions.”

Sessional Orders. See “ Assem bly—Business.”Speaker, M r. (The Honorable Sir M. H . D avies)—

A ttends H is Excellency the Governor in the Legislative Council Cham ber—

On opening o f Parliam ent On prorogation of P arliam en t...

Announces issue of W rits ...Announces return to W rits .. .Administers Oath to MembersAnnounces appointm ent of Mr. W . V. Robinson to be

Clerk of the House, and appointm ent of other officers Announces the retirem ent of M r. George H . Jenkins from

the office of Clerk of the House consequent on his appointm ent to the office of Clerk of the Parliam ents

R eports the G overnor’s speech on opening of Session ... Nominates Tem porary Chairmen of Committees R eports H is Excellency’s answer to A ddress in reply to

Speech on opening of Parliam ent

Announces correction in Bills by the Clerk of the House |

Reports errors in Division List, and orders correction P resents summary of appointm ents or transfers, &c., to

Offices of P arliam ent ...Counts the House, and, a quorum of Members not being

present, adjourns the House w ithout pu tting the question ... ... e . . ... ...

Announces th a t the Mace used in the service of the House has been stolen, and th a t he had given directions for the Mace w hich was in use from the year 1857 to 1866 to be again used, until either the stolen Mace was recovered or a new one obtained

Presents T reasurer’s S tatem ent of Receipts and E xpend itu re of the Consolidated Revenue, &c., for the year ending 30th June, 1891, w ith report of Commissioners of A udit, &c. (A. 1) ...

Announces receipt of letters from the Clerk o f the P arliaments notifying discovery of clerical errors in certain Bills

Rulings of—D raft B ill to C onstitute the Commonwealth of A ustra lia ... Portland Borough Lands Bill

Standing Orders— Suspended

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R e P riva te B ills—Dispensed w ith or suspended ... |

A nd see “ P riva te B ills.”W rits of E lection—

Issue of W rit for Member for Collingwood— Announced R eturn thereto—Announced

Issue of W rit for Member for St. H ilda— Announced R eturn thereto—Announced

Issue of W rit for M ember for Bourlte E as t— Announced R eturn thereto— Announced

A nd see “ Collingwood,” “ S t. H ilda,” and “ Bourke E ast.”

Arm strong, W alter, Complaint of— Motion for the appointm ent of a Select Committee to inquire into and report upon the complaint of W alter Arm strong, who avers th a t the date of his entering the service was incorrectly entered in the schedule purporting to contain the names of the perm anent employes in the service of the Hobson’s Bay Railw ay Company a t the tim e th a t company sold their railway to the Governm ent (M r. Derham) ... ..-

Debated and w ithdrawn A . U. A lcock E lectric L igh t and M otive Pow er Company’s B ill—

P etition for leave to bring in— Presented . . . .S tanding Order No. 10, relating to P riva te Bills,

dispensed w ith ...B ill initiated (M r. Anderson)

Motion for second reading proposed Debated and w ithdraw n

A udit Commissioners’ Report. See “ F inance.”A ustralasian Federation. See “ Federation of A ustralasia .”

B A IL IW IC K S Bill. See “ Supreme Court (Bailiw icks) B ill.” Bairnsdale, M unicipality of— Sale of W aterworks to the Bairnsdale

Irrigation and W ater Supply T rust—Presented (No. 47) Bairnsdale Irrigation T ru s t—Motion for a copy of all papers, corre

spondence, and documents relating to the constitution of the Bairnsdale Irrigation T rust (M r. Foster) ...

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B ank Liabilities and Assets — Summary of Sworn R eturns—P re sented—

F or quarter ended 31st December, 1890 (No. 26) ...F o r quarter ended 31st M arch, 1891 (No. 61)F o r quarter ended 30th June, 1891 (No. 145)For quarter ended 30th September, 1891 (No. 200)

Barley, Im portation and E xportation of. See “ Customs D epartm ent.”

Beech w orth M ining D istrict, M ining Surveyors’ Fees in portion of th e —Presented (N'o. 137) ••• ••• • ■ • ...

Beechw orth to Y ackandandah Railway. See “ R ailw ays.” Bechevvaise, M r.— Motion for the appointm ent of a Select Committee

to inquire into and report upon the claims of Mr. Bechervaise, Telegraph and Postm aster of B allarat West, to promotion in the Public Service, such Committee to consist of Mr. Baker, M r. Clark, Mr. Foster, Mr. K irton, Mr. Richardson, Mr. W illiam s, and the Mover, w ith power to send for persons, papers, and records; three to be the quorum (Lieut.-C ol. JV. C. Sm ith)

Debated ... ... ... • ■ • • • •Agreed to and Committee appointed ...

Leave given Committee to report minutes of evidence from tim e to time

Committee’s report brought up (D. 5) Bellarine Fore-shore. See “ Sea-shell, &c.”Bendigo A rt G allery S ite B ill— B rought from the Legislative Council

(M r. Burrow es)—Initiated ...Subsequent proceedings

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B erry, M artha— Motion, “ T hat there be laid before this H ouse a copy of all the papers referring to the dismissal of M artha Berry from the Public Service” (M r. R ichardson)

A greed to ... ••• ••• ••• * * *B ills— Clerk's reports re correction of errors—Read—

L egal Profession Practice B ill . ..Contractors’ Protection B illA ppropriation BillM ines A ct 1890 Amendm ent BillClerical errors reported by the Clerk of the Parliam ents in

B urrum beet Lands B ill and Land A ct 1890 A m endm ent B ill *. ••• ... ••• • • •

E rrors corrected, and concurrence of Legislative Council requested

M essages from Legislative Council notifying concurrence

Bills of Sale L aw Am endm ent B ill— B rought from the Legislative Council (Afr. B est)—Initia ted

Subsequent proceedings Botanic Gardens, Senior Foreman at the— Motion, “ T h a t there be laid

upon the Library Table a copy of the R eport of the Board recently appointed to inquire as to the fitness of candidates for the position of senior foreman a t the Botanic Gardens ” (M r. G. D ownes Carter) ...

A greed to ... ••• • • • ••• •••B ourke E ast, Representation of—Issue of a W rit for the election of a

M ember in the place of W illiam Jo h n W ilkinson, Esquire, deceased— Announced

R eturn to W rit— AnnouncedR obert H arper, Esquire, introduced and sw orn...

Burrum beet Lands B ill (S ir B ryan O 'Loghleii)— Initia ted

Subsequent proceedings ... ... ... jBurston and M cNab, M essrs.— Motion, “ T h a t in the opinion of this

H ouse the finding of the Board appointed to inquire into the case of Messrs. Burston and M cNab should a t once be given effect t o ” (C aptain T aylor) ...

D 6l)£vfc6cl ••• ••• ••• •••A greed to ••• ••• •••

C A L F Lym ph, preparation and conservation of. See “ Allen, M .D.— Professor H . B .— Reports by.”

Callander and H alfpenny, versus E . J . H artley— Motion, “ T hat there be laid before this House a copy of all papers in connexion w ith the case of Messrs. Callander and H alfpenny, of M alden, against E . J . H artley , holder of gold-mining lease No. 2671,' heard before the W arden on 19th February last, and subsequently by the M inister of Mines on the 1st A pril (M r. M cIntyre)

Agreed to ... ... ... • • • ...C athkin to Mansfield Railway. See “ Railways ”Cemeteries A ct 1890 Am endm ent Bill (M r. D eahin for M r.

G ard iner)—Initia ted Order for second reading discharged and Bill w ithdrawn

Centennial International Exhibition. See “ M elbourne Centennial International E xhibition .”

Central W ine Association of Victoria. See “ W ine Licences.” Charitable Institu tions—Presented—

R eport of Inspector for the year ended 30th June , 1891 (No. 179) ... ... ••• ... •••

R eport of the Royal Commission on (No. 210)Chicago Exhibition. See “ Assem bly—A djournm ent M otions”Chiltern, Court of G eneral Sessions at. See “ E astern Bailiw ick.” Clones, Borough of— Sanitary Condition and Sanitary A dm inistration

—R eport by Dr. Gressw ell—Presen ted (No. 174)Coal— Final R eport of the Royal Commission appointed to inquire as

to the best means of developing and promoting theTCoal Industry of V ictoria—Presented (No. 178)

Colling wood, Representation of—Issue of a W rit for the E lection of a Member in the place of the Honorable George David Langridge, deceased—Announced

R eturn to W rit—Announced ... ... •Jo h n Hancock, Esquire, introduced and sw orn...

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Colonial W ines B ill (M r. L . L . Sm ith for M r. S terry)— Initia ted ...Order for second reading discharged and Bill w ithdraw n

Commercial Treaties, renewal of—Motion for a copy of recent correspondence between the Im perial A uthorities and the V ictorian Government, relative to the renewal of various Commercial T reaties, together w ith any Reports by the A gent-G eneral, or instructions sent to him in th a t regard (M r. D eakin)

A greed toR eturn (C. 10)

Commissions, Royal. See “ C haritable Institu tions,” also “ Coal ” and “ Gold M ining ”

Companies A ct 1890— Summary of Statem ents for the year 1890, made by the Companies transacting Life A ssurance Business in V ictoria—Presented (No. 188)

Companies A ct 1890 Amendm ent Bill (M r. Sh ie ls)— Initiated Subsequent proceedings

Companies A ct 1890 Am endm ent B ill (No. 2)— B rought from the Legislative Council (M r. W rixon)— In itia ted ...

Order for second reading discharged and B ill w ithdraw n ... Committee of Public A ccounts— Motion, “ T h a t there be laid before

th is House a copy of the letter, dated 17th October, 1887, addressed by Mr. Edw ard Langton to the Prem ier of V ictoria on the system and method of the A udit D epartm ent of G reat B ritain , and on the scope and operation of the House of Commons Committee of P ublic A ccounts” (M r. G. Downes Carter)

DebatedA greed to

R eturn (C. 9)Committee of Public Accounts Bill (M r. Shiels)— Initiated

Subsequent proceedings Conference— W ith the Legislative Council— M otion “ T h a t a F ree

Conference be desired w ith the Legislative Council on the subject m atter of the am endments made and insisted on by the Legislative Council in the Bill in tituled “ A n A ct to amend the ‘ Railw ays A ct 1890 ’ and for other purposes,” and th a t the following Members be appointed M anagers of the Conference, v iz . :— Mr. Burrowes, Mr. Deakin, Sir Bryan O’Loghlen, Mr. Munro, Mr. Shiels, Mr. Turner, and M r. C. Young (3Ir. Shiels)

Agreed toM essage ordered to be sent to Legislative Council

Message from Legislative Council acquainting Assembly " th a t they have appointed seven Members to confer w ith the Committee of the Legislative A ssembly,” &c.

M r. Shiels reports result of the ConferenceA nd see “ R ailw ays A ct 1890 Amendm ent B ill.”

Consolidated Revenue B ills—No. 1 (M r. M unro)—Initia ted ...

Subsequent proceedings No. 2 (M r. M unro)—Initia ted ...

Subsequent proceedings No. 3 {Mr. M unro)—Initia ted ...

Subsequent proceedings Constitution A ct Amendm ent A ct 1890 Am endm ent B ill— Message

from H is Excellency the Governor, recommending an appropriation of revenue—Presented (B. 2) ...

O rdered to be considered in Committee ...House in Committee

Resolution reported and agreed to B ill initiated (M r. M unro)

Subsequent proceedings ...

Constitution S tatu te— Statem ent of E xpenditure under Schedule D, during the year 1890-91— Presented (No. 169)

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Contractors’ Protection Bill (iH/r. M ethven for Captain T aylor)— Initiated

Subsequent proceedings Correction of A cts Bill. See “ A cts Correction B ill.”Councils of Conciliation Bill (il/r. Richardson)— Initia ted

Subsequent proceedings ... ... . .. jCouncil. See " Parliam ent.”Count Out. See " Assembly— A djournm ents.”County Court S ittings—Motion, “ T hat there be laid before this House

a copy of all correspondence and telegrams which have passed between the present Government and the County Court Judges in connexion w ith the fixing, holding, and postponement of County Court sittings throughout the colony” {Mr. T u th ill)

.Agieed to ... ... . .. ... ...R etui n . . . . .. ... ... ...

Courts of General Sessions— M essage from the Legislative Council notifying th a t they have adopted an Address to H is Excellency the Governor, praying th a t Courts of G eneral Sessions may cease to be held a t A lexandra, Climes, Dunolly, Heathcote, Inglewood, W alhalla, and W ood’s Point, and requesting concurrence of the Legislative Assembly therein ...

Motion for concurring therein {Mr. Shie Is)— A greed

Concurrence ordered to be communicated by Message to the Legislative Council

A nd see “ E astern Bailiw ick ” ; also N orthern B ailiw ick” and " M ildura.”

Crimes A ct 1890 Amendm ent Bill— Brought from the Legislative Council {Mr. M unro) —Initiated

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Criminal Lunatics—M otion for a return showing those inmates of the lunatic asylums who are “ criminal insane ” w ithin the meaning of the L u n a cy A c t 1890, such return to show as regards each patient the initials, charge for which arrested, and date of arrest, how and when found insane, date of admission to asylum, form of m ental disease now existing, w hether patient a t time of this return knows righ t from wrong {M r. M urray)

A greed toCrown Lands, Cessation of Sale of— Motion, “ T h a t in the opinion

of this House the time has arrived when the sale of Crown lands should absolutely cease” {Dr. Maloney) ...

Debated ... ... ... . .. ...Negatived on a division

Customs A ct 1890—P resen ted—Im portation of Barley and E xportation of M anufactured Barley

(No. 99)Grinding of Oats in Bond for Exportation (No. 97)D raw back Regulations amended (No. 83)...D raw back Regulations amended (No. 93 )...Drawback Regulations amended (No. 94)...D raw back Regulations amended (No. 95 )...D rawback Regulations amended— Order in Council (No. 202)Drawback Regulations amended— Order in Council (No. 204)

Customs and Excise D uties A ct 1890— Presented—D uty on “ Crushed S e a l” (No. 96)Minor A rticles used in M anufacture— Stove Screws (No. 88)

Carriages— Whiffle Tree Ferrules (No. 91) ...

Ferrules, various, and Rod R ings (No. 92)

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Customs and Excise Duties A ct 1890—Presented— con tinued :—M inor A rticles used in M anufacture— T ug H ooks; Gras T ips—

Steatite or L ava (No. 134)...

Furn itu re— Castors (No. 143) ... ...

H at L inings, w hen sewn together (No. 144) ...

Boot and Shoe B uttonholes ; Stoppers for Glass P reserving J a rs (No. 181)...

D A K IN , Thom as E ., Claims of— M otion, " T h a t in the opinion of this H ouse the Governm ent should give consideration to the claims of Thom as E . D akin, in consequence of the compulsory removal of his business from the neighbourhood of the Supreme Court, as set fo rth in his petition of 2nd November, 1890” {M r. G. Downes Carter)

Debated ••• • • • ... . • •W ithdraw n

Defences and Discipline A ct 1890 Amendment B ill—B rought from the Legislative Council {Mr. WJieder)— In itia ted ...

M essage from H is Excellency the Governor recommending an appropriation of revenue— Presented (B. 26) . .. . .. . .. ... ...

Ordered to be considered in Committee ...House in Committee

Resolution reported and agreed to

Subsequent proceedings jDefence D epartm ent—Presented—

Regulations for T ravelling Allowances to be drawn by officers and men regularly employed under the Defences and D iscipline A c t 1890, and for pay of warrant, non-commissioned officers, and men of V ictorian A rtillery (No. 101)

R eport of the Council of Defence (No. 132)Statem ent of Expenditure, Special Appropriation, A ct No.

1083, Section 56, and A ppropriation A ct No. 1194— Financial Y ear 1890-91 (No. 170) ...

A nd see “ Garrison A rtillery Batteries,” also “ V ictorian M ilitary Forces,” " V ictorian N aval Forces,” and “ Victorian N aval Regulation.”

D irectors’ L iability B ill— B rought from Legislative Council {Mr. G avan D u ffy )—Initia ted ...

Subsequent proceedings Disinfection. See “ A llen, M.D., Professor H .B .— Reports by.”Dog A ct 1890 Am endm ent B ill {Mr. Graves)—Initia ted ...

Order for second reading discharged and Bill w ithdraw n D raw back Regulations. See “ Customs D epartm ent.”

E A S T E R N Bailiwick, Court of General Sessions for—Motion for the adoption of an A ddress to H is Excellency the Governor praying th a t a Court of General Sessions of the Peace in and for the Eastern Bailiwick may be held a t Omeo {M r. Foster) ... ... ... ... ...

Debated ... ... ... ... ...A greed to

Address adopted Ordered— T h at the A ddress be transm itted to the

Legislative Council and their concurrence desired therein

A nd see “ Courts of G eneral Sessions ” ; also “ N orthern Bailiwick.”

Education— Report of the M inister of Public Instruction for 1890-91— Presented (No. 73)

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Education A ct 1890, Section 11—Motion, “ T h a t there be laid before this House a copy of the opinion of counsel on section 11 of the E ducation A c t 1890” (M r. Gordon) ...

•Agreed to ... .•. ... ... ...R eturn (C. 15)

Education A ct 1890— Orders in Council, &c.— Presented—A lteration of Regulations (No. 119)A lteration of Regulations (No., 120)A lteration of Regulations— Tem porary Unclassified Schools

(No. 187) ... ... ... . .. ...R egulations— Scholarships (No. 153)R egulations—School Hours and T im e-Table (No. 168)

Education Endow m ent Bill—M essage from H is Excellency the Governor recommending an

appropriation of revenue—Presented (B. 5)Ordered to be considered in Committee

House in CommitteeResolution reported and agreed to

B ill initiated (M r. Peacock)Order for second reading discharged

and Bill w ithdraw n E lectoral Rolls Purification Bill (M r. Shiels)—Initiated

Subsequent proceedings ... . .. ... jE lectric L ighting Bill (M r. Gavan D u ffy )— Initia ted

Order for second reading discharged and Bill w ithdraw n Embossing Stationery. See “ Stationery, cost of Embossing ” Em ployers and Employes A ct 1890 Am endm ent Bill (M r. W rixon)—

In itia ted ... ... ... ... ...Subsequent proceedings

Estim ates— Transm itted by M essage—Supplem entary Estim ates of Expenditure for 1890-91 (B. 6) Revenue and E xpenditure for 1891-2 (B . 11)A dditional Estim ates of E xpenditure for 1891-2 (B. 29)

Explosives A ct 1890—Presented—A ppointm ent of Inspector of Explosives (No. 86) ...R ent and Charges for Storage of Explosives (No. 85)G eneral Regulations for Powder Magazines (No. 100) Regulations and Orders (No. 82)R ent and Charges for Storage of Explosives in Powder

M agazines, &c. (No. 84)Reports of the Inspectors of Explosives on the w orking of the

Explosives A ct during the year 1890 (No. 77)L ist of Explosives authorized for im portation into and manu

facture in V ictoria (No. 122)A ddition to “ T he Explosives Regulations and Orders 1891 ”

(No. 160)General Regulations for Powder Magazines (No. 161) Regulations regarding “ Rackarock ” (No. 159)Amended Explosives Regulations— Order in Council (No. 182)

Exhibition T rustees—R eport of Proceedings and Statem ent of Income and E xpenditure for the year ended 30th June , 1891— Presented (No. 193)

F A C T O R IE S , W orkrooms, and Shops—Report of the Chief Inspector of, for the year 1890—Presented (No. 18)

Federation of A ustralasia—• Official Record of the Proceedings and Debates of the N ational

A ustralasian Convention held in the P arliam ent House, Sydney, N ew South W ales, in the months of M arch and A pril, 1891— Presented (No. 60) ...

Motion, “ T h a t this House approves generally of the ‘ D raft B ill to Constitute the Commonwealth of A u stra lia / adopted by the N ational A ustralasian Convention, 9th A pril, 1891, and laid before the Parliam ent of Victoria on the 23rd June , 1891” (M r. M unrd) ...

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u H ouse,” w ith a view to insert in place thereof the words “ declines to express, a t the present time, its opinion on the ‘D raft of a B ill to Constitute the Commonwealth of A u s tra lia / as this House m ust insist, as a condition precedent to its sanctioning any change in the Constitution of Victoria, tha t a Bill satisfactorily embodying the ‘one man one vo te’ principle shall first have been passed into law ” ( S ir B rya n O 'Loghlen)

Amendm ent negativedDebate on original motion con

tinued ... • • • ...Amendm ent to add the following words to the

m otion:— “ B ut such approval does not comm it this House to an approval of all the principles or machinery of the D raft Bill, but is to be merely regarded as a general approval of such D raft B ill in the ligh t of its being a step in the path of Federation ” (M r. M cIntyre)

Debated * # * ... ... * * #Amendm ent negatived ...

Debate on original motion further continued

Q uestion—“ T h a t this House approves generally of the ‘ D raft of a B ill to Constitute the Commonw ealth of A ustralia,’ adopted by the National A ustralasian Convention, 9 th A pril, 1891, and laid before the Parliam ent of V ictoria on the 23rd June , 1891"— put and resolved in the affirmative

M otion, “ T h a t this House will, to-morrow, resolve itself into a Committee of the whole to consider the provisions of the said D raft Bill ” (M r. M unro)

Amendm ent to omit the word “ to-m orrow " w ith a view to insert in place thereof the word “ to -day” (M r. Laurens)

Debated * * * .. • ., * ,, #Amendm ent agreed to, and original

motion as amended agreed to

House in Committee ...

Provisions of the D raft Bill reported w ith amendments M otion, “ T h a t the D raft B ill be recommitted for the recon

sideration of clause 9 of chapter I., clause 13 of chapter IV ., and clauses 5 and 14 of chapter V .” (M r. Shiels) ...

Debated and agreed to Motion, “ T h a t the D raft B ill be now recommitted for the re

consideration of the said clauses ” (M r. Shiels)Carried on a division ...

House in Committee D raft B ill reported w ith a further am endment"...

Report adopted Amendm ents proposed after adoption of re p o r t...

Motion, “ T h a t the amendments agreed to by the Legislative Assembly in the ‘ D raft of a B ill to Constitute the Commonw ealth of A ustralia,’ adopted by the N ational A ustralasian Convention on the 9th A pril, 1891, and laid before the Parliam ent of V ictoria on the 23rd June , 1891, be transm itted to the Legislative Council w ith a Message desiring their concurrence therein” (M r. M unro)

Question—put and resolved in the affirmative M essage from the Legislative Council returning the amend

ments and acquainting Assembly th a t they have agreed to some of the amendments, disagreed w ith thers, and agreed to one of the amendments w ith an am endm ent...

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Federation of A ustralasia— continued:—F urther M essage from the Legislative Council transm itting the

amendments made by the Legislative Council in the said D raft Bill, and desiring concurrence of Assembly therein

Amendm ents referred to in the foregoing M essages ordered to be printed and taken into consideration

Order for considering Messages, discharged Finance— Treasurer’s S tatem ent of Receipts and Expenditure of the

Consolidated Revenue, &c., for the year ending 30th June, 1891, w ith Report of the Commissioners of A udit, &c.— Presented by Mr. Speaker (A . 1)

A nd see “ Committee o f Public A ccounts.”F ire Brigade Boards—Motion, “ T h a t in the opinion of th is H ouse it

is the duty of the Government to take the necessary steps to enable the F ire Brigade Boards to meet the necessary initial expenses incurred in connexion w ith the protection of life and property from fire under the A ct passed by this Parliam ent last Session” (M r. D eakin)

DebatedW ithdraw n

Fire Brigades A ct 1890 Amendm ent Bill— M essage from H is E xcellency the Governor recommending an appropriation of revenue—P resented— (B. 9)

Ordered to be considered in Committee House in Committee

Resolution reported and agreed to Bill initiated (M r. M unro) ...

Subsequent proceedings F ire Brigades A ct 1890—P resented—

Regulations made by the Governor in Council from the commencement of the A ct to the 31st Ju ly , 1891 (No. 103)

Regulations made by the Governor in Council during them onth o f A ugust, 1891— (No. 156) ...

Regulations made by the Governor in Council during themonths of September, October, and November, 1891—(No. 205)

Fisheries A ct 1890— P resented—N otice of proposed variation of Proclam ation re lim its of the

mouth of the R iver Y arra w ithin w hich nets and fixed engines are not to be used (No. 98) ...

Notice of proposed variation of Proclam ation re lim its o f the mouth of the R iver Barwon, w ithin which nets and fixed engines are not to be used (No. 39) ...

Notice of intention to vary Proclam ation fixing the tim e in w hich any trammel, traw l, or other net or engine may be employed in fishing in L ake Tyers (No. 10) ...

Proclam ation defining the limits of the mouth of the River Barwon w ithin which nets and fixed engines are not to be used (No. 133) ...

Football and other M atches, Admission Fees to— M otion, “ T h a t in the opinion of this House, taking into consideration thelarge sums of money collected by clubs as charges towitness football and other m atches on all grounds under the jo in t control of the Board of Land and W orks and other trustees of grounds vested in trustees throughout the colony, such clubs or trustees shall pay to the colony 10 per cent, of their gross returns for each year, which sum shall be added to the charitable vote of the year ” (M r. G ardiner) ...

DebatedD ebate adjourned...

Order for resumption of debate discharged Forest Lands. See “ S tate Forests L ands.”F ree Railway Passes. See “ R ailw ays'”Frencham , H enry—Motion, “ T h a t this House will, on W ednesday

nex t, resolve itself into a Committee of the whole to consider the propriety of presenting an A ddress to H is Excellency the Governor, requesting th a t he w ill be pleased to place on the Additional Estim ates the sum of £500, for the purpose of rewarding H enry Frencham for

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Frencham , H enry— continued:—his action in being the first to report the discovery of gold on the Bendigo gold-fields to the Government officials ” (M r. Bailee)

DebatedNegatived

Friendly Societies— Presented—T w elfth A nnual R eport of the Proceedings of the G overnm ent

S ta tist in connexion w ith—Report for 1889— Valuations, S tatistics, &c., (No. 43)

R eport of R egistrar of, for 1890 (No. 109)T hirteen th A nnual R eport of the Proceedings of the G overn

m ent S tatist in connexion w ith—R eport for 1890 V aluations, S tatistics, &c., (No. 198)

Friendly Societies A c t 1890 Amendm ent Bill (M r. JF rm m )—Initiated


G A R R IS O N A rtillery B atteries—Motion, “ T h a t there be laid before this House a copy of all M inutes, General Orders, Orders in Council, letters and papers, relative to the reduction of the G arrison A rtillery B atteries a t W arrnambool, P ort Fairy , and P ortland ” (M r. M u rra y)...

A greed toR eturn ...

G eneral Sessions. See “ Courts of G eneral Sessions.Gold-fields Reservoirs Sale Bill (M r. G rahani)— Initia ted ...

Order for second reading discharged and B ill w ithdraw nGold M ining, Royal Commission on— Presented—

Progress R eport (No. 2)Second P rogress Report (No. 41)R eport (No. 151) ... ••• ••• .

G overnm ent Contracts, Sub-letting of—Motion, “ That in the opinion of th is House it is desirable th a t the regulations which provide th a t railway or other Governm ent contracts are not to be sub-let should be strictly enforced” (M r. Trenw ith)

D ebatedAgreed to ... ••• ••• * •••

G oulburn W eir— M otion for a return showing date when a w eir on the Goulburn was first au thorized ; date when present site was first se lec ted ; date when the Governm ent first proposed to construct the weir ; dates of surveys determining w hat land would be submerged by the weir ; dates of purchases of land submerged by the weir ; area of land so purchased and price ; a report from the W ater Supply D epartm ent in explanation of the circumstances connected w ith the purchase of th is land, and the m anner and tim e of its resumption ; a report from the Governm ent valuator as to the prices recommended and paid (M r. Deakin)


G ranite B ar T in M ining Company—Motion, “ T h a t there be laid upon the Library Table a copy of all papers and correspondence up to the present date in connexion w ith the G ranite Bar T in M ining Company, Toora, and the M ining D epartm ent ” (M r. M ason)

Agreed to

H E A L T H Officers and Inspectors. See “ Allen, M .D., ProfessorH . B .— Reports by ” ; also “ Public H ealth .”

Hospital Construction and M anagem ent—F inal General R eport on— by Professor H . B. Allen, M .D .—Presented (No. 175) ...

H ospitals for the Insane— Report of the Inspector of Lunatic Asylums for the year ended 31st December, 1890 (No. 164) ...

Hygienic Museum. See “ A llen, M .D., Professor H . B .—Reports by.”

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showing the imports and exports o f all natural productsand goods manufactured in the colonies between Victoriaand the other A ustralian colonies for the past five years,showing separately each year, and each product and class

56of m anufactured goods {Mr. M cColl)A greed to ... ... ... ... ... 56

Retm n . . . ... ... . .. ... 65Im port, E xport, Transhipm ent, and Shipping R eturns— General Sum

m ary of, and A bstract of Customs Revenue for 1890; alsoComparative Table 1886-90 ; and Copy of Tariff, &c.—Presented (No. 58) 12 t> • • a a a 1047

Infectious Disease, Isolation of. See “ Allen, M .D., Professor H . B .—Reports by.”

Insolvency A ct 1890— Rules of C ourt—Presented (No. 22) 4 a a a 149Irrigation and W ater Supply Loans B ill {Mr. G raham ) —Initia ted ... 345

358, 371, 383, 388Subsequent proceedings ... ... ... j

Irrigation and W ater Supply] T ru s ts—Orders in Council, &c.—Presented—

Bacchus M arsh—R ating Regulation for 1891 (No. 63)... 19 • • • a a a . . . 713R ating Regulation No. 2 (No. 31) 19 • • • 483

1439F u rth e r Loan of £1,500 (No. 112) ... 51 ...F u rthe r Loan of £1,500 (No. 113) ... 51 • a • 1441A pplication for a further Loan of £3 ,000—Detailed

Statem ent (No. 139) ... 93 a • a . . . . . . • • • 335Loan of £500 (No. 166) 163 a a a . . . • * • • • • 125F urther Loan of £1 ,500 (No. 167) ... 163 a a a a a a . . . • • • e # • 127

Bairnsdale—

Quorum of Commissioners (No. 64) . . . 19 a a a . . . 715Regulation No. 2 (No. 52) . . . 19 a a a 901Commissioner for the U rban Division (No. 21) 19 a a a . . . 147Order C onstituting T rust amended (No. 20) 19 a a a a a a 145Regulations for the Election of a Commissioner for the

U rban Division (No. 19) 19 . . . 141U rban Division proclaimed (No. 14) . . . 19 . . . 111

1249Regulation No. 3 (No. 213) 364 • • • • « •

Regulation No. 4 (No. 214) 364 . a a . . . . . • • • • 1251A nd see “ Bairnsdale, M unicipality of ” ; also

“ Bairnsdale Irrigation T ru s t.”Campaspe—

343Loan of £21,000 (No. 142) 86 . . . a a a 1 • •

Car rum —

D ate for Election of Tvvo]]Commissioners (No. 8) 19 93Cohuna—

829Rating Regulations (No. 184) 197 . . . a a a • • • s e e

E ast B oort—

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Regulation (No. 72) 19491

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F urther Loan (No. 55) 19 a a a 1041F urther Loan (No. 56) 19 a a a 1043D istrict increased in ex ten t (No. 165) 163 a a a a a a . . . • * • 123

H arcourt— Loan of £400 (No. 150) 93 a a a . . . . . . 451K erang E a s t—

20 973R ating Regulation (No. 71) . . .

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Loan (No. 33) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 . . a 487F urther Loan (No. 34) 20 a a a 489Application for a F urther Loan for £1,904 — D etailed

Statem ent (No. 54) 57 a a a 1039R ating Regulation for 1892 (No. 212) 364 • • • 1247

Lerderderg— W ater R ight increased (No. 11) 20 a a a 105:M arquis H ill— j

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Irrigation and W ater Supply T rusts— Orders in Council, &c.~ P resented— continued :—

M illewa—Loan (No. 15)Regulations for the Conduct of the Proceedings, of the

T ru s t and its Officers (No. 7) ...M yall—

A pplication for a F urther Loan of £3 ,300 (No. 5)N orth B oort—

Loan of £1,600 (No. 141) ...Rodney—

Regulation No. 4 (No. 50) ...D istrict divided into Divisions''(No. 32)Regulation (No. 16)A pportionm ent of L iabilities w ith U nited Echuca and

W aranga W aterw orks T ru s t (No. 215) ...Swan H ill—

Rating Regulation (No. 48)Loan (No. 13)F u rth e r Loan (No. 12)

Seymour—A pplication for A dditional Loan of £ 8,000— Detailed

Statem ent and Report (No. 154)Tragow el P lains—

R egulation No. 6 (No. 65) ...D istric t divided into Divisions (No. 49)

Tw elve-m ile—Loan (No. 70)Order granting sum of £ 5 0 'repealed (No. 207)

W andella—Loan (No. 42)R ating Regulation (No. 115)

W estern W immera—Order in Council arranging Liabilities (No. 123)Regulation (No. 3)R egulation No. 10 (No. 203)

W estern Wimmera Irrigation and W ater Supply T rust, W immera U nited W aterw orks T rust, and proposed E astern W immera Irrigation and W ater Supply T ru s t— R ights and Powers in the W aters of the L ittle Wimmera River and the Yarriam biack Creek specified and set forth (No. 131) ... ... ... ... < ...

R egulation No. 11 (No. 199)Y atchaw —

R ating Regulation (No. I l l )A nd see “ W aterworks T ru s ts” ; also “ W immera Shire

Council.”

JE N K IN S , George Henry, E squire— Mr. Speaker announces th a t he has received a le tte r from M r. Jenk ins, intim ating that, having been appointed Clerk of the Parliam ents, he has retired from the office of Clerk of the Legislative Assembly, and expressing his grateful sense of the consideration and kindness extended to him by the present and previous Speakers, and by all Honorable Members ...

Motion, “ T h a t M r. Speaker be requested to convey to George H enry Jenkins, Esquire, on his retirem ent from the office of Clerk of this House, the assurance of its cordial respect and regard, together w ith its warm acknowledgm ents for the prolonged and singularly valuable services he has rendered to this House and to its Members in the conduct o f their business” (J f r . M unro)

D ebatedQuestion—put and resolved in the

affirmativeJudges, Report of the Council of the, under section 33 of the Supreme

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K O R U M B U R R A Coal Mines, Railways to the—M otion, “ T h a t in the opinion of this H ouse i t is expedient th a t lines of railway from Korum burra, on the G reat Southern line, to Coal Creek, Strezlecki, and Jum bunna coal mines respectively should be constructed, provided— ( 1) T h a t all land re quired for railw ay purposes on any of the proposed lines be given to the constructing authority free of cost, and w ith out any compensation for severance or otherwise ; (2) T h a t previous to the construction of any such line the constructing authority shall be satisfied th a t the output o f coal w ill be sufficient to pay working expenses and in terest on the cost of construction, and th a t a guarantee to th a t effect satisfactory to the constructing authority be obtained from each of the companies ; (3) T h a t the line to the Jum bunna coal mine be constructed to a point about 3 37 miles from where it branches off from the proposed line to the Strezlecki m ine” (M r. Shiels)

DebatedA greed to

A nd see “ Parliam entary Standing Comm ittee on R ailw ays ” ; also “ R ailw ay Construction (Korum burra) Coal Mines B ill.”

Kow Swamp and Macorna Channel— Motion for a return showing area of land purchased for the Kow Swamp and M acorna C hannel; names o f the persons from whom the land was purchased ; area obtained from and the am ount paid to each person; to tal sum p a id ; name, area, and amount claimed in the case of purchasers not yet arranged (M r. M cColl)

A greed to ...R eturn ...

K yneton M arket Reserve Bill (M r. In itia ted ...Subsequent proceedings

L A A N E C O O R IE Weir, Land purchased a t—^Motion for a return showing the area of land purchased for irrigation purposes in connexion w ith the Laanecoorie W e ir ; the am ount of money paid for each allo tm en t; the to tal sum paid for such la n d ; the names of the persons from whom the land was purchased (M r. B ailes)


Motion for the appointm ent of a Select Committee to inquire into and report upon all the circumstances connected w ith the purchase of land for irrigation purposes a t the site of the Laanecoorie W eir; such Committee to consist of M r. Foster, Mr. M urray, Mr. Tatchell, Mr. W illiams, and the Mover, w ith power to send for persons, papers, and records, to move from place to place, and to sit on days on which the H ouse does not m eet; three to be the quorum (M r. Bailes)

DebatedA greed to

Committee appointed ...Leave given Committee to report

M inutes of Evidence from time to time

Committee’s report brought up T 3 A ( D . 7)Land A ct 1890 Am endm ent Bill (M r. M cL ean)— Initiated

Message from H is Excellency the Governor recommending an appropriation of revenue and of rents and imposts—P re sented (B. 27) ...


Resolution reported and agreed to

Subsequent proceedings ... iLand A ct 1884, Mallee Pastoral Leases A ct 1883, Land A ct 1890, and

W attles A ct 1890— Report of Proceedings under, for 1890— Presented (No. 59)

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Land A ct 1890— Orders in Council— Presented—A lteration of Regulations—Leases under Sections 32 (No. 157) A lteration of Regulations— Mallee Leases (No. 158)A lteration of Regulations (No. 186)Section 69, schedule 7— Country Lands to be offered for sale by

public auction during 1891 (No. 211)Land Sales by A uction F und B ill—

M essage from H is Excellency the Governor recommending an appropriation of revenue—Presented (B. 12)

O rdered to be considered in Committee House iu Committee . ...

Resolution reported and agreed to Bill initiated {M r. M unro) ...

M essage from H is Excellency the Governor recommending a fu rthe r appropriation of revenue— Presented (B. 15)

Ordered to be considered in Committee H ouse in Committee

Resolution reported and agreed toSubsequent proceedings

L aw of P artnersh ip Am endm ent B ill—Brought from the Legislative Council {Mr. Shiels) —In itia ted ... . . .

Subsequent proceedings Legal Profession P ractice Bill {M r. M ason) — Initiated


Legal Profession P ractice A ct 1891 A m endm ent B ill— Brought from the Legislative Council {Mr. Sh ie ls)—Initia ted

Subsequent proceedings Legislative Assembly— See “ A ssem bly;” also “ P arliam ent.” Legislative Council— See “ P arliam ent.”Libraries A c t 1890 Amendment Bill {M r. R ichardson for Lieut.-C ol.

TV. C. Sm ith )—Initiated Subsequent proceedings

Licensing A ct 1890 Am endm ent Bill {M r. B a iles)—Initia ted

Subsequent proceedings ... ... ... jLicensing A rbitrations Bill {Mr. Sh ie ls)—Initiated

Subsequent proceedings ... ... . . . jL ifts Regulation Bill {M r. Deahin for M r. T u th ill)— Initiated

Order for second reading discharged and B ill w ithdraw n L ivery and A gistm ent B ill {M r. B en t)— Initia ted Loan B ill— M essage from H is Excellency the Governor recommending

an appropriation of revenue— Presented (B. 22)Ordered to be considered in Committee ...


Bill initiated {M r. M unro) ... Subsequent proceedings

Loan Correspondence—Motion, “ T hat there be laid before th is House a copy of such correspondence and papers relating to the late loan as are not essentially of a strictly confidential character” {Mr. B u rr owes for M r. M cIn tyre) ...

A greed to ... ... ... ... ...R eturn (C. 1)

Local Governm ent A ct 1890 Amendm ent B ill—M essage from H is Excellency the Governor recommending an

appropriation o f revenue—Presented (B. 4)Ordered to be considered in Committee


B ill initiated {Mr. Wheeler)


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M A C E , T he— T heft of. See “ Assembly— Mace, the .”M achinery, Im ported— M otion for a return showing the total value

of machinery imported to this colony during the past twelve m o n th s ; also, if possible, the nature of such m ach inery ; the value and nature of machinery imported for the use of the Government, including the Railway Departm ent, during the same period {M r. Trenwith)

A greed toR eturn ... ... ... ... ,..

Mallee Country, T he— Motion for a return showing— 1. The number of mallee allotments th a t have been subdivided by the lessees w ith the sanction of the Board of Land and W orks, giving the area of each original allotm ent so subdivided, the name of the lessee, the area of each subdivision, and the names of the present occupiers in each case ; 2. T h e number of persons who have been allowed to select land in the mallee country under the 203rd section of the L and A c t 1890, and the to tal area so selected each year since the passing of T he M allee A c t 1889 ; 3. The number of mallee blocks, giving the map number of the block, the area, and name o f lessee in each instance where the consent o f the Board of Land and W orks has been given in w riting to subdivide into mallee allotments ; 4. T he consideration tha t has been obtained by the Board other than the rental fixed for mallee blocks and mallee allotments under The M allee Pastoral Leases A c t 1883 and regulations ; 5. The total area of land called “ mallee blocks ” under the Principal A ct, protected from alienation in fee simple, th a t under the adm inistration of tha t A ct have been changed in name to “ mallee allotm ents,” and by tha t alteration in name have become wholly or partly liable to selection and subsequent alienation from the Crown ; 6 . T he number and area of “ mallee allotm ents” previously held under leases as “ mallee blocks ” that have been selected by occupiers under the 3rd section of The M allee A c t 1889, now the 203rd section of the L a n d A c t 1890 (Consolidated S tatutes) ; 7. T he present annual revenue from land reverting to the Crown in the mallee country, and the amount received or due on account of mallee land selected and in course of alienation {M r. Tucker)

Agreed toR eturn ... ... ... ... ...

Motion for the appointm ent of a Select Committee to inquire into and report upon the best practicable means in the interests of the S tate for promoting the settlem ent of the people upon the mallee country, such Committee to consist of M r. Burrowes, Mr. Dixon, Mr. Forrest, Mr. Foster, Mr. Gordon, Mr. J . H arris, Mr. Mountain, M r. T . Smith, Lieut.-Col. W. C. Smith, and Mr. W rixon, w ith power to send for persons, papers, and records, to move from place to place, to report the minutes of evidence from tim e to time, and to sit on days on which the House does not m e e t; five to be the quorum {M r. M cL ean)...

Debated •*. ... ... ... ...Sessional Order lim iting the time when Govern

ment business shall have precedence on W ednesdays suspended, so as to allow the debate to be proceeded w ith until a quarter to nine o’clock

M otion agreed to and Committee appointed Committee’s report brought up (D. 4)

Motion, “ T h a t the report of the Select Comm ittee on the settlem ent of the mallee country be now taken into consideration {M r. M unro)

D ebated ...Agreed to

Motion, “ T hat the report of the Committee be adop ted” {M r. W rixon)

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M arine Board of V ictoria— Statem ent o f P ilotage Receipts and D isbursements for the year ended 31st December, 1890; w ith the A udit Commissioners’ Certificate thereon— Presented (No. 75)

M arine A ct 1890—P resented—A m endm ent of P ilo t Regulations (No. 173)R ates of P ilo tage (No. 155)

M arkets A ct 1890 A m endm ent Bill (S ir B ry a n O 'Loghlen for Mr. B en t)— Initia ted ...

O rder for second reading discharged and Bill w ilh- di awn ... ... ... ,

M arriage A ct 1890 A m endm ent B ill—Brought from the Legislative Council (Mr. Turner)— Initiated

O rder for second reading discharged and Bill w ithdraw n M arriage A ct 1890 Am endm ent B ill— H er M ajesty’s A ssent proclaimed M arriage A ct 1890—Fees of Court— Presented (No. 17) ...M asters and Servants. See “ Em ployers and Employes A ct 1890

Amendment B ill.”Medical P ractitioners B ill—Brought from the L egisla tive Council

(M r. M unro)— Initiated M essage from H is Excellency the Governor recommending an

appropriation of revenue and of penalties and im posts— Presented (B. 30)

Ordered to be considered in Committee Order discharged ...

Order for second reading of Bill discharged and B ill w ithdraw n

M elbourne and M etropolitan Board of W orks A ct 1890 Amendm ent B ill (M r. K eys)— Initiated ...

Order for second reading discharged and Bill w ithdrawn ...

M elbourne and W illiam stown Tram w ay Bill— Petition for leave to bring in—Presented

Standing Orders Nos. 10, 11, 17, and 23, relating to P riva te Bills, dispensed w ith

Bill initiated (M r. Mounlai?i) ...


M elbourne Centennial International E xhibition, 1888—R eport of E xecutive Commissioners, together w ith an Account of Incom e and E xpenditure—Presented (No. 102)

M elbourne City C attle-yards and A batto irs— Motion, “ 1. T h a t in the opinion of this House the cattle-yards and abattoirs o f the C ity of M elbourne should be removed from their present site. 2 . T h a t the Governm ent be instructed to bring in a Bill immediately to give effect to this resolution ” (M r. Deakin)

D ebatedCarried on a division

M elbourne, Drainage of, Mr. M ansergh’s Scheme for— F irs t General Report by Professor H . B. A llen, M .D.— Presented (No. 37)

M elbourne Gaol— Motion, “ T h a t in the opinion of this House the interests of the citizens of M elbourne will be served by the removal of the M elbourne Gaol and the leasing of the site for building purposes” (M r. S tuart)

DebatedD ebate interrupted by a Count O ut ...

M elbourne H arbor T ru s t— Accounts of, for year ended 31st December, 1890—Presented (No. 67) ...

Melbourne M int. See “ M int, T he.”M elbourne, Re-survey of, N ecessity for—F irs t General Report by

Professor H . B. Allen, M .D .—Presented (No. 37) Melbourne U niversity Degrees, Recognition of— F irs t General Report

by Professor H . B . Allen, M .D .—Presented (No. 37) ...M e s s a g e s :—

From H is Excellency the Governor (The E arl of Hopetoun, G .C .M .G ., &c., &c.)—

Desiring attendance of Legislative Assembly in the Chamber of the Legislative Council...

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G.C.M .G., &c., & c.)—continued—Inform ing the Assembly th a t he had caused the M arriage A ct

1890 A m endm ent Bill, which was reserved, on the 20th December, 1890, for the signification of H er M ajesty’s pleasure thereon, and which received H er M ajesty’s A ssent on the 20th M arch, 1891, to be proclaimed in the V ictoria Government Gazette (B . 1) ...

Recommending Appropriation for the Constitution A ct Am endment A ct 1890 Am endm ent Bill (B. 2)

Recommending A ppropriation for M etropolitan G eneral Cemetery B ill (B. 3) ...

Recommending A ppropriation for L ocal Government A ct 1890 A m endm ent Bill (B . 4)

Recommending A ppropriation for Education Endow m ent B ill (B. 5) ... ... ... . .. ... ...

Transm itting Supplementary E stim ates of Expenditure for 1890-91, and recommending A ppropriation (B. 6)

Recommending Appropriation for Railways A ct 1890 Am endment B ill (B. 7) ...

Inform ing the Assembly th a t he had given the Royal A ssent to the following Bills :—

Consolidated Revenue B ill (No. 1)Consolidated Revenue Bill (No. 2)F ire Brigades A ct 1890 Am endm ent B i l l ...Supreme Court A ct 1890 A m endm ent B ill S t. Jam es’ Church Lands Bill ...Consolidated Revenue Bill (No. 3)Portland Borough Lands Bill ...L ibraries A ct 1890 Amendm ent Bill Land Sales by Auction Fund Bill Scots’ Church Properties B ill ...Mines A ct 1890 Amendm ent Bill Legal Profession P ractice Bill ...Loan BillTram ways A ct 1890 Amendm ent BillEm ployers and Employes A ct 1890 A m endm ent BillCompanies A ct 1890 Amendm ent BillMelbourne and W illiamstown Tram w ay BillL aw of Partnership Amendm ent BillBills of Sale Law Amendm ent BillM unicipal Overdrafts Indem nity BillLicensing A rbitrations BillCouncils of Conciliation BillBendigo A rt G allery Site Bill ...T rusts Acts 1890 A m endm ent Bill Legal Profession P ractice A ct 1891 A m endm ent

BillParliam entary Standing Committee on Railways

Rem uneration Bill Crimes A ct 1890 A m endm ent Bill Friendly Societies A ct 1890 Am endm ent Bill T reasury Bonds Bill ...Railway Loan Application Bill A gricultural G rants Bill A cts Correction Bill ...St. A rnaud School of Mines Site B ill Administration and P robate A ct 1890 Amendm ent

BillK yneton M arket Reserve Sale BillRailway Construction (Korum burra Coal Mines)

Bill ••• ... ... ... ...Recommending A ppropriation for F ire Brigades A ct 1890

Amendm ent Bill (B. 9)Recommending A ppropriation for Portland Borough Lands Bill

( B . l p ) . . . .......................................................................... .T ransm itting Estim ates o f Revenue and E xpenditure for

1891-2, and recommending A ppropriation (B. 11)

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G .C .M .G ., &c., &c.)— continued—Recommending A ppropriation for Land Sales by A uction Fund

B ill (B. 12) ... ... . .. ... •••Recommending further A ppropriation for Land Sales by

A uction Fund Bill (B. 15) ... ... ... •••Recommending A ppropriation for Parliam entary Standing

Committee on Railw ays Rem uneration B ill (B. 16) Recommending Appropriation for Sharebrokers B ill (B. 17) ... Recommending A ppropriation for A gricultural G rants Bill

(B . 20) ... ... . .. ... * * * * * *Recommending Appropriation for Loan B ill (B. 22) Recommending A ppropriation for Defences and Discipline A ct

1890 Amendm ent Bill (B. 26)Recommending A ppropriation for Land A ct 1890 Amendm ent

Bill (B. 27) ... ...Recommending A ppropriation for Railway Loan A pplication

Bill (B. 28) ... ... . .. ... ..T ransm itting Additional Estim ates of Expenditure for 1891-2,

and recommending A ppropriation (B. 29)Recommending Appropriation for Medical P ractitioners’ B i l l .

(13. 30) ... ... ... ... ...Recommending A ppropriation for M etropolitan General Ceme

tery Bill (B. 31) ...Recommending amendments in M elbourne and W illiam stown

Tram w ay BillRecommending A ppropriation for Treasury Bonds B ill (B. 34) Recommending amendments in F riendly Societies A ct 1890

A m endm ent B ill ...Recommending amendments in Railw ays A ct 1890 A m endm ent

B ill ... ... . .. ... . *. ...Recommending amendments in Local G overnm ent A ct 1890

Am endm ent B ill ...Recommending amendments in Mines Bill

F rom the Legislative Council—N otifying agreem ent to Consolidated Revenue B ill (No. 1) ••• R equesting Assem bly’s concurrence w ith an Address to the

Governor praying th a t Courts of G eneral Sessions may cease to be held at A lexandra, Chines, Dunolly, Heathcote, Inglewood, W alhalla, and W ood’s Point

A cquainting Assembly th a t they concur in adopting an Address to the Governor praying th a t a Court of G eneral Sessions in and for the E astern Bailiwick may be held a t Omeo, and th a t they have filled up the blank w ith the words “ Legislative Council and the ”

N otifying agreement to Consolidated Revenue Bill (No. 2) ... Requesting Assembly’s concurrence w ith an Address to the

Governor praying th a t a Court of General Sessions of the Peace may be held a t M ildura

Transm itting L aw of P artnerships Am endm ent Bill N otifying agreem ent to F ire Brigades A ct 1890 Amendm ent

Bill ... ••• ••• ... •••Requesting copies of R eport and evidence of Select Committee

on St. Jam es’ Church Lands Bill T ransm itting Police Offences A ct 1890 Amendm ent Bill T ransm itting Public Service A ct 1890 Amendm ent Bill R eturning Supreme Court (Bailiw icks) Bill w ith amendments T ransm itting Crimes A ct 1890 Amendm ent Bill T ransm itting Defences and Discipline A ct 1890 Am endm ent

B ill ... ... ••• ••• ■**T ransm itting M arriage A ct 1890 Amendm ent B i l l ...N otifying agreem ent to Consolidated Revenue B ill (No. 3) ... N otifying agreem ent to S t. Jam es’ Church Lands B ill R eturning P ortland Borough Lands Bill w ith amendments R eturning Libraries A ct 1890 Am endm ent Bill w ith amend

mentsTransm itting Bills of Sale Law Am endm ent Bill ... R eturning L egal Profession P ractice B ill w ith amendments T ransm itting D irectors’ L iability Bill

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Requesting copies of report and evidence of Select Committee on Scots’ Church Properties Bill

Requesting copies of report and evidence of Select Committee on Tram ways A ct 1890 Am endm ent Bill

N otifying agreem ent to Land Sales by A uction Fund Bill N otifying agreement to Scots’ Church Properties Bill R eturning M ines A ct 1890 Am endm ent Bill w ith amendments R eturning the amendments agreed to by the Legislative

Assembly in the “ D raft of a B ill to Constitute the Commonwealth of A ustralia,” and acquainting Assembly th a t they have agreed to some of the amendments, disagreed w ith others, and agreed to one am endment w ith an amendment

Transm itting the amendments made by the Legislative Council in the “ D raft of a Bill to C onstitute the Commonwealth of A ustralia,” and desiring concurrence of Assembly therein

Requesting copies of report and evidence of Select Committee on Melbourne and W illiamstown Tram w ay Bill

N otifying agreement to Loan Bill T ransm itting Bendigo A rt Gallery Site Bill N otifying agreement to Tram w ays A ct 1890 Amendm ent Bill T ransm itting A gricu ltu ra l Colleges Lands M ining Bill R eturning Constitution A ct A m endm ent A ct 1890 Amendm ent

B ill w ith amendments R eturning Em ployers and Employes A ct 1890 A m endm ent Bill

w ith amendments ...T ransm itting Medical P ractitioners Bill ...Returning Companies A ct 1890 Am endm ent Bill w ith amend-

H3 6 n ts ••• ••• ••• »»« • • •

Transm itting T rusts A ct 1890 A m endm ent Bill T ransm itting Companies A ct 1890 A m endm ent Bill (No. 2) R eturning M elbourne and W illiam stown Tram w ay Bill w ith an

amendmentN otifying th a t they have agreed to the amendments recom

mended by H is Excellency Governor in the Melbourne and W illiamstown Tram w ay Bill

N otifying agreem ent to amendments made by Legislative Assembly in the Bills of Sale Law Amendm ent Bill

Returning Licensing A ct 1890 A m endm ent Bill w ith ameud- m cn ts ... ... ... ... ...

Notifying agreement to M unicipal Overdrafts Indem nity Bill Notifying agreem ent to Councils of Conciliation Bill Returning Local Government A ct 1890 Am endm ent B ill w ith

amendmentsNotifying agreem ent to amendments made by Legislative

Assembly in the Crimes A ct 1890 Amendm ent Bill Notifying tha t they have disagreed w ith amendments made by

Legislative Assembly in Police Offences A ct 1890 Am endment B ill ••• ... ...

N otifying agreement to Appropriation Bill T ransm itting Legal Profession P ractice A ct 1891 Amendment

B ill ... .•• ••• ...Returning F riendly Societies A ct 1890 Amendm ent Bill w ith

amendmentsRequesting th a t leave he given to the Honorable the M inister

of Railways, a Member of the Assembly, to attend, if he th ink fit, to he examined as a witness, and give evidence before a Committee of the Legislative Council on the Railways A ct 1890 Amendm ent Bill

Requesting th a t leave be given to the Honorable D. Gillies, a Member of the Assembly, to attend, if ho th ink fit, to be examined as a witness, and give evidence before a Committee of the Legislative Council on the Railways A ct 1890 A m endm ent Bill

N otifying agreement to am endment made by Legislative Assembly in the Legal Profession Practice A ct 1891 Amendm ent Bill ...

N otifying agreem ent to amendments made by Legislative Assembly in T rusts A ct 1890 A m endm ent Bill

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M e s s a g e s — continued :—From the Legislative C ouncil—continued—

N otifying agreement to amendment made by Legislative Assem bly in F riendly Societies A ct 1890 Amendm ent Bill

N otify ing agreem ent to Parliam entary Standing Committee on Railw ays Remuneration B ill

N otifying agreement to K yneton M arket Reserve Sale B ill ... N otifying agreem ent to Adm inistration and P robate A ct 1890

Amendm ent Bill ...N otifying agreem ent to St. A m and M arket Reserve Bill Notifying agreem ent to A cts Correction Bill N otifying agreement to A gricultural G rants Bill N otifying agreem ent to Railw ay Loan Application B ill N otifying agreement to Treasury Bonds Bill N otifying agreem ent to Railw ay Construction (Korum burra

Coal M ines) B ill ...Returning Local Governm ent A ct 1890 Amendm ent Bill,

insisting on some of their amendments Returning Constitution A ct Amendm ent A ct 1890 Amendment

Bill, insisting on the amendments disagreed w ith by the Legislative Assembly

R eturning Police Offences A ct 1890 A m endm ent Bill, insisting on disagreeing w ith the amendment insisted on by the Legislative Assembly

R eturning Thistles Law Am endm ent B ill w ith amendments ... R eturning Licensing A ct 1890 Amendm ent B ill w ith amend-

merits ••• ••• » • * • • •

Returning E lectoral Rolls Purification B ill w ith amendments Transm itting M essage from the Governor recommending amend

ments in Crimes A ct 1890 Amendm ent B ill ...R eturning Railways A ct 1890 Amendm ent B ill w ith amend-

mouts ••• ••• • • • • •« • < •N otifying that they have agreed to the amendments recom

mended by this E xcellency the Governor in F riendly Societies A ct 1890 Am endm ent B ill...

R eturning T histles Law A m endm ent Bill, insisting on their amendment to omit clause 4

Transm itting Message from the Governor recommending an am endment in Police Offences A ct 1890 Am endm ent Bill

Returning Land A ct 1890 Amendm ent B ill w ith amendments Returning Railways A ct 1890 Amendment Bill, insisting on

some of their amendments ...N otifying th a t they have appointed seven members to confer

w ith the Committee of the Legislative Assembly on the Railw ays A ct 1890 Amendm ent B ill...

R eturning Railways A ct 1890 Amendm ent Bill, acquainting Legislative Assembly th a t they do not now insist on some of their am endments disagreed w ith by the Assembly in the Railways A ct 1890 Am endm ent Bill, th a t they still insist on others, and tha t they have amended one of their amendments

N otifying that they have agreed to the amendments made by Legislative Assembly in Defences and Discipline A ct 1890 Amendm ent B ill ...

N otifying agreem ent to Burrum beet Lands BillN otifying agreement to Irrigation and W ater Supply Loans B illR eturning Mines B ill with amendments ...R eturning W aterw orks Construction Encouragem ent A ct 1886

further Amendm ent Bill w ith amendments N otifying th a t they have agreed to am endments of the Legis

lative Assembly on amendments of the Legislative Council in the Railways A ct 1890 Am endm ent Bill

N otifying th a t they have agreed to the amendments recommended by H is Excellency the Governor in the Railw ays A ct 1890 Amendm ent B ill . ..

N otifying th a t they have agreed to the consequential amendm ent made by the Legislative Assembly on an amendment of the Legislative Council in the W aterw orks Construction Encouragem ent A ct 1886 Amendm ent Bill

N otifying th a t they have agreed to the amendments recommended by H is Excellency the Governor in Local Government A ct 1890 Am endm ent B ill

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M essag es— continued :—From the Legislative Council— continued—

N otifying th a t they have agreed to the amendments recommended by H is E xcellency the Governor in Mines B ill ...

N otifying th a t they have concurred w ith Legislative Assembly in correcting the clerical error reported by the Clerk of the Parliam ents in Burrum beet Lands Bill

N otifying th a t they have concurred w ith the Legislative Assembly in correcting the clerical error reported by the Clerk of the Parliam ents in Land A ct 1890 Amendment ^3ill *■* • • » . . . • • • « * . . . .

M etropolitan Board of W orks— F irs t General Report by Professor H . B . A llen, M .D.— Presented (No. 37) ...

M etropolitan General Cemetery B ill—Message from H is Excellency the Governor recommending an

appropriation of revenue—Presented (B . 3)Ordered to be considered in Committee

House in Committee ...Resolution Reported and agreed to

Bill initiated {Mr. Turner)Order for second reading discharged

and B ill w ithdraw n M essage from H is Excellency the Governor recommending

an appropriation of penalties—Presented (B. 31) ... Ordered to be considered in Committee

Order dischargedM etropolitan W ater Supply— Second General Report. See “ Allen,

M .D., Professor H . B .”M ildura, Court of General Session a t— M essage from the Legislative

Council notifying th a t they have adopted an Address to H is Excellency the Governor, praying th a t a Court of General Sessions of the Peace may be held a t M ildura, and desiring concurrence of the Legislative Assembly therein ... ... ... ... ... ...

Ordered to be taken into consideration Motion for concurring w ith the A ddress (JSIr. S h ie ls )—

Agreed to ... ... ... . .. ...Concurrence ordered to be communicated by M essage

to the Legislative CouncilA nd see “ Courts of General S e s s i o n s a l s o

“ M ildura”M ilk Supply. See “ Allen, M .D., Professor H . B .— Reports by.”Mines B ill (M r. O uttrim )—In itia ted ...

Subsequent proceedings ... ... ... jMines A ct 1890 Amendment Bill (M r. B a n es ')—Initia ted ...

Subsequent proceedings ... ... ... jMines A ct 1890—Orders in Council, &c.—P resented—

A lterations of Regulations relating to M ining Leases (No. 106) Boundaries of certain M ining D istricts and Divisions altered

(No. 104)Boundaries of certain M ining D istricts and Divisions—

A lteration revoked (No. 105) ...Mining on P riva te P roperly— Regulations altered (No. 107) ... Fees in Courts of Mines (No. 36)General Rules (No. 29)A lteration of Regulations (No. 140)

M int, T he— R eport of the D eputy-M aster of the Royal M int, London, on the weight and fineness of gold coins struck a t the

Melbourne branch— Presented (No. 24) ...F u rther Correspondence re Proposed Coining of Silver a t the

Melbourne M int—Presented (No. 81)M iners’ R igh t Titles B ill (M r. R ichardson)— Initiated

Subsequent proceedings M ining Surveyors’ Fees. See “ Beechw orth Mining D istric t.” M inisters— Motion re responsibility of. See “ Supply,” &c.M inor A rticles used in Manufacture. See “ Customs D epartm ent ”

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Moncrieff, A lexander—Petition presented

Ordered to be taken into considerationM otion, “ T h a t a Select Committee be appointed to

inquire into and report upon the case of A lexander MoncviefE, who has petitioned the Legislative Assembly w ith regard to the m atters named therein, such Committee to consist of Mr. Clark, M r. Graves, M r. Keys, Mr. Mason, and the Mover, w ith power to call for persons, papers, and records ; three to be the quorum ” {M r. A . H a m s ) ... ••• * * * . • • •••

D ebated ••• ••• •••N egatived

M ortalities, T he G reat Avoidable. See “ Allen, M .D., Professor H . B .— Reports by.”

M unicipal Endow m ent— Motion for a return showing the to tal amount of endowment paid to each m unicipality since its proclamation ; the total amount paid to each municipality under the main road construction sections of the Shires S tatu te 1869 ; the amount of rates received by each m unicipality during the year 1890 upon w hich endowment has been paid for 1891 (M r. Keys) ...

A greed to ... ... ... • • • •••M unicipal O verdrafts Indemnity Bill (M r. W heeler)— Initia ted

Subsequent proceedings M urray, A gatha, Sentence passed on. See “ A ssem bly— A djournm ent

M otions.”

N A T IO N A L A ustralasian Convention —- Official Record of the Proceedings and Debates of the N ational A ustralasian Convention held in the Parliam ent House, Sydney, N ew South W ales, in the months o f M arch and A pril, 1891 — Presented (No. 60)

A nd see “ Federation of A ustralasia .”N eglected Children and Reformatory Schools, D epartm ent for— Report

of the Secretary for 1890 (No. 121) .. .N ew Hebrides, T h e—Correspondence respecting affairs in th e —P re

sented (No. 195) ... ... ... ... ..N orthern B ailiw ick— Motion for the adoption of an A ddress to

H is Excellency the Governor, praying th a t a Court of General Sessions of the Peace in and for the N orthern Bailiw ick may be held a t Chiltern (M r. Dealcin for M r. T u th ill) ... ... ... •••

Debated ... ... ... • • • ...W ithdraw n

A nd see “ Courts of General S e s s i o n s a l s o “ Eastern Bailiw ick”

O A T S , Grinding of in bond. See u Customs D epartm ent.” O bservatory.— T w enty-six th Report of the Board of Visitors, and

A nnual Report of the Governm ent Astronom er— Presented (No. 185)

Officers classified under A ct ICO w ithout exam ination.— Motion for a return showing a list of any officers in the Public Service who were classified under A ct 160 w ithout passing the exam ination required by tha t A ct (but not including those officers who, being in the service a t the passing of the A ct 160, were classified on its coming into operation), showing also the offices now held by such officers ( J / r . H a ll)

DebatedA greed to

R eturn ... ... ••• •••One M an One Vote, Proposal for. See “ Constitution A ct Amendm ent

A ct 1890 Amendm ent Bill.”Opium Bill (M r. M unro) —Initiated ... ...

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Officers—A ppointm ent of C lerk of the Legislative Assembly and

other officers announced by Mr. Speaker Statem ents of appointments made in the D epartm ent

of the L ibrary during year ending 30th June , 1891 (No. 128) ...

S tatem ent o f appointm ents or transfers to offices of Parliam ent and alterations of classification made between 31st Ju ly , 1890, and 30th June, 1891 (No. 118) ... .. * *.

S tatem ent of appointm ent made in the D epartm ent of the Legislative Council (No. 146)

Statem ent of appointments and transfers to offices of P arliam ent and of alterations o f classification made between 1st Ju ly , 1891 and 31st October, 1891, in the D epartm ent of the Legislative Assembly (No. 189)

Statem ent of appointments made in the D epartm ent of the Legislative Council (No. 191)

Tem porary employes — Names, &c., of persons tem porarily employed in the D epartm ent of the Legislative Assembly under P a r t IX . of the Constitution A ct Am endm ent A ct 1890 (No. 190)

Names, &c. of persons tem porarily in the D ep artment of the Legislative Council under P a r t IX . of the Constitution A ct A m endm ent A ct 1890 (No. 201) ••• ••• •••

Parliam entary Standing Committee on Railw ays— F irst General R eport—Presented (No. 25)

Motion to consider the R eport (il/r. Shiels)D ebated and agreed to

M otion—“ T h a t the R eport be a d o p t e d ( I f r . Bent)Debated ••• ••• •••

W ithdraw n ... ... . ..-Motion— “ T h a t this House approves generally of the F irs t

G eneral R eport of the Parliam entary Standing Committee on Railw ays " (M r. R/mf) ...

Debated ... ... ••• ... ...Debate ad journed ...

Order for resumption of debate discharged O ther Reports brought up—

On proposed railways from K orum bnrra, on the G reat Southern line, to Coal Creek, Strezlecki, and Jum bunna coal mines

On the following proposed railways :—Donald to W irrum birchip ; W arracknabeal to Galaquil ; Neerim E xtensions ; Laanecoorie to A rnold’s Bridge ; E xtensions to D ueran, H ansen South, and H edi ; N atim uk to Goroke and M inim ay; South Gippsland Extensions; Carrajung E xtensions; N athalia Extensions ; W arragul to M cDonald’s T rack ...

On the proposed railw ays to the N orthern Suburbs On the proposed railw ay from Flem ington B ridge to Pascoe

"Vale ... ... ... . ... •••On the proposed railway from N ew m arket to Keilor Road ... On the proposed railways from Allansford to N irranda, and

from A lexandra Branch to A lexandra

Parliam entary Standing Committee on Railways Rem uneration B ill— Message from H is Excellency the Governor recommending an

appropriation of revenue—Presented (B. 16) ...Ordered to be considered in Committee ...


B ill initiated (M r. M unro) ...

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1890—Presented (No. 44 )...

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Pensions and Compensation— Motion for a return showing the amount paid away in pensions and compensation during the twelve m onths ending the 30th June , 1891 {Mr. Kirtori)


P e t i t i o n s — Presented—A . U . Alcock Electric L igh t and Motive Pow er Company

Lim ited— P raying for leave to bring in a B ill to authorize the company to generate, store, and supply electricity in the cities of Melbourne, South Melbourne, Richmond, H aw thorn, Collingwood, and Fitzroy ; tow n of N orth M elbourne; and boroughs of K ew and P o rt Melbourne, and for the suspension of certain Standing Orders

A nd see “ A . U. Alcock E lectric L igh t and Motive Pow er Company’s B ill.”

A ustral-A nglo Tram w ay and General Agency Company— Pray ing for leave to bring in a B ill to authorize the company to construct tram ways in the city of South Melbourne, the borough of P o rt Melbourne, and town of | W illiamstown, and for other purposes, and for the sus- j pension o f certain Standing Orders ... ... ... j

A nd see “ Melbourne and W illiamstown Tram w ay B ill.” I Berlowitz, L azarus—Praying tha t the House w ill be pleased to |

take into consideration the injuries sustained by him when i employed by the Railway D epartm ent to cart wood at j Kilm ore E ast, and order such redress as it may deem tit...

Casual Railway Labourers—From E . Collins, styling himself Chairman ; Richard W hite, styling himself Secretary ; and J . Thompson, styling himself Treasurer, of the casual labourers employed upon the Victorian Railways, praying th a t a clause may be inserted in the Railways A ct 1890 Am endm ent Bill entitling those men who were employed on the labour staff of the Victorian Railways, and who are designated casual labourers to bo ranked as permanent, on condition th a t they have been constantly employed for a period of not less than two years, and that such pcrmanancy be only conceded to those men who can be recommended as good, honest, and intelligent workmen by their superior officeis ... ... ... .•• ... ...

Referred to the Committee on the Railways A ct 1890 Amendm ent B ill ...

Cigars— From certain cigar-makers, in favour of a reduction of the licence-fee of £ 5 0 and. the security of £1,000 required from cigar-m akers under the Customs A ct, and also for an increase of duty from 6s. to 8s. per lb. on imported cigars

Church of England Trusts Corporation for the Diocese of M elbourne—P raying for leave to bring in a B ill to alter trusts and limitations in respect of portion of the lands in the City of Melbourne generally known as St. Jam es’ Church lands, and for other purposes

And see “ St. Jam es’ Church Lands Bill.”Crimes A ct 1890 Am endm ent Bill—From M argaret M cLean,

styling herself president, and M arie E . K irk, styling herself convener of a meeting of the women of Victoria, praying th a t the House would be pleased to pass the Crimes A ct 1890 Amendment Bill, and th a t the age of sixteen or a higher minimum may be adopted as the age up to which protection is extended to young girls

Referred to the Committee on the Crimes A ct 1890 Amendm ent Bill ...

P raying th a t the House would be pleased to pass the B ill— From M argaret M cLean, styling herself president (pro tem.), and M arie E . K irk , styling herself secretary and convener of, the Women’s Christian Temperance U nion of Victoria (E . 4)

A nd see “ Crimes A ct 1890 Amendm ent B ill.”Davey, E lizabeth A ., of Newport, school teacher —Praying that

the House will take her case into consideration, and grant such relief as it may deem meet

Referred to the Committee on the Public Service A ct 1890 Amendm ent Bill

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P e t i t i o n s — Presented— continued:—Duties of Customs— From certain farmers and others engaged upon

the land in the electoral d istrict of N um urkah and N athalia, praying that the duties on certain articles used by them in their business may be abolished, and th a t the duties on certain household necessaries may be largely reduced

Gail, John , carpenter and builder— From Jo h n Gail and other residents of and near Omeo, praying th a t the H ouse w ill take the case of the said Jo h n Gail into consideration, and g ran t him such redress as it may deem meet

Geelong G asw orks— From the Chairman and Board of Directors of the Geelong Gas Company, praying th a t the H ouse will not pass the clause in the Local Governm ent A ct 1890 Amendm ent Bill which gives the Corporation of Geelong power to construct gasworks w ithin the municipal district

Ordered to be considered w ith the Local Government A ct 1890 Am endm ent Bill ...

Gilyard, A nthony, of Healesville, hop-grower— P ray ing th a t the House will take his case into consideration, and g ran t him such relief as it may deem meet

Guest, M ary, of Belmont, Geelong— P raying the House to take her case into consideration, and g ran t such relief as may be deemed meet ... ••• ••• ... ...

Land T ax A ct 1890—From certain property-holders in the shire of Mansfield, who have purchased portions of the estate known as the M ount B attery estate, praying th a t the House may be pleased to amend the L a n d T a x A c t 1890, so th a t the land purchased by them as aforesaid, and all land similarly purchased, shall be exem pt from paym ent of land tax , and th a t provision may be made so th a t the amounts already paid by the petitioners shall be refunded, upon proof being given to the Land T ax R egistrar th a t the said land was bona fid e purchased, and th a t the petitioners are in occupation and entitled to the rents and profits and increments thereof

Local Government A ct 1890 Amendm ent B ill— For the B ill— From the President and Councillors of the Shire of Colac

Mallee Country—From certain mallee farm ers in the N orth-w est Wimmera, praying th a t the H ouse will be pleased to take such action as w ill perm it of the speedy transfer of subdivisions of mallee allotments, &c.

Ordered to be considered in connexion w ith Report of M allee Committee

A nd see “ Mallee Country, T he.”Moncrieff, A lexander, of T anjil Hills, Tanjil, G ippsland, grazier—

P ray ing th a t the House w ill be pleased to direct th a t an inquiry may be made into the circumstances connected w ith the refusal of the Seymour W aterworks T rust to pay the award made in the petitioner’s favour by H is Honor Judge .Chomley on the 19th May, 1887, for damage sustained by the petitioner through the action of the T rust in diverting water from his land to supply the township of Avenel, and th a t the power vested in the Governor in Council by section 151 of the A ct No. 1156 may be exercised to enforce paym ent by the T ru s t of the award made, and th a t the House w ill be pleased to gran t such other relief as may seem meet . 1 ... ... ... ... ...

A nd see “ Moncrieff, A lexander.”Municipal Endow m ent—From the president, councillors, and rate

payers of the shire of W oorayl, w ith reference to the reduction proposed to be effected in the municipal endowment under the Local Government A ct 1890 Am endm ent Bill, and praying th a t the said shire may be placed in the S ix th Schedule of the Bill

Publicans’ L icences—From certain persons, drawing attention to the inconvenience caused to the travelling public by those clauses of the Licensing A ct which make it impossible to transfer publicans’ licences from unsuitable and inconveniently-situated promises to premises more commodious and more centrally situated in the same borough or shire, and praying the House to pass an amending Bill providing for such transfers of publicans’ licences as shall be approved of by the benches of licensing m agistrates

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From certain persons w ith reference to the desirableness of amending the existing licensing law so as to allow of the transfer of a publican’s licence from old to new premises

Referred to the Committee on the Licensing A ct 1890 Amendm ent Bill

R ailw ays—From certain residents w ithin an area of ten miles on each side of the proposed Donald to B irchip railway, praying th a t the H ouse w ill take into its consideration during the present session the immediate construction of the said railway ...

R ailw ay Em ployes—From certain officers and employes of the V ictorian Railways service with reference to clauses 38, 40, 41, 42, and 43 of the Railways A ct 1890 Am endm ent B ill, and praying th a t the House w ill be graciously pleased to recognise their existing rights by continuing the present law and practice, and by rejecting the before-mentioned clauses of the sail Bill

Referred to the Committee on Railw ays A ct 1890 Am endm ent Bill ...

Sandford, Edw ard, la te Chief Exam iner of T itles—P raying th a t the House w ill be pleased to take his case into consideration and to adopt such action thereupon as may seem meet

Sharebrokers B ill—F or the B ill—

From the president, vice-president, and members of the Council of the M elbourne Chamber of Commerce

Referred to the Committee on the B ill From certain m erchants, traders, professional men, and

others engaged in business in the city of M elbourne (E . 2)

A gainst the B ill—From certain members of the M iners’ Association of

V ictoriaAnd see “ Sharebrokers B ill.”

Sparling, Christopher, of N orthcote, ex-constable of the Police Force—P ray ing th a t the House would take his case into consideration and grant such redress as i t may deem necessary

S tate Schools—In favour of the reading of the Holy Bible in S tate schools

during school hours—From members of the Church of England residing

a t—Melbourne W illiam stown B alw yn or Canterbury HeidelbergBroadmeadows, Glenroy, Bulla, Green

vale, and Keilor W angaratta M oreland ...P rahranRushw orth, M urchison, &c. ...T aradale ... ... • • • ••M aldon M ornington Portarlington N orth CarltonInverleigh and M urgheboluc ...CamberwellH aw thornS an d h u rs t...South M elbourne

F rom certain persons residing a t Balaclava From the Church Assem bly of the Diocese of

B allarat ... ... •••From the Church Assembly of the Diocese of

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men, councillors, and citizens of the city of Melbourne ; the mayor, councillors, and citizens of the city of P rahran ; and the mayor, councillors, and citizens of the city of St. K ilda, praying for leave to bring in a Bill to amend the Tramways A ct 1890, and to extend the provisions thereof to the corporation of the city of Melbourne, and the councils of the municipalities of P rahran and St. K ilda w ithin certain limits

A nd see " Tram w ays A ct 1890 Amendm ent B ill.” T rustees of the Scots’ Church, and the Moderator o f the General

Assembly of the Presbyterian Church of V ictoria—P ra y ing for leave to bring in a Bill to convert the existing trusts relating to the Scots’ Church properties into one general trust, and for the suspension of certain Standing Orders ...

A nd see “ Scots’ Church Properties Bill.”W erribee R iver— From the W yndham Shire Council, and from

certain owners and occupiers of property situate in the township of W erribee, praying th a t the H ouse w ill be pleased to pass a Bill lim iting the quantity of water which . the W erribee Irrigation and W ater Supply T ru s t may take from the W erribee R iver

W hitelaw , Frances Octavia, w idow —Praying tha t the House will be pleased to take into consideration the circumstances attending the death of her late husband, O liver P eter W hitelaw , mining surveyor, who was drowned a t W alhalla during the late disastrous floods, w hilst in the performance of his duty, and th a t such relief may be granted as may appear desirable ...

A nd see “ W hitelaw , T he la te M r. 0 . P .”W ine Licences— From the Central A ustralian W ine Association of

Victoria, praying th a t an am endment may be made in the L icensing A ct 1890 Amendm ent Bill empowering licensing m agistrates to g ran t new “ colonial w in e ” licences a t any time during the year, or a t least once a month, instead of only once a year, as provided by the existing A ct (E. 3)

A nd see “ W ine Licences.”W omen’s Suffrage— P raying th a t the P arliam entary franchise

may be conferred on women—From certain women of V ictoria From C. H. M artin, styling himself chairman of

certain electors and other residents of P o rt Melbourne in public meeting assembled

A nd see “ Constitution A ct Am endm ent A ct 1890 Am endm ent B ill.”

A nd see “ Assem bly—Petitions and R eturns.” Police Holidays— M otion,“ T h a ta ll members of theV ictorianPoliceForce

be allowed three weeks’ holiday in each year ” {M r. S tuart) D ebated ... ... ••• ••• •••

N egativedPolice Offences A ct 1890 Amendm ent Bill— B rought from the Legis

lative Council {Mr. M cL ean)— Initia ted


Portland Borough Lands B ill {Mr. W rixon)— Initiated

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P ost Office A ct 1890 Amendm ent Bill {Mr. Gavan D u ffy )— Initiated Order for second reading discharged and Bill w ithdrawn

P ost Office and Telegraph D epartm ent— R eport upon the Affairs of, for 1890—Presented (No. 53)

A nd see “ Telegraph D epartm ent.”P ost Office Savings B ank— Statem ent of Accounts for the year ended

31st December, 1890— Presented (No. 57)P rahran M echanics’ In stitu te— M otion for a return showing the amount

granted and paid to the P rahran M echanics’ Institu te for building purposes since the year 1855; under what conditions the said money was paid ; who were the trustees a t the time such amount was paid; the am ount paid each year since 1855 out of the Free Library Vote to the P rahran M echanics’ In stitu te for the purchase of books, &c.; to whom such amount has been paid {Mr. Dixon)

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P rin ting Committee— A ppointedF irs t R eport brought up (D. 2) ...

Considered and adopted Second R eport brought up (D. 8)

P riva te Bills—E xem pted from compliance w ith Standing Rules and Orders ...

Public A ccounts— Presented—G eneral Regulations respecting (No. 74) ...General Regulations respecting— N ew Regulation re the Land

Sales by Auction F und (No. 209)Public H ealth— R eport o f Board for 1890-91 (No. 197) ...Public L ibrary, Museums, and N ational G allery— R eport of Trustees

for 1890—Presented (No. 110)Public L ibrary (Sundays Poll) B ill {Mr. <S'taar£)—Initiated

Subsequent proceedings Publicans’ Licences. A nd see “ L icensing A ct 1890 Am endm ent B ill” ;

also “ Licensing A rbitrations Bill.”Public Service A ct No. 1133, Regulations— Presented (No. 6)Public Service A ct 1890—P resented—

A lterations of Regulations (No. 69)A lterations of Regulations (No. 138)R egulations under P a r t I I I . (No. 152) ...A lterations of Regulations (No. 216)

Public Service A ct 1890 Amendm ent B ill— B rought from the Legislative Council {Mr. M cL ean ) —Initia ted

Order for second reading discharged and B ill w ithdraw n Public Service Board— R eport for the year ended 30th June, 1891—

Presented (No. 176)P ublic Service and Revenue of the Colony— Motion for a return

showing the num ber of persons employed in the G overnment service, exclusive of the Railw ay Departm ent, the Police and Defence Forces, and Officers of Parliam ent, in the years 1884-5 and 1891-2 respectively ; the to tal am ount of salary or wages paid to the said persons in the years 1884-5 and 1891-2 respectively ; the to tal cost of the Public Service Board and staff, including travelling expenses and contingencies, for the year 1890-91 ; the to tal revenue of the colony, exclusive of that derived from the railways, for the years 1884-5 and 1890-91 respectively{Captain T aylor) ......................

Agreed toR eturn (C. 17)

Purification o f Electoral Rolls. See “ E lectoral Rolls Purification B ill.”

R A IL W A Y Construction (K orum burra Coal M ines) B ill {Mr. Shiels) — In itia ted ... ... ... ... ...

Subsequent proceedingsA nd see “ K orum burra Coal M ines,” &c.; also u Railw ays

— Perm anent Surveys, &c.R ailw ay Loan Application B ill—

M essage from H is Excellency the Governor recommending an appropriation of revenue—Presented (B. 28) ...

O rdered to be considered in Committee House in Committee

Resolution reported and agreed to Bill initiated {Mr. M unro) ...

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Railway Loan A ct No. 1032, Railw ay Loan Liquidation and Construction Account, and V ictorian Stock A cts Nos. 1196 and 1217—Estim ate of E xpenditure—Presented (A. 2)

Ordered to be considered in Committee ...House in Committee

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R a ilw a y s— continued.Accidents in Connexion w ith Carriage Doors— M otion for a

return showing the number of accidents th a t w ere reported or known to have occurred on the V ictorian railw ays during the nineteen months ending the 31st Ju ly , 1891, by—

(a) T he untim ely opening of railw ay carriage doors w hilst the trains were in motion, thereby allowing passengers to fall or a ligh t out of the trains while in motion, or otherw ise causing injury to passengers during the transit ;

(&) T he crushing or otherw ise injuring passengers w ith carriage doors while closing them a t ra ilway platforms ; the total compensation paid and law costs incurred by the Governm ent for such accidents ; the cost of the materials and labour required for the repair of all damages to carriage doors and their frames during the same period {M r. L . L . Sm ith)

A greed to ...R eturn

Beech worth to Y ackandandah R ailw ay— Motion for a return showing the number of passengers carried on the line from Beechw orth to Y ackandandah, and the receipts from passenger traffic, also receipts from goods traffic on same line, from date of its opening to 30th of October last {Mr. H all)

Agreed to ...R eturn ...

Bendigo Line, Passengers on— Motion for a return showing the number of passengers booked a t all stations, from Bendigo to Redesdale Junction (inclusive), by the 6.45 a.m. train from Bendigo to Melbourne for all stations between Wood- end and M elbourne, from 1st January to 30th Ju n e , 1891 {Mr. H ailes)


Capital and A nnual Loss or Profit— Motion for a return showing approxim ately am ount of debenture capital in vested in each of the four railway systems of the colony ; amount of other capital so invested; am ount of in terest to be paid on the debenture capital so invested ; the amount of loss or profit upon each system for the years ending 30th June , 1889, 1890, and 1891 repectively ( J / r . Arm ytage)

DebatedA greed to

R eturn (C. 14)Carriages F itted w ith Mirrors-— Motion for a return showing the

cost of fitting railway carriages w ith mirrors during the financial years ending 30th June , 1889, 1890, and 1891 resp ec tiv e ly ; the number of carriages so fitted {Mr. Arm ytage)


C athkin to Mansfield R ailw ay— Motion for a return showing date of acceptance of tender for the construction of the railway from C athkin to Mansfield (Thornton’s contract); date fixed in contract for completion; to tal amount specified in contract for this w ork ; date of first progress paym ent, and amount of same ; to tal expenditure up to date on this railway, Cathkin to Mansfield {Mr. Graves) . . .


Correspondence between the M inister o f R ailw ays and the Railw ays Commissioners— Motion, “ T h a t there be laid before this House a copy of the correspondence th a t has passed between the Honorable the M inister of Railw ays and the V ictorian Railw ays Commissioners ” {Mr. Graves)

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Railw ays— co n tin u ed :—D etailed E xpenditure for 1883-4— Motion for a return showing

the detailed expenditure of the Railway D epartm ent for the year 1883-4, the same as is shown in this year’s E stim ates, 1891-2 {Lieut.-Col. W . C. Sm ith) ...

A greed to ... ••• ... ... •••R eturn (0 . 12) **. ... ... ...

D ism issal of Employes from the Railway W orkshops— Motion, “ T h a t there be laid before th is H ouse a copy of all correspondence connected w ith the recent dismissal of boilermakers and others from the Railway workshops a t N ew port, w ith a statem ent of the Railway Commissioners’ reasons for such d ism issal” {Mr. T. Sm ith) ...

Debated and agreed to ...R eturn (C. 6 )

F ree P asses—Motion for the appointm ent of a Select Committee to inquire into and report upon the practice of issuing free passes by the Railw ay D epartm ent, such Committee to consist of Mr. Bailes, M r. B utterly , Mr. Gordon, M r. Peacock, and the Mover, w ith power to send for persons, papers, and records; three to he the quorum {Mr. K irton)

Debated ... ... ... • • •A.greed to ... ... • • • ...

Committee appointed ...Leave given Committee to report

minutes of evidence from tim e to time ••• ••• • • •

Committee’s report brought up (D . 6 . .. ... •••

F uel— Motion for a return showing the amount paid for V ictorian coal for consumption on the railways during each of the three last financial years ; the am ount paid for other than V ictorian coal for railw ay purposes for the samep eriod ; the am ount paid for firewood for railway purposesfor same period {M r. H all) ...

Agreed to ... ... • ...R eturn ... ... ... • • • •••

Motion, " T h a t in the opinion of this House it is desirable that, when practicable, wood and V ictorian coal should be used as fuel on the V ictorian railw ays” {^dr. H all) ... ... • • • •*.

D ebated ... ... . .. •••W ithdraw n

Increase of P ay to Railway Em ployes— M otion for the H ouse to resolve itself into a Committee of the whole to consider the propriety of presenting an A ddress to H is Excellency the Governor, requesting th a t he w ill be pleased to place on the Estim ates a sum of £10,000 for the purpose of increasing by sixpence per day the pay of all railway employes holding the grade th a t received the ex tra sixpence per day in the year 1882 {M r. B en t)...

Debated ... . .. • •«A-greed to ... ... . .. •••

House in Committee ...Resolution reported and agreed to

L ighting Railway Carriages—M otion for a return showing the am ount of money expended on experim ents and trials for all new methods of lighting the railw ay carriages since 1884; the nature of all the experiments, the names of the inventors or owners of such new lights, and the general results in each case {Mr. H all)

Agreed toR eturn ...

Lines Opened since 1886— Motion for a return showing the gross revenue and w orking expenses during each year on the several lines of railway opened for traffic since 30th June, 1886; the extent to which the revenue has been less than the w orking expenses collectively in each of these years {M r. Laurens) ... ... .

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R ailw ays—continued :—Lines referred to P arliam entary S tanding Committee on R ail

w ays— Motion to refer lines from K orum burra, on the G reat Southern line, to Coal Creek, Strezlecki, and Jum bunna coal mines to the Parliam entary S tanding Committee on R ailw ays for consideration and report {Mr. Outturn)

D ebated • • • . . . . .. . . . ... A greed to

Com mittee’s report brought up . . .

A nd see “ K orum burra ” ; also “ Parliam entary Standing Committee on Railways

Perm anent Surveys of Railway L ines—Motion, “ T h a t this House hereby resolves th a t perm anent surveys of the lines already recommended by the Parliam entary Standing Committee on Railways, as well as all lines which may be recommended during the recess by the said Committee, w hich the Governor in Council declares should be surveyed, be perm anently su rveyed” {Mr. Shiels)

Debated ... ... . . . . . . . . .

Amendm ent to omit from the motion the following words :— “ A s well as all lines which may be recommended during the recess by the said Committee, which the Governor in Council declares should be surveyed ” {Mr. Patterson)

Debate con tinued . . .

Am endm ent negatived on a division F u rthe r am endment to add to the motion the

following words :— “ B u t the permanent survey of any line shall not be taken to imply th a t the construction of such line shall be hereafter sanctioned by P arliam en t” {Mr. Staughton)

Debate further continued . . .

M r. Staughton’s amendment carried Question— T h a t this House hereby resolves th a t per

m anent surveys of the lines already recommended by the Parliam entary Standing Committee on Railw ays, as well as all lines which may be recommended during the recess by the said Comm ittee, which the Governor in Council declares should be surveyed, be perm anently surveyed, but the permanent survey of any line shall not be taken to imply th a t the construction of such line shall be hereafter sanctioned by P arliam ent — put and resolved in the affirmative . . .

Railway Construction and F inance—Motion for a return showing the am ount paid in 1890-91 for railway construction and works chargeable to capital account from funds (not including T rust funds) other than those borrowed for such purpose; the m onthly average am ount of T ru s t funds used for such purpose during the same y e a r ; the amount of in terest (if any) the Railway D epartm ent charges itse lf for the use of such m oneys; the average rate of interest paid on railway loans in 1883, the year immediately preceding the advent of the Railw ays Commissioners ; the present average rate o f interest on railway loans; the excess in the gross am ount o f interest which would have to be paid on account of 1890-91 if the average rate of in terest had been as high as in 1883 ; the am ount of money other than loan moneys expended on railway surveys, construction, and works up to 1883 upon which the departm ent has never charged itself w ith in te re s t; the am ount of such moneys expended on similar surveys, construction, and works up to the present date upon which the Railway D epartm ent has not and did not charge itself w ith interest; the number of miles of railway lines opened during 1883 ; the number of miles opened in 1890-91 {M r. Laurens)

Agreed to . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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R a ilw a y s— continued :—R ailw ay Revenue and Cost of Coal—Motion for a return showing

the average weekly railway revenue from 1st Ju ly to 18th A ugust, 1890 ; the average weekly railway revenue from 18th A ugust to 17th November, 1890 ; the quantity and cost of coal charged to railway accounts for 1889-90 and 1890-91 respectively (J fr . L a t tm w ) ...


F u rthe r return (C. 2*")Railw ay W orks— Motion, “ T h a t there be laid before this House

a copy of the lis t of the works authorized by Parliam ent, am ounting to £400,000, which, as stated by the Railways Commissioners in a le tter to the U nder-T reasurer, dated 28th Ju ly , 1891, would be kep t back during the current financial year, 1 8 9 1 -2 ” (3 fr. H a ll) ...

A greed toR etm n . . . ... ••. ...

R efrigerating Cars—Motion for a return showing the number of refrigerating cars constructed a t the railway workshops a t N ew port which were completed by the 31st M arch, 1891 ; the number w hich were in use previous to the 31st M arch ; the dates upon which each car was used for the first time ; the to tal number of cars built or in construction a t the present tim e ; the cost of construction of each c a r ; the w eight o f each car ; the cost of m aintaining a tem perature of 60°, 50°, and 40° respectively inside the cars for nine hours continuously, the tem perature outside being 80° ; the name of the patent used ; the sums paid by the Railw ay D epartm ent for the use of the patent (M r. A rm ytage) ...

Agreed toReturn (C. 5)

R eport o f the Commissioners for year ending 30th June , 1891 — Presented (No. 124)

Sm ith, M r. A llison— Motion, “ T hat all papers th a t were laid on the Table of this House on the 25th Ju ly , 1885, relating to the appointm ent of Mr. Allison Smith be printed ” (M r. K im m o)— Ordered to bo removed from the unopposed list

T rains Reduced and Lines Opened during the S trike— Motion for a return showing the actual number of railw ay trains reduced during the strike period from the 18th A ugust to 17th November, 1890 ; the number of such trains restored after the strike, and when so restored ; the full ex ten t o f the saving in working expenses during 1890-91 consequent upon such reduced trains ; the dates a t which new lines were opened (if any were opened) during the strike period (M r. Laurens)

Agreed toR eturn (C. 7)

W orking E xpend itu re— Motion for a return showing the gross am ount charged to working expenses in the Railway A nnual R eport for 1882, and each of the following years ; to w hat ex ten t charges as " sto res” formed part of the to tal w orking expenditure mentioned in each of such annual reports (M r. R ichardson for Mr. Laurens)

Agreed toReturn (C. 8)

W orking Expenses and E arnings— Motion for a return showing the train miles run ; the am ount paid for working expenses ; the amount of interest paid and to be paid on the cost of construction ; the gross amount earned on each line of railway from the 1st Ju ly , 1890, to the 30th June , 1891, inclusive (M r. R ichardson)...

A greed to

Railw ays A ct 1890 A m endm ent B ill— M essage from H is Excellency the Governor recommending an appropriation of revenue— Presented (B. 7) ...


Resolution reported and read a second time

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Railw ay A ct 1890 A m endm ent B ill— continued :—Motion, “ T hat the House agree w ith the Committee in the

said resolution” (M r. Shiels)D ebated... ... ... .. * ...

Resolution agreed to ...Bill initiated (A/r. Shiels) ...


A nd see “ Conference.”Railways and Irrigation W orks Loan B ill— 6 “ Loan Bill.” Recreation Reserves w ithin the Suburban Radius— Motion for a return

showing the number and locality o f recreation reserves under the jo in t control of the Board of Land and W orks and other trustees w ithin the suburban radius (M r. Gardiner)


Residence Areas w ithin S tate Forests and Tim ber Reserves—Motion, “ T hat in the opinion of th is House i t is not desirable or necessary to remove from State forests and timber reserves those persons who are in legal occupation of residence areas and lands, as experience in other countries shows th a t tim ber-growing is not in any way retarded by such occupied portions, and to remove those persons must inevitably compel them to reside in towns ; th a t where Crown lands have been taken up under the M ines A c t 1890, the M inister should not afterw ards declare such lands included in any lands he may gazette as exem pt from occupation w ithout conserving in tact the accrued rights of the occupiers ; th a t as it is the policy of the colony to settle the people on as small allotments of land as possible, in many of the gullies and flats not covered w ith tim ber, in forest and tim ber reserves, miners should be allowed to reside thereon under the provisions of the M ines A c t 1890, to be thus in close proxim ity to their w ork.” (M r. D unn) ... ... ... ... ,*. ...

DebatedW ithdraw n

Responsible Governm ent— See “ Supply,” &c.Resum ption of Lands Bill. See “ B urrum beet Lands B ill.”Rivers, Pollution of— See “ A llen, M .D., Professor H . B .— Reports by.” Royal Commissions. See “ Charitable Institu tions also “ Coal ”

and “ Gold M ining.”

S A N D H U R S T Public Buildings A ct 1882 Amendm ent B ill (M r. Wheeler) — Initia ted

Subsequent proceedings Sanitary Condition and Sanitary A dm inistration of the Borough of

Clunes. See “ Clunes, Borough of,” &c.Sanitary W orks, R esults obtained by. See “ A llen, M .D., Professor

H . B .— Reports by .”Savings B anks— Statem ents and Returns for the year ended 30th June ,

1891— Presented (No. 177)...Schools of Mines and Technical Schools— M otion for a return relating

to Schools of Mines and Technical Schools for 1890-91, showing the subjects taugh t ; number of pupils for each su b je c t; fees per term per su b je c t; number of lessons and hours to each subject per week ; revenue obtained from private subscriptions ; to ta l fees paid by students ; cost of teaching per head in each sub ject; precis of visiting inspectors’ reports; also the moneys received from, the Government from 1888 inclusive :— (os) for b u ild ing ; (6) for maintenance (M r. Deakin) ...


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Schools and Teachers, Classification of—Motion for a return showing the to ta l number of classifications of schools and teachers made by the Classifiers during the last five years, exclusive of those incomplete made in the last revised ro l l ; the number of appeals against these classifications made by teachers to the Public Service Board ; the number of such appeals sustained by the Public Service Board (M r. H a ll)

Agreed toR eturn ... ... ••• •••

Scots’ Church P roperties B ill—P etition for leave to bring in— Presented Standing Orders Nos. 10, 17, 26, and 28, relating to P riv a te

Bills, dispensed w ithBill initiated (M r. Anderson)


Soa-shell, Removal of, in Bellarine—Motion for the appointm ent of a Select Committee to inquire into and report upon the right o f certain land-owners in Bellarine to prevent farmers and others from removing sea-shell from below high-w ater mark, and as to the desirability of resuming certain of the foreshore for the purpose of procuring sea-shell for public use, such Committee to consist of Mr. Cameron, Mr. . T . Carter, M r. Dow, Mr. McColl, and the M over, w ith power to send for persons, papers, and records, to move from place to place, and to sit on days on which the House does not m e e t; three to be the quorum (Mr. Levien)

DebatedW ithdraw n

Sewerage Works and Disposal o f Sewage— F irs t G eneral R eport by Professor H . B . Allen, M .D .— Presented (&o. 37)

Sharebrokers B ill— M essage from H is Excellency the Governor recommending an appropriation of penalties—Presented (B. 17)


Resolution reported and agreed to B ill initiated (M r. Outtrim)

Order for second reading discharged and Bill w ithdraw n

Shops Bill (M r. M cL ea n )— Initia ted ... ... •••Order for second reading discharged and B ill w ithdraw n

Shorthand in S tate Schools— Motion, “ T h a t it is desirable th a t some approved system of shorthand be added to the S tate school curriculum ” (M r. B eazley)

D ebatedN egatived

Smith, Mr. Allison. See “ R ailw ays,” &c.Standing Orders Committee— A ppointed

F irs t R eport brought up (D. 1) ...Second R eport brought up (D. 3) ... •••

S tate Em ploym ent for E lderly M en— Motion, “ T h a t as the regulations regarding employment in the P ublic Service fix an age lim itation w hich debars old and deserving citizens fiom entering the service of the State, th is House is of opinion th a t certain classes of ligh t employment in the Railway and other departm ents, requiring no special qualifications, should be reserved for men between the ages of 45 and 60 years ” (M r. K irton)

DebatedN egatived on a division ... ••• •••

S tate F orest Lands— Motion for a return showing the am ount paid as compensation for removing from their holdings occupiers and owners of lands w ithin the boundaries of S tate fo rests ; the amount paid for lands purchased to make additions to S tate fo re sts ; the names of those persons, and number of acres held by e a ch ; the number of persons who hold land w ithin the boundaries of S tate forests (M r. D unn)

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Statistical R egister o f V ictoria—P resen ted—F or the year 1889—

P a r t IX .— Social Condition (No. 27)...For the year 1890—

P a r t I .— Blue Book (No. 28)I I .— Finance, &c. (No. 62)

I I I .— Interchange (No. 68)IV .— V ita l S tatistics, &c. (No. 147)V .— Accumulation (No. 148)

V I.— Population (No. 149)V II .— Law, Crime, &c. (No. 180) ...

S tationery, Cost of Em bossing— Motion for a return showing the amount paid by the various Governm ent departm ents to the Governm ent contractor for embossing stationery during the financial years ending 30th June , 1888, 1889, and 1890 respectively ; the amount paid to the present contractor to date ; the amount of embossing, if any, done by others than the present contractor during the currency of the present contract, nam ing the persons by whom such w ork has been done and the am ount paid for the same (M r. T . Sm ith ) — Ordered to be removed from the unopposed list

Proposed, debated, and w ithdraw n S tatu te L aw Revision Bill. See “ A cts Correction B ill ”St. A rnaud School of M ines Site B ill (M r. M cL ean )—Initiated

Subsequent proceedings ... ... ... jSt. Jam es’ Church Lands B ill (M r. W rixon)—Initiated

Subsequent proceedings ... ... ...

S t. H ilda, Representation of—Issue of a W rit for the election of a Member in the place of George Turner, who had accepted an office of profit under the Crown—Announced

T he Honorable George T urner introduced and sworn Sub-contracts for Public Buildings— Motion for the appointm ent o f a

Select Committee to inquire into and report upon the le tting of sub-contracts for the erection and completion of public buildings; such Committee to consist of M r. W. T . Carter, M r. Clark, Mr. Gardiner, Mr. H unt, M r. Mason, M r. S tuart, Mr. T renw ith, and the Mover, w ith power to send for persons, papers, and records, and to sit on days on which the H ouse does not m e e t; four to be the quorum (D r. M aloney)

D ebated ... . .. . .. ...N egatived on a division

Supply— Committee of— A ppointedMessage from H is Excellency the Governor transm itting Sup

plem entary E stim ates of E xpenditure for 1890-91 and recommending appropriation of consolidated revenue— Presented (B. 6) ...

Referred to Committee of Supply M essage from H is Excellency the Governor transm itting the

Estim ates of Revenue and E xpenditure for 1891-2 and recommending appropriation of consolidated revenue

P resented (B. 11) ... ... . .. ...Referred to Committee of Supply

M essage from H is Excellency the Governor transm itting Additional E stim ates of E xpenditure for 1891-2, and recommending appropriation of consolidated revenue— Presented (B. 29)

Referred to Committee of Supply

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S up ply— continued :—Motion, “ T h a t Mr. Speaker do now leave the Chair ” {Mr.

Munro'), and amendment to omit all the words after “ T h at,” w ith a view to insert in place thereof the words “ this House, being the House cf Commons of Victoria, w ill ever m aintain as the undoubted privilege and righ t of the Commons of V ictoria and of this House the fundamental principle of responsible Government as now established, by v irtue of w hich the M inistry as a whole and each individual M inister is responsible, second to H er M ajesty only, to this House alone. T h a t this House w ill insist, after the w ill of this House has been expressed and defined on a question of great public policy, in a Bill brought into th is House by the M inistry, amended by this House, and read a third tim e in this House, w ith the concurrence and on the votes of the M inistry, and so accepted in this H ouse as the expression of their Ministerial policy, then th a t any M ember of such M inistry, whether he has a seat in this House or not, who publicly opposes such B ill is not loyal to the expressed will o f th is House, has forfeited the political confidence of this House, and ought to cease to be a M inister of the Crown ” {S ir B rya n O 'Loghleri)

Debated, and amendment w ithdrawnQuestion— T h at Mr. Speaker do now leave the

C hair—put and resolved in the affirmative Sunday Telegram s. See “ T elegraph D epartm ent.”Supreme Court (Bailiw icks) Bill {M r. Sh ie ls)— Initiated ...

Subsequent proceedings Surveys. See “ Railways— Perm anent Surveys,” &c.

T E L E G R A P H D epartm ent— Orders in Council—Presented—R ates on Telegraphic M essages transm itted on Sundays

between V ictoria and Queensland (No. 171)R ates on Telegraphic Messages transm itted on Sundays

between V ictoria and W estern A ustralia (No. 172) Transmission of Telegram s by Telephone (No. 194)

And see “ P o st Office and Telegraph D epartm ent.”Thistles L aw Am endm ent Bill {M r. G raham )— Initia ted ...

Subsequent proceedings ... ... ... -j

Tim ber Reserves, Land held w ithin— Motion for a return showing the number of persons who hold land, w ithin the boundaries of tim ber reserves {Mr. D unn)

Agreed toR etui n . . . ... .•• ... ...

T otalizator B ill {Mr. M u rra y )—InitiatedOrder for second reading discharged and Bill w ithdraw n

Trade M arks A ct 1890 Amendm ent B ill {Mr. B ennett)— Initiated ...Order for second reading discharged and Bill w ithdrawn

Trade M arks A ct 1890 (No. 2) — General R ules—Presented (No. 40) Trade U nions— F ifth A nnual Report of the Proceedings of the

Governm ent S tatist in connexion w ith, year 1890— Presented (No. 129)

Tram w ays A ct 1890 Amendm ent Bill— P etition for leave to bring in — Presented

Bill initiated {Mr. D ixon)


Treasury Bonds B ill— M essage from H is Excellency the Governor recommending an appropriation of revenue—Presented

(^1» 34) ... ... ... ... ...Ordered to be considered in Committee


B ill initiated {Mr. M unro) ...Subsequent proceedings

T rusts A c t 1890 Amendm ent Bill— B rought from the Legislative Council {Mr. M unro)— Initia ted

Subsequent proceedings Tuberculosis, Professor K och’s Remedy for— Report by Professor H .

B . Allen, M .D .—Presented (No. 38)

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U N H E A L T H Y Areas and Dwellings. See “ A llen, M .D., ProfessorH . B .— Reports by .”

U niversity Fees Abolition Bill (Dr. M aloney)— Initiated ...Order for second reading discharged and Bill w ithdraw n

V E R M IN Destruction on Crown Lands—Motion for a return showing the area of Crown lands under the control of the Crown for the purposes o f carrying out the provisions of the Vermin Destruction A c t 1890 ; how many men are em

ployed on these lands ; the localities where these men are employed, and the number of men employed in each locality; how these men are officially classified, or on w hat term s and conditions they are em ployed; and the expenses annually incurred by the foregoing (M r. M urray)

Agreed to ... . . . . .. ...R eturn ...

V ictorian M ilitary Forces—R egulations—Presented—A lterations and Additions (No. 23)A lterations and A dditions—Presented (No. 162) ...Regulations for Volunteer Cadet Corps—Revised (No. 46) ...

V ictorian M ining A ccident Relief F und— T rustees’ S tatem ent of A ccounts—Presented (No. 108)

Victorian N aval Forces, Regulations for the— A lterations and A dditions (No. 163)

Victorian Navy Regulation— Motion, “ T h a t there be laid before this House a copy of the order in force in the V ictorian Navy regulating the wearing of hair on the face ” (M r. Bailes)

Agreed to ...R eturn ...

Motion, “ T hat in the opinion of this H ouse the regulation of the Victorian N aval D epartm ent w ith reference to the wearing of hair on the face should be rescinded ” (M r. Bailes) ...

DebatedW ithdraw n

V ictorian Railw ays Commissioners— R eport of. See “ R a ilw a y s/’ &c.V ictorian Stock Bill. See “ Loan B ill.”V ictorian W ater Supplj— F ifth Annual General R eport by the

M inister of W ater Supply— Presented (No. 135)Voluntary L iquidation Bill. See “ Companies A ct 1890 A m endm ent

Bill.”V ote of Thanks. See “ Jenk ins, George H enry, Esquire.”

W A T E R A ct 1890. See “ W aterw orks T ru s ts” ; also “ Irrigation and W ater Supply T rusts .”

W aterworks T rusts— Presented—Benalla— A pplication for A dditional Loan o f £ 5 0 0 — Detailed

Statem ent and R eport (No. 192)Boort— A pplication for A dditional Loan of £500—Detailed

Statem ent and R eport (No. 45)Euroa— A pplication for A dditional Loan of £ 122— Detailed

Statem ent and Report (No. 130)Kyabram — Application for A dditional Loan of £8 2 — Detailed

Statem ent and R eport (No. 1)Loddon U nited—A dditional Loan of £1 ,000—D etailed S ta te

ment and R eport (No. 117)Lowan S hire—A pplication for A dditional Loan of £5,664—

Detailed Statem ent and R eport (No. 66)M urchison— A pplication for A dditional Loan of £ 4 0 0 __

— Detailed Statem ent and R eport (No. 126) ... Shepparton Shire—Application for Additional Loan of £ 1,100

— Detailed Statem ent and Report (No. 206) ...Shepparton Urban T ru s t— A pplication for Additional Loan of

£1,671— Detailed S tatem ent and Report (No. 79)T atu ra—A pplication for Additional Loan of £ 2 5 0 —Detailed

Statem ent and Report (No. 208)U nited Echuca and W aranga— A pportionm ent of Liabilities

with Rodney Irrigation and W ater Supply T rust (No. 215) Y arraw onga Shire— Application for A dditional Loan of £1,750

— D etailed Statem ent and R eport (No. 78)A nd see “ Irrigation and W ater Supply T rusts .”

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W ater A c t 1890 Am endm ent Bill (Mir. G raham )— In itia tedOrder for second reading discharged and B ill w ithdraw n

W aterw orks Construction Encouragem ent A ct 1886 further A m endm ent B ill (M r. Taverner)—Initiated ...

Subsequent proceedings ... ••• » ••• jW attles A ct 1890— Orders in Council, &c.—P resented—

Issue of LeasesIssue of Leases under Section 10 Issue of Lease

W ays and M eans— Committee of— Appointed

H ouse in Committee ... ... ... ••• jResolutions reported and agreed to ... ... j

W hitelaw , T he late Mr. 0 . P .— Motion for the House to resolve itself into a Committee of th e whole to consider the propriety of presenting an Address to His Excellency the Governor, requesting th a t he w ill be pleased to place on the A dditional Estim ates the sum of £ 5 0 0 for the family of the late M r. O. P . W hitelaw, mining surveyor, who was drowned a t W alhalla during the late disastrous floods (M r. A . H arris) ...

D ebated ... ••• ... ••• •••Carried on a division


Wimmera Shire Council and W estern W immera Irrigation and W ater Supply T ru s t— A pplication of M unicipal Funds for the purpose of paying In terest on the Liabilities o f the W estern W immera Irrigation and W ater Supply T ru s t— Presented (No. 136)

W ine Licences— P etition presented from the Central W ine Association of V ictoria, praying th a t an amendment may be made in the Licensing A ct 1890 Amendm ent B ill empowering licensing m agistrates to g ran t new “ colonial w ine ” licences a t any tim e during the year, or a t least once a month, instead of only once a year, as provided by the existing A ct

Ordered to be considered Order discharged ...

W ire N etting— Motion for a return showing the names of the shire councils th a t have received wire netting from the Government, the quantity to each, and the am ount of money represented therein ; the names of the persons, and the quantities to each, who have received the wire netting from tho various councils ; the quantity of wire netting applied for, but as yet m isapplied {Mr. H a ll)

Agreed to ... ... ... . .. •••R eturn ... ...

W itton , Mr. A. C., Accountant of the M ining Departm ent. See Assem bly—A djournm ent M otions.”

Y A N Y E A N W ater Supply— Cash S tatem ent from 1st Ju ly , 1890, to 30th Juno, 1891 ; and Balance-sheet to 30th June , 1891— Presented (A. 3)

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BILLS INTRODUCED IN THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY

-A-ItTID IF Z R O O E lZ E D X lS rC ^ S T X X E X ^ E O X T

DURING SESSION 1891.

ACTS CORRECTION BILL.ADMINISTRATION AND PROBATE ACT 1890 AMENDMENT BILL.AGRICULTURAL COLLEGES LANDS MINING BILL. ( F r o m L e g i s l a t i v e C o u n c i l .)

AGRICULTURAL GRANTS BILL.APPROPRIATION BILL.A. U. ALCOCK ELECTRIC LIGHT AND MOTIVE POWER COMPANY’S BILL.AUSTRAL-ANGLO TRAMWAY AND GENERAL AGENCY COMPANY BILL.BENDIGO ART GALLERY SITE BILL. ( F r o m L e g i s l a t i v e C o u n c i l .)

BENDIGO PUBLIC BUILDINGS SITE. S e e “ SANDHURST.”BILLS OF SALE LAW AMENDMENT BILL. ( F r o m L e g i s l a t i v e C o u n c i l . )

BURRUMBEET LANDS BILL.CEMETERIES ACT 1890 AMENDMENT BILL.CEMETERY. S e e “ METROPOLITAN GENERAL.”COLONIAL WINES BILL.COMMITTEE OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS BILL.COMPANIES ACT 1890 AMENDMENT BILL.COMPANIES ACT 1890 AMENDMENT BILL (No. 2). ( F r o m L e g i s l a t i v e C o u n c i l .)

CONSOLIDATED REVENUE BILL (No. 1).CONSOLIDATED REVENUE BILL (No. 2).CONSOLIDATED REVENUE BILL (No. 3).CONSTITUTION ACT AMENDMENT ACT 1890 AMENDMENT BILL.CONTRACTORS’ PROTECTION BILL.COUNCILS OF CONCILIATION BILL.CROWN LANDS. S e e “ LAND ACT.”CRIMES ACT 1890 AMENDMENT BILL. ( F r o m L e g i s l a t i v e C o u n c i l .)

DEFENCES AND DISCIPLINE ACT 1890 AMENDMENT BILL. ( F r o m L e g i s l a t i v e C o u n c i l )

DIRECTORS’ LIABILITY BILL. ( F r o m L e g i s l a t i v e C o u n c i l .)

DOG ACT 1890 AMENDMENT BILL.EDUCATION ENDOWMENT BILL.ELECTRIC LIGHTING BILL.ELECTORAL ROLLS PURIFICATION BILL.EMPLOYERS AND EMPLOYES ACT 1890 AMENDMENT BILL.FIRE BRIGADES ACT 1890 AMENDMENT BILL.FRIENDLY SOCIETIES ACT 1890 AMENDMENT BILL.GOLD-FIELDS RESERVOIRS SALE BILL.IRRIGATION AND WATER SUPPLY LOANS BILL.JURIES ACT 1890 AMENDMENT BILL.KYNETON MARKET RESERVE BILL.LAND ACT 1890 AMENDMENT BILL.LAND SALES BY AUCTION FUND BILL.LAW O F PARTNERSHIP AMENDMENT B I L L . ( F r o m L e g i s l a t i v e C o u n c i l .)

LEGAL PROFESSION PRACTICE ACT 1891 AMENDMENT BILL. ( F r o m L e g i s l a t i v e C o u n c i l .)

LEGAL PROFESSION PRACTICE BILL.LIBRARIES ACT 1890 AMENDMENT BILL.LICENSING ACT 1890 AMENDMENT BILL.LICENSING ARBITRATIONS BILL.LIFTS REGULATION BILL.LIVERY AND AGISTMENT BILL.LOAN BILL.

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LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT 1890 AMENDMENT BILL.MARKETS ACT 1890 AMENDMENT BILL.MARRIAGE ACT 1890 AMENDMENT BILL. ( F r o m L e g i s l a t i v e C o d n o i l .)

MEDICAL PRACTITIONERS BILL. ( F r o m L e g i s l a t i v e C o u n c i l .)

MELBOURNE AND METROPOLITAN BOARD OF WORKS ACT 1890 AMENDMENT BILL. MELBOURNE AND WILLIAMSTOWN TRAMWAY BILL.METROPOLITAN GENERAL CEMETERY BILL.MINERS' RIGHT TITLES BILL.MINES ACT 1890 AMENDMENT BILL.MINES BILL.MUNICIPAL OVERDRAFTS INDEMNITY BILL.OPIUM BILL.OPIUM BILL (No. 2).PARLIAMENTARY STANDING COMMITTEE ON RAILWAYS REMUNERATION BILL. PARTNERSHIP. S e e "LAW OF PARTNERSHIP.”POLICE OFFENCES ACT 1890 AMENDMENT BILL. ( F r o m L e g i s l a t i v e C o u n c i l . )

PORTLAND BOROUGH LANDS BILL.POST OFFICE ACT 1890 AMENDMENT BILL.PUBLIC ACCOUNTS. S e e "COMMITTEE OF.”PUBLIC LIBRARY (SUNDAYS’ POLL) BILL.P U B L IC SE R V IC E ACT 1890 A M E N D M E N T B IL L . ( F r o m L e g i s l a t i v e C o u n c i l .)

RAILWAYS ACT 1890 AMENDMENT BILL.RAILWAYS CONSTRUCTION (KORUMBURRA COAL MINES) BILL.RAILWAY LOAN APPLICATION BILL.RAILWAYS AND IRRIGATION WORKS LOAN. S e e "LOAN BILL.”RAILWAYS STANDING COMMITTEE. S e e "PARLIAMENTARY STANDING COMMITTEE.” SANDHURST PUBLIC BUILDINGS ACT 1882 AMENDMENT BILL.SCOTS’ CHURCH PROPERTIES BILL.SHAREBROKERS BILL.SHOPS BILL.STATUTE LAW REVISION BILL. S e e “ ACTS CORRECTION BILL.”ST. ARNAUD SCHOOL OF MINES SITE BILL.ST. JAMES’ CHURCH LANDS BILL.SUPREME COURT (BAILIWICKS) BILL.THISTLES LAW AMENDMENT BILL.TOTALIZATOR BILL.TRADE MARKS ACT 1890 AMENDMENT BILL.TRAMWAYS ACT 1890 AMENDMENT BILL.TREASURY BONDS BILL.TRUSTS ACT 1890 AMENDMENT BILL. ( F r o m L e g i s l a t i v e C o u n c i l . )

UNIVERSITY FEES ABOLITION BILL.VICTORIAN STOCK. S e e " LOAN BILL.”VOLUNTARY LIQUIDATION BILL. S e e "COMPANIES ACT 1890 AMENDMENT BILL.” WATER ACT 1890 AMENDMENT BILL.WATERWORKS CONSTRUCTION ENCOURAGEMENT BILL.WILLIAMSTOWN TRAMWAY. S e e "MELBOURNE AND WILLIAMSTOWN.”

SU M M A R Y O F P R O C E E D IN G S ON B IL L S .

Bills initiated during the Session ................. 83*

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PROCEEDINGS ON BILLS.

A c t s C o r r e c t io n ; B ill to correct certain errors in A c ts—{M r. Turner for M r. IShiels).— Bill initiated and read a first time, 15 Dec., 1891, p. 339 ; read a second time and committed ; considered in Comm ittee and reported w ith an am endm ent; S tanding Orders suspended and reportreceived ; am endment agreed to and Bill read the th ird time ; ordered, T h a t the Bill be transm itted to the Legislative Council and their concurrence desired therein, 18 Dec., p. 361. Message from the Legislative Council agreeing to the Bill, 22 Dec., p. 365. {Assented to 23 December. A c t N o. 1236.)

A d m in i s t r a t i o n a n d P r o b a t e A ct 1890 A m e n d m e n t ; B ill to amend the Adm inistration and Probate A c t 1890— {M r. Gavan D u ffy ).— Bill initiated and read a first time, 29 Oct., 1891, p. 207 read a second time and committed ; considered in Committee and reported w ith an amendment ; S tanding Orders suspended and report received ; amendment agreed to and Bill read the third tim e ; ordered, T h a t the Bill be transm itted to the Legislative Council and their concurrence desired therein, 18 Dec., pp. 359-60. M essage from the Legislative Council agreeing to the Bill, 22 Dec., p. 365. {Assented to 23 December. A c t No. 1238.)

A g r i c u l t u r a l C o l l e g e s L a n d s M i n i n g ; B ill intituled " A n Act to enable L ands vested under the ‘ A g ric u ltu ra l Colleges A c t ISSO ’ to be leased fo r m ining purposes”-~-{Mr. O uttrim ).—B rought from the Legislative Council and read a first time, 1 Dec., 1891, p. 294. Order for second reading discharged and Bill w ithdraw n, 16 Dec., p. 343.

A g r i c u l t u r a l G r a n t s ; B ill to alter the am ounts of certain agricultural and other gran ts— (M r. G raham).— M essage from H is Excellency the Governor (No. 20) recommending an appropriation from the Consolidated Revenue for the purposes of the Bill, 13 O ct., 1891, p. 183 ; considered in Committee ; Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair— Standing Orders suspended, resolution reported and agreed to, and Bill ordered thereupon ; Bill initiated and read a first time, 15 Dec., p. 340 ; read a second time and committed ; considered in Committee and reported w ithout am endm ent; read the third time ; ordered, T h a t the Bill be transm itted to the Legislative Council and their concurrence desired therein, 18 Dec., p. 361. M essage from the Legislative Council agreeing to the Bill, 22 Dec., p . 365. {Assented to 23 December. A c t No. 1235.)

A p p r o p r i a t i o n ; B ill to apply a sum out of the Consolidated Revenue to the service of the year ending on the th irtie th day of June, One thousand eigh t hundred and ninety-two, and to appropriate the supplies granted in th is Session of Parliam ent— {Mr. M unro).— House resolves itself into the Committee of W ays and M eans ; m atter considered in Committee ; Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair — Standing Orders suspended ; resolution reported and agreed to and Bill ordered thereupon ; B ill in itiated and read a first time, 9 Dec., 1891, p. 334 ; read a second tim e and committed ; considered in Committee and reported w ithout am endm ent; read the th ird time ; ordered, T h a t the Bill be transmitted to the Legislative Council and their concurrence desired therein, 15 Dec., p. 341. R eport from the Clerk of the House of a correction made by him in the Bill, 15 Dec., p. 342. M essage from the Legislative Council agreeing to the Bill, 18 Dec., p. 359. {Assented to 29 December. A c t N o. 1247.)

A . U . A l c o c k E l e c t r ic L i g h t a n d M o t iv e P o w e r C o m p a n y ; B ill to authorize the A . H. Adcock E lectric L igh t and M otive Pow er Company Lim ited to generate, store, and supply electricity in the Cities of Melbourne, South Melbourne, Richmond, H aw thorn, Collingwood, and F itzroy, Town of N orth M elbourne, and Boroughs of K ew and P o rt M elbourne—{M r. Anderson).— Petition for leave to bring in Bill and for suspension of such S tanding Orders rela ting to the introduction of P riva te B ills as have not been complied with, 7 Ju ly , 1891, p. 37. Motion, T h a t S tanding Order No. 10 relating to P riva te Bills be dispensed w ith so far as regards this B ill—T he R eport of the Exam iners of Petitions for P riva te Bills, indorsed on the P etition , as to the P etitioner’s compliance w ith the S tanding Orders relating to the introduction of P riva te Bills, and an ex tract from the R eport of the S tanding Orders Committee approving of the R eport of the Exam iners, and recommending th a t the Petitioner be perm itted to proceed w ith the Bill, were read by the Clerk ; S tanding Order No. 10 thereupon dispensed w ith ; motion for leave to bring in the Bill— debate adjourned, 16 Ju ly , p. 56 ; debate resumed, leave granted ; B ill initiated and read a first tim e, 29 Ju ly , p. 67. Motion, T h a t the Bill be now read a second time ; question, T h a t the debate be now adjourned, on division, negatived ; original motion, by leave, w ithdraw n ,19 Sept., p. 112.— B ill lapsed.

B e n d ig o A r t G a l l e r y S i t e ; B ill intituled “ A n A ct to authorize the Council o f D efence to transfer certain L a n d to the Trustees o f the Bendigo A r t G a llery” —{Mr. B tirrow es).—B rought from the Legislative Council and read a first time, 18 Nov., 1891, p. 227; read a second tim e and com m itted; considered in Committee and reported w ithout amendment ; read the th ird time ; ordered, T h a t the B ill be returned to the Legislative Council w ith a M essage acquainting them th a t the Legislative Assembly have agreed to the same w ithout amendment, 17 Dec., p. 351. {Assented to 22 December. A c t No. 1227.)

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B il l s o f S a l e L a w A m e n d m e n t ; B ill intituled “ A n A c t to am end the law relating to B ills o f Sa le ”— {Mr. B est).— B rought from the Legislative Council and read a first time, 27 Oct., 1891, p. 2 0 0 ; read a second tim e and committed ; considered in Committee and reported w ith amendments ; S tanding Orders suspended and report received ; am endments agreed to and Bill read the th ird tim e ; ordered T hat the B ill be returned to the Legislative Council w ith a M essage acquainting them th a t the L egislative Assembly have agreed to the same w ith amendments, w ith which they desire the concurrence of the Legislative Council, 9 Dec., p. 336. M essage from the Legislative Council notifying their agreem ent thereto, 11 Dec., p. 333. {Assented to 14 December. A ct N o . 1223.)

B u r r u m b e e t L a n d s ; B ill for the resumption by the Crown of certain land in the parishes of B urrum - beet and B rew ster— {S ir B rya n O 'Loghlen).—Bill initiated and read a first time, 9 Dec., 1891, p. 319; read a second time and committed; considered in Committee and reported with an amendment; S tanding Orders suspended and report received; amendment considered and agreed to, and Bill read the third time ; ordered, T h a t the Bill be transm itted to the L egislative Council and their concurrence desired therein, 24 Dec., p. 381. M essage from the Legislative Council agreeing to the B ill 24 Dec., p. 383. L etter from the Clerk of the Parliam ents reporting, in conformity w ith Jo in t S tanding Order No. 21, the discovery of a clerical error in the Pream ble to the B i l l ; the H ouse agreed to the correction of the error, and ordered th a t the le tte r of the Clerk of the Parliam ents be transm itted to the Legislative Council w ith a M essage requesting them to concur in such correction ; Message from the Legislative Council concurring therein, 29 Dec., p. 387. {Assented to 29 December. A c t No. 1249.)

C e m e t e r i e s A c t 1890 A m e n d m e n t ; B ill to amend the Cemeteries A ct 1890— {M r. D eakin for M r. G ardiner).— Bill initiated and read a first time, 16 Ju ly , 1891, p. 56. Order for second reading discharged and B ill w ithdraw n, 3 Dec., p. 313.

C o l o n ia l W i n e s ; B ill to amend the law relating to the sale of colonial w ines and the issue of wine licences— {M r . L . L . Sm ith for Mr. S terry).— Bill initiated and read a first time, 1 Ju ly , 1891, p. 17. Order for second reading discharged and Bill w ithdraw n, 19 A ug., p. 89.

C o m m it t e e o f P u b l ic A c c o u n t s ; B ill to create a Committee of P ublic A ccounts— (M r . S M e /s ) .— Bill initiated and read a first time, 29 Ju ly , 1891, p. 66 ; read a second time and committed ; considered in Committee, 23 Dec., p. 309. Order for further consideration in Committee discharged and Bill w ithdraw n, 23 Dec., p. 377.

C o m p a n ie s A c t 1890 A m e n d m e n t ; Bill to amend the Companies A c t 1890— (M r. SfoWs).—Bill initiated and read a first time, 3 Dec., 1891, p. 311 ; read a second time and com m itted; considered in Committee and reported w ithout am endm ent; read the third time and amended ; ordered, T h a t the B ill be transm itted to the Legislative Council and their concurrence desired therein, 3 Dec., p. 313. M essage from the Legislative Council agreeing to the B ill w ith amendments ; Council s amendments considered and agreed to, 3 Dec., p. 314. {Assented to 7 December. A c t N o. 1220.)

C o m p a n ie s A ct 1890 A m e n d m e n t ( B il l N o. 2) ; B ill intituled A n A c t to am end the 1 Companies A c t 1890 ’ (M r. W rixon).— B rought from the Legislative Council and read a first time, 8 Dec., 1891, p. 316. Order for second reading discharged and Bill w ithdrawn, 24 Dec., p. 384.

C o n s o l i d a t e d R e v e n u e ( B i l l N o . 1 ) ; B ill to apply out of the Consolidated Revenue the sum of One hundred and ninety-four thousand nine hundred and eighty-six pounds to the service of the year One thousand eight hundred and ninety and ninety-one— (M r. M unro).— House resolves itself into Committee of W ays and M eans ; m atter considered in Committee, and Mr. Speaker having resumed the Chair Standing Orders suspended, resolution reported and agreed to, and B ill ordered thereupon; B ill initiated and read a first time ; read a second tim e and committed ; considered in Committee and reported w ithout am endment ; read the th ird time ; ordered, T h a t the Bill be transm itted to the Legislative Council and their concurrence desired therein, 2 Ju ly , 1891, p. 34. M essage from the Legislative Council agreeing to the Bill, 14 Ju ly , p. 50. {Assented to 9 July. A ct N o. 1205.)

C o n s o l id a t e d R e v e n u e ( B i l l N o. 2) ; B ill to apply out o f the Consolidated Revenue the sum of One million eight hundred and sixty-tw o thousand nine hundred and fourteen pounds to the service of the year One thousand eight hundred and ninety-one and ninety-tw o— {M r. M unro).— House resolves itself into Committee of W ays and M eans ; m atter considered in Committee, and Mr. Speaker having resumed the Chair— Standing Orders suspended, resolution reported and agreed, to and Bill ordered thei eupon ; B ill initiated and read a first tim e ; read a second tim e and committed ; considered in Committee and reported w ithout am endm ent; read the third time ; ordered, T h a t the Bill be transm itted to the Legislative Council and their concurrence desired therein, 28 Ju ly , 1891, p. 63. M essage from the Legislative Council agreeing to the Bill, 4 A ug., p. 73. {Assented to 29 Ju ly . A.ct 1206.)

C o n s o l id a t e d R e v e n u e ( B i l l N o. 3 ) ; Bill to apply out of the Consolidated Revenue the sum of One million thirteen thousand two hundred and thirty-tw o pounds to the service of the year One thousand eight hundred and ninety-one and ninety-tw o— {Mr. M unro).— H ouse resolves itself into Committee of W ays and Means ; m atter considered in Committee ; and M r. Speaker having resumed the C h a ir -S ta n d in g Orders suspended, resolution reported and agreed to, and Bill ordered thereupon ; B ill initiated and read a first time ; read a second time and committed ; considered in Committee and reported w ithout am endm ent; read the third time ; ordered, T h a t the Bill be transm itted to the Legislative Council and their concurrence desired therein, 7 Oct., 1891, pp. 177-8. M essage from the Legislative Council agreeing to the Bill, 7 Oct., p. 178. {Assented to 12 October.

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C o n s t i t u t io n A c t A m e n d m e n t A c t 1890 A m e n d m e n t ; B ill to amend the Constitution A c t A m endm ent A c t 1890 {Mr. J/w nro).— Message from H is Excellency the Governor (No. 2) recommending an appropriation from the Consolidated Revenue for the purposes of the Bill, 30 June , 1891, p. .11 ; considered in Committee ; Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair— Standing Orders suspended, resolution reported and agreed to, and Bill ordered thereupon ; B ill initiated and read a first time, 16 Ju ly , p. 54. Motion, T h a t this B ill be now read a second tim e— debate adjourned, 29 Sept., p. 16b ; debate resumed, and adjourned, 30 Sept., p. 168 ; resumed, and on division, B ill read a second tim e ; committed ; considered in Committee, 1 Oct., p. 171 ; fu rther considered in Committee, 6 Oct., p. 173 ; 7 Oct., p. 178 ; further considered in Committee and reported w ith amendments, 8 -9 Oct., p. 181 • amendments considered and agreed to ; Bill, on division, read the th ird time and further amended ; ordered, T h a t the Bill be transm itted to the Legislative Council and their concurrence desired therein, 13 Oct., p. 185. Message from the Legislative Council agreeing to the Bill w ith amendments, 1 Dec., p. 294; amendments considered ; question—T h a t the House disagree w ith the amendments made by the Legislative Council—resolved in the affirmative, 8 Dec., p. 317—18. M essage from the Legislative Council insisting on their amendments ; amendments considered ; question— T h a t this House insist on disagreeing w ith the amendments insisted on by the Legislative Council — resolved in the affirmative, 22 Dec., pp. 367-8 —B ill not returned from the Legislative Council.

C o n t r a c t o r s ’ P r o t e c t io n ; Bill to enable contractors to discover the title of lands on which they aro to perform contracts— ( Mr. M ethven for C aptain T aylor) .— Bill initiated and read a first time, 24 June, 1891, p. 9 ; read a second time and committed ; considered in Committee and reported w ithout am endment ; read the third time ; ordered, T h a t the Bill be transm itted to the Legislative Council and the ir concurrence desired therein, 16 Sept., p. 155. R eport from the Clerk of the House of corrections made by him in the Bill, 22 Sept., p. 159.— Bill not returned from the Legislative Council.

C o u n c il s o f C o n c il ia t io n ; B ill to provide for the establishm ent of councils of conciliation— (J /r . Richardson).— &i\\ initiated and read a first time, 24 June , 1891, p. 9. Motion, T hat this B ill be now read a second time— debate adjourned, 19 Aug., p. 88 ; debate resumed— Bill read a second tim e and committed ; considered in Committee and reported w ithout am endm ent; read the th ird tim e and amended ; ordered, T h a t the B ill be transm itted to the Legislative Council and the ir concurrence desired therein, 16 Sept., pp. 154-5. Message from the Legislative Council agreeing to the Bill, 16 Dec., p. 345. {Assented to 22 December. A ct No. 1226.)

C r im e s A c t 1890 A m e n d m e n t ; Bill in tituled “ A n A c t to amend the 1 Crimes A c t 1890 aiid fo r other p u r- „ oses”_ ( jJ f r . 3 /unro) .— Brought from the Legislative Council and read a first time, 30 Sept., 1891, pp. 167-8. Petition, presented and referred to the Committee on the Bill, 7 Oct., p. 175. B ill read a second time and committed ; considered in Committee and reported with amendments ; Standing Orders suspended and report received ; amendments agreed to and B ill further amended ; read the th ird tim e and further amended ; ordered, T h a t the Bill be returned to the Legislative Council w ith a M essage acquainting them th a t the L egislative Assembly have agreed to the same w ith am endments, w ith which they desire the concurrence of the Legislative Council, 16 Deo., pp. 346-7. Message from the Legislative Council agreeing to the amendments made by the L egislative Assembly, 17 Dec., p. 350. M essage from the Legislative Council transm itting a M essage from H is Excellency the Governor recommending certain amendments in the Bill, to which the Legislative Council had ag re ed ; amendments agreed to, and H is Excellency’s M essage returned to the Legislative Council, 22 Dec., p. 371. {Assented to 23 December. A c t N o. 1231.)

D e f e n c e s a n d D i s c i p l i n e A c t 1890 A m e n d m e n t ; B ill intituled “A n A c t to am end the 1 Defences and D iscipline A c t 1890’ ”— (M r. W heeler).— Brooght from the Legislative Council and read a first time, 30 Sept., 1891, p. 168. M essage from H is Excellency the Governor (No. 26) recommending an appropriation from the Consolidated Revenue for the purposes of the Bill, 8 Dec., p. 315; considered in C om m ittee; Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair— Standing Orders suspended and resolution reported and agreed to, 15 Dec., p. 340. B ill read a second tim e and com m itted; considered in Committee and reported w ith amendments, 22 Dec., p. 372. Order for consideration of report discharged and Bill recommitted for the reconsideration of clauses 6, 8, 9, and new clause B ; reconsidered in Committee and reported w ith a fu rther am endm ent; Standing Orders suspended and report received ; amendments agreed to and B ill further amended ; read the th ird time ; ordered, T h a t the Bill be returned to the Legislative Council w ith a M essage acquainting them th a t the Legislative Assembly have agreed to the same w ith amendments, w ith w hich they desire the concurrence o f the Legislative Council, 23 Dec., p. 376. M essage from the L egislative Council agreeing to the amendments made by the Legislative Assembly, 24 Dec., p. 383. {Assented to VS December. A c t N o. 1248.)

D ir e c t o r s ’ L i a b i l i t y ; B ill intituled “A n A ct to amend the L aw relating to the liability o f Directors and others fo r statements in Prospectuses and other documents soliciting applications f o r Shares or D ebentures”— {Mr. Gavan D m /^ ).— B rought from the Legislative Council and read a first time, 27 Oct., 1891, p. 200. Motion, T hat this B ill be now read a second tim e ; question—T h a t the debate be now adjourned—on division, negatived ; debate continued; question— T h at the debate be now adjourned— resolved in the affirmative, 9 Dec., p. 336. Order for resum ption of debate on second reading discharged and Bill w ithdraw n, 24 Dec., p. 384.

D o g A ct 1890 A m e n d m e n t ; B ill to amend the Dog A ct 1890— {Mr. Graves).— Bill initiated and read a first time, 1 Ju ly , 1891, p. 16. O rder for second reading discharged and Bill w ithdraw n, 3 Dec., p. 313.

E d u c a t io n E n d o w m e n t ; B ill to vest certain Crown lands for educational purposes and to provide for the control and managem ent thereof— {Mr. Peacock) .— Message from H is Excellency the Governor (No. 5) recommending an appropriation from the Consolidated Revenue for the purposes of the Bill, 30 June , 1891, p. 12 ; considered in Committee ; Mr. Speaker resumed the C h a i r - Standing Orders suspended, resolution reported and agreed to , and B ill ordered thereupon ; B ill in itiated and read a first time, 16 Ju ly , p. 55. Order for second reading discharged and Bill w ithdraw n, 16 Dec., p. 343,

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E l e c t o r a l R o l l s P u r if ic a t io n ; Bill to provide for the purification of the electoral rolls for the Legislative Assembly and for other purposes— (M r. Skids').— Bill initiated and read a first time, 2 Dec., 1891, p. 297 ; read a second time and committed ; considered in Committee and reported w ith amendments, 10-11 Dec., p. 337 ; report considered ; amendments agreed to and Bill further am ended; read the th ird time ; ordered, T h a t the B ill be transm itted to the Legislative Counciland their concurrence desired therein, 15 Dec., pp. 341-2. Message from the Legislative Councilagreeing to the Bill w ith amendments ; Council’s amendments considered and agreed to, 22 Dec., pp. 370-71. (Assented to 29 December. A c t N o. 1242.)

E l e c t r ic L i g h t in g ; B ill to facilitate and regulate the supply o f electricity for lighting and for otherpurposes— (M r. Gavan D u ffy ).— Bill initiated and read a first time, 22 Sept., 1891, p. 159. Order for second reading discharged and Bill w ithdraw n, 16 Dec., p. 343.

E m p l o y e r s a n d E m p l o y e s A c t 1890 A m e n d m e n t ; B ill to amend the E m ployers and Em ployes A c t 1890 and for other purposes— (M r. fVrixon).— Bill initiated and read a first time, 30 Ju ly , 1891, p. 69 ; read a second time and com m itted; considered in Committee and reported w ithout amendment; read the third time and amended ; ordered, T h a t the Bill be transm itted to the Legislative Council and their concurrence desired therein, 14 Oct., p. 188. M essage from the Legislative Council agreeing to the Bill w ith amendments ; Council’s am endments considered and agreed to, 2 Dec., p. 309. (Assented to 7 December. A c t N o. 1219.)

F i r e B r ig a d e s A c t 1890 A m e n d m e n t ; B ill to amend the Fire B rigades A c t 1890— (M r. M unrd).— M essage from H is Excellency the Governor (No. 9) recommending an appropriation from the Consolidated Revenue for the purposes of the Bill, 9 Ju ly , 1891, p. 46 ; considered in Committee, Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair— Standing Orders suspended, resolution reported and agreed to, and Bill ordered thereupon ; Bill initiated and read a first time, 1 6 Ju ly , pp. 53-4 ; read a second tim e and committed ; considered in Committee and reported w ithout am endm ent; read the third tim e ; ordered, T hat the Bill be transm itted to the Legislative Council and their concurrence desired therein, 5 A ug., p. 75. M essage from the Legislative Council agreeing to the Bill, 19 A ug., p. 88. (Assented to 24 A ugust. A c t No. 1207.)

F r i e n d l y S o c i e t i e s A c t 1890 A m e n d m e n t ; Bill to amend the F riendly Societies ActVSSO— (M r. W rixon).Bill initiated and read a first time, 24 Ju n e , 1891, p. 1 0 ; read a second tim e and committed ;

considered in Committee, 16 Sept., p. 155 ; fu rther considered in Committee and reported w ith amendments ; S tanding Orders suspended and report received ; amendments agreed to and Bill read the th ird time ; ordered, T h a t the Bill be transm itted to the Legislative Council and their concurrence desired therein, 3 Dec., pp. 312-13. M essage from the L egislative Council agreeing to the B ill w ith amendments ; Council’s amendments considered, some of the said amendments agreed to, and one of the said amendments agreed to w ith an amendment, 18 Dec., p. 360. M essage from H is Excellency the Governor (No. 35) recommending certain amendments in the Bill ; am endments agreed to ; ordered, T h a t H is Excellency 's M essage be transm itted to the Legislative Council and their concurrence requested in agreeing to the said amendments, 22 Dec., p. 364. M essage from the Legislative Council agreeing to an am endment o f the Legislative A ssem bly on an amendment of the Legislative Council in the Bill, 22 Dec., p. 365. M essage from the Legislative Council agreeing to the amendments recommended by H is Excellency the Governor in the Bill, 23 Dec., p. 376. (Assented to 23 December. A c t N o. 1232.)

G o l d -f i e l d s R e s e r v o ir s S a l e ; B ill to permit of the sale of certain gold-fields reservoirs— (M r. Graham). B ill in itiated and read a first time, 1 Ju ly , 1891, p. 16. Order for second reading discharged and

B ill w ithdraw n, 16 Dec., p. 343.

I r r ig a t i o n a n d W a t e r S u p p l y L o a n s ; B ill to sanction the issue and application of certain sums of money as loans for irrigation works and w ater supply in the country d istricts and for other purposes

(M r. Graham). B ill initiated and read a first time, 16 Dec., 1891, p. 345 ; read a second time and committed ; considered in Committee and reported w ithout amendment, 18 Dec., p. 358 ; read the th ird time and amended ; ordered, T hat the B ill be transm itted to the Legislative Council and their concurrence desired therein, 22 Dec., p. 371. M essage from the Legislative Council agreeing to the Bill, 24 Dec., p. 382. (Assented to 29 December. A c t N o. 1245.)

J u r ie s A c t 1890 A m e n d m e n t ; Bill to relieve Ju stices of the Peace from being compelled to act upon ju ries— (C aptain T aylor).— Bill initiated and read a first time, 7 O ct., 1891, p. 179; read a second time and committed ; considered in Committee and reported w ithout am endm ent; read the third time and amended ; ordered, T h a t the B ill be transm itted to the Legislative Council and their concurrence desired therein, 9 Dec., p. 335.— Bill not returned from the Legislative Council.

K y n e t o n M a r k e t R e s e r v e ; B ill to authorize the sale of part of the K yneton M arket Reserve and for other purposes— (Jfr . M cL ean).— R i\\ initiated and read a first time, 7 Oct., 1891, p. 175 ; read a second time and committed ; considered in Committee and reported w ithout am endm ent; read the third time ; ordered, T h a t the Bill be transm itted to the Legislative Council and their concurrence desired therein, 18 Dec., p. 359. M essage from the Legislative Council agreeing to the Bill, 22 Dec., p. 365. (Assented to 23 December. A c t N o. 1239.)

L a n d A ct 1890 A m e n d m e n t ; B ill to amend the L a n d A ct 1890—(d/r. M cL ean).— Witt in itiated and read a first time, 1 Ju ly , 1891, p. 16. M essage from H is Excellency the Governor (No. 27) recommending an appropriation from the Consolidated Revenue and of rents and imposts for the purposes of the Bill, 8 Dec., p. 315 ; considered in Committee ; M r. Speaker resumed the C hair— Standing Orders suspended and resolution reported and agreed to, 15 Dec., p. 340. Motion, T h a t this B ill be now read a second time ; debate adjourned, 15 Dec., p. 341 ; debate resumed ; B ill read a second time and committed ; considered in Committee and reported w ith amendments ; Standing Orders suspended and report received ; amendments considered and agreed to ; B ill read the third tim e and further amended ; ordered, T h a t the B ill be transm itted to the Legislative Council and their concurrence desired therein, 15-16 Dec., p. 343. M essage from the Legislative Council agreeing to the Bill w ith amendments ; amendments considered and agreed to, 23 Dec., p. 377.

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L etter from the Clerk of the Parliam ents reporting, in conformity w ith Jo in t Standing Order No. 21, the discovery of certain clerical errors in the B i l l ; the House agreed to the correction of these errors, and ordered th a t the letter of the C lerk of the Parliam ents be transm itted to the Legislative Council w ith a Message requesting them to concur in such correction; M essage from the Legislative Council concurring therein, 29 Dec., pp. 387-8. {Assented to 29 December. A ct No. 1246.)

L a n d S a l e s b y A u c t i o n F u n d ; B ill to establish a Land Sales by Auction F und — {M r, Munroi).— M essage from H is Excellency the Governor (No. 12) recommending an appropriation out of the Consolidated Revenue for the purposes of the Bill, 28 Ju ly , 1891, p. 61 ; considered in Committee, M r. Speaker resumed the C hair— Standing Orders suspended, resolution reported and agreed to, and Bill ordered thereupon ; Bill initiated and read a first time, 4 A ug., p. 72 ; read a second tim e and committed ; considered in Committee, 1 Sept., p. 104 ; fu rther considered in Comm ittee, 2 Sept., p. 105. M essage from H is Excellency the Governor (No. 15) recommending a further appropriation out of the Consolidated Revenue for the purposes of the B i l l ; considered in C om m ittee; Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair— Standing Orders suspended and resolution reported and agreed to ; B ill further considered in Committee and reported w ith am endm ents— Standing Orders suspended and report received ; amendments agreed to and Bill read the third time ; ordered, T h a t the Bill be transm itted to the Legislative Council and their concurrence desired therein, 8 Sept., pp. 109-10. M essage from the Legislative Council agreeing to the Bill, 28 Oct., p. 205. {Assented to 2 November. A c t N o. 1213.)

L a w o f P a r t n e r s h i p ; Bill intituled ltA n Act to declare and amend the L aw o f P artnersh ip”— {Mr. Shiels') — B rought from the Legislative Council and read a first time, 18 A ug., 1891, p. 86 ; read a second time and committed ; considered in Committee and reported w ithout am endm ent; read the third time ; ordered, T h a t the Bill be returned to the Legislative Council w ith a M essage acquainting them th a t the Legislative Assembly have agreed to the same w ithout amendment, 9 Dec., p . 334. {Assented (o 14 December. A c t No. 1222.)

L e g a l P r o f e s s i o n P r a c t i c e ; B ill to regulate the practice of the Legal Profession— {Mr. M ason).— Bill initiated and read a first time, 24 June , 1891, p. 9 ; read a second time and committed ; considered in Committee and reported w ith amendments ; Standing Orders suspended and report received ; amendments agreed to ; Bill read the th ird time and further amended ; ordered, T h a t the Bill be transm itted to the Legislative Council and their concurrence desired therein, 8 Ju ly , pp. 42-3. Report from the Clerk of the House of corrections made by him in the Bill, 9 Ju ly , p. 46. M essage from the Legislative Council agreeing to the B ill w ith amendments, 27 Oct., p. 200 ; Council s amendments considered ; motion, T h a t the House agree to the amendments made by the Legislative Council in this Bill ; debate adjourned, 28 Oct., p. 204-5 ; debate resumed ; am endments agreed to, 10 Nov., p. 216. {Assented to 23 November. A c t No. 1216.)

L e g a l P r o f e s s i o n P r a c t i c e A c t 1891 A m e n d m e n t ; B ill intituled “ A n A c t to amend the ‘L eg a l Profession Practice A c t 1891’”— ( J /r . SAWs).— Brought from the Legislative Council and read a first time, 18 Dec., 1891, p. 359 ; read a second time and committed ; considered in Committee and reported w ith an am endm ent; S tanding O rders suspended and report received ; amendment agreed to and B ill read the third time ; ordered, T h a t the Bill be returned to the Legislative Council w ith a M essage acquainting them th a t the Legislative Assembly have agreed to the same w ith an amendment, w ith w hich they desire the concurrence of the Legislative Council, 18 Dec., p. 361. M essage from the Legislative Council agreeing to the amendment made by the Legislative Assembly, 22 Dec., p. 364. {Assented to 22 December. A c t No. 1229.)

L i b r a r i e s A c t 1890 A m e n d m e n t ; Bill to amend the Libraries A c t 1890— {M r. R ichardson f o r Lieut.-C ol. W. C. Sm ith).— Bltt initiated and read a first time, 24 June , 1891, p. 10. Read a second tim e and com m itted; considered in Committee and reported w ith an am endm ent; S tanding O iders suspended and report received ; amendment agreed to and B ill read the third time ; ordered, T h a t the Bill be transm itted to the Legislative Council and their concurrence desired therein, 19 Aug., p. 88. M essage from the Legislative Council agreeing to the Bill w ith amendments ; Council b amendments considered and agreed to, 13 Oct., p. 184. {Assented to 19 October. A c t J\o. 1212.)

L i c e n s i n g A c t 1890 A m e n d m e n t ; B ill to amend the Licensing A c t 1890— {M r. B ailes). B ill initiated and read a first time, 24 June , 1891, p. 9. Motion, T h a t this B ill be now read a second tim e; question— T h at the debate be now adjourned— negatived ; B ill read a second tim e and committed ; considered in Committee, 2 Sept., p. 106; fu rther considered in Committee, 30 Sept., p. 169. P etition presented and referred to the Committee on the Bill, 15 Oct., p. 191; Bill further considered in Committee, 28 Oct., p. 205 ; further considered and reported w ith am endm ents; Standing Orders suspended and report received; amendments considered and agreed to and Bill read the th ird time ; ordered, T h a t the Bill be transm itted to the Legislative Council and their concurrence desired therein, 3 Dec., p. 312. Message from the Legislative Council agreeing to the Bill w ith amendments ; Council’s amendments considered; debate adjourned, 22 Dec., p. 3 /0 . Order for furthei consideration of Message from the Legislative Council discharged, 24 Dec., p. 384.— B ill lapsed.

L i c e n s i n g A r b i t r a t i o n s ; B ill relating to arbitrations under the TJcensing A c t 1890—(J fr . Shiels).— B ill in itiated and read a first time, 25 Nov., 1891, p. 241. Motion, T h a t this Bill be now read a second time — debate adjourned, 26 Nov., p. 247; debate resumed— amendment proposed, “ six months,' bu t not made ; B ill read a second time and ordered to be committed ; motion— T h at it be an instruction to the Committee th a t they may make other amendments in the Licensing A c t 1890—on division, negatived ; Bill considered in Committee and reported w ithout am endm ent; read the th ird tim e ; ordered, T h a t the Bill be transm itted to the Legislative Council and their concurrence desired therein, 1 Dec., pp. 293-4. M essage from the Legislative Council agreeing to_ the Bill w ith amendments, 11 Dec., p. 338 ; Council’s amendments considered and agreed to, 15 Dec., p. 340. {Assented to 22 December. A ct No. 1225.)

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L i f t s R e g u l a t i o n ; B ill to regulate the use of passenger and other lifts— {Mr. D eakin iov M r TuthilV).— B ill initiated and read a first time, 7 Oct., 1891, p. 180. Order for second reading discharged and Bill w ithdraw n, 9 Dec., p. 335.

L i v e r y a n d A g i s t m e n t ; Bill for the better protection of livery-stable keepers and agisters of cattle and for other purposes— {Mr. B en t).— B ill initiated and read a first time, 24 Dec., 1891, p. 384.— B ill lapsed.

L o a n : B ill to authorize the raising of money for railways and irrigation w orks— {M r. M unro).— M essage from H is Excellency the Governor (No. 22) recommending an appropriation from the Consolidated Revenue for the purposes of the Bill, 27 Oct., 1891, p. 1 99 ; considered in Committee ; Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair— Standing O rders suspended, resolution reported and agreed to, and B ill ordered thereupon ; B ill initiated and read a first time, 28 Oct., p. 203 ; read a second time and committed ; considered in Committee and reported w ith amendments. S tanding Orders suspended and report received ; amendments agreed to and B ill read the th ird time ; ordered, T h a t the Bill be transm itted to the Legislative Council and their concurrence desired therein, 29 Oct., p. 207. M essage from the Legislative Council agreeing to the Bill, 17 Nov., p. 225. {Assented to 23 November. A c t No. 1217.)

L o c a l G o v e r n m e n t A c t 1890 A m e n d m e n t ; B ill to amend the L oca l Government A c t 1890.— {Mr. Wheeler).—M essage from H is Excellency the Governor (No. 4) recommending an appropriation from the Consolidated Revenue for the purposes of the Bill, 30 June , 1891, p. 12 ; considered in Comm ittee ; Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair— Standing Orders suspended, resolution reported and agreed to and Bill ordered thereupon ; Bill initiated and read a first time, 16 Ju ly , p. 54. Motion, T h a t th is B ill be now read a second tim e—debate adjourned, 3 Sept., p. 107 ; debate resumed, and adjourned, 14 Oct., p. 187 ; resumed, Bill read a second time and committed ; considered in Committee, 20 Oct., p. 193 ; further considered in Committee, 21 Oct., p. 195; 22 Oct., p. 197 ; 27 Oct., p. 201 ; 28 Oct., p. 203 ; 4 Nov., p. 209 ; further considered in Committee and reported w ith am endments, 5 -6 Nov., p. 213. Order for consideration of report discharged and B ill recommitted for the consideration of new clauses 96a , 96b , 96c , 96d ; considered in Committee and reported w ith a further am endment, 10 Nov., p. 215. P etition presented and referred to the Committee on the Bill, 17 Nov., p. 225. R eport considered, amendments agreed to, and B ill further amended, 24-25 Nov., pp. 234-9. B ill read the th ird time and further amended ; ordered, T h a t the Bill be transm itted to the Legislative Council and their concurrence desired therein, 25 Nov., pp. 241-3. Message from the Legislative Council agreeing to the Bill w ith amendments, 16 Dec., p. 346 ; amendments considered, and some of the said amendments agreed to, others of the said amendments disagreed w ith, and some of the said amendments agreed to w ith amendments, 18 Dec., pp. 353-8. M essage from the Legislative Council not insisting on some of their amendments, insisting upon others, and agreeing to some of the amendments made by the Legislative Assembly on the amendments of the Legislative Council, and disagreeing w ith others ; amendments considered ; disagreem ent w ith some of the amendments insisted on by the Legislative Council not now insisted on ; disagreem ent w ith others of the said amendments insisted on, and the amendments of the Legislative Assembly on the amendments of the Legislative Council, w ith which the Council disagreed, insisted on, 22 Dec., pp. 366-7. M essage from H is Excellency the Governor (No. 39) recommending certain amendments in the B i l l ; amendments agreed to ; H is Excellency’s M essage to be transm itted to the Legislative Council and their concurrence requested in agreeing to the said amendments, 29 Dec., p. 386. Message from the Legislative Council agreeing thereto, 29 Dec., p. 387. {Assented to 29 December. A c t No. 1243.)

M a r k e t s A c t 1890 A m e n d m e n t ; B ill to amend the law relating to m arkets— {S ir B ryan O'1 L o g Men for M r. B en t).— Bill initiated and read a first time, 24 June, 1891, p. 10. O rder for second reading discharged nnd Bill w ithdraw n, 3 Dec., p. 313.

M a r r i a g e A c t 1890 A m e n d m e n t ; B ill intituled “ A n A c t to amend the 1 M arriage A c t 1 890” ’— {Mr. Turner).— B rought from the Legislative Council and read a first time, 30 Sept., 1891, p. 168. Order for second reading discharged and B ill w ithdrawn, 16 Dec., p. 343.

M e d i c a l P r a c t i t i o n e r s ; B ill intituled “ A n A c t relating to M edical P ractitioners”— {M r. M unro).— B rought from the L egislative Council and read a first time, 3 Dec., 1891, p. 313. M essage from H is Excellency the Governor (No. 30) recommending an appropriation from the Consolidated Revenue and of penalties and imposts for the purposes of the Bill, 9 Dec., p. 319. Order for consideration of H is E xcellency’s Message in Committee discharged, 16 Dec., p. 344. Order for second reading discharged and Bill w ithdraw n, 16 Dec., p. 343.

M e l b o u r n e a n d M e t r o p o l i t a n B o a r d o f W o r k s A c t 1890 A m e n d m e n t ; B ill to amend the M elbourne and M etropolitan B oard o f W orks A c t 1890— {Mr. K eys).— Bill initiated and read a first time, 16 Sept., 1891, p. 154. O rder for second reading discharged and Bill w ithdraw n, 3 Dec., p. 311.

M e l b o u r n e a n d W i l l i a m s t o w n T r a m w a y ; B ill to authorize the A ustral-A nglo T ram w ay and G eneral Agency Company to construct tram ways in the City of South Melbourne, th e Borough of P o r t Melbourne, and Town of W illiam stown and for other purposes— {Mr. M ounta in).—P etition for leave to bring in the B ill and for suspension of such Standing Orders relating to the introduction of P rivate Bills as have not been complied w ith, 14 Ju ly , 1891, p. 49. T he R eport of the Exam iners of P etitions for P riva te Bills indorsed on the Petition, as to the P etitioners’ compliance w ith the Standing O rders relating to the introduction of P riva te Bills, and an ex trac t from the R eport of the Standing Orders Committee approving of the R eport of the Exam iners and recommending th a t the Petitioners be allowed to proceed w ith the Bill, were read by the C lerk— Standing Orders Nos. 10, 11, 17, and 23 relating to P riva te Bills thereupon dispensed w ith ; B ill initiated and read a first time, 29 Ju ly , p. 66 ; read a second time and committed to a Select Committee, 12 A ug., p. 84 ; Committee appointed, the promoters of the Bill to have leave to prin t the evidence taken before

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such Committee, 26 A ug., p. 96. Report, &c., presented, 13 Oct., p. 183 ; considered and the amendments made by the Select Committee in the Bill agreed to, 21 Oct., p. 196. B ill read the th ird time ; ordered, T h a t the B ill be transm itted to the Legislative Council and their concurrence desired therein, 4 Nov., p. 210. M essage from the Legislative Council requesting copies of tho R eport and Evidence of the Select Committee on the B ill ; ordered, T h a t copies be transm itted to the Legislative Council, 11 Nov., p. 219. M essage from the Legislative Council agreeing to the Bill w ith an am endm ent; Council’s amendment agreed to, 8 Dec., p. 316. Message from H is Excellency the Governor (No. 32) recommending certain amendments in the B i l l ; amendments agreed to and H is Excellency’s Message ordered to be transm itted to the Legislative Council and their concurrence requested in agreeing to the said amendments, 9 Dec., p. 335. M essage from the Legislative Council agreeing to the amendments recommended by H is Excellency the Governor, 11 Dec., p. 337. (Assented to 14 December. A c t A7o. 1221.)

M e t r o p o l i t a n G e n e r a l C e m e t e r y ; B ill for the establishm ent and m anagem ent of a metropolitan general cemetery— (il/r. Turner).— M essage from H is Excellency the Governor (No. 3) recommending an appropriation out of the Consolidated Revenue for the purposes of the Bill, 30 June , 1891, p. 12; considered in Com m ittee; M r. Speaker resumed the C hair— Standing Orders suspended, resolution reported and agreed to, and Bill ordered thereupon ; B ill initiated and read a first time, 16 Ju ly , pp. 54-5. M essage from his Excellency the Governor (No. 31) recommending an appropriation of penalties for the purposes of the Bill, 9 Dec., p. 319 ; order for consideration of H is E xcellency’s M essage in Committee discharged, 16 Dec., p. 344. Order for second reading of Bill discharged and Bill w ithdrawn, 16 Dec., p. 343.

M i n e r s ’ R i g h t T i t l e s ; B ill relating to m iners’ righ t titles— (M r. R ichardson).— Bill initiated and read a first time, 7 Oct., 1891, p. 179; read a second time and committed; considered in Committee, 11 Nov., p. 220 ; further considered and reported w ith amendments ; Standing Orders suspended and report received ; amendments considered and agreed to ; B ill read the th ird tim e and further amended ; ordered, T hat the Bill bo transm itted to the Legislative Council and their concurrence desired therein, 3 Dec., p. 312.— Bill not returned from the Legislative Council.

M in e s A c t 1890 A m e n d m e n t ; B ill to amend the M ines A c t 1890— (M r. B a ile s).—Bill initiated and read a first time, 24 June, 1891, p. 9 ; read a second time and committed ; considered in Committee and reported w ith amendments, 8 Ju ly , p. 43 ; amendments agreed to ; B ill read the third tim e and further am ended; ordered. T hat the Bill be transm itted to tho Legislative Council and their concurrence desired therein, 5 Aug., p. 76. M essage from the Legislative Council agreeing to the Bill w ith am endm ents; Council’s amendments considered and agreed to, 28 Oct., p. 205. (Assented to 2 November. A c t No. 1215.)

M i n e s ; Bill to amend the M ines A c t 1890 and to provide for the regulation of coal mines— (M r. Outtrim). — Bill initiated and read a first time, 4 Nov., 1891, p. 209 ; read a second time and committed ; considered in Committee and reported w ith amendments and w ith an amended title, viz., A B il l to amend the “ M ines Act 1890” ; Standing Orders suspended and report received; amendments agreed to and Bill read the third tim e ; ordered, th a t the Bill be transm itted to the Legislative Council and their concurrence desired therein, 16 Dec., p. 346. Report from the Clerk of the House of corrections made by him in the Bill, 17 Dec., p. 350. M essage from the Legislative Council agreeing to the Bill w ith amendments ; amendments considered and agreed to, 24 Dec., p. 383. M essage from H is Excellency the Governor recommending certain amendments in the B i l l ; amendments agreed to ; H is Excellency’s Message to be transm itted to the Legislative Council and their concurrence requested in agreeing to the said amendments, 29 Dec., pp. 386-7. M essage from the Legislative Council agreeing thereto, 29 Dec., p. 387. (Assented to 29 December. A ct No. 1251.)

M u n i c i p a l O v e r d r a f t s I n d e m n i t y ; Bill to indemnify the councillors of various municipalities for borrowing moneys by overdrafts on bankers for the purposes of their municipalities contrary to the provisions of the Local Government A c t 1890 and for other purposes— (M r. W heeler).— Bill initiated and read a first time, 10 Nov., 1891, p. 215 ; read a second time and committed ; considered in Committee and reported w ithout am endm ent; read the th ird tim e; ordered, T h a t the B ill be transm itted to the Legislative Council and their concurrence desired therein, 26 Nov., p. 248. M essage from the Legislative Council agreeing to the Bill, 15 Dec., p. 339. (Assented tfo 14 December. A c t No. 1224.)

O p i u m ; B ill to restrict and regulate the im portation sale and use of opium— (M r. M unro).— B ill initiated and read a first time, 14 Oct., 1891, p. 187. Order for second reading discharged and Bill w ithdraw n, 26 Nov., p. 291.

O p i u m ( B i l l N o . 2) ; Bill to restrict and regulate the im portation sale and use of opium— (M r. M unro).— Bill initiated and read a first time, 26 Nov., 1891, p. 291; read a second tim e and committed ; considered in Committee ; further considered and reported w ith amendments ; S tanding Orders suspended and report received ; amendments agreed to and B ill read the third tim e ; ordered, T h a t the B ill be transm itted to the Legislative Council and their concurrence desired therein, 2 Dec., pp. 308—9.—- B ill not returned from the Legislative Council.

P a r l ia m e n t a r y S t a n d i n g C o m m it t e e o n R a il w a y s R e m u n e r a t io n ; B ill to provide for the remuneration of the Parliam entary Standing Committee on Railw ays— (M r. M unro).— M essage from H is Excellency the Governor (No. 16) recommending an appropriation from the Consolidated Revenue for the purposes of the Bill, 9 Sept., 1891, p. I l l ; considered in Committee ; M r. Speaker resumed the Chair— Standing Orders suspended, resolution reported and agreed to, and Bill ordered thereupon ; B ill initiated and read a first time, 29 Sept., p. 166 ; read a second time and committed ; considered in Committee, 13 Oct., p. 185; further considered in Committee, 11 Nov., p. 220; further considered in Committee and reported with an amendment, 12 Nov., p. 223;

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report considered, amendment agreed to, and Bill read the third tim e ; ordered, T h a t the Bill be transm itted to the Legislative Council and their concurrence desired therein, 25 Nov., p. 241. M essage from the Legislative Council agreeing to the Bill, 22 Dec., p. 365. {Assented to22 December. A c t N o. 1230.)

P o l ic e O f f e n c e s A ct 1890 A m e n d m e n t ; B ill to amend the Police Offences A c t 1890— {M r. M cLean). — B rought from the Legislative Council and read a first time, 15 Sept., 1891, p. 151; read a second time and committed; considered in Committee and reported w ith an amendment; Standing Orders suspended and report received; amendment agreed to and B ill read the third time ; ordered, T hat the B ill bo returned to the Legislative Council w ith a M essage acquainting them tha t the Legislative A ssem bly have agreed to the same w ith an amendment, w ith which they desire the concurrence of the Legislative Council, 16 Dec., p. 347. M essage from the Legislative Council disagreeing w ith the amendment made by the Legislative Assembly, 17 Dec., p. 351; am endment considered. Question — T h at this House insist on thoir amendment in this Bill, w ith w hich the Legislative Council have disagreed—resolved in the afiirinalive, 18 Dec., pp. 360-61. Message from the Legislative Council still insisting on disagreeing w ith the amendment insisted on by the Legislative A ssem bly; amendm ent read. Question—T hat this House do not now insist on their amendment in this Bill, w ith which the Legislative Council have disagreed—on division, resolved in the affirmative, 22 Dec., pp. 368-9. Message from the Legislative Council transm itting a M essage from Excellency the Governor, recommending certain amendments in the Bill, to w hich the Legislative Council have agreed ; amendments agreed to, and H is Excellency’s M essage returned to the Legislative Council,23 Dec., p. 376. {Assented to 29 December. A c t N o. 1241.)

P o r t l a n d B o r o u g h L a n d s ; Bill to enable the mayor, councillors, and burgesses of the borough of P ortland to sell and convey certain lands a t P ortland, and to apply the proceeds of such sale tow ards the cost of erecting a town hall and municipal offices elsewhere w ithin the said borough— {M r. fVrixon).— Bill initiated and read a first time, 1 Ju ly , 1891, p. 17. M essage from H is Excellency the Governor (No. 10) recommending an appropriation from the Consolidated Revenue for the purposes of the Bill, 14 Ju ly , p. 50; considered in Committee ; M r. Speaker resumed the Chair— Standing Orders suspended, and resolution reported and agreed, to 16 Ju ly , p. 55 ; order for second reading read— Mr. Speaker said, “ This is a P riv a te B ill and has been dealt w ith in accordance w ith the Standing Orders relating to B ills promoted by municipal bodies ;” the Report of the Exam iners of Petitions for P riva te Bills endorsed on the B ill was read by the C lerk— “ W e are of opinion th a t this B ill should be exempted from compliance w ith all the S tanding Rules and Orders relating to P riva te B ills.— W. M cLellan, W . V. Robinson, E xam iners.”— Bill read a second time and com m itted; considered in Committee and reported without am endm ent; read the third time ; ordered, T h a t the B ill be transm itted to the Legislative Council and their concurrence desired therein, 16 Sept., p. 151. M essage from the Legislative Council agreeing to the B ill w ith am endm ents; Council’s amendments considered and agreed to, 7 Oct., p. 179. {Assented to 12 October. A c t No. 1211.)

P o st O f f ic e A c t 1890 A m e n d m e n t ; B ill to amend the Post Office A c t 1890— {Mr. Gavan D u ffy ) .— Bill initiated and read a first time, 16 Sept., 1891, p. 153. Order for second reading discharged and Bill w ithdraw n, 16 Dec., p. 343.

P u b l ic L i b r a r i e s ( S u n d a y s P o l l ) ; B ill to take a poll of the electors to decide w hether or not the public libraries and museums shall be open to the public on Sundays— {Mr. S tu a r t) .— Bill initiated and read a first time, 24 June , 1891, p. 9 ; motion, T h a t this Bill be now read a second tim e— debate adjourned, 5 Aug., p. 7 6 ; debate resumed ; question— T h at this B ill be now read a second tim e—on division, negatived, 2 Sept., p. 105.

P u b l i c S e r v i c e A c t 1890 A m e n d m e n t ; B ill to amend the Public Service A c t 1890— {M r. M cL ean).— Brought from the Legislative Council and read a first time, 15 Sept., 1891, p. 151. P etition presented and referred to the Committee on the Bill, 17 N ov., p. 225. Order for second reading discharged and Bill w ithdraw n, 24 Dec., p. 384.

R a il w a y s A c t 1890 A m e n d m e n t ; Bill to amend the R ailw ays A c t 1890 and for other purposes— {Mr. Sh ie ls).—M essage from H is Excellency the Governor (No. 7) recommending an appropriation out of the Consolidated Revenue for the purposes of the Bill, 7 July, 1891, p. 38 ; considered in Committee,9 Ju ly , p. 4G ; resolution, T hat it is expedient th a t an appropriation be made from the Consolidated Revenue for the purposes of a Bill to amend the R ailw ays A c t 1890 and for other purposes, repo rted ; motion, T h a t the House agree w ith the Committee in the said resolution— debate adjourned, 23 Ju ly , p. 59 ; debate resumed and adjourned, 5 Aug., p. 76. Petition presented and referred to the Committee on the Bill, 26 Aug., p. 95. Debate resumed on the question, T hat the H ouse agree with the Committee of the whole in the following resolution, v iz.:— Resolved, T hat it is expedient th a t an appropriation be made from the Consolidated Revenue for the purposes of a Bill to amend the R ailw ays A c t 1890 and for other purposes.— Question—put and resolved in the affirmative; B ill initiated and read a first time, 1 Sept., p. 104. Motion, T hat this Bill be now read a second tim e—debate adjourned, 8 Sept., p. 110 ; debate resumed, and adjourned, 9 Sept., p. I l l ,10 Sept., p. 149, 15 Sept., p. 152, 16 Sept., p. 154, 17 Sept., p. 157. P etition presented and referred to the Committee on the Bill, 22 Sept., p. 159. Debate resumed on the motion, T h a t th is B ill be now read a second time, and adjourned, 22 Sept., p. 159, 23 Sept., p. 161; resumed, B ill read a second tim e and committed; considered in Committee, 24 Sept., p. 163 ; further considered in Committee, 17 Nov., p. 225; 18 Nov., p, 228; fu rther considered in Committee and reported w ith amendments, 19-20 Nov., p, 231; motion, T hat the Bill be now recommitted to a Committee of the whole House for the consideration of clauses 31 to 58, after debate, w ith d raw n ; order for consideration of report discharged, and B ill recommitted for the consideration of clauses 32, 33, 37, 44, and 52 ; considered in Committee, 25 Nov., p. 243 ; further considered in Committee and re-reported w ith further am endm ents; Standing Orders suspended and report received ; amendments considered and agreed to, and Bill fu rther amended, 25 Nov., pp. 2 4 3 -4 ; read the third tim e ; ordered, T h a t the B ill be transm itted to

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the Legislative Council aud their concurrence desired therein, 1-2 Dec., p., 294. M essages from the Legislative Council requesting tha t the Legislative A ssem blf will give leave to the H onorable the M inister of Railways and to the Honorable Duncan G-illies, Members of the Legislative Assembly, to attend, if they th ink fit, to be examined as witnesses and give evidence before a Committee of the Legislative Council on the B i l l ; question— T h at leave be given to the Honorable the M inister of Railw ays to be examined as a w itness and give evidence before a Committee of the Legislative Council on the Railw ays A ct 1890 Am endm ent B ill— put and negatived, 18 Dec., p. 362. M essage from the Legislative Council agreeing to the B ill w ith amendments, 22 Dec., p. 372; amendments considered— some of the said amendments agreed to, others disagreed w ith, one of the said am endments agreed to w ith an amendment, and another agreed to w ith consequential amendments, 23 Dec., pp. 373-6. M essage from the Legislative Council not insisting on some of their amendments, insisting on others, and agreeing to the amendments of the Legislative Assembly on the am endments o f the L egislative Council, 23 Dec., p. 378. Council’s amendments considered ; disagreem ent w ith one of the amendments insisted on by the Legislative Council not insisted on, disagreem ent w ith other amendments insisted on, and a Free Conference desired w ith the Legislative Council on the subject-m atter o f the said amendments ; seven Members of the House appointed to be M anagers o f the Conference; M essage from the Legislative Council notifying the appointm ent of seven M embers of the Legislative Council to confer w ith the Committee of the Legislative Assem bly, nam ing the South L ibrary as the place, and appointing "n o w " as the time of meeting of the said Conference, 23 Dec., p. 378. The M anagers of the Conference then w ent to the Conference, and, being returned, Mr. Shiels informed the House, on behalf of the M anagers for the Legislative Assembly, th a t the result of the Conference would be reported a t the nex t meeting of the Legislative Assembly, 24 Dec., p. 379. R esult of the Conference reported, 24 Dec., p. 382. M essage from the Legislative Council not now insisting on some of their amendments disagreed w ith by the Legislative Assembly, still insisting on others, and requesting the concurrence of the Legislative Assem bly w ith one of their amendments as amended by them. Council’s amendments considered; disagreem ent w ith some of the amendments insisted on by the Legislative Council not now insisted on, one of the said amendments agreed to w ith an amendment, and resolved— T h at the am endment made on the Legislative C ouncils amendment in clause 53, and agreed to by the Legislative Council, be not now made, but th a t instead thereof a new clause be added to the Bill, 24 Dec., p. 382. M essage from H is Excellency the Governor (No. 38) recommending certain amendments in the B i l l ; amendments agreed to ; H is Excellency’s Message to be transm itted to the Legislative Council and their concurrence requested in agreeing to the said amendments, 29 Dec., p. 385. M essage from the Legislative Council agreeing to the amendment of the Legislative Assembly on the amendment of the Legislative Council in clause 49, line 45, and th a t in clause 53 ; M essage from the Legislative Council agreeing to the amendments recommended by H is Excellency the Governor in the Bill, 29 Dec., p. 386. {Assented to 29 December. A c t No. 1250.)

R a il w a y s C o n s t r u c t io n ( K o r u m b u r r a C o a l M i n e s ) ; B ill to authorize the construction of lines of railw ay from Korum burra, on the G reat Southern line, to Coal Creek, Strezlecki, and Jum bunna Coal M ines respectively— {M r. Sh ie ls).— B ill initiated and read a first time, 3 Dec., 1891, p. 311 ; read a second tim e and committed ; considered in Committee and reported w ith amendments ; S tanding Orders suspended and report received; amendments agreed to and B ill read the th ird tim e ; ordered, T h a t the Bill be transm itted to the Legislative Council and their concurrence desired therein, 17 Dec., p. 350. M essage from the Legislative Council agreeing to the Bill, 22 Dec., p. 366. {Assented to 23 December. A c t N o. 1240.)

R a il w a y L o a n A p p l ic a t io n ; Bill to apply out of " T h e V ictorian Stock A ct 1891 A ccoun t" or tem porarily out of " T he Public Account ’’ certain sums of money for railway works and other purposes — {Mr. M unro).— Message from H is Excellency the Governor (No. 28) recommending an appropriation out of the Consolidated Revenue for the purposes of the Bill, 8 Dec., 1891, p. 316 ; considered in Committee ; Mr. Speaker resumed the C hair—Standing Orders suspended, resolution reported and agreed to, and Bill ordered thereupon ; B ill initiated and read a first time ; read a second time and committed ; considered in Committee, 17 Dec., p. 349 ; further considered in Committee, 17 Dec., p. 351 ; further considered in Committee and reported w ithout am endm ent; read the th ird tim e ; ordered, T h a t the Bill be transm itted to the Legislative Council and their concurrence desired therein, 18 Dec., p. 353. Message from the L egislative Council agreeing to the Bill, 22 Dec., p. 365. {Assented to 23 December. A c t N o. 1234.)

S a n d h u r s t P u b l ic B u il d i n g s A c t 1882 A m e n d m e n t ; Bill to amend The Sandhurst Public B u ild ings A c t 1882— {Mr. W heeler).— Bill initiated aud read a first time, 30 Ju ly , 1891, p. 69 ; read a second time and committed ; considered in Committee and reported w ithout amendment, 1 Sept., p. 103. Motion, T hat th is B ill be now read a th ird time— debate adjourned, 2 Sept., p. 105. Order for resumption of debate on th ird reading discharged aud Bill w ithdraw n, 16 Dec., p. 343.

S c o t s ’ C h u r c h P r o p e r t i e s ; B ill to convert the existing trusts relating to the Scots’ Church properties into one general tru st— {Mr. Anderson).—Petition for leave to bring in the B ill and for the suspension of certain S tanding Orders, 18 A ug., 1891, p. 85. Motion, T h a t Standing O rders Nos. 10, 17, 26, and 28 relating to P riva te Bills be dispensed w ith so far as regards the B ill— the R eport of the Exam iners of Petitions for P riva te Bills indorsed on the Petition as to the P etitioners’ compliance w ith the Standing Orders relating to the introduction of P riva te Bills and an ex trac t from the report of the Standing Orders Committee recommending th a t the Petitioners be allowed to proceed w ith the Bill, were read by the Clerk— Standing Orders Nos. 10, 17, 26, and 28 relating to P rivate Bills thereupon dispensed w ith so far as regards the B i l l ; Bill initiated and read a first time, 26 Aug., p. 9 6 ; read a second time and committed to a Select Committee, 9 Sept., p. 112.

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Committee appo in ted ; the promoters of the Bill to have leave to prin t the evidence taken before the Committee, 23 Sept., p. 162.

F e e .— House resolves itself into a Committee to consider the fee to be charged under the Bill ; m atter considered in Committee ; M r. Speaker resumed the C hair— Standing Orders suspended, and resolution— T hat the following fee be chargeable under the Scots’ Church P roperties B i l l : On inspection of the tru st deed— One shilling—reported and agreed to, 23 Sept., p. 162.

Report, &c., presented (no am endments), 14 Oct., p. 187. B ill read the th ird time ; and amended ; ordered, T h a t the Bill be transm itted to the Legislative Council and their concurrence desired therein, 21 Oct., p. 196. Message from the Legislative Council requesting copies of the R eport of the Select Committee and Evidence on the Bill, 27 Oct., p. 200. M essage from the Legislative Council agreeing to the Bill, 28 Oct., p. 205. {Assented to 2 November. A c t N o. 1214.)

S h a r e b r o k e r s ; B ill to make provision for the licensing and control of sharebrokers— {M r. O uitrim ).— M essage from H is Excellency the Governor (No. 17) recommending an appropriation from the Consolidated Revenue for the purposes of the Bill, 15 Sept., 1891, p. 152; considered in Committee ; Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair— Standing Orders suspended, resolution reported and agreed to, and Bill ordered thereupon ; B ill initiated and read a first time, 23 Sept., p. 161. P etition presented and referred to the Committee on the Bill, 13 Oct., p. 183. Order for second reading discharged and Bill w ithdraw n, 16 Dec., p. 343.

S h o p s ; B ill to amend the law for the lim itation of the hours of trading in shops and for other p u r p o s e s — {Mr. M cLean).— Bill initiated and read a first time, 1 Ju ly , 1891, p. 16. Order for second reading discharged and B ill w ithdrawn, 16 Dec., p. 343.

S t . A r n a u d S c h o o l o f M i n e s S i t e ; Bill to authorize a portion of the M arket Reserve of S t. A rnaud being reserved as a site for a School of M ines— {Mr. M cL ean).— Bill initiated and read a first time, 7 Oct, 1891, p. 175 ; read a second time and committed ; considered in Committee and reported w ithout am endment ; read the third time ; ordered. T hat the B ill be transm itted to the Legislative Council and their concurrence desired therein, 18 Dec., pp. 361-2. M essage from the Legislative Council agreeing to the Bill, 22 Dec., p. 365. {Assented to 23 December. Act N o. 1237.)

S t. J a m e s ’ C h u r c h L a n d s ; Bill to alter trusts and lim itations in respect of portion of the lands in the City of Melbourne, generally known as St. Jam es’ Church lands, and for other purposes—{M r. Wrijco7i).—P etition for leave to bring in the Bill, 1 Ju ly , 1891, p. 15. T he R eport from the Exam iners of Petitions for P rivate Bills, th a t the S tanding Orders had been fully complied w ith, read ; B ill initiated and read a first time, 16 Ju ly , p. 55 ; read a second time ; ordered, T h a t the Bill be committed to a Select Committee, 29 Ju ly , p. 66 ; Committee appointed ; the promoters to have leave to print the evidence taken before such Committee, 12 A ug., p. 84 ; Report, &c., p resented (no amendments), 19 Aug., p. 8 7 ; B ill read the third tim e; ordered, T h a t the B ill be tran sm itted to the Legislative Council and their concurrence desired therein, 26 A ug., p. 96. M essage from the Legislative Council requesting copies of the R eport of the Select Com mittee and Evidence on the B i l l ; ordered, T h a t copies be transm itted to the Legislative Council, 1 Sept., p. 103. M essage from the Legislative Council agreeing to the Bill, 7 Oct., p. 178. {Assented to 12 October. A c t N o. 1209.)

S u p r e m e C o u r t ( B a i l i w i c k s ) ; B ill to transfer a portion of the W estern Bailiw ick to the M idland Bailiw ick— {Mr. Shiels).— Bill initiated and read a first time, 23 June, 1891, p. 4 ; read a second tim e and com m itted; considered in Committee, 24 June, p. 1 0 ; further considered in Committee and reported w ithout am endm ent; read the third time ; ordered, T h a t the Bill be transm itted to the Legislative Council and their concurrence desired therein, 16 Ju ly , p. 55. M essage from the Legislative Council agreeing to the B ill w ith amendments, 15 Sept., p. 151. Council’s am endments considered and agreed to, 30 Sept., p. 168. {Assented to 1 October. A c t N o . 1208.)

T h i s t l e s L a w A m e n d m e n t ; Bill to amend the law relating to thistles— {Mr. G raham ).— B ill initiated and read a first time, 1 Ju ly , 1891, p. 16 ; read a second time and committed ; considered in Committee and reported w ithout am endm ent; read the third t im e ; ordered, T h a t the Bill be transm itted to the Legislative Council and their concurrence desired therein, 18 Dec., pp. 358-9. M essage from the Legislative Council agreeing to the B ill w ith amendments ; amendments considered ; one of the said amendments agreed to and the other disagreed w ith, 22 Dec., p. 369. M essage from the Legislative Council insisting on their amendment disagreed w ith by the Legislative Assembly ; question— T h at this House do not insist on disagreeing w ith the am endment in this B ill insisted on by the Legislative Council—resolved in the affirmative, 23 Dec., p. 376. {Assented to 29 December. A c t No. 1244.)

T o t a l iz a t o r ; B ill to legalize the totalizator— {Mr. M u rra y).—B ill initiated and read a first t im e , 12 Aug., 1891, p. 84. Order for second reading discharged and Bill w ithdraw n, 3 Dec., p. 314.

T r a d e M a r k s A c t 1890 A m e n d m e n t ; Bill to amend the Trade M arks A ct 1890— {Mr. Bennett).— Bill initiated and read a first time, 7 Oct., 1891, p. 179. O rder for second reading discharged and Bill w ithdrawn, 9 Dec., p. 335.

T r a m w a y s A ct 1890 A m e n d m e n t ; B ill to amend the T ram w ays A c t 1890 and to extend the provisions thereof to the corporation of the city of Melbourne and the councils of the municipalities of P rah ran and St. K ilda w ithin certain lim its— {M r. D ixon).— Petition for leave to bring in the Bill, 23 Ju ly , 1891, p. 59. T he Report of the E xam iners of Petitions for P riva te Bills, indorsed on the P etition , as to the P etitioners’ compliance w ith the Standing Orders relating to the introduction of P riv a te Bills, read by the Clerk ; B ill initiated and read a first time, 29 Ju ly , p. 67; read a second tim e and committed to a Select Committee, 26 A ug., p. 96 ; Committee appointed, the promoters to have leave to prin t the evidence taken before such Committee, 9 Sept., p. 112. Report, &c., presented (no amendments), 24 Sept., p. 163 ; considered and adopted, 7 Oct., p. 179 ; B ill read the third tim e ; ordered, T hat the Bill be transm itted to the Legislative Council and their concurrence desired therein, 21 Oct., p. 196. M essage from the Legislative Council requesting copies of the Report of the Select Committee and Evidence on the Bill, 27 Oct., p. 200. Message from the Legislative Council agreeing to the Bill, 26 Nov., p. 247. {Assented to 7 December, A ct N o. 1218.)

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T r e a s u r y B o n d s ; B ill to authorize the issue of treasury bonds— {M r. M unro). M essage from H is Excellency the Governor (No. 34) recommending an appropriation out of the Consoldated Revenue for the purposes of the Bill, 1(3 Dec., 1891, p. 346; considered in C om m ittee; Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair— Standing Orders suspended, resolution reported and agreed to, and B ill ordeied thereupon ; B ill initiated and read a first time ; read a second time and committed; considered in Committee and reported w ithout am endm ent; read the third time ; ordered, T h a t the B ill be transm itted to the Legislative Council and their concurrence desired therein, 17 Dec., p. 350. Message from the Legislative Council agreeing to the Bill, 22 Dec., p. 365. {Assented to 23 December. A c t iVb. 1233.)

T r u s t s A c t 1890 A m e n d m e n t ; B ill in tituled “ A n A c t to amend the ‘ T rusts A c t 1890 ’ and fo r other purposes'"— {Mr. M unro).— B rought from the Legislative Council and read a first tim e, 8 Dec., 1891, p. 316 ; read a second time and committed ; considered in Committee and reported w ith am endm ents; S tanding O rders suspended and report received ; amendments agreed to and B ill read the th ird tim e; ordered, T h a t the B ill be returned to the Legislative Council w ith a M essage acquainting them tha t the Legislative Assembly have agreed to the same w ith amendments, w ith which they desire the concurrence of the Legislative Council, 18 Dec., p. 359. Message from the Legislative Council agreeing to the amendments made by the Legislative Assembly, 22 Dec., p. 365. {Assented to 22 December. A ct N o. 1228.)

U n iy e r s i t y F e e s A b o l it io n ; B ill abolishing all fees paid for education a t the M elbourne U niversity— {D r. M aloney).— B ill initiated and read a first time, 21 Oct., 1891, p. 196. Order for second reading discharged and B ill w ithdraw n, 9 Dec., p. 335.

W a t e r A ct 1890 A m e n d m e n t ; B ill to am end the W ater A c t 1890— {M r. Graham ).— W\W in itiated and read a first time, 1 Ju ly , 1891, p. 16. Order for second reading discharged and B ill w ithdraw n, 18 Dec., p. 361.

W a t e r w o r k s C o n s t r u c t io n E n c o u r a g e m e n t ; B ill to fu rther amend The W aterworks Construction Encouragem ent A c t 1886—( J /r . Taverner).— WAX initiated and read a first time, 22 Dec., 1891, p. 371; read a second time and com m itted; considered in Committee and reported w ith amendments; Standing Orders suspended and report received; amendments agreed to and Bill read the th ird tim e; ordered, T hat the Bill be transm itted to the Legislative Council and their concurrence desired therein, 24 Dec., p. 381. M essage from the Legislative Council agreeing to the B ill w ith amendments ; amendments considered and agreed to w ith a consequential am endment in clause 2, 24 Dec., pp. 383-4. M essage from the Legislative Council agreeing to the consequential am endment made in clause 2, 29 Dec., p. 386. {Assented to 29 December. A c t N o. 1252.)

LI ST OF MEMBERS.

12135.

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MEMBERS OF THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY.Under Act No. 1075 the Legislative Assembly consists o f Ninety-five Members.

SESSION 1891. («)THIRD SESSION—FOURTEENTH PARLIAMENT.

Electors on Roll.Votes Polled

Member. District.

Ratepayers. Non-Ratepayers. Total.

for Sitting Member.

Anderson, The Honorable W illiam 1 ... Villiers and H ey tesbury 1,853 211 2,064 798Andrews, Charles, E squire ... Geelong 3,964 1,057 5,021 1,886A rm ytage, H arry , Esquire ... G rant 1,645 368 2,013 691

Bailes, A lfred Shrapnell, E squire Sandhurst ... 4,080 1,199 5,279 1,909B aker, R ichard, Esquire 2 Lowan ... * *. 2,175 275 2,450 845Beazley, W illiam David, Esquire Collingwood 5,334 631 5,965 1,297Bennett, George H enry, Esquire Richmond ... 5,904 1,207 7,111 2,186Bent, T he Honorable Thomas B righton 2,829 82 2,911 1,026Best, Robert Wallace, Esquire F itzroy 4,945 649 5,594 1,909Bowman, Robert, Esquire (a) 3 Talbot and A voca 1,808 203 2,011 635Brock, John , Esquire Benalla and Y arraw onga 2,222 571 2,793 984Burrowes, The Honorable Robert Sandhurst ... 4,080 1,199 5,279 1,910B utterly, M atthew , E sq u ire ... W indermere 1,167 340 1,507 373

Calvert, Robert Brown, Esquire Korong 1,818 377 2,195 627Cameron, Ewen H ugh, Esquire Evelyn 2,244 596 2,840 1,281Carter, G odfrey Downes, E squire M elbourne ... 3,120 569 3,689 UnopposedCarter, W illiam Thomas, E sq u ire4 W illiamstown 2,885 526 3,411 519Clark, W illiam M cGregor, Esquire Footscray ... 2,909 247 3,156 1,057Craven, A lbert W illiam, Esquire Benam bra ... 1,775 106 1,881 615

Davies, T he Honorable David M ortimer 6 Grenville ... 3,356 539 3,895 1,382Davies, T he Honorable Sir M atthew

H en ry 6Toorak 2,720 164 2,884 Unopposed

(a) N o t e . — The figures showing the number of “ Electors on Roll,” and the “ Votes Polled for Sitting Member” refer to the General Election 1889, except in the case of Messrs. Bowman, Dunn, Hancock, Harper, and Tatchell, who were elected subsequent to the General Election in the place of former Members deceased. The date of return at the General Election where “ unopposed” is 22 March, 1889, and in contested elections 28 March, 1889. In addition to the 5 Members mentioned above as returned since the General Election, 14 Members have been re-elected after vacating their seats. Particulars as to these 19 elections are given in the following reference notes:—

1 The Hon. W. Anderson vacated his seat on accepting office, re-elected without opposition, 11 September, 1890; Commissioner of Public Works and a Vice-President of the Board of Land and Works from 2 September, 1890, to 5 November, 1890.

1 Mr. R. Baker, one of the three Temporary Chairmen of Committees under Standing Order 4 a , nominated by Mr. Speaker, 30 June, 1891.

1 Mr. R. Bowman, elected 3 December, 1889, and took his seat at the commencement of the following Session, 21 May, 1890, vice Mr. J. S. Stewart, deceased, 12 November, 1889.

4 Mr. W. T. Carter unseated on Report of Elections and Qualifications Committee, 17 July, 1889, and re-elected 2 August, 1889, polling 1,352 votes.

s The Hon. D. M. Davies vacated his seat on accepting office; re-elected without opposition, 13 June, 1889; Commissioner of Public Works and a Vice-President of the Board of Land and Works, vice The Hon. J. Nimmo resigned, from I June, 1889, to 17 June,1890. Minister of Mines from 17 June, 1890, to 5 November, 1890.

6 The Hon. Sir M. H. Davies elected Speaker in the Thirteenth Parliament, 4 October, 1887, and re-elected Speaker in the present(Fourteenth) Parliament, 9 April, 1889.

Ixxii


Member. District.


for Sitting Member.

Deakin, T he Honorable A lfred 7 Essendonand Flemington 3,3322,479

424 3,756 1,523Derham, T he Honorable Frederick P o rt Melbourne 315 2,794 1,232

Thomas 81,067Dixon, Edw ard John , Esquire P rahran 3,046 276 3,322

Dow, T he H onorable John L am en t9 ... K ara K ara ... 1,930 138 2,068 UnopposedDuffy, The H onorable Jo h n G avan10 ... Kilmore, Dalhousie, and

Lancefield1,972 604 2,576 923

Duncan, W alter, Esquire Borung 1,866 383 2,249 587Dunn, Jo h n N ankiville, Esquire (a )11... Ballarat E ast 2,655 944 3,599 964

Ferguson, Joseph, Esquire ... Ovens 1,486 278 1,764 813Forrest, Charles Lamond, Esquire P olw arth 2,177 434 2,611 1,102Foster, H enry , E squire Gippsland E as t 1,820 488 2,308 1,091

Gardiner, John , Esquire Carlton 2,869 325 3,194 1,229Gillies, The Honorable D uncan12 E astern Suburbs 2,973 397 3,370 1,474Gordon, W illiam Jam es Sutherland, Castlemaine 2,944 524 3,468 1,376

Esquire2,490 1,103G raham , The Honorable G eorge13 N um urkah and N athalia 2,089 401

G raves, T he H onorable Jam es H ow lin14 D elatite 2,395 86 2,481 905Groom, A rthur Champion, E squire ... G ippsland W est 3,190 439 3,629 1,155

H all, George W ilson, Esquire Shepparton and Euroa 1,971 306 2,277 855Hancock, John , Esquire ( a )15 Collingwood 6,090 793 6,883

2,7401,692

H arper, Robert, Esquire ( a )16 Bourke E ast 2,227 513 954H arris, A lbert, Esquire Gippsland Central 2,286 373 2,659 1,023H arris, Joseph, Esquire South Y arra 2,531 268 2,799 937H ighett, Jo h n Moore, Esquire M andurang ... 1,838 808 2,141

3,128449

H unt, Thomas, Esquire Anglesey 2,628 500 1,271

K eys, Jo h n , Esquire Dandenong and Berw ick 3,096 284 3,380 1,253K irton, Joseph W illiam, Esquire B allarat W est 4,541 1,143 5,684 1,360

Langridge, T he Honorable George D avid17 Collingwood 5,334 631 5,965 1,684Laurens, John , Esquire M elbourne N orth 2,961 497 3,458 864Leonard, W illiam H oward, Esquire ... Carlton South 2,409 320 2,729 971Levien, the Honorable Jonas F elix ... Barwon 1,850 140 1,990 Unopposed

Madden, T he Honorable W alter Horsham 1,990 287 2,277 UnopposedMaloney, Dr. W illiam M elbourne W est 2,104 737 2,841 810

* The Hon. A. Deakin, Chief Secretary, also Commissioner of Water Supply (without salary), from 18 February, 1886, to 5 November,1890. Minister of Health (without salary) from 29 January, 1890, to 5 November, 1890, and Solicitor-General (without salary) from 1 September, 1890, to 5 November, 1890.

8 The Hon. F. T. Derham, Postmaster-General from 20 February, 1886, to 18 August, 1890.- The Hon. J. L. Dow, vacated his seat on re-accepting office, 1 September, 1890; re-elected without opposition 11 September, 1890.

President of the Board of Land and Works and Commissioner of Crown Lands and Survey, also Minister of Agriculture (without salary), from 18 February, 1886, to 21 May, 1890, and from 1 September, 1890, to 5 November, 1890. Minister of Mines (without salary) from 18 February, 1886, to 24 August, 1886.

10 The Hon. J. Gavan Duffy vacated his seat on accepting office, re-elected without opposition, 14 November, 1890; Postmaster-Generalfrom 5 November, 1890.

11 Mr. J. N. Dunn elected, 8 November, 1889, vice Mr. J. Russell, deceased 17 October, 1889.» The Hon. D. Gillies, Treasurer, also Minister of Railways (without salary), from 18 February, 1886, to 5 November, 1890; and

Minister of Mines (without salary) from 24 August, 1886, vice the Hon. J. L. Dow, resigned, to 17 June, 1890.13 The Hon. G. Graham vacated his seat on accepting office, re-elected without opposition, 14 November, 1890; Minister of Water

Supply from 5 November, 1890, also Minister of Agriculture (without salary) from 22 April, 1891.14 The Hon. J. H. Graves, one of the three Temporary Chairmen of Committees under Standing Order 4a , nominated by Mr. Speaker,

30 June, 1891.11 Mr. J. Hancock, elected 17 April, 1891, vice The Hon. G. D. Langridge, deceased 24 March, 1891.16 Mr. R. Harper, elected 27 August, 1891, vice Mr. W. J. Wilkinson, deceased 6 August, 1891.17 The Hon. G. D. Langridge vacated his seat on accepting office; re-elected without opposition, 14 November, 1890; Chief Secretary;

also Commissioner of Trade and Customs and Minister of Health (without salary) from 5 November; 1890; Deceased 24 March,1891.

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Member. District.Ratepayers. Non-Rate

payers. Total.

for Sitting Member.

Mason, Francis Conway, E squire McColl, Jam es H iers, Esquire M cIntyre, John , Esquire M cLean, T he Honorable A llan18 M cLellan, T he Honorable W illiam 19 ... M ethven, David, E squire ... M ountain, W illiam John, Esquire Munro, T he H onorable J a m e s20 M urphy, Edw ard, Esquire ...M urray, John , Esquire

Gippsland South GUinbower ...MaldonGippsland N orth A rara tE ast Bourke Boroughs M elbourne South Geelong W arrenheip W arrnambool

2,3252,0261,5661,9551,4216,3082,8423,9641,4841,453

364446186187410856421

1,057605478

2,6892,4721,7522,1421,8317,1643,2635,0212,0891,931

1,054957

Unopposed815818

1,606975

1,633940

1,024

Nimmo, The Honorable J o h n 21 A lbert P ark 1,827 273 2,100 569

Officer, Charles Myles, Esquire O’Loghlen, T he Honorable Sir Bryan

B art.O uttrim , T he Honorable A lfred R ich a rd 22

Dundas P o rt F airy ...

M aryborough

1,9901,571

1,961

' 157 204

466

2,1471,775

2,427

689Unopposed

956

Parfitt, H enry Silcock, Esquire W angaratta and R utherglen

Castlemaine Climes and A llan d ale ...

E ast Bourke Boroughs

2,109 332 2,441 696

P atterson, T he Honorable J ames B ro w n 23 Peacock, T he Honorable A lexander

Jam es 24Pearson, T he Honorable Charles H en ry 26

2,9441,698

6,308

524703

856

3,4682,401

7,164

1,500759

2,110

Richardson, Richard, Esquire Creswick 1,674 443 2,117 902

Shackell, Jam es, E sq u ire26 ...Shiels, T he Honorable W illiam 27 Smith, Charles, Esquire

Sm ith, T he Honorable Louis Lawrence Sm ith, Thom as, Esquire Smith, T he Honorable Lieut.-Col. W il

liam Collard S taughton, Samuel Thomas, Esquire ... S terry, D avid Chaplin, Esquire S tuart, T he Honorable F ra n k 28

Rodney ... ••• Norm anby ...Jolim ont and W est

Richmond M ornington ...Em erald H ill B allara t W est

Bourke W est Sandhurst South M elbourne E ast

4,1991,9102,068

2,8772,7684,541

1,8641,7714,341

855224225

461575

1,143

325275748

5,0542,1342,293

3,3383,3435,684

2,1892,0465,089

1,757652688

7941,2231,886

Unopposed967

1,942

Lands and Survey (without salary) from 22 April, 1891.18 The Hon. W. McLellan elected Chairman of Committees 5 June, 1889.10 The Hon. J. Munro vacated his seat on accepting office ; re-elected without opposition, 14 November, 1890 ; Treasurer from 5

November, 1890.21 The Hon. J. Nimmo, Commissioner of Public Works from 18 February, 1886, to 1 June, 1889 ; also a Vice-President of the Board

of Land and Works from 23 February, 1886, to 1 June, 1889.22 The Hon A . R. O u t t r i m v a c a t e d his seat on accepting office; re-elected without opposition, 14 November, 1890; Minister of Mines

from 5 November, 1890, and a Vice-President of the Board of Land and Works from 28 April, 1891.

September, 1890, to 5 November, 1890.24 The Hon. A. J. Peacock appointed a Member of the Executive Council, 5 November, 1890.24 The Hon. C. H. Pearson, Minister of Public Instruction from 18 February, 1886, to 5 November, 1890.28 Mr. J. Shackell, one of the three Temporary Chairmen of Committees under Standing Order 4a, nominated by Mr. Speaker 30 June,

1891.27 The Hon. W. Shiels vacated his seat on accepting office; re-elected without opposition, 14 November, 1890; Attorney-General; also

Minister of Railways (without salary) from 5 November, 1890.“ The Horn F, Stuart appointed a Member of the Executive Council, 6 November, 1890.

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Member.

T atchell, W illiam Frederick, Esquire (a) 29 T averner, Jo h n W illiam, E squire T aylor, Captain Charles Frederick T renw ith , W illiam A rthur, Esquire . Tucker, T h e H onorable A lbert Lee . T urner, T he Honorable George 30 T uth ill, Ferguson Hendley, E squire .

U ren, W illiam H enry, Esquire

W ebb, W illiam Telford, Esquire W heeler, T he Honorable Jam es H enry 31 W ilkinson, William John, E sq u ire32 ... W illiams, T he Honorable H enry Roberts Woods, T he Honorable John W rixon, T he Honorable H enry J o h n 33...

Young, A lexander, Esquire ... Young, The Honorable Charles

Zox, E phraim Lamen, Esquire

District.

DunollyDonald and Swan H ill H aw thorn ... Richmond ...F itzroy St. K ilda Bogong

Ripon and Ham pden

RodneyDaylesford .. Bourke E ast E aglehaw k .. Stawell P ortland

Grenville ... Kyneton

Melbourne E ast

Electors on Roll.Votes Polledfor Sitting


Member.

1,747 393 2,140 5281,950 204 2,154 7262,660 468 3,128 1,4775,904 1,207 7,111 1,9474,945 649 5,594 1,5722,668 555 3,223 9801,516 259 1,775 659

1,919 354 2,273 908

4,199 855 5,054 1,2711,862 349 2,211 Unopposed1,795 390 2,185 3971,740 522 2,262 9461,940 418 2,358 1,0111,750 172 1,922 Unopposed

3,356 539 3,895 1,4191,569 541 2,110 661

4,341 748 5,089 1,776

59 Mr. W. F. Tatchell elected, 22 July, 1890, vice Mr. J. Cheetham, deceased 28 June, 1890.

“ 1 M“T' ,891; of Trade and

” Mr- w - J - Wilkinson deceased 6 August, 1891, succeeded by Mr. R. Harper, 27 August, 1891.The Hon. H. J. Wrixon, Attorney-General from 18 February, 1886, to 5 November, 1890.

OFFICERS OF THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY.The SpeakerThe Chairm an o f Committees ...The Clerk o f the Legislative Assembly The Clerk-Assistant ...The Second Clerk-Assistant and Clerk o f Committees The Serjeant-at-Arms

T he H onorable S i r M a t t h e w H e n r y D a v i e s .

T he Honorable W i l l i a m M cL e l l a n .

W i l l i a m V a l e n t i n e R o b in s o n .

C h a r l e s G a v a n D u f f y .

T h o m a s G r e e n l e e s W a t s o n .

G e o r g e E d w a r d U p w a r d .

VOTES AND PROCEEDINGS, ETC.

V I C T O R I A .

VOTES AND PROCEEDINGSO F T H E

LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY.No. 1.

TUESDAY, 23r d JUNE, 1891.

1. T he Legislative Assembly m et pursuant to Proclam ation of H is Excellency the Governor hearing date the twenty-first day of M ay, 1891— which Proclam ation was read by the Clerk, and is as follows:—

F U R T H E R P R O R O G U IN G P A R L IA M E N T A N D F IX IN G T H E T IM E F O R H O L D IN G T H E T H IR D S E S S IO N O F T H E F O U R T E E N T H P A R L IA M E N T .

P r o c l a m a t io n

By H is Excellency the R ight Honorable J o h n A d r i a n L o u is , E arl of Hopetoun, V iscount A ithrie, a ?xT?Aair0 n ^ I °pe’ the P eerag e of Scotland ; Baron Hopetoun of Hopetoun, and Baron N iddry of N iddry Castle, in the Peerage of the U nited Kingdom ; K night G rand Cross of the M ost Distinguished O rder of Saint M ichael and Saint G eorge; Governor and Commander-in-Chief in and over the Colony of Victoria and its Dependencies, &c., &c., &c.

W h e r e a s by The Constitution A c t it was am ongst other things enacted tha t it should be lawful for the Governor to fix such places w ithin V ictoria and, subject to the lim itation therein contained, such times for holding the first and every other Session of the Council and Assembly, and to vary and alter the same respectively in such m anner as he m ight think fit ; and also from tim e to time to prorogue the said Council and Assembly, and to dissolve the said Assembly, by Proclam ation or otherwise, whenever he should deem it expedient : A nd whereas the said Council and Assembly, called r h e Parliam ent of V ictoria,” stand prorogued until Saturday, the th irtie th day of M ay instant, and it is expedient further to prorogue the same, and to fix the tim e for holding the nex t Session th e reo f: Now therefore I , the Governor of Victoria, in exercise of the power conferred by the said A ct, do by this my Proclam ation further prorogue the said P arliam ent of V ictoria from Saturday, the th irtie th day of M ay instant, until Tuesday, the tw enty-third day of Ju n e nex t ensuing ; and also I do hereby fix Tuesday, the tw enty-th ird day of Ju n e aforesaid, as the time for the commencement and holding of the next Session of the said Council and Assembly, called the Parliam ent of Victoria, for the despatch of business, a t the hour of Tw o o’clock in the afternoon,

Parliam ent Houses, situate in Parliam ent-place, Spring-street, in the City of Melbourne : A nd the Honorable the Members' of the Legislative Council and the Members of the Legislative Assembly are hereby required to give their attendance a t the said time and place accordingly.

Given under my Hand and the Seal of the Colony, at Melbourne, this tw enty-first day of M ay, in the year of our Lord One thousand eight hundred and ninety-one, and in the fifty-fourth year o f H er M ajesty’s reign.

CL-S-) H O P E T O U N .B y H is Excellency’s Command,

JA M E S M U N R O ,Prem ier.

G o d s a v e t h e Q u e e n !

2 . A M e s s a g e f r o m H is E x c e l l e n c y b y t h e U s h e r o f t h e L e g i s l a t i v e C o u n c i l :__M r . S p e a k e r ,

. *J1S Excellency the Governor desires the immediate attendance of the Legislative Assembly m the Chamber of the Legislative Council. J

Accordingly Mr. Speaker w ith the House w ent to attend H is Excellency -.—A nd having returned ;

S. ISSUE OF AND R e t u r n TO W R IT S .— Mr. Speaker announced th a t since the prorogation he had issued a W rit for the election o f a Member to serve for the E lectoral D istrict of Coflingwood, in the place ot the Honorable George David L angndge, deceased; and tha t he had also issued a W rit for the elect,on of a Member to serve for the E lectoral D istric t of St. K ilda, in the place of George lu rn e r , Esquire, who had accepted an office of profit under the Crown, and th a t by the returns ofthcTsaid W rits * Hancock and George Turner had been duly elected in pursuance

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i. M e m b e r s S w o r n .— T he Honorable George T urner and Jo h n H ancock, Esquire, were then introduced, and took and subscribed the O ath required by law.

5. M e s s a g e f r o m H i s E x c e l l e n c y t h e G o v e r n o r .— T he following Message from H is Excellency the Governor was presented by Mr. M unro, and the same was read

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T he Governor informs the Legislative A ssem bly th a t he has caused an A ct intituled “ A n A ct to amend the Law relating to Marriage” which was reserved on the 20th December last for the signification of H er M ajesty’s pleasure thereon, and w hich received H er M ajesty s assent on the 20th M arch ulto., to be proclaimed in the V ictoria Government Gazette, a copy of w hich is transm itted herewith.

G overnm ent Offices,Melbourne, 23rd June , 1891.

T h e R o y a l A s s e n t t o t h e A c t i n t i t u l e d “ A n A c t t o A m e n d t h e L a w r e l a t i n g t o M a r r i a g e .”

PROCLAMATION

Bv His Excellency the R ight Honorable J o h n A d r ia n L o u is , E arl of Hopetoun, V iscount A ithrie, and Baron Hope in the Peerage of S co tland ; Baron H opetoun of Hopetoun, and Baron Niddry of N iddry Castle, in the P eerage of the United K ingdom ; K night G rand Cross of the M ost D istinguished Order of Saint M ichael and Saint G eorge; Governor and Commander-in-Chief in and over the Colony of V ictoria and its Dependencies, &c., &c., &c.

W h e r e a s by t h e Constitution S ta tu te i t w a s a m o n g s t o th e r t h i n g s e n a c t e d t h a t t h e p r o v is io n s of t h e A ct of the fourteenth year of H er M ajesty, chapter fifty-nine, and of the A ct of the fifth and six t years of H er M ajesty, chapter seventy-six, F o r the Government o f N ew South W ales and Van Diemen's L and , w hich relate to the giving and w ithholding of H er M ajesty’s assent to Bills, and the reservation of Bills for the signification of H er M ajesty’s pleasure thereon, and the instructions to be conveyed to governors for their guidance in relation to the m atters aforesaid, and the disa low- ance of Bills bv H er M ajesty, should apply to Bills to be passed by the Legislative Council and Assembly constituted under the Constitution A c t o f Victoria and the now reciting Statute, and by any other legislative body or bodies which may at any time hereafter be substituted for the present Legislative Council and Assembly : A nd whereas the B ill hereinafter mentioned was reserved fo rthe signification of H er M ajesty’s pleasure the reon : A nd whereas by an Order of the Queen inCouncil, made on the tw entieth day of M arch, One thousand eight hundred and ninety-one, a copy whereof is hereto appended, H er M ajesty has been pleased to assent to the said B ill: IN ow therefore I the Governor of V ictoria, in pursuance of the provisions of the aforesaid A cts, do by this my Proclam ation signify th a t the B ill intituled A n Act to amend the Law relating to M arriage, w hich was reserved for the signification of H er M ajesty’s pleasure thereon upon the tw entieth day of December, in the year One thousand eight hundred and ninety, has been laid before H er M ajesty in Council, and tha t H er M ajesty has been pleased to assent to the same.

Given under my H and and the Seal of the Colony, a t Melbourne, this tw enty-th ird day of M ay, in the year of our Lord One thousand eight hundred and ninety-one, and in the fifty-fourthyear of Her Majesty's reign. HOPETOUN.

B y H is Excellency’s Command,W M . S H IE L S .

G o d s a v e t h e Q u e e n !

A t the Court a t Windsor, the 20th day o j March, 1891.

P r e s e n t :

T he Queen’s M ost E xcellen t M ajesty.Lord President, I Lord Chamberlain.D uke of Rutland, |

W h e r e a s by an A ct passed in the fifth and six th years of H er M ajesty’s reign, entitled A n Act /o r (Aa G orerLw rntc/W eM aow fA TWesomd A aW , % is am ongst other things enactedth a t no B ill w hich shall be reserved for the signification of H er M ajesty s pleasure thereon shall have any force or authority w ithin the Colony of N ew South W ales until the Governor of the said Colony shall signify, either by speech or message to the Legislative Council of the said Colony or by proclamation as therein aforesaid, th a t such B ill has been laid before H er M ajesty in Council, and th a t H er M ajesty has been pleased to assent to the sam e:

A nd whereas by another A ct passed in the th irteenth and fourteenth years of H er M ajesty’s reign entitled A n Act fo r the better Government o f H er M ajesty's A ustralian Colonies, it was provided, among other things, tha t the provisions of the said former A ct concerning the reservation of Bills for the signification of H er M ajesty’s pleasure thereon should apply to and be in force in the Colony of V ictoria :

A nd whereas the said provisions were m aintained in force, as regards Bills passed by the Legislative Council and Legislative Assembly of the said Colony, by a subsequent A ct passed m the eighteenth and nineteenth years of the reign of H er said M ajesty, entitled A n Act to enable H er M ajesty to assent to a B ill , as amended, o f the Legislature o f Victoria, to establish a Constitution m and fo r the Colony o f V ictoria:

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A nd whereas on the tw entieth of December last, the Governor of the said Colony of V ictoria reserved a certain Bill, passed by the Legislative Council and Legislative Assembly of the said Colony, entitled A n Act to amend the Law relating to M arriage, for the signification of H er M ajesty s pleasure th e re o n :

A nd whereas the said B ill so reserved as aforesaid has been laid before H er M ajesty in Council, and it is expedient th a t the said B ill should be assented to by H er M a jesty :

Now therefore H er M ajesty, in pursuance of the said A cts, and in exercise of the powers thereby reserved to H er M ajesty as aforesaid, doth by this present Order, by and w ith the advice of H er M ajesty’s P rivy Council, declare H er assent of the said Bill.

6 . R e t i r e m e n t o f t h e L a t e C l e r k . — M r . Speaker announced th a t he had received the following letter,which he read :— „

Parliam ent House,M r. S p e a k e r , Melbourne, 5 th M ay, 1891.

Sir,— I have the honor to acquaint you th a t a vacancy having occurred in the office of the Clerk of the Parliam ents, the Honorable Sir Jam es M acBain, the P resident o f the Legislative Council, has done me the honor to express his desire th a t I should accept the position in question, and, after very careful and anxious consideration, I have decided to do so. Y esterday H is Excellency the Governor was pleased to appoint me Clerk of the Parliam ents of V ictoria, and I have therefore severed my connexion w ith your House, after having been connected w ith it for more than a quarter o f a century.

I t is w ith extreme reluctance th a t I have resolved to w ithdraw from th is honorable service, but I regret to say th a t the exacting nature of the duties of the h igh office th a t was intrusted to me for so many years in the Legislative Assembly has made it, in the opinion of those near and dear to me, absolutely imperative th a t I should be released from so severe a strain.

In saying farewell to the Legislative Assembly I tru st you w ill perm it me to express my m ost grateful sense of the consideration and kindness which have been ever extended to me by yourself and your predecessors in the Chair and all Honorable Members, both past and p re se n t; and I shall ever feel deeply grateful for the kindly appreciation which my constant endeavour to discharge the duties of my high office has ever m et w ith.

T he gratitude w hich this calls forth will be to me, Sir, a lasting and ever-enduring sentim ent for the remainder of my life.

I have the honor to be,M r. Speaker,

(W ith feelings of the deepest respect to yourself and the House over which you have the honor to preside),

Y our most obedient Servant,G E O R G E H . JE N K IN S .

7 . V o t e o f T h a n k s t o G e o r g e H e n r y J e n k i n s , E s q u i r e .— Mr. Munro moved, by leave, T h a t Mr.Speaker be requested to convey to George H enry Jenkins, Esquire, on his retirem ent from the office of Clerk of this House, the assurance of its cordial respect and regard, together w ith its warm acknowledgments for the prolonged and singularly valuable services he has rendered to th is House and to its Members in the conduct of the ir business.

D ebate ensued.Question—put and resolved in the affirmative.

8 . A p p o i n t m e n t o f O f f i c e r s . — M r. Speaker announced that, in accordance w ith the powers vested inhim, he had nominated Mr. W . V. Robinson to be Clerk of the House, M r. C. Gavan Duffy to be Clerk-A ssistant, M r. T . Gr. W atson to be Second C lerk-A ssistant, and Mr. G-. A . M. Moss to be Clerk of P riv a te B ills ; and th a t the Governor in Council had been pleased to make appointm ents in accordance w ith the said nominations.

9 . P a p e r s .—M r. M unro presented, by command of H is Excellency the Governor—

N ational A ustralasian Convention.— Official Record of the Proceedings and Debates of the N ational A ustralasian Convention held in the Parliam ent House, Sydney, N ew South W ales, in the months of M arch and A pril, 1891.

Melbourne M int.— Report of the D eputy-M aster of the Royal M int, London, on the w eight and fineness of gold coins struck a t the Melbourne Branch.

Professor K och’s Remedy for Tuberculosis.— R eport by Professor H . B . Allen.F irs t General R eport on Recognition of Melbourne U niversity Degrees ; M r. M ansergh’s

Scheme for the D rainage of M elbourne; Necessity for Re-survey of M elbourne ; T he M etropolitan Board of W o rk s; Sewerage W orks and Disposal of Sewage.— By ProfessorH . B . A llen, M.D.

Mr. O uttrim presented, by command of H is Excellency the Governor—Royal Commission on Gold M ining.— Progress Report.Royal Commission on Gold M ining.— Second Progress Report.

M r. G avan Duffy presented, by command of H is Excellency the Governor—P o st Office Savings B ank.— Statem ent of Accounts for the P ost Office Savings B ank in

V ictoria for the Y ear ended 31st December, 1890.Severally ordered to lie on the Table.

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The following Papers, pursuant to the directions of several A cts of Parliam ent, were laid upon the Table by the Clerk of the House :—

Parliam entary Standing Committee on Railw ays.— F irs t General R e p o rt; together w ith the Proceedings of the Committee and of Sectional Committees.

B ank Liabilities and A ssets—Summary of Sworn R eturns for the Q uarter ended 31st December, 1890.Summary of Sworn Returns for the Q uarter ended 31st M arch, 1891.

Public A ccounts— General Regulations respecting.Public Service A ct No. 1133.— Regulations.P ublic Service A ct 1890.— A lterations of Regulations.Mines A ct 1890.— Orders in Council—

Alterations of Regulations relating to M ining Leases.Boundaries of certain M ining D istricts and Divisions altered.Boundaries of certain M ining D istricts and Divisions.— A lteration revoked.M ining on P riva te Property.— Regulations altered.

M arriage A ct 1890.— Fees of Court.T rade M arks A c t 1890 (No. 2).— General Rules.Insolvency A ct 1890.— Rules of Court.Kyabram W aterworks T rust.— A pplication for A dditional Loan of £82 .— D etailed Statem ent

and Report.Shire of Lowan W aterworks T rust.— A pplication for Additional Loan of £5,664.— Detailed

Statem ent and Report.

1 0 . S u p r e m e C o u r t ( B a i l i w i c k s ) B i l l .— Mr. Shiels moved, T h a t h e h a v e l e a v e to bring in a Bill totrahsfer a portion of the W estern Bailiwick to the M idland Bailiwick.

Question— put and resolved in the affirmative.Ordered— T hat Mr. Shiels and M r. M unro do prepare and bring in the Bill.M r. Shiels then brought up a B ill intituled “ A B ill to transfer a portion o f the Western Bailiwick to the

M idland B a iliw ic k f and moved, T hat it be now read a first time.Question—put and resolved in the affirmative.— Bill read a first time, ordered to be printed, and read

a second tim e to-morrow.

1 1 . H is E x c e l l e n c y t h e G o v e r n o r ’s S p e e c h .— Mr. Speaker reported th a t the House had this dayattended H is Excellency the Governor in the Legislative Council, when H is Excellency was pleased to make a Speech to both Houses of P arliam ent; of which Mr. Speaker said he had, for greateraccuracy, obtained a copy, which he read to the House as fo llow s:—

M r. P r e s i d e n t a n d H o n o r a b l e G e n t l e m e n o f t h e L e g i s l a t i v e C o u n c i l :

M r. S p e a k e r a n d G e n t l e m e n o f t h e L e g i s l a t i v e A s s e m b l y :

I am deeply gratified to be able to announce to you th a t the N ational A ustralasian Convention, held in Sydney in M arch last, has happily concluded its labours by fram ing a Federal Constitution, the result of the practical experience, earnest deliberation, and m utual concession of many of the foremost public men of A ustralia. This Constitution will, in accordance w ith the resolutions appointing the delegates, be forthw ith submitted for your approval, and you w ill be asked to determine the best means of ascertaining the people’s views on its purpose and its provisions.

A Session of the Federal Council has been held a t H obart, a t w hich delegates o f V ictoria attended, and submitted the Resolutions passed by Parliam ent last Session dealing w ith the question of T itles to Land and Trade in the N ew Hebrides. A n Address to the Queen on these subjects was adopted by the Council, which I tru st will lead to an improvement in the position of E nglish settlers and traders in those islands.

A P ostal Conference assembled a t Sydney, attended for the first time by M inisters from all the colonies of A ustralia and from N ew Zealand, a t which, am ongst other matters, it was decided th a t the various colonies o f A ustralasia should join the Postal Union, and an agreem ent w ith the Eastern Extension Telegraph Company was entered into by the colonies almost unanimously whereby the price of cablegrams to Europe was reduced by one-half.

The Parliam entary Standing Committee on Railways has fully justified your action in making the appointm ent by the energy and ability i t has shown in carrying out its functions. T he F irs t General R eport of its proceedings, which it has furnished to me in accordance w ith law, w ill be immediately laid before you, and will, I trust, result in beneficial legislation.

T he M etropolitan Board of Works, brought into existence during the recess, has commenced operations under favorable auspices, and I confidently look forward to the vast improvements in the sanitation and comfort of the city and suburbs which it w ill be able to effect.

A Census of the Colony has been taken under the provisions of an A c t passed by you last Session, and has shown, I am rejoiced to find, tha t a m aterial and continuous increase of population and resources has been steadily taking place in V ictoria during the last decade.

M r . S p e a k e r a n d G e n t l e m e n o f t h e L e g i s l a t i v e A s s e m b l y :

You will be asked to consider Supplementary Estim ates for the year 1890-91.The Estim ates for 1891-92 will shortly be laid before you. W hile providing efficiently for

the requirem ents of the Public Service, they w ill be framed w ith the utm ost regard to economy.M y Advisers w ill submit to you a proposal for the creation of a Committee of Public Accounts,

w ith a view to your having a more careful supervision and accurate knowledge of the finances.

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M r . P r e s i d e n t a n d H o n o r a b l e G e n t l e m e n o p t h e L e g i s l a t i v e C o u n c i l :

M r . S p e a k e r a n d G e n t l e m e n o p t h e L e g i s l a t i v e A s s e m b l y :

In accordance w ith the promise made a t the close of last Session, a B ill w ill be subm itted to you w ithout delay to amend the Railw ays Commissioners A ct. Experience has disclosed in the A ct itse lf some serious defects which need a remedy, and its w orking has signally failed in many im portant directions to satisfy public expectations.

I t has long been felt th a t it would be advisable th a t the railway accounts, which show the financial condition of a g reat trading enterprise carried on by the S tate, should be presented

• separately from the accounts of the ordinary revenue and expenditure of the country. M y A dvisers» will, as early as practicable, arrange th a t th is shall be carried into effect.

Your approval w ill be invited a t an early date to a B ill to amend the E lectoral Law. In it provision w ill be made for remedying the system whereby a plurality of votes for the Legislative Assem bly is conferred on certain ratepayers, and. for conferring the franchise upon women. Bills w ill also be submitted to you w ith the object of purging the E lectoral Rolls of voters’ names im properly appearing thereon, and of lim iting the cost of elections, so as to minimize to the utm ost the undue advantage possessed by w ealth in securing seats in the Legislature.

You w ill also be invited to consider a B ill dealing comprehensively w ith the question of Local Government, liberalizing many of the provisions of the present law, remedying defects which have been found to ham per its operation, and m aking provision for the more equitable distribution of the generous sum allotted by you for M unicipal Endowm ent.

As an instalm ent of the proposed Codification of our Laws, you w ill be asked to deal w ith a B ill relating to Partnership , which w ill contain a code of a portion of our law of special im portance to the industrial and mercantile community.

A B ill w ill be subm itted to you making a perm anent endowment of certain lands for the benefit of the S tate System of Education. Y ou will further be asked to consider a Bill to abolish the system of paym ent by results, and provide a more satisfactory method of rem uneration for the teachers.

Y our consideration w ill be invited to a measure to amend the Criminal Law , one of the principal objects of w hich w ill be to provide more effective m achinery for the punishm ent o f crimes against young girls and women generally.

Several Bills relating to M ining will be brought under your consideration in order to further th is g reat industry w hich has done so much in the past to establish the credit and hasten the development o f the colony.

A Bill w ill be submitted to you making such changes in regard to W ater Conservation and Irrigation as experience has shown to be necessary.

M y A dvisers are carefully considering the question of providing an adequate w ater supply for the north-w estern mallee country, which a few years ago was a desolate waste, but is now a splendid w heat-grow ing country settled by a th rifty agricultural population.

A B ill relating to Medical P ractitioners w ill be again subm itted to you. You w ill also be asked to consider Bills to effect necessary amendments of the Public Service A ct, of the Land A ct, of the Defences and Discipline A ct, o f the H ealth A ct, o f the P ost Office A ct, and of the Law relating to Apprentices.

Several other measures w ill be brought before you, designed to meet the further requirem ents o f the community for liberal and practical legislation on sound lines. These measures w ill include Bills relating to Bailiwicks, M ilitary Reserves, Registration of Firm s, Police Offences, Thistles, Religious and Charitable T rusts, Insects, Life Assurance Companies, Carriers, Fences, Factories and Shops, Boilers, and Cemeteries.

I congratulate you on the spirit shown by the people w hilst passing through a try ing time, and on the marvellous recuperative resources of the country. I hope and believe th a t a more prosperous era is about to set in.

I tru st that your deliberations may, under D ivine Providence, conduce to this end and to the advancem ent of the happiness and welfare of the community.

12. A d d r e s s i n R e p l y t o t h e G o v e r n o r ’s S p e e c h .— Mr. Hancock moved, T h a t the following Address, in reply to H is Excellency the Governor’s Speech to both Houses of Parliam ent, be agreed to by th is H ouse:—

To H is Excellency the R ig h t Honorable J o h n A d r ia n L o u i s , E a rl o f Hopetoun, Viscount Aithrie, and B aron Hope, in the Peerage o f Scotland; Baron Hopetoun o f H opetoun, and B aron N iddry of N id d ry Castle, in the Peerage o f the United K ingdom; K n ig h t Grand Cross o f the M ost D istinguished Order o f S a in t M ichael and S a in t George; Governor and Com m ander-in-Chief in and over the Colony o f Victoria and its Dependencies, fyc., fyc., fyc.

W e, the Legislative Assembly of Victoria, in Parliam ent assembled, beg to express our loyalty to our Most Gracious Sovereign, and to thank Your Excellency for the gracious Speech w hich you have been pleased to address to Parliam ent.

Sir B ryan O’Loghlen moved, T hat the debate be now adjourned.Question— T h at the debate be now adjourned— put and resolved in the affirmative.Ordered— T h at the debate be adjourned until to-morrow.Ordered—T h at the debate take precedence of all other business.

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13. A d j o u r n m e n t .— M r . M unro moved, T hat the House, a t its rising, adjourn until to-morrow a t four o’clock.

Question—put and resolved in the affirmative.Mr. M unro moved, T h a t the House do now adjourn.Question— put and resolved in the affirmative.

A nd then the House, a t th irty minutes past five o’clock, adjourned until to-morrow.

W . V. R O B IN S O N ,Clerk o f the Legislative Assembly.

M. H . D A V IE S , Speaker.

B y Authority: R o b t . S . B r a i n , Government Printer, Melbourne.

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V I C T O R I A .

VOTES AND PROCEEDINGSOF THE


WEDNESDAY, 24t h JUNE, 1891.1. T he H ouse m et pursuant to adjournm ent.—Mr. Speaker took the Chair.

2 ' in faT0" r 0f the readi“g °£ tlle Hoiy Bible in S tate Schools d u rh gB y Mr. G. Downes C arter—n ^From m em bers of the Church of England residing a t Melbourne.By M r. W. T . Carter—

From members of the Church of England residing a t W illiamstown.Severally ordered to lie on the Table.

3. P a p e r s .— M r. M cLean presented, by command of H is Excellency the G overnor—

!“ °:t t ^ ^P a r t I .— Blue Book.P a r t I I .— Finance, &c.

Severally ordered to lie on the Table.

^ ^ C W k ^ 't h J n o T j J - — t0 the direction of an A ct of Parliam ent, was laid upon the Table by the

s o ^ t i ^

" m d ° v e r t k e C o , m g °f r i c i ° r ia m d i l *

Debate resumed.

8ir.mX f the word “

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(700 copies.)

“ F urther, th a t as a strong protective system has been for more than a quarter of a century established in V ictoria, and from th n e 'ta tT m e ) # 0 # % h e d and extended by successive Houses of Assembly, this House w ill not sanction any scheme of Federation which does not contain w itbin itse lf the fullest guarantee for the maintenance of. the Victorian Tariff, until altered by this or some succeeding House, and w ill never consent to" leave to the decision of any Federal P arliam ent the question w hether F ree-trade or P rotection is to be the principle on w hich th a t tariff is to be based.

D ebate continued. . ' 'Question— T h a t the words proposed to be omitted stand part of the question pu t and resolved in the

affirmative.Question— T h at the following Address, in reply to H is Excellency the G overnor’s Speech to both

Houses of Parliam ent, be agreed to by this H ouse:—To H is Excellency the Right Honorable J o h n A d r i a n L o r i s , E a r l o f Hop etouri, Viscount

jW m 'g, and Pa,-on #opg, zn fwrcyw q / ^cot/and; P aron q / Pqpzdoim,and Pa,-on Azddry q fA id d ry C W k , zn f/wPfgragw q / f/w [TnzW A z^dom ; A n # f Grand Cross o f the Most Distinguished Order o f Saint Michael and Saint Geoige j Governor and Commander-in-Chief. in and over the Colony o f Victoria and its Dependencies, §c., fyc., 4'C.

We, the Legislative Assembly of V ictoria, in P arliam ent assembled, beg to express our loyalty to our M ost Gracious Sovereign, and to thank Your Excellency for the gracious Speech which yon have been pleased to address to P arliam ent— put and resqlved in the affirmative.

Ordered— T hat the said Address be presented to H is Excellency the G overnor by Mr. Speaker and the Members of the House.

5 . D a y s o f B u s i n e s s . — Mr. Munro moved, pursuant to n o t ic e , T h at Tuesday, W ednesday, a n d T h u r s d a y in each week during the present Session be the days on w hich this House shall meet 101 the despatch of business, and that Four o’clock be the hour of meeting on each day; and th a t no fresh business, except the postponement of business on the Notice Paper, be called on after H alf-past Ten o’clock.

Question— put and resolved in the affirmative.

d . O r d e r o f G o v e r n m e n t B u s i n e s s .— Mr. Munro moved, pursuant to notice, T h a t on Tuesday and Thursday in each week during the present Session Government business shall take precedence o all other business.


7. O r d e r o f G o v e r n m e n t B u s in e s s a n d P r i v a t e B u s i n e s s .— M r. M unro moved, pursuant to notice, T h a t on W ednesday in each week during the present Session Governm ent business shall take precedence of all other business until H alf-past E ig h t o’clock ; after th a t hour business shall be called on in the following order, v iz.:—

On one W ednesday—Private B i l l B u s in e ss :

1. Notices of Motion.2. Orders of the Day.

General Business:1. Notices of Motion.2. Orders of the Day.

On the alternate W ednesday—.. . General Business :

1. Orders of the Day.2. Notices of Motion.

Private B ill B usiness :1. Orders o f the Day.2. Notices of Motion.

' Question— put and resolved in the affirmative.

8. S t a n d in g O r d e r s C o m m it t e e .— Mr. M unro moved, pursuant to notice, T h a t the following Members form the Standing Orders Committee during the present Session :—M r. Speaker, Mr. D eakin,

" Mr. G illies, M r. Madden, Mr. M cLellan, Mr. M unro, M r. Officer, Lieut.-Col. W . C. Smith,‘ M r. Tucker, Mr. T urner, Mr. W rixon, and Mr. Zox ; five to be the quorum.Question—put and resolved in the affirmative.

9 L ib r a r y C o m m i t t e e . — M r. Munro moved, pursuant to notice, T h a t the following M em beis foim the L ibrary Committee of the Legislative Assembly during the present Session, w ith power to confer w ith the Committee of the Legislative Council :—Mr. Speaker, M r. G-avan Duffy, M i. H ighett, D r. Pearson, and M r. Shiels.


10. P a r l ia m e n t B u i l d i n g s C o m m it t e e .— Mr. M unro moved, pursuant to notice, T h a t the following M embers form the Parliam ent Buildings Committee of the Legislative Assem bly during the present Session, w ith power to confer w ith the Committee of the Legislative C ounc il: Mr. Speaker,Mr, Nimmo, Mr. W heeler, M r. Woods, and Mr. C. Young.


11. P r i n t i n g C o m m i t t e e . — Mr. M unvom ovedj pursuant to notice, T h a t the • following Members form- th eP rinting Committee durihg the present Session Mr. Speaker, Mr. Anderson, M i. B ak ei, 1 . BXirfowes, Mr: G. "Downes Carter, Mr. Ferguson, Mr. J . H a m s, Mr. H unt, Mr. Laurens, ami l . Murray ; three to be the quorum .. - - , \ '

Question— put aind resolved in the affirmative.

12. R e f r e s h m e n t R ooms C o m m i t t e e . — Mr. Munro moved, pursuant to notice, T hat the follow ing Members , . form the Refreshm ent Rooms Com m ittee of the L egislative A ssem bly during the present.. Session,

w ith pow er to confer w ith the Committee of the L egislative C o u n cilr^ M r. A rm ytage, i-- ixon, Mr. M cIntyre, Mr. L. L . Sm ith, and Mr. Staughton. -


13. L egal P rofession P ractice B il l .— M r. M ason moved, pursuant to notice, T hat he have leave tobring in a B ill to regulate the practice of the L egal Profession.

■ ' Question— put and resolved in the affirmative.- Ordered— That Mr. Mason, Mr. T . Sm ith, and Mr. Anderson do prepare and bring in the B ill. • ^

Mr. M ason then brought up a B ill intituled “ A B ill to regulate the P ractice o f the L eg a l P rofession , and moved, T hat it be now read a first time. .

: Question— put and resolved in the affirmative.— B ill read a first time, ordered to be printed, and read a' ' ' second time on W ednesday, 8th Ju ly next.

14. Councils of C onciliation B il l .— M r . R ic h a r d s o n m o v e d , p u r s u a n t to n o t ic e , T h a t h e h a v o l e a v e tobring in a B ill to provide for the establishm ent o f C ouncils of Conciliation. :

Question— put and resolved in the affirmative.Ordered— Tliat Mr. Richardson and Mr. Gardiner do prepare and bring in the B ill.Mr. Richardson then brought up a B ill intituled " A P/H fo p ro n d g /o r (7w caW W aw nf o f Cmwcfa o f

C oncilia tion ,” and moved, T hat it be now read a first time.Question— put and resolved in the affirmative.— B ill read a first tim e, oideied to be piloted, and lead a

second time on W ednesday, 22nd Ju ly n ext.

15. F ire B rigade B oards.— M r. D eakin moved, pursuant to notice, T hat in the opinion of this H ouse it isthe duty of the Governm ent to take the necessary steps to enable the h ire Brigade B oanls to meet the necessary initial expenses incurred in connexion w ith the protection of life and property trom fire, under the A ct passed by this Parliam ent last Session.

Debate ensued.M otion, by leave, withdrawn.

16. M ines A ct 1890 A mendment B i l l — M r. B ailes moved, pursuant to notice, T hat he have leave tobring in a B ill to amend the M ines A c t 1890.

Q uestion— put and resolved in the affirmative.Ordered— T hat Mr. B ailes and Mr. Sterry do prepare and bring in the B ill.Mr. B ailes then brought up a B ill intituled “ A B il l to amend the ‘ M ines A c t 1 8 90 / ” and moved, T hat

it be now road a first time.Question— put and resolved in the affirmative.— B ill read a first time, ordered to be printed, and lead • a second tim e on W ednesday, 8th J u ly next.

17 P ublic L ibr ar ies ( S undays P oll) B il l .— M r. Stuart moved, pursuant to notice, T hat he have leave to bring in a B ill to take a poll of the electors to decide w hether or not the 1 ubhc Libraries and M useums shall be open to the public on Sundays.

Question— put and resolved in the affirmative.Ordered— That Mr. Stuart and Mr. B ailes do prepare and bring in the B ill. 7 , 7 . 7Mr. Stuart thou brought up a B ill intituled “A B ill to take a P o ll o f the E lec to rs to dec.de whether or not

the P u b lic L ibraries an d Museums sh a ll be open to the p u b lic on S u n d a ys, and moved, I hat it be nowread a first time. . 7 7 , . . , , . i j

Question— put and resolved in the affirmative.— B ill read a first tim e, ordered to be printed, and reada second tim e on W ednesday, 8th Ju ly next.

18. L icensing A ct 1890 A mendment B il l .— M r. B ailes moved, pursuant to notice, That he haê leaveto bring in a B ill to amend the Licensing A c t 1890.

Question— put and resolved in the affirmative.Ordered— That Mr. B ailes and Mr. Sterry do prepare and bring in the B ill.Mr. B ailes then brought up a B ill intituled “ A B il l to am end the ‘ L icen sing A c t 1890, and moved,

T hat it be now read a first time. . 7 , . , , , ,Question— put and resolved in the affirmative.— B ill read a first time, ordered to be printed, and read

a second time oh W ednesday, 8th Ju ly next.

19 Contractors’ P rotection B il l .— Mr. M ethven moved, pursuant to notice given by Captain Taylor, T hat he have leave to bring in a B ill to enable Contractors to discover the title o f lands on w hich they are to perform contracts.

Question— put and resolved in the affirmative. .Ordered— That Captain Taylor, Mr. M ethven, and Mr. B ailes do prepare and bring in the B ill.Mr. M ethven then brought up a B ill intituled “ A B il l to enable C ontractors to discover the T itle

o f L a n d s on ivhich they are to p erfo rm C on tracts,” and moved, T hat it be now read a first time. Question— put and resolved in the affirmative.— B ill read a first tim e, ordered to be printed, and read

a second time on W ednesday, 8th J u ly next.

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20. L i b r a r i e s A c t 1890 A m e n d m e n t B i l l .— M r. R ichardson moved, pursuant to notice given byLieut.-Col. 'W. C. Sm ith, T h a t he have leave to bring in a B ill to amend the Libraries A ct 1890.

Question—put and resolved in the affirmative.T h a t Lieut,' Co1, C- S m ith> M r- Richardson, and M r. B aker do prepare and bring in the

M r. Richardson then brought up a B ill intituled “ A B ill to amend the ‘ Libraries A ct 1890,’ ” and moved T h a t it be now read a first time. *

Question—put and resolved in the affirmative.— Bill read a first time, ordered to be printed, and read a second time on W ednesday, 22nd J u ly next.

21. F r i e n d l y S o c i e t i e s A c t 1890 A m e n d m e n t B i l l .— M r. W rixon moved, pursuant to notice, T h a t hehave leave to bring in a B ill to amend the Friendly Societies A ct 1890.

Question— put and resolved in the affirmative.Ordered— T hat Mr. W rixon and Mr. D eakin do prepare and bring in the Bill.M r. W rixon then brought up a Bill intituled “ A B ill to amend the ‘ Friendly Societies Act 1890/ ” and

moved, T h a t it be now read a first time.Question— put and resolved in the affirmative.— Bill read a first time, ordered to be printed, and read

a second tim e on W ednesday, 22nd J u ly next.

22. P e n s io n s a n d C o m p e n s a t io n .— M r. K ir ton moved, pursuant to amended notice, T hat there be laid beforethis House a return showing the amount paid away in pensions and compensation during the tw elve months ending 30th June , 1891.

Question—put and resolved in the affirmative.

2 3 . M a r k e t s A c t 1 8 9 0 A m e n d m e n t B i l l . — Sir Bryan O’L ogblen moved, pursuant to notice g iven byM n Bent, l h a t he have leave to bring in a Bill to amend the law relating to M arkets.

Question— put and resolved in the affirmative.Ordeied l h a t M r. Bent, Sir B ryan O’Loghlen, and Mr. G ardiner do prepare and bring in the Bill.Sir Bryan O Loghlen then brought up a Bill intituled “ A B ill to amend the laio relating to M arkets:’

and moved, T h a t it be now read a first tim e.Question—put and resolved in the affirmative.—B ill read a first time, ordered to be printed, and read a

second tim e on W ednesday, 8 th Ju ly next.

24. R a il w a y R e v e n u e a n d C o s t o f C o a l .— Mr. Laurens moved, pursuant to notice, T hat therebe laid before this House a return showing—

1. T he average weekly railw ay revenue from 1st Ju ly to 18th A ugust, 1890.2. T he average weekly railw ay revenue from 18th A ugust to 17th November, 1890.3. T he quantity and cost of coal charged to railw ay accounts for 1889-90 and 1890-91

respectively.Question— put and resolved in the affirmative.

25. L o a n C o r r e s p o n d e n c e .— Mr. Burrowes m o v e d , pursuant to notice given by Mr. M cIntyre, T hatthere be laid before th is House a copy of such correspondence and papers relating to the late loan as are not essentially of a stric tly confidential character.


26. S u p r e m e C o u r t ( B a il i w ic k s ) B i l l .— T he O rder of the D ay for the second reading of this B illhaving been read— Mr. Shiels moved, T h a t this B ill be now read a second time.

D ebate ensued.Question—put and resolved in the affirmative.— B ill read a second time.M r. Shiels moved, T h a t this B ill be now committed to a Committee o f the whole House.Question— put and resolved in the affirmative.A nd, on the further motion of M r. Shiels, M r. Speaker left the Chair, and the House resolved itself

into a Committee of the whole.Mr Speaker resumed the C hair; Mr. M cLellan reported th a t the Committee had made progress in the

Bill, and th a t he was directed to move th a t the Committee may have leave to sit again.Resolved T h a t this House will, on Tuesday next, again resolve itself into the said Committee.

27. A d j o u r n m e n t . Mr. Munro moved, by leave, T h a t the H ouse, a t its rising, adjourn until Tuesday

D ebate ensued.Question— put and resolved in the affirmative.Mr. Munro moved, T h a t the House do now adjourn.Debate ensued.Question— put and resolved in the affirmative.

A nd then the House, a t thirty-five minutes past ten o’clock, adjourned until Tuesday next.

W. V. R O B IN S O N ,Cleric o f the Legislative Assembly.

M. H . D A V IE S ,Speaker.

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TUESDAY, 30t h JUNE, 1891.1. T he House m et pursuant to adjournm ent.— M r. Speaker took the Chair.2 . P e t i t i o n s .— T he following petitions in favour of the reading of the Holy Bible in S tate Schools during

school hours were presented :—B y M r. Gillies—

From members of the Church of E ngland residing a t Balw yn or Canterbury.B y Mr. T urner—

From certain persons residing at Balaclava.By M r. W ilkinson—

F rom members of the Church of England residing a t Heidelberg.From members of the C hurch of E ngland residing a t Broadmeadows, Glenroy, Bulla,

Green vale, and Keilor.Mr. M ethven presented a petition from Christopher Sparling, of N orthcote, ex-constable of the Police

Force, praying that the H ouse would take his case into consideration and gran t such redress as it may deem necessary.


3 . R a i l w a y C o n s t r u c t io n a n d F i n a n c e .— Mr. Laurens moved, pursuant to notice, T h a t there belaid before this House a return showing—

1. T he am ount paid in 1890-91 for railway construction and works chargeable to capital accountfrom funds (not including T ru s t funds) other than those borrowed for such purpose.

2. T he monthly average amount of T rust funds used for such purpose during the same year.3. T he amount of in terest (if any) the Railw ay D epartm ent charges itself for the use of such

moneys.4. T he average rate of interest paid on railway loans in 1883, the year immediately preceding

the advent o f the Railw ays Commissioners.5. T he present average rate of interest on railw ay loans.6. T he excess in the gross amount of in terest w hich would have to be paid on account of

1890-91 i f the average rate of interest had been as high as in 1883.7. The amount of money other than loan moneys expended on railway surveys, construction,

and works up to 1883 upon w hich the departm ent has never charged itself w ith interest.8. T he amount of such moneys expended on similar surveys, construction, and works up to the

present date upon which the Railway D epartm ent has not and did not charge itself w ith interest.

9. T he number of miles of railway lines opened during 1883.10. T he number of miles opened in 1890-91.


4 . M e s s a g e f r o m H i s E x c e l l e n c y t h e G o v e r n o r .— T he following Message from H is Excellencythe Governor was presented by Mr. M unro, and the same was r e a d :—

H O P E T O U N ,Governor. Message No. 2.

In accordance w ith the requirem ents of section 57 of the Constitution A ct, the Governor recommends to the Legislative Assem bly th a t an A ppropriation be made from the Consolidated Revenue for the purposes of a B ill to amend The Constitution Act Amendment A ct 1890.

G overnm ent Offices,Melbourne, 29th June , 1891.

Ordered to lie on the Table, to be printed, and taken into consideration in Committee of the whole H ouse to-morrow.

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5. M e s s a g e f r o m H is E x c e l l e n c y t h e G o v e r n o r .— T he following M essage from H is Excellencythe Governor was presented by Mr. T u rner, and the same was read :—


In accordance w ith the requirem ents of section 57 of the Constitution A ct, the Governor recommends to the Legislative Assem bly th a t an A ppropriation be made out of the Consolidated Revenue for the purposes of a B ill for the establishm ent and management of a M etropolitan G eneral Cemetery.

Government Offices,Melbourne, 29th June , 1891.

Ordered to lie on the Table, to be printed, and taken into consideration in Committee of the whole House to-morrow.

6 . 'M e s s a g e f r o m H is E x c e l l e n c y t h e G o v e r n o r .— T he following Message from H is Excellency the Governor was presented by Mr. W heeler, and the same was read :—


In accordance w ith the requirem ents of section 57 of the Constitution A ct, the Governor recommends to the Legislative Assembly that an Appropriation be made out of the Consolidated Revenue for the purposes of a B ill to amend the Local Government Act 1890.

Governm ent Offices,Melbourne, 29th June , 1891.


7. M e s s a g e f r o m H is E x c e l l e n c y t h e G o v e r n o r .— T he following Message from H is Excellency theGovernor was presented by Mr. Peacock, and the same was read :—

H O P E T O U N ,Governor. Message No. 5. •

In accordance w ith the requirem ents of section 57 o f the Constitution A ct, the Governor recommends to the Legislative Assembly tha t an A ppropriation be made from the Consolidated Revenue for the purposes c f a B ill to vest certain Crown lands for educational purposes and to provide for the control and management thereof.

Government Offices,Melbourne, 29th June, 1891.

Ordered to lie on the Table, to bo printed, and taken into consideration in Committee of the whole House to-morrow.

8 . M r . S p e a k e r ’s N o m i n a t i o n o f T e m p o r a r y C h a i r m e n o f C o m m i t t e e s . — T h e f o l lo w in g w a r r a n t ,nom inating the Tem porary Chairmen of Committees, was laid upon the Table by Mr. Speaker :—

V IC T O R IA .

Legislative Assembly.

P ursuant to the provisions of the Standing Order of the Legislative Assembly of the Colony of V ictoria numbered 4 a , I do hereby nominate—

T he Honorable Jam es Howlin Graves,Jam es Shackell, Esquire,Richard Baker, Esquire,

to act as Tem porary Chairmen of Committees whenever requested so to do by the Chairman of Committees.

Given under my hand this th irtie th day of Ju n e , One thousand eight hundred and ninety-one.


9. P a p e r s .— Mr. Turner presented, by command of H is Excellency the Governor—G eneral Summary of the Im port, E xport, T ranshipm ent, and Shipping R eturns, w ith an

A bstract of Customs Revenue for the year 1890; also A bstract Com parative Table, years 1886-90; and copy of the V ictorian Tariff, &c., &c.

Mr. M cLean presented, by command of H is Excellency the Governor—Penal Establishm ents and Gaols.— Report of the Inspector-G eneral for the year 1890.

Mr. M unro presented—Loan Correspondence.— R eturn to an Order of the House, dated 24th June , 1891, for a copy of

such correspondence and papers relating to the late loan as are not essentially of a strictly confidential character.

Mr. Shiels presented—Railway Revenue and Cost of Coal.— R eturn to an Order of the House, dated 24th June, 1891,

for a return showing—1. The average weekly railw ay revenue from 1st Ju ly to 18th A ugust, 1890.2. The average weekly railway revenue from 18th A ugust to 17th November, 1890.3. T he quantity and cost of coal charged to railw ay accounts for 1889-90 and

1890-91 respectively. :Severally ordered to lie on the Table. ‘

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T he following Papers, pursuant to the directions of several A cts of Parliam ent, were laid upon th e Table by the Clerk of the House :—

Factories, Work-rooms, and Shops.— R eport of the Chief Inspector for the year ended 31st December, 1890.

T he W ater A ct 1890—Boort W aterw orks T ru s t.— A pplication for A dditional Loan of £500.— D etailed Statem ent

and Report.E as t B oort Irrigation and W ater Supply T ru s t.—A pplication for F u rther Loan of

£10,500.— Detailed Statem ent.Shire of Y arraw onga W aterworks T ru s t.— A pplication for A dditional Loan o f £1,750.—

Detailed Statem ent and Report.Shepparton U rban W aterw orks T rust.—A pplication for A dditional Loan of £1 ,671 .—

Detailed Statem ent and Report.

10. S u p p l y .— M r. M unro moved, T h a t this House will, to-morrow, resolve itself into a Committee toconsider of the Supply to be granted to H er M ajesty.


11. W a y s a n d M e a n s .— Mr. M unro moved, T hat this House will, to-morrow, resolve itself into a Committee to consider of the W ays and Means for raising the Supply to be granted to H er M ajesty.


12. Q u e s t i o n o f O r d e r .— A question of Order was raised by Sir Bryan O’Loghlen, namely, T h a t thefollowing motion, notice of which had been given by M r. M unro, was ultra vires: —

“ T h a t this House approves generally of the “ D raft B ill to C onstitute the Commonwealth of A u s tra lia” adopted by the National A ustralasian Convention 9th A pril, 1891, and laid before the Parliam ent of V ictoria on the 23rd Ju n e , 1891.”

A nd the Honorable Member and other Honorable Members having addressed the House on the subject—

Mr. Speaker gave the following ru lin g :—T he Honorable and learned Member for P o rt F airy applies to me to rule this motion out o f

order upon the following grounds :—F irst, that the House is called upon to express approval o f a Bill in a m anner w hich is a t variance w ith the requirem ents of the Constitution A ct, and which it is not proposed to pass through its various stages into law, and that such procedure is irregular; second, that the Bill, before it can be considered, must be properly introduced in accordance w ith the Standing Orders of the House. I w ill proceed to consider the la tter o f these objections first. T he Honorable Member evidently bases his objection on the ground tha t we are practically dealing w ith a Bill, and objects th a t such B ill has not been prepared pursuant to order of leave or according to the rules or orders o f the House, but if he makes reference to the motion, I think he w ill see that, although the House is asked to approve generally of w hat here is termed the “ D raft B ill to Constitute the Commonwealth of A ustralia,” we are to treat th a t not in the nature of a Bill, but really as an expression of approval of a report coming up from a Select Committee. This D raft B ill is, as a m atter of fact, the report of a Committee appointed by this H ouse last Session to confer w ith certain representatives of other colonies upon a given subject, and it is not to be considered as a Bill to be dealt w ith by this House in the ordinary way, and thereafter to be dealt w ith by the other branch of the Legislature. The D raft B ill is the report of a Committee, which has made its report in accordance w ith the order of this House.

W ith regard to the other objection which the Honorable Member for P o rt F airy takes, th a t section 60 of the Constitution A ct describes in w hat way an amendment of the Constitution may be made, there is no doubt w hatever that, while powers are given to both Houses of the P arliam ent of V ictoria to alter the Constitution A ct in accordance w ith the GOth section, there is also an inherent power in the Im perial Legislature to alter our Constitution— a power which is not affected by the GOth section of our Constitution A ct. And if we refer to the 1st section of the Constitution A ct we will see th a t both Houses of the Victorian Legislature have only power to legislate " in and for V ictoria.” T he object now in view is to obtain the righ t of legislation outside V ictoria. W e could not get w hat we w ant by passing a Bill in the manner prescribed by the GOth section of the Constitution A ct. The proposed mode of procedure is not at variance w ith cither the Constitution A ct or our Standing Orders. I t is, moreover, in accordance w ith precedent.I find tha t in dealing w ith an almost similar m atter— the Federal Council B ill—this House, on the 3rd Ju ly , 1884, adopted an address to H er M ajesty, praying tha t a B ill be passed through the Im perial Parliam ent empowering the various colonies to establish a Federal Legislature. No objection was made to th a t resolution, and the House, by fifty-four votes to five, approved of the proposal then made. I t seems to me th a t we are following tha t precedent— that wo are really going on exactly similar lines; and, moreover, th a t this is the only possible way in which we can go a t the present time, because if the Governm ent were to bring in an amending Bill, in accordance w ith the Constitution A ct, as desired by the Honorable Member, we should then be limited strictly by the 1st section of the Constitution Act, and be only able to legislate w ith regard to m atters w ithin V ictoria. I rule, therefore, th a t the motion is clearly in order.

13. A u s t r a l a s i a n F e d e r a t i o n .— Mr. M unro moved, pursuant to amended notice, T h a t th is Houseapproves generally of the " D raft of a B ill to Constitute the Commonwealth of A ustralia ” adopted by the National A ustralasian Convention, 9th A pril, 1891, and laid before the Parliam ent of V ictoria on the 23rd June , 1891.

D ebate ensued.

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Lieut.-Col. W . C. Sm ith moved, T h a t thd debate be now adjourned.Debate continued.Q uestion— T h at the debate be now adjourned— put and resolved in the affirmative.Ordered— T h a t the debate be adjourned until to-morrow.

14. P o s t p o n e m e n t o f O r d e b o f t h e D a y .— Ordered, T h a t th e consideration of the following O rder ofthe Day be postponed un til to-m orrow :—

Supreme Court (Bailiwicks) B ill— To be further considered in Committee.15. A d j o u r n m e n t .— M r. M unro moved, by leave, T hat the House, a t its rising, adjourn until to-morrow,

a t half-past four o’clock.Question—put and resolved in the affirmative.Mr. Munro moved, T h a t the H ouse do now adjourn.Question—put and resolved in the affirmative.

A nd then the House, a t eleven o’clock, adjourned until to-morrow, a t half-past four o’clock.

W . V . R O B IN S O N , M. H . D A V IE S ,Clerk o f the Legislative Assembly. Speaker.

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WEDNESDAY, 1s t JULY, 1891.

1. T he House met pursuant to adjournm ent.— Mr. Speaker took the Chair.

2 . P e t i t i o n s .— Mr. W rixon presented a P etition from the Church of England Trusts Corporation for t h eDiocese of Melbourne, under the common seal of the said corporation, praying th a t they may have leave to bring in a Bill to alter trusts and lim itations in respect of portion of the lands m the city of M elbourne, generally known as St. Jam es’ Church lands, and for other purposes. ^

M r. Craven presented a Petition from certain persons, draw ing attention to the inconvenience caused to the travelling public by those clauses of the Licensing A ct w hich make it impossible to transfer publicans’ licences from unsuitable and inconveniently-situated premises to premises more commodious and more centrally situated in the f-ame borough or shire, and praying the House to pass an am ending Bill providing for such transfers of publicans’ licences as shall be approved or by the benches of licensing m agistrates.


3 , P a p e r . T he following Paper, pursuant to th e direction of an A ct o f Parliam ent, was laid upon theTable by the Clerk of the House :—

A gricultural Education.— Accounts of the Trustees of A gricultural Colleges and the Council of A gricultural Education, from 1st Ju ly , 1890, to 31st December, 1890.

4 . T h e M a l l e e C o u n t r y .— M r. T ucker moved, pursuant to notice, T h a t there be laid before th is House a

return showing—1 T he number of mallee allotm ents th a t have been subdivided by the lessees w ith the sanction of

the Board of Land and W orks, giving the area of each original allotm ent so subdivided, the name of the lessee, the area of each subdivision, and the names of the present occupiers in each case.

2 T he number of persons who have been allowed to select land in the mallee country under the203rd section of the L and Act 1890, and the total area so selected each year since the passing of The Mallee Act 1889.

3. T he number o f mallee blocks, giving the map number of the block, the area, and name of lesseein each instance where the consent of the Board of Land and W orks has been given in w riting to subdivide into mallee allotments.

4. T he consideration th a t has been obtained by the Board other than the rental fixed for malleeb lo c k s a n d m a l le e a l lo tm e n ts u n d e r The Mallee Pastoral Leases A ct 1 8 8 3 a n d r e g u la t io n s .

5 . T he to ta l area of land called “ mallee b locks” under the P rincipal A ct, protected fromalienation in fee simple, th a t under the adm inistration of th a t A ct have been changed m name to “ mallee allotm ents,” and by th a t alteration in name have become wholly or partly liable to selection and subsequent alienation from the Crown.

6. T he number and area of “ mallee allo tm ents” previously held under leases as “ mallee b locks” th a thave been selected by occupiers under the 3rd section of The Mallee A ct 1889, now the 203rd section o f the L and A ct 1890 (Consolidated S tatu tes).

7. T he present annual revenue from land reverting to the Crown in the mallee country, and theamount received or due on account of mallee land selected and in course of alienation.


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5. GtOl d - f i e l d s R e s e r v o ir s S a l e B i l l .— Mr. G raham moved, pursuant to notice, T h a t he have leave tobring in a Bill to perm it of the sale of certain Gold-fields Reservoirs.

Question— put and resolved in the affirmative.Ordered— T h at Mr. G raham and Mr. M cLean do prepare and bring in the Bill.Mr. Graham then brought up a Bill intituled “ A B ill to permit o f the Sale o f certain Gold-fields

Reservoirs,” and moved, T h a t it be now read a first time.Question— put and resolved in the affirmative.— Bill read a first time, ordered to be printed, and read


6 . W a t e r A c t 1890 A m e n d m e n t B i l l . — M r G raham moved, pursuant to notice, T h a t he have leave tobring in a Bill to amend the W ater A ct 1890.

Question— put and resolved in the affirmative.Ordered— T h at Mr. Graham and Mr. M cLean do prepare and bring in the Bill.M r. G raham then brought up a B ill intitu led “ A B ill to amend the Water A ct 1890/ ” and moved, T h a t

it be now read a first time.Question—put and resolved in the affirmative.— B ill read a first time, ordered to be printed, and read

a second time to-morrow.

7 . L a n d A c t 1890 A m e n d m e n t B i l l .— Mr. M cLean moved, pursuant to notice, T h a t he have leave t obring in a B ill to amend the Land Act 1890.

Question—put and resolved in the affirmative.Ordered— T h at Mr. M cLean and Mr. G raham do prepare and bring in the Bill.M r. M cLean then brought up a Bill intituled “ A B ill to amend the L and A ct 1890/ ” and moved. T h a t

it be now read a first time.Question— put and resolved in the affirmative.— Bill read a first time, ordered to be printed, and read


8 . S h o p s B i l l . — Mr. M cLean moved, pursuant to notice, T h a t he have leave to bring in a B i l l t o a m e n dthe law for the lim itation of the hours of trading in shops, and for other purposes.

Question—put and resolved in the affirmative.Ordered— T hat M r. M cLean and Mr. T urner do prepare and bring in the Bill.Mr. M cLean then brought up a B ill intituled “A B ill to amend the law fo r the Limitation o f the Hours o f

Trading in Shops, and fo r other purposes,” and moved, T h a t it be now read a first time.Question—put and resolved in the affirmative.— Bill read a first time, ordered to be printed, and read


9 . T h i s t l e s L a w A m e n d m e n t B i l l .— Mr. G raham moved, pursuant to notice, T h a t he have leave tobring in a B ill to amend the law relating to Thistles.

Question— put and resolved in the affirmative.Ordered— T h at Mr. Graham and M r. M cLean do prepare and bring in the Bill.M r. Graham then brought up a Bill intituled “ A B ill to amend the law relating to Thistles,” and moved,

T h a t it be now read a first time.Question— put and resolved in the affirmative.— B ill read a first time, ordered to be printed, and read a

second tim e to-morrow.

1 0 . A u s t r a l a s ia n F e d e r a t i o n .— The Order of the D ay for the resumption of the debate on thequestion— T h at this House approves generally of the “ D raft of a B ill to C onstitute the Commonw ealth of A ustralia ” adopted by the N ational A ustralasian Convention, 9 th A pril, 1891, and laid before the Parliam ent of V ictoria on the 23rd June , 1891, having been read—

D ebate resumed.Sir B ryan O’Loghlen moved, T h a t the debate be now adjourned.Question— T h a t the debate be now adjourned— put and resolved in the affirmative.Ordered— T h at the debate be adjourned until to-morrow.

1 1 . P o s t p o n e m e n t o f O r d e r s o f t h e D a y .— Ordered, T h a t the consideration of the following Orders ofthe Day be postponed until to-morrow :—

Supply— To be considered in Committee.W ays and Means— To be considered in Committee.Supreme Court (Bailiw icks) B ill— To be further considered in Committee.Constitution A ct Amendment A ct 1890 Amendment B ill.— Message from H is Excellency the

Governor— To be considered in Committee.Local Government A ct 1890 Amendment B ill.— Message from H is Excellency the Governor— To be

considered in Committee.Metropolitan General Cemetery B ill.— Message from H is Excellency the Governor— To be con

sidered in Committee.Education Endowment B ill.— Message from H is Excellency the Governor— To be considered in

Committee.

1 2 . D o g A c t 1890 A m e n d m e n t B i l l .— Mr. Graves moved, pursuant t o notice, T h a t h e h&ve l e a v e tobring in a B ill to amend the Dog Act 1890.

Question— put and resolved in the affirmative.Ordered— T h at Mr. Graves and Mr. B aker do prepare and bring in the Bill.M r. Graves then brought up a Bill intituled “ A B ill to amend the iDog A ct 1 8 9 0 / ” and moved. T h a t

it be now read a first time.Question— put and resolved in the affirmative.— Bill read a first time, ordered to be printed, and read

a second tim e on W ednesday, 15th Ju ly instant.

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13. I n c r e a s e o f P a y t o R a il w a y E m p l o y e s .— Mr. B ent moved, pursuant to amended notice, T h a t th isH ouse will, on Wednesday, 29th Ju ly instant, resolve itself into a Committee of the whole to consider the propriety of presenting an address to H is Excellency the Governor, requesting th a t he w ill be pleased to place on the Estim ates a sum of £10,000 for the purpose of increasing by Sixpence per day the pay of all railw ay employes holding the grade th a t received the extra Sixpence per day in the year 1882.

D ebate ensued.Question— put and resolved in the affirmative.

14. P o r t l a n d B o r o u g h L a n d s B i l l .— Mr. W rixon moved, pursuant to notice, T h a t he have leave tobring in a B ill to enable the mayor, councillors, and burgesses of the borough of P ortland to sell and convey certain lands a t Portland, and to apply the proceeds of such sale towards the cost of erecting a town hall and municipal offices elsewhere w ithin the said borough.

Question— put and resolved in the affirmative.Ordered— T h a t Mr. W rixon and M r. D eakin do prepare and bring in the Bill.M r. W rixon then brought up a Bill intituled “A B ill to enable the mayor, councillors, and burgesses o f

the borough o f Portland to sell and convey certain lands at Portland, and to apply the proceeds o f such sale towards the cost o f erecting a town hall and municipal offices elsewhere within the said boroughf and moved, T h a t it be now read a first time.

Question—put and resolved in the affirmative.— Bill read a first time, ordered to be printed, and read a second time on W ednesday, 22nd Ju ly instant.

15. C a l l a n d e r a n d H a l f p e n n y versus E . J . H a r t l e y .—Mr. M cIntyre moved, pursuant to notice,T h a t there be laid before this House a copy o f all papers in connexion w ith the case o f Messrs. Callander and Halfpenny, of Maldon, against E . J . H artley , holder of gold mining lease No. 2671, heard before the W arden on 19th February last, and subsequently by the M inister of M ines on the 1st of April.


16. C o l o n ia l W in e s B i l l .— M r. L . L . Smith moved, pursuant to notice given by M r. S terry , T h a t hehave leave to bring in a B ill to amend the law relating to the sale o f colonial wines and the issue of wine licences.

Question— put and resolved in the affirmative.Ordered— T hat Mr. S terry , M r. L. L . Smith, and Mr. M cLellan do prepare and bring in the Bill.M r. L . L. Sm ith then brought up a Bill intituled “ A B ill to amend the law relating to the sale o f

colonial wines and the issue o f wine licences,” and moved, T h a t it be now read a first time.Question— put and resolved in the affirmative.— Bill read a first time, ordered to be printed, and read

a second time on W ednesday, 15th Ju ly instant.

17. A d m is s io n F e e s t o F o o t b a l l a n d o t h e r M a t c h e s .— M r. G ardiner moved, pursuant to notice,T h a t in the opinion of th is House, tak ing into consideration the large sums of money collected by clubs as charges to w itness football and other m atches on all grounds under the jo in t control o f the Board of Land and W orks and other trustees of grounds vested in trustees throughout the colony, such clubs or trustees shall pay to the T reasurer of the jcolony ten per cent, of the ir gross returns for each year, w hich sum shall be added to the Charitable vote of the year.

D ebate ensued.M r. M cColl moved, T h a t the debate be now adjourned.Question— T h at the debate be now adjourned— put and resolved in the affirmative.Ordered— T h at the debate be adjourned un til W ednesday, 29th Ju ly instant.

18. B a i r n s d a l e I r r i g a t i o n T r u s t .— M r. F oster moved, pursuant to notice, T h a t there be laid beforeth is House a copy of all papers, correspondence, and documents relating to the constitution of the Bairnsdale Irriga tion T rust.


19. M r. B e c h e r v a i s e .— Lieut.-Col. W. C. Sm ith moved, pursuant to notice, T h a t a Select Com m itteebe appointed to inquire into and report upon the claims of M r. Bechervaise, Telegraph and P o s tm aster of B allara t W est, to promotion in the Public Service, such Committee to consist o f M r. Baker, Mr. Clark, M r. Foster, M r. K irton, Mr. Richardson, M r. W illiams, and th e Mover, w ith power to send for persons, papers, and records; three to be the quorum.

Debate ensued.Question— put and resolved in the affirmative.

A nd then the House, a t fo rty -e igh t minutes past nine o’clock, adjourned until to-morrow.


By Authority: R o b t . S. B r a i n , Government Printer, Melbourne.

19

V I C T O R I A .

VOTES AND PROCEEDINGSOF T H E


THURSDAY, 2 n d JULY, 1891.1. T he House met pursuant to adjournm ent.—Mr. Speaker took the Chair.

2. P e t i t i o n .— T he following petition in favour of the reading of the H oly Bible in S tate Schools duringschool hours was presented :—

By Mr. P a rfit t—From members of the Church of England residing a t W angaratta.

Ordered to lie on the Table. ..

3. M e s s a g e f r o m H i s E x c e l l e n c y t h e G o v e r n o r . — The following M essage from H is Excellency theGovernor was presented by M r. Munro, and the same was read :—

’ 1891.V ic t o r i a .

S u p p l e m e n t a r y E s t im a t e s , 1890-91.H O P E T O U N ,

Governor. Message No. 6.T he Governor transm its to the Legislative Assembly Supplem entary Estim ates of Expenditure

for the year 1890-91, and recommends an appropriation of the Consolidated Revenue accordingly. Government Offices,

Melbourne, 24th June, 1891.Ordered to lie on the Table, and, together w ith the accompanying Estim ates, to be printed, and referred

to the Committee of Supply.

4. S t a t e F o r e s t -L a n d s .— Mr:"Dinm woved,"pursuant to notice, T h a t there be laid before this House a, return showing— •

1. T he am ount paid as compensation for removing from their holdings occupiers and owners oflands w ithin the boundaries of- S ta te Forests.

2. T he amount paid for lands purchased to make additions to S tate Forests.: 3. T he names of those persons, and number of acres held by each.

4. T he nujnber of persons who hold laud w ithin the boundaries of S tate Forests.Question—put and resolved in the affirmative.

5. P apers.—The following Papers, pursuant to the direction of an A ct o f Parliam ent, were laid uponthd Table by tile Clerk of the House :—

The W ater A ct 1890—Bacclius M arsh Irrigation and W ater Supply T rust—

g a tin g Regulation for 1891. b a tin g Regulation No. 2.

Bairnsdale Irrigation and W ater Supply T rust—Quorum of Commissioners.Regulation No. 2.Commissioner for the U rban Division.Order constituting T rust amended.Regulations for the Election o f 'a Commissioner for the U rban Division.U rban Division proclaimed.

Bairnsdale— M unicipality of —Sale of W aterw orks to the Bairnsdale Irrigation and W ater Supply T rust.

Carr urn Irrigation and W ater Supply T ru s t—Date for Election of Tw o Commissioners.

E ast Boort Irrigation and W ater Supply T ru s t—; Regulation.

Loan.F urther Loan.

Em u Valley Irrigation and W ater Supply T ru s t—F urther L o a n .' - - .

f , ... F u rther Loau. ... ' /. / . . _ I(700 copies.)

20

Kerang E ast Irrigation and W ater Supply Tsirst—R ating Regulation. " ' ' ' JLoan.

Koondrook Irrigation and W ater 'Supply T ru s t—Loan.F u rther Loan.

Lerderderg Irrigation and W ater Supply T ru s t—W ater R ight increased.

Millewa Irrigation and W ater Supply T ru s t—Loan.Regulations for the Conduct of the Proceedings of the T ru s t and its Officers.

M yall Irrigation and W ater Supply T ru s t— *A pplication for a F urther Loan of £3,300

Rodney Irrigation and W ater Supply T ru s t— .Regulation No. 4. _D istrict divided into Divisions.Regulation.

Swan H ill Irrigation and W ater Supply T ru s t—R ating Regulation.Loan.

Tragow el P lains Irrigation and W ater Supply T ru s t— Regulation No. 6.D istrict divided into Divisions.

Twelve-m ile Irrigation and W ater Supply T ru s t— Loan.

W andella Irrigation and W ater Supply T ru s t—Loan.

6 . S u p p l y .— The Order of the D ay for going into the Committee o f Supply having been rea d — Mr. M unromoved. T h a t Mr. Speaker do now leave the Chair.

Question— put and resolved in the affirmative.W hereupon Mr. Speaker left the Chair, and the H ouse resolved itse lf into the Committee of Supply. Mr. Speaker resumed the C h a ir ; Mr. M cLellan reported tha t the Committee had come to a certain

resolution.On the motion of M r. Munro, the House ordered th a t the S tanding Orders be suspended, so as to allow

the Report to be received th is day.Mr. M cLellan also acquainted the House th a t he was directed to move th a t the Committee may have

leave to sit again,. Resolved— T hat this House will, on Tuesday next, again resolve itself into the said Committee.

7. S u p p l y .— S u p p l e m e n t a r y E s t im a t e s , 1890-91.—M r. M cLellan reported from the Committee ofSupply a certain resolution, which was read, and is as follows :—

Resolved— T hat a sum not exceeding £194,986 be granted to H er M ajesty on account for or towards defraying the following services for the year 1890-91, v iz.:—

I.—CHIEF SECRETARY.

D ivisio n N o. 4.

R E F R E S H M E N T R O O M S.

Subdivision No. 2.C ontingencies.

Fuel, L ight, and Incidental Expenses

D iv isio n N o. 6.

C H IE F S E C R E T A R Y ’S O F F IC E .

Subdivision No. 3.

N on-Clerical D iv isio n .

Female Typew riter from 23rd M arch, 1891, £16 9s. . . .

M axi-

£78

D ivisio n No. 7.G O V E R N M E N T S T A T IS T .

SALARIES.Subdivision No. 1.

Clerical D ivisio n .

Difference between 3rd and 4 th Class pay to one C lerk from 20th March, 1891 ... . .. . .. ... . . . ...

100

17

V ,

21

D i v i s i o n N o . 8 .P O L IC E .

. £ £

S a l a r i e s a n d W a g e s .

Subdivision No. 3.G e n e r a l P o l i c e .

A dditional P ay a t 6d. per diem to one Sergeant (2nd Class, not promoted on account of age, he being in charge of a Police Station a t which a first-class Sergeant over 55 years of age would receive such allowance), from 1st Ju ly , 1890, to 30th June, 1891, £9 2s. fid. . . . 10

D i v i s i o n N o. 9 .

P E N A L E S T A B L IS H M E N T S A N D G A O L S.

S a l a r i e s .Subdivision No. 1.

C l e r i c a l D i v i s i o n .

Inspector-G eneral—Difference between £800 and £750, from 1st to27th Ju ly , 1890, £3 12s. fid.......................................................... .

F ourth Class Clerk from 1st June , 1891 F ifth Class Clerk (arrears), £ 4 13s. 9d. . ..

4 21

5

30

Subdivision No. 2.

N o n - C l e b i o a l D i v i s i o n .

One Senior W arder from 26th M ay, 1891

M axi-

£174 18

Subdivision N o. 4.C o n t i n g e n c i e s .

Stores, including Clothing, Bedding, and M aterials for M anufacture Fuel, L igh t, and W ater

. . . 1 ,0 0 01 ,0 0 0

2 ,0 0 02,048

D i v i s i o n N o . 1 0 .

H O S P IT A L S F O R T H E IN S A N E .


C l e r i c a l D i v i s i o n .One 4 th Class Secretary * a— Difference between £239 and £169

annum from 20th A pril, 1891 . . . . . .per

14

D i v i s i o n N o . 1 1 .IN E B R IA T E A S Y L U M S .

Subdivision N o. 3.C o n t i n g e n c i e s .

Provisions and ex tra articles . . . . . . . . . 1 5 0

D i v i s i o n N o . 14.O B S E R V A T O R Y .

Subdivision No. 2.C l e r i c a l D i v i s i o n .

W eather Telegraph Clerk (arrears) . • •• • •» 1 0

A 2

22

D i v i s i o n N o. 15.

P U B L IC L IB R A R Y , M U S E U M S , A N D N A T IO N A L G A L L E R Y .


P u b l i c L i b r a r y .


F ifth Class Jun io r A ssistan t from 1st Ju ly to 31st December, 1890 ...

N o n - C l e r i c a l D i v i s i o n .

Bookbinder and A ttendan t from 23rd April, 1891

Ju n io r Messenger and A ttendant from 17th February, 1891..

Maxi-

£180

D i v i s i o n N o . 17.

G O V E R N M E N T S H O R T H A N D W R IT E R .

Subdivision No. 1.C l e r i c a l D i v i s i o n ’.

One 5 th Class Clerk from 3rd Ju n e , 1891

Subdivision No. 3.C o n t i n g e n c i e s .

Clerical A ssistanceStores and Incidental Expenses


V IC T O R IA N H A N S A R D .


Tem porary Assistance

D i v i s i o n N o. 24.E X H IB IT IO N S .

No. 6. Allowance to Secretary in connexion w ith the D istribution of the A w ards of the P aris and N ew Zealand Exhibitions

D i v i s i o n N o . 2 6 .

M IS C E L L A N E O U S .

No. 15. A nnual Allowance to provide an Increm ent to the Salary of Mr.E . T. H uber (a 5th Class Clerk in the Legislative Council)

No. 16. Expenses in connexion w ith the publication of the Transactions of the A ustralasian Association for the A dvancem ent of Science

! No. 17. Salary of a D eputy Commissioner of A ud it from 1st A pril to I 30th June, 1891, a t £1,000 per annum, during the absenceI bn leave of M r. Commissioner Jackson

Total Chief Secretary

25

31

16

4 77 2

16

5015

~6581

100

100

10

200

2504 6 0

3,170

23

II.—MINISTER OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION.


E D U C A T IO N .

Subdivision No. 2.

E . P r o f e s s io n a l D i v i s i o n .

Allowance to one Inspector for inspecting Technical Schools

Subdivision No. 3.


G ratuity to Mr. J . Baker, 4 th Class Clerk, for performing 3rd Class duties during portion of M r. Callan’s absence on furlough, £29 Is. 5d.

R ea d —42 F ifth Class Clerks

I n lien o f—41 F ifth Class Clerks.

Subdivision No. 4.


T ruan t Officer— Third Grade (arrears), £15 10s.

50

30

16


SC H O O L S O F M IN E S A N D T E C H N IC A L SC H O O LS.

(Inalterable.')

No. 16. School of Mines, StawellNo. 21. K yneton School of A rts, £58 6s. 8d.

D i v i s i o n N o. 31 .


No. 4. To pay increased salaries to T ruan t Officers, in accordance with the resolutions in the Legislative Assembly on 16th November, 1887— F irs t Grade, £ 2 0 8 ; Second Grade, £188 ; and Third Grade, £168 per annum (arrears, 1889-90) ...

No. 7. Compensation on the basis of section 16, A ct No. 160, to^Female Teachers appointed prior to the passing of A ct No. /10 who have retired or who may retire by the operation of section 14 of A ct No. 1024 ... ...

No. 10. G ratu ity to W . H uxtable and wife for injuries to the la tter and damage to furniture, caused by the falling of a chimney a t School No. 307

3,000

100

Total Minister of Public Instruction

24

.. I l l —ATTORNEY-GENERAL,- :

D i v i s i o n N o . 3 2 . £ £

S U P R E M E C O U R T .

S a l a r i e s .

Subdivision N o. 1.

x A cting Judge of the Supreme Court, a t £3,000, from 1st February, i y y i .................................................................................................................. . . . 1,250

D i v i s i o n N o . 3 3 .

L A W O F F IC E R S O F T H E C R O W N .

0 S a l a r i e s . Subdivision No. 3.


4 th Class Clerk a t £350 in lieu of £224, from 18th M arch, 1891 5th Class Clerk from 4th M ay, 1891 . . . 3 7

1653

D i v i s i o n N o . 3 5 .

P R O T H O N O T A R Y .

o S a l a r i e s . Subdivision N o. 2. *


3rd Class Clerk from 7th to 13th A ugust, 1890 ....................... . . . . . 10

D i v i s i o n N o . 8 7 .

T IT L E S O F F IC E .

S ala ries .Subdivision N o. 3.


3rd Class Clerk from 13th February, 1891. . . . . . 185

D iv ision N o. 38.

r e g i s t r a r - g e n e r a l ;

^ , S a l a r i e s . Subdivision No. 3.

N o n -C l e r i c a l D i v i s i o n .

M a x im u m .

One Jun io r M essenger from 28 th M ay, 1891£72 4

25

£ £

D i v i s i o n N o . 4 0 .

P A T E N T S .



A ssistan t Exam iner from 6 th January , 1891 . . . . . . 2 0

Subdivision No. 3.


Typew riter from 4th M ay, 1891 ... . . . ••• . . . 1 33 3


' . S H E R IF F S .



Labourer from 21st M ay, 1891, a t £78 . . . . . . ••• ' 9

Subdivision No. 4.

C o n t i n g e n c i e s .

W itnesses a t the Supreme Court S ittings for the hearing of Criminal T rials, Allowances to

Fees to Ju ro rs . . . . . . ••• ••• ••• •••Bailiffs, Allowances toIncidental E xpenses ... ••• . . . _ ••• •••Special Allowances to non-salaried Sheriffs’-Bailiffs, &c.

7505502 5 02 0 0250

2 ,0 0 02,009

D i v i s i o n N o . 4 2 .


No. 7. To pay the costs o f defending an action in E ngland to which George Edm und Bowman, a lunatic patient in the Y arra Bend Asylum, has been made a party, in order to decide whether, or not he is a . residuary legatee under the will of one Thomas Bowman *50

Total Attorney-General ... ... 3,594

* Expected to be recouped from costs to be paid out of the estate.

26

IV —MINISTER OF JUSTICE.

D i v i s i o n N o . 4 4 .

P O L IC E M A G IS T R A T E S A N D W A R D E N S .


P R O F E S S IO N A L D IV I S I O N .

E x tra Police M agistrate from 23rd February to 1st A pril, 1891, a t .£650 ... ...

D i v i s i o n N o . 4 6 .

C O R O N E R S.

[ S a l a r i e s .


Labourer a t City M orgue from 28th A pril, 1891, a t £78

Maximum.

£120

D i v i s i o n N o . 4 6 a .


Refund of amount of estreated recognisance in the m atter of Amie H art vetsus Daniel H . H art, wife desertion ; to - be applied towards the m aintenance of the said Amie H art

Refund of amount of estreated recognisance in the m atter of M argaret Maud Owens veT S u s Thomas McDonald ; to be applied towards the maintenance of the illegitimate child of the said M argaret Maud Owens, by weekly instalm ents

5 0

20

Total Minister of Justice

27

V.—TREASURER.


Subdivision No. 2.

TREASURY.

S a l a r i e s .


Allowance to Mr. G. T . A llen for acting as A ssistant-A ccountant to the T reasury from 1st Ju ly , 1890, to 30th June , 1891, £115 16s. 8(1. ...


P R E M IE R 'S D E P A R T M E N T .

S a l a r i e s .

Subdivision No. 2.


Difference between salary of Third and Fourth Class Clerk from 17th M arch to 30th June , 1891, £7 5s. 2d. ...

Subdivision No. 7.

M is c e l l a n e o u s .

No. £®fcxpenses of representation of V ictoria a t N ational A ustralasian Convention on Federation, Sydney, 1891


G O V E R N M E N T P R IN T E R .

Subdivision No. 1.

C l e r i c a l D iv i s i o n .

One 4 / Class Type Storeman (arrears) ...S ix 4 / Class Foremen of Compositors (arrears) ...

Subdivision No. 2.

N on - C l e r i c a l D i v i s i o n .

N ine Compositors, 2nd Grade ... Twenty-two Compositors, 3rd Grade

Subdivision No. 3.

P rin ters, &c.

682

617

23

131288

419

1,000

116

690

Subdivision No. 4.

Type, &c. ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 260M achinery and Repairs ... ... ... ... ... 820G ratuities to two Readers, and to A ssistant for acting as T icket P rin ter 59

1,1392,581

28

D ivision N o. 59.M IS C E L L A N E O U S .

£ £

Proportion due by Colony o f V ictoria of Expenses in connexion w ith R eport on the Defences o f K ing George’s Sound (in addition to am ount of £386 provided in A ppropriation A ct 1890-91)

T o pay to M argaret Yule, m other of George W att, deceased, the proceeds, less 10 per cent., of the estate of the said George W att, £16 15s. 2d., transferred to Revenue, he being illegitim ate, £15 Is. 8d.

200

16216

T o ta l T r e a s u r e r . . . . . . ... 3 ,6 0 3

V I .— M I N I S T E R O F D E F E N C E .

D ivision N o. 61. £ £

D E F E N C E D E P A R T M E N T .

Sala ries .

Subdivision No. 2.

Clerical D iv isio n .

A rrears, &c. . .. . .. . .. . . . . . . . . . 1

Subdivision N o. 7.

M ounted R if l e s .— C ontingencies. m

G ratu ity to M ajor Hoad w hilst in tem porary command of M ounted Rifles, equal to half difference between pay of Officer Commanding and A dju tan t, £48 7s. 9d. ... 49

Subdivision No. 11.

M iscellaneous .

G ratu ity to widow of A . Colley, late Armourer, Defence D epartm ent, nine m onths’ pay, £187 10s.

A m ount granted in aid of a team of V ictorian M ounted Rifles proceeding to England to take part in R oyal M ilitary Tournam ent ...

G ran t to L ieutenant R. H arding in recognition of valuable services rendered by him in improvements to percussion locks and needle- holders for B.L. guns, and in connexion w ith H .P . carriages ...

Expenses in connexion w ith Board of Inquiry re B.L. gun accident a t Queenscliff . .. ... . .. ... ••• ...

Compensation for injury sustained by Jo h n H anna, L aura H anna, and M ary S tew art, £288 12s. 6d.

Compensation (as recommended by Boards of Inqu iry ) to Members of M ilitia Forces injured on duty :—

J . E . Anderson ... . .. . .. . . . £ 4 11 6 G. A tk in ... . . . . . . . . . 29 8 0 J . M cW illiam s ... . .. . .. . .. . 6 12 0 W . Penhalluriack . . . ... . .. . . . 5 5 0

i M ajor R . E . W illiams . . . . .. . . . 100 0 0

188

600

150

100

289

145 16 6 146

, G ra tu ity to E llen M ary Brearley, widow of late Corporal C. B rearley, Geelong B attery , G .A ., accidentally killed by explosion of 6-inch B .L . gun a t Queenscliff . . . . . . ...

i G ratu ity to Philippa Gabb, mother of late G unner D . Donaldson, Geelong B attery , G .A ., accidentally killed by explosion of 6-inch B .L . gun a t Queenscliff . .

600

100

Total Minister of Defence ... 2,223

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V II—COMMISSIONER OF CROWN LANDS AND SURVEY.


SURVEY, SALE, AND MANAGEMENT OF CROWN LANDS.

S a l a r i e s .

Subdivision No. 2.

P r o f e s s io n a l D i v i s i o n .

T hree Jun io r D raughtsm en— One a t £200, in lieu of £180 per annum ; one a t £180, in lieu o f £160 per annum ; and one a t £156, in lieu of £150 per annum, from 1st M arch to 30th Ju n e , 1891

Subdivision No. 4.

N o n -C l e b i c a l D i v i s i o n .

One Senior P rin ter, a t £204 per annum, from 30th October, 1890, to 31st M arch, 1891

One M essenger and A ttendant, a t £100 per annum, from 1st M ay to 30th June, 1891

One M essenger, a t £ 6 10s. per month, in lieu of £ 5 per month, from 2nd September to 16th October, 1890 ...

One P rin ter, a t £168, in lieu of £166 , from 1st Ju ly , 1889, to 30th Ju n e , 1890 . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . ...

M a x im um .

£200

240

120

120

192

15

88

17

3

2

110125



No. 19. To the Commissioners of the Centennial In ternational E x h ibition 1888 for Photographs and N egatives of the G iant Trees of V ictoria

No. 20. Compensation to Ellen Byrne for Removal of Cottage, situate on the banks o f the R iver Y arra, to provide roadway along the river bank ...

Total Commissioner of Crown Lands and Survey

1 0 0

100200

325

s o

V III.—COMMISSIONER OP PUBLIC WORKS.


W O R K S A N D B U IL D IN G S .

Subdivision No. 1.

W h a r f s , J e t t i e s , H a r b o r s , R i v e r s , e t c .— {Inalterable).

No. 16. For Lifc-boat J e tty and Shod, &c., P o in t Lonsdale ...21. F or Additions and Repairs, Sorrento Je tty26. Tow ards Completion of the New E ntrance to the G ippsland

Lakes

Subdivision No. 14.

R e n t s a n d F u r n i t u r e , e t c .— {Inalterable).

No. 1. R ent of Public Buildings, Offices, and Land for the use of the Government, and Allowances tor R ent in lieu of quarters ...

2. F urn itu re and F ittings for Public Offices and Buildings, including Repairs and T ransport

D iv i s i o n N o. 76.

{T o be recouped fro m Proceeds o f Sale o f l a n d at K ew and Y arra Bend.)

No. 1. Towards Completion of Contract for W est F ron t of Parliam ent Buildings, Drainage, and other works in connexion therew ith

Total Commissioner of Public Works

1£ £

100100

3,500

3,700

2,000

250

2,2505,950

ii

‘10,500

16,450

31

I X .- COMMISSIONER OF TRADE AND CUSTOMS.

£ £

Division N o. 79. 1

C U ST O M S.

Salaries.

Subdivision No. 5 .

Non-Clerical D ivision.

Six W eighers, Second G rade ... 200

Division N o. 82.

D IS T IL L E R IE S A N D E X C IS E .

S a l a r i e s .

Subdivision No. 2.

N on-Clerical Division.

1 One Sub-locker (arrears), £5 2s. 7d. 6

D ivision N o. 85.

M A R IN E B O A R D .

Salaries.

Subdivision No. 1.

A. & E. 1 P rofessional Division.

; Engineer Siurveyor (increm ent), £7 10s. 8

: I

i D iv is io n N o. 86.


i No. 3. Towards Establishm ent of the International Tariff Bureau, w ith annual subscription to same, £175 Os. 2d. • • • 176

1i

Total Commissioner of Trade and Customs 390

32

X.—POSTMASTER-GENERAL.

D ivisio n N o. 87.£ £

P O S T A N D T E L E G R A P H O F F IC E S .

S a l a r i e s .

Subdivision No. 3.


Number. Grade. Salary.

One 3rd Class Postm aster . . . . . . 1112

3£

300 77

Four 4th Class Postm asters . . . . . . j234

250 ) 225 f 210 ]

319

T hree 3rd Class Clerks . . . . . . • * • 205

A rrears of Salaries to Postm asters, Postm istresses, Relieving P o stm asters, Clerks, Operators, and Fem ale Operators and Clerks 750

1,351

Subdivision No. 4.

N on-C lerical D iv isio n .

A rrears of Salaries to M ail Officers, Sorters, Letter-carriers, and others . . . 200

Subdivision No. 6.

Sorters—A rrears . . . ... . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Total Postmaster-General . . . 1,587

XI.-—MINISTER OF MINES.

£ £

D ivision N o. 93.

MISCELLANEOUS.

No.. 7. Expenses in connexion w ith Juvenile Exhibition , B alla ra t . .. 200

No. 8. To Recoup M essrs. T etu , Thomson, and Zagabria losses sustained by B ush F ire a t Korum burra on 9th January , 1891, £34 17s. 6d. ........................................................... 35

No. 9. Expense in sending E x p ert to E urope to inquire in to the best method o f treating R efractory Ores, and also the m anufacture of B riquettes from B row n Coal, &c. 100

335

Total Minister of Mines 335

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XII.—MINISTER OP WATER SUPPLY*

£ £

D i v is io n N o . 94.

W A T E R S U P P L Y .

Subdivision No. 4.

Labour and M aterials, Stores, Forage, Travelling Expenses, and Contingencies in connexion w ith—

Coliban W orks 1 ,0 0 0

Geelong W orks 300

1,300

Total Minister of Water Supply... ... 1,300

XIII.—MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE.

£ £

D i v i s i o n N o . 1 0 2 .

A G R IC U L T U R E A N D IN D U S T R IE S .

Subdivision No. 3 .


Chem ist— A rrears, £43 11s. ... 44

D i v i s i o n N o . 105.

SC A B P R E V E N T IO N A N D D IS E A S E S IN S T O C K .

Subdivision No. 3.

C o n t in g e n c ie s .

Allowances, Travelling and Incidentals . . . ... 250

Total Minister of Agriculture ... 294

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XIV*—MINISTER OF HEALTH.

D i v i s i o n No. 1 0 8 .

i

£ . £

j

P U B L IC H E A L T H .

Subdivision No. 7.

Allowances for Vaccination, including E xpenses attending the C ultivation of Calf Lym ph 3 0 0

Total Minister of Health 300

XV.—MINISTER OF RAILWAYS.


V IC T O R IA N R A IL W A Y S .

W orking Expenses of all Lines, including Maintenance, Renewals, &c. 157,950

Total Minister of Railways 157,950

A nd the said resolution was read a second time and agreed to by the House.

8 . W a y s a n d M e a n s . — T he Order of the D ay for going into the Committee of W ays and Means havingbeen read— Mr. Munro moved, T h a t Mr. Speaker do now leave the Chair.

Question— put and resolved in the affirmative.W hereupon Mr. Speaker left the Chair, and the House resolved itself into the Committee of W ays

and Means.M r. Speaker resumed the Chair ; Mr. M cLellan reported th a t the Committee had come to a certain

resolution.On the motion of M r. M unro, the House ordered th a t the S tanding O rders be suspended, so as to

allow the Report to be received th is day.Mr. M cLellan also acquainted the House th a t he was directed to move th a t the Committee may have

leave to sit again.Resolved—T h at this H ouse will, on Tuesday next, again resolve itself into the said Committee.

9 . W a y s a n d M e a n s .— M r. M cLellan reported from the Committee of W ays and Means a certainresolution, w hich was read, and is as follows :— •

j Resolved-,—T h at towards making good the supply granted to H er M ajesty for the service of thei year 1 8 9 0 - 9 1 , the sum of £ 1 9 4 ,9 8 6 be granted out o f the Consolidated Revenue of Victoria.

A nd the said resolution was read a second time and agreed to by the House.Ordered— T h a t M r. Munro and Mr. Shiels do prepare and bring in a B ill to carry out the foregoing

resolution.

1 0 . C o n s o l i d a t e d R e v e n u e B i l l ( N o . 1 ) .— Mr. M unro then brought up a Bill intituled “ A B ill toapply out o f the' Consolidated Revenue the sum o f One hundred and ninety-four thousand nine hundred and; eighty-six pounds to the service o f the year One thousand eight hundred and ninety and ninety-one f and moved, T hat it be now read a first time. . . . . . .

Question—put and resolved in the affirmative.—Bill read a first time, ordered to be printed, and reada second time this day. ,

M r. M unr0 moved, T h a t th is Bill be now read a second time.Question—put and resolved in the affirmative.— Bill read a second time.Mr. INjtunro moved. T h a t this B ill be now committed to a Com mittee,of the whole House.Question— put and resolved in the affirmative. * : •And, on the further motion of Mr. Munro, M r. Speaker left the Chair, and the House resolved itsel

into a Committee of the whole.M r. Speaker resumed the Chair ; M r. M cLellan reported th a t the Committee had gone, through the

‘ - Bill, and agreed to the same w ithout amendment. ’Mr. Speaker having reported th a t the Chairman of Committees had certified th a t the fair print of this

„ Bill "was in" accordance w ith the Bill as reported— Bill, on the motion of M r. Munro, read a third time.

Ôrdered— T h at the B ill be transm itted to the Legislative Council and their concurrence desired therein.

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11. A u s t r a l a s ia n F e d e r a t i o n .— T he Order of the D ay for the resumption of the debate on the question,T h a t this House approves generally of the “ D ra ft of a Bill to C onstitute the Commonwealth o f A u s tra lia ” adopted by the N ational A ustralasian Convention, 9 th A pril, 1891, and laid before the P arliam ent of V ictoria on the 23rd June , 1891, having been read—

D e b a te r e s u m e d .Sir B ryan O’Loghlen moved, as an amendment, T h a t all the words after the word “ House ” be

omitted w ith a view to insert in place thereof the words “ declines to express a t the present time its opinion on the ‘ D raft of a B ill to Constitute the Commonwealth of A ustralia,’ as th is House must insist, as a condition precedent to its sanctioning any change in the Constitution of V ictoria, th a t a Bill satisfactorily embodying the ‘one man, one vo te’ principle shall first have been passed into law .”

Question— T h at the words proposed to be omitted stand part of the question— put and resolved in the affirmative.

M r. M cIn ty re moved, T h a t the debate be now adjourned.Question— T h at the debate be now adjourned— put and resolved in the affirmative.Ordered— T h at the debate be adjourned until Tuesday next.

1 2 . P o s t p o n e m e n t o f O r d e r s o f t h e D a y .— Ordered, T h a t the consideration of the following Ordersof the D ay be postponed un til Tuesday n e x t :—

Supreme Court (Bailiwicks) B ill— To be further considered in Committee.Constitution A c t Amendment A c t 1890 Amendment B ill— Message from H is Excellency the

Governor— To be considered in Committee.Local Government Act 1 8 9 0 Amendment B ill— Message from H is Excellency the Governor— To be

considered in Committee.Metropolitan General Cemetery B ill— Message from H is Excellency the Governor— To be considered

in Committee.Education Endowment B ill— Message from H is Excellency the Governor— To be considered in

Committee.Gold-fields Reservoirs Sale B ill— Second reading.W ater A ct 1890 Amendment B ill— Second reading.L a n d A c t 1890 Amendment B ill— Second reading.Shops B ill— Second reading.Thistles Law Amendment B ill— Second reading.

A nd then the House, a t tw enty m inutes past ten o’clock, adjourned until Tuesday next.

W . V. R O B IN S O N , M. H . D A V IE S ,Clerk o f the legislative Assembly. Speaker.

By Authority: Row. 8 . B r a i x , Government Printer. Melbourne.

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VICTORIA.


OF T H E

LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY.N o . 6 .

TUESDAY, 7 t h JULY, 1891.

1. T he H ouse m et pursuant to adjournm ent.—Mr. Speaker took the Chair.

2 . P e t i t i o n s . — T h e following petition in favour of the reading of the H oly Bible in S tate Schools duringschool hours was presented :—

B y Dr. Pearson—From members of the Church of England residing a t Moreland.

M r. Anderson presented a petition from the A. U. Alcock E lectric L igh t and M otive Pow er Company Lim ited, under the common seal of the said corporation, praying th a t they may have leave to bring in a B ill to authorize the A. U . Alcock E lectric L igh t and M otive Power Company Lim ited to generate, store, and supply electricity in the Cities of Melbourne, South Melbourne, Richmond, H aw thorn, Collingwood, and F itzroy, Town of N orth Melbourne, and Boroughs of K ew and P o rt M elbourne; and tha t the House w ill be pleased to pass the same, and to suspend or dispense w ith all such of its Standing Orders relating to the introduction of P riva te Bills as have not been complied w ith in order th a t the said Bill may be passed during the present session.


3 . R e f r i g e r a t i n g C a r s — Mr. A rm ytage moved, pursuant to notice, T h a t there be laid before this Housea return showing—

1. T he number of refrigerating cars constructed a t the railway workshops a t N ew port whichwere completed by the 31st M arch, 1891.

2. T he number w hich were in use previous to the 31st M arch.3. T he dates upon which each car was used for the first time.4. T he to tal number of cars built or in construction a t the present time.5. T he cost of construction of each car.6. T he w eight of each car.7. T he cost of maintaining a tem perature of 60°, 50°, and 40° respectively inside the cars for

nine hours continuously, the tem perature outside being 80°.8. T he name of the patent used.9. T he sums paid by the Railway D epartm ent for the use of the patent.


4 . R e c r e a t i o n R e s e r v e s w i t h i n t h e S u b u r b a n R a d iu s .— M r. G ardiner moved, pursuant to notice,T h a t there be laid before this House a return showing the number and locality of recreation reserves under the joint control of the Board of Land and W orks and other trustees w ithin the suburban radius.


5 . M a r t h a B e r r y .— Mr. Richardson moved, pursuant to notice, T h a t there be laid before this H ouse acopy of all the papers referring to the dismissal of M artha B erry from the Public Service.


(700 cop ies.)

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6 . R a i l w a y T r a i n s R e d u c e d a n d L i n e s O p e n e d i i u b i n ^ 'T H E S t r i k e , — M r. L a u r e n s m o v e d , p u r s u a n tto notice, T h a t there be laid before th is House a relurh showing—

1. T he actual number of railway trains reduced during the strike period from the Ib th A ugustto 17th November, 1890.

2. T he number of such trains restored after the strike, and when so restored.3. The full ex ten t of the saving in working expenses during 1890-91 consequent upon such

reduced trains.4. T he dates a t which new lines were opened (if any were opened) during the strike period.


7. C o u n t y C o u r t S i t t i n g s .— Mr. T uth ill moved, pursuant to notice, T h a t there be laid before thisHouse a copy of all correspondence and telegrams which have passed between the present G overnment and the County Court Judges in connexion w ith the fixing, holding, and postponement of County Court sittings throughout the colony.


8. P a p e r s .— Mr. Shiels presented—

County Court S ittings.— R eturn to the foregoing Order.M r. M unro presented, by command of H is Excellency the Governor—

Proposed Coining of Silver at the Melbourne M int.— Further Correspondence (in continuation of Parliam entary Paper N o. 208 of 1890).

Mr. M cLean presented, by command of H is Excellency the Governor—R eport of Proceedings taken under the provisions of The Land A ct 1884, The Mallee Pastoral

Leases Act 1883, the L and Act 1890, and the Wattles Act 1890, during the year ending 31st December, 1890.

M r. Munro presented—Pensions and Compensation.— R eturn to an Order of the House, dated 24th Ju n e , 1891, foi a

return showing the am ount paid aw ay in pensions and compensation during the tw elve m onths ending 30th Ju n e , 1891.


T he following Papers, p u r s u a n t to tho directions of several A cts o f P arliam ent, were laid upon the T able by the Clerk of the House :—

Victorian M ining Accident Relief F u n d — Statem ent of A ccounts rendered by the Trustees to the Fund.

Defences.— Travelling A llowances.— Regulations for T ravelling Allowances to b e draw n b y officers and men regularly employed under the Defences and Discipline A ct 1890, and for p a y of w arrant, non-commissioned officers, and men of Victorian A rtillery .

9 . M e s s a g e f r o m H i s E x c e l l e n c y t h e G o v e r n o r . —T he following M essage from H is Excellency theGovernor was presented by M r. Shiels, and the same was read :—

H O P E T O U N , _ „ „Governor. Message No. 7.

In accordance w ith the requirem ents of section 57 of the Constitution A ct, the G overnor recommends to the Legislative Assembly th a t an A ppropriation be made from the Consolidated Revenue for the purposes of a B ill to amend the Railways Act 1890 and for other purposes.

G overnm ent Offices,Melbourne, 6 th Ju ly , 1891.


10. A u s t r a l a s ia n F e d e r a t i o n .— The Order of the day for the resumption of the debate on the question.T h a t th is House approves generally of the “ D raft of a B ill to C onstitute the Commonwealth ot A u s tra lia ” adopted by the National A ustralasian Convention, 9 th A pril, 1891, and laid before the Parliam ent of V ictoria on the 23rd June , 1891, having been read—

D ebate resumed.M r. M cIn tyre moved, as an amendment, T h a t the following words bo added to the motion:—

“ B ut such approval does not commit th is H ouse to an approval of all the principles or machinery of the D raft Bill, bu t is to be merely regarded as a general approval of such D raft B ill in the ligh t of its being a step in the path of Federation.”

D ebate continued.Question— T h at the words proposed to be added be so added— put and negatived.D ebate on the main question resumed.M r. Zox moved, T hat the debate be now adjourned.Debate continued.Q uestion—T h at the debate be how adjourned— put and resolved in the affirmative.Ordered— T h at the debate be adjourned until to-morrow.

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11. P o s t p o n e m e n t o f O r d e r s o f t h e D a y .— Ordered, T h a t the consideration of the following Ordersof the D ay be postponed un til to-morrow :—

Supreme Court (Bailiwicks) B ill— To be fu rther considered in Committee.Constitution A c t Amendment A c t 1890 Amendment B ill— Message from H is Excellency the

Governor— To be considered in Committee.Local Government A ct 1890 Amendment B ill— Message from H is Excellency the Governor— To be


in Committee.Education Endowment B ill— Message from H is Excellency the Governor— To be considered in

Committee.Gold-fields Reservoirs Sale B ill— Second reading.W ater A ct 1890 Amendment B ill— Second reading.L a n d A c t 1890 Amendment B ill— Second reading.Shops B ill— Second reading.Thistles Law Amendment B ill— Second reading.Supply— To be further considered in Committee.Ways and Means— To be further considered in Committee.

12. A d j o u r n m e n t .— M r. M unro moved, That the H ouse do now adjourn.Debate ensued.Question— put and resolved in the affirmative.

And then the House, a t forty-four m inutes past ten o’clock, adjourned until to-morrow.

W. V . R O B IN S O N , M. H . D A V IE S ,Clerk o f the Legislative Assembly. Speaker.

By Authority: R o b t . S. Bbain, Government Printer, Melbourne.

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V I C T O R I A .



WEDNESDAY, 8 t h JULY, 1891.


2. P r e s e n t a t i o n o f A d d r e s s t o H i s E x c e l l e n c y t h e G o v e r n o r . —Mr. Speaker reported th a t he had,th a t day, w aited upon H is Excellency the Governor, and had presented to him the Address of the Legislative Assembly, agreed to on the 24th Ju n e last, and th a t H is Excellency had been pleased to m ake the following rep ly :—

M r . S p e a k e r a n d G e n t l e m e n o f t h e L e g i s l a t i v e A s s e m b l y :

In the name and on behalf of H er M ajesty I thank you for the assurance of your loyalty to our M ost Gracious Sovereign conveyed in the A ddress w hich you have just presented to me, and I express the hope th a t the measures which may be subm itted to you w ill be dealt w ith in such a manner as w ill be conducive to the best interests of the public welfare.

H O P E T O U N .Governm ent Offices,

Melbourne, 8th Ju ly , 1891.

3 . P a p e r s .— Mr. M unro presented—

Railw ay Construction and F inance.— R eturn to an Order of th e House, dated 30th Ju n e , 1891, for a re tu rn showing—

1. T he am ount paid in 1890-91 for railway construction and works chargeable tocapital account from funds (not including T rust funds) other than those borrowed for such purpose.

2. T he m onthly average amount of T ru s t funds used for such purpose during thesame year.

3. T he am ount of interest (if any) the Railw ay Departm ent charges itself for the useof such moneys.

4. T he average rate of in terest paid on railw ay loans in 1883, the year immediatelypreceding the advent of the Railways Commissioners.

5. T he present average rate of in terest on railw ay loans.6. T he excess in the gross am ount of interest which would have to be paid on account

of 1890-91 if the average rate of interest had been as high as in 1883.7. The amount of money other than loan moneys expended on railway surveys, con

struction, and works up to 1883 upon which the departm ent has never chargeditself w ith interest.

8. T he amount of such moneys expended on similar surveys, construction, and worksup to the present date upon which the Railway D epartm ent has not and did not charge itself w ith interest.

9. T he number of miles of railway lines opened during 1883.10. T he number of miles opened in 1890-91.

Ordered to lie on the Table.T he following Papers, pursuant to the directions of several A cts of Parliam ent, were laid upon the

Table by the Clerk of the House :—Centennial In ternational Exhibition, Melbourne, 1888.— R eport of the E xecutive Commissioners

for the Centennial In ternational Exhibition of 1888, together w ith an account of Income and Expenditure.

(700 copies.)

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Customs A ct 1890—Importation, of Barley and E xportation of M anufactured Barley.Grinding of Oats in Bond for Exportation.Drawback Regulations amended.Drawback Regulations amended.Drawback Regulations amended.Drawback Regulations amended.

Customs and Excise Duties A ct 1890—D uty on “ Crushed Seal.”M inor A rticles used in M anufacture— Stove Screws.M inor A rticles used in M anufacture— Carriages—W biGe-tree Ferrules.Minor A rticles used in M anufacture— Ferrules, various, and Rod Rings.Minor A rticles used in M anufacture— Sundry.Minor A rticles used in M anufacture— Sundry.M inor A rticles used in M anufacture— Sundry.

Explosives A ct 1890—A ppointm ent of Inspector of Explosives.R ent and Charges for Storage of Explosives.General Regulations for Powder M agazines.Regulations and Orders.

Fisheries A ct 1890—Notice of proposed variation of Proclam ation re lim its of the m outh of the River Y arra

w ithin which nets and fixed engines are not to be used.

4. C a t h k i n t o M a n s f i e l d R a i l w a y .— Mr. G raves moved, pursuant to notice, T h a t there be laid beforeth is House a return showing—

1. D ate of acceptance of tender for the construction of the railway from C athkin to Mansfield(Thornton’s contract).

2. D ate fixed in contract for completion.3. Total am ount specified in contract for this work.4. D ate of first progress payment, and amount of same.5. Total expenditure up to date on this railway, C athkin to Mansfield.


5. A u s t r a l a s i a n F e d e r a t i o n .— T he Order o f the D ay for the resumption of the debate on the question,T hat this House approves generally of the c< D ra ft of a B ill to C onstitute the Commonwealth ofA ustralia ” adopted by the N ational A ustralasian Convention, 9 th A pril, 1891, and laid before the Parliam ent of V ictoria on the 23rd June , 1891, having been read—

D ebate resumed.A nd the debate not being concluded by half-past eigh t o’clock—Ordered— T h at the debate be adjourned until to-morrow.

6 . P o s t p o n e m e n t o f O r d e r s o f t h e D a y .— Ordered, T h a t the consideration of th e following O rders ofthe D ay be postponed until to-morrow :—

Supreme Court (Bailiwicks') B ill— To be further considered in Committee.Constitution A ct Amendment A ct 1890 Amendment B ill— Message from H is Excellency the

Governor— To be considered in Committee.Local Government Act 1890 Amendment B ill— Message from H is Excellency the Governor— To be

considered in Committee.Metropolitan General Cemetery B ill— Message from H is Excellency the Governor— To be con

sidered in Committee.Education Endowment B ill— Message from H is Excellency the Governor— To be considered in

Committee.Gold-fields Reservoirs Sale B ill— Second reading.W ater A ct 1890 Amendment B ill— Second reading.L and Act 1890 Amendment B ill— Second reading.Shops B ill— Second reading.Thistles Law Amendment B ill— Second reading.Railways A ct 1890 Amendment B ill— Message from H is Excellency the Governor— To be considered

in Committee.Supply— To be further considered in Committee.W ays and Means— To be further considered in Committee.

7 . L e g a l P r o f e s s i o n P r a c t i c e B i l l .— T he O rder o f the D ay for the second reading of th is B illhaving been read— M r. Mason moved, T h a t this B ill be now read a second time.

Debate ensued.Question—put and resolved in the affirmative.— B ill read a second time.M r. Mason moved, T h a t th is B ill be now committed to a Committee o f the whole House.Question— put and resolved in the affirmative.And, on the further motion of M r. Mason, M r. Speaker left the Chair, and th e House resolved itself

into a Committee o f the whole.Mr. Speaker resumed the C h a ir ; Mr. M cLellan reported th a t the Committee had gone through the

B ill and agreed to the same w ith amendments.On the motion of M r. Mason, the House ordered th a t the Standing Orders be suspended, so as to allow

the Report to be received th is day.Mr. Mason moved, T h a t the amendments made by the Committee of the whole H ouse in th is B ill be

agreed to.

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Question— put and resolved in the affirmative. ,M r. Speaker having reported th a t the Chairman of Committees had certified th a t the fair print of this

Bill was in accordance w ith the Bill as reported— Bill, on the motion of M r. Mason, read a th ird time.

Sir B ryan O’Loghlen, by leave, ofiered the following clause to be added to the B illA fter the passing of th is A ct no barrister attorney solicitor or proctor shall be or be deemed

to be in any manner whatsoever an officer of the Supreme Court of the said colony. Provided always th a t nothing herein contained shall prevent the Supreme Court of V ictoria from having and exercising summary jurisdiction whenever any such person shall detain or m isapply the moneys deeds or papers of any client.

Sir B ryan O’Loghlen moved, T hat the said clause be now read a second time.Question— put and resolved in the affirmative.— Clause read a second time.A nd the said clause was read a th ird time, and added to the Bill.Ordered— T hat the B ill be transm itted to the Legislative Council and their concurrence desired

therein.

8. M i n e s A c t 1890 A m e n d m e n t B i l l .— T he Order o f the D ay for the second reading of this B ill havingbeen read— M r. Bailes moved, T hat this B ill be now read a second time.

Debate ensued.Question— put and resolved in the affirmative.— Bill read a second time.M r. Bailes moved, T h a t this B ill be now committed to a Committee of the whole House.Question— put and resolved in the affirmative.And, on the further motion of Mr. Bailes, Mr. Speaker le ft the Chair, and the House resolved itself

into a Committee of the whole.Mr. Speaker resumed the C h a ir ; Mr. M cLellan reported th a t the Committee had gone through the

B ill and agreed to the same w ith amendments.Ordered— T h at the Bill, as amended, be printed, and taken into consideration on W ednesday, oth

A ugust next.

9 . P o s t p o n e m e n t o f O r d e r s o f t h e D a y .— Ordered, T h a t the consideration of the following Orders ofthe D ay be postponed un til W ednesday, 5th A ugust n e x t :—

Public Libraries (Sundays Poll) B ill— Second reading.Licensing Act 1890 Amendment B ill— Second reading.Contractors’ Protection B ill— Second reading.Markets A ct 1890 Amendment B ill— Second reading.

And then the House, a t forty-five m inutes past ten o’clock, adjourned until to-morrow.


By Authority: R obt. S. B r a in , Government Printer, Melbourne.

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V I CTORI A.


OF TH E


No. 8.

THURSDAY, 9t h JULY, 1891.

1. T he H ouse met pursuant to adjournm ent.— M r. Speaker took the Chair.

2. L e a v e o f A b s e n c e .— Mr. W ebb moved, by leave, T h a t leave o f absence for the rem ainder of theSession be granted to the Honorable M ember for Rodney, M r. Shackell.


3. COURT o f G e n e r a l S B a s iO N S - O M E O .- M r . F o s t e r m o v e d by le a v e , T h a t in p u r s u a n c e o f t h e / a s f t eAct 1890 an Address be presented to H is Excellency the Governor, praying th a t a Court of General Sessions of the Peace in and for the E astern Bailiwick may be held a t Omeo.

D ebate ensued.Question—p u t and resolved in the affirmative.M r. Foster moved, T h a t the following be the Address, viz.:—

T o H is Excellency the R ig h t Honorable J o h n A d r ia n L o u i s , E a rl o f Hopetoun, Viscount Aithrie, and B aron Hope, in the Peerage o f Scotland; B aron Hopetoun o f H opetoun, and B aron N id d ry o f N id d ry Castle, in the Peerage o f the United Kingdom ; K n ig h t Grand Cross o f the M ost D istinguished Order o f S a in t M ichael and S a in t George; Governor and Com m ander-in-Chief in and over the Colony o f Victoria and its Dependencies, fyc., fyc., fyc.

M a t i t p l e a s e Y o u r E x c e l l e n c y —W e the Legislative Assem bly of Victoria, in P arliam ent

assem bled,’pray th a t a Court of G eneral Sessions of the Peace in and for the E astern Bailiwickmay be held a t Omeo.

Question— put and resolved in the affirmative.Ordered— T h at the A ddress be transm itted to the Legislative Council, and their concurrence desired

therein.

4. M e s s a g e f r o m H i s E x c e l l e n c y t h e G o v e r n o r .— T he following Message from H is Excellency theGovernor was presented by M r. M unro, and the same was read :—

The Governor informs the Legislative Assembly th a t he has on this day, a t the Governm ent Offices, given the Royal A ssent to the undermentioned A ct of the present Session, presented to him by the Clerk of the Parliam ents, viz.:—

« A n A ct to apply out o f the Consolidated Revenue the sum o f One hundred and ninety-four thousand nine hundred and eighty-six pounds to the service o f the year One thousand eight hundred and ninety and ninety-oneP

Governm ent Offices,Melbourne, 9 th Ju ly , 1891.

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5. M e s s a g e f r o m H is E x c e l l e n c y t h e GrOVERNbn.i—The following M essage from H is Excellencythe Governor was presented by Mr. M cLean, and the same was read :—


In accordance w ith the requirements of section 57 of the Constitution A ct, the Governor recommends to the Legislative Assembly tha t an Appropriation be made from the Consolidated Revenue for the purposes of a Bill to amend the Fire Brigades Act 1890.

Government Offices, ' ■ t ' 'Melbourne, 9 th Ju ly , 1891. 1 1

Ordered to lie on the Table, to be printed, and taken into consideration in Committee of the whole House on Tuesday next.

6 . C o r r e c t io n s i n L e g a l P r o f e s s io n P r a c t ic e B i l l .— Mr. Speaker-announced tha t h e had receivedthe following Report from the Clerk of the House :—

Parliam ent House,M r. S p e a k e r , Melbourne, 9th Ju ly , 1891.

I have the honour to report th a t I have made the following corrections in the Bill intituled “ A n Act to regulate the Practice o f the Legal Profession,” viz.:— , :

In clause 7, line 27, the words " said colony ” have been omitted, and “ Colony of V ictoria ” inserted ; and in line 28, the words “ Supreme C ourt of V ictoria ” have been omitted, and “ said Supreme Court ” inserted.

W . V . R O B IN S O N ,Clerk of the Legislative Assembly.

7 . P a p e r s .— M r. Munro presented, by command of H is Excellency the G overnor—

Second G eneral R eport on M etropolitan W ater Supply; Pollution of R ivers; U nhealthy A reas and D wellings ; Results obtained by Sanitary W orks ; T he G reat Avoidable M ortalities ; Isolation of Infectious Disease ; Disinfection ; M ilk S u p p ly ; P reparation and Conservation of Calf Lym ph ; A battoirs and Noxious Trades ; H ealth Officers and In sp ec to rs; Hygienic Museum ; Institu te of P reventive Medicine— by Professor H . B . A llen, M.D.

Mr. Shiels presented— 'Refrigerating Cars.— R eturn to an Order of the House, dated 7 th Ju ly , 1891, for a return showing:—

1. The number of refrigerating cars constructed a t the railway workshops a t N ew port whichw ere completed by the 31st M arch, 1891. . *•

2. T he number w hich were in use previous to the 31st M arch.3. T he dates upon w hich each car was used for the first time.4. T he total number of cars built or in construction a t the present time.5. T he cost o f construction of each car.6. T he w eight of each car.7. The cost of m aintaining a tem perature of 60°, 50°, and 40° respectively inside the cars for

nine hours continuously, the tem perature outside being 80°.8. T he name of the patent used.9. T he sums paid by the R ailw ay D epartm ent for the use of the patent.

Severally ordered to lie on the Table.T he following Papers, pursuant to the directions of several A cts of Parliam ent, were laid upon the

Table by the Clerk of the House :—Constitution A ct Amendm ent A ct 1890— P a rt IX .— Statem ent of A ppointm ents made in the

D epartm ent of the L ibrary under the authority of this A ct during the year ending 30th June , 1891.

Education A ct 1890—A lteration of Regulations.A lteration of Regulations.

W attles A ct 1890.—Issue of Leases.— Order in Council.

8. P o s t p o n e m e n t o f O r d e r s o f t h e D a y .— Ordered, T h a t the consideration of Orders o f the D ay Nos.1 to 11 inclusive be postponed until afte r the consideration of Order of the D ay No. 12.

9 . R a il w a y s A c t 1890 A m e n d m e n t B i l l .— The. Order of the D ay for the-consideration in Committeeof the whole House of H is Excellency the G overnor’s Message, No. 7, having been read— On the motion of M r. Shiels, M r. Speaker le ft the Chair, and the H ouse resolved itself into a Committee of the whole. -

M r. Speaker resumed the Chair ; Mr. M cLellan reported th a t the Committee had come to a certain resolution.

Ordered— T h at the R eport be received on Tuesday next.

10. A u s t r a l a s ia n F e d e r a t i o n .— T he O rder of the D ay for the resum ption o f the debate on thequestion— T h at this House approves generally of the “ D raft of a B ill to C onstitute the Commonw ealth of A u s tra lia” adopted by the National A ustralasian Convention, 9 th A pril, 1891, and laid before the Parliam ent of V ictoria on the 23rd June, 1891, having been read—

Debate resumed.Mr. B ent moved, T h a t the debate be now adjourned.Debate continued.Question— T h at the debate be now adjourned— put and resolved in the affirmative.Ordered— T h at the debate be adjourned until Tuesday next.*

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1 1 . P o s t p o n e m e n t o f O r d e r s o f t h e D a y .— Ordered, T h a t the consideration, o f the following Orders of the Day be postponed until Tuesday n ex t:—

Supreme Court (Bailiwicks} B ill— To be further considered in Committee.Constitution A c t Am endm ent A c t 1890 Am endm ent B i l l— M essage from H is E xcellency the

Governor— To be considered in Committee. ,Local Government Act 1890 Amendment B ill— Message from His Excellency the Governor— To be


in Committee. . , , .Education Endowment B ill— Message from H is Excellency the Governor— To be considered in

Committee.Gold-fields Reservoirs Sale B ill— Second reading.Water Act 1 8 9 0 Amendment B ill— Second reading.L and A ct 1 8 9 0 Amendment B ill— Second reading.Shops B ill— Second reading.Thistles Law Amendment B ill— Second reading.Supply— To be further considered in Committee.W ays and Means— To be further considered in Committee.

A nd then the House, a t fourteen minutes past ten o’clock, adjourned until Tuesday next.

W . Y. R O B IN S O N , Clerk o f the Legislative Assembly,


By Authority: R o b t. S. B r a in , Government Printer, Melbourne.

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TUESDAY, 14t h JULY, 1891.

1. T he House met pursuant to adjournm ent.— M r. Speaker took the Chair.2. S t a n d i n g O r d e r s C o m m i t t e e .— Mr. D eakin, on behalf of M r. Speaker, Chairman, brought up the

F irs t R eport from the Standing Orders Committee.Ordered to lie on the Table and to be printed.

3. P e t i t i o n s .— T h e following petition in favour of the reading of the Holy Bible in S tate Schools duringschool hours was p resen ted :—

B y Lieut.-Col. W . C. Sm ith—From the C hurch Assembly of the Diocese of B allarat.

M r. Deakin presented a petition from certain cigar-makers in favour of a reduction of the hcence-fee of £50 and the security of £1 ,000 required from cigar-m akers under the Customs A ct, and also for an increase of duty from 6s. to 8s. per lb. on imported cigars.

M r. M ountain presented a petition from the A ustral-A nglo Tram w ay and General Agency Company Lim ited, under the common seal of the said Corporation, praying th a t it may have leave to bring in a B ill to authorize the A ustral-A nglo Tram w ay and General Agency Company to construct Tram w ays in the city of South Melbourne, the borough of P o rt Melbourne, and tow n of W illiamstown, and for other purposes ; and th a t the House w ill be pleased to pass the same, and to suspend or dispense w ith all such of its Standing Orders relating to the introduction of P rivate Bills as have not been complied w ith, in order th a t the said B ill may be passed during the present Session.

Severally ordered to lie on the Table.4 . A d j o u r n m e n t .— Mr. M unro moved, by leave, T h a t the House, a t its rising, adjourn un til T hursday

next.D ebate ensued.Question— put.T he House divided.

A yes, 53. Noes, 6.

M r. Anderson,M r. Andrews,M r. A rm ytage,Mr. Baker,M r. B ent,Mr. Burrowes,Mr. B utterly ,Mr. Cameron,M r. W . T . Carter,Mr. Clark,Mr. Deakin,M r. G-avan Duffy,Mr. Duncan,Mr. Foster,M r. Gardiner,Mr. Gordon,M r. Graham ,M r. Graves,M r. Groom,Mr. H all,M r. A . H arris,Mr. H ighett,M r. H unt,M r. Laurens,M r. Mason,M r. M cLean,M r. M cLellan,Mr. M ethven,A nd so it was resolved

M r. M ountain,M r. M unro,M r. M urphy,M r. Nimmo,M r. Officer,S ir B . O’Loghlen, B art. M r. Outtrim ,M r. Peacock,D r. Pearson,M r. Richardson,M r. Shiels,L ieut.-Col. W . C. Smith, Mr. S tuart,Mr. Taverner,Mr. Tucker,Mr. T urner,Mr. Uren,Mr. W heeler,Mr. W illiams,M r. Woods,M r. W rixon,Mr. A. Young,Mr. C. Young.

M r. Beazley, M r. K ir ton, Mr. McColI, Mr. W ebb.

Tellen.

M r. Dixon,M r. M urray.

Tellers.

M r. Staughton, Mr. Zox.

in the affirmative.(700 copies.)

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5, M e s s a g e f r o m t h e L e g is l a t i v e C o u n c il .— T he following M essage was brought from the Legislative Council by the C lerk-A ssistant of the Council

M r . S p e a k e r ,

. . Legislative Council acquaint the Legislative Assembly th a t they have agreed to the B illintituled “ A n Act to apply out o f the Consolidated Revenue the sum o f One hundred and ninety-four t ousand nine hundred and eighty-six pounds to the service o f the year One thousand eight hundred and ninety and ninety-one ” w ithout amendment.

JA S . M A C B A IN ,President.

Legislative Council Chamber,Melbourne, 8 th Ju ly , 1891.

6. M e s s a g e f r o m t h e L e g is l a t i v e C o u n c il .— T he following M essage was brought from the Legislative Council by the C lerk-A ssistant o f the C ouncil:—


The Legislative Council acquaint the Legislative Assem bly th a t they have agreed to the accompanying Address to H is Excellency the Governor, praying th a t Courts of G eneral Sessions m ay cease to be held a t the following places, viz., A lexandra, Clunes, Dunolly, Heathcote, Ing lewood, W alhalla, and Wood’s Point, w ith which they desire the concurrence of the Legislative Assembly. 6

JAS. MACBAIN,Legislative Council Chamber, President.

Melbourne, 8 th Ju ly , 1891.

A nd the said Address was read and is as follows :—

To H is Excellency the R ig h t Honorable J o h n A d r ia n L o u i s , E a r l o f Hopetoun, Viscount Aithrie, and B aron Hope, in the Peerage o f Scotland; B aron Hopetoun o f H opetoun, and B aron N id d ry o f N id d ry Castle, in the Peerage o f the United Kingdom ; K n ig h t Grand Cross o f the M ost D istinguished Order o f S a in t M ichael and S a in t George; Governor and Com m ander-in-Chief in and over the Colony o f Victoria and its Dependencies, fyc., fyc., fyc.

M a t i t p l e a s e Y o u r E x c e l l e n c y —

W e, the Legislative Council of Victoria, inParliam ent assembled, pray th a t Courts of General Sessions may cease to be held a t the following places, viz., A lexandra, Clunes, Dunolly, H eathcote, Inglewood, W alhalla, and W ood’s Point.

Mr. Shiels moved, T h a t the blank in the foregoing A ddress be filled up by the insertion of the words “ and the Legislative A ssem bly.”

Question—put and resolved in the affirmative.M r. Shiels moved. T hat this House agree w ith the Legislative Council in the said Address.Question— put and resolved in the affirmative.Ordered—-That the Address be returned to the Legislative Council w ith a M essage acquainting them

th a t the Legislative Assembly have agreed to the same and have filled up the blank therein by the insertion of the words “ and the Legislative Assembly.”

7. M e s s a g e f r o m H i s E x c e l l e n c y t h e G o v e r n o r .— T he following M essage from H is Excellency theGovernor was presented by M r. Shiels, and the same was read


In accordance w ith the requirements o f section 57 of the Constitution A ct, the Governor recommends to the Legislative Assembly th a t an A ppropriation be made from the Consolidated Revenue for the purposes of a B ill to enable the mayor, councillors, and burgesses of the Borough of P ortland to sell and convey certain lands a t Portland, and to apply the proceeds of such sale towards the cost of erecting a town hall and municipal offices elsewhere w ithin the borough.

Governm ent Offices,Melbourne, 14th Ju ly , 1891.

Ordered to lie on the Table, to be printed, and taken into consideration in Committee of the whole House on T hursday next.

8 . P a p e r s .— Mr. Shiels presented—

Cathkin to Mansfield Railway .— R eturn to an Order o f th e House, dated 8 th Ju ly , 1891, for a return showing—

1. D ate of acceptance of tender for the construction of th e railw ay from C athkin toMansfield (Thornton’s contract).

2. D ate fixed in contract for completion.3. T otal am ount specified in contract for th is work.4. D ate of first progress paym ent, and amount of same.5. Total expenditure up to date on this railway, C athkin to Mansfield.

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T he following Papers, pursuant to the directions of several A cts of Parliam ent, were laid upon the Table by the Clerk of the House :■—

Explosives A c t 1890.— R ent and Charges for S torage of Explosives in Pow der M agazines, &c.W ater A ct 1890—

Bacchus M arsh Irrigation and W ater Supply T ru s t—F urther Loan of £1,500.F u rthe r Loan of £1,500.

M arquis H ill Irrigation and W ater Supply T ru s t—R ating Regulation.Minimum A m ount of A nnual Rates.

W andella Irrigation and W ater Supply T ru s t—R ating Regulation.

Y atchaw Irrigation and W ater Supply T ru s t—R ating Regulation.

W ater Conservation A ct 1887—Loddon U nited W aterw orks T ru s t—

A dditional Loan for £1 ,000.— Detailed Statem ent and Report.

9. L ig h t i n g R a i l w a y C a r r i a g e s .— Mr. H all moved, pursuant to notice, T h a t there be laid before th isH ouse a retu rn showing— .. „

1. T h e am ount of money expended on experim ents and trials for all new methods ot lightingthe railw ay carriages since 1884. .. ,

2. T he nature of all the experim ents, the names of th e inventors or owners ot such new lights,and the general results in each case.


10. A u s t r a l a s ia n F e d e r a t i o n .— T he Order o f the D ay for the resumption of the debate on the question.T h a t this House approves generally of the “ D ra ft of a B ill to C onstitute the Commonwealth o A ustralia ” adopted by the N ational A ustralasian Convention, 9 th A pril, 1891, and laid before the Parliam ent of V ictoria on the 23rd June , 1891, having been read—

D ebate resumed.M r. Leonard moved, T h a t th e debate be now adjourned.D ebate continued.Question— T h at the debate be now adjourned— put and resolved in the affirmative.Ordered— T h a t the debate be adjourned until T hursday nex t.

1 1 . P o s t p o n e m e n t o p O r d e r s o p t h e D a y .— Ordered, T h a t the consideration of the fo l lo w in g Orders o fthe D ay be postponed until T hursday n e x t :—

Railways A ct 1890 Amendment B ill— Message from H is Excellency the Governor— Consideration

Fire 'Brigades Act 1890 Amendment B ill— Message from H is Excellency the Governor— To be considered in Committee.

Supreme Court (Bailiwicks) B ill— To be further considered in Committee.Constitution A ct Amendment A c t 1890 Amendment B ill— Message from H is Excellency the

Governor— To be considered in Committee.Local Government A ct 1890 Amendment B ill— Message from H is Excellency the Governor— To be


in Committee. j j -Education Endowment B ill— Message from H is Excellency the Governor— To be considered m

Committee.Gold-fields Reservoirs Sale B ill— Second reading.W ater A ct 1 8 9 0 Amendment B ill— Second reading.L and A c t 1890 Amendment B ill— Second reading.Shops B ill— Second reading.Thistles Law Amendment B ill— Second reading.Supply— To be further considered in Committee.W ays and Means— To be further considered in Committee.

And then the House, a t thirty-five m inutes past ten o’clock, adjourned u n til Thursday next*

W . V . R O B IN S O N , M. H . D A V IE S ,Clerk o f the Legislative Assembly. Speaker,


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THURSDAY, 1 6 t h JULY, 1 8 9 1 .

’;,”lHîlEEESs-EE3£SH^:may be largely reduced.

Ordered to lie on. the Table.

timber reserves. .

4-^ Cir HouiTcoprofto1 Trtet to tthe face. , . , «. »•


6.

7,

5. to the foregoing Order.

S ^ u ^ - T t o O r f ^ o f ' t o Day for going into Committee of S u p p l y having been r e a d -M , Munromoved, That Mr. Speaker do now leave the vhair.

S i t M ^ m o v e t Tha.thisH onse will, on T u e s d a y next,resolve itself into the Committee of Supply.

Debate resumed. 1 .

^ ^ o v ^ p u r s u a n t t o ^ê omitted, with a view to insert

in place thereof the word “ to-day.

s m i r n m m ^ :

McLella. * • 0— «“ « —resolution. (,oo copies.)

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^ ^ “ ,at th6 Stmding ^ b0 6US»e“ded 80 « allow

Man“ LLa1!f o lK r‘l d * C°mmittee ° f tho wltok House a certain resolution, which was read

. 7 fr0m ^ C™8oM atedA nd the said resolution was read a second tim e and agreed to by the House.

t o W i o I ° aDd M r' M cLean d0 P™Pare and bring in a B ill to carry out the foregoing

t : Z n % l T : : # dn I ^ * * « time, ordered to be printed,and read a

P “ ES 5 b°: p o X T ed : : t i l % e r A e " 2 S i % t Z o f t l t y ^ f t : 9°f ^

“ ' m m e s s a a s s a^ s o l u t i o n . Cbmr 1 M r' M c le llan th a t the Committee had come to a certain

0,'dered th a t the S ta“ d b S 0rd6rs b= aaapended so as to allow

“ fa as M o w s ? - rted fmm a COmmi“ e° ° f the whoto H ouse a certain resolution, which was read and

An®etVhen" e 'df0t Purposes of I ^ B m l o Act A m m d m Z Ac* , ^ “ soIidatsdA nd the said resolution was read a second time and agreed to by the House

r e s o lX n hat M r" M unr° and M r- Sbiels d0 prepare and bring in a B ill'to carry out the foregoing

0 “ Eif “-™ ik5£5m&»3 sase.vaQ r t o nn 7 C o dn rT u td a y nexb read a first time, ordered to be printed, and read

“ ‘llliEEHESEBEEEEiMlr'esSolutitm ^ ™ d C h a lr; M r' McLella11 reported th a t the Committe had come to a certain

" tha‘ th0 S ‘m ding ^ be ^ P o m le d so as to allow

" f a “ s :e2 01'ted fr0m “ C°mmittee ° f Wh0,e House a certain resolution, w hich was read and

A ^ fheêrpôseE oâîlV toâm ^nd^he^Z oc^l^harm m rjit^ct^^hO 6 ° U* ôusoii'iated RevenueA nd the said resolution was read a second tim e and agreed to by the House,

r e s o t& n 6 “ ^ M r' Tm 'ner do PreP“re ™ d bring in a B ill to carry out the foregoing

X s X & n ” 08"™611 the C ha ir; M r' H cL ellan reported th a t the Committee had come to a certain

b f r e c ^ L f s d a y 01' 56 ^ Standing Orders be suspended so as to allow

“ fa “ s i r ^ fr°m 3 C° mmittee o f th£ whoto House a certain resolution, which was read and

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17. M e t r o p o l i t a n G e n e r a l C e m e t e r y B i l l . — M r. T urner then brought up a B ill intituled “ A Bill-fo r the establishment and management o f a Metropolitan General Cemetery f and moved, T h a t it be nowread a first time. „ . . , , , ,

Question—put and resolved in the affirmative.—Bill read a first time, ordered to be printed, and reada second time on Tuesday next.

18. E d u c a t i o n E n d o w m e n t B i l l .— T he Order of the D ay for the consideration in Committee of thewhole House of H is Excellency the G overnor's M essage, No. 5, having been read— On the motion of Mr. Peacock, Mr. Speaker left the Chair, and the House resolved itself into a Committee of the

M n Speaker resumed the C h a ir ; Mr. M cLellan reported th a t the Committee had come to a certain

O iTthe^m otion of M r. Peacock, the House ordered th a t the Standing Orders be suspended, so as toallow the Report to be received this day. . , ,

M r. M cLellan reported from a Committee of the whole H ouse a certain resolution, w hich was read andis as fo llow s:— , . , _ „ ^ n . ,

Resolved— i t is expedient th a t an A ppropriation be made from the ConsolidatedRevenue for the purposes of a B ill to vest certain Crown lands for educational purposes and toprovide for the control and management thereof.

A nd the said resolution was read a second time and agreed to by the House.Ordered— T h at M r. Peacock and Mr. M cLean do prepare and bring in a Bill to carry out the foregoing

resolution.19. E d u c a t i o n E n d o w m e n t B il l .— Mr. Peacock then brought up a B ill intituled A B ill to vest

certain Crown lands fo r educational purposes and to provide fo r the control and management thereof and moved, T h a t it be now read a first time. .

Question—put and resolved in the affirmative.— B ill read a first time, ordered to be printed, and reada second time on Tuesday next.

20. P o s t p o n e m e n t o f O r d e r s o f t h e D a y .— Ordered, T h a t the consideration of Orders o f the D ay Nos.3, 5, and 10 to 14 inclusive be postponed until after the consideration of Order of the Day No. 15.

2 1 . P o r t l a n d B o r o u g h L a n d s B i l l .— T he Order of the D ay for the consideration in Committee of thewhole H ouse of H is Excellency the Governor’s Message, No. 10, having been read— On the motion of Mr. W rixou, M r. Speaker left the Chair, and the H ouse resolved itself into a Committee of the

M iT Speaker resumed the Chair ; Mr. M cLellan reported th a t the Committee bad come to a certainresolution. ^ , , , .

On the motion of M r. W rixon, the House ordered th a t the Standing Orders be suspended, so as toallow the Report to be received this day. ,

M r. M cLellan reported from a Committee of the whole H ouse a certain resolution, which was read andis as follow s:— , . ^ ^ . ,

Resolved— TAiVit it is expedient th a t an A ppropriation be made from the Consolidated Revenue for the purposes of a B ill to enable the mayor, councillors, and burgesses of the Borough of Portland to sell and convey certain lands a t Portland, and to apply the proceeds of such sale towards the cost of erecting a town hall and municipal offices elsewhere w ithin the borough.

A nd the said resolution was read a second time and agreed to by the House.2 2 . P o s t p o n e m e n t o f O r d e r o f t h e D a y . — Ordered, T hat the consideration of Order of the Day No. 3

be postponed until after the consideration of Order of the D ay No. 5.2 3 . S u p r e m e C o u r t ( B a i l i w i c k s ) B i l l .— The Order of the D ay for the further consideration of th is Bill

in Committee of the whole H ouse having been read— Mr. Speaker left the Chair, and the House resolved itself into a Committee of the whole.

Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair ; M r. M cLellan reported th a t the Committee had gone through the B ill and agreed to the same w ithout amendment. ,

Mr. Speaker having reported that the Chairman of Committees had certified th a t the fair prin t of this B ill was in accordance w ith th e B ill as reported—Bill, on the motion of Mr. Shiels, read a th ird time.

Ordered— T hat the B ill be transm itted to the Legislative Council and their concurrence desired therein.

24. P o s t p o n e m e n t o f O r d e r s o f t h e D a y .— Ordered, T hat the consideration of the following Ordersof the Day be postponed until Tuesday n ex t:—

Railways A ct 1890 Amendment B ill— Message from H is Excellency the Governor— Consideration o f Report.

Gold-fields Reservoirs Sale B ill— Second reading.Water A ct 1890 Amendment B ill— Second reading.L and Act 1890 Amendment B ill— Second reading.Shops B ill— Second reading.Thistles Law Amendment B ill— Second reading.W ays and Means— To be further considered in Committee.

2 5 . S t . J a m e s ’ C h u r c h L a n d s B i l l .— Mr. W rixon moved, pursuant to notice, T h a t he have leave t obring in a B ill to alter T rusts and Limitations in respect of portion of the lands in the City of M elbourne generally known as St. Jam es’ Church Lands and for other purposes.

T he Report of the Exam iners of Petitions for P rivate Bills, th a t the Standing Orders had been fully complied w ith, having been read—

Question— put and resolved in the affirmative.. Ordered— T h a t Mr. W rixon and Mr. Deakin do prepare and bring in the Bill.

M r. W rixon then brought up a B ill intituled “ A B ill to alter Trusts and Limitations in respect o f portion o f the lands in the City o f Melbourne generally known as S t. James' Church Lands and fo r other purposes," and moved, T hat it be now read a first time. . . . . .

Q u e s t io n - p u t and reso lved in th e affirm ative.— B ill read a first time*

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26. A . U . A lcock E lectric L igh t a n d M otive P o w er C ompany’s B il l .— Mr. A nderson moved pursuant to notice, T h a t S tanding Order No. 10 relating to P riva te Bills be dispensed w ith so far as regards a B ill to authorize the A . U . A lcock E lectric L igh t and M otive Pow er Company Lim ited to generate, store, and supply electricity in the Cities o f Melbourne, South Melbourne, Richmond H aw thorn, Collingwood, and F itzroy, Tow n of N orth Melbourne, and Boroughs of K ew and P o rt Melbourne.

T he Report of the Exam iners o f Petitions for P riva te Bills, indorsed on the Petition , was read bv the Clerk, and is as follows J-D-n . T ^ 6 ]l ereby certify th a t we have examined into the compliance by the P etitioner for th is B ill w ith the Standing Orders relating to the introduction of P riva te Bills, and have the honour to report to your Honorable House as follows, . “ T hat the Petitioner has complied w ith all the Standing Orders relating to the intro-

ate Bills, except Standing Order 10, w hich provides as to the tim e when notices should have been given and advertisem ents inserted.

“ 2. W e are of opinion th a t full compliance w ith this Order may be dispensed w ith.

“ W IL L IA M M c L E L L A N ,) _ .“ W . V . R O B IN S O N , f Exam iners.”

T he Clerk read the following ex tract from the R eport of the S tanding Orders Committee-c . . . . " T h a t the Committee approve of the R eport of the Exam iners, and recommend th a t the Petitioner be perm itted to proceed w ith the Bill in the following case, v iz .:—

“ T he A . U . Alcock E lectric L ig h t and M otive Pow er Company’s B ill.”D ebate ensued.M r. M unro moved, T h a t the debate be now adjourned.D ebate continued.M otion— T h at the debate be now adjourned—by leave w ithdraw n.Question— T h at S tanding Order No. 10, relating to P riva te Bills, be dispensed w ith so far as regards

a Bill to authorize the A . U . A lcock E lectric L igh t and M otive Power Company Limited to generate store, and supply electricity in the Cities o f Melbourne, South Melbourne, Richmond, H aw thorn’ Collingwood, and Fitzroy, Tow n of N orth Melbourne, and Boroughs of K ew and P o rt M e lb o u rn e - pu t and resolved in the affirmative. '

27. A . U . A l c o c k E l e c t r i c L i g h t a n d M o t i v e P o w e r C o m p a n y ’s B i l l .— Mr. Anderson movedpursuant to notice. T h a t he have leave to bring in a B ill to authorize the A . U . Alcock E lectric L igh t and M otive Pow er Company Lim ited to generate, store, and supply electricity in the Cities of Melbourne, South Melbourne, Richmond, H aw thorn, Collingwood, and F itzroy, Tow n of N orth Melbourne, and Boroughs of K ew and P o rt Melbourne.

D ebate ensued.M r. Richardson moved. T h a t the debate be now adjourned.Question— T h at the debate be now adjourned— put and resolved in the affirmative.Ordered— T h at the debate be adjourned until W ednesday, 29th Ju ly instant.

28. C e m e t e r i e s A c t 1890 A m e n d m e n t B i l l .— Mr. Deakin moved, pursuant to notice given bv M rCrardiner, That he have leave to bring in a B ill to amend the Cemeteries A ct 1890.

Question— put and resolved in the affirmative.Ordered— T h at M r. Gardiner, M r. Deakin, and Mr. W rixon do prepare and bring in the Bill.M r.D eak in then brought up a Bill intituled “ A B ill to amend the 'Cemeteries A ct 1890 and mover!

T hat it be now read a first time. ’ ’Question— put and resolved in the affirmative.— Bill read a first time, ordered to be printed, and read a

second tim e on W ednesday, 5 th A ugust next.

29. M e s s r s . B u r s t o n a n d M cN a b .— Captain T aylor moved, pursuant to notice, T h a t in the opinion of

t0 iaqUir6 in t° th e m e o f M essrs- B ™ ‘° “ “ 4D ebate ensued.Mr. M unro moved, T h a t the debate be now adjourned.Debate continued.Question T h a t the debate be now adjourned—p u t and resolved in the affirmative.Ordered— T h at the debate be adjourned until W ednesday, 5 th A ugust next.

30. I n t e r c o l o n i a l I m p o r t s a n d E x p o r t s .— Mr. McColl moved, pursuant to notice, T h a t there be laidbefore th is House a re tu rn showing the imports and exports of all natural products and goods manufactured in the colonies ibetween V ictoria and the other A ustralian Colonies for the oast five years, showing separately each year and each product and class of manufactured goods


Dog A ct 1890 Amendment B ill— Second reading.Colonial Wines Bill-^-Second reading.

A nd then the House, a t nineteen m inutes past ten o’clock, adjourned until Tuesday next.

W . V . R O B IN S O N , M . H . D A V IE S ,Clerk o f the Legislative Assembly. Speaker

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TUESDAY, 2 1 s t JULY, 1891.

1. T he House m et pursuant to adjournm ent.— Mr. Speaker took the Chair.

2. P e t it io n .— T he following petition in favour of the reading of the H oly Bible in S tate Schools duringschool hours was presented :—

B y M r. D ixon—From members of the Church of England residing a t P rah ran .

Ordered to lie on the Table.

3. P a p e r s .— M r. G avan Duffy presented, by command of H is Excellency the G overnor—P o st Office and T elegraph D epartm ent—R eport upon the Affairs of, for the year 1890.

M r. Shiels presented—Lighting Railw ay Carriages.— R eturn to an Order of the House, dated 14th Ju ly , 1891, for a

return show ing—1. T he am ount of money expended on experim ents and trials for all new methods of

lighting the railway carriages since 1884.2. The nature of all the experim ents, the names of the inventors or ow ners of such

new lights, and the general results in each case.Severally ordered to lie on the Table.

T he following Papers, pursuant to the directions of several A cts of Parliam ent, were laid upon the Table by the Clerk of the House :—

Explosives A ct 1890—Reports of the Inspectors of E xplosives to the Honorable the Commissioner for Trade and

Customs on the working of the Explosives A c t during the year 1890.L ist of Explosives authorized for im portation into and manufacture in V ictoria.

V ictorian M ilitary Forces— R egulations for the— A lterations and Additions.V ictorian Volunteer Cadet Corps— R egulations for the— (Revised).M arine Board of V ictoria.— Statem ent of P ilo tage R eceipts and D isbursem ents for the year

ended 31st December 1890, together w ith th e A udit Commissioners’ certificate thereon. M elbourne H arbor T ru s t— A ccounts of, for the year ended 31st December, 1890.Mines A ct 1890—

Fees in Courts of M ines— Order in Council.G eneral Rules.

W ater A c t 1890—Koondrook Irrigation and W ater Supply T ru s t—

Application for a F u rthe r Loan for £1 ,904.— D etailed Statem ent.Swan H ill Irrigation and W ater Supply T ru s t—

F u rth e r Loan.W estern W immera Irrigation and W ater Supply T ru s t—

Order in Council arranging Liabilities.Regulation.

4. A djo urnm ent .— Mr. M unro moved, pursuant to notice, T h a t the House, a t its rising, adjourn un tilT hursday next.


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5. M e s s a g e Fitcni t h e L e g i s l a t i v e C o u n c i l . — T he following M essage was brought from the L egislative Council by the C lerk-A ssistant of the C o u n c il:—


T he Legislative Council acquaint the Legislative Assembly th a t they concur w ith the Legislative Assembly in adopting the A ddress to H is Excellency the Governor, praying th a t a Court of General Sessions of the Peace in and for the Eastern Bailiw ick may be held a t Omeo, and th a t the Legislative Council have filled up the blank w ith the words " L egislative Council and the .”

J A S . M A C B A IN ,President.

Legislative Council,Melbourne, 21st Ju ly , 1891.

6 . P o s t p o n e m e n t o f O r d e r s o f t h e D a y . — Ordered, T h a t the consideration of t h e following O rdersof the Day be postponed until Thursday n e x t :—

R ailw ays A ct 1890 Amendment B ill— Message from I lis Excellency the Governor— Consideration o f Report.

F ire Brigades A ct 1890 Amendment B il l— Second reading.

7. A u s t r a l a s i a n F e d e r a t i o n . — “ D r a f t o f a B i l l t o C o n s t i t u t e t h e C o m m o n w e a l t h o fA u s t r a l i a .” — The Order of the Day for the farther consideration of the “ D raft of a B ill to Constitute the Commonwealth of A ustralia ” in Committee of the whole H ouse having been read— M r. Speaker left the Chair, and the House resolved itself into a Committee of the whole.

Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair ; Mr. M cLellan reported that the Committee had made progress, and that he was directed to m ove that the Committee m ay have leave to sit again.

Resolved—T h at this House will, on T hursday next, again resolve itself into the said Committee.

8. P o s t p o n e m e n t o f O r d e r s o f t h e D a y .— Ordered, T hat the consideration o f the following Orders o fthe D ay be postponed until Thursday n e x t :—

Constitution A ct Amendment A ct 1890 Amendment B ill— Second reading.L ocal Government A ct 1890 Amendment B ill— Second reading.M etropolitan General Cemetery B ill— Second reading.Education Endowment B ill— Second reading.Gold-fields Reservoirs Sale B ill— Second reading.W ater A ct 1890 Amendment B ill— Second reading.L an d A ct 1890 Amendment B ill— Second reading.Shops B ill— Second reading.Thistles L aw Amendment B ill— Second reading.Supply— To be further considered in Committee.W ays and Means— To be further considered in Committee.

9. A d j o u r n m e n t .— Mr. M unro moved, That the House do now adjourn.D ebate ensued.Question— put and resolved in the affirmative.

A nd then the House, a t eleven o’clock, adjourned until Thursday next.

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VICTORIA.


OF THE


THURSDAY, 2 3 rd JULY, 1 891 .


2 . P r i n t i n g C o m m it t e e .— M r. A nderson, on behalf of M r. Speaker, Chairman, brought up the F irs tR eport from the P rin tin g Committee.

Ordered to lie on the Table, to be printed, and taken into consideration on Tuesday next.

3 . P e t i t i o n s . — Mr. D ixon presented a petition from the Mayor, A lderm en, Councillors, and Citizens ofthe city of M elbourne; the Mayor, Councillors, and Citizens of the city of P rah ran ; and the M ayor, Councillors, and Citizens of the city of Saint K ilda, under the common seals of the said corporations, praying th a t they may have leave to bring in a B ill to amend the Tramways A c t 1890 and to extend the provisions thereof to the corporation of the city of Melbourne and the councils of the municipalities of P rah ran and Saint K ilda w ithin certain limits.

M r. A ndrew s presented a petition from M ary G uest, of Belm ont, Geelong, praying th a t the House m ay be pleased to take her case into consideration, and g ran t such relief as may be deemed meet.


4 . P a p e r s . — T he following Papers, pursuant to the directions of several A cts o f P arliam ent, were laidU pon the Table by the Clerk of the House :—

Customs and E xcise D uties A ct 1890—Minor A rticles used in M anufacture.— Sundry.M inor A rticles used in M anufacture.— B arrel Hooks.

A gricultural Education.— Accounts of the T rustees of A gricu ltu ra l Colleges and the Council of A gricultural Education from 1st January , 1890, to 30th Ju n e , 1890.

5. R e d u c t i o n o f G a r r i s o n A r t i l l e r y B a t t e r i e s .—M r. M urray moved, pursuant to notice, T h a t therebe laid before this House a copy of all M inutes, General Orders, Orders in Council, le tters, and papers relative to the reduction of the G arrison A rtillery B atteries a t W arrnambool, P o rt F a iry , and Portland.


6 . R a i l w a y s A c t 1890 A m e n d m e n t B i l l . — Mr. M cLellan reported from a Committee of the wholeH ouse a certain resolution, w hich was read and is as follows :—

Resolved— T h at it is expedient that an A ppropriation be made from the Consolidated Revenue for the purposes of a Bill to amend the Railways A ct 1890 and for other purposes.

A nd the said resolution having been read a second time,M r. Shiels moved, T h a t the House agree w ith the Committee in the said resolution.D ebate ensued.S ir B ryan O ’Loghlen moved, T h a t the debate be now adjourned.Debate continued.Question— T h at the debate be now adjourned— put and resolved in the affirmative.Ordered— T h at the debate be adjourned until Tuesday next.

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7. P o s t p o n e m e n t o f O r d e r s o f t h e D a y .— Ordered, T hat the consideration of the following O rdersof the Day be postponed until Tuesday jhe&tSy-lT 0 1 V

Australasian Federation— “ D raft o f a B ill to Constitute the Commonwealth o f A ustralia”—-T o he further considered in Committee.

Fire Brigades A ct 1890 Amendment B il l— Second reading.Constitution A ct Amendment A ct 1890 Amendment B ill— Second reading.Local Government Act 1890 Amendment B ill— Second reading.Metropolitan General Cemetery B ill— Second reading, Êducation Endowment B ill— Second reading. * . . ‘ ' l ' /Gold-fields Reservoirs Sale B ill— Second reading. . . . . v /Water A ct 1890 Amendment B ill— Second reading.Land Act 1890 Amendment B ill— Second reading.Shops B ill— Second reading.Thistles Law Amendment B ill— Second reading.Supply— To be further considered in Committee.W ays and Means— To be further considered in Committee.

8. P o s t p o n e m e n t o f O r d e r s o f t h e D a y .— Ordered, T h a t the consideration of the following O rdersof the D ay be postponed un til W ednesday, 19th A ugustf-r- • ~

o Councils o f Conciliation B ill— Second reading.................. ... • . . ; . ' ■Libraries Act Amendment B ill— Second reading.F riendly Societies A ct 1890 Amendment B ill— Second reading,P ortlan d Borough L ands B ill— Second reading.

A nd then the House, a t fifty-four m inutes past ten o’clock, adjourned until Tuesday next,

W. V . R O B IN S O N , M. H . D A V IE S ,Clerk o f the Legislative Assembly. Speaker,

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VICTORIA.


O F T H E


TUESDAY, 28t h JULY, 1891.


2. M e s s a g e f r o m H i s E x c e l l e n c y t h e G o v e r n o r .— T he following Message from H is Excellency theGovernor was presented by M r. M unro, and the same was read :—

1891.V ic t o r ia .

E s t im a t e s o f t h e R e v e n u e a n d E x p e n d i t u r e f o r t h e Y e a r e n d i n g 3 0 tii J u n e , 1892.

H O P E T O U N , at nGovernor. • ’ Message No. 11.

T he Governor transm its to the Legislative Assem bly the Estim ates of Revenue and E xpenditure for the Y ear 1891-2, and recommends an A ppropriation of the Consolidated Revenue accordingly.

G overnm ent O&ices,Melbourne, 25th Ju ly , 1891.

Ordered to lie on the Table, and, together w ith the accompanying Estim ates, to be printed, and referred to the Committee of Supply.

3. M e s s a g e f r o m H i s E x c e l l e n c y t h e G o v e r n o r .— T he following Message from H is Excellencythe Governor was presented by Mr. Munro, and the same was read :—

1891.V ic t o r ia .

A B il l t o E s t a b l i s h a L a n d S a l e s b y A u c t io n F u n d .

12.In accordance w ith the requirem ents of the 57th section of the Constitution A ct, the Governor

recommends to the Legislative Assembly th a t an Appropriation be made out of ^the Consolidated Revenue for the purposes of “ A Bill to establish a Land Sales by A uction Fund.


Ordered to lie on the Table,-to be printed, and taken into consideration in Committee of the whole House th is day. •••

4. S u p p l y .— T he House, according- to Order, resolved itself into the Committee of Supply.M r. Speaker resumed the C h a ir ; Mr. M cLellan reported th a t the Committee had come to a certain

resolution. ! ' ' , ..On the motion of M r. Munro, th e House ordered th a t the S tanding Orders be suspended, so as to allow

the R eport to be received this day. ’ ,Mr. M cLellan also acquainted the H ouse th a t he w as directed to move th a t the Committee may have

leave to sit again; * 'Resolved— T h at this House will, to-morrow, again resolve itself into the said Committee.

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5. Supply.— Mr. McLeHan reported from the Committee of Supply a certain resolution, w hich was read and is as fo llow s:— ' - cA

Resolved T h a t a sum not exceeding £1,862,914 be granted to H er M ajesty on account for or towards defraying the following servicesHbirthe year 1891-2, viz.

Division No.

1.2.3.4.5.6 .7.8 .9.

10.11.12.

i 13.14.15.16.17.18.19.20.21 .22.23.24.25.26.27.28.29.30.31.32.33.34.35.36.37.38.39.40.41.42.43.

Legislative Council ...Legislative A ssem bly ...V ictorian P arliam entary Debates T he Library Refreshm ent Rooms ...Parliam ent Gardens ...Chief Secretary’s Office Government S ta tist ...PolicePenal Establishm ents and Gaols H ospitals for the Insane Inebriate AsylumsN eglected Children and Reform atory Schools . . .. .. .Inspection of N eglected Children and Reform atory Schools ObservatoryPublic Library, Museums, and N ational G allery ... Government Botanist ...Government Shorthand W rite r ...A udit Office ... ................. ......................Aborigines ...F riendly SocietiesInspection of Officers in Charge of Stores ...Inspection of Factories and ShopsExhibitionsG rantsMiscellaneous _ _ ...Education, A dm inistration Education, Teaching ...Melbourne University Schools of Mines and Technical Schools Miscellaneous Supreme Court L aw Officers of the Crown Crown Solicitor ProthonotaryM aster-in-Equity and Lunacy T itles Office Registrar- General

44.45.46.47.48.49.50.52.53.54.55.56.57.58.59.60. 61. 62.63.64.65.66.67.68.69.70.

D eputy-R egistrars ...P a t e n t 'S ..................................................................................Sheriffs MiscellaneousCounty Courts, Courts of Insolvency, Courts of Mines, G eneral an<

P e tty Sessions Police M agistrates and W ardens Clerks of Courts Coroners ...Miscellaneous T reasury ...Public Service Boardprem ier ..................................C urator o f E sta tes of Deceased Persons Governm ent P rin ter ...Adv er t i s i ng . . . . . . . . . .%Im perial Pensions G rant to Charitable Institu tions Subsidy to M unicipalities Transport, &c.Unforeseen Expenditure MiscellaneousTo increase W ages of Railw ay Labourers T reasurer’s A dvance ...Defence ... ......................Survey, Sale, and M anagement of Crown Lands ...Public P arks, Gardens, and Reserves . .. . ..Botanical and Domain Gardens E xpenses of carrying out the Land T a x A ct E xtirpation of Rabbits and W ild A nim als Miscellaneous Public W orks

7704,320

800619540380

2,4556,112

76,94518,20831,275

71210,825

5451,2996,740

770748

2,6732,002

103230575

1,9001,5805,684

10,040175,350

1,8756,9403,3402,8805,9351,730

7051,360

10,2601,8351.700

8907,880

85

7,9704.700 6,000 2,020

1008,028

8874,086

44426.300

1,800116

60,000155.000

1,000 2,000

1253,750

100.000 12,000 17,570

1,1722,632

3259,9301,800

18.300

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71. Miscellaneous ... ...72. W orks •and Buildings ...73. Defence W orks and Buildings ...74. Road W orks and Bridges75. T rade and Customs, and Customs76. P orts and H arbors, and Im m igration77. M ercantile M arine Office78. Distilleries and E xcise.79. Pow der Magazines and Dynam ite H ulk80. Fisheries81. M arine Board82. Miscellaneous83. P ost and Telegraph Offices84. Telegraph Lines85. Mail Service86. Miscellaneous87. M ines ... . .. ; ..88. Prospecting for Gold and Coal89. S tate Forests and Nurseries90. Miscellaneous ...91. W ater Supply92. W aterworks in Country D istricts93. M anagement, &c., of National W orks94. Gold-fields Reservoirs95. A griculture and Industries96. Experim ental Cultivation97. Vine Diseases Eradication98. Scab Prevention and Diseases in Stock99. G rants

100. Miscellaneous101. Public H ealth102. V ictorian Railways ...103. Miscellaneous104. M elbourne and H obson's Bay Railway— In teres t on Debentures, &c.

T otal

4 5 5126,000

6,0004.000

26,102 13,781

4754,7061,0102.324 1,510

184126,546

11,00034.000

3006,413

28.000 4,687 2,698 5,7605.000

8 0 0 100

1,13175

2001,954

77550

5.325 570,000

6,3835 ,5 0 0

£1,862,914

A nd the said resolution was read a second tim e and agreed to by the House.

6 . W a t s a n d M e a n s .— T he House, according to Order, resolved itself into the Committee of W ays andMeans.

M r. Speaker resumed the C h a ir ; Mr. M cLellan reported th a t the Committee had come to a certain resolution.

On the motion of Mr. Munro, the H ouse ordered th a t the Standing Orders be suspended, so as to allow the R eport to be received this day.

M r. M cLellan also acquainted the House th a t he was directed to move th a t the Committee may have leave to sit again.

Resolved— T hat this House will, to-morrow, again resolve itself into the said Committee.

7 . W a y s a n d M e a n s .— Mr. M cLellan reported from the Committee of W ays and M eans a certainresolution, which was read and is as follows :—

Resolved— T hat towards m aking good the supply granted to Her M ajesty for the service of the year 1891-2, the sum of £1,862,914 be granted out o f the Consolidated Revenue of Victoria.

A nd the said resolution was read a second time and agreed to by the House.Ordered— T h a t M r. Munro and Mr. Shiels do prepare and bring in a B ill to carry out the foregoing

resolution. ®

8 . C o n s o l id a t e d R e v e n u e B i l l ( N o. 2 ) .— M r. Munro then brought up a Bill intituled “ A B ill to a p p ly out o f the Consolidated Revenue the sum o f One m illion eight hundred and sixty-tico thousand nine A w w M and to fAe wrwcg o/fAg Zgar One (Aowaand ^ A ( Awndrgd and n,W,/-ongand ninety-twOj ’ and moved, T h a t it be now read a first time.

Question— put and resolved in the afiSrmativc.— Bill read a first time, ordered to be printed, and read a second time th is day.

M r. M unro moved, T h a t this B ill be now read a second time.Question— put and resolved in the affirmative.— Bill read a second time.M r. Munro moved, T hat this B ill be now committed to a Committee of the whole House.Question— put and resolved in the affirmative.A nd, on the further motion of Mr. M unro, M r. Speaker left the Chair, and the H ouse resolved itself

into a Committee of the whole.M r. Speaker resumed the Chair ; Mr. M cLellan reported th a t the Committee had gone through the

Bill, and agreed to the same w ithout amendment.M r. Speaker having reported th a t the Chairman of Committees had certified th a t the fair p rin t of this

B ill was in accordance w ith the Bill as reported— Bill, on the motion of Mr. Munro, read a third time.

Crdered T h a t the B ill be transm itted to the Legislative Council and their concurrence desired therein.

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9. P o s t p o n e m e n t o f O r d e r s o f t h e D a y .— Ordered, T h a t the consideration o f the following Ordersof the D ay be postponed until to-morrow:—

Railways A ct 1890 Amendment R ill— Message from H is Excellency the Governor-—Further con* sideraiibn o f Report.

Australasian Federation—“ D raft o f a B ill to Constitute the Commonwealth o f Australia ”— To be further considered in Committee.

Fire Brigades A ct 1890 Amendment B ill— Second reading.Constitution A ct Amendment A ct 1890 Amendment B ill— Second reading.Local Government Act 1890 Amendment B ill— Second reading.Metropolitan General Cemetery B ill— Second reading.Education Endowment B ill— Second reading.Gold-fields Reservoirs Sale B ill— Second reading.Water A ct 1890 Amendment B ill— Second reading.

L a n d A ct 1890 Amendment B ill— Second reading.Shops B ill— Second reading.Thistles Law Amendment B ill— Second reading.Printing Committee’s Report— To be considered.Land Sales by Auction Fund B ill— Message from H is Excellency the Governor— To be. considered

in Committee.

10. A d j o u r n m e n t .— Mr. M unro moved, T h a t the House do now adjourn.D ebate ensued.Q u e st io n — p u t a n d r e s o lv e d in t h e a ffirm a tiv e .

A nd then the House, a t forty-one minutes past six o’clock, adjourned until to-morrow.


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WEDNESDAY, 2 9 t h JULY, 1 8 9 1 .

1. T he House m et pursuant to adjournm ent.— Mr. Speaker took th e Chair.

2. P et itio n s .— T he following petition in favour of the reading of the H oly Bible in S tate schools duringschool hours was presented :—

By M r. W ebb—From members of th e Church of England residing a t R ushw orth, Murchison, &c.

M r. D uncan presented a petition from certain residents w ithin an area of ten miles on each side of the proposed Donald to Birchip Railway, praying th a t the House will take into its consideration during the present Session the immediate construction of the said railway.


3. D ism issal of E mployes from th e R ailw ay W o rk sho ps.— Mr. T . Sm ith moved, pursuant to notice,T h a t there be laid before th is House a copy of all correspondence connected w ith the recent dismissal of boiler-makers and others from the railway workshops a t N ew port, w ith a statem ent of the Railw ays Commissioners’ reasons for such dismissals.


4. M essag e from H is E xcellency th e G overnor .— T he following M essage from H is Excellencythe Governor was presented by Mr. M unro, and the same was read :—


T he Governor informs the Legislative Assembly tha t he has, on this day, a t the Governm ent Offices, given the Royal A ssent to the undermentioned A ct of the present Session, presented to him by the C lerk of the Parliam ents, v iz . :—

“ A n A ct to apply out o f the Consolidated Revenue the sum o f One million eight hundred and sixty- two thousand nine hundred and fourteen pounds to the service o f the Year One thousand eight hundred and ninety-one and ninety-two f


5. P a p e r s .— Mr. G raham presented—Bairnsdale Irrigation T rust.— R eturn to an Order of the House, dated 1st Ju ly , 1891, for a

copy of all papers, correspondence, and documents relating to the constitution of the B airnsdale Irrigation T rust.

M r. T u rner presented—Intercolonial Im ports and E xports.— R eturn to an Order of the House, dated 16th Ju ly , 1891,

for a return showing the im ports and exports of all natural products and goods m anufactured in the colonies between V ictoria and the other A ustralian colonies for the past five years, showing separately each year and each product and class of m anufactured goods.

M r. M unro presented—Reduction of Garrison A rtillery B atteries.— R eturn to an Order of the House, dated 23rd Ju ly ,

1891, for a copy of all M inutes, G eneral Orders, O rders in Council, letters, and papers relative to the reduction of the G arrison A rtillery B atteries a t W arrnam bool, P o rt Fairy , and Portland .

Severally ordered to lie on the Table.(700 cop ies.)

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6 . C o m m i t t e e o f P u b l i c A c c o u n t s B i l l . — M r. Shiels moved, pursuant to notice, T h a t he have leaveto bring in a B ill to create a Committee of Public Accounts.

Question—put and resolved in the affirmative.Ordered— T h at Mr. Shiels and Mr. M unro do prepare and bring in the Bill.Mr. Shiels then brought up a Bill intituled “ A B ill to create a Committee o f Public A ccoun tsf and

moved, T h a t it be now read a first time.Question—put and resolved in the affirmative.—B ill read a first time, ordered to be printed, and read a

second time to-morrow.

7 . S u p p l y .— T he House, according to Order, resolved itself into the Committee of Supply.Mr. Speaker resumed the C h a ir ; Mr. M cLellan reported that the Committee had made progress, and

th a t he was directed to move th a t the Committee may have leave to sit again.Resolved—T h at this House will, to-morrow, again resolve itself into the said Committee.

8. P o s t p o n e m e n t o f O r d e r s o f t h e D a y .— Ordered, T hat the consideration of the following Ordersof the Day be postponed until to-morrow:—

Railways Act 1890 Amendment B ill— Message from H is Excellency the Governor— Further con- aideration o f Report.

Australasian Federation—“ D raft o f a B ill to Constitute the Commonwealth o f A ustra lia”— To be further considered in Committee.

Fire Brigades Act 1890 Amendment B il l— Second reading.Constitution A c t Am endm ent A c t 1890 A m endm ent B i l l— Second reading.L o ca l Government A c t 1890 Am endm ent B i l l— Second reading.Metropolitan General Cemetery B ill— Second reading.Education Endowment B ill— Second reading.Gold-fields Reservoirs Sale B ill— Second reading.W a ter A c t 1890 A m endm ent B i l l— Second reading.L and Act 1890 Amendment B il l—Second reading.Shops B ill— Second reading.Thistles Law Amendment B ill— Second reading.Printing Committee's Report— To be considered.Land Sales by Auction F und B ill— Message from H is Excellency the Governor— To be considered

in Committee.W ays and Means— To be further considered in Committee.

9 . M e l b o u r n e a n d W il l ia m s t o w n T r a m w a y B i l l .— M r. M ountain moved, pursuant to notice, T h a tStanding Orders Nos. 10, 11, 17, and 23 relating to P riva te Bills be dispensed w ith so far as regards a Bill to authorize the A ustral-A nglo Tram w ay and General Agency Company to construct Tram w ays in the City of South Melbourne, the Borough of P o rt Melbourne, and Tow n of W illiam stown, and for other purposes.

T he Report of the Exam iners o f Petitions for P riva te Bills, indorsed on the Petition , was read by the Clerk, and is as follows :—

“ We hereby certify tha t we have examined into the compliance by the Petitioners for this B ill w ith the S tanding Orders relating to the introduction of P riva te Bills, and have the honour to report to your Honorable House as follows :—

“ 1. T h a t the P etitioners have complied w ith all the Standing Orders relating to the introduction of P riva te B ills, except as to the time when advertisem ents should have been inserted, notices given, and documents deposited.

“ 2. W e are of opinion th a t full compliance w ith these Orders may be dispensed with.

“ w ! VU E O T IN CS O ^ L A N i E xam i“ r s ”

T he Clerk read the following ex tract from the Report of the Standing Orders C om m ittee:—“ T hat the Committee approve of the R eport of the Exam iners, and recommend th a t the

Petitioners be perm itted to proceed w ith the Bill in the following case, v iz .:—" T he A ustral-A nglo T ram w ay and G eneral A gency Company B ill.”

Question— T h at Standing Orders Nos. 1 0 , 11, 17, and 23 relating to P riva te Bills be dispensed w ith so far as regards a B ill to authorize the A ustral-A nglo Tram w ay and G eneral A gency Company to construct Tram w ays in the City of South M elbourne, the Borough of P ort M elbourne, and Town of W illiamstown, and for other purposes— put and resolved in the affirmative.

1 0 . M e l b o u r n e a n d W i l l i a m s t o w n T r a m w a y B i l l .— M r . M o u n ta in m o v e d , p u r s u a n t to n o t ic e , T h a the have leave to bring in a B ill to authorize the A ustral-A nglo Tram w ay and G eneral A gency Company to construct Tram w ays in the City of South Melbourne, the Borough of P o rt Melbourne, and Tow n of W illiamstown, and for other purposes.

Question— put and resolved in the affirmative.O rdered— T hat Mr. M ountain and M r. W . T. Carter do prepare and bring in the Bill.Mr. M ountain then brought up a Bill intituled “ A B ill to authorize the Austral-Anglo Tramway and

General Agency Company to construct Tramways in the City o f South Melbourne, the Borough o f Port Melbourne, and Town o f Williamstown, and fo r other p>urposes,” and moved. T h a t it be now read a first time.

Question— put and resolved in the affirmative.— Bill read a first time.

1 1 . S t . J a m e s ’ C h u r c h L a n d s B i l l .— Mr. W rixon moved, pursuant to notice, T h a t the B ill to alterT rusts and Limitations in respect of portion of the lands in the C ity of M elbourne generally known as St. Jam es’ Church lands and for other purposes be now read a second time.

Q uestion—put and resolved in the affirmative.—Bill read a second time.Ordered— T h at the Bill be committed to a Select Committee.

1 2 . T r a m w a y s A c t 1890 A m e n d m e n t B i l l .—-Mr. D ixon moved, pursuant to notice, T h a t he have leave to bring in a B ill to amend the Tramways A ct 1890, and to extend the provisions thereof to th e Corporation of the City of M elbourne and the Councils of the M unicipalities of • P rahran and Saint K ild a w ith in c e r ta in l im its .

T he R eport of th e Exam iners of P etitions for P riva te Bills, indorsed on th e P e t i t io n , was read by the Clerk, and is as follows:—

“ We hereby certify th a t we have examined into the compliance by the Petitioners for this Bill w ith the Standing Orders relating to the introduction of P riva te Bills, and have the honour to report to your H onorable House as fo llow s:—

" 1. T he object of this B ill is to amend the Tramways Act 1890, and to extend the provisions thereof to the Corporation of the City of M elbourne and the Councils of the M unicipalities of P rahran and Saint K ilda w ithin certain lim its.

“ 2. T he Petitioners contend th a t the B ill belongs to the F irs t Class of P riva te Bills.“ 3. T he Petitioners have fully complied w ith all the Standing O rders relating to a Bill of

• the F irs t Class of P rivate Bills; and we are of opinion tha t this is a B ill of the F irs t Class inasmuch as it does not ask Parliam ent to give the Petitioners authority to construct any tram way, but asks th a t they shall be enabled to apply to the Governor in Council for an Order or Orders under the Tramways Act 1890 authorizing the construction of certain tram ways.

Question— T h at leave be given to bring in a B ill to amend the Tramways A ct 1890, and to extend the provisions thereof to the Corporation of the C ity of Melbourne and the Councils of the M unicipalities of P rahran and Saint K ilda w ith in certain lim its— put and resolved in the affirmative.

Ordered— T hat Mr. D ixon and M r. J . H arris do prepare and bring in the Bill.Mr. D ixon then brought up a Bill intituled “A B ill to amend the ‘ Tramways A ct 1890 / and to extend the

provisions thereof to the Corporation o f the City o f Melbourne and the Councils o f the Municipalities o f Prahran and Saint K ilda within certain limits,” and moved, T h a t it be now read a first time.

Question—put and resolved in the affirmative.—B ill read a first time.

13. A . U . A l c o c k E l e c t r ic L i g h t a n d M o t iv e P o w e r C o m p a n y ’s B i l l .— T he Order of the Dayfor the resumption of the debate on the question— T h a t leave be given to bring in a B ill to authorize the A . U . Alcock E lectric L igh t and M otive Pow er Company Lim ited to generate, store, and supply electricity in the Cities of Melbourne, South Melbourne, Richmond, H aw thorn, Collingwood, and F itzroy, Town of N orth Melbourne, and Boroughs of K ew and P o rt Melbourne, having been read—

D ebate resumed.Question— put and resolved in the affirmative.O rdered— T h at M r. Anderson and Mr. W«, T . Carter do prepare and bring in the Bill.M r. Anderson then brought up a B ill intituled " A B ill to authorize the A . U. Alcock Electric Light and

Motive Power Company Limited to generate, store, and supply electricity in the Cities o f Melbourne, South Melbourne, Richmond, Hawthorn, Collingwood, and Fitzroy, Town o f North Melbourne, and Boroughs o f Kew and Port Melbourne,” and moved, T h a t it be now read a first time.

Question— put and resolved in the affirmative.— Bill read a first time.

14. M e l b o u r n e C i t y C a t t l e Y a r d s a n d A b a t t o i r s .— Mr. D eakin moved, pursuant to notice—1. T h a t in the opinion o f this House the C attle Y ards and A battoirs of the City of M elbourne

should be removed from their present site.2. T h a t the Government be instructed to bring in a Bill immediately to give effect to this resolution.

Debate ensued.Question— put.House divided.

Ayes,M r. Bailes,Mr. Beazley,M r. B utterly,Mr. W. T. Carter, Mr. Deakin,Mr. Dow,Mr. Duncan,M r. Ferguson,M r. Gillies,M r. Gordon,Mr. Hancock,M r. K irton,Mr. Laurens,M r. McColl,Mr. M cLellan,

27.Mr. M ethven,Mr. M ountain,Sir B. O’Loghlen, Bart. Mr. Outtrim ,M r. Richardson,M r. Staughton,Mr. T renw ith ,Mr. Tucker,Mr. Uren,Mr. A. Young.

Tellers.Dr. Maloney,M r. L . L . Smith.

Noes, 23.Mr. Anderson,Mr. Brock,Mr. Burrowes,Mr. G . Downes Carter, Mr. Craven,Mr. G avan Duffy,Mr. Forrest,Mr. Gardiner,M r. Graham ,Mr. Graves,Mr. Leonard,M r. M cLean,Mr. M urphy,

M r. Peacock, M r. Sliiels,Mr. C. Sm ith, Mr. S tuart,Mr. Webb,M r. Wheeler, Mr. W illiams, Mr. Zox.

Tellers.Mr. H all,Mr. J . Harris.

A nd so it w as resolved in the affirmative.

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15. P o s t p o n e m e n t o f O r d e r s o f t h e D a y .— Ordered, T h a t the consideration of the following Orders o f the D ay be postponed until W ednesday nex t :—

Increase o f Pay to Pailw ay Employes— Motion fo r Address— To be considered m Committee.Admission Fees to Football and other Matches— Resumption o f debate on the question That in

the opinion o f this House, talcing into consideration the large sums o f money collected by clubs as charges to witness football and other matches on all grounds under the jo in t control o f the Board o f L and and Works and other trustees o f grounds vested in trustees throughout the cofmy/, awcA c M a or fm akgg aW Z jw y fo (Ag Trgamrgr o f f&g co/omy %% <%%(. o / f M rgfrow rgfwrma/br mcA yazr, wAz'cA sAoZZ (o (Ag CAarZfaAZg q/fA g ygar:

A nd then the House, a t nineteen minutes past eleven o’clock, adjourned until to-morrow.

W. V. R O B IN S O N ,Clerk o f the Legislative Assembly.

M. H. DAVIES,Speaker.

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THURSDAY, 3 0 t h JULY, 1 8 9 1 .


2. P a p e r .— T he following Paper, pursuant to the direction of an A ct o f Parliam ent, was laid upon theTable by the Clerk of the House :—

Friendly Societies— Report of the R egistrar of, for the year 1890.

3 . M a c h i n e r y I m p o r t e d .— Mr. T renw ith moved, pursuant to notice, T h a t there be laid before th is Housea return showing—

1. T he to tal value of machinery imported to this colony during the past twelve months ;also, if possible, the nature of such m achinery.

2. T he value and nature of machinery imported for the use of the Government, includingthe Railw ay D epartm ent, during the same period.


4 . R a i l w a y W o r k s . — Mr. H all moved, pursuant to notice, T h a t there be laid before this House a copyof the list of the works authorized by Parliam ent, amounting to £400,000, which, as stated by the Railw ays Commissioners in a letter to the U nder-Treasurer, dated 28th Ju ly , 1891, would be kept back during the current financial year, 1891-2.


5. R a i l w a y L in e s o p e n e d s i n c e J u n e 1886.— Mr. Laurens moved, pursuant to notice, T h a t there belaid before this House a return showing—

1. T he gross revenue and w orking expenses during each year on the several lines of railwayopened for traffic since 30th June, 1886.

2. T he extent to which the revenue has been less than the working expenses collectively ineach of these years.


6. P o s t p o n e m e n t o f G o v e r n m e n t B u s i n e s s .— Ordered, T h a t the consideration of the Governm entBusiness be postponed until afte r the consideration of the th ird Notice of Motion, General Business.

7 . E m p l o y e r s a n d E m p l o y e s A c t 1890 A m e n d m e n t B i l l .— Mr. W rixon moved, pursuant to notice,T h a t he have leave to bring in a B ill to amend the Employers and Employes A ct 1890, and for other purposes.

Debate ensued.Question— put and resolved in the affirmative.Ordered— T h at Mr. W rixon and Mr. Anderson do prepare and bring in the Bill.M r. W rixon then brought up a Bill intituled u A B ill to amend the ‘Employers and Employes Act 1890 ’

and fo r other purposes” and moved, T h a t it be now read a first time.Question— put and resolved in the affirmative.— Bill read a first time, ordered to be printed, and read

a second tim e on Tuesday next.

8. S a n d h u r s t P u b l i c B u il d i n g s A c t 1882 A m e n d m e n t B i l l .— Mr. W heeler moved, pursuant to notice,T hat he have leave to bring in a Bill to amend The Sandhurst Public Bidldings Act 1882.

Question—put and resolved in the affirmative.Ordered— T hat Mr. W heeler and Mr. Outtrim do prepare and bring in the Bill.Mr. W heeler then brought up a Bill intituled “ A B ill to amend ‘ The Sandhurst Public Buildings Act

1882,’ ” and moved, T h a t it be now read a first time.Question— put and resolved in the affirmative.— Bill read a first time, ordered to be printed, and read

a second time on Tuesday next.

(700 copies.)

9. S u p p l y .— T he House, according to Order, resolved itself into the Committee of Supply .Mr. Speaker resumed the C h a ir ; M r. M cLellan reported th a t the Com mittee had made progress,

and that he was directed to move th a t the Committee may have leave to sit again.Resolved— T hat this House will, on Tuesday next, again resolve itself into the said Committee.

1 0 . P o s t p o n e m e n t o f O r d e r s o f t h e D a y .— Ordered, T h a t the consideration of the following Ordersof the D ay be postponed until Tuesday n e x t :—

Railways Act 1890 Amendment B ill— Message from H is Excellency the Governor— Furtherconsideration o f Report.

Australasian Federation— i( D raft o f a B ill to Constitute the Commonwealth o f Australia ’— To be further considered in Committee.

Fire Brigades Act 1890 Amendment B ill— Second reading.Constitution A ct Amendment A c t 1890 Amendment B ill— Second reading.Local Government Act 1890 Amendment B ill— Second reading.Metropolitan General Cemetery B ill— Second reading.Education Endowment B ill— Second reading.Gold-fields Reservoirs Sale B ill— Second reading.Water A ct 1890 Amendment B ill— Second reading.L and A ct 1890 Amendment B ill— Second reading.Shops B ill— Second reading.Thistles Law Amendment B ill— Second reading.Printing Committee's Report— To be considered.Land Sales by Auction Fund B ill— Message from His Excellency the Governor— To be considered

in Committee.Committee o f Public Accounts B ill— Second reading.Ways and Means— To be further considered in Committee.

1 1 . A d j o u r n m e n t .— Mr. M unro moved, T hat the House do now adjourn.D ebate ensued.Question— put and resolved in the affirmative.

And then the House, a t fifty-five m inutes past ten o’clock, adjourned until Tuesday next.


M. H . D A V IE S , Speaker

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TUESDAY, 4 th AUGUST, 1 8 9 1 .

1. T he H ouse met pursuant to adjournm ent.— M r. Speaker took the Chair.

2. P e t it io n s .— T he following petitions in favour of the reading of the H oly Bible inschool hours were presented :—

B y M r. Gordon—From members of the Church of E ngland residing a t Taradale.

B y M r. M cIn ty re—From members of the Church of E ngland residing a t Maldon.

Sir B ryan O’Loghlen presented a petition from E dw ard Sandford, la te Chief praying th a t the House w ill be pleased to take his case into consideration and thereupon as may seem meet.


& P a p e r s .— M r. M cLean presented—T he M allee C ountry.— R eturn to an Order of the House, dated 1st Ju ly , 1891, for a return showing—

1. T he number of mallee allotm ents th a t have been subdivided by the lessees w ith the sanctionof the Board of Land and W orks, giving th e area o f each original allotm ent so subdivided, the name of the lessee, the area of each subdivision, and the names of the present occupiers in each case.

2. T he number of persons who have been allowed to select land in the mallee country underthe 203rd section of the L and Act 1890, and the to ta l area so selected each year since the passing of The Mallee A ct 1889.

3. T he number of mallee blocks, giving the map num ber of the block, the area, and name oflessee in each instance where the consent of the Board of Land and W orks has been g iv e n in w riting to subdivide into mallee allotments.

4. T he consideration th a t has been obtained by the Board other than the rental fixed for malleeblocks and mallee allotm ents under The Mallee Fastoral Leases A ct 1883 and regulations,

5. T he to ta l area of land called “ mallee blocks ” under the Principal A ct, protected fromalienation in fee simple, th a t under the adm inistration of th a t A ct have been changed in name to “ mallee allo tm ents," and by th a t alteration in name have become wholly or partly liable to selection and subsequent alienation from the Crown.

6. T he number and area of “ mallee allo tm ents” previously held under leases as “ mallee b locks”th a t have been selected by occupiers under the 3rd section of The Mallee A ct 1889, now th e 203rd section of the L and Act 1890 (Consolidated S tatu tes).

7. T he present annual revenue from land reverting to the Crown in the mallee country, and theam ount received or due on account of mallee land selected and in course of alienation.

Recreation Reserves w ithin the Suburban Radius.— R eturn to an Order of the House, dated 7th Ju ly , 1891, for a return showing the number and locality of recreation reserves under the joint control of the Board of Land and W orks and other trustees w ith in the suburban radius.

„ M r. Shiels presented—Dismissal of Employes from the R ailw ay W orkshops.— R eturn to an Order of the House, dated

29th Ju ly , 1891, for a copy of all correspondence connected w ith the recent dismissal of boiler-makers and others from the railway workshops a t N ewport, w ith a statem ent of

. • the Railways Commissioners’ reasons for such dismissals.Severally ordered to lie on the Table.

(700 copies.)

State Schools during

Exam iner of T itles, to adopt such action

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T he following P apers, pursuant to thg Acts o f Parliam ent, were laid upon theTable by the Clerk of the House

F ire Brigades A ct 1890.—R egulations mad&>by the G overnor in Council from the commencem ent of the A ct to the 31st Ju ly , 1891.

M ining Surveyors’ Fees in portion of Beechworth M ining D istrict.Customs and Excise D uties A ct 1890.— Minor A rticles used in M anufacture— T ug hooks;

G as-tips— Steatite or lava.Fisheries A c t 1890.,——N otice o f proposed variation of Proclam ation re lim its of the mouth of

the R iver Barwon within, w hich nets and fixed engines are not to be used.W ater A ct 1890—

T he W immera Shire Council and the W estern W immera Irrigation and W ater Supply T rust.— Application of M unicipal Funds for the purpose of paying In teres t on the Liabilities of the W estern W immera Irrigation and W ater Supply T rust.

W estern W immera Irrigation and W ater Supply T rust, W immera U nited W aterw orks T rust, and proposed E astern W immera Irrigation and W ater Supply T rus t.— R ights

. - and Pow ers in the waters of the L ittle W immera R iver and the Y arriam biack Creek specified and set forth . . ■ •

4. E rror in D ivisio n L is t .— M r. Speaker informed the House th a t in a division th a t took place in theH ouse on W ednesday last, the Tellers for the "N o e s" had recorded the nam e of the Honorable M ember for V illiers and H eytesbury, M r. Anderson, instead of th a t of the Honorable M ember for Geelong, Mr. A ndrew s; whereupon M h Speaker directed the Clerk to correct the Division L ist accordingly.

5. Cost of E mbossing S tatio nery .— Mr. T. Sm ith moved, pursuant to notice, T h a t there be laidbefore this H ouse a return show ing— " '

1. T he amount paid by the various Governm ent departm ents to the Government contractorfor embossing stationery during the financial years ending 30th June , 1888, 1889, and 1890 respectively. . .

2. T he amount paid to the present contractor to date.3. T he am ount of embossing, if any, done by others than the present contractor during the,

currency of the present contract, nam ing the persons by whom such w ork has been dbne1 and the amount paid for the same. . •>

Objection being taken th a t this was a debatable question, Mr. Speaker directed th a t the N otice of Motion be removed from the unopposed list.

6. A c c id e n t s in C o n n e x io n w i t h R a ilw a y C a r r ia g e D o o r s .— Mr. L . L . Sm ith moved, pursuant tonotice, T h a t there be laid before this House a return showing—

1. T he number of accidents th a t were reported or known to have occurred on the V ictorianRailways during the nineteen months ending the 31st Ju ly , 1891, by— - 1

• • (a) The untimely opening of railway carriage doors w hilst the trains were in motion,thereby allowing passengers to fall or alight out of the trains w hile in motion, or otherw ise causing injury to passengers during the t r a n s i t ;

(6) The crushing or otherwise injuring passengers w ith carriage doors while closing-, them at railway platforms. ‘ .->

2. The total compensation paid"and law costs incurred by the Governm ent for such accidents.3. T he cost of the m aterials and labour required for the repair of all damages to carriage

doors and their frames during the same period.Question— p u t and resolved in the affirmative.

7. L and S ales by A uction F und B il l ,— The Order of the D ay for the consideration in Committeeof the whole House of H is Excellency the G overnor's Message, No. 12, having been read— On the motion of Mr. Munro, Mr. Speaker left the Chair, and the House resolved, itself into a Committee of the whole.

M r. Speaker resumed the C h a ir ; Mr. M cLellan reported tha t the Committee, had come to a certain* ' resolution.

. On the motion of Mr. Munro, the House ordered th a t the Standing Orders be suspended so as to allow the R eport to be received this day,

M r. M cLellan reported from a Committee o f the whole H ouse a certain resolution, which was read and is as follows :—

Resolved— T h at it is expedient th a t an A ppropriation be made out of the Consolidated Revenue for the purposes of a Bill to establish a Land Sales by A uction Fund.

A nd the said resolution was read a second time and agreed to by the House.Ordered— T h at Mr. Munro and Mr. Shiels do prepare and bring in a B ill to carry out the foregoing

resolution.

8. L an d S a le s by A u c t io n F u n d B i l l . — Mr. M unro then brought up a B ill intituled “ A B ill to establisha L and Sales by Auction F u n d " and moved, T h a t it be now read a first time.

Question—put and resolved in the affirmative.— Bill read a first time, ordered to be printed, and read a second time to-morrow.

9. A ustralasian F ed er a tio n .— " D raft of a B il l to C o nstitute th e C ommonwealth of ■ A u str a lia ."— The Order of the D ay for the further, consideration of the " D ra ft of a Bill to

Constitute the Commonwealth of A ustralia ” in Committee of the whole H ouse having been read— M r. Speaker left the Chair, and the House resolved itself into a Committee of the whole.

M r. Speaker resumed the Chair ; Mr. M cLellan reported th a t the Committee had made progress, and th a t he was directed to move th a t the Committee may have leave to sit again. - -• .

Resolved— T h at this House will, to-morrow, again resolve itself into the said Committee.

10. P o stponem ent o f O rd er s o f th e D ay .—-Ordered, T h a t the consideration of the following Orders of the D ay be postponed un til to-morrow

Railways A ct 1890 Amendment B ill— Message from H is Excellency the Governor— Furtherconsideration o f Report.

Fire Brigades Act 1890 Amendment B ill—‘Second reading.Constitution A c t Amendment A c t } 890 Amendment B ill— Second reading. Local Government Act 1890 Amendment B ill— Second reading. Metropolitan General Cemetery B ill— Second reading.Education Endowment B ill— Second reading.Gold-fields Reservoirs Sale B ill— Second reading.Water A ct 1890 Amendment B ill— Second reading.L and A c t 1890 Amendment B ill— Second reading.Shops B ill— Second reading.Thistles Law Amendment B ill— Second reading.Printing Committee's Report— To he considered.Committee o f Public Accounts B ill— Second reading.Sandhurst Public Buildings A ct 1882 Amendment B ill— Second reading. Supply— To be further considered in Committee.W ays and Means— To be further considered in Committee.

11. P o s t p o n e m e n t o f O r d e r o f t h e D a y .— Ordered, T h a t the consideration o f the following Order ofthe D ay be postponed until to-morrow :—

Employers and Employes A c t 1890 Amendment B ill— Second reading.

12. M e s s a g e f r o m t h e L e g i s l a t i v e C o u n c il .— T he following M essage was brought from the Legislative Council by the C lerk-A ssistant of the C o u n c il:—

M r . S pe a k e r ,T he Legislative Council acquaint the Legislative Assembly th a t they have agreed to the Bill

intituled “ A n Act to apply out o f the Consolidated Revenue the sum o f One million eight hundred and sixty-two thousand nine hundred and fourteen pounds to the service o f the year One thousand eight hundred and ninety-one and ninety-two ” w ithout amendment.

13. A d j o u r n m e n t .— M r. M unro moved, T hat the House do now adjourn.D ebate ensued.Question— put and resolved in the affirmative.

A nd then the House, a t thirteen m inutes past eleven o’clock, adjourned until to-morrow.


Legislative Council,Melbourne, 28th Ju ly , 1891.

W . Y . R O B IN S O N ,CUrk o f the L egisla tive Assembly*


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WEDNESDAY, 5 th AUGUST, 1891.

1. T he House met pursuant to adjournm ent.— M r. Speaker took the Chair.

2. P e t it io n .— T he following petition in favour of the reading of the H oly Bible in S tate schools duringschool hours was presented :—

B y M r. L. L. Sm ith—From members of the Church of England residing a t M orniugton.


3. P a p e r s .— M r. M cLean presented, by command of H is Excellency the G o v e rn o r -Statistical R egister of the Colony of V ictoria for the year 1890.— P a rt I I I .—Interchange.

M r. Shiels presented—Railw ay W orks.— R eturn to an Order of the House, dated 30th Ju ly , 1891, for a copy of the

lis t of the works authorized by Parliam ent, am ounting to £400,000, which, as stated by the Railw ays Commissioners in a letter to the U nder-Treasurer, dated 28th Ju ly , 1891, would be kep t back during the current financial year 1891-2.


' T he following Paper, pursuant to the direction of an A c t o f Parliam ent, was laid upon the Table by the C lerk of the House :—

W attles A ct 1890.—Issue of Leases under Section 10.

4. F ir e B rigades A ct 1890 A mendment B il l .— The O rder of the D ay for the second reading of thisB ill having been read— Mr. M unro moved. T h a t this B ill be now read a second time.

• • Question— put and resolved in the affirmative.— Bill read a second time.Mr. Munro moved, T h a t this B ill be now committed to a Committee of the whole House.Question— put and resolved in the affirmative.A nd, on the further motion of Mr. Munro, Mr. Speaker left the Chair, and the H ouse resolved itse lf

into a Committee of the whole.Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair ; M r. M cLellan reported th a t the Committee had gone through the

B ill and agreed to the same w ithout amendment. °M r. Speaker having reported that the Chairman of Committees had certified th a t the fair p rin t of this

B ill was in accordance w ith the Bill as reported—M r. M unro moved, T hat this Bill be now read a th ird time.D ebate ensued.Question—put and resolved in the affirmative.— Bill read a th ird time.Ordered— T h at the B ill be transm itted to the Legislative Council and their concurrence desired

therein.

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5. R a il w a y s A ct 1890 A m e n d m e n t B i l l /v—Tlie""OnlePof s e Day for the resum ption of the debate onthe question, T h a t the House agree w ith the Committee of the whole in the following resolution, viz. :—Resolved— T h at it is expedient th a t an A ppropriation be made from the Consolidated Revenue for the purposes of a Bill to amend the R ailw ays A ct 1890 and for other purposes, having been read—

D ebate resumed.A nd the debate not being concluded by half-past eight o’clock,Ordered— T h at the debate be adjourned until to-morrow.

6. P o s t p o n e m e n t o f O r d e r s o f t h e D a y .— Ordered, T hat the consideration of the following Ordersof the Day be postponed until to-morrow :—

Australasian Federation— “ D raft o f a B ill to Constitute the Commonwealth o f A ustralia ^— To be further considered in Committee.

L and Sales by Auction Fund B ill— Second reading.Constitution A c t Amendment A c t 1890 Amendment B il l—Second reading.Local Government A ct 1890 Amendment B ill— Second reading.M etropolitan General Cemetery B ill— Second reading.Education Endowment B il l— Second reading.Gold-fields Reservoirs Sale B ill— Second reading.W ater A ct 1890 Amendment B ill— Second reading.L a n d A c t 1890 Am endment B ill— Second reading.Shops B ill— Second reading.Thistles Law Amendment B ill— Second reading.Printing Committee’s R eport— To be considered.Committee o f Public Accounts B ill— Second reading.Sandhurst Public Buildings A ct 1882 Amendment B ill— Second reading.Supply— To be further considered in Committee.W ays and Means— To be further considered in Committee.

7. M i n e s A ct 1890 A m e n d m e n t B i l l .— T he Order of the D ay for the consideration of the Reporthaving been read— Mr. Bailes moved, T hat the amendments made by the Committee of the whole H ouse in this B ill be agreed to.

Question— put and resolved in the affirmative.Mr. Speaker having reported th a t the Chairman of Committees had certified th a t the fair prin t of this

Bill was in accordance w ith the Bill as reported—Bill, on the motion of M r. Bailes, read a th ird time.

On the motion of Mr. Bailes, the House, after debate, agreed to the following amendments in th is B i l l :—

Clause 1, line 7, omit “ o n ly ” ; and after “ D istrict ” insert “ and also to any mining district to which the G overnor by Order in Council published in the Government Gazette may a t any tim e declare this A ct to apply.”

Clause 3, line 2, before “ d a y s” insert “ tw enty-one.”Clause 8, omit this clause.

M r. Bailes, by leave, offered the following clause to be added to the B ill:—In section 48 of the Mines A ct 1890, after the words “ Crown grantee o f the same;” there shall

be inserted the words “ when sold lim ited in depth.”M r. Bailes moved, T h a t the said clause be now read a second time.Debate ensued.Question— put and resolved in the affirmative.— Clause read a second time.A nd the said clause was read a th ird time and added to the Bill.M r. Bailes, by leave, offered the following clause to be added to the Bill

In section forty-four of the Mines A ct 1890 for the word “ f ifty ” there shall be substituted thewords “ one hundred.”

M r. Bailes moved, T hat the said clause be now read a second time.D ebate ensued.Question—put and resolved in the affirmative.— Clause read a second time.A nd the said clause was read a th ird time and added to the Bill.O rdered—T h at the B ill be transm itted to the Legislative Council and their concurrence desired

therein.

8. P u b l ic L i r r a r i e s ( S u n d a y s P o l l ) B i l l .— T he Order of the D ay for the second reading of this B illhaving been read— Mr. S tuart moved, T h a t this B ill be now read a second time.

D ebate ensued.M r. L . L. Sm ith moved, T h a t the debate be now adjourned.D ebate continued.Q uestion— T h at the debate he now adjourned—put and resolved in the affirmative.O rdered—T h a t the debate be adjourned until W ednesday, 2nd September next.

9. P o s t p o n e m e n t o f O r d e r s o f t h e D a y .— Ordered, T h a t the consideration of the following Orders ofthe D ay be postponed until W ednesday, 2nd Septem ber n e x t :—

Licensing A ct 1890 Amendment B ill— Second reading.Employers and Employes A ct 1890 Amendment B ill— Second reading.

10. P o s t p o n e m e n t o f O r d e r s o f t h e D a y .— Ordered, T h a t the consideration o f the following Orders ofthe D ay be postponed until W ednesday, 19th A ugust in s ta n t:—

Contractors' Protection B ill— Second reading.Markets Act 1890 Amendment B ill— Second reading.Cemeteries Act 1890 Amendment B ill— Second reading.Messrs. Burston and M cNab— Resumption o f debate on the question— That in the opinion o f this

House the finding o f the Board appointed to inquire into the case o f Messrs. Burston and M cNab should at once be given effect to.

Dog A ct 1890 Amendment B ill— Second reading.Colonial Wines B ill— Second reading.Increase o f P ay to Railway Employes— Motion fo r Address— To be considered in Committee.Admission Fees to Football and other Matches— Resumption o f debate on the question— That in the

opinion o f this House, taking into consideration the large sums o f money collected by clubs as charges to witness football and other matches on all grounds under the joint control o f the Board o f L and and Works and other trustees o f grounds vested in trustees throughout the colony, such clubs or trustees shall pay to the Treasurer o f the colony ten per cent, o f their gross returns fo r each year, which sum shall be added to the Charitable vote o f the year.

11. A d j o u r n m e n t .— M r. M cLean moved, T h a t the House do now adjourn.D ebate ensued.Question— put and resolved in the affirmative.

A nd then the House, a t fo rty m inutes past ten o’clock, adjourned until to-morrow.

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2 . A d j o u b n m e n t .— Intelligence of the death of W illiam Jo h n W ilkinson, Esquire, the Honorable Memberfor Bourke E ast, having been communicated to the House, M r. Munro thereupon moved, T h a t the House do now adjourn.

Question— put and resolved in the aErm ative.

A nd then the House, a t thirty-one m inutes past four o’clock, adjourned until Tuesday next,

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TUESDAY, 1 1 t h AUGUST, 1891.

1. T he H ouse m et pursuant to adjournm ent.—M r. Speaker took the Chair.

2 . P et itio n s .— T he following petition in favour of the reading of the H oly Bible in S tate schools duringschool hours was presented :—

B y M r. A ndrew s—•From members of the Church of E ngland residing a t Portarlington.

M r. H u n t presented a petition from Lazarus Bcrlowitz, praying tha t the H ouse w ill be pleasedjto take into consideration the injuries sustained by him w hen employed by the Bailw ay D epartm ent to cart wopd a t K ilm ore E ast, and order such redress as it may deem fit.


3. S u b sid y to A gricultural S o cieties.— Mr. W ebb moved, pursuant to notice, T h a t there be laidbefore th is H ouse a return showing the am ount claimed by each agricultural society, and the sum allotted to each, out of the Governm ent subsidy since the year 1884.

Q uestion—put and resolved in the affirmative.

4. P a p e r s .— M r. Speaker presented, pursuant to A ct o f P a r lia m e n t:—Constitution A ct Amendm ent A ct 1890, P a r t I X .— Statem ent of A ppointm ents or Transfers to Offices

of Parliam ent, and of A lterations of Classification made between the 31st Ju ly , 1890, and the 30th June , 1891, under the authority of th is A ct.

T he following Papers, pursuant to the directions of several A cts o f P arliam ent, were laid upon the T able by the Clerk of the House :—

D epartm ent for N eglected Children and Reform atory Schools.— R eport o f the Secretary for the year 1890.

T rade U nions—F ifth A nnual R eport of the Proceedings of the G overnm ent S ta tist in connexion w ith .—Report for the year 1890, w ith an A ppendix.

5. S u p p l y .— T he House, according to Order, resolved itse lf into the Committee of Supply.M r. Speaker resumed the Chair ; Mr. M cLellan reported th a t the Committee had made progress, and

th a t he was directed to move th a t the Committee may have leave to sit again.Resolved— T h at this H ouse will, to-morrow, again resolve itself into the said Committee.

6 . P ostponem ent of Orders of th e D ay.— Ordered, T h a t the consideration of the following O rders ofthe Day be postponed until to-m orrow:—

Australasian Federation— “ D raft o f a B ill to Constitute the Commonwealth o f Australia ”— To be further considered in Committee.

Land Sales by Auction Fund B ill— Second reading.Railways A ct 1890 Amendment B ill— Message from H is Excellency the Governor— Further con

sideration o f Report.Constitution A ct Amendment A ct 1890 Amendment B ill—Second reading.Local Government Act 1890 Amendment B ill— Second reading.Metropolitan General Cemetery B ill— Second reading.Education Endowment B ill— Second reading.Gold-fields Reservoii'S Sale B ill— Second reading.W ater A ct 1890 Amendment B ill— Second reading.L and Act 1890 Amendment B ill—Second reading.Shops B ill— Second reading.Thistles Law Amendment B ill— Second reading.Printing Committee's Report— To be considered.Committee o f Public Accounts B i l l— Second reading.Sandhurst Public Buildings Act 1882 Amendment B ill—Second reading.W ays and Means— To be further considered in Committee,

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7. M essage from th e L eg isla tiv e C o uncil .— T he following M essage w as b rough t from th e L eg islative Council by the C lerk-A ssistant of the C ounc il:—

M r. S p e a k e r ,T he Legislative Council acquaint the Legislative A ssem bly th a t they have agreed to the

accompanying A ddress to H is Excellency the Governor, praying th a t a Court of G eneral Sessions o f the Peace may be held a t M ildura, w ith w hich they desire the concurrence of the Legislative Assembly.

Legislative Council,Melbourne, 5 th A ugust, 1891.

A nd the said A ddress was read, and is as followsTo H is Excellency the R ight Honorable J o h n A d r i a n L o u i s , E a rl o f Hopetom ,

Viscount Aithrie, and Baron Hope in the Peerage o f Scotland; Baron Hopetoun o f Hopetoun, and Baron N iddry o f N iddry Castle in the Peerage o f the United Kingdom; Knight Grand Cross o f the Most Distinguished Order o f Saint Michael and Saint George; Governor and Commander-in- Chief in and over the Colony o f Victoria and its Dependencies, §c., fyc., fyc.

M a y i t P l e a s e Y o u r E x c e l l e n c y —W e, the Legislative Council ° f V ictoria, in

P arliam ent assembled, pray th a t a Court of General Sessions of the Peace may be held a t M ildura.

Ordered— T h a t the M essage be taken into consideration to-morrow.

8 . A d j o u r n m e n t . — M r. M unro moved, T h a t the House do now adjourn.D ebate ensued.Question— put and resolved in the affirmative.

A nd then the House, a t forty-five minutes past eleven o’clock, adjourned until to-morrow.


W . V . R O B IN S O N ,Clerk o f the L eg isla tive Assembly.

M . H . D A V IE S , Speaker.

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WEDNESDAY, 1 2 t h AUGUST, 1891.

1, T he H ouse met pursuant to adjournm ent.— M r. Speaker took the Chair.

g . A d j o u r n m e n t .— Mr. M unro moved, b y leave, T h a t the House, a t its rising , adjourn until Tuesday next.


3 . D e t a i l e d E x p e n d i t u r e o f t h e R a il w a y D e p a r t m e n t .— Lieut.-Col. W . C. Sm ith moved, pursuantto notice, T h a t there be laid before th is House a return showing the detailed expenditure o f the Railw ay D epartm ent for the year .1883-4, the same as is shown in th is year’s Estim ates, 1891-2; •

Q uestion— put and resolved in the affirmative.

4 . P a p e r s .— M r. Shiels presented—A ccidents in connexion w ith Railw ay Carriage Doors.—R eturn to an Order of the House, dated 4 th

A ugust, 1891, for a return showing—1. T he number of accidents th a t w ere reported or known (o have occurred on the V ic

torian Railways during the nineteen m onths ending the 31st Ju ly , 1891, by—(a) T he untimely opening of railway carriage doors w hilst the trains were in

motion, thereby allowing passengers to fall or alight out of the trains w hile in motion, or otherw ise causing injury to passengers during the t r a n s i t ;

(b) T he crushing or otherwise injuring passengers w ith carriage doors while closing them a t railway platforms.

2. T he to tal compensation paid and law costs incurred by the Governm ent for suchaccidents.

3. T he cost of the m aterials and labour required for th e je p a ir of all damages to carriagedoors and their frames during the same period.

Ordered to lie on the Table.T he following Papers, pursuant to the directions of several A cts of Parliam ent, Avere laid upon the

Table by the Clerk of the House :—Mines A ct 1890.—A lteration of Regulations.Public Service A ct 1890.— A lterations of Regulations.

5. A d j o u r n m e n t .— Mr. W illiams rose in his place, and said tha t he proposed to move the adjournm ent ofthe House for the purpose of discussing a definite m atter of u rgent public im portance, namely, “ the recommendation of the P ublic Service Board for the appointm ent of Mr. A . C. W itton as accountant of the M ining D epartm ent.”

M r. Speaker thereupon called upon those Members who approved of the proposed discussion to rise in their places, and tw elve M embers having accordingly risen—

M r. W illiams moved, T h a t the House do now adjourn.D ebate ensued.A nd the discussion on the subject not having term inated a t the expiration of two hours—M r. Speaker pu t the question— T h at the House do now adjourn— w hich was negatived.

6 . P o s t p o n e m e n t o f O r d e r o f t h e D a y .— Ordered, T h a t the consideration of Order of the D ayNo. 1 be postponed until after the consideration of Order of the D ay No. 2.

7 . A u s t r a l a s ia n F e d e r a t i o n .— “ D r a f t o f a B i l l t o C o n s t i t u t e t h e C o m m o n w e a l t h o f

A u s t r a l i a . ” — The Order of the Day for the further consideration of the “ D raft of a B ill to Constitute the Commonwealth of A u stra lia” in Committee of the whole House having been read— M r. Speaker left the Chair, and the House resolved itself into a Committee of the whole.

M r. Speaker resumed the Chair ; Mr. G raves reported th a t the Committee had made progress, and th a t he was directed to move th a t the Committee may have leave to sit again.

Resolved— T h at thjs House will, on Tuesday next, again resolve itself into the said Committee.(700 copie?.)

8. P o s t p o n e m e n t o f O r d e r s o f t h e D att.—-Ordered, T h a t the consideration of th e following O rdersof the D ay be postponed un til Tuesday n e x t :—

L and Sales by Auction F und B ill— Second reading.Railw ays A ct 1890 Amendment B ill— Message from H is Excellency the Governor—Further

consideration o f Report.Constitution A c t Amendment A c t 1890 Amendment B ill—Second reading.Local Government A ct 1890 Amendment B ill— Second reading.Metropolitan General Cemetery B ill— Second reading.Education Endowment B ill— Second reading.Gold-fields Reservoirs Sale B ill— Second reading.Water A ct 1890 Amendment B ill— Second reading.L and A c t 1890 Amendment B ill— Second reading.Shops B ill— Second reading.Thistles Law Amendment B ill— Second reading.Printing Committee’s Report— To be considered.Committee o f Public Accounts B ill— Second reading.Sandhurst Public Buildings A ct 1882 Amendment B ill— Second reading.M ildura Court o f General Sessions— Consideration o f Message from the Legislative Council. Supply— To be further considered in Committee.W ays and Means— To be further considered in Committee.

9. M e l b o u r n e a n d W i l l i a m s t o w n T r a m w a y B i l l .— M r. M ountain moved, pursuant to notice, T h a tthe B ill to authorize the A ustral-A nglo T ram w ay and G eneral A gency Company to construct Tram w ays in the C ity of South Melbourne, the Borough of P o rt M elbourne, and T ow n of W illiam stown, and for other purposes, be now read a second time.

Debate ensued.Question—put and resolved in the affirmative.— B ill read a second time.Ordered— T hat the B ill be committed to a Select Committee. -

10. S t . J a m e s ’ C h u r c h L a n d s B i l l .— M r. W rixon moved, pursuant to notice, T h a t the Select Committeeon the St. Jam es’ Church Lands B ill consist of M r. Anderson, Mr. B est, M r. Dow, M r. Staughton,. and the Mover, and th a t the promoters have leave to prin t the evidence taken before such Com m ittee ; four to be the quorum.


11. T o t a l iz a t o r B i l l .— Mr. M urray moved, pursuant to notice, T h a t he have leave to bring in a B ill to-legalize the Totalizator.

Question— put and resolved in the affirmative.Ordered— T h at Mr. M urray and Mr. Bailes do prepare and bring in th e Bill.M r. M urray then brought up a Bill intituled “ A B ill to legalize the Totalizator’’ and moved, T h a t i t

be now read a first time.Question— put and resolved in the affirmative.— B ill read a first tim e, ordered to be printed, and read

a second tim e on W ednesday next.

12. S u b -l e t t i n g o f G o v e r n m e n t C o n t r a c t s .— M r. T renw ith moved, pursuant to notice, T h a t in theopinion of this H ouse it is desirable tha t the regulations which provide th a t railway or other G overnm ent contracts are not to be sub-let should be strictly enforced.

Debate ensued.Question—put and resolved in the affirmative.

1 3 . . F r e e R a il w a y P a s s e s .— Mr. K irton moved, pursuant to notice, T h a t a Select Committee be appointed to inquire into and report upon the practice of issuing free passes by the Railw ay Departm ent, such Committee to consist of M r. Bailes, M r. B utterly , M r. Gordon, M r. Peacock, and the Mover, w ith power to send for persons, papers, and records ; three to be the quorum.

: D ebate ensued.Question— put and resolved in the affirmative.

1 4 . C l a im s o f T h o m a s E. D a k i n .— Mr. G. Downes C arter moved, pursuant to amended notice, T h a tin the opinion of th is House the Government should give consideration to the claims of Thomas E . D akin, in consequence of the compulsory removal of his business from the neighbourhood of the Supreme Court, as set forth in his Petition of 2nd November, 1890.

D ebate ensued.M r. W rixon moved, T h a t the debate be now adjourned.Debate continued.Question—T h at the debate be now adjourned—put and negatived.Original motion, by leave, w ithdraw n.

15. A d j o u r n m e n t .— Mr. Shiels moved, T h a t the House do now adjourn.D ebate ensued.Question— put and resolved in the affirmative.

A nd then the House, a t fifty-five m inutes past ten o’clock, adjourned until Tuesday next.

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TUESDAY, 18 th AUGUST, 1 8 9 1 .

1. The House met pursuant to adjournm ent.— M r. Speaker took the Chair.2. P e t i t i o n s .— T he following petitions in favour of the reading of the Holy Bible in S tate schools during

school hours were presented :—B y M r. Gardiner—

From members of the Church of England residing a t N orth Carlton.B y Mr. A . Y oung—

From members of the Church of E ngland residing a t Inverleigh and Murgheboluc.Mr. Anderson presented a petition from R obert Simson, of Toorak; Jam es A itken, o f M elbourne;

‘ A rchibald F isken, of M elbourne; William Taylor, of M elbourne; and Charles G uthrie, o f M elbourne, Trustees of the Scots’ Church, and the V ery Reverend W illiam Jo h n Gillespie, the M oderator of the General Assembly of the P resbyterian Church of Victoria, praying th a t they may have leave to bring in a Bill to convert the existing T rusts relating to the Scots’ Church Properties into one G eneral T rust, and th a t the House w ill be pleased to suspend the S tanding Orders which prevent the introduction of the said B ill during the present Session, especially Standing Orders N os. 10 and 26, and th a t the House w ill be pleased to pass the said Bill.

Severally ordered to lie on the Table.3. R a il w a y W o r k in g E x p e n d i t u r e .—M r. Richardson moved, pursuant to notice given by M r. Laurens,

T h a t there be laid before this House a return showing—1. The gross amount charged to working expenses in the Railway A nnual R eport for 1882, and

each of the following years.2. To w hat ex ten t charges as “ stores ” formed part of the to ta l w orking expenditure mentioned

in each of such annual reports.Question— put and resolved in the affirmative.

4. I s s u e o f W r it .— Mr. Speaker announced th a t he had, on Friday last, issued a W rit for the electionof a M ember to serve for the E lectoral D istrict o f B ourke E ast, in the place of W illiam Jo h n W ilkinson, Esquire, deceased.

5. P a p e r s .— M r. Shiels presented—Railway Revenue and Cost of Coal.— R eturn to an Order o f the House, dated 24th June, 1891,

for a return showing—1. T he average weekly railway revenue from 1st Ju ly to 18th A ugust, 1890.2. T he average weekly railw ay revenue from 18th A ugust to 17th November, 1890.3. The quantity and cost o f coal charged to railw ay accounts for 1889-90 and 1890-91

respectively.Railw ay Trains Reduced and Lines Opened during the S trike .—R eturn to an Order of the House,

dated 7 th Ju ly , 1891, for a return showing—1. T he actual number of railw ay trains reduced daring the strike period from the

18th A ugust to 17 th November, 1890.2. T he number of such trains restored after the strike, and when so restored.3. T he full ex ten t of the saving in w orking expenses during 1890-91 consequent upon

such reduced trains.4. T he dates a t w hich new lines were opened ( if any were opened) during the strike

period.Detailed Expenditure of the Railw ay D epartm ent.—R eturn to an Order of the House, dated

12th A ugust, 1891, for a return showing the detailed expenditure of the Railway D epartment for the year 1883-4, the same as is shown in this year’s Estim ates, 1891-2.

M r. T urner presented—M achinery Im ported.— R eturn to an Order of the House, dated 30th Ju ly , 1891, for a return

showing—1. T he total value of machinery imported to this colony during the past twelve

m onths ; also, if possible, the nature of such machinery.2. T he value and nature of machinery imported for the use of the Government,

including the Railway D epartm ent, during the same period.Severally ordered to lie on the Table.

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T he following Papers, pursuant to the direction of an A ct of Parliam ent, were laid upon the Table by the Clerk of the House :—

W ater A ct 1890—Campaspe Irrigation and W ater Supply T rust.— Loan of £21,000.Euroa W aterworks T ru s t.— Application for A dditional Loan of £122.— Detailed Statem ent

and Report.Murchison W aterworks T rust.— A pplication for Additional Loan o f £400.-—Detailed

Statem ent and Report.N orth Boort Irrigation and W ater Supply T ru s t.—Loan of £1,600.

6. M i l d u b a C o u r t o f G e n e r a l S e s s i o n s .— T he O rder of the D ay for the consideration of the M essage from the Legislative Council, requesting concurrence with an Address to H is Excellency the Governor, praying th a t a Court of G eneral Sessions of the Peace may be held a t M ildura, having been read— Mr. Shiels moved, T h a t the blank in the said Address be filled up by the insertion of the words “ and the Legislative Assem bly.”

Question—put and resolved in the affirmative.M r. Shiels moved, T h a t this House agree w ith the Legislative Council in the said Address.Question—put and resolved in the affirmative.Ordered— T hat the Address be returned to the Legislative Council w ith a M essage acquainting

them th a t the Legislative Assembly have agreed to the same, and have filled up the blank therein by the insertion of the words “ and the Legislative Assem bly.”

7. S u p p l y .— T he House, according to Order, resolved itself into the Committee of Supply.Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair ; Mr. M cLellan reported tha t the Committee had made progress, and

th a t he was directed to move th a t the Committee may have leave to sit again.Resolved—T h at this House will, to-morrow, again resolve itself into the said Committee.

8. M e s s a g e f r o m t h e L e g i s l a t i v e C o u n c il .— T he following M essage was brought from the L egislative Council by the C lerk-A ssistant of the C ounc il:—

M r . S p e a k e r ,The Legislative Council transm it to the Legislative Assembly a Bill intituled “ A n Act to

declare and amend the Law o f Partnership f w ith which they desire the concurrence o f the Legislative Assembly.

T . , . ^ J A S . M A C B A IN ,Legislative Council, President.

Melbourne, 18th A ugust, 1891.9. L a w o f P a r t n e r s h i p A m e n d m e n t B i l l .— Mr. Shiels moved, T h a t the Bill transm itted by the foregoing

Message, intituled “ A n Act to declare and amend the Law o f Partnership," be now read a first time. Question— put and resolved in the affirmative.— Bill read a first time, ordered to be printed, and read


10. P o s t p o n e m e n t o f O r d e r o f t h e D a y .— Sir B ryan O’Loghlen moved, T h a t the considerationof Order of the Day No. 3 be postponed until after the consideration of Order of the D ay No. 7.

Debate ensued.Question— put and negatived.

11 . A u s t r a l a s ia n F e d e r a t i o n .— “ D r a f t o f a B i l l t o C o n s t i t u t e t h e C o m m o n w e a l t h o f

A u s t r a l i a .”— The Order of the Day for the further consideration of the “ D raft of a Bill toConstitute the Commonwealth of A ustralia ” in Committee of the whole H ouse having been read__M r. Speaker left the Chair, and the House resolved itself into a Committee of the whole.

M r. Speaker resumed the Chair ; Mr. M cLellan reported th a t the Committee had made progress, and th a t he was directed to move th a t the Committee may have leave to sit again.

Resolved— T h at this House will, to-morrow, again resolve itself into the said Committee.12. P o s t p o n e m e n t o f O r d e r s o f t h e D a y .— Ordered, T hat the consideration of the following Orders

of the D ay be postponed until to-morrow :—L and Sales by Auction Fund B ill— Second reading.Railways Act 1890 Amendment B ill— Message from H is Excellency the Governor Further

consideration o f Report.Constitution A c t Amendment A c t 1890 Amendment B ill— Second reading.Local Government Act 1890 Amendment B ill— Second reading.Metropolitan General Cemetery B ill— Second reading.Education Endowment B ill— Second reading.Gold-fields Reservoirs Sale B ill— Second reading.W ater Act 1890 Amendment B ill— Second reading.L and A c t 1890 Amendment B ill— Second reading.Shops B ill— Second reading.Thistles Law Amendment B ill— Second reading.Printing Committee’s Report— To be considered.Committee o f Public Accounts B ill— Second-reading.Sandhurst Public Buildings Act 1882 Amendment B ill— Second reading.W ays and Means— To be further considered in Committee.

13. A d j o u r n m e n t .— Mr. M unro moved, T h a t the House do now adjourn.D ebate ensued.Question— put and resolved in the affirmative.

A nd then the House, a t th irty minutes past eleven o’clock, adjourned until to-morrow.

W. Y . R O B IN S O N , M. H . D A V IE S ,Clerk o f the Legislative Assembly. Speaker.

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?he House m et pursuant to adjournm ent.— Mr. Speaker took the Chair.

Ordered to lie on the Table. _ „ _ ,Ordered— T hat the Bill be read a third time on W ednesday next.

I c h o o l s OF M i n e s a n d T e c h n i c a l S c h o o l s — M r. Deakin moved, pursuant to notice, T h a t there b e

laid before th is H ouse a return showing—1. T he subjects taught.2. Num ber of pupils for each subject.3. Fees per term per subject.4. Num ber of lessons and hours to each subject per week.5. Revenue obtained from private subscriptions.6. Total fees paid by students.7. Cost of teaching per head in each subject.8. P recis of visiting inspectors^ repo rts— , ^ \ j

o f a ll S ch o o ls o f M in es and T ech n ica l S ch oo ls for th e year 1 8 9 0 -9 1 ; a lso the m oneys received fromthe Grovernment from 1888 inclusive—

(а) F or building.(б) For maintenance.



P a p e r s .— Mr. M unro presented—Education A ct 1890, Section 11.— R eturn to the foregoing Order.


Table by the Clerk of the House :—Bank Liabilities and A ssets.— Summary of Sworn R eturns for the quarter ended 30th Ju n e ,

Constitution A ct Am endm ent A ct 1 8 9 0 - P a r t IX .-S ta te m e n t o f A ppointm ent made in the Departm ent of the Legislative Council.

Customs and Excise D uties A ct 1890—M inor A rticles used in M anufacture.—F urn itu re— Castors.M inor A rticles used in M anufacture.— H at L inings, w hen sewn together.

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6. M essage from the L eg isla tive C ouncil .— T he following M essage was brought from the L egislative Council by the C lerk-A ssistant of the C o u n c il:—


The Legislative Council acquaint the Legislative Assem bly th a t they have agreed to the Bill intituled “ A n Act to amend the ‘Fire Brigades A ct 1890 ’ ” w ithout amendment.

JA S . M A C B A IN ,President.

Legislative Council,Melbourne, 19th A ugust, 1891.

7. A u s t r a la s ia n F e d e r a t io n .— “ D r a f t o f a B i l l t o C o n s t i tu te t h e C o m m o n w ea lth o fA u st r a l ia .’’— T he Order of the Day for the further consideration of the “ D ra ft of a Bill to Constitute the Commonwealth of A u stra lia” in Committee of the whole House having been read— M r. Speaker loft the Chair, and the House resolved itself into a Committee of the whole.

Mr. Speaker resumed the C hair ; Mr. M cLellan reported tha t the Committee had made progress, and that he was directed to move th a t the Committee may have leave to sit again.

Resolved— T hat this House will, to-morrow, again resolve itself into the said Committee.

8. S ettlem ent of the M allee C o untry .— Mr. M cLean moved, by leave, T hat a Select Committee beappointed to inquire into and report upon the best practicable means in the interests of the S tate for promoting the settlem ent of the people upon the mallee country, such Committee to consist of Mr. Burrowes, Mr. Dixon, Mr. Forrest, Mr. Foster, Mr. Gordon, M r. J . H arris, Mr. M ountain, M r. T. Smith, Lieut.-Col. W . C. Smith, and M r. W rixon, w ith power to send for persons, papers, and records, to move from place to place, to report the minutes of evidence from time to time, and to sit on days on which the House does not m e e t; five to be the quorum.

D ebate ensued.Ordered— T hat the Sessional Order lim iting the time when Government business shall have precedence

on W ednesdays be suspended, so as to allow the debate on the foregoing question to be proceeded w ith until a quarter to nine o’clock.

Debate resumed.Question— put and resolved in the affirmative.

9. P ostponement of Orders of th e D ay .— Ordered, T h a t the consideration of the following O rders ofthe Day be postponed until to-morrow:—

Zand Sales by Auction F und B ill— Second reading.Railways A ct 1890 Amendment Bill-— Message from H is Excellency the Governor— Further con

sideration o f Report.Constitution A ct Amendment Act 1890 Amendment B ill— Second reading.Local Government Act 1890 Amendment B ill— Second reading.Metropolitan General Cemetery B il l— Second reading.Education Endowment B ill— Second reading.Gold-fields Reservoirs Sale B ill— Second reading.W ater Act 1890 Amendment B ill— Second reading.L and Act 1890 Amendment B ill— Second reading.Shops B ill— Second reading.Thistles Law Amendment B ill— Second reading.Printing Committee's Report— To be considered.Committee o f Public Accounts B i l l— Second reading.Law o f Partnership Amendment B ill— Second reading.Sandhurst Public Buildings Act 1882 Amendment B ill— Second reading.Supply— To be further considered in Committee.W ays and Means— To be further considered in Committee,

10. Councils of Conciliation B il l .— T he Order of the D ay for the second reading of this B ill havingbeen read— Mr. Richardson moved, T hat this B ill be now read a second time.

Debate ensued.M r. Deakin moved, T h a t the debate be now adjourned.Question— T h at the debate be now adjourned—put and resolved in the affirmative.Ordered— T h at the debate be adjourned until W ednesday, 16th September next.

11. L ibr ar ies A ct 1890 A mendment B il l .— T he O rder of the D ay for the second reading of thisB ill having been read— Lieut.-Col. W . C. Sm ith moved, T h a t this B ill be now read a second time.

Question— put and resolved in the affirmative.— Bill read a second time.Lieut.-Col. W. C. Sm ith moved, T h a t this B ill be now committed to a Committee of the whole House. Question— put and resolved in the affirmative.A nd, on the further motion of Lieut.-Col. W . C. Smith, Mr. Speaker left the Chair, and the H ouse

resolved itse lf into a Committee of the whole.Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair ; M r. M cLellan reported th a t the Committee had gone through the

Bill and agreed to the same w ith an amendment.On the motion of Lieut.-Col. W. C. Smith, the House ordered th a t the S tanding Orders be suspended

so as to allow the R eport to be received th is day.Lieut.-Col. W. C. Smith moved, T h a t the amendment made by the Committee of the whole House in

this B ill be agreed to.Question— put and resolved in the affirmative.Mr. Speaker having reported that the Chairman of Committees had certified th a t the fair p rin t of this

B ill was in accordance w ith the Bill as reported—Bill, on the motion of L ieut.-Col. W . C. Smith, read a third time.

Ordered— T h at the B ill be transm itted to the Legislative Council and their concurrence desired therein.

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1 2 . P o s t p o n e m e n t o f O r d e r s o f t h e D a y . — Ordered, T h a t the consideration of t h e following Orders of t h e D ay be postponed until W ednesday, 16th Septem ber n ex t:—

Friendly Societies Act 1890 Amendment B ill— Second reading.Portland Borough Lands B ill— Second reading.Contractors’ Protection B ill— Second reading.M arkets Act 1890 Amendment B ill— Second reading.Cemeteries A ct 1890 Amendment B ill— Second reading.Messrs. B un ion and M cNab— Resumption o f debate on the question— That in the opinion o f this


Dog A ct 1890 Amendment B ill— Second reading.Increase o f Pay to Railw ay Employes— Motion fo r Address— To be considered in Committee.Admission Fees to Football and other Matches— Resumption o f debate on the question— That in

the opinion o f this House, taking into consideration the large sums o f money collected by clubs as charges to witness football and other matches on all grounds under the jo in t control o f the Board o f L and and Works and other trustees o f grounds vested in trustees throughout the colony, such clubs or trustees shall pay to the Treasurer o f the colony ten per cent, o f their gross returns fo r each year, which sum shall be added to the Charitable vote o f the year.

Totalizator B ill— Second reading.

1 3 . D i s c h a r g e o f O r d e r o f t h e D a y .— T he following Order of the D ay was read and d ischarged:— Colonial Wines B ill— Second reading.

Ordered— T h at the said B ill be w ithdrawn.

A nd then the House, a t th irty-tw o m inutes past ten o’clock, adjourned until to-morrow.


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2. P e t i t i o n .— M r. A. H arris presented a petition from A lexander Moncrieff, of Tanjil H ills, Tanjil>Gfippsland, grazier, praying that the House w ill !:c pleased to direct th a t an inquiry be made into the circumstances connected w ith the refusal of the Seymour W aterw orks T ru s t to pay the aw ard made in the petitioner’s favour by H is Honour Judge C lomley on the 19th M ay, 1887, for damage sustained by the petitioner through the action of the T rust i r diverting w ater from his land to supply the tow nship of A venel, and th a t the power vested m t o Governor in Council by section 151 of the A ct No. 1156 may be exercised to enforce paym ent by the T rust of the award made, and th a t the H ouse w ill be pleased to grant such other relief as may seem meet.

Ordered to lie on the Table, and to be taken into consideration on Wednesday, 2nd September next.

3 . A u s t r a l a s ia n F e d e r a t i o n .— D r a f t o f a B i l l t o C o n s t it u t e t h e C o m m o n w e a l t h o f

A u s t r a l i a .” — T he Order of the Day for the further consideration of the “ D raft of a Bill to C onstitute the Commonwealth of A ustralia ” in Committee of the whole House having been read M r. Speaker left the Chair, and the House resolved itself into a Committee of the whole.

A nd the House having continued to sit till after twelve of the clock,

F R ID A Y , 2 1 st A U G U S T , 1 8 9 1 .

Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair ; Mr. M cLellan reported th a t the Committee had made progress, and th a t he was directed to move th a t the Committee may have leave to sit again.

Resolved— T hat this House will, on Tuesday next, again resolve itself into the said Committee.

4 . P o s t p o n e m e n t o f O r d e r s o f t h e D a y .— Ordered, T h a t the consideration of the following O rders ofthe Day be postponed until Tuesday n ex t:—

L and Sales by Auction Fund B ill— Second reading.Railways A ct 1 8 9 0 Amendment B ill— Message from H is Excellency the Governor— Further con

sideration o f Report.Constitution A ct Amendment Act 1 8 9 0 Amendment B ill— Second reading.Local Government Act 1 8 9 0 Amendment B ill— Second reading.Metropolitan General Cemetery B ill— Second reading.Education Endowment B ill— Second reading.Gold-fields Reservoirs Sale B ill— Second reoAing.W ater A ct 1890 Amendment B ill— Second reading.Land Act 1890 Amendment B ill— Second reading.Shops B ill— Second reading.Thistles Law Amendment B ill— Second reading.Printing Committee's Report— To be considered.Committee o f Public Accounts B i l l— Second reading.Law o f Partnership Amendment B ill— Second reading.Sandhurst Public Buildings Act 1 8 8 2 Amendment B ill— Second reading. ,Supply— To be further considered in Committee.W ays and Means— To be further considered in Committee.

A n d then t h e House, a t fifty-three minutes past two o’clock in the morning, adjourned until Tuesday next.

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TUESDAY, 2 5 t h AUGUST, 1891.1. T he House met pursuant to adjournm ent.— Mr. Speaker took the Chair.2 . F r e e R a il w a y P a s s e s .— Mr. K irton moved, by leave, T h a t the Select Committee on F ree Railw ay

Passes have leave to report the M inutes of Evidence from time to time.Question—put and resolved in the affirmative.

3 . M e s s a g e f r o m H is E x c e l l e n c y t h e G-o v e r n o r .— T he following M essage from H is Excellencythe Governor was presented by Mr. Munro, and the same was read :—


T he Governor informs the Legislative Assembly that he has, on this day, a t the Governm ent Offices, given the Royal A ssent to the undermentioned A ct of the present Session, presented to him by the C lerk of the Parliam ents, v iz . :—

“ A n Act to amend the ‘Fire Brigades A ct 1890/ ”G overnm ent Offices,

M elbourne, 24th A ugust, 1891.4. P a p e r s .— T he following Papers, pursuant to the directions of several A cts of Parliam ent, were laid upon

the Table by the Clerk of the House :—Defence—R eport of the Council of.Public Library, Museums, and N ational G allery of V ictoria—R eport of the Trustees of, for

1890; w ith a S tatem ent of Income and Expenditure for the Financial Y ear 1889-90. W ater A ct 1890—

Bacchus M arsh Irrigation and W ater Supply T rust.— A pplication for a fu rther Loan of £3,000.— Detailed Statem ent.

H arcourt Irrigation and W ate r Supply T rust.— Loan of £400.5. A u s t r a l a s ia n F e d e r a t i o n .— “ D r a f t o f a B i l l t o C o n s t it u t e t h e C o m m o n w e a l t h o f

A u s t r a l i a .’’— T he Order of the D ay for the further consideration of the " D raft of a Bill to Constitute the Commonwealth of A ustralia ” in Committee of the whole House having been read— M r. Speaker left the Chair, and the H ouse resolved itself into a Committee of the whole.

Mr. Speaker resumed the C hair ; Mr. M cLellan reported th a t the Committee had made progress, and th a t ho was directed to move th a t the Committee may have leave to sit again.

Resolved— T hat this House will, to-morrow, again resolve itself into the said Committee.6 . P o s t p o n e m e n t o f O r d e r s o f t h e D a y .— Ordered, T h a t the consideration of the following O rders of

the Day be postponed until to-morrow :—Land Sales by Auction Fund B ill— Second reading.Railways A ct 1890 Amendment B ill— Message from H is Excellency the Governor— Further con

sideration o f Report.Constitution Act Amendment A ct 1890 Amendment B ill— Second reading.Local Government Act Amendment B ill— Second reading.Metropolitan General Cemetery B ill— Second reading.Education Endowment B ill— Second reading.Gold-fields Reservoirs Sale B ill— Second reading.W ater Act 1890 Amendment B ill— Second reading.L and Act 1890 Amendment B ill— Second reading.Shops B ill— Second reading.Thistles Law Amendment B ill— Second reading.Printing Committee'1 s Report— To be considered.Committee o f Public Accounts B i l l— Second reading.Law o f Partnership Amendment B ill— Second reading.Sandhurst Public Buildings Act 1882 Amendment B ill— Second reading.Supply— To be further considered in Committee.W ays and Means— To be further considered in Committee.

A nd then the House, a t tw elve m inutes past eleven o’clock, adjourned until to-morrow.

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1. The House met pursuant to adjournm ent.— Mr. Speaker took the Chair.

2. M r . B ec h e r v a ise .— Lieut.-Col. W. C. Smith moved, by leave, T h a t the Select Committee upon theclaims of Mr. Bechervaise have leave to report the M inutes of Evidence from tim e to time.


3. S tanding Ord er s Committee.— Mr. W rixon, on behalf of Mr. Speaker, Chairman, brought up theSecond Report from the Standing Orders Committee.

Ordered to lie on the Table, and to be printed.

4. P e t it io n . M r. D eakin presented a petition from E . Collins, styling h im self C hairm an: RichardW hite, styling himself Secretary ; and J . Thomson, styling him self T reasurer, of the casual labourers employed upon the V ictorian Railw ays, praying th a t a clause may be inserted in the

. c ^ ^ A m endm ent B ill entitling those men who are employed on the labour staff of j -*1- Y111 -7ai^ ay s’ and who are designated casual labourers, to be ranked as permanent, on

condition th a t they have been constantly employed for a period of not less than two years, and th a t11• Permane” cy ke only conceded to those men who can be recommended as good honest and

in telligent workmen by their superior officers.Ordered to lie on the Table, and to be referred to the Committee on the Railw ays A ct 1890

Am endm ent Bill. J

5. V ermin D estruction on Crow n L a n d s .— Mr. M urray moved, pursuant to amended notice, T hatthere be laid before this House a return showing—

1. The area of Crown lands under the control of the Crown for the purposes of carryin» outthe provisions of the Vermin Destruction Act 1890.

2. How many men are employed on these lands.

3 ^R caH ty 111168 theSe men are craPloy ed> and the number of men employed in each

4. How these men are officially classified, or on w hat terms and conditions they are employed. D. A nd the expenses annually incurred by the foregoing

Question— put and resolved in the affirmative. °

6. R ailw ay P assengers on B endigo L in e .— Mr. Bailes moved, pursuant to notice, T h a t there beai before this House a return showing the number of passengers booked a t all stations from

Bendigo to Redesdale Junction (inclusive) by the 6.45 a.m. train from Bendigo to M elbourne for stations between Woodend and Melbourne, from 1st January to 30th June, 1891.


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8. A u s t r a l a s ia n F e d e r a t i o n .— “ D r a f t o f a B i l l t o C o n s t i t u t e t h e C o m m o n w e a l t h o f

A u st r a l ia .”— The Order of the Day for the farther consideration of the " D raft of a B ill to Constitute the Commonwealth of A u stra lia” in Committee of the whole H ouse having been read— M r. Speaker left the Chair, and the House resolved itself into a Committee of the whole.

M r. Speaker resumed the Chair ; Mr. M cLellan reported th a t the Committee had made progress, and th a t he was directed to move th a t the Committee may have leave to sit again.


9. P o s t p o n e m e n t o f O r d e r s o f t h e D a y .— Ordered, T h a t the consideration of the following Ordersof the D ay be postponed until to-morrow :—

L an d Sales by Auction Fund B ill— Second reading.R ailw ays A ct 1890 Amendment B ill— Message from H is Excellency the Governor— Further

consideration o f Report.Constitution A c t Amendment A c t 1890 Amendment B il l—Second reading.Local Government A ct 1890 Amendment B ill— Second reading.Metropolitan General Cemetery B ill— Second reading.Education Endowment B il l— Second reading.Gold-fields Reservoirs Sale B ill— Second reading.W ater A ct 1890 Amendment B ill— Second, reading.L an d A c t 1890 Amendment B ill— Second reading.Shops B ill— Second reading.Thistles L aw Amendment B ill— Second reading.Printing Committee’s R eport— To be considered.Committee o f Public Accounts B ill— Second reading.Liciw o f Partnership Amendment B ill— Second, reading.Sandhurst Public Buildings A c t 1882 Amendment B ill— Second reading.Supply— To be further considered in Committee.W ays and Means— To be further considered in Committee.

10. S t . J ames* Church L ands B ill .— T he Order of the Day for the third reading of this B ill havingbeen read, and Mr. Speaker having reported th a t the Clerk of the House had certified th a t the fair prin t of this Bill was in accordance w ith the Bill as reported— Bill, on the motion of Mr. W rixon, read a third time.

Ordered— T h at the Bill be transm itted to the Legislative Council and their concurrence desired therein.

11. T ramways A ct 1890 A mendment B il l .— M r. D ixon moved, pursuant to notice, T h a t the B ill toamend the Tramways A ct 1890 and to extend the provisions thereof to the Corporation of the C ity of M elbourne and the Councils of the M unicipalities of P rahran and Saint K ilda w ithin certain limits be now read a second time.

Question—put and resolved in the affirmative.—Bill read a second time.Ordered— T hat the Bill be committed to a Select Committee.

12. M elbourne and W illiam stow n T ramway B il l .—Mr. M ountain moved, pursuant to notice, T h a tthe Select Committee on the Melbourne and W illiamstown Tram w ay Bill consist of Mr. C lark, Mr. J . H arris, Mr. M ethven, Mr. Tucker, and the Mover, and th a t the promoters have leave to prin t the evidence taken before such Committee ; four to be the quorum.

Question— put. and resolved in the affirmative.

13. S cots’ Church P ro perties B il l .—Mr. Anderson moved, pursuant to notice, T h a t S tanding OrdersNos. 10, 17, 26, and 28, relating to P riva te Bills, be dispensed w ith so far as regards a B ill to convert the existing T rusts relating to the Scots* Church P roperties into one General Trust.

T he Report of the Exam iners o f Petitions for P rivate Bills, indorsed on the Petition , was read by the Clerk, and is as follows : —

“ We hereby certify that we have examined into the compliance by the Petitioners for this B ill w ith the Standing Orders relating to the introduction of P riva te Bills, and have the honour to report to your Honorable House as follows : —

“ 1. T hat the Petitioners have complied w ith all the Standing Orders relating to the introduction of P riva te Bills, except as to the time when advertisem ents should have been inserted, notices given, and documents deposited.

“ 2. W e are of opinion th a t full compliance w ith these Orders may be dispensed with.“ W IL L IA M M cL E L L A N , 1 _“ W . V. R O B IN S O N , | Exam iners.

T he Clerk read the following ex tract from the Report of the Standing Orders C om m ittee:—“ T hat the Committee approve of the Report of the E xam iners on the Scots’ Church

Properties Bill, and are of opinion th a t full compliance w ith Standing O rders Nos. 10, 17, 26, and 28 may be dispensed w ith, and tha t the Petitioners should be perm itted to proceed w ith the Bill.

D ebate ensued.Question— T h at Standing Orders Nos. 10, 17, 26, and 28 relating to P riva te Bills be dispensed w ith so

far as regards a Bill to convert the existing T rusts relating to the Scots’ Church Properties into one General T ru s t— put and resolved in the affirmative.

14. S cots’ Church P ro perties B ill.— Mr. Anderson moved, pursuant to notice, T h a t he have leave tobring in a B ill to convert the existing T rusts relating to the Scots’ Church Properties into one General T rust.

Question— put and resolved in the affirmative.Ordered— T hat Mr. Anderson and M r. W rixon do prepare and bring in the Bill.Mr. Anderson then brought up a Bill intituled “ A B ill to convert the existing Trusts relating to the

Scots’ Church Properties into one General Trust,” and moved, T h a t it be now read a first time. Question—put and resolved in the affirmative.—Bill read a first time.

9715. S u b - c o n t r a c t s f o r P u b l ic B u i l d i n g s .— D r . Maloney moved, pursuant to notice, T h a t a Select

Committee be appointed to inquire into and report upon the letting of sub-contracts for the erection and completion of public buildings, such Committee to consist of M r. W . T . C arter, M r. C lark, M r. Gardiner, M r. H unt, M r. Mason, M r. S tuart, M r. T renw ith, and the Mover, w ith power to send for persons, papers, and records, and to sit on days on w hich the H ouse does not m e e t; four to be the quorum.

Debate ensued.Question— put.The House divided.

A yes, 14. Noes, 37.Mr. Beazley, S ir B. O’Loghlen, Bart., Mr. Anderson, Mr. M ethven,Mr. B ennett, M r. T . Smith, Mr. Brock, Mr. M ountain,Mr. D eakin, Mr. T renw ith, Mr. Burrowes, Mr. Munro,Mr. Dow, Mr. A. Young. M r. Cameron, Mr. Nimmo,

M r. Officer,M r. Foster, Tellers.Mr. Craven,

Mr. Hancock, Mr. Derham , M r. O ut trim,Mr. H unt, Mr. Bailes,

D r. Maloney.Mr. G avan Duffy, Mr. C. Smith,

Mr. M urphy, Mr. Ferguson, M r. L. L. Smith,M r. Forrest, M r. Gillies,

Mr. S taughton,M r. S terry,

M r. Gordon, M r. Tatchell,M r. Graham , Mr. Tuthill,Mr. Graves, M r. W heeler,Mr. H all, Mr. Williams,M r. J . H arris, M r. C. Young.M r. H ighett,Mr. Keys, Tellers.Mr. Leonard,M r. M cLean, Mr. Peacock,Mr. M cLellan, M r. Shiels.

Aud so it passed in the negative.

16. E mbossing G overnment S tatio ner y .— Mr. T . Smith moved, pursuant to notice, T h a t there be laidbefore th is H ouse a return showing—

1. T he amount paid by the various Government departm ents to the Government contractor forembossing stationery during the financial years ending 30th June , 1888, 1889, and 1890 respectively.

2. T he am ount paid to the present contractor to date.3. T he amount of embossing, if any, done by others than the present contractor during the

currency of the present contract, naming the persons by whom such work has been done and the am ount paid for the same.

D ebate ensued.Motion, by leave, w ithdraw n.

17. H enry F rencham .— Mr. Bailes moved, pursuant to amended notice, T h a t this House will, onW ednesday next, resolve itself into a Committee of the whole to consider the propriety of presenting an Address to H is Excellency the Governor, requesting that he will be pleased to place on the A dditional Estim ates the sum of £500, for the purpose of rew arding H enry Frencham for his action in being the first to report the discovery of gold on the Bendigo gold-field to the Government officials.

Debate ensued.Question— put and negatived.

A nd then the House, a t thirty-one m inutes past ten o’clock, adjourned until to-morrow.

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THURSDAY, 27t h AUGUST, 1891.T he House met pursuant to adjournm ent.— Mr. Speaker took the Chair.

S u p p l y .— T he Order of the D ay for going into Committee of Supply having been read— Mr. Munro moved, T h a t Mr. Speaker do now leave the Chair.

Question— p u t and negatived.M r. M unro moved, T h a t this House will, on Tuesday next, resolve itself into the Committee of Supply.Question— put and resolved in the affirmative.

A u s t r a l a s ia n F e d e r a t i o n .— “ D r a f t o f a B i l l t o C o n s t i t u t e t h e C o m m o n w e a l t h o f A u s t r a l i a .” — T he Order o f the D ay for the further consideration of the “ D raft of a Bill to Constitute the Commonwealth of A ustralia ” in Committee of the whole House having been read— M r. Speaker left the Chair, and the H ouse resolved itself into a Committee of the whole.

Mr. Speaker resumed the C h a ir ; Mr. M cLellan reported th a t the Committee had gone through the provisions of the D raft Bill, and had agreed to the same w ith amendments.

Mr. Shiels moved, T h a t the D raft B ill be recommitted for the reconsideration of clause 9 of Chapter I ., clause 13 of Chapter IV ., and clauses 5 and 14 of Chapter V.

D ebate ensued.Question— put and resolved in the affirmative.M r. Shiels moved, T h a t the D raft B ill be now recommitted for the reconsideration of the said clauses.Question—put.T he H ouse divided.

M r. Best,Mr. Brock,Mr. W . T . Carter, Mr. Deakin,M r. Dunn,M r. Forrest,Mr. Foster,Mr. Gordon,M r. Graham ,Mr. H all,M r. Hancock,Mr. McColl,Mr. McLellan,M r. M ethven,

A yes, 25.Mr.

Noes, 22.

Mr.Mr.Mr.Mr.Mr.Mr.Mr.Mr.

Mr.Mr.

M ountain,M urray,Peacock.Shiels,Tatchell,Taverner,T renw ith,W heeler,W illiams.

Tellers.

Andrews,Beazley.

Mr. Anderson, Mr. Bowman, M r. Cameron, M r. Craven, Mr. Derham, Mr. Duncan, M r. Graves, M r. A . H arris, Mr. J . H arris, Mr. H unt,Mr. K irton, M r. Leonard,

M r. M cIntyre,M r. M urphy,Sir B. O’Loghlen, B art., M r. Richardson,Mr. T . Smith,Mr. S terry,Mr. W ebb,Mr. A . Young.

Tellers,Mr. Baker,Mr. Zos.

A nd so it was resolved in the affirmative.A nd, on the further motion of Mr. Shiels, Mr. Speaker left the Chair, and the House resolved itself

into a Committee of the whole.A nd the House having continued to sit till after tw elve of the clock,

F R ID A Y , 2 8 t h A U G U S T , 1 8 9 1 .

Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; Mr. M cLellan reported th a t the Committee had gone through the provisions of the D raft Bill, and had agreed to the same w ith a fu rther amendment.

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4 . P o s t p o n e m e n t o f O r d e r s o f t h e D a y .— Ordered, T h a t the consideration of the following O rders of the Day be postponed until Tuesday n e x t :—

Land Sales by Auction Fund B ill— Second reading.Railways A ct 1890 Amendment B ill— Message from H is Excellency the Governor— Further con

sideration o f Report.Constitution A ct Amendment A ct 1 8 9 0 Amendment B ill— Second reading.Local Government A ct 1 8 9 0 Amendment B ill— Second reading.Metropolitan General Cemetery B ill— Second reading.Education Endowment B ill— Second reading.Gold-fields Reservoirs Sale B ill— Second reading.Water Act 1 8 9 0 Amendment B ill— Second reading.Land Act 1 8 9 0 Amendment B ill— Second reading.Shops B ill— Second reading.Thistles Law Amendment B ill— Second reading.Printing Committee's Report— To be considered.Committee o f Public Accounts M ill— Second reading.Law o f Partnership Amendment B ill— Second reading.Sandhurst Public Buildings Act 1 8 8 2 Amendment B ill— Second reading.W ays and Means— To be further considered in Committee.

A nd then the House, a t nine minutes past tw elve o’clock in the morning, adjourned un til Tuesday next.

W . V. R O B IN S O N , M. H . D A V IE S ,CUrk of the Legislative Assembly, Speaker,

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No. 27.

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2 . R e t u k n t o W r i t .— Mr. Speaker announced th a t he had received a return to the W rit he had i s s u e dfor the election of a Member to serve in the Legislative Assembly for the E lectoral D istrict of B ourkeE ast, by which it appeared tha t Robert H arper, gentlem an, of Toorak, had been duly-elected in pursuance of the said W rit.

3. M e m b e r S w o r n .—R obert H arper, Esquire, was then introduced, and took and subscribed the oathrequired by law.

4. W i r e N e t t i n g . — Mr. H all moved, pursuant to notice, T h a t there be laid before this House a returnshowing—

1. T he names of the shire councils th a t have received wire netting from the Government, thequantity to each, and the am ount of money represented therein.

2 . T he names of 1 be persons, and the quantities to each, who have received the wire nettingfrom the various councils.

3. T he quantity of wire netting applied for, but as yet unsupplied.Question— put and resolved in the affirmative.

o. A u s t r a l a s ia n F e d e r a t i o n .— T he Order of the D ay for the consideration of the amendments made by the Committee of the whole House in the “ D raft of a B ill to Constitute the Commonwealth of A ustralasia ” having been read, the said amendments were read and are as fo llow :—

1. In the title “ D raft of a Bill to Constitute the Commonwealth of A ustralia,” omit" Commonwealth " and insert “ Federation and throughout the D raft B ill omit the word“ Commonwealth ” w herever it occurs and insert the word “ Federation,” and omit the words“ F ederalC om m onw ealth” wherever they occur, and insert the word “ Federation.”

2. Page 2, clause 7, add to the clause— “ Provided always th a t the Supreme Court ofA ustralia shall have the power to decide on the validity or otherwise of any A ct of the Parliam ent of the Federation.”

C h a p t e r I .— P a r t I .

3. Clause 2, add to the clause— “ Provided always tha t the Queen may from time to timeappoint some person to act as Governor-General on the death or illness or absence of the Governor-General for the time being.”

4. Clause 3, line 2, omit “ le s s” and insert “ more.”5. Clause 3, line 5, after “ be ” insert “ raised or.”6. Clause 6, line 5, after “ d issolve” insert “ the Senate and.”

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C h a p t e r I.— P a r t II I .

7. Clause 24, line 2, after “ chosen ” insert “ a t least.”8. Clause 25, add to the clause— “ N otw ithstanding anything contained in this A ct it shall

not be lawful for any person on any one day to vote in more than one electoral d istrict a tany election or elections ; and when any person has once voted in any electoral district atany election on any day it shall not be lawful for him to vote again in any electoral d istrict a t any poll adjourned from such day.”

C h a p t e r I.— P a r t V.

9. Clause 55, omit sub-section 5.

C h a p t e r II.

10. Clause 4, add to the clause “ and responsible to Parliam ent.”

C h a p t e r IV.11. Clause 8, add the following proviso :— u Provided always tha t notw ithstanding anything

contained in any part of this A ct or in any law to be made by the Parliam ent of the Federation any law or regulation now in force in any S tate whereby any person or any body, w hether corporate or unincorporated, has power to demand or levy tolls or rates in respect of goods or chattels landed a t a w harf or other place w ithin such S tate shall remain in full force unless and until repealed or annulled by the L egislature of such S tate or the authority by which such regulation was made, and such Legislature or authority shall have the same power of altering any such law or regulation as it now has.”

12. Clause 13, lines 1 and 2, omit “ may w ith the consent of the Parliam ents o f all the S tates,” and insert “ shall w ith the consent of the Parliam ents of all the S tates.”

C h a p t e r V.

13. Clause 8— omit this clause.

C h a p t e r V I.

14. Clause 1, lines 1 and 2, omit “ of [name the existing colonies which have not adopted the Constitution]” and insert “ except N ew Zealand.”

Anri the said amendments were read a second time, and agreed to by the House.M r. M unro moved, T h a t the amendments agreed to by the Legislative Assembly in the “ D raft o f a

B ill to Constitute the Commonwealth of A ustralia ” adopted by the N ational A ustralasian Convention on the 9 th A pril, 1891, and laid before the P arliam ent of V ictoria on the 23rd June , 1891, be transm itted to the Legislative Council, w ith a M essage desiring their concurrence therein.

D ebate ensued.Motion, by leave, w ithdraw n.Sir B ryan O’Loghlcn moved, T h a t the words “ N ew Zealand ” in page 2, clause 5, line 2, be omitted. Question— T h at the words proposed to be om itted stand p art of the clause— put.T he House divided.

Ayes, 34. Noes, 38.Mr. Beazley, M r. Officer, Mr. A rm ytage, M r. M cLean,M r. Best, Mr. Patterson, Mr. Bent, Mr. M cLellan,Mr. G-. Downes Carter, Dr. Pearson, M r. Bowman,

Mr. B utterly ,M r. M urphy,

Mr. Clark, M r. Shiels, Mr. M urray,Mr. Deakin, Mr. C. Smith, M r. Cameron, S ir B. O’Loghlen, Bart.M r. Derham, Lieut.-Col. W . C. Smith, Mr. W . T. Carter, Mr. Outtrim ,M r. Dixon, Mr. S tuart, Mr. Dow, M r. Peacock,M r. Dunn, Captain Taylor, Mr. Ferguson, Mr. Richardson,

M r. L . L . Smith,Mr. Gardiner, Mr. Tucker, Mr. Forrest,M r. Gillies, Mr. Turner, Mr. Foster, M r. T . Smith,M r. Gordon, Mr. Tuthill, Mr. Graham , Mr. Staughton,Mr. Hancock, Mr. Woods, Mr. Groom, M r. S terry,

M r. Tatchell,M r. H arper, M r. W rixon, Mr. H all,Mr. Laurens, Mr. Zox. M r. A. H arris, Mr. W heeler,Mr. M ethven, M r. H ighett, Mr. A. Young,M r. M ountain, Tellers. Mr. H unt, M r. C. Young.Mr. Munro, Mr. Bailes, Mr. K ir ton,

M r. Levien,Mr. Nimmo, D r. Maloney. Tellert.Mr. McColl, Mr. M cIntyre,

Mr. Anderson, Mr. Andrews.

A nd so it passed in the negative.Sir Bryan O’Loghlen moved, T hat the words “ the H o u ses” in P a r t I I . , clause 9, line 2, be

omitted, w ith a view to insert in place thereof the words “ an electoral college elected for th a t purpose by the electors of the more numerous House.”

Debate ensued.Question— T h a t the words proposed to be omitted stand part of the clause— put and resolved in the

affirmative.

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Sir B ryan O’Loghlen moved, T h a t the words “ or th a t he w ithholds assent ” in P a r t V ., clause 57, lines 4 and 5, be omitted.

Question— T h at the words proposed to be omitted stand [ art of the clause—put and resolved in the affirmative.

Sir B ryan O ’Loghlen moved, T h a t the word “ tw o ” i i P a r t V ., clause 58, line 3, be omitted, w ith a view to insert in place thereof the word “ one.”

Question—T h at the word proposed to be omitted stand part of the clause—put and resolved in the affirmative.

Sir Bryan O’Loghlen moved, T h a t the following words be added to clause 4 (C hapter I I . ) :— “ and five a t least o f such M inisters shall be members of the House of R epresentatives.”

Debate ensued.Question— T h a t the words proposed to be added be so added— put.The House divided.

Ayes, 29. Noes, 42.Mr. Beazley, M r. M cIntyre,

Mr. M ethven,Mr. Anderson, M r. A rm ytage,

M r. M ountain,Mr. Best, M r. Munro,M r. B utterly , M r. M urphy, Mr. Bent,

M r. Cameron,Mr. Nimmo, M r. Outtrim ,Mr. W. T . Carter, Sir B. O’Loghlen, B art.,

M r. Clark, M r. Peacock, Mr. Deakin, Mr. Patterson,M r. Craven, M r. Richardson, Mr. Derham, Dr. Pearson,Mr. Dixon, Mr. T . Smith, Mr. Ferguson, Mr. Shiels,Mr. Dow, Mr. S tuart, M r. Forrest, Mr. C. Smith,M r. Dunn, Mr. Tucker, Mr. Gillies, Mr. S taughton,Mr. Foster, Mr. W ebb, Mr. Gordon, M r. Tatchell,Mr. G ardiner, Mr. A . Young. M r. Graham, Captain Taylor,M r. Hancock, M r. Groom, Mr. Turner,M r. H unt, Tellers. Mr. H all, Mr. Tuthill,Mr. K irton, Mr. H arper, M r. W heeler,Mr. Laurens, D r. Maloney,

Mr. Bailes, M r. A. H arris, Mr. Woods,M r. M urray. Mr. H ighett, M r. W rixon,

Mr. Keys, Mr. Levien, Mr. Madden, Mr. McColl,

M r. C. Young, Mr. Zox.

Tellers.M r. M cLean, Mr. Andrews,

Lieut.-Col. W . C. Smith.Mr. M cLellan,A nd so it passed in the negative.M r. M unro moved, T hat the amendments agreed to by the Legislative Assembly in the “ D raft of a

Bill to C onstitute the Commonwealth of A ustralia,” adopted by the N ational A ustralasian Convention on the 9 th April, 1891, and laid before the Parliam ent of V ictoria on the 23rd June , 1891, be transm itted to the Legislative Council, w ith a Message desiring their concurrence therein.


6 . [ P o s t p o n e m e n t o f O r d e r s o f t h e D a y .— Ordered, T h a t the consideration of Orders of the Day Nos.2 to 15 be postponed until after the consideration of Order of the D ay No. 16.

7. S a n d h u r s t P u b l i c B u i l d i n g s A c t 1882 A m e n d m e n t B i l l . —T he Order of the D ay for the secondreading of this B ill having been read— M r. W heeler moved, T h a t th is Bill be now read a second time.

D ebate ensued.Question—put and resolved in the affirmative.— Bill read a second time.Mr. W heeler moved, T h a t this Bill be now committed to a Committee of the whole House.Question— put a,nd resolved in the affirmative.A nd, on the further motion of M r. W heeler, Mr. Speaker left the Chair, and the House resolved itself

into a Committee of the whole.Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; Mr. M cLellan reported th a t the Committee had gone through the

Bill, and agreed to the same w ithout amendment.O rdered— T h at the Bill be read a third tim e to-morrow.

8 . M e s s a g e f r o m t h e L e g i s l a t i v e C o u n c i l . — T he following M essage was brought from the Legislative Council by the C lerk-A ssistant of the C o u n c il:—

M r . S p e a k e r ,T he Legislative Council request th a t the Legislative Assem bly w ill be pleased to communi

cate to the Legislative Council copies of the R eport and Evidence of the Select Committee o f the Legislative Assem bly appointed in the present Session of P arliam ent on the B ill in tituled “ A n Act to alter Trusts and Limitations in respect o f portion o f the Lands in the City o f Melbourne generally known as S t. James' Church Lands and fo r other purposes."

F . S T A N L E Y D O B SO N ,A cting-President.

Legislative Council,Melbourne, 1st September, 1891.

Ordered— T h at copies o f the R eport and Evidence referred to in the foregoing M essage be transm itted to the Legislative Council.

9. P ostponem ent of O rd er of th e D a y . — Ordered, T h a t the consideration of Order of the Day No. 2be postponed until after the consideration of Order of the Day No. 3.

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10. R a i l w a y s A c t 1890 A m e n d m e n t B i l l .— T he Order o f th e D ay for the resum ption of the debate 'onthe question, T h a t the House agree w ith the Committee of the whole in the following resolution, v iz . :—Resolved—T h at it is expedient th a t an A ppropriation be made from the Consolidated Revenue for the purposes of a B ill to amend the Railways A c^ l8 9 0 and for other purposes, having been read—

D ebate resumed.Question— put and resolved in the affirmative.Ordered— T h at Mr. Shiels and M r. Munro do prepare and bring in a Bill to carry out the foregoing

resolution.

11. R a i l w a y s A c t 1890 A m e n d m e n t B i l l . — Mr. Shiels then brought up a B ill intituled “ A B ill toamend the ‘ Railways A ct 1890 ’ and fo r other purposes,^ and moved, T h a t it be now read a first time.

Q uestion—put and resolved in the affirmative.— Bill read a first time, ordered to be printed, and read a second time to-morrow.

12. L a n d S a l e s b y A u c t i o n F u n d B i l l . — T he O rder of the D ay for the second reading of this Billhaving been read— Mr. M unro moved, T hat this B ill be now read a second time.

D ebate ensued.Question—put and resolved in the affirmative.—B ill read a second time.M r. M unro moved, T h a t this B ill be now committed to a Committee of the whole House.Question—put and resolved in the affirmative.A nd, on the further motion of Mr. M unro, Mr. Speaker left the Chair, and the H ouse resolved itse lf

into a Committee of the whole.M r. Speaker resumed the Chair ; Mr. M cLellan reported th a t the Committee had made progress in

the Bill, and tha t he was directed to move th a t the Committee may have leave to sit again.Resolved— T h at this House will, to-morrow, again resolve itself into the said Committee.

13. P o s t p o n e m e n t o f O r d e r s o f t h e Day.—Ordered, That the consideration of the following Orders ofthe Day be postponed until to-morrow :—

Constitution Act Amendment A ct 1890 Amendment B ill— Second reading.Local Government Act 1890 Amendment B ill— Second reading.Metropolitan General Cemetery B ill— Second reading.Education Endowment B ill— Second reading.Gold-fields Reservoirs Sale B ill— Second reading.Water A ct 1890 Amendment B ill— Second reading.Land Act 1890 Amendment B ill— Second reading.Shops B ill— Second reading.Thistles Law Amendment B ill— Second reading.Printing Committee'1 s Report— To be considered.Committee o f Public Accounts B i l l— Second reading.Law o f Partnership Amendment B ill— Second reading.Supply— To be further considered in Committee.W ays and Means— To be further considered in Committee.

A nd then the House, a t three minutes past eleven o'clock, adjourned until to-morrow.

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2 / S andh urst P ublic B uilding s A ct 1882 A mendment B il l .— T he Order of the Day for the th ird reading of th is B ill having been read, and M r. Speaker having reported th a t the Chairm an of Comm ittees had certified th a t the fair prin t o f this B ill was in accordance w ith the B ill as reported— M r. W heeler moved, T h a t this B ill be now read a th ird time.

D ebate ensued.Mr. Bailes moved, T hat the debate be now adjourned.Question— T h at the debate be now adjourned— put and resolved in the affirmative.Ordered— T hat the debate be adjourned until W ednesday next.

3. L and S ales b y A uction F und B il l .— The Order of the D ay for the further consideration of th isBill in Committee of the whole H ouse having been read— M r. Speaker left th e Chair, and the House resolved itself into a Committee of the whole.

Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair ; M r. M cLellan reported th a t the Committee had made progress in the Bill, and th a t he was directed to move th a t the Committee may have leave to sit again.

Resolved— T h at this H ouse will, to-morrow, again resolve itself into the said Committee.

4. P ostponem ent of Orders of th e D ay .— Ordered, T h a t the consideration of the following Ordersof the D ay be postponed until to-morrow :—

Local Government Act 1890 Amendment B ill— Second reading.Railways Act 1890 Amendment B ill— Second reading.Constitution A ct Amendment A c t 1890 Amendment B il l— Second reading.Metropolitan General Cemetery B ill— Second reading.Education Endowment B ill— Second reading.Gold-fields Reservoirs Sale B ill— Second reading.Water Act 1890 Amendment B ill— Second reading.L and A c t 1890 Amendment B ill— Second reading.Shojys B ill— Second reading.Thistles Law Amendment B ill— Second reading.Printing Committee's Report— To be considered.Committee o f Public Accounts B ill— Second reading.Law o f Partnership Amendment B ill— Second reading.Supply— To be further considered in Committee.Ways and Means— To be further considered in Committee.

5. P ublic L ibr ar ies (S undays P o l l ) B il l .— The O rder of the D ay for the resumption of the debateon the question, T hat this B ill be now read a second time, having been read—

Debate resumed.Question— put.T he H ouse divided.

A yes, 22. Noes, 27.M r. Andrews, M r. Beazley,

M r. Laurens, M r. Anderson, M r. M ethven,Mr. Mason, M r. A rm ytage, M r. O uttrim ,

Mr. B ennett, Sir B . O’Loghlen, B art., Mr. Brock, M r. Peacock,Mr. Craven, Mr. S terry, Mr. Cameron, Mr. C. Smith,M r. Deakin, Mr. S tuart, M r. Gr. Downes Carter, M r. L . L . SmithM r. Derham, Mr. Tatchell, M r. W. T . Carter, M r. S taughton,M r. Dow, Mr. T renw ith , Mr. D unn, Captain Taylor,M r. Graham , Mr. T ucker. Mr. Ferguson, M r. W ebb,M r. H all, M r. G illies, M r. W oods,M r. Hancock, Tdlers. M r. Graves, M r. Zox.M r. A . H arris, M r. Bailes, Mr. H ighett,Mr. H unt, M r. M urray. Mr. K eys,

Mr. K irton, Tellers.

Mr. Levien, M r. T uth ill,M r. M cLellan, Mr. A . Y oung.

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6. L i c e n s i n g A c t 1890 A m e n d m e n t B i l l . — T he Order o f the D a y for th e seco n d r e a d in g o f th is B i l lhaving been read— Mr. Bailes moved, T h a t this B ill be now read a second tim e .

Debate ensued.Mr. Dunn moved, T h a t the debate be now adjourned.Debate continued.Question— T h at the debate be now adjourned— put and negatived.Debate further continued.Question— T hat this B ill be now read a second tim e—put and resolved in the affirmative.—B ill read a

second time.Mr. Bailes moved. T hat this B ill be now committed to a Committee o f the whole House.Question— put and resolved in the affirmative.And, on the further motion of M r. Bailes, M r. Speaker left the Chair, and the H ouse resolved itself


the Bill, and th a t he was directed to move th a t the Committee may have leave to sit again.Resolved— T h at this House will, on W ednesday, 30th Septem ber instan t, again resolve itself into

the said Committee.

7. P o s t p o n e m e n t o f O r d e r s o f t h e D a y .— Ordered, T h a t the consideration of the following Orders ofthe D ay be postponed until W ednesday, 30th September in s ta n t:—

Employers and Employes A ct 1890 Amendment B ill— Second reading.Petition o f Alexander Moncrieff— To be considered.

A nd then the House, a t forty-eight minutes past ten o’clock, adjourned until to-morrow.

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THURSDAY, 3 r d SEPTEMBER, 1 8 9 1 .

1. T he H o u se m et pursuant to adjournm ent.— Mr. Speaker took the Chair.

2. P a p e r s .— Mr. Shiels presented—Railway Carriages F itted w ith M irrors.— R eturn to an O rder of the House, dated 26th A ugust,

1891, for a retu rn showing—1. T he cost of fitting railway carriages w ith m irrors during the financial years, ending 30th

June , 1889, 1890, 1891, respectively.2. T he number of carriages so fitted.


Table by the Clerk of the House :—Education A ct 1890.— Regulations.— Scholarships.— O rder in Council.F isheries A c t 1890.—N otice of intention to vary Proclam ation fixing the tim e in w hich any

tram m el, traw l, or other net or engine may be employed in fishing in L ake Tyers.

3. L ocal G-overnm ent A ct 1890 A m endm ent B il l .— T he O rder o f the D ay for the second readingof this B ill having been read— Mr. W heeler moved. T h a t this B ill be now read a second time.

Mr. G raves moved, T h a t the debate be now adjourned.Debate ensued.Question— T h a t the debate be now adjourned—put and resolved in the affirmative.Ordered— T h at the debate be adjourned until Thursday, 24th Septem ber instant.

4. S u p p l y .— T he House, according to Order, resolved itself into the Committee of Supply.Mr. Speaker resumed the C h a ir ; Mr. M cLellan reported th a t the Committee had made progress,

and th a t he was directed to move th a t the Com mittee may have leave to sit again.Resolved— T h a t this H ouse will, on Tuesday next, again resolve itself into the said Committee.

5. P ostponem ent of Orders of th e D a y . — Ordered, T h a t the consideration of the following Ordersof the D ay be postponed until Tuesday n ex t :—

Land Sales by Auction Fund B ill— To be further considered in Committee.Railways Act 1890 Amendment B ill— Second reading.Constitution A ct Amendment A c t 1890 Amendment B ill— Second reading.Metropolitan General Cemetery B ill— Second reading.Education Endowment B ill— Second reading.Gold-fields Reservoirs Sale B ill— Second reading.Water Act 1890 Amendment B ill— Second reading.Land A ct 1890 Amendment B ill— Second reading.Shops B ill— Second reading.Thistles Law Amendment B ill— Second reading.Printing Committee's Report— To be considered.Committee o f Public Accounts B ill— Second reading.Law o f Partnership Amendment B ill— Second reading.W ays and Means— To be further considered in Committee.

A nd then the House, a t tw enty-four m inutes past eleven o’clock, adjourned until Tuesday next.

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TUESDAY, 8 t h SEPTEMBER, 1891.

1. T he House m et pursuant to adjournm ent.— M r. Speaker took the Chair.

2. P ublic S ervice and R e v en u e of th e C olony.— Captain Taylor moved, pursuant to amended notice,T h a t there be laid before this House a return showing—

1. T he num ber of persons employed in the Governm ent service, exclusive of the Railw ayD epartm ent, the Police and Defence Forces, and Officers of Parliam ent, in the years 1884-5 and 1891-2 respectively.

2. T he to ta l . amount of salary or wages paid to the said persons in the years 1884-5 and1891-2 respectively.

3. T he total cost of the Public Service Board and staff, including travelling expenses andcontingencies, for the year 1890-91.

4. The total revenue of the colony, exclusive of th a t derived from the Railways, for the years1884-5 and 1890-91 respectively.


3. L and P urchased in connexion w it h L aanecoorie W e ir .—M r. Bailes moved, pursuant to notice,T h a t there be laid before this House a return showing—

1. T he area of land purchased for irrigation purposes in connexion w ith the Laanecoorie W eir.2. T he am ount of money paid for each allotment.3. T he to tal sum paid for such land.4. T he names of the persons from whom the land was purchased.


4. P a p e r s .— T he following Papers, pursuant to the directionsôf several A cts of Parliam ent, were laidupon the Table by the Clerk of the House :—

F ire Brigades A ct 1890.— Regulations made by the Governor in Council during the month of A ugust, 1891.

Public Service A ct 1890, P a r t I I I .— Regulations.

5. M essag e from H is E xcellency th e G overnor .— T he following Message from H is Excellencythe Governor was presented by Mr. Munro, and the same was read :—


In accordance w ith the requirem ents of the 57th section of the Constitution A ct, the Governor recommends to the Legislative Assem bly th a t a further Appropriation be made out of the Consolidated Revenue for the purposes of “ A Bill to establish a L and Sales by A uction F und .”

Governm ent Offices,Melbourne, 7 th September, 1891.

Ordered to lie on the Table, to be printed, and taken into consideration in Committee of the whole House th is day.

6. L and S ales by A uction F un d B il l .— The Order of the D ay for the consideration in Committee ofthe whole House of H is Excellency the Governor’s M essage, No. 15, having been read— On the motion of Mr. M unro, Mr. Speaker left the Chair, and the House resolved itself into a Committee of the whole.

Mr. Speaker resumed the C h a ir ; Mr. M cLellan reported th a t the Committee had come to a certain resolution.

On the motion of Mr. Munro, the H ouse ordered th a t the Standing Orders be suspended so as to allow the R eport to be received this day.

M r. M cLellan reported from a Committee of the whole House a certain resolution, w hich was read and is as fo llow s:—

Resolved— T hat it is expedient th a t a further A ppropriation be made out of the Consolidated Revenue for the purposes of “ A Bill to establish a Land Sales by A uction F und .”

And the said resolution was read a second tim e and agreed to by the House.

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7. L and S ales by A uction F und B il l .— T he Order of the D ay for the further consideration of thisBill in Committee of the whole H ouse having been read— M r. Speaker left the Chair, and the House resolved itself into a Committee of the whole.

Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair ; M r. M cLellan reported th a t the Committee had gone through the Bill and agreed to the same w ith amendments.

On the motion of M r. Munro, the House ordered th a t the Standing Orders be suspended so as to allow the R eport to be received this day.

Mr. M unro moved, T h a t the amendments made by the Committee of the whole House in this B ill be agreed to.

Question— put and resolved in the affirmative.M r. Speaker having reported th a t the Chairman of Committees had certified tha t the fair p rin t of this

B ill was in accordance w ith the Bill as reported—Mr. Munro moved, T hat this Bill be now read a th ird time.D ebate ensued.Question—put and resolved in the affirmative.— Bill read a th ird time.O rdered—T hat the B ill be transm itted to the Legislative Council and their concurrence desired therein.

8. R a il w a y s A ct 1890 A mendment B il l .— The O rder of the D ay for the second reading of th is B illhaving been read— Mr. Shiels moved, T hat this B ill be now read a second time.

Mr. W. T. C arter moved, T hat the debate be now adjourned.D ebate ensued.Question— T h at the debate be now adjourned— put and resolved in the affirmative.Ordered— T h at the debate be adjourned until to-morrow.

9. P ostponem ent of Orders of th e D ay .— Ordered, T hat the consideration of the following Ordersof the Day be postponed until to-morrow :—

Constitution A ct Amendment A c t 1890 Amendment B il l— Second reading.Metropolitan General Cemetery B ill— Second reading.Education Endowment B ill— Second reading.Gold-fields Reservoirs Sale B ill— Second reading.W ater A ct 1890 Amendment B ill— Second reading.Land A ct 1890 Amendment B ill— Second reading.Shops B ill— Second reading.Thistles Law Amendment B ill— Second reading.Printing Committee's Report— To he considered.Committee o f Public Accounts B ill— Second reading.L aw o f Partnership Amendment B ill— Second reading.

10. S upply .— T he House, according to Order, resolved itself into the Committee of Supply.Mr. Speaker resumed the C h a ir ; Mr. M cLellan reported th a t the Committee had come to certain

resolutions.Ordered— T h at the Report be received to-morrow.M r. M cLellan also acquainted the House th a t he was directed to move tha t the Committee may have

leave to sit again,Resolved—T h at this House will, to-morrow, again resolve itself into the said Committee.

11. P ostponement of Order of th e D ay.— Ordered, T hat the consideration of the following Order ofthe D ay be postponed until to-morrow:—

Ways and Means— To be further considered in Committee.

A nd then the House, a t forty-four m inutes past ten o’clock, adjourned until to-morrow.

W. V. R O B IN S O N , M. H . D A V IE S ,Clerk o f the Legisla tive Assembly. Speaker.

By Authority: R o b t. S. B r a in , Government Printer, Melbourne,

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V I C T O R I A .



WEDNESDAY, 9 t h SEPTEMBER, 1891 .


2. S enior F oreman at th e B otanic G a r d e n s .— Mr. G. Downes C arter moved, pursuant to amendednotice, T h a t there be laid upon the Library Table a copy o f the Report of the Board recently appointed to inquire as to the fitness of candidates for the position of senior foreman a t the Botanic Gardens.


3. M essage from H is E xcellency th e G overnor . —T he following M essage from H is Excellency theGovernor was presented by M r. Shiels, and the same was read :—


In accordance w ith the requirem ents of section 57 of the Constitution A ct, the Governor recommends to the Legislative Assembly th a t an A ppropriation be made from the Consolidated Revenue for the purposes of a Bill to provide for the remuneration of the Railways Standing Committee.

Governm ent Offices,Melbourne, 3rd September, 1891.


4. P a p e r s .— Mr. O uttrim presented—State F orest Lands.— R eturn to an Order of the House, dated 2nd Ju ly , 1891, for a return showing—

1. T he amount paid as compensation for removing from their holdings occupiers and owners oflands w ithin the boundaries of S tate Forests.

2. The amount paid for lands purchased to make additions to S tate Forests.3. The names of those persons, and number of acres held by each.4. T he number of persons who hold land w ithin the boundaries of S tate Forests.

Land H eld W ithin Tim ber Reserves.— R eturn to an Order of the House, dated 16th Ju ly , 1891, for a return showing the number of persons who hold land w ithin the boundaries of tim ber reserves.

Mr. Shiels presented—R ailw ay Passengers on Bendigo Line.— R eturn to an Order of the House, dated 26th A ugust, 1891,

for a return showing the number of passengers booked at all stations from Bendigo to Redesdale Junction (inclusive) by the 6.45 a.m. train from Bendigo to M elbourne for stations between Woodend and M elbourne, from 1st Jan u ary to 30th June, 1891.

Severally ordered to lie on the Table.T he following Papers, pursuant to the directions of several A cts of Parliam ent, were laid upon the

Table by the Clerk of the House : —Fisheries A ct 1890.—T he M outh of the River Barw on.—Proclam ation defining the lim its of

the mouth of the R iver Barwon w ithin which nets and fixed engines are not to be used. M arine A ct 1890.— R ates of Pilotage.

5. R ailw ays A ct 1890 A mendment B il l .— T he Order of the D ay for the resumption of the debate onthe question, T h a t th is B ill be now read a second time, having been read—

D ebate resumed.A nd the debate not being concluded by half-past eight o’clock—Ordered—T h a t the debate be adjourned until to-morrow.

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6. P o s t p o n e m e n t o f O r d e r s o f t h e D a y .— Ordered, T h a t the consideration of the following O rders ofthe Day be postponed until to-morrow :—

Supply— Resolutions to be reported.Sandhurst Public Buildings Act 1882 Amendment B ill— Third reading— Resumption o f debate. Constitution Act Amendment Act 1890 Amendment B ill— Second reading.Metropolitan General Cemetery B il l— Second reading.Education Endowment B ill— Second reading.Gold-fields Reservoirs Sale B ill— Second reading.W ater Act 1890 Amendment B ill— Second reading.Land Act 1890 Amendment B ill— Second reading.Shops B ill— Second reading.Thistles Law Amendment B ill— Second reading.Printing Committee'1 s Report— To be considered.Committee o f Public Accounts B i l l— Second reading.Law o f Partnership Amendment B ill— Second reading.Supply— To be further considered in Committee.W ays and Means— To be further considered in Committee.

7. S c o t s ’ C h u r c h P r o p e r t i e s B i l l .— Mr. Anderson moved, pursuant to notice, T h a t the Bill to convertthe existing T rusts relating to the Scots’ Church Properties into one General T ru s t be now read a second time.

Question—put and resolved in the affirmative.—Bill read a second time.Ordered— T hat the B ill be committed to a Select Committee.

8. T r a m w a y s A c t 1890 A m e n d m e n t B i l l .— Mr. Dixon moved, pursuant to notice, T h a t the SelectCommittee on the Tram ways A ct 1890 Amendm ent Bill consist of Mr. Groom, Mr. J . H arris, Mr. Laurens, Mr. M urray, and the Mover, and that the promoters have leave to prin t the evidence taken before such Committee ; four to be the quorum.


A . U . A l c o c k E l e c t r i c L i g h t a n d M o t i v e P o w e r C o m p a n y ’s B i l l .— Mr. Anderson moved, pursuant to notice, T h a t the B ill to authorize the A. U. Alcock E lectric L igh t and Motive Power Company Limited to generate, store, and supply electricity in the Cities of Melbourne, South Melbourne, Richmond, H aw thorn, Collingwood, and F itzroy, Tow n of N orth Melbourne, and Boroughs of K ew and P o rt Melbourne, be now read a second time.

D ebate ensued.Mr. W. T. C arter moved, T h a t the debate be now adjourned.Debate continued.Question—T h at the debate be now adjourned—put.The House divided.

9.

Ayes, 17. Noes, 31.Mr. Anderson,Mr. Cameron,Mr. G. Downes Ca Mr. W. T . Carter, M r. Duncan,Mr. H ighett,Mr. Laurens,Mr. M ethven,Mr. M ountain,M r. M urphy,

Mr. Nimmo, Mr. Officer,

Mr. Beazley, M r. Munro,Mr. Craven, M r. Peacock,

Mr. L. L. Smith, Mr. Derham, M r. Richardson,Mr. T . Smith, Mr. Dixon, M r. C. Smith,Captain Taylor. Mr. Dow,

Mr. Gardiner,M r. Tatchell,M r. Trenw ith,

Teller*. Mr. Gordon, Mr. Turner,Mr. Graham , Mr. W ebb,

Mr. Bailes, M r. Graves, M r. W heeler,Mr. Hall. Mr. Hancock, M r. W illiams,

Mr. A. H arris, Mr. A . Young,Mr. J . Harris, M r. Zos.Mr. Keys,M r. Leonard, Tellers.Mr. Madden,D r. Maloney, Mr. Andrews,Mr. M cLellan, M r. B est.

A nd so it passed in the negative.Debate further continued.Original motion, by leave, w ithdrawn.

A nd then the House, a t two m inutes past eleven o'clock, adjourned until to-morrow.

W. V. R O B IN SO N , Clerk o f the Legislative Assembly.



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No. 32.

THURSDAY, 1 0 t h SEPTEMBER, 1891.


2 . P e t i t i o n .— Mr. A . Y oung presented a petition from certain women of V ictoria, praying th a t the

Parliam entary franchise may be conferred upon women.Ordered to lie on the Table.

3 . P a p e r .— M r. Graham presented—Land Purchased in Connexion w ith Laanecoorie W eir.—R eturn to an Order of the House, dated 8th

September, 1891, for a return showing—1. T h e area of land purchased for irrigation purposes in connexion w ith the Laanecoorie

W eir.2. T he amount of money paid for each allotment.3. T he total sum paid for such land.4. T he names of the persons from whom the land was purchased.


4 . L i n e s o f R a i l w a y R e f e r r e d t o t h e S t a n d i n g C o m m i t t e e .— M r. O uttrim —in accordance w iththe requirements of the 13th section of the Railways Standing Committee Act 1890—moved, pursuant to amended notice given by M r. Shiels, T h a t the following lines of railw ay be referred to the Parliam entary S tanding Committee on Railways for consideration and report, v iz .:—

Lines from Korum burra, on the G reat Southern line, to Coal Creek, Strezlecki, and Jum bunna coal mines.


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5 . S u p p l y . — E s t i m a t e s f o r 1 8 9 1 - 2 .— M r. M cLellan reported from the Committee of Supply s e v e r a l resolutions, w hich were read and are as fo llow :—

Resolved—T h at the following sums be granted to H er M ajesty to defray the charges for the Y ear 1891-2 for the several services hereunder specified, in addition to the several sums already voted in this present Session of Parliam ent for such services, v iz .:—


Number. ClassificationD i v i s i o n N o . 1 .

L E G IS L A T IV E C O U N C IL .

S a l a r i e s .

Subdivision No. 1.

The PresidentT he Chairman of Committees

Subdivision No. 2.


M essen gers

T otal S a l a r i e s

Maxi-

£156

Subdivision No. 3 .— C o n t i n g e n c i e s .Allowances to W itnesses attending Committees, and expenses inci

dental to CommitteesIncidental Expenses, including Fuel, L ight, Store

other Expenses

T otal Division No. 1

T he sum of

Stationery, and all

ID iv .

L.

Maximum.

D i v i s i o n N o . 2 .

L E G IS L A T IV E A S S E M B L Y .

S a l a r i e s .

Subdivision No. 1.

The SpeakerThe Chairman of Committees

F i r s t D i v i s i o n .

The Clerk of the Legislative Assembly

Subdivision No. 2.

P r o f e s s i o n a l D i v i s i o n .

The Clerk A ssistant

Subdivision No. 3.


T he Second Clerk A ssistant and Clerk of Com mittees

The. Clerk of P riva te Bills ...A ssistant Clerk of Committees and A ccountantClerk of the PapersA ssistant Clerk of the PapersReader and Telegraph OperatorA ssistant ReaderTelephone Clerk and Telegraph Operator

£850

1,200600

1,800

3 1 2

2,112

250

500

7 5 0

2 ,8 6 2

1,500800

2,300

1,000

3 ,3 0 0

753

510503393466313350300160

2 ,0 9 2

2,995

115

Number.

11

111111

17

29

Classification

D ivisio n N o. 2.

Subdivision No. 4.

SERJEANT-AT-ARM S DIVISION.

T he Serjeant-at-A rm s . Housekeeper* Doorkeepers j"...H all K eeper ...H all P orte r ... EngineerEngineer’s A ssistan t

T otal S alaries

M a x imum.

Subdivision No. 5.— Co ntingencies.Fuel, L igh t, and W aterStores, Stationery, &c., and Incidental Expenses, including Allowances

to W itnesses attending Select Committees Expenses of Select Committees Tem porary Clerical A ssistance ...

Total Division No. 2

T he sum of

1 2 /1 2 /1 2 /1 2 /

4

D iv isio n N o . 3.

V IC T O R IA N P A R L IA M E N T A R Y D E B A T E S .

S alar ies.

Subdivision No. 1.

Clerical D iv is io n .R e p o rte r ...R e p o rte r ...R e p o rte r ...R eporter ... . .. • •. ...

Subdivision No. 2.Contingencies.

Stores, S tationery, and Incidental Expenses Type-w riting M achines, Furniture, and F ittings Type-w riting and Clerical A ssistance

Total D ivision No. 3 ...

t Doorkeepers—

The sum of° W ith quarters, fuel, light, and water.

£368

276 275188 1,789198 200188 189210 210168 168

3,199

10,247

700

1,4003.0001.000

6,100

16,347

600550525500

2,175

175150475

800

2,975

12,027

2,175

Minimum Rate Of Pay.

Scale of Annual Additions—Maximum Rate

of Pay.All increments to

accrue from 1st July each year, commencing 1st July, 1889.

Number. Amount.

48s. per week 8 3s. per week. 72s. per week.

A 2

116

Number. Classification

T otal S a lar ies

Subdivision No. 3.— C ontingencies.Books and Bookbinding Fuel, L ight, W ater, Stores, S tationery, Incidental Expenses, Postage

Stamps, and A llowance to Charwoman Tem porary Assistance

T otal D ivision No. 4

T he sum of

D iv isio n N o. 5 .

R E F R E S H M E N T R O O M S.

S alar y .

Subdivision No. 1.

N on-Clerical D iv isio n . D o o rk e e p e r . . . . . . •••

Maxi

£188

Subdivision No. 2.— Contingencies. Allowance to Contractor Fuel, L ight, and Incidental E xpenses W ater for the Parliam ent House


T he sum of


P A R L IA M E N T G A R D E N S .

S a l a r i e s .

Subdivision No. 1.N on-C lerical D iv isio n .

Senior Forem an G ardener Gardeners . . . . .. •••

T otal S alaries

Maximum.

" £204132

Subdivision No. 2.— Co ntingencies. W ater and Incidental Expenses

T ota l Division No. 6

T he sum of

D i v i s io n N o . 4. £

T H E L IB R A R Y .

S a l a r i e s .

Subdivision No. 1.

C l e r i c a l D i v i s i o n .T he L ibrarianCleric . .. ... . .. ...

. . . 600200

Maxi-

800

Subdivision No. 2.

N o n - C l e r i c a l D i v i s i o n . M essengers, a t £187 4s.

£188 565

1,365

600

500100

1,2002,565

150

575500250

1,325

1,475

186510

696

400

1,096

1,946

935

716

117

Number. C lassif ica tio n

13

22

iDiv.


C H IE F S E C R E T A R Y ’S O F F IC E .

S a l a r i e s .

Subdivision No. 1.


T he U nder Secretary

Subdivision No. 2.

C lerical D iv isio n .

Chief C lerk ClerkAccountant a t £485, C lerk at £403 Clerk a t £450 Clerks Clerks ClerkClerks ... ••• ••• . .Allowance to 3rd Class Officer discharging the

duties of Secretary to the Police Superannuation Board and the Police M edical Board, a t £50 per an n u m ... . . .

Subdivision No. 3.


1,100

}

Fem ale T ypew riterD espatch C lerk and K eeper of the Govern

ment Offices*M essenger and A ttendan t ... •••Jun io r Messengers and A ttendants Fem ale Housekeeper * ...

Subdivision No. 4.


Government Medical Officer


Maxi-

750527

1,338

633625200276

50

4,399

£78 60

252 275120 120

72 16448 50

Subdivision N o. 5 .— C o n tin g e n c ie s .

Clerical Assistance Stores and S tationery...Fuel, L ight, W ater, and Incidentals ... •••Repairs to Old Treasury Buildings, F ittings, Furniture, &c.

T otal Division No. 7 ... •••

T he sum of* W ith q u a r te r s , fu e l, l ig h t , a n d w a te r .

669

1,200

7,368

200300

1,500350

2,350

9,718

£

7,263

118


1 11 21 31 32 41 5

12 5

19

1

20

D iv isio n N o. 8.

G O V E R N M E N T S T A T IS T .

Sal a r ies.

Subdivision No. 1.


Government S ta tist A ctuary of Friendly Societies Senior Clerk and A ccountant

Subdivision No. 2.

N on-C lerioal D iv isio n .

dor Messenger

T otal S alaries

Subdivision No. 8.— C o ntingencies.

Collecting and Compiling the CensusCollecting and Compiling A gricultural and other S ta tistics... S tores and Incidentals Purchase of Works of Reference


T he sum of

1234 1

11

D ivisio n N o. 9.

P O L IC E .

S a l a r ies .

Subdivision No. 1.

Ch ie f Commissioner’s Of f ic e .

C hief Commissioner*

Subdivision No. 2.


ClerkClerksClerksClerksClerk

800• • • 520• • • 400• • • 387• * • 459e • • 200. . . 1,692

4,458

M axi-m u m .

£72 48

4,506

8,0002,300

25025

10,575

15,081

900

600805777620

80

2,882

£

8,969

• Wlth’quwrtere.

119

Number.

110

12

1211

123

1374

1535

1547

ClassificationD i v i s i o n N o. 9.

S a l a r i e s a n d W a g e s .

Subdivision N o. 3 .— G e n e r a l P o l ic e . Inspecting Superintendent* ...Superintendents* a t £375, including allowances to

one in charge of M etropolitan D istric t of £100, to one in charge of Plain-clothes Police of £75, and to one of £ 2 5

Inspectors* a t £300, including allowance to one of £50 . .. ... ••• •••

Sub-Inspectors* a t £255 Rem ount Officer* ...D rill Instructor* (foot), w ith brevet rank of Sub-

Inspector, a t 11s. daily Sergeants*— Sixty-one, w ith daily pay a t 9s. 6d.

Sixty-tw o, w ith daily pay a t 8s. 6d., including additional pay of 6d. daily to one second-class Sergeant, losing promotion on account of age, from 28th A pril to 30th Juno, 1891 ... . .. ...

Constables*— One hundred and fifty-four, w ith daily pay a t 8s.

Tw elve hundred and tw enty, w ith daily pay from 6s. 6d. to 7s. 6d ....

E x tra pay to members of the Force on plain-clothes duty, v iz .:— Seven a t 5s. 6d. daily, fourteen at 3s. 6d. daily, eigh t a t 2s. 6d. daily, seven a t Is. 6d. daily, tw enty-tw o a t Is . daily

H ospital W ardsman, not exceeding 7s. 6d. daily Cooks and Fem ale Searchers— One a t £5 2 , tw o at

£40, two a t £25, and others not exceeding £20 yearly ... . .. . .. ... ...


Subdivision No. 4 .— Contingencies.Allowance to Officers in lieu of Grooms, and for repairs to Saddlery

used by Officers, a t £50 each yearly ...Allowance in lieu of Quarters, Fuel, L ight, and W ater to Sub-Officers

and Constables living out of B arracks ...Forage ... ... ... • • • • • • ••• * * *T ravelling Expenses, including those of Police when Crown W itnesses Stores, including requisites for all Police Stations ...Fuel, L ight, and W ater Shoeing and Farriery ...Purchase of Horses ...M edical Expenses of Police, and to reimburse Members of the Force for

Clothing destroyed in the execution of the ir duty Incidental Expenses, Repairs to Saddlery, Expenses of Black Trackers,

and £50 for Police E xam ination Board Transport of Prisoners B urial o f D estitute PersonsM aintenance of Prisoners while in charge of Police, including P ro

visions, M edical A ttendance, Medicines, and M edical Comforts To defray cost o f Police Ambulance Tuition Allowance to M edical Officer to the Police Force, a t £400 yearly Provisions, Medical Comforts, Medicines, and occasional N urses for

Police H ospital ... . .. ... ... • • • ...

T o ta l D ivision No. 9

T he sum of

500

3,950

3,6503 ,0 6 0

300

202

f 22,804

*196,327

2,5621 3 8

800

§ 234,293

238,075

1,100

6,00012,20010,000

4,9255.400 1,2501.400

350

4,7504 ,2 0 01 ,9 0 0

1,000 100

|| 400

II 350

55,325

293,400

216,455e With quarters, fuel, light, and water. 1 Including Is. a day additional pay, after ten years’ service, to one hundred

and twenty-three Sergeants, Is. a day additional to nine Sergeants (2nd class) losing promotion on account of age, and Bd. perday to fifteen Sergeants over 55 years of age and in important charges. 1 Including Is. a day additional pay to five hundredConstables over ten years’ service, 6d. a day additional pay to three hundred and five Constables after six years' service, Is. a day additional pay to each of seven Constables, three employed as Superintendents’ Clerks, two as Horsebreakers, one as Mounted Drill Instructor, and one as Storekeeper a t DepOt, and 6d. a day additional pay to twelve Constables over 55 years of age and Inimportant charges. § The salaries of six Sub-Inspectors (£1,530) acting as Inspectors under Act No. I l l I will be made a chargeagainst the Licensing A ct 1890 Fund. The pay of three Sergeants and sixteen Constables on duty a t other Departments and private establishments will be repaid to the Treasury. 1| These amounts will be met by stoppages from the pay of the men in Hospital,

1121142113

7

51111111613221

1414

120

Classification £

D iv i s io n N o. 10,

P E N A L E S T A B L IS H M E N T S A N D G A O L S .

S a l a r ie s .

Subdivision No. L

C l e r ic a l D i v i s io n .

1 / Inspectoi’-G e n era l... 7502 Chief Clerk and A ccountant 5052 / Governors of Gaols " 1,0003 Governor of Gtiol * 3834 Cleric ... ... ... 3504 Clerks (one from 1st to 31st Ju ly , 1891) 7184 / Governors of Gaols * 5254 Storekeeper 2604 Clerk ... . .. ... ... 2005 Clerks . . . . . . ... ••• 860

5,051

Subdivision No. 2.

MaxiN o n *Cl e r io a l D iv is io n .

mum.

£

Governors of Gaols * ... ... 300 1,243D eputy Governor ... ... ... 350 | 657D eputy Governor * 850Dispenser a t Melbourne Gaol 192 171Storekeeper a t M elbourne Gaol ... 210 192P hotographer ... ... 264 239Overseer of Woollen Factory ... 252 240Overseer of W o rk s ’s ... 252 221Overseers— One at £220 210 1,193Senior C hief W arder * 300 263Chief W arders* 234 | 1,083C hief W arders ... . .. 234Senior W arders | 174Senior W arder f ... 174 /Senior W arders 174 > 3,794Senior W arder (acting as Storekeeper) ... 180 (Senior W arders* (acting as Storekeepers) 180

11‘tore, fu e l, l ig h t , Water, and prison er Servants.—— t In c lu d es 6d. p er d iem for te n years’ service in

and Gaols Branch.

121

Number.

164

1111

18

232

250

Classification

D i v i s i o n N o. 1 0 .

Male W arders—

4 i t {

« t {

41 f |

Number. Grade,

401*

401*

401*

40fItH ospital W arder

A rtisan W arder M atronSub-M atron and Overseer Hospital N urse Female W arders—Five a t 5s. 3d. per diem ;

one a t £8 per m o n th ; one a t £7 10s. per m o n th ; two at £7 per m o n th ; four a t £6 10s. per month ; five a t £6 per month ...

Maxi-

£153153147147141141135135180192156120

102

23,925

179192132108

1,510

Subdivision No. 3.

Overseer o f M at-m akers


Subdivision No. 4.


Chaplains— Allowance to W orking Prisoners— Allowance to Provisions ...Stores, including Clothing, Bedding, and M aterials for M anufacture Fuel, L ight, and W ater Medicines and Medical A ttendanceForage, Burials, R elief to D estitute Prisoners on discharge ... Books for Library and School ...Travelling Expenses ...Incidentals ... ... ••• •••Allowance to one V isiting Justice

35,342

£

230

40,623


T he sum of

,Wlth quarter,,

1,110700

10,8008,9004.700 1,750

500200600

1.700 60

31,020

71,643

53,435

122124

12

11111123

10

21

123232365551111

122

Classiflcatioi £



S a l a r i e s .

Subdivision No. 1. M axi-

P r o f e s s io n a l D i v i s i o n .£

M. Inspector o f Lunatic A sjlu m sf ... 1000 1,000M edical Superintendents* 850 )Medical Superintendents* 6 9 0 [ 2,864Medical Superintendent* 650 jSenior Medical Officers* a 500 773Jun io r M edical Officers* a 350 1,063

5,700

Subdivision No. 2.

C l e r i c a l D i v i s i o n . ,

2 Clerk and Accountant")" 5253 Secretary* 1 / 'Q h '3 Secretary* a r bov

3 / Secretary* )3 / Secretary* a J 9 2 4

V Secretary* a )4 Clerks"f" ... ... ... . .. 4545 Clerksf ... '5 Clerks f — Tw o at £ 2 0 0 j, one a t £160, one a t

£140, one a t £120, one a t £105+, two a t > j.,yoo£100f, one a t £ l2 0 f , one a t £ 9 0 f ...

4,525

Subdivision No. 3.Maximum.

N o n -C l e r i c a l D i v is io n .£

Dispenser* 192 210Engineers* 228 )Engineers* 210 >■ 936Farm Bailiffs* 252 1Farm Bailiffs* 216 > 1,015Matrons* 192 )M atrons* 156 > 702Jun io r Messengers and A ttendants 72 176H ead W arders* 252 1,019H ospital W arders, Male 162 650H ospital W arders, Female 96 320Head Teacher, Male 198 142Head Teacher, Fem ale ... 117 85Senior A ttendant, Male 162 130Senior A ttendant, Fem ale 96 64

123


D iv is io n N o . 11.

55

14 5

10235521

101 5

2 4 0

1 9 0

553

5 8 6

A rtisan Staff—

C arpentersfP ain tersfCooksfG ardenersjC artersfStorem en!D itto !Tailors!Shoem akers!B lacksm iths!Firem an!Tailoresses! .Laundresses .

M ale W arders

Fem ale W arders

4 0

8 0

120

Maxi-

Number. Grade.

1# 1

I f 13 8 1

5 * 2

4f 271 2

2f 31 1 8 3

31 16 4 29 5 3

£1 4 41 3 21 4 41561 0 81 6 21 4 41 4 41 4 41 3 21 0 8

8 490

1621 6 21621 4 41 4 41 4 41 3 21 3 2

9 68 781

6 6 9 6 0 9

1 ,2 7 66 9 75 4 6

7 5 6

6 3 36 7 0 2 5 8

8 46 7 76 3 9

T otal S alaries

Subdivision No. 4.— Co ntingencies.

In lieu of Quarters and Allowances to D r. D ick, Inspector of Lunatic A sylum s ... .## ... . .. . e.

Official V isitors—Fees to Chaplains—Allowance to M edical P ractitioner, Sunbury— Allowance to Provisions and E x tra A rticles ...Clothing and Bedding and M aterial for M anufacture Stores (including R epairs), Purchase of Stock, Books, &c.Medicines and Medical Comforts Forage ... ... ... ... ...Fuel, L ight, and W aterM aintenance of Lunatics in G eneral Hospitals Expenses in connexion w ith the Committals of Lunatics A nnual Exam ination o f P atien ts Expenses in connexion w ith Boarding out Patien ts Incidental Expenses ...


T he sum of

- 2 4 ,9 6 8

8 ,8 5 1

4 6 ,7 8 2

5 7 ,0 0 7

1 3 08 7 74 2 0200

3 4 .0 0 011.000

4 .0 0 0 3 ,7 0 0

3 5 07 ,5 0 0

3 0 02 ,8 0 01.000

5 0 02,200

68,977

1 2 5 ,9 8 4

94,709

124

Number.

13

17

ClassificationD ivision N o. 12.

IN EBRIATE ASYLUMS.

S a l a r ie s .

Subdivision No. 1.

P rofessional D iv isio n .

Medical Superintendent f Medical Superintendent f

Subdivision No. 2.


SecretaryClerk *]* ••• ••

Subdivision No. 3.

N on-C lerical D ivisio n .

Cooks and Housemaids Laundresses and Housemaids Senior Attendant, Male Senior Attendant, Female Attendant, Male—Second Grade Attendants, Male—Third Grade Attendant, Female—Second Grade Attendants, Female—Third Grade

Maximum.

£9090

16296

1441328781

Total S alar ies

Subdivision No. 4.

Co ntingencies.

Provisions and Extra Articles ... BeddingStores (including Repairs) Medicines and Medical Comforts Fuel, Light, and Water Incidental Expenses ...


The sum of

150150

300

250156

406

8383

13064

303

138

801

1,507

60050

30050

100250

1,350

2,857

2,145

NOTE TO HOSPITALS FOE THE INSANE.

All officers, except those marked +, receive quarters, fuel, light, and washing.The Medical Staff, Secretaries, Farm Bailiffs, Matrons, Dispensers, Head Warders, and Engineers

arc allowed milk, vegetables, and patient servant in addition.The Farm Bailiffs are allowed grass for a horse in addition.The Medical Staff and Secretaries, except those marked a, are allowed grass for one horse and one

cow in addition.Those marked * are allowed quarters for their families in addition.The Head Teachers, Messengers, and Warders receive rations in addition.

125

N um ber. Classification

18

31

49

D ivision No. 13.

DEPARTM ENT FOR NEGLECTED CHIL- DREN AND REFORMATORY SCHOOLS.

S alar ies .

Subdivision No. 1.


SecretaryAccountant ... •••Clerk ... ... . *.ClerksClerks ... ... •••Superintendent,'Ballarat Reformatory- Assistant Superintendent and Head Teacher,

Ballarat Reformatory*Storekeeper, Ballarat Reformatory* ...Assistant Teacher, Ballarat Reformatory*

(Cf

fff

f

f

Subdivision No. 2.


Waggonette Driver*MessengerMaintenance Officerf ...Matron, Girls’ Reformatory*Sub-Matron, ditto*Attendants, ditto*Instructors, Ballarat Reformatory*Female Servants, Ballarat Reformatory Instructors, Industrial School (Proba

tionary, Ballarat)*Female Attendant, Industrial School (Pro

bationary, Ballarat)*Matron, Girls’ and Boys’ Receiving Depdts* Sub-Matron, ditto* ... •••Attendants, Girls’ Receiving Depdt* Instructors, Boys’ Receiving Depdt* Attendants, ditto*

Total S alaries

M axi-

Subdivision No. 3.— C o n tin g e n c ie s .Provisions ...Clothing and Bedding Fuel, Light, and WaterStores, Stock, &c. ... ... ••• —Medical Attendance, Medicines, and Medical Comforts Incidentals and Transport ...

Subdivision No. 4.In aid of Industrial Schools established by private contributions, at the

rate of 5s. per week for each child, and to provide Outfits for Childrensent to service ... ••• •••

In aid of Reformatory Schools established by private contributions, at the rate of 5s. per week for each child, and to provide Outfits for Children sent to service ... — ... ""

Expenses of Boarding-out Children, and to provide Outfits for Childrensent to service ... ••• ••• ••• y "

Expenses of Boarding-out Children whose periods of commitment have expired, but who, by reason of affliction, cannot be sent to service ...


The sum of

£

670485450965

1,290385

300200160

4,905

£156 144120 90

174156 175120 9390 160

156 1,14372 183

144 262

90 83156 122120 107

90 238144 26290 166

3,402

8,307

900750700600200900

4,050

600

2,000

28,000

20030,80043,157

32,332* With quarters, fuel, light, and water.— t Paid to Police Department, this officer being a member of the Police Force.

126

Number. ClassificationD ivisio n N o. 14.

IN SPECTION OF NEGLECTED CHILDREN AND REFORMATORY SCHOOLS.

S a l a r ies .

Subdivision No. 1.Clerical D iv isio n .

Inspector*Visiting Officers ...

Total S a l a r ie s

£

Subdivision No. 2 .— C o n t i n g e n c i e s .Temporary Clerical Assistance, Travelling Expenses, Incidentals, andT Sv 0 r e s * ^ .................................................................................................................................................................................In lieu of Quarters and Allowance to Mr. W. G. Brett, late Inspector-

General of Penal Establishments


The sum of


OBSERVATORY.S a l a r i e s .

Subdivision No. 1.P r o f e s s io n a l D i v i s i o n

Government Astronomer f First Assistantf Second Assistant Third Assistant f Fourth Assistant Fifth Assistant

a 800 565

1,365

111

Sc. & L.

111

6

111

3

111

3

12

Maximum.

500

250

750

Subdivision No. 2 .Clerical D iv isio n .

Clerical and Photographic Assistant Junior Assistant ...Weather Telegraph Clerk ...

Subdivision No. 3.N on-Clerical D iv isio n .

Carpenter and General- Mechanic Mechanical Attendant |Junior Messenger f

Total S a l a r i e s

Maxi

£15613272

Subdivision No. 4 .— Co ntingencies.Attendance to Time-ball and Tide-gauge, Williamstown Allowance for Overtime Work to Junior Officers ...Temporary Assistance in Computing, &c.Stores, Fuel, Light, Water, Labour on Grounds, and Incidental Expenses,

including Electric Light Books, Instruments, and Repairs Photographic Material for Star Charting Weather Service, Local and Intercolonial—

Rain-gaugesBonus to Observers, Second-class Stations Share of Cable Charges, Issue of Charts, &c.


2,115

£105C 900650 600550 550400 334300 270250 220

2,874

200200

63

463

204113

50

367

3 ,7 0 4

30100120

450350100

30180130

1,490

5,194

£

1,570

The sum of ... ... ... ... 3,895* la also Inspecto r of Public C harities.— « W ith allowance of £260, see Subdivision N o. 2.------ f with quarters.

127

Number. Classificatioi1

D ivision N o. 16.

*

PUBLIC LIBRARY, MUSEUMS, AND NATIONAL GALLERY OF VICTORIA.

S a l a r ie s .

Subdivision No. 1.

111

Sc.

P ublic L ibr a r y .

P ro fessional D iv isio n .

LibrarianPrincipal AssistantDitto ... ... ... «■•

Maximum.

£850600500

850442402

3 1,694

Clerical D ivisio n .

21

16

4 /45

AssistantsAssistantJunior Assistants ...

. . .600240

1,767

19 2,607

1111

/


Senior AttendantAttendant ... ... ... ...Bookbinder and Attendant Junior Messenger and Attendant

Maximum.

£156120180

72

133115162

45

4 • 455

26 Total S alaries, Public Library . . . 4,756

Subdivision No. 2.

I ndustrial a n d T echnological M useum .


3 / Attendants 120 319

{Exempt from the provisions o f A ct No. 773.)

11I1

Scientific Superintendent (with fees) ... AssistantJunior Assistant ...Mineralogist

. . .600250

80250

4 1,180

7 Total S alar ies , Industrial and Technological) Museum ... ... ... ) 1,499

1

1

51111

9

:i

ii61

9

1

11

3

12

1

211

4

5

6

S

128

Classification

4 /

/

/

//

/

D i v i s i o n N o . 1 6 .

S a l a r i e s .

S u b d i v i s i o n N o . 3 ,

N a t i o n a l M u s e u m .

Zoologist

ClerkC l e r i c a l D i v i s i o n .


T a x i d e r m i s t s . . . •••Assistant Taxidermists ... Carpenter and A ttendant A ttendant Charwoman ...

Total S a l a r i e s , National Museum

Subdivision No. 4.N a t i o n a l G a l l e r y .


Caretaker, Public Library Senior Attendant AttendantsLabourer ... ...

of the School of Art Instructor and Master in the School of Desig Lecturer on Anatomy • ...

Total S a l a r i e s , National Gallery

Subdivision No. 5.

G e n e r a l S t a f f .


Clerk ... ... ...

N o n -C l e r ic a l D iv is io n .

Senior AttendantsAttendant, acting as Night Watchman Junior Messenger

Total S a l a r i e s , General Staff


vision No. 6.


The sum of

£

as. . . 300

. . . 220Maxi-

£252 1,108168 120156 120120 118••• 50

1,516

. . . 2,036

204 204156 133120 678120 110

1,125

)aster

550n ... 300

. . . 100

950

. . . 2,075

180

Maxi-

£156 264120 120

72 57

441

. . . 621

. . . 10,987

17,903

. . . 28,890

. . . •••

129

Number. Cluiifioation

Sc.


GOVERNMENT BOTANIST. S a l a r i e s .

Subdivision No. 1.P r o f e s s i o n a l D i v i s i o n .

Government Botanist ...


Clerk ... ... ...Clerk* ... ...

Subdivision No. 3.N o n - C l e r i c a l D i v i s i o n .

1st Herbarium Assistant 2nd Herbarium Assistant 3rd Herbarium Assistant

Maximum.

£750

Maxi-

£252 227132 123

96 64

Total S a l a r ie s

Subdivision No. 4.— C o n t i n g e n c i e s .Museum Material, Stationery, and Purchase of Plants ...Collector of Plants for a new edition of the Flora Australiensis and

other works ... ... ... ... ... ...Publication of Works on Plants, including Draftsman’s and Litho

grapher’s workPaper for LithogramsBooks, Instruments, Seeds, Botanical Collections, Travelling and Inci

dental Expenses; also payment for temporary assistance and overtime work ... ... ... ... ... ... ...


The sum of

1/2345 5

D i v i s i o n No. 18.

GOVERNMENT SHORTHAND W RITER.S a l a r i e s . !


Government Shorthand Writer Assistant Shorthand Writer Clerk to act as Assistant Clerk ... ... ...Clerk ... ... ...Clerk ... ... ...


Junior Messenger


Maxi-

£72

Subdivision No. 3.—C o n t i n g e n c i e s . Clerical Assistance ...Stores and Incidentals


The sum ofWith quarters (one room), fuel, and water.

B

800

325182

507

414

1,721

130

125

44035

2701,000

2,721

610560421350200200

2,341

50

2,391

200120

320

2,711

1,951

1,963

130

Number.

]2

4

11

18

36

37

GlMiiflcetlon D ivisio n N o . 19.

AUDIT OFFICE. S alar ies .


1 Chief Clerk2 Clerks ...3 Clerks3 Clerk4 Clerks ...4 Clerks5 Clerks ...5 Clerks ...

Subdivision No. 2.

N on-Clerical D ivision .

Messenger

Total S alar ies

Maxl-

£

72

Subdivision No. 3.—C ontin g encies.Clerical Assistance ... ... ... ... *Gratuities for Overtime, &c.Travelling Expenses ...Fuel, Water, Stores, and IncidentalsAllowance in lieu of quarters, &c., to M. McGregor, transferred from

Hospitals for Insane


The sum of


ABORIGINES.

S a l a r ies .

Subdivision No. 1.Clerica l D iv isio n .

General Inspector and Secretary Superintendent, Coranderrk *

Subdivision No. 2.


Matron, Coranderrk*Messenger and Attendant

Total S a l a r ies . . .

M ax i'

£102120

Subdivision No. 3. C o n t in g e n c ie s


The sum of• W ith q u a r te rs a n d ra tio n s .

6101,038

1,681

3,171

2,552

9,052

44

9,096

310225340140

26

1,041

10,137

450186

636

7785

162

798

7,002

7,800

7,464

5,798

131

Number. CleiBifloetion D ivisio n N o. 21.

FRIENDLY SOCIETIES. S a l a r y .

Subdivision No. 1, Registrar

Subdivision No. 2 ,

Stores, Stationery, &c.C ontingencies.


The sum of

400

10

410

307

D iv isio n No. 22.

IN SPECTIO N OF OFFICERS IN CHARGE OF STORES.

S a l a r ie s .


Inspector ... ... •••Clerk ... ... ••• •••


Travelling Expenses, Stationery, and Incidentals


The sum of

1 21 4 /1 5

3

6 /

9

D ivisio n N o. 23 .

INSPECTION OF FACTORIES AND SHOPS.

S a l a r ies.


Chief Inspector, from 1st March, 1892 Clerk and Senior Inspector ...Clerk ... ... ... •••

Subdivision No. 2.


Inspectors of Factories and Shops

Total S alaries . . .

M axim u m .

£240

Subdivision No. 3.—Co ntingencies.

Travelling Expenses, Stores, Stationery, and Incidental Expenses

Total Division No. 23 ...

The sum of ...

511200

711

200

911

135250101

486

1,440

1,926

500

2,426

681

1,851

B Z

iM

D ivisio n N o. 24.

EX H IBITIO N Si

No. 1. To meet expenses incurred by the Trustees of the Exhibition Building ... ... - ... ... ...

Nb. 2. To defray the Freight of Victorian Exhibits in connexion with the Launceston Exhibition


The sum of

D ivisio n N o. 25.GRANTS.

N o. 1. For the purpose of aiding the Funds of Free Libraries and Country Museums

The Grant to be distributed subject to the following conditions:—I. That no more than one-sixteenth of the entire sum be divided amongst

the Institutions within ten miles of Melbourne.II. That where the Free Library or Museum is part of, or connected with, a

Mechanics’ or other Institution, all the books, periodicals, and newspapers in such institution, or all the articles in the Museum, as the case may be, are to be available to the public in the Free Library or Museum on all occasions when they are available to subscribers.

- - III. That the Grant be distributed subject to Regulations to be approved by the Governor in Council.

No. 2. To the Zoological and Acclimatisation SocietyNo. 3. To the Royal Society ...No. 4. To the Victorian Artists’ SocietyNo. 5. To the Art Galleries for Ballarat, Sandhurst, and WarrnamboolNo. 6. To be equally divided between the Geelong and Western District

Fish Acclimatising Society and the Ballarat Fish Acclimatisation Society, to assist these Societies in the Acclimatisation and Distribution, of Fresh-water Fish throughout the colony, and for providing additional Breeding Ponds ...

No. .7. To the College of PharmacyNo. 8. In aid of the expenses of the Pharmacy Board in connexion with

the administration of the Pharmacy and Poison ActsNo. 9. To the Victorian Society for the Protection of Animals


The sum of


MISCELLANEOUS.

No. 1. Annual Allowances, Compensation, and Gratuities to late Employes in the Government service, or their Widows—{Inalterable) :—

(i) Annual allowance in lieu of compensation on services having been dispensed with :—

To Ed\yard Hawse—Boatman, HealthOfficer's Crew ... £62 13 5

„ Jeremiah Twomey—Boatman, HealthOfficer’s Crew... 62 13 5

„ Alfred Buck—Overseer, Penal De-pat tmen t ... ... . # * 135 0 0

„ Robert Kelly—Overseer, Penal Department 86 13 4

„ Mrs. Marianne Henry—Sub-Matron,Penal Department 47 19 11

„ Mrs. Emma S. Narracott— Sub-Matron, Geelong Industrial Schools 35 0 0

d

4,700

509*

5,200

20,000

4,000500250

1,200%

2001,000

300250

27,700

3,300

26,120

£430 0 1

133


(») Annual Allowances to Widows of Sergeant Kennedy (£48 19s. 6d.) and Constable Lonigan (£37 16s. 6d.), murdered in the Wombat Ranges, in addition to their Pensions under thePolice Regulation Act, equal to full pay of their deceasedhusbands to 30th June, 1892 ... ... ... ...

(3) Annual Allowance to Constable McIntyre, in addition to his Pension under the Police Regulation Act, rendered unfit for duty through exposure at" the time of the Wombat Ranges murders by the Kelly gang

(4) Annual Allowance, at the rate of £1 per week, to MichaelReardon for injuries received in the attack on the Kelly outlaws at Glenrowan ... ... ... ... .

($) Annual Allowance to Constable Hugh Bracken, in addition to his Pension under the Police Regulation Act, for special service rendered and injury received at the destruction of the Kelly gang at Glenrowan, £29 15s. 3d.

(6) Annual Allowance to Constable John Wilson Menagh, in addition to his Pension under the Police Regulation Act, who was injured in the discharge of his duty in 1867, and who retired in consequence of the injury, £22 6s. 4d.

, (7) Annual Allowance to Senior Constable Alexander, in addition tq his Pension under the Police Regulation Act, who was injured in the execution of his duty, £11 14s. Id....

(8) Annual Allowance to Constable Albert Ernest Vizard, who was injured in the execution of his duty, in addition to his Pension under the Police Regulation Act, £20 13s. 9d.

No. 2. Allowance to Visitor at the City Court and Lock-ups ...No. 3. Expenses of publishing Decades illustrative of the Natural

History and Palaeontology of Victoria No. 4. Law Costs incurred by the Police ... ... "...No. 5. Commissions and Boards of Inquiry No. 6. Rewards for the Apprehension of Offenders ...No. 7. To meet deficiency in the Police Superannuation Fund (in

accordance with section 33 of the Police Regulation Act) ... No. 8 . In aid of the Police Superannuation Fund, in lieu of the 2^ per

cent, deduction—so "far as regards those Officers who have served thirty years and upwards—required by section 33 of the Police Regulation Act to be made, including arrears on year 1890-91, £20

No. 9. For services of Auditor appointed under the Metropolitan Gas Company’s Act 1878 ...

No. 10. Allowance to Instructor of the Blind, and for the purchase of Book s ... ... ... ... ... ...

No. 11. Gratuity to Officers for overtime work in correcting Electoral Lists apd Rolls

No. 12. Gratuity’under section 29 of the Police Regulation Act to the widow, of the late" Constable Edward John Nicholson, in addition to the amount awarded to her from the Police Superannuation Fund under section 22, £113 0s. 4d...i

No. 13. Salary of a Deputy Commissioner of Audit, from 1st July to 3le t December, 1891, at £1,000 per annum, during the absence on leave of Mr, Commissioner Jackson ... ...

Noi 14. Imperial Institute; management of Victorian Court, Collection and Transport of Samples, and other expenses

! Total Division No. 26

; | The sum ofi 1

Debate ensued. ! ,And the said resolutions were read a second time and agreed to by the House.

87

52

53

30

23

12

21200

700400

6,000300

10,000

695

105

170

75

114

500

1,500

21,468

134

Resolved—That the following sums be granted to Her Majesty to defray the charges for the Year 1891-2 for the several services hereunder specified, in addition to the several sums already voted in this present Session of Parliament for such services, viz.


Number. Classification £ £D iv is io n No. 27.

EDUCATION.

S a l a r ie s .

Subdivision No. 1.

F ir s t D iv is io n .

1 IDiy. The Secretary for Public Instruction ... . . . 1,000

Subdivision No. 2.

E. P r o f e s s io n a l D iv is io n . Maximum.

Educational Class.£

1 Inspector-General, at £804 13s. 850 8051 Assistant Inspector-General, at £651 17s. 6d. 700 6521 Superintendent of Training Institution 700 675

Allowance for acting as Director of Educational Library and Museum ... 100

1 Senior Inspector 650 61010 Inspectors — First Grade (including In

spectors acting as Examiners) ... • •• 5,620Allowance to three Inspectors acting as

Examiners ... ... ... • •• 150Allowance to one Inspector for inspect

ing Technical Schools ..- ... ... 5021 Inspectors—Second Grade ... ... 500 8,109

1 Vice-Principal Training College, at £49116s. 8d. ... ... ... ... 500 492

2 Lecturers Training College ... ... 380 687

38 17,950

Subdivision No. 3.

C l e r ic a l D iv is io n .

1 1 Chief Clerk, at £702 2s. 2d. . . . 7031 1 Accountant, at £642 3s. 4d. . . . 6435 I Clerks ... ... ... ... 2,119

18 4 Clerks ... ... ... ... 5,21942 5 Clerks ... ... ... ... ... 5,379

67 14,063

135

Number.

121213

1

1121

11

45

151

ClassificationD i v i s i o n N o . 27.

Subdivision No. 4.


Truant Officers Truant Officers Truant Officers Truant Officer

Senior Messenger Caretaker *Messengers ...Messenger and Attendant,

Library and Museum Junior Messenger Housekeeper*


The sum of

Educational

Maximum.

£180 2,160168 2,016156 2,028156 156

156 180180 180120 209

120 8172 4448 50


EDUCATION.

Subdivision No.T.

P r o f e s s io n a l D i v i s i o n .— Instruction .General—

Teachers ... ... ... ... ••• ...£402,603To pay Teachers reductions caused by the operation of

Sec. 68, Act No. 773, conditionally on relinquishing their claims to compensation under Sec. 69. ... ... 412

Teachers, Payments on Results—Regulation No. III. 158,904To pay Teachers reductions caused by the operation of

Sec. 68, Act No. 773, conditionally on relinquishing their claims to compensation under Sec. 69 ... ... 185

Singing—Teachers of—Allowance to State School 'Teachers for teaching Singing in their

own schools Drawing—Teachers of—

Allowance ’to State School Teachers for teaching Drawing in their own schools ... ... ... • • •

Art InspectorDrill and Gymnastics,' including £50 to Examiner in Drill Training Institute—

Visiting Teachers and Medical AttendantAssociates—Allowance to, for training and instructing Students

Subdivision No. 2.


£5,7504,250

795

Temporary Clerical Assistance ...Înspectors

Travelling Expenses’ ’< Teachers’(Teachers of Singing and Drawing

Books and School Requisites ...Stores, &c. ... ... ••• ... • • • • • •Maintenance Expenses of Schools—Allowance to Teachers for Allowance to’Female’ Teachers in charge of 5th class Schools, £15 per

annum * ... ... ... ... ..• With quarters, fuel, light, and water.

7,104

40,117

403,015

159,089

8,624

5,407800

4,750

310650

582,645

600

10,795

5,7502,000

37,623

6,720

30,077

136

D ivisio n N o. 28.ffor Pupil-Teachers ...

Bonuses < for <luallfying Teachers to give instruction in Singing and ) Drawing.....................................................................................( for Trainees promoted

Board of Students—Allowance forExpenses of Instruction in Kindergarten, Cookery, and other subjects

outside the programme of Instruction ...Exhibitions granted by Minister under Regulations No. X. and XI. High School ScholarshipsExpenses of Examinations ... ... ... ...Boards of Advice—Elections ... ... ... ” *Clerical Assistance to Council of Boards of Advice Exhibitions and Payment of Fees recommended by Boards of Advice... Compulsory Clause—Travelling Allowance to Truant Officers, Cost of

Advertisements, &c.For the purchase of Prizes for Students in TrainingFor the encouragement of Rifle Shooting in State Schools .%

Subdivision No. 3.

RentsB u i l d i n g s .

Expenditure on School Buildings under directions of Boards of Advice


The sum of

D ivisio n N o. 29. = « = — ■MELBOURNE UNIVERSITY.

Addition to Endowment of £9,000 under Act 16 Viet. No. 34 Towards Fittings, Furniture, and Fencing


The sum ofAnd the said resolutions were read a second time and agreed to by the House.

11,000681,333’

8,2503,500

11,750

‘505,983

9,875

Resolved—That the following sum be granted to Her Majesty to defray the charges for the Year 1891-2 for the services hereunder specified, in addition to the sum already voted in this present Session of Parliament for such services, viz.:—

D iv isio n N o. 30.

SCHOOLS OF M INES AND TECHNICAL SCHOOLS. (Inalterable.)

No. 1. School of Mines, BairnsdaleBuildings ...2. Ditto Ditto —

3. Ditto Ballarat4c. Ditto Bendigo5. Ditto Castlemaine6 . Ditto Clunes7. Ditto Creswick8. Ditto Daylesford9. Ditto Ditto —]

10. Ditto Harrietville11. Ditto Maryborough12. Ditto Ditto13. Ditto Sale ...14. Ditto Stawell15. Ditto St. Arnaud

Buildings

—Buildings.

16. Cordon Technical College17. Ditto —Buildings18. Melbourne Working Men’s College19. Ditto20. Horsham Working Men’s College21. Kyneton School of Art, Mines, &c.22. Fine Art Gallery, Ballarat ..

Buildings


4501,0003.0003.000

600 400 400 600 400 100 600

2.000 600 600 300 800

2.5005.5003.000

300 600

1.000

27,750

The sum of ... ... ... ... 20,810On the motion of Mr. Munro, the said resolution was recommitted to the Committee of Supply for ... reconsideration,


D i v i s i o n N o . 31.MISCELLANEOUS.

No. 1. To .pay to Messrs. Stewart and Cox the increments they were led to expect on their accepting office as Inspectors, 1st July, 1891, to 30th June, 1892

2. To continue, to 30th June, 1892, to five Teachers from the dates of their permanent appointments after leaving the Training College the salaries paid to them on or prior to 1st November, 1883, and in augmentation of their salaries as 5th class Teachers

. 3. To continue, to 30th June, 1892, to Mr. W. H. Nicholls, Teachers’ Classifier, the salary paid to him during his first term of office, £205 17s. 8d.

4. To pay increased salaries to Truant Officers, in accordance withthe resolution passed in the Legislative Assembly on 16th November, 1887—First Grade, £208 ; Second Grade, £188 ; Third Grade, £168 per annum

5. Annual Allowances, Compensation, and Gratuities to late Employes in the Government service, or to their Widows or Children—(Inalterable) :—

(1) Annual Allowance to Officers who retired from theservice prior to the coming into operation of Act No. 710

(2) Annual allowance to J . H. Derrick, formerly a Teacher,£200 13s. 3d.

(3) Gratuity to the Widow of John Murphy,formerly a Teacher—Nine months’ pay £222 7

(4) Gratuity to E. Crotty, formerly a Teacher—Nine months’ pay ... £90 15 9Less already paid ... 69 17 3

(5) Gratuity to Fanny Davis, formerly a Teacher—

Nine months’ pay ... £89 14 0Less already paid ... 69 0 0

(6) Gratuity to the Widow of R. A. Cole, formerly a Teacher—

Nine months’ pay £142 0 3Less Retiring Allowance

paid ... ... 76 5 11

20 18 6

20 14 0

65 14 4(7) Gratuity to the Widow of J . Morrison,

formerly a Teacher—Nine months’ pay ... ... 130 11 6

(8) Gratuity to the Widow of W. Loney,formerly a Teacher—

Nine months’ pay £139 9 3Less Retiring Allowance

paid ... ... 47 19 7 91 9 8(9) Gratuity to Edith Handheld and Frederica

Louisa Handheld, daughters of W. H.Handheld, formerly Chief Clerk—Ninemonths’ pay ... ... ... 517 10 0

( 10) Gratuity to the Widow of Peter Carmichael,formerly Inspector of Schools—Ninemonths’ pay ... ... ... 300 0 0

( 11) Gratuity to the Widow of D. M. Roche,1 formerly Inspector of Schools—Nine

months’ pay ... ... ... 266 5 0( 12) Gratuity to the Widow of D. Aitken, for

merly Truant Officer—Nine months’ pay 156 0 0£1,791 10 6

6 . Compensation, on the basis of Sec. 16, Act No. 160, to Female Teachers appointed prior to the passing of Act No. 710 who have retired, or who may retire on account of Marriage, in accordance with the provisions of Sec. 43 of Act No. 1133...

Total Division No. 31The sum of

And the said resolution was read a second time and agreed to by the House.

74

60

206

744

4,040

201

1,792

3,000T ojrz"

£

6,777

Resolved—That the following sums be granted to Her Majesty to defray the charges for the Year 1891-2 for the several services hereunder specified, in addition to the several sums ftlfready voted in this present Session of Parliament for such services, viz.:—

III.—ATTORNEY-GENERAL.

Number. ClassificationD iv isio n N o. 32 .

S U P R E M E C O U R T .. £

S a l a r ie s .

XS u b d iv isio n N o . 1.

T w o A c t in g J u d g e s o f th e Suprem e C ourt 2 ,8 2 3

Su b d iv ision N o . 2 .

1*. . . . 1*

XX

C h ief C lerk— U n d er th e Supreme Court A c t 1890 A ssis ta n t C h ief C lerk

1 ,2007 0 0

2S u b d iv isio n N o . 3.

1 ,900

3 X J u d g e s ’ A sso c ia te s . . . . . . . . . 9 0 0

S u b d iv ision N o . 4 .


21

44

J u d g e s ’ A sso c ia te s J u d g e ’s A sso c ia te

7 0 02 2 0

3 9 2 0

8 T o ta l S a l a r ie s . . . 6 ,5 4 3

Subdi v ision N o . 5 .— C o n t in g e n c ie s .

T ra v e llin g E x p en ses o f their H onours th e J u d g es . . .

} I - ' u d e d u n d e r S h e r i s

1,250

T o ta l D iv is io n N o . 32 7 ,7 9 3

T h e sum o f . . .

D iv is io n N o . 3 3 .

L A W O F F IC E R S O F T H E C R O W N .

S a l a r ie s .

Su b d iv isio n N o . 1.


1 IDiv. S ecreta ry to th e L a w D ep a rtm en t 1,000

L .

S u b d iv ision N o . 2.

P r o f e ssio n a l D iv is io n .

Maximum.

£

11

P arliam en tary D raftsm an A ssis ta n t in A ttorney-G -eneral’s O ffice

13004 5 0

1,112385

2 Su bd iv ision N o . 3. 1 ,497


111

. 5

133445

C h ie f C lerk . . . . . . . . . . . . A ccou n tan t . . . . . . . . . . . . C lerk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C lerk . . . . . . . . . . . . ••• C lerk . . . . . . . . . ••• ••• C lerks . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..

7 3 048 54033 5 030 07 4 0

10 : 3 ,0 0 8 -: .

£

4,913

' - ^

. * ProfewionaL

139


D iv i s i o n N o . 3 3 .

•• £

Subdivision No. 4.


12

35

Collector of Imposts under A ct No, 1140 Clerks ... .. . ... ••• • • •

485217

8 702

Subdivision No. 5. Maximum.

111


Senior Messenger*...Messenger ...Junior Messenger ...

£15612072

1708350

3 303

. . Subdivision No. 6.

2

2 t

3 t

» Prosecutors for the Queen, &c.—A t Melbourne—One at £1,200 from 1st April,

1892; one a t £1,000 for nine months ending 31st March, 1892, and at £600 from 1st April, 1892

A t Sittings of Supreme Court for the hearing of Criminal Trials out of Melbourne

A t Courts of General Sessions

1,200"

1,6001,800

7 4,600

Subdivision No. 7.

1 X Government Analytical Chemist . . . 600

27 Total S a l a r i e s . . . 11,710

Subdivision No. 8.


Temporary Clerical Assistance ... • • •Professional Assistance ... • • •Costs and Expenses of Legal Proceedings, including Fees to Prosecuting

Barristers ... ... . . . . . . . . . . . . Travelling Expenses ... ... ... ... . . . . . .For Defence of Persons without means charged with Capital Crimes,

and Aboriginals charged with Indictable Offences Books and Reports for Library ...Victorian Law Reports, Law Times, & c....Stores and Incidental Expenses ... ... . . . ... Fuel, Light, and W aterReimbursement to Police Department for Services of Officers

2 0 0

1,500

5.000 700

5002 0 0

1 . 0 0 0 700 150 450

- 10,400

Total Division No. 33 . . . 2 2 , 1 1 0

The sum of • •• * * *

• Receive* fuel end water.— t With travelling allowance!.

140

Number. Classification £

\ D iv isio n N o . 34 . !

iC R O W N S O L IC IT O R . I j

SALARIES.

S u b d iv isio n N o . 1.i

MaxiL . P r o f e s s io n a l D iv is io n .

mum. -£ i r

1 C row n S o lic itor . . . . . . <.. , 1000 | 9 2 5

- ....... - - -

Su b d iv ision N o . 2 .i

Cl e r ic a l D iv is io n .

1 2 C h ie f C lerk for C iv il B u s in e ss 6 0 01 2 C h ie f C lerk for C rim inal B u s in e ss . . . 6 0 01 3 C lerk . . . . . . . . . 3 8 5 .1 4 C lerk ' 4 8 53 3 C lerk s . . . ; . i , 2 i i .1 3 C lerk 3 851 4 C lerk . . . . . . . . . • . . . 3 50 *1 4 C lerk . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 2 1 2 *1 5, C lerk . . . - . . . . . . ' .... j 140*8 5 C lerks . . . . . . . . , ! 9 8 3

19 5 ,351

^ D edu ct— to be repaid b y th e R a ilw a y D epartm en t . 7 0 2

4 ,6 4 9

S u b d iv isio n N o . 3.------- --------

< .MaxiN o n - C l e r i c a l D i v i s i o n .

mum.

£2 T y p ew r iter s . .. 144 2 0 02 Ju n io r M essen gers 7 2 112

4 3 1 2

2 4 T ota l S a l a r i e s ••• 5 ,8 8 6

S u b d iv isio n N o . 4 .

C o n t i n g e n c i e s . .

T r a v e llin g E x p e n se s ••• 4 * * ### •••' ••• 3 50S to res an d 1 In c id en ta l E x p e n se s . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 00

8 5 0

T o ta l D iv is io n N o . 3 4 . . . . . . ••• 6 ,7 8 6

T h e sum o f • •• • • •

£

5,006

t

141

Numbir Classification D iv is io n N o. 3 5 . ,i! P R O T H O N O T A R Y .

S a l a r ie s .

S u b d iv isio n N o . 1. !

C l e r ic a l D iv is io n .1 1 P roth onotary . . . . . . . . . 8 0 01 8 C lerk . . . . . . 4 8 51 J « C lerk , to 14th Septem ber, 1891 1 00

I 4 C lerk , from 15 th Septem ber, 1891 1671 4 C lerk . 2 6 34 5 C lerk s . . . - 5 3 2

8S u b d iv isio n N o . 2 .

Maxi- 2 ,3 4 7

N o n -C l e r ic a l D iv is io n . £1 Jun ior M essen ger 72 4 8

9 ; T o ta l S a l a r ie s . . . 2 ,3 9 5

Subdi v isio n N o . 3 .C o n t in g e n c ie s .

Stor«a and In cid en ta l E x p e n se s . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 50

T o ta l D iv is io n N o . 3 5 . . . . . . 2 ,5 4 5

T h e sum o f . . . . . .

D iv is io n N o. 3 6 .

m a s t e r i n e q u i t y a n d l u n a c y .

S a l a r ie s .

Su bd iv ision N o . 1.

C l e r ic a l D iv is io n .. 1 . . . 1 C h ie f C lerk 6 1 4

1 2 Secon d C lerk and R egistrar o f P rob ates andA d m in is tra tio n s . . . . . . 6 0 0

1 3 C lerk ••• . . . ••• *.. 4 8 52 4 C lerk s . .. 6 0 86 5 C lerks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 ,033

11 Su bd iv ision N o . 2 . Maxi- 3 ,3 4 0

N on-C l e r ic a l D iv is io n .£

. 1 . M essenger 12 0 8 3

12 T o ta l S a l a r ie s . . . 3 ,4 2 3

S u b d iv ision N o . 3.


E x p e n se s connected w ith th e D u tie s on th e E sta te s o f D ecea sed P erso n s 1 ,5 0 0Stores, Travelling and Incidental Expenses, including Guarantee

P rem iu m o f M aster -in -E q u ity , under S ectio n 2 5 5 o f th e A c t N o . 11 4 2 2 0 0

1 ,700

T o ta l D iv is io n N o . 36 . . . . . . ••• 5 ,1 2 3

T h e sum of • • •

1

133

T

i4174

1121

69

.00

120

21

142

ClMiifloation £D i v i s i o n No. 37.

TITLES OFFICE,

S a l a r i e s .

Subdivision No. 1.

X Commissioner of Titles ... ... 1,800

Subdivision No. 2.

-=

L. P r o f e s s i o n a l D i v i s i o n . Maximum.Grade. £

Chief Examiner 850 8001 Examiners ... ... 800 2,2552 Examiners ... ... ... 650 1,750

4,805

Subdivision No. 3.


1 Registrar of Titles * ... ... 6562 Clerks,! three at £527, one at £500 ... 2,0804 Clerk ... ... ... ... 4853 Clerks ... ... ... ... 2,8814 Clerks 1,4004 Clerks (one for six months only) 2,7755 Clerks ... ... ... ... 4005 Clerk and Compositor 2005 Clerks (six for six months only) 8,448

19,825

S u r v e y B r a n c h .

Subdivision No. 4.Maxi

S. P r o f e s s io n a l D i v i s i o n .mum.

£2 Surveyor and Chief Draughtsman f 600 600

Junior Draughtsmen (three for six monthsonly) ... ... ... ... 200 3,700

4,300

* Also Deputy Registrar-Gener&l. 1 Also Assistant Registrar of Titles.

143

Number. Olmiflcation £D i v i s i o n N o . 3 7 .

Subdivision No. 5.


1 3 Draughtsman ... ... ... • • • 4501 3 Draughtsman ... ... ... * * * 3 7 1

. 1 4 Draughtsman ... ... ... ... 300M a x i

G rade. mum.* ' £

1 4 / 1 Draughtsman ... 300 3003 4 / 2 Draughtsmen 270 8 1 05 4 / 3 Draughtsmen 240 1 ,2 0 0

2 5 Draughtsmen 4002 5 Clerks • • • * * * ••• ... 206

16 4,037Subdivision No. 6 .

M ax iN o n - C l e r i c a l D i v i s i o n . mum.

£1 Senior Messenger 156 1561 Messenger 12 0 1156 Junior Messengers (one for six months only) 72 3091 Labourer .., ... ... ... 1 2 0 78

9 658

154 Total S a l a r i e s ... 34,925

Subdivision No. 7.-— C o n t i n g e n c i e s .

Preparation of Diagrams and Engrossing (contract work) ... 2,500For the Purchase of Parchment for Certificates of Titles 550Check Surveys, Plan Mounting, Printing and Lithographing 250Works of Reference for Library 50Fuel, Light, Water, and Stores, including Cases for Register Book 750Incidental and Travelling Expenses, including Expenses of Clerks

attending Law Courts upon subpoena, and Overtime . . . 800

1 4,900

Total Division No. 37 ... . . . 39,825V ' ' ' The sum of . . . . . .


REGISTRAR-GENERAL.S a l a r i e s .


1 1 Registrar-General, Registrar of Supreme Court,&i o. ... ... ... ... . . . 670

1 3 Accountant * 3851 3 Clerk t . . . . . . 4851 3 Clerk f . . . . . . • • • . . . 4202 4 Clerks . . . 6 8 82 4 Clerks . . . . . . . . . . . . 455

2 1 5 Clerks (three for six months only) . . . 2,712

29 5,815

* A lso A ccou n tan t to T itles Office. 1 A lso D epu ty Registrar-General.

144

Number. ClassificationD i v i s i o n N o . 38.

i!'

■ i Subdivision No. 2.

| N o n - C l e r i c a l D i v i s i o n .

r 1

4

Messenger and Housekeeper*Junior Messengers (one for six months only)

5

34 Total S a l a r i e s

Maximum.

£228

72

u Subdivision No. 3.—C o n t i n g e n c i e s . .Fuel, Light, Water, and Stores, including lâper for Registers of Births

and Deaths, and Water Rates for Offices and Housekeeper’s Quarters Incidental and Travelling Expenses, including Expenses of Clerks

attending Law Courts upon subpoena ...


The sum of

D i v i s i o n No. 39.DEPUTY REGISTRARS.

Allowances to Deputy Registrars

The sum of

Gr.2

1 21 43 5

5

11

2

9

D i v i s i o n N o . 4 0 .

PA TEN TS.S a l a r i e s .


Examiners of Patents


Senior Examiner f Clerk ... ... ...Clerks

Subdivision No. 3.

N o n - C l e r i c a l D i v i s i o n .Messenger Typewriter ...


Maximum,

£400

Maxi-

£120144

Subdivision No. 4 .—C o n t i n g e n c i e s .

Allowance to CommissionerFuel, Light, Water, and Stores ... ... ...Incidental Expenses, including Contract work for Printing and Publish

ing Indexes, Payment of Experts, Temporary Clerical Assistance, .Books for Library, and Expenses of Clerks attending Law Courts upon subpoena


The sum of* With quarters, fuel, light, and w ater 1 Also Deputy Registrar-General.

£

4,984

5,050

2,301

1 4 5

Number. Classification £ £

D ivisio n No. 41.

SH ERIFFS.

S a l a r ie s .

Subdivision No. 1.


2 1 Sheriffs 1,6001 2 Chief Clerk * 6002 4 Clerks 4803 5 Clerks and Bailiffs ... 6003 5 Clerks ... 380

11 3,660

Subdivision No. 2. Maxi-

N on-Clerical D iv isio n . £

1 Superintendent of Law Courts Building | ... 276 3001 Chief Courtkeoper and Crier 180 1803 Courtkeepers and Criers 156 4681 Senior Messenger 156 1384 Attendants at Law Courts 120 3843 Labourers 120 2442 Junior Messengers, Sheriffs’ Offices 72 1084 Junior Messengers, Law Courts ... 72 2344 Bailiffs, Melbourne 204 744

23 2,800

Subdivision No. 3.

N on-C lerical D iv isio n .Maxi-

Country Districts.£

1 Courtkeeper and Crier, Geelong J 1(!8 1401 Courtkeeper and Crier, Sandhurst § || 168 1681 Courtkeeper and Crier, Ararat || ... 168 21.51 Courtkeeper and Crier, Ballarat | | ... 168 1821 Courtkeeper and Crier, Beechworth || 168 1681 Courtkeeper and Crier, Maryborough || 168 177

6 1,050

40 Total S alaries "" 7,510

* Acts also as Deputy Sheriff. J W ith quarters, fuel, light, and water. § No quarters provided a t presentII With fuel, light, and water.

C

146

Division N o. 41.£ £

Subdivision No. 4.

Contingencies.

Allowances to Witnesses at the Supreme Court Sittings for the hearing of Criminal Trials ...

Fees to Jurors ... ... ... ... ... ...Travelling Expenses ...Fuel, Light, and Water, Country DistrictsCleaning Law Courts, Wages of Charwomen, Superintendent’s Stores,

Fuel, Light (including gas for ventilation and for lamps outside), and Water for the Law Courts Building

Stores ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Allowances to Bailiffs ... ...Special Allowances to non-salaried Sheriffs’ Bailiffs Incidental Expenses ... ... ... ... ...

6,0009.000

300 200

1.000 250

2,0001,200

300

j

20,250

Total Division No. 41 ... ... ... 27,760

The sum of ... 19 ,880

D ivisio n No. 42.

MISCELLANEOUS.

No. 1. Annual Allowance to Travers Adamson, Esq., late Prosecutor for the Queen, at £240 per annum

2. Annual Allowance to provide an increment to the Salary of Mr.J . Corkill (a 5th Class Cleric in the Crown Solicitor’s Office)

3. To recoup James McNamara, Sheriff's Bailiff, for medicalexpenses incurred in consequence of injuries received in the execution of his duty

240

20

20

Total Division No. 42 280

The sum of 195

Debate ensued.And the said resolutions were read a second time and agreed to by the House.

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VII.—COMMISSIONER OF CROWN LANDS AND SURVEY.


Division N o . 64.

SURVEY, SALE, AND MANAGEMENTOF CROWN LANDS.

S a l a r ie s .

Subdivision No. 1.

F irst D iv isio n .

1 IDiv. Secretary for Lands and Registrar of Land Tax... 1,000

Subdivision No. 2.

S. P ro fessional D iv isio n . Maximum.

£1 1 Surveyor-General 900 9003 2 District Surveyors 600 1,8002 Senior Assistant Surveyors 385 7706 Assistant Surveyors ... ... 360 2,0302 Draughtsmen ... 360 7209 Junior Draughtsmen 200 1,740

23 7,960

Subdivision No. 3.


1 1 Chief Clerk 6401 3 Accountant 4856 3 Clerks 2,603

32 4 Clerks ... 9,20355 5 Clerks ... 7,016

1 2 Chief Draughtsman 5402 3 Draughtsmen 970

Grade.

( 1 Six Draughtsmen 1,80019 4 / 2 Three Draughtsmen 810

3 Ten Draughtsmen 2,4001 4 Lithographer 3502 4 Lithographers 6501 4 Photo-lithographer 3502 5 Lithographers 380

22 5 Draughtsmen 3,528

145 31,725

148


D iv is io n N o. 64.

1124211

182122111

40

209

Subdivision No. 4.


EngraverLithographic Printer—Head Foreman Ditto, Senior Foremen Ordinary Printers Assistant Printers Stone PolisherAssistant Photographer and Printer Crown Land Bailiffs Engineers Head Messenger*Messengers ...Junior Messengers Plan Mounter Assistant Plan Mounter Housekeeper ...

T otal Salaries

Maximum.

£360 348300 276240 432192 684120 180132 120216 192204 3,466216 432156 185156 27672 114

198 230150 15048 75

Subdivision No. 5.— Co ntin g encies .

Allowance to Head Messenger, in lieu of quarters Office Cleaners, &c. ...Pupil Draughtsmen ...Equipment Allowances (Surveyors)Forage Allowances (Crown Land Bailiffs)Wages of Labourers in Survey Parties ..Additional Assistance...Fuel, Light, and Water Stores, Stationery, &c.Photographic Stores ...T ra v e l l in g E x p e n s e s . . .Commission on Sales of Land ...Claims under the Land Acts Police RewardsEngrossing and Diagram Drawing Incidental Expenses ...Unforeseen Expenses ...Allowances to Crown Land Bailiffs and other Officers not connected with

the Lands Department

Subdivision No. 6.

Surveys by Contract, including Survey of Standard Lines, Features, and Road Surveys

Surveys of Grazing Areas under Land Act 1884, Clause 4 of Regulations of 9th December, 1885

Allowance to the Secretary to the Board of Examiners


The sum of* W ith quarters, fuel, light, and water.


7,160

47,845

80700900

1,2002,5502,7501,500

2001,800

1501,600

150300300

1,800300200

200

16,680

4,000

1,50025

5,525

70,050

52,480

4

149

6 . R ailw ay s A ct 1890 A mendm ent B il l .—-The Order of the Day for the resumption of the debate onthe question, That this Bill be now read a second time, having been read—

Debate resumed.Mr. Hall moved. That the debate be now adjourned.Question— T hat the debate be now adjourned— put and resolved in the affirmative.Ordered—That the debate be adjourned until Tuesday next.

7. P ostponem ent of Orders op th e Day.—Ordered, That the consideration of the following Orders ofthe Day be postponed until Tuesday n e x t:—

Sandhurst Public Buildings Act 1882 Amendment Bill— Third reading—-Resumption of debate. Constitution Act Amendment Act 1890 Amendment Bill'—Second reading.Parliamentary Standing Committee on Raihoays Remuneration Bill- -Message from His Excellency

the Governor— To be considered m Committee.Metropolitan General Cemetery B ill—-Second reading.Education Endowment Bill—Second reading.Gold-fields Reservoirs Sale Bill—Second reading.Water Act 1890 Amendment Bill—Second reading.Land Act 1890 Amendment Bill'-—Second reading.Shops Bill—Second reading.Thistles Law Amendment Bill—Second reading.Printing Committee's Report— To be considered.Committee of Public Accounts B ill—-Second reading.Law of Partnership Amendment Bill—Second reading.Supply— To be further considered in Committee.Ways and Means— To be further considered in Committee,

And then the House, at thirty-two minutes past ten o'clock, adjourned until Tuesday next.

W. V. ROBINSON, M. H. DAVIES,Clerk of the Legislative Assembly. Speaker.

By Authority: R obt. S. Bbaix, Government Printer, Melbourne,D

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TUESDAY, 1 5 t h SEPTEMBER, 1 8 9 1 .

1. The House met pursuant to adjournment.—Mr. Speaker took the Chair.2. P etition .—Mr. A. Harris presented a petition from Frances Octavia Whitelaw, widow, praying that

the House will be pleased to take into consideration the circumstances attending the death of her late husband, Oliver Peter Whitelaw, mining surveyor, who was drowned at Walhalla during the late disastrous floods, whilst in the performance of his duty, and that such relief may be granted as may appear desirable.

Ordered to lie on the Table.3. Adjournment.—Mr. W. T. Carter rose in his place, and said that he proposed to move the adjournment

of the House for the purpose of discussing a definite matter of urgent public importance, namely, “ The sentence lately passed on Agatha Murray on a charge of vagrancy.”

Mr. Speaker thereupon called upon those Members who approved of the proposed discussion to rise in their places, and twelve members having accordingly risen—

Mr. W. T. Carter moved, That the House do now adjourn.Debate ensued.Question—put and negatived.

4. M essage from th e L eg isla tive Co uncil.—The following Message was brought from the Legislative Council by the Clerk-Assistant of the Council :—

M r . S p e a k e r ,The Legislative Council transmit to the Legislative Assembly a Bill intituled “ An Act to

amend the 1 Police Offences Act 1890/” with which they desire the concurrence of the Legislative Assembly.

JA S . MACBAIN,Legislative Council, President.

Melbourne, 15th September, 1891.5. P olice Offences A ct 1890 A mendm ent B il l .—Mr. McLean moved, That the Bill transmitted by

the foregoing Message, intituled “ An Act to amend the 1 Police Offences Act 1890,’ ” be now read a first time.

Q uestion— put and resolved in the affirmative.—Bill read a first time, ordered to be printed, and read a second time to-morrow.

6. M essage f r o m the L eg isla tiv e C o uncil .— The following Message was brought from the Legislative Council by the Clerk-Assistant of the Council:—

M r . S p e a k e r ,The Legislative Council transmit to the Legislative Assembly a Bill intituled " An Act to

amend the ‘Public Service Act 1890,’” with which they desire the concurrence of the Legislative Assembly.

JA S. MACBAIN,Legislative Council, President.

Melbourne, 15th September, 1891.7 A P ublic S ervice A ct 1890 A m endment B il l .—Mr. McLean moved, That the Bill transmitted by

the foregoing Message, intituled “ An Act to amend the ‘Public Service Act 1890/” be now read a first time.

Question—put and resolved in the affirmative.—Bill read a first time, ordered to bo printed, and read a second time to-morrow.

8 . M essage from th e L eg isla tiv e Co uncil.—The following Message was brought from the Legislative Council by the Clerk-Assistant of the Council:—

M r . S p e a k e r ,The Legislative Council return to the Legislative Assembly the Bill intituled “ An Act to

transfer a portion o f the Western Bailiwich to the Midland Bailiwick,” and acquaint the Legislative Assembly that they have agreed to the same with amendments, with which they desire the con-

‘ currence of the Legislative Assembly.JA S. MACBAIN,

Legislative Council, President.Melbourne, 15th September, 1891.

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9. M e s s a g e f h o m H is E x c e l l e n c e t h e GovEBNOB.-The following Message from His Excellency theGovernor was presented by Mr. Outtrim, and the same was read •—

HOPETOUN,T Gmemm- Message No. 17.In accordance with the requirements of section 57 of the Constitution Act, the Governor

recommends to the Legislative Assembly that an Appropriation be made of penalties for the purposes of a Lill to make provision for the licensing and control of sharebrokers.

Government Offices,Melbourne, 10th September, 1891.


10. P a p e r s .—Mr. Turner presented—Railway Working Expenditure.—Return to an Order of the House, dated 18th August, 1891 for a

return showing— e ’1. The gross amount charged to working expenses in the Railway Annual Report for

1882, and each of the following years.2. To what extent charges as “ stores ” formed part of the total working expenditure

mentioned in each of such annual reports.Mr. Graham presented—

Subsidy to Agricultural Societies.—Return to an Order of the House, dated 11th August, 1891 for a return showing the amount claimed by each agricultural society, and the sum allotted to each out of the Government subsidy since the year 1884. ’

Severally ordered to lie on the Table.The following Paper, pursuant to the direction of an Act of Parliament, was laid upon the Table

by the Clerk of the House :—Water Act 1890.—Seymour Waterworks Trust.—Application for Additional Loan of £8,000.—

Detailed Statement and Report.

IE P r i n t i n g C o m m i t t e e s R e p o r t . The Order of the Day for the consideration of the First Report of the Printing Committee having been read—

The Report was read by the Clerk, and is as follows :—The Printing Committee have the honour to report to your Honorable House as follows

That all Petitions and Returns laid upon the Table of the Legislative Assembly shall remain in the custody of the Clerk of the Legislative Assembly, instead of in the custody of the Librarian, as heretofore.

Mr. Anderson moved, That the Report be adopted.Debate ensued.Question—put and resolved in the affirmative.

12. R a i l w a y s A c t 1890 A m e n d m e n t B i l l .— The Order of the Day for the resumption of the debate onthe question, That this Bill be now read a second time, having been read—

Debate resumed.Mr. Tuthill moved, That the debate be now adjourned.Debate continued.Question—That the debate be now adjourned—put and resolved in the affirmative.Ordered—That the debate be adjourned until to-morrow.

13. P o s t p o n e m e n t o f O r d e r s o f t h e D a y . — Ordered, That the consideration of the following Orders ofthe Day be postponed until to-morrow :—

Constitution Act Amendment Act 1890 Amendment B ill—Second reading.Parliamentary Standing Committee on Railways Remuneration Bill—Message from His Excellency

the Governor— To be considered in Committee.Metropolitan General Cemetery B ill—Second reading.Education Endowment Bill—Second reading.Gold-fields Reservoirs Sale Bill—Second reading.Water Act 1890 Amendment Bill—Second reading.Land Act 1890 Amendment Bill—Second reading.Shops Bill—Second reading.Thistles Law Amendment Bill—Second reading.Committee of Public Accounts Bill—Second reading.Law of Partnership Amendment Bill—Second reading.Sandhurst Public Buildings Act 1882 Amendment Bill— Third reading—Resumption of debate.Supply—To be further considered in Committee.Ways and Means— To be further considered in Committee.

And then the House, at twenty-five minutes past ten o'clock, adjourned until to-morrow.

W. V. ROBINSON, M. H. DAVIES,Cleric of the Legislative Assembly. Speaker.

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WEDNESDAY, 16 t h SEPTEMBER, 1891.

1. The House met pursuant to adjournment.—Mr. Speaker took the Chair.2. P a p e r s .— Mr. McLean presented—

Vermin Destruction on Crown Lands.—Return to an Order of the House, dated 26th August, 1891, for a return showing—

1. The area of Crown lands under the control of the Crown for the purposes of carryingout the provisions of the Vermin Destruction Act 1890.

2 . How many men are employed on these lands.3. The localities where these men are employed, and the number of men employed'in each

locality.4. How these men are officially classified, or on what terms and conditions they are

employed.5. And the expenses annually incurred by the foregoing.


The following Papers, pursuant to the direction of an Act of Parliament, were laid upon the Table by the Clerk of the House :—

Land Act 1890—Orders in Council—Alteration of Regulations.—Leases under Section 32.Alteration of Regulations.—Mallee Leases.

3. Crim inal L unatics.— Mr. Murray moved, pursuant to notice, That there be laid before this House areturn showing those inmates of the lunatic asylums who are “ criminal insane” within the meaning of the Lunacy Act 1890, such return to show as regards each patient—

1. The initials.2 . Charge for which arrested and date of arrest.3. How and when found insane.4. Date of admission to asylum.5. Form of mental disease now existing.6. Whether patient at time of this return knows right from wrong.

Question—put and resolved in the affirmative.4. M u n ic ipa l E ndow m ent .—Mr. Keys moved, pursuant to notice, that there be laid before this House a

return showing—1. The total amount of endowment paid to each municipality since its proclamation.2. The total amount paid to each municipality under the main road construction sections of the

Shires Statute 1869.3. The amount of rates received by each municipality during the year 1890 upon which

endowment has been paid for 1891.Question—put and resolved in the affirmative.

5. P ost Offic e A ct 1890 A m endment B il l .— Mr. G-avan Duffy moved, pursuant to notice, That hehave leave to bring in a Bill to amend the Post Office Act 1890.

Question—put and resolved in the affirmative.Ordered—That Mr. Gavan Duffy and Mr. Turner do prepare and bring in the Bill.Mr. Gavan Duffy then brought up a Bill intituled “ A Bill to amend the ‘ Post Office Act 1890,’ ” and

moved, That it be now read a first time.Question—put and resolved in the affirmative.—Bill read a first time, ordered to be printed, and read a

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6. R ailw ay s A ct 1890 A mendment B il l .— The Order of the Day for the resumption of the debate onthe question, That this Bill be now read a second time, having been read—

Debate resumed.Mr. Anderson moved, That the debate be now adjourned.Question—That the debate be now adjourned—put and resolved in the affirmative.Ordered—That the debate be adjourned until to-morrow.

7. P ostponem ent of Orders of th e D ay .—Ordered, That the consideration of the following Orders ofthe Day be postponed until to-morrow :—

Constitution Act Amendment Act 1890 Amendment B ill—Second reading.Parliamentary Standing Committee on Railways Remuneration Bill—Message from His Excellency

the Governor— To be considered in Committee.Metropolitan General Cemetery B ill—Second reading.Education Endowment Bill—Second reading.Gold-fields Reservoirs Sale Bill—Second reading.Water Act 1890 Amendment Bill—Second reading.Land Act 1890 Amendment Bill—Second reading.Shops Bill—Second reading.Thistles Law Amendment Bill—Second reading.Committee of Public Accounts Bill—Second reading.Law of Partnership Amendment Bill—Second reading.Sandhurst Public Buildings Act 1882 Amendment Bill—Third reading—Resumption of debate. P olice Offences A c t 1 8 9 0 Am endm ent B i l l— Second reading.Public Service Act 1 8 9 0 Amendment B ill— Second reading.Supreme Court (Bailiwicks) Bill—Amendments of the Legislative Council— To be considered. Sharebrokers Bill—Message from His Excellency the Governor— To be considered in Committee. Supply— To be further considered in Committee.W ays and Means— To be further considered in Committee.

8. P ostponement of Ord er s of the D ay.—Ordered, That the consideration of the Orders of the Day,General Business, be postponed until after the consideration of the Notice of Motion.

9. M elbourne and M etropolitan B oard of W orks A ct 1890 A mendment B il l .— Mr. Keys moved,pursuant to notice, That ho have leave to bring in a Bill to amend the Melbourne and Metropolitan Board of Works Act 1890.

Question—put and resolved in the affirmative.Ordered—That Mr. Keys and Mr. Cameron do prepare and bring in the Bill.Mr.- Keys then brought up a Bill intituled “ A Bill to amend the 1 Melbourne and, Metropolitan Board

of Works Act 1890/ ” and moved, That it be now read a first time.Question—put and resolved in the affirmative.—Bill read a first time, ordered to be printed, and read a

second time on Wednesday, 14th October next.

10. P ostponem ent of O rders of th e D ay .—Ordered, That the consideration of Orders of the Day,General Business, Nos. 1 and 2, be postponed until after the consideration of Order of the Day,General Business, No. 3.

11. P ortland B orough L ands B il l .— T he Order of the Day for the second reading of th is B ill havingbeen read—Mr. Speaker said :—

This is a Private Bill, and has.been dealt with in accordance with the Standing Orders relating to Bills promoted by municipal bodies.

The Report of the Examiners of Petitions for Private Bills, indorsed on the Bill, was read by the Cleric, and is as follows :—

“ We are of opinion that this Bill should be exempted from compliance with all the Standing Rules and Orders relating to Private Bills.

“ WILLIAM McLELLAN, . ,,“ W. V. ROBINSON, j Examiners.

Mr. Dcakin moved, That this Bill be now read a second time.Question—put and resolved in the affirmative.—Bill read a second time.Mr. Deakin moved, That this Bill be now committed to a Committee of the whole House.Question—put and resolved in the affirmative.And, on the further motion of Mr. Deakin, Mr. Speaker left the Chair, and the House resolved itself

into a Committee of the whole.Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair ; Mr. McLellan reported that the Committee had gone through the

Bill, and agreed to the same without amendment.Mr. Speaker having reported that the Chairman of Committees had certified that the fair print of

this Bill was in accordance with the Bill as reported—Bill, on the motion of Mr. Deakin, read a third time.

Ordered—That the Bill be transmitted to the Legislative Council and their concurrence desired therein.

12. C ouncils of C onciliation B il l .—The Order of the Day for the resumption of the debate on thequestion, That this Bill be now read a second time, having been read—

Debate resumed.Question—That this Bill be now read a second time—put and resolved in the affirmative.—Bill read a

second time.Mr. Richardson moved, That this Bill be now committed to a Committee of the whole House.Question—put and resolved in the affirmative.And, on the further motion of Mr. Richardson, Mr. Speaker left the Chair, and the House resolved

itself into a Committee of the whole.

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Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; Mr. M cLellan reported th a t the Committee had gone through the Bill, and agreed to the same w ithout am endment.

M r. Speaker having reported th a t the Chairman of Committees had certified th a t the fair p rin t of this B ill was in accordance w ith the Bill as reported— Bill, on the motion o f Mr. Richardson, read a th ird time.

On the motion of Mr. Richardson, the House agreed to the following amendments in this B ill :— Clause 5, line 2, after “ shall ” insert “ w ithin th irty days after such gran t of licence.”

„ lines 4 and 5, omit " w ithin th irty days after such gran t of licence.”Clause 8, a t the end of sub-section 1, add " and may a t any tim e remove such clerk officer or

officers.”Clause 16, line 18, omit " and chairm an.”Clause 17, line 20, after “ death ” insert “ resignation.”

,, line 23, omit “ or removed ” and insert “ resigning removing or becoming disqualified.”

Ordered— T h at the Bill be transm itted to the Legislative Council and their concurrence desired therein.

13. F r i e n d l y S o c i e t i e s A c t 1890 A m e n d m e n t B i l l . — T he O rder of the D ay for the second readingof this B ill having been read— Mr. D eakin moved, T hat this B ill be now read a second time.

D ebate ensued.Question—put and resolved in the affirmative.— B ill read a second time.Mr. D eakin moved, T h a t this Bill be now committed to a Committee of the whole House.Question— put and resolved in the affirmative.And, on the further motion of M r. Deakin, M r. Speaker left the Chair, and the H ouse resolved itself


the Bill, and th a t he was directed to move th a t the Committee may have leave to sit again. Resolved— T h at this House will, on W ednesday, 14th October ne&t, again resolve itself into the

said Committee.

14. C o n t r a c t o r s ’ P r o t e c t i o n B i l l . — T he Order of the D ay for the second reading of th is B ill havingbeen read — Captain T aylor moved, T h a t th is Bill be now read a second time.

Debate ensued.Question—put and resolved in the affirmative.— Bill read a second time.Captain T aylor moved, T h a t this B ill be now committed to a Committee of the whole House.Question—put and resolved in the affirmative.And, on the further motion of Captain Taylor, Mr. Speaker left the Chair, and the House resolved

itself into a Committee of the whole.M r. Speaker resumed the Chair ; Mr. M cLellan reported th a t the Committee had gone through the

Bill, and agreed to the same w ithout amendment.M r. Speaker having reported th a t the Chairm an of Committees had certified th a t the fair prin t of this

B ill was in accordance w ith the B ill as reported—Bill, on the motion of Captain Taylor, read a th ird time.

Ordered— T h at the Bill be transm itted to the L egislative Council and their concurrence desired therein.

15. P o s t p o n e m e n t o e O r d e r s o f t h e D a y . — Ordered, T h a t the consideration of the following Orders ofthe D ay be postponed until W ednesday, 14th October n e x t :—

Markets Act 1890 Amendment B ill— Second reading.Cemeteries Act 1890 Amendment B ill— Second reading.Messrs. Burston and M cNab— Resumption o f debate on the question— That in the opinion o f this


Dog A ct 1890 Amendment B ill— Second reading.Increase o f Pay to Railway Employes— Motion fo r Address— To be considered in Committee. Admission Fees to Football and other Matches— Resumption o f debate on the question— That in

the opinion o f this House, taking into consideration the large sums o f money collected by clubs as charges to ivitness football and other matches on all grounds under the jo in t control o f the Board o f L and and Works and other trustees o f grounds vested in trustees throughout the colony, such clubs or trustees shall pay to the Treasurer o f the colony ten per cent, o f their gross returns fo r each year, which sum shall be added to the Charitable vote o f the year.

Totalizator B ill— Second reading.

16. A d j o u r n m e n t . — M r. M cLean moved. T h a t the H ouse do now adjourn.Debate ensued.Question— put and resolved in the affirmative.

A nd then the House, a t fifty-nine minutes past nine o'clock, adjourned until to-morrow.

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THURSDAY, 17 th SEPTEMBER, 18 9 1 .


2 . C l a s s i f i c a t i o n s o f S c h o o l s a n d T e a c h e r s . — Mr. H all m o v e d , pursuant to notice, T h a t there belaid before this House a return showing—

1. T he total number of classifications of schools and teachers made by the classifiers during thelast five years, exclusive of those incomplete made in the last revised roll.

2. T he number of appeals against these classifications made by teachers to the Public ServiceBoard.

3. T he num ber of such appeals sustained by the Public Service Board.Question— put and resolved in the affirmative.

3. G o u l b u r n W e i r .— M r. D eakin moved, pursuanS to notice, T h a t there be laid before th is House a returnshowing—

1. D ate when a weir on the Goulburn was first authorized.2. D ate when present site was first selected.3. D ate when the Government first proposed to construct the weir.4. Dates of surveys determ ining w hat land would be submerged by the weir.5. D ates of purchases of land submerged by the weir.6. A rea of land so purchased and price.7. A report from the W ater Supply D epartm ent in explanation of the circumstances connected

w ith the purchase of this land, and the m anner and tim e of its resumption.8. A report from the Governm ent valuer as to the prices recommended and paid.

Question—put and resolved in the affimative.

4 . S e t t l e m e n t o f t h e M a l l e e C o u n t r y .— M r. W rixon, Chairman, brought up the R eport from theSelect Committee upon the Settlem ent of the Mallee Country; together w ith the Proceedings of the Committee, M inutes of Evidence, and Appendices.


5. S u p p l y .— T he Order of the Day for going into Committee of Supply having been read— M r. M unromoved, T h a t M r. Speaker do now leave the Chair.

Question— put and negatived.M r. M unro moved, T h a t th is House will, on Tuesday next, resolve itself into the Committee of Supply. Question— put and resolved in the affirmative.

6. R a il w a y s A c t 1890 A m e n d m e n t B i l l .— T he Order of the D ay for the resumption of the debate onthe question, T h a t th is B ill be now read a second time, having been read—

D ebate resumed.M r. Zox moved, T h a t the debate be now adjourned.Debate continued.Question— T h at the debate be now adjourned— put and resolved in the affirmative.Ordered— T h a t the debate be adjourned until Tuesday next.

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7. P o s t p o n e m e n t o f O r d e r s o f t h e D ay.— Ordered, T hat th e consideration of the following O rders of the Day be postponed until Tuesday n e x t :—

Constitution Act Amendment A ct 1890 Amendment B ill— Second reading.Parliamentary Standing Committee on Railways Remuneration B ill— Message from H is Excellency

the Governor— To be considered in Committee.Metropolitan General Cemetery B ill— Second reading.Education Endowment B ill— Second reading.Gold-Jields Reservoirs Sale B ill— Second reading.W ater A ct 1890 Amendment B ill— Second reading.L and Act 1890 Amendment B ill— Second reading.Shops B ill— Second reading.Thistles Law Amendment B ill— Second reading.Committee o f Public Accounts B ill— Second reading.Law o f Partnership Amendment B ill— Second reading.Sandhurst Public Buildings Act 1882 Amendment B ill— Third reading— Resumption o f debate. Police Offences Act 1890 Amendment B ill— Second reading.Public Service Act 1890 Amendment B ill— Second reading.Supreme Court {Bailiwicks) B ill— Amendments o f the Legislative Council— To be considered. Sharebrokers B ill— Message from His Excellency the Governor— To be considered in Committee. Post Office Act 1890 Amendment B il l— Second reading.W ays and Means— To be further considered in Committee.

And then the House, at forty minutes past ten o'clock, adjourned until Tuesday next.

W. V. ROBINSON, Clerk o f the Legislative Assembly.

M. H. D A V IES,Speaker.

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TUESDAY, 2 2 n d SEPTEMBER, 1891.1. T he House met pursuant to adjournm ent.— Mr. Speaker took the Chair.

2 . P e t i t i o n .— Mr. M adden presented a petition from certain officers and employes of th e V ictorianR ailw ays Service w ith reference to clauses 38, 40, 41, 42, and 43 of the Railw ays A ct 1890 A m endm ent Bill, and praying th a t the H ouse w ill be graciously pleased to recognise their existing rights by continuing the present law and practice, and by rejecting the before-mentioned clauses of the said Bill.

On th e motion of Mr. Madden, the House ordered th a t the Standing Orders be suspended so as to allow the petition to be read.

T he petition was read by the Clerk.Ordered to lie on the Table, and to be referred to the Committee on the Railw ays A ct 1890 A m endm ent

Bill.

3. C o r r e c t io n s i n C o n t r a c t o r s ’ P r o t e c t io n B i l l .— Mr. Speaker announced th a t he had received thefollowing Report from the C lerk of the H ouse :—

Parliam ent House,M r. S p e a k e r , M elbourne, 22nd September, 1891.

I have the honour to report th a t I have made the following corrections in the Bill intituled “ A n A ct to enable Contractors to discover the T itle o f Lands on which they are to perform C ontractsf v iz .:—

In clause 4, line 32, the word “ th e ” has been inserted after “ value of.”In the same clause, line 45, the words “ the six th clause ” have been omitted, and “ section

six of this A ct ” inserted.In clause 5, line 7, the words “ the six th clause ” have been omitted, and “ section six of thig

A ct ” inserted.W . V. R O B IN S O N ,

Clerk of the Legislative Assembly.

4. P a p e r s .— T he following P apers, pursuant to the directions of several A cts of Parliam ent, were laidupon the Table by the Clerk o f the House :—

Explosives A ct 1890—Addition to “ T he Explosives R egulations and Orders 1891.”G eneral Regulations for Pow der M agazines.Regulations regarding " Rackarock.”

V ictorian M ilitary F orces—Regulations for the.— A lterations and additions.Victorian N aval Forces—Regulations for the.— A lterations and additions.

5 . E l e c t r i c L i g h t i n g B i l l .— M r. G avan Duffy moved, pursuant to notice. T h a t he have leave to bringin a B ill to facilitate and regulate the supply of electricity for ligh ting and for other purposes.

Q uestion— put and resolved in the affirmative.Ordered— T h at Mr. Gavan Duffy and M r. T urner do prepare and bring in the Bill.Mr. Gavan Duffy then brought up a Bill in tituled “ A B ill to facilitate and regulate the supply o f

electricity fo r lighting and fo r other purposes,” and moved, T h a t it be now read a first time.Question— put and resolved in the affirmative.— Bill read a first time, ordered to be printed, and read


6 . R a i l w a y s A c t 1890 A m e n d m e n t B i l l . — T he Order of the D ay for the resumption of the debate onthe question, T h a t this B ill be now read a second time, having been read—

D ebate resumed.M r. Dow moved, T h a t the debate be now adjourned.D ebate continued.Question— T h at the debate be now adjourned— put and resolved in the affirmative.O rdered—T h a t the debate be adjourned until to-morrow.

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7. P o s t p o n e m e n t o f O i i d e r s o f t h e D a y .— O rd e r e d , T h at t h e c o n s id e ra t io n of t h e following O rders o f t h e Day b e p o s tp o n e d u n t i l t o - m o r r o w :—

Sharebrokers B ill— Message from Ilis Excellency the Governor— To be considered in Committee. Constitution Act Amendment Act 1890 Amendment B ill— Second reading.Parliamentary Standing Committee on Railways Remuneration B ill— Message from H is Excellency

the Governor— To be considered in Committee.Metroyiolitan General Cemetery B ill— Second reading.Education Endowment B ill— Second reading.Gold-fields Reservoirs Sale B ill— Second reading.W ater Act 1890 Amendment B ill— Second reading.Land Act 1890 Amendment B ill—Second, reading.Shops B ill— Second reading.Thistles Law Amendment B ill— Second reading.Committee o f Public Accounts B ill— Second reading.Law o f Partnership Amendment B ill— Second reading.Sandhurst Public Buildings Act 1882 Amendment B ill— Third reading— Resumption o f debate. Police Offences Act 1890 Amendment B ill— Second reading.Public Service Act 1890 Amendment B ill— Second reading.Supreme Court {Bailiwicks) B ill— Amendments o f the Legislative Council— To be considered.Post Office Act 1890 Amendment B ill— Second reading.Supply— To be further considered in Committee.W ays and Means— To be further considered in Committee.

A nd then the House, a t three minutes past eleven o'clock, adjourned until to-morrow.

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2. A d j o u r n m e n t .— Mr. Laurens rose in his place, and said th a t he proposed to move the adjournm ent ofthe House for the purpose of discussing a definite m atter of u rgent public importance, namely, “ S tatem ents made by M r. H arper, and also in the Argus of to-day, regarding my speech, w hich affect my character as a public man.”

M r. Speaker thereupon called upon those Members who approved of the proposed discussion to rise in their places, and tw elve Members having accordingly risen—

Mr. Laurens moved, T h a t the House do now adjourn.Debate ensued.Question— put and negatived.

3. P e t i t i o n .— Mr. Graves presented a petition from certain property holders in the Shire of M ansfieldwho have purchased portions of the estate known as the M ount B attery E sta te , praying th a t the House may be pleased to amend the L and T ax A ct 1890, so th a t the land purchased by them as aforesaid, and all land similarly purchased, shall be made exem pt from paym ent of land tax , and th a t provision may be made so th a t the amounts already paid by the petitioners shall be refunded, upon proof being given to the Land T ax R egistrar th a t the said land was bond fide purchased, and th a t the petitioners are in occupation, and entitled to the rents and profits and increm ent thereof.


4 . P a p e r .— T he following P aper, pursuant to the direction of an A ct of Parliam ent, was laid uponthe Table by the Clerk o f the House :—

Education A ct 1890— Regulations.— School H ours and Tim e-Table.— Order in Council.

5. R a i l w a y s A c t 1890 A m e n d m e n t B i l l .— T he Order of the D ay for the resumption of the debate onthe question, T h a t this B ill be now read a second time, having been read—

Debate resumed.M r. G illies moved, T h a t the debate be now adjourned.Question— T h at the debate be now adjourned— put and resolved in the affirmative.O rdered—T h a t the debate be adjourned until to-morrow.

6 . S h a r e b r o k e r s B i l l . — T he Order of the D ay for the consideration in Committee of the whole H ouseof H is Excellency the G overnor's M essage, No. 17, having been read— On the motion of Mr. O uttrim , Mr. Speaker left the Chair, and the House resolved itself into a Committee of the whole.

Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; Mr. M cLellan reported th a t the Committee had come to a certain resolution.

On the motion of M r. O uttrim , the House ordered th a t the S tanding O rders be suspended, so as to allow the R eport to be received th is day.

M r. M cLellan reported from a Committee of the whole H ouse a certain resolution, w hich was read and is as follows ;—

Resolved— T h at it is expedient th a t an A ppropriation be made o f penalties for the purposes of a B ill to m ake provision for the licensing and control of sharebrokers.

A nd the said resolution was read a second tim e and agreed to by the House.Ordered— T hat M r. O uttrim and M r. Peacock do prepare and bring in a B ill to carry out the fore

going resolution.

7 . S h a r e b r o k e r s B i l l .— Mr. O uttrim then brought up a B ill intituled “ A B ill to make provision fo r theLicensing and Control o f Sharebrokers,” and moved. T h a t i t be now read a first time.

Question— put and resolved in the affirmative.— B ill read a first time, ordered to be printed, and read a second time to-morrow.

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8. P o s t p o n e m e n t o f O r d e r s o f t h e D a y .— Ordered, T h a t the consideration of the following O rders o fthe Day be postponed until to-m orrow :—

Constitution A ct Amendment Act 1890 Amendment B ill—Second reading.Parliamentary Standing Committee on Railways Remuneration B ill— Message from H is Excellency

the Governor— To be considered in Committee.• Metropolitan General Cemetery B ill— Second reading.

Education Endowment B ill— Second reading.Gold-fields Reservoirs Sa le B ill— Second reading.W ater Act 1890 Amendment B ill—Second reading.L and Act 1890 Amendment B ill— Second reading.Shops B ill— Second reading.Thistles Law Amendment B ill— Second reading.Committee o j Public Accounts B ill— Second reading.Laiv o f Partnership Amendment B ill— Second reading.Sandhurst Public Buildings Act 1882 Amendment B ill— Third reading— Resumption o f debate. Police Offences Act 1890 Amendment B ill— Second reading.Public Service Act 1890 Amendment B ill— Second reading.Supreme Court {Bailiwicks) B ill— Amendments o f the Legislative Council— To be considered.Post Office Act 1890 Amendment B ill— Second reading.Electric Lighting B ill— Second reading.Supply— To be further considered in Committee.W ays and Means— To be further considered in Committee.

9 . S c o t s ’ C h u r c h P r o p e r t i e s B i e l . — Mr. A nderson moved, pursuant to notice. That the SelectCommittee on the Scots’ Church Properties Bill consist of Mr. H arper, M r. J . H arris, M r. Officer, Mr. S taughton, and the Mover, and th a t the promoters have leave to prin t the evidence taken before such Committee ; four to be the quorum.

Question—put and resolved in the affirmative.10. S c o t s ’ C h u r c h P r o p e r t i e s B i l l — F e e . — M r. Anderson moved, pursuant to notice, T h a t this House

do now resolve itself into a Committee of the whole to consider the fee to be charged under the Scots* Church P roperties Bill.

Question— put. and resolved in the affirmative.And, on the further motion of Mr. Anderson, M r. Speaker left the Chair, and the H ouse resolved

itself into a Committee of the whole.Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair ; Mr. McLellan reported th a t the Committee had come to a certain

resolution.On the motion of M r. Anderson, the House ordered th a t the Standing Orders be suspended, so as to

allow the R eport to be received th is day.Mr. M cLellan reported from a Committee of the whole H ouse a certain resolution, which was read and

is as follows :—Resolved— T h at the following fee be chargeable under the Scots’ Church Properties B ill:—

On inspection of the T rust deed— One shilling.A nd the said resolution was read a second time and agreed to by the House.

11. A d j o u r n m e n t o n t h e D k a t h o f a M e m b e r . — M r. D eakin moved, pursuant to notice given byM r. Madden, T h a t in the opinion of this House the practice h itherto existing of adjourning the House on the occasion of the death of a Member should be discontinued.

D ebate ensued.Motion, by leave, w ithdrawn.

12. V i c t o r i a n N a v a l R e g u l a t i o n . — M r. Bailes moved, pursuant to notice, T h a t in the opinion of thisH ouse the regulation of the V ictorian N aval D epartm ent with reference to the wearing of hair on the face should be rescinded.


13. R e s i d e n c e A r e a s w i t h i n S t a t e F o r e s t s a n d T i m b e r R e s e r v e s . — Mr. D unn moved, pursuantto notice—

1. T h a t in the opinion o f this House it is not desirable or necessary to remove from S tate forests and timber reserves those persons who are in legal occupation of residence areas and lands, as experience in other countries shows th a t timber-growing is not in any w ay retarded by such occupied portions, and to remove those persons m ust inevitably compel them to reside in towns.

2 T h a t where Crown lands have been taken up under the Mines Act 1890, the M inister should not afterw ards declare such lands included in any lands he may gazette as exem pt from occupation w ithout conserving in tact the accrued righ ts of the occupiers.

3. T hat as it is the policy of the colony to settle the people on as small allotm ents of land as possible, in many of the gullies and flats not covered w ith timber, in forest and tim ber reserves, miners should be allowed to reside thereon under the provisions of the Mines Act 1890, to be thus in close proxim ity to their w ork.

Debate ensued.Motion, by leave, w ithdraw n.

14. A d j o u r n m e n t . — M r. M cLean moved, T h a t the House do now adjourn.Debate ensued.Question— put and resolved in the affirmative.

A nd then the House, a t twelve minutes past ten o’clock, adjourned until to-morrow.

W . V. R O B IN SO N , M. H . D A V IE S ,Cleric o f the Legislative Assembly. Speaker.

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2 . T r a m w a y s A c t 1 8 9 0 A m e n d m e n t B i l l .— Mr. D ixon, Chairman, brought up the R eport from theSelect Com mittee upon this B i l l ; together w ith the Proceedings of the Committee and M inutes of Evidence.

■ Ordered to lie on the Table.

3 . P a p e r s .— T he following P apers, pursuant to the direction of an A ct of Parliam ent, were laid u p o nthe Table by the Clerk o f the House :—

W ater A ct 1 8 9 0 —Bacchus M arsh Irrigation and W ater Supply T rust.— Loan of £500.Bacchus M arsh Irrigation and W ater Supply T rust.— F urther Loan of £ 1 ,5 0 0 .Em u Valley Irrigation and W ater Supply T rust.— D istric t Increased in E x te n t— Order in

Council.

4 . R a i l w a y s A c t 1 8 9 0 A m e n d m e n t B i l l .— T he Order of the D ay for the resumption of the debate o nthe question, T h a t this B ill be now read a second time, having been read—

D ebate resumed.Question— T hat this Bill be now read a second tim e— put and resolved in the affirmative.— B ill read a

second time.Mr. M cLean moved. T h a t this Bill be now committed to a Committee o f the whole House.Question— put and resolved in the affirmative.And, on the further motion of M r. McLean, M r. Speaker left the Chair, and the H ouse resolved itself


the Bill, and th a t he was directed to move tha t the Committee may have leave to sit again. Resolved— T h at th is House will, on Tuesday next, again resolve itself into the said Committee.

5 . P o s t p o n e m e n t o f O r d e r s o f t h e D a y .— Ordered, T h a t the consideration of the following Orders ofthe Day be postponed until Tuesday ne& t:—

Local Government Act 1 8 9 0 Amendment B ill— Second reading— Resumption o f debate.Sharebrokers B ill— Second reading.Constitution Act Amendment Act 1 8 9 0 Amendment B ill— Second reading.Parliamentary Standing Committee on Railways Remuneration B ill— Message from H is Excellency

the Governor— To be considered in Committee.Metropolitan General Cemetery B ill— Second reading.Education Endowment B ill— Second reading.Gold-fields Reservoirs Sale B ill— Second reading.W ater Act 1 8 9 0 Amendment B ill— Second reading.Land Act 1 8 9 0 Amendment B ill— Second reading.Shops B ill— Second reading.Thistles Law Amendment B ill— Second reading.Committee of Public Accounts B ill— Second reading.Law o f Partnership Amendment B ill— Second reading.Sandhurst Public Buildings Act 1 8 8 2 Amendment B ill— Third reading— Resumption o f debate. Police Offences Act 1 8 9 0 Amendment B ill— Second reading.Public Service Act 1 8 9 0 Amendment B ill— Second reading.Supreme Court {Bailiwicks) B ill— Amendments o f the Legislative Council— To be considered.Post Office Act 1 8 9 0 Amendment B ill— Second reading.Electric Lighting B ill— Second reading.Supply— To be further considered in Committee.W ays and Means— To be further considered in Committee.

A nd then the House, a t five m inutes past eleven o'clock, adjourned until Tuesday next.

W . V. R O B IN S O N , M. H . D A V IE S ,Clerk o f the Legislative Assembly. Speaker,

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2. P e t i t i o n s . —T he following petitions, praying th a t the House may be pleased to pass a measure forconferring the Parliam entary franchise upon women, were presented :—

By M r. D erham —From C. H . M artin, styling himself chairman of certain electors and other residents of

P o rt Melbourne, in public meeting assembled.B y Mr. M unro—

From certain women of V ictoria.T he following petition in favour of the reading of the H oly Bible in S tate schools during school

hours was presented :—By Mr. Gullies—

From members of the Church of E ngland residing a t Camberwell.Mr. McColl, on behalf of Mr. Groom, presented a petition from the President, Councillors, and R ate

payers of the Shire of W oorayl, under the common seal of the said corporation, w ith reference to the reduction proposed to be effected in the municipal endowment under the Local Governm ent A ct 1890 Am endm ent Bill, and praying th a t the said Shire may be placed in the S ix th Schedule of the Bill.


3 . P a p e r s .— Mr. G avan Duffy presented, by command o f H is Excellency the G overnor—Transmission of Sunday Telegram s.— Orders in Council—

R ates on Telegraphic Messages transm itted on Sundays between V ictoria and Queensland.R ates on Telegraphic Messages transm itted on Sundays between V ictoria and W estern

A ustralia.

M r. M cLean presented—W ire N etting.— R eturn to an Order of the House, dated 1st September, 1891, for a return showing—

1. T he names of the shire councils tha t have received wire netting from the Government, th equantity to each, and the am ount of money represented therein.

2. T he names of the persons, and the quantities to each, who have received the wire nettingfrom the various councils.

3. T he quantity of w ire netting applied for, bu t as yet unsupplied.Severally ordered to lie on the Table.

4. R a il w a y W o r k i n g E x p e n s e s a n d E a r n i n g s .— Mr. Richardson moved, pursuant to notice, T h a t therebe laid before this House a return showing—

1. The train miles run.2. T he amount paid for w orking expenses.3. T he am ount of interest paid and to be paid on the cost o f construction.4. T he gross amount earned on each line of railw ay from the 1st Ju ly , 1890, to the 30th June ,

1891, inclusive.Question—put and resolved in the affirmative.

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5. P a r l ia m e n t a r y S t a n d in g C o m m it t e e o n R a il w a y s R e m u n e r a t io n B i l l .— T he Order of the D ayfor the consideration in Committee of the whole House of H is Excellency the G overnor's Message, No. 16, having been read— On the motion of Mr. M unro, Mr. Speaker left the Chair, and the House resolved itself into a Committee of the whole.

Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair ; Mr. M cLellan reported th a t the Committee had come to a certain resolution.

On the motion of M r. Munro, the House ordered th a t the S tanding Orders be suspended, so as to allow the Report to be received this day.

Mr. M cLellan reported from a Committee of the whole House a certain resolution, which was read and is as follows :—

Resolved— T h at it is expedient th a t an Appropriation be made from the Consolidated Revenue for the purposes of a Bill to provide for the remuneration of the Parliam entary Standing Committee on Railways.

A nd the said resolution was read a second time and agreed to by the House.Ordered— T h at M r. Munro and Mr. W heeler do prepare and bring in a Bill to carry out the fore

going resolution.

6. P a r l ia m e n t a r y S t a n d in g C o m m it t e e o n R a i l w a t s R e m u n e r a t io n B i l l .— M r. M unro thenbrought up a Bill intituled “ A B ill to provide fo r the remuneration o f the Parliamentary Standing Committee on R a ilw a y s f and moved, T hat it be now read a first time.

Question— put and resolved in the affirmative.— Bill read a first time, ordered to be printed, and reada second time to-morrow.

7. C o n s t i t u t i o n A c t A m e n d m e n t A c t 1890 A m e n d m e n t B i l l .— T he Order of the D ay for the secondreading of this B ill having been read— M r. M unro moved, T h a t this Bill be now read a second time.

D ebate ensued.M r. D eakin moved, T hat the debate be now adjourned.D ebate continued.Question— T h at the debate be now adjourned— put and resolved in the affirmative.Ordered— T h at the debate be adjourned until to-morrow.

8. P o s t p o n e m e n t o f O r d e r s o f t h e D a y .— Ordered, T h a t the consideration of the following O rders ofthe Day be postponed until to-morrow :—

Local Government Act 1890 Amendment B ill— Second reading— Resumption o f debate.Railways Act 1890 Amendment B ill— To be further considered in Committee.Sharebrokers Bill-—Second reading.Metropolitan General Cemetery B ill— Second reading.Education Endoioment B ill— Second reading.Gold-fields Reservoirs Sale B ill— Second reading.Water Act 1890 Amendment B ill— Second reading.L and Act 1890 Amendment Bill-— Second reading.Shops B ill— Second reading.Thistles Law Amendment B ill— Second reading.Committee o f Public Accounts B ill— Second reading.Law o f Partnership Amendment B ill— Second reading.Sandhurst Public Buildings Act 1882 Amendment B ill— Third reading— Resumption o f debate. Police Offences Act 1890 Amendment B ill— Second reading.Public Service Act 1890 Amendment B ill— Second reading.Supreme Court {Bailiwicks) B ill— Amendments o f the Legislative Council— To be considered.Post Office Act 1890 Amendment B ill— Second reading.Electric Lighting B ill— Second reading.Supply— To be further considered in Committee.W ays and Means— To be further considered in Committee.

9. A d j o u r n m e n t .— M r. M unro moved, T hat the House do now adjourn.Debate ensued.Question—put and resolved in the affirmative.

A nd then the House, a t forty-eight m inutes past ten o'clock, adjourned until to-morrow.


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; WEDNESDAY, 3 0 t h SEPTEMBER, 1891.

1. T he H ouse tfict pursuant to adjournm ent.—Mr. Speaker took the Chair.

2 . P e t i t i o n .— T he following petition, praying th a t the House may be pleased to pass a measure f o rconferring the Parliam entary franchise upon women, was presented :—

By M r. Peacock— • -From certain women of V ictoria.


3. M r . B e c h e r v a i s e .— Lieut.-Col. W . C. Sm ith, Chairman, brought up the R eport from the SelectCommittee upon the claims of Mr. Bechervaise, Telegraph and Postm aster, of B allarat W est, to promotion in the Public Service; together w ith the Proceedings of the Committee, M inutes of Evidence and A ppendix.


4 . P a p e r s .— Mr. Munro presented—

Classifications of Schools and Teachers.—Return to an Order of the House, dated 17th September, 1891, for a return showing—

1. T he total number of classifications of schools and teachers made by the classifiers duringthe last five years, exclusive of those incomplete made in the last revised roll.

2. T he number of appeals against these classifications made by teachers to the PublicService Board.

3. T he number of such appeals sustained by the Public Service Board.Ordered to lie on the Table.T he following Papers, pursuant to the directions of several A cts o f Parliam ent, were laid upon the

Table by the Clerk of the H ouse :—Defence D epartm ent.— Statem ent of E xpenditure .— Special A ppropriation, A ct N o. 1083,

Section 56, and A ppropriation A ct, No. 1194, F inancial Y ear, 1890-91.M arine A ct 1890.— A m endm ent of P ilo t Regulations.V ictorian R ailw ays.— R eport of the V ictorian Railw ays Commissioners for the year ending

30th June , 1891.

5* C o m m it t e e o f P u b l ic A c c o u n t s .— Mr. G. Downes C arter moved, pursuant to notice, T h a t there be laid before this H ouse a copy of the letter, dated 17th October, 1887, addressed by M r. Edw ard L angton to the Prem ier of Victoria, on the system and method of the A udit D epartm ent of G reat B ritain , and on the scope and operation of the House of Commons Committee of Public A ccounts.


6 * M e s s a g e f r o m t h e L e g i s l a t i v e C o u n c i l . — T he following M essage was brought from the Legislative Council by the C lerk-A ssistant of the C o u n c il:—

M r . S p e a k e r ,T he Legislative Council transm it to the Legislative Assem bly a B ill intituled “ A n A ct to

amend the ‘ (7?Vwies Ac# 1890 ’ and fo r other purposes fy v i t h . w hich they desire the concurrence of th e Legislative Assembly.

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7 .]C r im e s A c t 1890 A m e n d m e n t B i l l .— M r.-M imro-moved, T h a t the B ill transm itted by the foregoing M essage, intituled “ A n Act to am iiic i'tU ‘ Crimes A cf 1890 ’ and fo r other purposes” be now read a first time.

Q uestion—put and resolved in the affimative?—B ilhread a first time, ordered to be prin ted , and read a second time to-morrow.

8 . M e s s a g e f r o m t h e L e g i s l a t i v e C o u n c i l . — T h e following M essage was brought from the Legislative Council by the Cleric-Assistant of the C ounc il:—

M r. S p e a k e r ,The Legislative Council transm it to the Legislative Assembly a Bill intituled 11 A n Act to

amend the ‘ Defences and Discipline Act 1 8 9 0 /" w ith w hich they desire the concurrence of th e Legislative Assembly.

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9 . D e f e n c e s a n d D i s c i p l i n e A c t 1890 A m e n d m e n t B i l l .— M r. W heeler moved, T h a t the B ill transm itted by the foregoing Message, intituled “ A n A ct to amend the ‘ Defences and Discipline A ct 1890,’ ” be now read a first time.

Question— put and resolved in the affirmative.— B ill read a first time, ordered to be printed, and read a second time to-morrow.

10. M e s s a g e f h o m t h e L e g i s l a t i v e C o u n c i l .— T he following M essage was brought from the Legislative Council by the Clerk-A ssistant of the C ounc il:—

M r . S p e a k e r ,The Legislative Council transm it to the Legislative Assem bly a B ill intituled “ A n A ct to

amend the ‘ Marriage A ct 1890,’ ’’ w ith w hich they desire the concurrence of the Legislative

AsSelUbly' J A S . M A C B A IN ,Legislative Council Chamber, P resident.

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1 1 . M a r r i a g e A c t 1890 A m e n d m e n t B i l l .— Mr. T urner moved, T h a t the B ill transm itted by the foregoing Message, intituled “ A n Act to amend the ‘ Marriage Act 1 8 9 0 /” be now read a first time.

Question—put and resolved in the affirmative.— Bill read a first time, ordered to be printed, and read a second time to-morrow.

1 2 . S u p r e m e C o u r t ( B a i l i w i c k s ) B i l l .— T he Order of the Day for the consideration of the amendmentsmade by the Legislative Council in th is B ill having been read, the said am endments were read and are as follow :—

Omit the title, and insert in place thereof the following '.— “ A n Act to amend the ‘ Supreme Court Act 1890.’ ”

In sert the following new clauses :—A (1) N otw ithstanding anything contained in section th irty -six of the SiLpreme sj"geheaJru /

Court Act 1890, all proceedings by way of appeal or case stated or review from Courts lain appeals, of General Sessions or Courts of P e tty Sessions may be heard and determined by a single ^ t© m f608’ Judge of the Supreme Court sitting either in Court or Chambers instead of by the F u ll Court, and there shall be no appeal to the F u ll Court from any such determ ination of a single Judge.

(2) For the purpose of hearing and determ ining such proceedings a single Ju d g e shall have all the powers and authorities conferred by any A ct on the F u ll C o u r t: P rovided th a t any suchJudge, if he thinks it desirable, may refer such proceeding to the F u ll Court to hear and determine as if this A ct had not passed.

B. A ny person arrested under any process of any Court or for any offence may be p^ ° n®fdr®.sted taken to such gaol or lock-up as by reason of its nearness or accessibility to the place of WnWinmoat arrest is in the opinion of the person m aking such a rrest most convenient, and may be gaol irre sp e c -

there detained until discharged or otherw ise dealt w ith in due course of law, notw ith- ^yeofbaiii- standing that such gaol or lock-up may not be in the same bailiw ick as th a t in w hich thecause of action accrued or the offence was committed.

C. In section forty-three of the Supreme Court A ct 1890, for the words % % % % %“ one m ile” there shall be substituted the words “ five miles.” of bailiwicks.

A nd the said am endments were read a second tim e. .M r. T urner moved, T h a t th is House agree to the amendments made by the L egislative Council in th is

Bill.D ebate ensued. ‘ -Question— put and resolved in the affirmative. .. , »Ordered— T h at the B ill be returned to the Legislative Council w ith a M essage acquainting them th a t

the Legislative Assembly have agreed to the said amendments.

1 3 . C o n s t i t u t i o n A c t A m e n d m e n t A c t 1890 A m e n d m e n t B i l l .— T h e O r d e r o f the D ay fo r theresumption of the debate on the question, T h a t this Bill be now read a second time, having been read—

Debate resumed.A nd the debate not being concluded by half-past eight o’clock— . .Ordered— T h at the debate be adjourned until to-morrow.

3 4 . P o s t p o n e m e n t o f O r d e r s o f t h e D a y .— Ordered, T h a t the consideration of the following O rders of the D ay be postponed un til to-m orrow :—

Parliamentary Standing Committee on Railways Remuneration Bill— Second reading.Local Government Act 1890 Amendment B ill— Second reading— Resumption o f debate.Railways A ct 1890 Amendment B ill— To be fu rther considered in Committee.Sharebrokers B ill— Second reading.Metropolitan General Cemetery B ill— Second reading.Education Endoioment B ill— Second reading.Gold-fields Reservoirs Sale B ill— Second reading.W ater A ct 1890 Amendment B ill— Second reading.L and Act 1890 Amendment B ill— Second reading.Shops B ill— Second reading.Thistles Law Amendment B ill— Second reading.Committee o f Public Accounts B ill— Second reading.L aw o f Partnership Amendment B ill— Second reading.Sandhurst Public Buildings A ct 1882 Amendment B ill— Third reading— Resumption o f debate. Police Offences Act 1890 Amendment B ill— Second reading.Public Service Act 1890 Amendment B ill— Second reading.Post Office A ct 1890 Amendment B ill— Second reading.Electric Lighting B ill— Second reading.Supply— To be further considered in Committee.W ays and Means— To be further considered in Committee.

15. L i c e n s i n g A c t 1890 A m e n d m e n t B i l l .— T he Order of the D ay for the further consideration of thisB ill in Committee of the whole H ouse having been read— Mr. Speaker le ft the Chair, and the H ouse resolved itself into a Committee of the whole.

M r. Speaker resumed the Chair ; M r. M cLellan reported th a t the Committee had made progress in the B ill, and th a t he was directed to move th a t the Committee m ay have leave to sit again.

Resolved— T h a t th is H ouse will, on W ednesday, 28th October nex t, again resolve itse lf into the said Committee.

16. P o s t p o n e m e n t o f O r d e r s o f t h e D a y .— Ordered, T h a t the consideration of the following Ordersof the D ay be postponed until W ednesday, 28th October next.

Employers and Employes Act 1890 Amendment B ill— Second reading.Petition o f Alexander Mohcrieff— To be considered.

A nd then the House, a t thirty-seven m inutes past ten o'clock, adjourned until to-morrow.

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THURSDAY, 1 s t OCTOBER, 1891.

T he House met pursuant to adjournm ent.— Mr. Speaker took the Chair.

C o n s t i t u t i o n A c t A m e n d m e n t A c t 1890 A m e n d m e n t B i l l .— T he Order of the D ay for theresum ption of the debate on the question, T h a t this B ill be now read a second time, having been read__

D ebate resumed.Question— T h at this Bill be now read a second tim e—put.T he House divided.

Mr.Mr.Mr.Mr.Mr.Mr.Mr.Mr.Mr.Mr.M r.Mr.Mr.Mr.Mr.Mr.Mr.M r.M r.Mr.

Beazley,Best,Bowman,B utterly ,W . T. Carter, Clark,Deakin,Dow,Duncan,Dunn,Gardiner,Gillies,Gordon,Graham ,Hancock,A . H arris,K irton,Laurens,Mason,M cLean,

Ayes, 39,Mr.Mr.Mr.Mr.Mr.M r.Mr.M r.Mr.Mr.Mr.M r.M r.Mr.Mr.Mr.Mr.

Mr.Mr.

Noes, 13.M cLellan,M ethven,Munro,M urphy,Nimmo,O uttrim ,Patterson ,Richardson,T . Smith,Sterry,S tuart,Tatchell,T renw ith ,Turner,W ebb,W heeler,W illiams.

Tellert.Bailes,Peacock.

M r. Craven, Mr. Derham, Mr. Forrest, M r. H arper, Mr. H ighett, Mr. Keys, M r. Levien,

M r. M ountain,M r. C. Smith,Captain Taylor,Mr. Zox.

Telltrt.M r. G. Downes Carl )r, M r. L . L . Smith.

A nd so it was resolved in the affirmative.— B ill read a second time.Mr. M unro moved, T h a t th is B ill be now committed to a Committee of the whole House.Question— put and resolved in the affirmative.And, on the further motion of Mr. M unro, M r. Speaker left the Chair, and the H ouse resolved

itself into a Committee of the whole.Mr. Speaker resumed the C h a ir ; Mr. M cLellan reported that the Committee had made progress in

the Bill, and tha t he was directed to move th a t the Committee may have leave to sit again.Resolved— T h at this H ouse will, on Tuesday next, again resolve itself into the said Committee.

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3. Postponem ent o f O rders o f th e Day.— Ordered, T hat, the consideration of the following Orders ofthe Day be postponed until Tuesday n e x t :—

Parliamentary Standing Committee on Railways Remuneration Bill— Second reading.Local Government Act 1890 Amendment B ill— Second reading— Resumption o f debate.Railways A ct 1890 Amendment B ill— To be further considered in Committee.Sharebrokers B ill— Second reading.Metropolitan General Cemetery B ill— Second reading.Education Endowment B ill— Second reading.Gold-fields Reservoirs Sale B ill— Second reading.W ater Act 1890 Amendment B ill— Second reading.L and Act 1890 Amendment B ill— Second reading.Shops B ill— Second reading.Thistles Law Amendment B ill— Second reading.Committee o f Public Accounts B ill— Second reading.L aw o f Partnership Amendment B ill— Second reading.Sandhurst Public Buildings Act 1882 Amendment B ill— Third reading— Resumption o f debate. Police Offences Act 1890 Amendment B ill— Second reading.Public Service Act 1890 Amendment B ill— Second reading.Post Office Act 1890 Amendment B ill— Second reading.Electric Lighting B ill— Second reading.Crimes A ct 1890 Amendment B ill— Second reading.Defences and Discipline Act 1890 Amendment B ill— Second reading.Marriage A c t 1890 Amendment B ill— Second reading.Supply— To be further considered in Committee.W ays and Means— To be further considered in Committee,

4. A djournm ent.— M r. M unro moved, T h a t the H ouse do now adjourn.D ebate ensued.Question— put and resolved in the affirmative.

A nd then the House, a t tw enty-eight m inutes past eleven o'clock, adjourned un til Tuesday next.

W . V . R O B IN S O N , M. H . D A V IE S ,Clerk o f the Legislative Assembly. Speaker,

By A u th o rity : ILuet. S. Bxuiu, Government P rin ter, Melbourne.

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OF T H E


No. 42.

TUESDAY, 6 t h OCTOBER, 1891.


2 . G r a n i t e B a r T in M in i n g C o m p a n y .— M r. M ason moved, pursuant to amended notice, T h a t there belaid upon the L ibrary Table a copy of all papers and correspondence up to the present date in connexion w ith the G ranite B ar T in M ining Company, Toora, and the M ining Departm ent.


3. P a p e r s .— M r. M cLean presented, by command o f H is Excellency the G overnor—S tatistical R egister of the Colony of V ictoria for the year 1890—

P a rt IV .— V ita l Statistics, &c.P a r t V .—Accumulation.

M r. T urner presented, by command of H is Excellency the Governor—Sanitary Condition and Sanitary A dm inistration of the Borough of Clunes.— R eport by D r.

Gresswell.Severally ordered to lie on the Table.

4. M e s s a g e f r o m H i s E x c e l l e n c y t h e G o v e r n o r .—T he following M essage from H is Excellency theGovernor was presented by M r. M unro, and the same was read :—

HOPETOUN,Governor, Message No. 18.

T he Governor informs the Legislative Assembly th a t he has, on th is day, a t the Government Offices, given the Royal A ssent to the undermentioned A ct of the present Session, presented to him by the Clerk of the Parliam ents, viz.:—

“ A n A ct to amend the 'Supreme Court A ct 1890.’ ”

Government Offices,Melbourne, 1st October, 1891.

5. C oK S flftftio it A ct? A m e n d m e n t A c t 1890 A m e n d m e n t B i l l .— The Order of the D ay for thefurther consideration of this Bill in Committee of the whole H ouse having been read— Mr. Speaker le ft the Chair, and the House resolved itself into a Committee of the whole.

M r. Speaker resumed the Chair ; Lieut.-Col. W . C. Sm ith reported th a t the Committee had made progress in the Bill, and th a t he was directed to move tha t th e Committee may have leave to sit again.

Resolved— T h at this House will, to-morrow, again resolve itse lf into the said Committee.(700 cop ies.)

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6. Postponement o f O rders o f th e D a t .—Ordered* That the consideration of the following Orders of the Day be postponed until to-morrow:—

Parliamentary Standing Committee on Railways Remuneration Bill— Second reading.Local Government Act 1890 Amendment B ill— Second reading— Resumption o f debate.Railways A ct 1890 Amendment B ill— To be further considered in Committee.Sharebrokers B ill— Second reading.Metropolitan General Cemetery B ill— Second reading.Education Endowment B ill— Second reading.Gold-fields Reservoirs Sale B ill— Second reading.Water A ct 1890 Amendment B ill— Second reading.L and A ct 1890 Amendment B ill— Second reading.Shops B ill— Second reading.Thistles Law Amendment B ill— Second reading.Committee o f Public Accounts B ill— Second reading.L aw o f Partnership Amendment B ill— Second reading.Sandhurst Public Buildings Act 1882 Amendment B ill— Third reading— Resumption o f debate. Police Offences Act 1890 Amendment B ill— Second reading.Public Service Act 1890 Amendment B ill— Second reading.Post Office Act 1890 Amendment B ill— Second reading.Electric Lighting B ill— Second reading.Crimes Act 1890 Amendment B ill— Second reading.Defences and Discipline Act 1890 Amendment B ill— Second reading.M arriage A c t 1890 Amendment B ill— Second reading.Supply— To be further considered in Committee.W ays and Means— To be further considered in Committee.

And then the House, at fifty-three minutes past ten o,clock, adjourned until to-morrow.

W. V. ROBINSON, M. H . D A V IE S ,Clerk o f the Legislative Assembly, Speaker.

By A uthority : R ob t . S. B r a in , Government P rin ter, Melbourne.

V I C T O R I A .

TOTES AND PROCEEDINGS

O F T H E


WEDNESDAY, 7 t h OCTOBER, 1 8 9 1 .


2. P e titio n .—M r. Anderson presented a petition from M argaret McLean, styling herself P resident, andM arie E . K irk , styling herself Convener, of a meeting of the women of V ictoria, praying th a t the House would be pleased to pass the Crimes A ct 1890 A m endm ent Bill, and th a t the age of sixteen or a higher minimum may be adopted as the age up to w hich protection is extended to young girls.

Ordered to lie on the Table, and to be referred to the Committee on the Crimes A ct 1890 Am endm ent Bill.

3. P ap er.— M r. M unro presented—Committee of Public Accounts.— R eturn to an Order o f the House, dated 30th September, 1891, for

a copy of the letter, dated 17th October, 1887, addressed by M r. E dw ard Langton to the Prem ier of V ictoria, on the system and method of the A udit D epartm ent o f G reat B ritain , and on the scope and operation of the H ouse of Commons Committee of Public Accounts.

Ordered to lie on the Table.4. K ow Swamp and M acorna C hannel.—M r. M cColl moved, pursuant to notice, T h a t there be laid

before th is House a return showing—1. T he area of land purchased for the Kow Swamp and M acorna Channel.2. The names of the persons from whom the land was purchased ; the area obtained from and

the amount paid to each person.3. T he to tal sum paid.4. T he name, area, and amount claimed in the case of purchases not yet arranged.


5. S t . A rnaud School o f Mines S ite B i l l .— Mr. M cLean moved, pursuant to notice, T h a t he have leaveto bring in a B ill to authorize a portion of the M arket Reserve a t St. A rnaud being reserved as a site for a School of Mines.

Question—put and resolved in the affirmative.Ordered—T h at M r. M cLean and Mr. Graham do prepare and bring in the Bill.M r. M cLean then brought up a B ill intituled “ A B ill to authorize a portion q / the Market Reserve

at St. Arnaud being reserved as a site fo r a School o f M ines” and moved, T h a t it be now read a first

Question— put and resolved in the affirmative.— B ill read a first time, ordered to be printed, and read a second tim e to-morrow.

6. K yneton M ark e t R eserve B ill .—M r. M cLean moved, pursuant to notice, T h a t he haveleave to bring in a B ill to authorize the sale of part of the K yneton M arket Reserve and for other purposes.

Question— put and resolved in the affirmative.O rdered— T hat M r. M cLean and M r. G raham do prepare and bring in the Bill.M r. M cLean then brought up a Bill intituled “ A B ill to authorize the sale o f part o f the Kyneton

M arket Reserve and fo r other purposes f and moved, T h a t i t be now read a first time.Question— put and resolved in the affirmative.— Bill read a first time, ordered to be printed, and read a

second time to-morrow.(300 cop ies.)

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7 . S u p p l y .— T he House, according to Order, resolved itself into the Committee of Supply.Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; M r. Graves reported th a t the Committee had come to a certain

resolution.On the motion of M r. Munro, the House ordered th a t the S tanding Orders be suspended, so as to

allow the Report to be received th is day.M r. G raves also acquainted the House th a t he was directed to move th a t the Committee may have

leave to sit again.Resolved— T h at this House will, to-morrow, again resolve itself into the said Committee.

8. S u p p l y .— M r. G raves reported from the Committee of Supply a certain resolution, w hich was readand is as follow s;—

Resolved— T h at a sum not exceeding £738,089 be granted to H er M ajesty on account foror towards defraying the following services for the year 1891-2, v iz . :—

Division No.

1. Legislative Council ...2. Legislative Assembly...3. Victorian Parliamentary Debates4. The Library5. Refreshment Rooms ...6 . Parliament Gardens ...7. Chief Secretary’s Office8 . Government Statist ...9. Police ... ... ...

10. Penal Establishments and Gaols11. Hospitals for the Insane12. Inebriate Asylums13. Neglected Children and Reformatory Schools14. Inspection of Neglected Children and Reformatory Schools15. Observatory ... ... ...16. Public Library, Museums, and National Gallery ...17. Government Botanist18. Government Shorthand W riter...19. Audit Office20. Aborigines ...21. Friendly Societies22. Inspection of Officers in Charge of Stores23. Inspection of Factories and Shops24. Exhibitions25. Grants ... ... ... ... ...26. Miscellaneous27. Education, Administration28. Education, Teaching ...29. Melbourne University30. Schools of Mines and Technical Schools31. Miscellaneous32. Supreme Court33. Law Officers of the Crown34. Crown Solicitor35. Prothonotary36. Master-in-Equity and Lunacy ...37. Titles Office ... ... ... •••38. Registrar-General39. Deputy-Registrars40. Patents ... ... ... ... ...41. Sheriffs ... ... ... ... ...42. Miscellaneous43. County Courts, Courts of Insolvency, Courts of Mines, General and

Petty Sessions44. Police Magistrates and Wardens45. Clerks of Courts46. Coroners48. Treasury49. Public Service Board50. Premier52. Curator of Estates of Deceased Persons53. Government Printer ...54. Advertising55. Imperial Pensions 58. Transport, &c. .., ,..

Sums required for two months ending 30th November, 1891.

O ut of Amounts voted by the

Assembly.

5453,165

865412280170

1,7542,258

49,63013,28920,695

4587,200

380870

4,320500453

1,7581,003

67154400

1,1001,5802,1796,688

113,7231,960

*1,6901,8703,7401,157

433863

6,6001,170

200621

7,25165

To be Voted.

4,625

4,9953,0503,7501,2635,210

6111,200

29718,000

1,20078

666

Sums required for two months ending 30th November, 1891.

Out of Amounts voted by the Assembly.

To be voted.

Division No. £ £59. Unforeseen E xpenditure • •• 1,00060. Miscellaneous 1462. Treasurer’s A dvance ... 50,00063. Defence ... ... ... ... ... . . . . .. 7,80064. Survey, Sale, and M anagement of Crown Lands ... 11,62765. Public P arks, Gardens, and Reserves 79166. Botanical and Domain Gardens 1,69067. Expenses of carrying out the Land T a x A ct ... 23068. E xtirpation of Rabbits and W ild A nim als 6,12069. Miscellaneous 1,30070. Public Works 9,16071. Miscellaneous 22072. W orks and B u ild ings... . . . . .. . .. . .. 56,00074. Road Works and Bridges 2,00075. Trade and Customs, and Customs ... ... ... 13,05876. Ports and Harbors, and Immigration 6,89677. Mercantile Marine Office 24078. Distilleries and Excise 2,35479. Powder Magazines and Dypamite Hulk ... 50680. Fisheries 16281. Marine Board 75682. Miscellaneous 9283. Post and Telegraph Offices 77,54084. Telegraph Lines 6,50085. Mail Service 22,00086 . Miscellaneous ... ... ... ... ... ... 10087. Mines 4,27888. Prospecting for Gold and Coal 20,50089. State Forests and Nurseries 3,35190. Miscellaneous 2,11791. Water Supply ... ... .................... 3,91092. Waterworks in Country Districts 3,00093. Management, &c., of National Works 60094. Gold-fields Reservoirs 10095. Agriculture and Industries 75996. Experimental Cultivation ... ... ... 5097. Vine Diseases Eradication 13598. Scab Prevention and Diseases in Stock ... 1,31099. Grants 717

100. Miscellaneous 50101. Public Health 3,550102. Victorian Railways ... 379,000103. Miscellaneous 188104. Melbourne and Hobson's Bay Railway—Interest on Debentures, & c.... ... 3,000

Total ... ... ... ...

275,143 738,089— ------------- '013,232


9. W a y s a n d M e a n s .— T he House, according to Order, resolved itself into the Committee of Ways andMeans.

Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; Mr. Graves reported that the Committee had come to a certain resolution.

On the motion of Mr. Munro, the House ordered that the Standing Orders be suspended, so as to allow the Report to be received this day.

Mr. Graves also acquainted the House that he was directed to move that the Committee may have leave to sit again.

Resolved—That this House will, to-morrow, again resolve itself into the said Committee.

10 . W a y s a n d M e a n s .—Mr. Graves reported from th e Committee of Ways and Means a certainresolution, which was read and is as follows :—

Resolved—That towards making good the supply granted to Her Majesty for the service of the year 1891-2, the sum of £1,013,232 be granted out of the Consolidated Revenue of Victoria,

And the said resolution was read a second time and agreed to by the House.Ordered—That Mr. Munro and Mr. McLean do prepare and bring in a Bill to carry out the fore

going resolution.

11. C o n s o l i d a t e d R e v e n u e B i l l (No. 3).— Mr. Munro then brought up a B ill intituled “ A B ill to applyout o f the Consolidated Revenue the sum o f One million thirteen thousand two hundred and thirty-two pounds to the service o f the Year One thousand eight hundred and ninety-one and ninety-tw of and moved, T h a t it be now read a first time.

Question—put and resolved in the affirmative.—Bill read a first time, ordered to be printed, and read a second time this day.

Mr. Munro moved. That this Bill be now read a second time.Question—put and resolved in the affirmative.—Bill read a second time.Mr. Munro moved, That this Bill be now committed to a Committee of the whole House.Question—put and resolved in the affirmative.And, on the further motion of Mr. Munro, Mr. Speaker left the Chair, and the House resolved itself

into a Committee of the whole.Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; Mr. Graves reported that the Committee had gone through the

Bill, and agreed to the same without amendment.Mr. Speaker having reported that the Chairman of Committees had certified that the fair print o f

this Bill was in accordance with the Bill as reported—Bill, on the motion of Mr. Munro, read a third time.


12. C o n s t i t u t i o n A c t A m e n d m e n t A c t 1890 A m e n d m e n t B i l l .—The Order of the Day for thefurther consideration of this Bill in Committee of the whole House having been read—Mr. Speaker left the Chair, and the House resolved itself into a Committee of the whole.

Mr. Speaker resumed the C hair; Mr. Graves reported that the Committee had made progress in the Bill, and that he was directed to move that the Committee may have leave to sit again.


13. P o s t p o n e m e n t o f O r d e r s o f t h e D a y .— O rd e re d , T h a t th e c o n s id e ra tio n o f th e fo llo w in g Ordersof the Day be postponed until to-morrow:—

Parliamentary Standing Committee on Railways Remuneration Bill— Second reading.Local Government Act 1890 Amendment B ill— Second reading— Resumption o f debate.Railways A ct 1^,90 Amendment B ill— To be further considered in Committee.Sharebrokers B ill— Second reading.Metropiolitan General Cemetery B ill— Second reading.Education Endoivment B ill— Second reading.Gold-fields Reservoirs Sale B il l -S e c o n d reading.W ater Act 1890 Amendment B ill—Second reading.Land Act 1890 Amendment B ill—Second reading.Shops B ill— Second reading.Thistles Law Amendment B ill— Second reading.Committee o f Public Accounts B ill— Second reading.Law o f Partnership Amendment B ill— Second reading.Sandhurst Public Buildings Act 1882 Amendment B ill— Third reading— Resumption o f debate. Police Offences Act 1890 Amendment B ill—Second reading.Public Service Act 1890 Amendment B ill—Second reading.Post Office Act 1890 Amendment B ill—Second reading.Electric Lighting B ill— Second reading.Crimes Act 1890 Amendment B ill—Second reading.Defences and Discipline Act 1890 Amendment B ill—Second reading.Marriage A ct 1890 Amendment B ill—Second reading.

14. M e s s a g e s f r o m t h e L e g i s l a t i v e C o u n c i l .—The following Messages were brought from the Legislative Council by the Clerk-Assistant of the Council:—

M r . S p e a k e r ,The Legislative Council acquaint the Legislative Assembly that they have agreed to the Bill

intituled “ A n Act to apply out o f the Consolidated Revenue the sum o f One million thirteen thousand two hundred and thirty-two pounds to the service o f the year One thousand eight hundred and ninety-one and ninety-two ” without amendment.

JA S. MACBAIN,Legislative Council Chamber, President.

Melbourne, 7th October, 1891.

M r. S p e a k e r ,The Legislative Council acquaint the Legislative Assembly that they have agreed to the

Bill intituled “ A n A ct to alter Trusts and Limitations in respect o f portion o f the Lands in the City o f Melbourne generally known as St. James1 Church Lands and fo r other purposes" without amendment.

Legislative Council Chamber,Melbourne, 7th October, 1891,

JA S . M ACBAIN,President.

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1 5 . M e s s a g e f k o m t h e L e g i s l a t i v e C o u n c i l .— T h e following M essage was brought from the Legislative Council by the Clerk-A ssistant of the C ounc il:—

M b . S p e a k e r ,

T he Legislative Council return to the Legislative Assem bly the B ill intituled “ A n A ct to enable the Mayor Councillors and Burgesses o f the Borough o f Portland to sell and convey certain Lands at Portland and to apply the proceeds o f such sale towards the cost o f erecting a Town H all and Municipal Offices elsewhere within the said Borough,” and acquaint the Legislative Assembly th a t they have agreed to the same w ith amendments, w ith which they desire the concurrence ofthe Legislative Assembly. J A g. M A C B A IN ,

Legislative Council Chamber, President.Melbourne, 7 th October, 1891.

A nd the said amendments were read, and are as fo llow :—Clause 3, line 28, omit “ may be so sold e ith e r” and insert “ shall in the first instance be offered

for sale.”„ line 29, after “ auction ” insert “ and if not then sold may thereafter be disposed of by

public auction.”And the said am endments were read a second time, and agreed to by the House.

O rdered— T h at the B ill be returned to the Legislative Council w ith a M essage acquainting them th a t the Legislative Assembly have agreed to the said amendments.

16. M i n e r s ’ R i g h t T i t l e s B i l l . — Mr. R ichardson moved, pursuant to notice, T h a t he have leave tobring in a B ill relating to M iners’ R igh t T itles.

Question—put and resolved in the affirmative.Ordered— T h a t Mr. Richardson and Lieut.-Col. W . C. Sm ith do prepare and briug in the Bill.M r. Richardson then brought up a B ill intituled “ A B ill relating to Miners' Bight Titles,” and moved,

T h a t it be now read a first time.Question— put and resolved in the affirmative.— Bill read a first time, ordered to be printed, and read a

second tim e on W ednesday next.

17. O r d e r s o f t h e H o u s e R e s c i n d e d . — Mr. W rixon moved, pursuant to notice, T h a t the Orders of theHouse fixing the Orders of the Day, G eneral Business, No. 2, W ednesday, 14th October, and G eneral Business, No. 2, W ednesday, 28th October, be read and rescinded ; and th a t the Order of the Day, G eneral Business, No. 2, W ednesday, 28th October, take the place of Order of the Day, General Business, No. 2, W ednesday, 14th October, and th a t the la tte r O rder of the D ay take the place of the former.

Question— put and resolved in the affirmative.A nd the said Orders were thereupon read and rescinded.

18. J u r i e s A c t 1890 A m e n d m e n t B i l l . — Captain Taylor moved, pursuant to notice, T h a t he have leaveto bring in a B ill to relieve Justices of the Peace from being compelled to act upon Ju ries .

Question—put and resolved in the affirmative.Ordered— T h at Captain Taylor and M r. Burrowes do prepare and bring in the Bill.Captain Taylor then brought up a Bill intituled “ A B ill to relieve Justices o f the Peace from being

compelled to act upon Juries,” and moved, T h a t it be now read a first time.Question— put and resolved in the affirmative.— Bill read a first time, ordered to be printed, and read

a second tim e on W ednesday next.

19. T r a d e M a r k s A c t 1890 A m e n d m e n t B i l l . — Mr. B ennett moved, pursuant to notice, T hat he haveleave to bring in a Bill to amend the Trade Mavhs Act 1890.

Question— put and resolved in the affirmative.Ordered— T h at Mr. B ennett and Mr. T renw ith do prepare and bring in the Bill.M r. B ennett then brought up a Bill intituled “ A B ill to amend the 1 Trade M arks Act 1890,’” and moved,

T h a t it be now read a first time.Question—put and resolved in the affirmative.— Bill read a first time, ordered to bo printed, and tead a

second time on W ednesday next.

20. T r a m w a y s A c t 1890 A m e n d m e n t B i l l . - M r . J . H arris moved, pursuant to notice given by Mr.Dixon, T h a t the R eport of the Select Committee on the Bill to amend the Tramioays Act 1890 and to extend the provisions thereof to the Corporation of the City of Melbourne and the Councils of the Municipalities of P rahran and St. H ilda w ithin certain limits be now taken into consideration.

Question—put and resolved in the affirmative.M r. J . H arris moved, T h a t the Report of the Committee be adopted.Question— put and resolved in the affirmative.Ordered—T h a t the Bill be read a third time on W ednesday, 21st October instant.

21. S h o r t h a n d i n S t a t e S c h o o l s . —Mr. Beazley moved, pursuant to notice, T hat it is desirable th a tsome approved system of shorthand be added to the S tate school curriculum.

D ebate ensued.Question—put and negatived.

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2 2 . C e s s a t i o n o f S a l e o f C r o w n L a n d s .— Dr. M aloney moved, pursuant to notice, T h a t in the opinion of th is House the tim e has arrived when the sale of Crown lands should absolutely cease.

D ebate ensued.T he H ouse divided.

2 4 .

Ayes, 8. Noes, 47.

M r. W . T. Carter, M r. Hancock,M r. M ethven,M r. Peacock,Mr. T . Smith,

Mr. T renw ith.

TdUrt.Mr. Beazley, Dr. Maloney.

A nd so it passed in the negative.

Mr.Mr.Mr.Mr.Mr.Mr.Mr.Mr.Mr.Mr.Mr.Mr.Mr.Mr.Mr.Mr.M r.M r.M r.Mr.Mr.Mr.Mr.Mr.M r.

Anderson,Andrews,Bennett,Best,Bowman,Brock,Burrowes,Gr. Downes Carter, Craven,Derham ,G avan Duffy, Ferguson,Forrest,Foster,Gardiner,Gillies,Gordon,Graham ,Graves,H arper,A . H arris,J . H arris,H unt,Leonard,Levien,

M r. Madden,M r. Mason,Mr. McColl,Mr. M cLean,M r. Munro,M r. M urphy,M r. Nimmo,M r. Officer,Sir B. O’Loghlen, B a rt., Mr. O uttrim ,M r. Patterson ,M r. L . L . Smith,Mr. S tuart,Mr. Tatchell,Mr. T urner,Mr. U ren,Mr. W heeler,M r. W rixon,Mr. A. Young,M r. C. Young.

TtlUrt.

M r. M urray,Mr. Zox.

23. C o u r t o f G e n e r a l S e s s io n s , C h i l t e r n .— Mr. D eakin moved, pursuant to notice given by M r. T uthill, T h a t in pursuance of the Justices A ct 1890 an Address be presented to H is Excellency the Governor, praying th a t a Court of General Sessions of the Peace in and for the N orthern Bailiw ick may be held a t Chiltern.


L i f t s R e g u l a t i o n B i l l .— Mr. D eakin moved, pursuant to notice given by M r. T uth ill, T h a t he have leave to bring in a B ill to regulate the use of passenger and other lifts.

Question— put and resolved in the affirmative.Ordered— T h at Mr. Tuthill, Mr. Deakin, and M r. Anderson do prepare and bring in the Bill.M r. D eakin then brought up a Bill in titu led “ A B ill to regulate the use o f passenger and other lifts,”

and moved, T h a t it be now read a first time.Question—put and resolved in the affirmative.—Bill read a first time, ordered to be printed, and read

a second time on W ednesday next.

C o m p l a in t o f W a l t e r A r m s t r o n g .— M r. Derham moved, pursuant to amended notice, T h a t a Select Committee be appointed to inquire into and report upon the complaint of W alter Arm strong, who avers th a t the date of his entering the service was incorrectly entered in the schedule purporting to contain the names of the perm anent employes in the service of the H obson's Bay R ailw ay Company at the time th a t company sold their railway to the Government.


A nd then the House, a t forty-nine minutes past ten o'clock, adjourned until to-morrow.

25.

W . V. R O B IN S O N , Cleric o f the Legislative Assembly.

M. H . D A V IE S ,Speakw.

B y A uthority t R ob t. S. B r a in , Government P rin ter, Melbourne.

V I C T O R I A .



THURSDAY, 8 t h OCTOBER, 1891.1. T he House m et pursuant to adjournm ent.— Mr. Speaker took the Chair.

2. S u p p l y .— T he Order of the D ay for going into Committee of Supply having been read— M r. M unromoved, T h a t M r. Speaker do now leave the Chair.

Debate ensued.Question— put and negatived. . . « ,M r. M unro moved, T h a t this House will, on Tuesday next, resolve itself into the Committee of Supply. Question— put and resolved in the affirmative.

3 . C o n s t i t u t i o n A c t A m e n d m e n t A c t 1890 A m e n d m e n t B i l l .— T he O rder of the D ay for thefurther consideration of this B ill in Committee of the whole House having been read— Mr. Speaker left the Chair, and the House resolved itself into a Committee of the whole.

And the House having continued to sit till after twelve o f the clock,

F R ID A Y , 9 t h O C T O B E R , 1891.

M r. Speaker resumed the Chair ; M r. G raves reported th a t the Committee had gone through the Bill and agreed to the same w ith amendments.

Ordered— T h a t the Bill, as amended, be printed, and taken into consideration on Tuesday next.

4 . P o s t p o n e m e n t o f O r d e r s o f t h e D a y .— Ordered, T h a t the consideration of the following Ordersof the D ay be postponed un til Tuesday n e x t :—

Parliamentary Standing Committee on Railways Remuneration B ill— Second reading.Local Government Act 1890 Amendment B ill— Second reading— Resumption o f debate.Railways Act 1890 Amendment B ill— To be further considered in Committee.Sharebrokers B ill— Second reading.Metropolitan General Cemetery B ill— Second reading.Education Endowment B ill— Second reading.Gold-fields Reservoirs Sale B ill— Second reading.Water A ct 1890 Amendment B ill— Second reading.L and Act 1890 Amendment B ill— Second reading.Shops B ill— Second reading.Thistles Law Amendment B ill— Second reading.Committee o f Public Accounts B ill— Second reading.L aw o f Partnership Amendment B ill— Second reading.Sandhurst Public Buildings Act 1882 Amendment B ill— Third reading— Resumption of debate. Police Offences Act 1890 Amendment B ill— Second reading.Public Service A ct 1890 Amendment B ill— Second reading.Post Office A ct 1890 Amendment B ill— Second reading.Electric Lighting B ill— Second reading.Crimes A ct 1890 Amendment B ill— Second reading.Defences and Discipline Act 1890 Amendment B ill— Second reading.Marriage Act 1890 Amendment B ill— Second reading.S t. Arnaud School o f Mines Site B ill— Second reading.Kyneton M arket Reserve B ill— Second reading.W ays and Means— To be further considered in Committee.

A nd then the House, a t forty m inutes past tw elve o’clock in the morning, adjourned until Tuesday next.

W. V. ROBINSON, M. H. D A V IE S,Clerk o f the Legislative Assembly. Speaker.

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TUESDAY, 1 3 th OCTOBER, 1 8 9 1 .


2 M e l b o u r n e a n d W il l i a m s t o w n T r a m w a y B i l l .— M r. M ountain, Chairman, brought up the R eport from the Select Committee upon this B ill, together w ith the Proceedings of the Committee and M inutes of Evidence.


3. P e t i t i o n . Mr. H arper presented a petition from the P residen t, V ice-President, and M embers of theCouncil of the M elbourne Cham ber of Commerce, praying th a t the House w ill see fit to pass the Sharebrokers B ill in order th a t it may speedily become law.

Ordered to lie on the Table, and to be referred to the Committee on the Sharebrokers Bill.

4 . M e s s a g e f r o m H i s E x c e l l e n c y t h e G o v e r n o r . — T he following Message from H is Excellency theG overnor was presented by M r. Mnuro, and the same was read :—

H O P E T O U N ,Governor. ]\Iess<xge No. 19.

T he Governor informs the Legislative Assembly th a t he has, on this day, a t the Governm ent OflSces, given the Royal A ssent to the undermentioned A cts of the present Session, presented to him by the Clerk of the Parliam ents, viz.:—

“ A n A ct to alter Trusts and Limitations in respect o f portion o f the lands in the City o f Melbourne generally knoivn as S t. James' Church Lands and fo r other purposes.”

“ A n Act to apply out o f the Consolidated Revenue the sum o f One million thirteen thousand two hundred and thirty-two pounds to the service o f the Year One thousand eight hundred and ninety-one and ninety-two.”

" A n Act to enable the Mayor Councillors and Burgesses o f the Borough o f Portland to sell and convey certain L,ands at Portland and to ap>ply the proceeds o f such sale towards the cost o f erecting a Town H all and Municipal Offices elsewhere within the said borough.”

G overnm ent OflSces,Melbourne, 12th October, 1891.

5. M e s s a g e f r o m H i s E x c e l l e n c y t h e G o v e r n o r .— T he following M essage from H is Excellencythe Governor was presented by Mr. Graham, and the same was read :—

H O P E T O U N ,Governor: Message No. 20.

In accordance w ith the requirem ents of section 57 of the Constitution A ct, the Governor recommends to the Legislative Assembly th a t an Appropriation be made from the Consolidated Revenue for the purposes of a Bill to alter the am ounts of certain agricultural and other grants.

G overnm ent Offices,Melbourne, 5th October, 1891.


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6 . M e s s a g e f r o m t h e L e g i s l a t i v e C o u n c i l . — T he following Message w as brought from the Legislative Council by the C lerk-A ssistant of the C ouncil:—

M r . S p e a k e r ,T he Legislative Council return to the Legislative Assem bly the B ill intitu led “ A n Act to

amend the ‘ Libraries A ct 1890/ ” and acquaint the Legislative Assembly th a t they have agreed to the same w ith amendments, w ith w hich they desire the concurrence of the Legislative Assembly.

JA S . M A C B A IN ,Legislative Council Chamber, P resident.

Melbourne, 13th October, 1891.And the said amendments were read, and are as fo llow :—

Clause 2, a t end insert “ Provided th a t such rents shall be used only for the objects for which any such lands were originally granted.”

Clause 3, after line 33, insert “ Provided th a t any money so borrowed shall be used only for the objects to which any such lands were originally granted, and.”

A nd the said amendments were read a second time, and agreed to by the House.Ordered— T hat the Bill be returned to the Legislative Council, w ith a M essage acquainting them th a t


7. P a p e r s . — T he following Papers, pursuant to the directions of several A cts of Parliam ent, were l a idupon the Table by the Clerk of the House :—

Constitution Statute.— Statem ent of Expenditure under Schedule D to A c t 18 and 19 V iet., cap. 55, during the year 1890-91 .

W attles A c t 1890.—Issue of Lease.— Order in Council.

8 . T h e M a c e . — Mr. Speaker announced th a t the Mace used in the service of the House was stolen onFriday last, and th a t he had given directions for the M ace w hich was in use from the year 1857 to the year 1866 to be again used, until either the stolen Mace was recovered or a new one obtained, unless the House should otherwise direct. Mr. Speaker also informed the H ouse th a t he had received the following reports from the Clerk of the H ouse and the S erjean t-at-A rm s:—

Parliam ent House, Melbourne, 13th October, 1891.


I regret to have to report th a t since the last sitting of the Legislative Assembly the Maee has been stolen.

T he H ouse rose a t tw enty m inutes to one o’clock in the morning of Friday, the 9 th October instant, and immediately afterw ards the M ace was locked by the Serjeant-at-A rm s in the oak box in w hich it was the custom to deposit it during adjournm ents of the House.

T his box was kep t in the ante-room abutting on the corridor on the north of the Assembly Chamber.

A bout two o’clock in the afternoon of the same day, F riday last, it was discovered th a t the box had been forcibly broken open and the Mace taken away.

T he police authorities were a t once communicated w ith, and prom pt efforts were made w ith the view, if possible, to recover the M ace and arrest the perpetrator of the robbery.

T h e exertions of the police have, I believe, been continued unrem ittingly up to the present time, but no trace has yet been found either of the perpetrator of the theft or of the stolen property.

T he Governm ent have determined to offer a reward of £100 for information which will lead to the recovery of the Mace, and the conviction of the thief. I t is also proposed to grant a free pardon to any accomplice, not the actual thief, who w ill furnish such evidence as w ill secure this result.

The stolen Mace, which was silver-gilt, was modelled after th a t in the Im perial House of Commons, and was obtained a t a cost of £300. I t had been in use since the commencement of the F irs t Session of 1866.

A Mace was originally provided for the use of the Legislative Assem bly in compliance w ith a resolution of the House of the lo th Ju ly , 1857. T he one in service from 1857 until the end of Session 1864-5 is still preserved, and, by your directions, M r. Speaker, it has been got ready for use again until a new M ace is procured, or the stolen one recovered.

I enclose a report from the Serjeant-at-A rm s w ith reference to th e robbery.I have the honour to be,

M r. Speaker,Your most obedient servant,

W . V. R O B IN S O N ,Clerk of the Legislative Assembly.

The Hon. Sir M. H . Davies, M .P.,Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.

Parliam ent House, M elbourne, 13th October, 1891.

S i r ,I have to report for the inform ation of the Honorable the Speaker th a t on Friday last, 9th

instant, between the hours of one o’clock a.m. and two o’clock p.m., the Speaker’s ante-room was entered and the Mace stolen. A t the hour last mentioned I was called to the Speaker’s room by the Housekeeper, M r. Pearse, and was shown the damaged case. T he door of the case boro m arks of a chisel or some instrum ent used to force it open. T he door had been re-closed, and apparently the thief or thieves had taken precautions to prevent the robbery being quickly noticed.

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T he m arks on the door were first observed by M essenger D avis, who a t once reported the fact to Mr. Pearse. U pon opening the case I ascertained that the M ace had been removeJ, and w ithout delay saw the Chief Commissioner of Police, and requested him to use every means a t his command to have the th ief or thieves arrested and the M ace recovered.

I may add th a t I have had the building and grounds thoroughly searched w ith the object of discovering the missing Mace, but I regret to say w ithout success.

I have the honour to be,Sir,

Your obedient Servant,

G . E . U P W A R D ,S er jean t-at-A rras.

The Clerk of the Legislative Assembly.

9 . C o n s t i t u t i o n A c t A m e n d m e n t A c t 1 8 9 0 A m e n d m e n t B i l l .— T he O rder of the D ay Tor the consideration of the R eport having been read— Mr. M unro moved, T h a t the am endments made by the Committee of the whole House in this B ill be agreed to.

Question— put and resolved in the affirmative.Mr. Speaker having reported tha t the Chairman of Committees had certified th a t the fair p rin t of this

B ill was in accordance w ith the B ill as reported.Mr. M unro moved. T h a t this Bill be now read a th ird time.Debate ensued.Question— T h at this Bill be now read a third tim e— put.The House divided.

Ayes 39. Noes 28.Mr. Andrews, Mr. M ethven, M r. Anderson, Mr. Madden,Mr. B eazley ,. Mr. Munro, Mr. A rm ytage, Mr. M ountain,M r. Bennett, M r. M urray, Mr. Bent, M r. Officer,M r. Best, Mr. Nimmo, Mr. Brock, Mr. Patterson,M r. Bowman, S ir B. O’Loghlen, B art., M r. Cameron, M r. C. Smith,M r. B utterly , Mr. Outtrim , Mr. G-. Downes Carter, Mr. Staughton,Mr. Deakiu,Mr. G avan Dufiy,

Mr. Peacock, Mr. Richardson,

M r. Craven, M r. Tatchell,M r. Derham, Captain Taylor,

M r. Dunn, M r. T . Smith, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Webb,Mr. Foster, L ieut.-Col.W . C. Smith, Mr. Forrest,

Mr. Gordon,Mr. C. Young.

M r. Gardiner, Mr. S terry,Mr. Gillies, M r. T renw ith, M r. Groom, Tellers.Mr. Graham , M r. Turner, M r. H arper,Mr. Hancock, Mr. W heeler, Mr. J . H arris, Mr. L. L . SmithM r. A . H arris, Mr. Woods, M r. H ighett, Mr. Zox.Mr. H unt, Mr. W rixon. M r. Levien,Mr. K irton,Mr. Laurens, Tellers.Mr. Leonard,Dr. Maloney, Mr. Bailes,M r. M cLean, Mr. Clark.

And so it was resolved in the affirmative.—Bill read a third time.

On the motion of Mr. Turner, the House agreed to the following amendments in this Bill :—Clause 5, line 23, omit " now ” and insert <c usually.”Clause 9, line 8, omit " p a y m e n t" and insert “ reim bursement,” and omit “ m ade” and insert

“ paid.”„ a t end of the clause add “ shall be inserted.”

Ordered—T h at the Bill be transm itted to the Legislative Council and their concurrence desired therein.

1 0 . P a r l i a m e n t a r y S t a n d i n g C o m m i t t e e o n R a i l w a y s R e m u n e r a t i o n B i l l . — T he Order of the D ay for the second reading of th is B ill having been read— Mr. M unro moved, T h a t th is B ill be now read a second time.

Debate ensued.Question— put and resolved in the affirmative.— Bill read a second time.

Mr. Munro moved, T h a t this B ill be now committed to a Committee of the whole House.


And, on the further motion of Mr. Munro, M r. Speaker left the Chair, and the House resolved itself into a Committee of the whole.

Mr. Speaker resumed the C h a ir ; Mr. Graves reported tha t the Committee had made progress in the Bill, and th a t he was directed to move th a t the Committee may have leave to sit again.


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1 1 . P o s t p o n e m e n t o f O r d e r s o f t h e D ay.— Ordered, T h a t the consideration of the following Orders of the D ay be postponed until to-m orrow :—

Local Government Act 1 8 9 0 Amendment B ill— Second reading— Besumption o f debate.Railways A ct 1 8 9 0 Amendment B ill— To be further considered in Committee.Sharebrokers B ill— Second reading.Metropolitan General Cemetery B ill— Second reading.Education Endowment B ill— Second reading.Gold-fields Reservoirs Sale B ill— Second reading.Water A ct 1 8 9 0 Amendment B ill— Second reading.L and Act 1 8 9 0 Amendment B ill— Second reading.Shops B ill— Second reading.

■ Thistles Law Amendment B ill— Second reading.Committee o f Public Accounts B ill— Second reading.L aw o f Partnership Amendment B ill— Second reading.Sandhurst Public Buildings Act 1 8 8 2 Amendment B ill— Third reading— Resumption of debate. Police Offences A ct 1 8 9 0 Amendment B ill— Second reading.Public Service A ct 1 8 9 0 Amendment B ill— Second reading.Post Office Act 1 8 9 0 Amendment B ill— Second reading.Electric Lighting B ill— Second reading.Crimes A ct 1 8 9 0 Amendment B ill— Second reading.Defences and Discipline Act 1 8 9 0 Amendment B ill— Second reading.M arriage A c t 1890 Am endm ent B i l l— Second reading.S t . A rn a u d School o f M ines S ite B i l l— Second reading.Kyneton M arket Reserve B ill— Second reading.Supply— To be further considered in Committee.W ays and Means— To be further considered in Committee.

A nd then the House, a t five m inutes past eleven o’clock, adjourned until to-morrow.


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WEDNESDAY, 14 t h OCTOBER, 1 8 9 1 .

1. T h e House met pursuant to adjournm ent.— Mr. Speaker took the Chair.2 S c o t s ’ C h u r c h P r o p e r t i e s B i l l .— M r . Anderson, Chairman, brought up the R eport from the Select

Committee upon th is Bill, together w ith the Proceedings of the Committee and M inutes of Evidence. Ordered to lie on the Table.Ordered— T h at the B ill be read a third tim e on W ednesday next.

3 . P a p e r s . T he following P apers, pursuant to the directions of several A cts of Parliam ent, were l a idupon the Table by the Clerk of the H ouse:—

Explosives A ct 1890.— Amended Explosives Regulations.— Order in Council.M inor A rticles used in M anufacture.— Boot and Shoe Button-holes ; S toppers for Glass

P reserv ing Ja rs .4 . R e n e w a l o f C o m m e r c ia l T r e a t i e s ,— M r , Deakin moved, pursuant to notice, T h a t there be laid before

th is House a copy of recent correspondence between the Im perial A uthorities and the V ictorian Governm ent relative to the renewal of various commercial treaties, together w ith any reports by the A gent-G eneral or instructions sent to him in th a t regard.

Question—put and resolved in the affirmative.5 . O p i u m B i l l .— M r. Munro moved, pursuant to notice, T h a t he have leave to bring in a B ill to restrict

and regulate the im portation, sale, and use of opium.Question— put and resolved in the affirmative.O rdered— T h at M r. M unro and M r. M cLean do prepare and bring in the Bill.M r. M unro then brought up a Bill intituled “ A B ill to restrict and regulate the Importation Sale and

Use o f Opium,” and moved, T h a t it be now read a first time.Question— put and resolved in the affirmative.— B ill read a first time, ordered to be printed, and read a.

second time to-morrow.6. L o c a l G o v e r n m e n t A c t 1890 A m e n d m e n t B i l l .— T he O rder o f the D ay for the resum ption of

the debate on the question, T h a t this Bill be now read a second time, having been read—D ebate resumed.A nd the debate not being concluded by half-past eight o’clock—Ordered— T h at the debate be adjourned until to-morrow.

*7. P o s t p o n e m e n t o f O r d e r s o f t h e D a y .—Ordered, T h a t the consideration of the following Orders, of the Day be postponed until to-m orrow :—

Parliamentary Standing Committee on Railways Remuneration Bill— To be further considered in Committee. _ , -.

Railw ays A ct 1890 Amendment B ill— To be further considered in Committee.Sharebrokers B ill— Second reading.Metropolitan General Cemetery B ill— Second reading.Education Endowment B ill— Second reading.Gold-fields Reservoirs Sale B ill— Second reading.W ater A ct 1890 Amendment B ill— Second reading.L and A ct 1890 Amendment B ill— Second reading.Shops B ill— Second reading.Thistles Law Amendment B ill— Second reading.Committee of Public Accounts B ill— Second reading.Law o f Partnership Amendment B ill— Second reading.Sandhurst Public Buildings Act 1 8 8 2 Amendment B ill— Third reading— Resumption o f debate. Police Offences Act 1 8 9 0 Amendment B ill— Second reading.Public Service Act 1890 Amendment B ill— Second reading.Post Office Act 1890 Amendment B ill— Second reading.Electric Lighting B ill— Second reading.Crimes A ct Amendment B ill— Second reading.Defences and Discipline Act 1890 Amendment B ill— Second reading.Marriage A ct 1890 Amendment B ill— Second reading.S t. Arnaud School o f Mines Site B ill— Second reading.Kyneton M arket Reserve B ill— Second reading.Agricultural Grants B ill— Message from H is Excellency the Governor— To be considered in

Committee.Supjily— To be further considered in Committee.W ays and Means— To be further considered in Committee.

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8 . P o s t p o n e m e n t o f O r d e r s o f t h e D ay:— Ordered, TIij^ the consideration of the following Orders ofthe Day be postponed until W ednesday,' 1 l lh ’^tfverriber n e x t :—

Melbourne and Metropolitan Board W orks A ct 1890 Amendment B il l— Second readinj.M iners' R ight Titles B ill— Second reading.

9 . E m p l o y e r s a n d E .v ip to Y h s A c t 1 8 9 0 A m e n d m e n t l- B i l L.— T h e . Order o f t h e D ay for t h e secondreading of this B ill having been read— M r. W rixon moved, T h a t th is Bill be now read a second time.

D ebate ensued.

Question—put and resolved in the affirmative.—B ill read a second time.

M r. W rixon moved, T hat this B ill be now committed to a Committee of the whole House.


A nd, on the further motion of Mr. W rixon, M r. Speaker left the Chair, and the H ouse resolved itself into a Committee of the whole.

Mr. Speaker resumed the C h a ir ; Mr. G raves reported th a t the Committee had gone through the Bill, and agreed to the same w ithout amendment.

M r. Speaker having reported th a t the Chairm an of Committees had certified tha t the fair p rin t of this B ill was in accordance w ith the B ill as reported—

M r. W rixon moved— T hat this B ill be now read a th ird time.

Question—put and resolved in the affirmative.— Bill read a th ird time.

On the motion of Mr. W rixon, the H ouse agreed to the following amendment in this B ill

Clause 1, lines 11 and 12, omit “ P a r t I . hereof shall be read together w ith and as a portion of P a r t I .of the Employers and Employes Act 1890.”

M r. H arper moved, T h a t the words “ or by leaving his employment w ithout notice shall cause loss to his employer or deprive fellow employes of their employment ” be inserted after the word “ in jury ,” in clause 18, line 14.

D ebate ensued.

M otion, by leave, w ithdrawn.

Ordered— T h at the Bill be transm itted to the Legislative Council and their concurrence desired . . therein.

1 0 . P o s t p o n e m e n t o f O r d e r s o f t h e D a y . — Ordered, T h a t the consideration of the following O rders ofthe Day be postponed until W ednesday, 28th October in s ta n t:—

Markets Act 1890 Amendment B ill— Second reading.Cemeteries Act 1890 Amendment B ill— Second reading.Messrs. Burston and McNabb— Resumption o f debate on the question— That in the opinion o f this

House the finding o f' the Board appointed to inquire into the case o f Messrs. Burston and McNabb should at once be given effect to.

Dog Act 1890 Amendment B il l— Second reading.

11 . A d j o u r n m e n t .— Mr. M cLean moved, T h a t the House do now adjourn.

D ebate ensued.

Question—put and negatived.

1 2 . I n c r e a s e o f P a y t o R a il w a y E m p l o y e s .— The Order of the Day for- the consideration inCommittee of the whole House of the propriety of presenting an Address to H is Excellency the Governor, requesting th a t he w ill be pleased to place on the Estim ates a sum of ±10,000 for the purpose of increasing by Sixpence per day the pay of all railway employes holding the grade th a t received the ex tra Sixpence per day in the year 1882, having been read— On the motion of Mr. Bent, M r. Speaker left the Chair, and the House resolved itself into a Committee of the whole.

M r. Speaker resumed the Chair ; M r. G raves reported tha t the Committee had come to a certain resolution.

O n the motion of Mr. Bent, the House ordered th a t the Standing Orders be suspended so as to allow th e R eport to be received this day.

M r. Graves reported from a Committee of the whole House a certain resolution, w hich was read an d is as follows :—

Resolved— T h at an A ddress be presented to H is Excellency the Governor, requesting th a t he w ill be pleased to place on the A dditional Estim ates a sum of £ 10,000 for the purpose of increasing by Sixpence per day the pay of all railw ay employes holding the grade th a t received the ex tra Sixpence per day in the year 1882. '

A n d the said resolution was read a second time and agreed to by the H ouse. . .

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13. P ostponem ent of Orders of th e D ay .-—Ordered, T h a t th e consideration of the following O rders ofthe D ay be postponed un til W ednesday, 28 th October in s ta n t:—

Admission Fees to Football and other Matches— Resumption o f debate on the question— That in the opinion o f this House, talcing into consideration the large sums o f money collected by clubs as charges to witness football and other matches on all grounds under the jo in t control o f the Board o f L a n d and Works and other trustees o f grounds vested in trustees throughout the colony, such clubs or trustees shall pay to the Treasurer o f the colony ten per cent, o f their gross returns fo r each year, which sums shall be added to the Charitable vote o f the year.

Totalizator B ill— Second reading.Juries Act 1890 Amendment B ill— Second reading.Trade M arks Act 1890 Amendment B ill— Second reading.L ifts Regulation B ill— Second reading.

14. A djo urnm ent .— M r. M cLean moved, T h a t the House do now adjourn.D ebate ensued.Question— put and resolved in the affirmative.

A nd then the House, a t forty-four m inutes past ten o'clock, adjourned until to-morrow.

W . V . R O B IN S O N , M. H . D A V IE S ,Clerk o f the Legislative Assemblyt Speaker.

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THURSDAY, 1 5 t h OCTOBER, 1 8 9 1 .

1. T he House met pursuant to adjournm ent.— M r. Speaker took the Chair.2. P e t it io n .—M r. T u th ill presented a petition from certain persons w ith reference to th e desirableness o f

am ending the existing Licensing law so as to allow of the transfer of a publican’s licence from old to new premises.

Ordered to lie on the Table, and to be referred to the Com mittee on the L icensing A ct 1890 A m endm ent Bill.

3. P a p e r .— M r. M unro presented, by command of H is Excellency the G overnor—Gold M ining— R eport of the R oyal Commission on.

Ordered to lie on the Table.4. F u e l for th e R a il w a y s .— Mr. H all moved, pursuant to notice, T h a t there be laid before th is House

a return showing—1. T he am ount paid for V ictorian coal for consumption on the railways during each of the

th ree last financial years.2. The am ount paid for other than V ictorian coal for railw ay purposes for the same period.3. T he am ount paid for firewood for railway purposes for same period.

Question— put and resolved in the affirmative.5. S u p pl y .— T he House, according to Order, resolved itself into the Committee of Supply.

Mr. Speaker resumed the C h a ir ; M r. Graves reported th a t the Committee had made progress, andth a t he was directed to move th a t the Committee may have leave to sit again.

Resolved— T h a t th is House will, on Tuesday next, again resolve itself into the said Committee.6. P o s tp o n e m e n t o f O r d e r s o f t h e D a y .— Ordered, T h a t the consideration of the following Orders

of the D ay be postponed until Tuesday n e x t :—Local Government Act 1890 Amendment B ill— Second reading— Resumption o f debate. Parliamentary Standing Committee on Railways Remuneration B ill— To be further considered in

Committee.Railways Act 1890 Amendment B ill— To be further considered in Committee.Sharebrokers B ill— Second reading.Metropolitan General Cemetery B ill— Second reading.Education Endowment B ill— Second reading.Gold-fields Reservoirs Sale B ill— Second reading.W ater A ct 1890 Amendment B ill— Second reading.L and A c t 1890 Amendment B ill— Second reading.Shops B ill— Second reading.Thistles Law Amendment B ill— Second reading.Committee o f Public Accounts B ill— Second reading.Law o f Partnership Amendment B ill— Second reading.Sandhurst Public Buildings Act 1882 Amendment B ill— Third reading— Resumption o f debate. Police Offences A ct 1890 Amendment B ill— Second reading.Public Service Act 1890 Amendment B ill— Second reading.Post Office A ct 1890 Amendment B ill— Second reading.Electric Lighting B ill— Second reading.Crimes Act 1890 Amendment B ill— Second reading.Defences and Discipline Act 1890 Amendment B ill— Second reading.Marriage A ct 1890 Amendment B ill— Second reading.S t. Arnaud School o f Mines Site B ill— Second reading.Kyneton Market Reserve B ill— Second reading.Agricultural Grants B ill— Message from H is Excellency the Governor— To be considered in

Committee.Opium B ill— Second reading.W ays and Means— To be jurther considered in Committee.

A nd then the House, a t nineteen m inutes past eleven o’clock, adjourned until Tuesday next.

W . V. R O B IN S O N , M. H . D A V IE S ,Clerk o f the L egisla tive Assembly. Speaker.


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TUESDAY, 2 0 t h OCTOBER, 1 8 9 1 .


2. P e t i t i o n . — T he following petition in favour of the reading of the H oly Bible in S tate schools duringschool hours was presented :—

B y M r. W rixon—From the Assembly of the Bishop, C lergy, and L aity of the Church of Englaud w ithin

the Diocese of Melbourne.

3 . P a p e r s .— Mr. T urner presented, by command of H is Excellency the G overnor—Council of Ju d g e s—R eport of the, under section 33 of the Supreme Court Act 1890.

M r. G raham presented, by command of H is Excellency the Governor—V ictorian W ater Supply.— F ifth A nnual G eneral R eport by the M inister of W ater Supply.


T he following P apers, pursuant to the directions of several A cts of Parliam ent, were laid upon th e T able by the Clerk of the H ouse :—

Savings B anks.— Statem ents and R eturns for the year ended 30th June , 1891.S tatistical Register of the Colony of V ictoria for the year 1890.— P a r t V I.— Population.

4. M essage from H is E xcellency th e G overnor .— T he following Message from H is Excellency theGovernor was presented by M r. M unro, and the same was read :—


T he Governor informs the Legislative Assembly th a t he has, on this day, a t the Governm ent Offices, given the Royal A ssent to the undermentioned A ct of the present Session, presented to him by the Clerk of the Parliam ents, v iz . :—

11 A n A ct to amend the 1 Libraries Act 1890.’ ”Governm ent Offices,

M elbourne, 19th October, 1891.

5. L ocal G overnm ent A ct 1890 A mendment B il l .— T he O rder of the D ay for the resumption ofthe debate on the question, T h a t this B ill be now read a second time, having been read—

D ebate resumed.Question— T hat this Bill be now read a second tim e— put and resolved in the affirmative.— B ill read a

second time.M r. W heeler moved, T h a t this B ill be now committed to a Committee of the whole House.Question— put and resolved in the affirmative.A nd, on the further motion of M r. W heeler, M r. Speaker left the Chair, and the H ouse resolved itself

into a Committee of the whole.M r. Speaker resumed the Chair ; Mr. Graves reported th a t the Committee had made progress in

the Bill, and th a t he was directed to move tha t the Committee may have leave to sit again. Resolved— T h at this House will, to-morrow, again resolve itself into the said Committee.

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6. P o s tp o n e m e n t o f O r d e r s o f t h e D ay.— Ordered, That the consideration of the following Orders of the D ay be postponed until to-morrow :— "

Parliamentary Standing Committee on Railways Remuneration B ill— To be further considered in Committee.

Raihoays Act 1890 Amendment B ill— To be further considered in Committee.Sharebrokers B ill— Second reading.Opium B ill— Second reading.Metropolitan General Cemetery B ill— Second reading.Education Endowment B ill— Second reading.Gold-fields Reservoirs Sale B ill— Second reading.Water Act 1890 Amendment B ill— Second reading.L and A c t 1890 Amendment B ill— Second reading.Shops B ill— Second reading.Thistles Law Amendment B ill— Second reading.Committee o f Public Accounts B ill— Second reading.Law o f Partnership Amendment B ill— Second reading.Sandhurst Public Buildings Act 1882 Amendment B ill— Third reading— Resumption o f debate. Police Offences Act 1890 Amendment B ill— Second reading.Public Service Act 1890 Amendment B ill— Second reading.Post Office Act 1890 Amendment B ill— Second reading.Electric Lighting B ill— Second reading.Crimes Act 1890 Amendment B ill— Second reading.Defences and Discipline A ct 1890 Amendment B ill— Second reading.Marriage Act 1890 Amendment B ill— Second reading.S t. Arnaud School o f Mines Site B ill— Second reading.Kyneton Market Reserve B ill— Second reading.Agricultural Grants B ill— Message from H is Excellency the Governor— To be considered in

Committee.Supply— To be further considered in Committee.W ays and Means-— To be further considered in Committee.

A nd then the House, a t thirty-five m inutes past eleven o’clock, adjourned until to-morrow.

W. V. ROBINSON, M. H . D A V IE S , “Clerk o f the L egisla tive Assembly. Speaker.


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2. P a p e r .— Mr. Turner presented—F uel for the R ailw ays—R eturn to an Order of the House, dated 15th October, 1891, for a return

showing—1. T he am ount paid for V ictorian coal for consumption on the railways during each of

the three last financial years.2. The am ount paid for other than V ictorian coal for railway purposes for the same period.3. T he amount paid for firewood for railway purposes for same period.


3. L ocal Government Act 1890 Amendment B ill.—T he O rder of the D ay for the further consideration of th is B ill in Committee of the whole House having been read— M r. Speaker left the Chair, and the House resolved itse lf into a Com mittee of the whole.

M r. Speaker resumed the Chair ; Mr. Graves reported th a t the Committee had made progress in the Bill, and th a t he was directed to move that the Committee may have leave to sit again.

Resolved— T h at th is House will, to-morrow, again resolve itself into the said Committee.

4. P ostponement of Orders of the Day.—Ordered, T h a t the consideration of the following Ordersof the D ay be postponed until to-morrow :—


Railways Act 1890 Amendment B ill— To be further considered in Committee.Sharebrokers B ill— Second reading.Opium B ill— Second reading.Metropolitan General Cemetery B ill— Second reading.Education Endowment B ill— Second reading.Gold-fields Reservoirs Sale B ill— Second reading.Water A ct 1890 Amendment B ill— Second reading.L and A ct 1890 Amendment B ill— Second reading.Shops B ill— Second reading.Thistles Law Amendment B ill— Second reading.Committee o f Public Accounts B ill— Second reading.L aw o f Partnership Amendment B ill— Second reading.Sandhurst Public Buildings Act 1882 Amendment B ill— Third reading— Resumption o f debate. Police Offences Act 1890 Amendment B ill— Second reading.Public Service Act 1890 Amendment B ill— Second reading.Post Office A ct 1890 Amendment B ill— Second reading.Electric Lighting B ill— Second reading.Crimes Act 1890 Amendment B ill— Second reading.Defences and Discipline Act 1890 Amendment B ill— Second reading.Marriage Act 1890 Amendment B ill— Second reading.S t. Arnaud School o f Mines Site B ill— Second reading.Kyheton Market Reserve B ill— Second reading.Agricultural Grants B ill— Message from H is Excellency the Governor— To be considered in

Committee.Supply— To be further considered in Committee.W ays and Means— To be further considered in Committee.

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5. M elbourne an d W illiam stow n T ram w ay B ill .—Mr. M ountain moved, pursuant to notice, T h a tthe R eport of the Select Committee on the Bill to authorize the A ustral-A nglo Tram w ay and G eneral A gency Company to construct Tram ways in the City of South M elbourne, the Borough of P o rt Melbourne, and Town of W illiams town, and for other purposes, be now taken into consideration.

Question— put and resolved in the affirmative.Mr. M ountain moved, T h a t the H ouse agree to the amendments made by the Select Committee in this

Bill.Question— put and resolved in the affirmative.Ordered— T h at the Bill be read a th ird time on W ednesday, 4th November next.

6. T ram w ays A ct 1890 A mendment B il l .— T he Order of the D ay for the third reading of this B illhaving been read, and M r. Speaker having reported th a t the C lerk of the H ouse had certified th a t the fair p rin t of this B ill was in accordance w ith the Bill as reported—

M r. J . H arris moved, T hat this B ill be now read a third time.D ebate ensued.Question— put and resolved in the affirmative.— Bill read a third time.Ordered— T h at the Bill be transm itted to the Legislative Council and their concurrence desired therein.

7. S cots’ Church P ro perties B il l .— T he Order of the D ay for the th ird reading of this B ill havingbeen read, and Mr. Speaker having reported th a t the Clerk of the House had certified th a t the fair prin t of this Bill was in accordance w ith the Bill as reported—Bill, on the motion of M r. Anderson, read a third time.

On the motion of M r. Anderson, the House agreed to the following amendment in this B ill :— P ream ble—page 2, line 8, omit the words “ and num bered.”

O rdered—T h at the Bill be transm itted to the Legislative Council and their concurrence desired therein.

8 . F u e l f o r t h e R a i l w a y s . — Mr. H all moved, pursuant to notice, T hat in the opinion of this House it isdesirable that, when practicable, wood and V ictorian coal should be used as fuel on the Victorian railways.

Debate ensued.Motion, by leave, w ithdraw n.

9. P urchase of L and at th e L aanecoorie W e ir .— Mr. Bailes moved, pursuant to notice, T h ata Select Committee be appointed to inquire into and report upon all the circumstances connected w ith the purchase of land for irrigation purposes at the site of the Laanecoorie w e ir ; such Committee to consist of M r. Foster, M r. M urray, Mr. Tatchell, Mr. W illiams, and the Mover, w ith power to send for persons, papers, and records, to move from place to place, and to sit on days on which the House does not m e e t; three to be the quorum.


10. U n iv er sity F ees A bolition B il l .— Dr. Maloney moved, pursuant to notice, T h a t he have leave tobring in a Bill abolishing all fees paid for education a t the M elbourne U niversity .

Question—put and resolved in the affirmative.Ordered— T h a t Dr. Maloney and Mr. T . Sm ith do prepare and bring in the Bill.Dr. Maloney then brought up a B ill intituled “ A B ill abolishing all Fees p a id fo r Education at the

Melbourne University f and moved, T h a t it be now read a first time.Question—put and resolved in the affirmative.— Bill read a first time, ordered to be printed, and read a

second time on W ednesday next.

11. T h e L ate M r . 0 . P . W h it e l a w .—Mr. A . H arris moved, pursuant to notice, T h a t this H ouse will,on W ednesday next, resolve itself into a Committee of the whole to consider the propriety of presenting an Address to H is Excellency the Governor, requesting th a t he w ill be pleased to place on the A dditional E stim ates the sum of £500 for the family of the late M r. 0 . P . W hitelaw , mining surveyor, who was drowned a t W alhalla during the late disastrous floods.

Debate ensued.M r. Laurens moved, T h a t the debate be now adjourned.Q uestion—T hat the debate be now adjourned— put and resolved in the affirmative.Ordered— T hat the debate be adjourned until W ednesday, 11th November next.

12. Officers Cl a ssifie d u n der A ct 160 w ith o u t E xam inatio n .— M r. H all moved, pursuant tonotice, T h a t there be laid before this House a return showing a list o f any officers in the Public Service who were classified under A ct 160 w ithout passing the examination required by th a t A c t (but not including those officers who, being in the service a t the passing o f A ct 160, were classified on its coming into operation), showing also the offices now held by such officers.


And then the House, a t th irty -th ree m inutes past ten o’clock, adjourned until to-morrow.

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LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY.No* 50.

THURSDAY, 2 2 n d OCTOBER, 1891.


2. P et itio n s.— T he following petitions in favour of the reading of the H oly Bible in S tate schools duringschool hours were presented :—

B y Captain Taylor—From members of the Church of E ngland residing a t H aw thorn ,From members of the C hurch of England residing a t H aw thorn.


3. F ree R ailw ay P asses .— M r. K ir ton, Chairman, brought up the R eport from the Select Committeeupon F ree Railw ay Passes, together w ith the Proceedings of the Committee and M inutes of Evidence.


4. Correspondence be tw e en the M in ist e r of R ailw ay s and th e R ailw ays Com m issioners.—M r. G raves moved, pursuant to notice, T h a t there be laid before this H ouse a copy of thecorrespondence th a t has passed between the Honorable the M inister of R ailw ays and the V ictorianRailways Commissioners.


5. P a p e r s .— M r. T urner presented, by command of H is Excellency the Governor—P ublic Service Board— R eport for the year ended 30th Ju n e , 1891.


Table by the Clerk of the H ouse :—Land A ct 1890.— A lteration of R egulations.—Order in Council.W ater A ct 1890.— Cohuna Irrigation and W ater Supply T rust.— R ating Regulations.

6. L ocal G overnm ent A ct 1890 A mendment B il l .— The Order of the D ay for the further consideration of this Bill in Committee of the whole House having been read— M r. Speaker left the C hair, and the House resolved itself into a Committee of the whole.

M r. Speaker resumed the Chair ; Mr. G raves reported th a t the Committee had made progress in the Bill, and th a t he was directed to move tha t the Committee may have leave to sit again.

Resolved— T hat this H ouse will, th is day, again resolve itself into the said Committee.

7. L ocal G overnm ent A ct 1890 A mendment B il l .— T he Order of the D ay for the further consideration of th is B ill in Committee of the whole House having been read— M r. Speaker left the Chair, and the House resolved itself into a Committee of the whole.

M r. Speaker resumed the Chair ; Mr. G raves reported tha t the Committee had made progress in the Bill, and th a t he was directed to move tha t the Com m ittee may have leave to sit again.

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8 . P o s t p o n e m e n t o f O r d e r s o f t h e D a y .— Ordered, T h a t th e consideration of the following O rders of the D ay be postponed until Tuesday n e x t :—


Railways Act 1890 Amendment B ill— To be further considered in Committee,Sharebrokers B ill— Second reading.Opium B ill— Second reading.Metropolitan General Cemetery B ill— Second reading.Education Endowment B ill— Second reading.Gold-fields Reservoirs Sale B ill— Second reading.W ater A ct 1890 Amendment B ill— Second reading.L and A c t 1890 Amendment B ill— Second reading.Shops B ill— Second reading.Thistles Law Amendment B ill— Second reading.Committee o f Public Accounts B ill— Second reading.L aw o f Partnership Amendment B ill— Second reading.Sandhurst Public Buildings A ct 1882 Amendment B ill— Third reading— Resumption o f debate. Police Offences A ct 1890 Amendment B ill— Second reading.Public Service A ct 1890 Amendment B ill— Second reading.Post Office Act 1890 Amendment B ill— Second reading.Electric Lighting B ill— Second reading.Crimes Act 1890 Amendment B ill— Second reading.Defences and Discipline Act 1890 Amendment B ill— Second reading.Marriage A ct 1890 Amendment B ill— Second reading.S t. Arnaud School o f Mines Site B ill— Second reading.Kyneton Market Reserve B ill— Second reading.Agricultural Grants B ill— Message from H is Excellency the Governor— To be considered m

Committee.Supply— To be further considered in Committee.W ays and Means— To be further considered in Committee,

A nd then the House, a t ten m inutes past eleven o’clock, adjourned until Tuesday next.

W. V . R O B IN S O N , M. H . D A V IE S ,Clerk o f the Legisla tive Assembly. Speaker.

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LEG ISLA TIV E ASSEMBLY.No. 51.

TUESDAY, 27t h OCTOBER, 1891.1. T he House met pursuant to adjournm ent.— Mr. Speaker took the Chair.

2. M essage from H is E xcellency th e G overnor .— T he following M essage from H is Excellency theGovernor was presented by Mr. Munro, and the same was read :—


In accordance w ith the requirem ents of section 57 of the Constitution A ct, the Governor recommends to the Legislative Assembly th a t an A ppropriation be made out of the Consolidated Revenue for the purposes of a Bill to authorize the raising of money for Railw ays and Irriga tion Works.

G overnm ent Offices,Melbourne, 26th October, 1891.


3. P a p e r s .— M r. Munro presented, by command of H is Excellency the Governor—Education.—R eport of the M inister of Public Instruction for the year 1890-91.

Mr. Graham presented—Goulburn W eir— R eturn to an Order of the House, dated 17th September, 1891, for a return

showing—1. Date when a weir on the Goulburn was first authorized.2. D ate when present site was first selected.3. D ate when the Government first proposed to construct the weir.4. Dates of surveys determining w hat land would be submerged by the weir.5. D ates of purchases of land submerged by the weir.6. A rea of land so purchased and price.7. A report from the W ater Supply D epartm ent in explanation of the circumstances

connected w ith the purchase of this land, and the manner and time of its resumption.8. A report from the Government valuer as to the prices recommended and paid.

M r. T urner presented—Correspondence between the M inister of Railways and the Railw ays Commissioners.— R etu rn to an

Order of the House, dated 22nd October, 1891, for a copy of the correspondence th a t has passed between the Honorable the M inister of Railw ays and the V ictorian Railways Commissioners.


4. P rahran M echanics’ I nstitu te .— M r. D ixon moved, pursuant to notice, T h a t there be laid before thisHouse a return showing—

1. T he am ount granted and paid to the P rahran M echanics’ In stitu te for building purposessince the year 1855.

2. U nder w hat condition the said money was paid.3. W ho were the trustees a t the time such am ount was paid.4. T he amount paid each year since 1855 out of the Free L ibrary Vote to the P rahran

M echanics’ In stitu te for the purchase of books, &c.5. To whom such amount has been paid.


5. P a p e r .— Mr. M cLean presented—P rahran M echanics’ Institu te .— R eturn to the foregoing Order.


6. A djo ur nm ent .— Sir B ryan O’Loghlen rose in his place, and said th a t he proposed to move the adjournm ent of the House for the purpose of discussing a definite m atter of urgent public im portance, namely, “ T he proper representation of V ictoria a t the Chicago E xhibition, both in m anufactures and agricultural and mineral products.”

M r. Speaker thereupon called upon those Members who approved of the proposed discussion to rise in their places, and twelve Members having accordingly risen—

Sir Bryan O’Loghlen moved, T h a t the House do now adjourn.Debate ensued.Motion, by leave, w ithdraw n.

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7. P e t itio n .— M r. Forrest presented a petition from the President and Councillors of the Shire of Colac,under the common seal of the said corporation, praying" th a t the House may be pleased to pass the Local Grovernment A ct 1890 Amendment Bill.


8. M essage fkom th e L eg isla tive Council.— T he following Message was brought from the Legislative Council by the Clerk-A ssistant of the C ounc il:—

M r . S pe a k e r ,The Legislative Council transm it to the Legislative Assembly a Bill intituled “ A n A ct to

amend the law relating to B ills o f Sale,” w ith which they desire the concurrence of the Legislative Assembly.



9. B ills of S ale L a w A mendment B il l .— Mr. B est moved, T h a t the Bill transm itted by the foregoing M essage, intituled " An Act to amend the Law relating to B ills o f Sale,” be now read a first time.

Question—put and resolved in the affirmative.—Bill read a first tim e, ordered to be printed, and read a second time to-morrow.

10. M e s s a g e f r o m t h e L e g i s l a t i v e C o u n c i l . — T he following M essage was brought from the Legislative Council by the C lerk-A ssistant of the Council :—

M r. S pe a k e r ,T he Legislative Council return to the L egislative Assembly the B ill in titu led “ A n Act to

regulate the Practice o f the Legal Profession,” and acquaint the Legislative A ssem bly th a t they have agreed to the same w ith amendments, w ith which they desire the concurrence of the Legislative Assembly.


Melbourne, 27th October, 1891.Ordered— T h at the said amendments be printed, and taken into consideration to-morrow.

11. M essag e from th e L egislative Council .— The following M essage was brought from the Legislative Council by the C lerk-A ssistant of the C o u n c il:—

M r. S pe a k e r ,T he Legislative Council transm it to the Legislative Assembly a Bill intituled “ A n Act to amend

the Law relating to the liability o f Directors and others fo r statements in Prospectuses and other documents soliciting applications fo r Shares or Debentures,” w ith which they desire the concurrence of the Legislative Assembly.



12. D i r e c t o r s ’ L i a b i l i t y B i l l .—Mr. G avan Duffy moved, T h a t the Bill transm itted by the foregoingMessage, intituled “ A n A ct to amend the Law relating to the liability o f Directors and others fo r statements in Prospectuses and other documents soliciting applications fo r Shares or Debentures,” be now read a first time.

Question—put and resolved in the affirmative.— B ill read a first time, ordered to be printed, and read a second tim e to-morrow.

13. M essages from th e L eg isla tiv e C ouncil.— T he following Messages were brought from the Legislative Council by the C lerk-A ssistant of the C ouncil:—

M r . S p e a k e r ,The Legislative Council request th a t the Legislative Assembly w ill be pleased to communi

cate to the Legislative Council copies of the R eport and Evidence of the Select Committee of the Legislative Assembly, appointed in the present Session of Parliam ent, on the B ill intituled " A n Act to convert the existing Trusts relating to the Scots' Church Properties into one General T rust.”


M elbourne 27th October, 1891.M r . S pe a k e r ,

T he Legislative Council request th a t the Legislative Assembly w ill be pleased to communicate to the L egislative Council copies of the R eport and Evidence of the Select Committee of the Legislative Assembly, appointed in the present Session of Parliam ent, on the B ill intitu led “ An A ct to amend the i Tramways A ct 1890 ’ and to extend the provisions thereof to the Corporation o f the City o f Melbourne and the Councils o f the Municipalities o f Prahran and Saint K ilda within certain lim its.”

J A S . M A C B A IN ,Legislative Council Chamber, P resident.

Melbourne, 27th October, 1891.Ordered— T h at copies of the Reports and Evidence referred to in the foregoing M essages be trans

m itted to the Legislative Council.

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14. L o c a l G o v e r n m e n t A c t 1890 A m e n d m e n t B i l l . — T he Order of th e D ay for the further consideration of this BUI in Committee of the whole House having been read— M r. Speaker left the C hair, and the House resolved itself into a Committee of the whole.

M r. Speaker resumed the Chair ; Mr. Graves reported th a t the Committee had made progress in the Bill, and th a t he was directed to move th a t the Committee may have leave to sit again.

Resolved— T hat this H ouse will, to-morrow, again resolve itself into the said Committee.

15. P o s t p o n e m e n t o f O r d e r s o f t h e D a y . — Ordered, T h a t the consideration of the following Ordersof the D ay be postponed until to-morrow :—


Railways Act 1890 Amendment B ill— To be further considered in Committee.Sharebrokers B ill— Second reading.Opium B ill— Second reading.Metropolitan General Cemetery B ill— Second reading.Education Endowment B ill— Second reading.Gold-fields Reservoirs Sale B ill— Second reading.Water Act 1890 Amendment B ill— Second reading.L and A ct 1890 Amendment B ill— Second reading.Shops B ill— Second reading.Thistles Law Amendment B ill— Second reading.Committee o f Public Accounts B ill— Second reading.Law o f Partnership Amendment B ill— Second reading.Sandhurst Public Buildings Act 1882 Amendment B ill— Third reading— Resumption o f debate. Police Offences Act 1890 Amendment B ill— Second reading.Public Service Act 1890 Amendment B ill— Second reading.Post Office A ct 1890 Amendment B ill— Second reading.Electric Lighting B ill— Second reading.Crimes Act 1890 Amendment B ill— Second reading.Defences and Discipline Act 1890 Amendment B ill— Second reading.Marriage Act 1890 Amendment B ill— Second reading.S t. Arnaud School o f Mines Site B ill— Second reading.Kyneton Market Reserve B ill— Second reading.Agricultural Grants B ill— Message from H is Excellency the Governor— To be considered in

Committee.SiLpply— To be further considered in Committee.W ays and Means— To be further considered in Committee.

A nd then the House, a t tw enty m inutes past eleven o’clock, adjourned until to-morrow.

W . V. R O B IN S O N , M. H . D A V IE S ,Clerk o f the Legisla tive Assembly. Speaker.

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WEDNESDAY, 2 8 t h OCTOBER, 1891.1. T he House met pursuant to adjournm ent.— Mr. Speaker took the Chair.2. Postponem ent o f O r d e r of th e D a y .— Ordered, T h a t the consideration of Order of the D ay No. 1

he postponed until after the consideration of Order of the Day No. 2.3. L o a n B i l l .— T he Order of the D ay for the consideration in Committee of the whole House of H is

Excellency the Governor’s Message, No. 22, having been read— On the motion of Mr. M unro, Mr. Speaker left the Chair, and the House resolved itself into a Committee of the whole.

Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair ; M r. G raves reported tha t the Committee had come to a certain resolution.

On the motion of M r. Munro, the House ordered tha t the Standing Orders be suspended so as to allow the R eport to be received this day.

Mr. Graves reported from a Committee of the whole House a certain resolution, w hich was read and is as follows :—

Resolved— T hat it is expedient th a t an A ppropriation be made out of the Consolidated Revenue for the purposes of a B ill to authorize the raising of money for R ailw ays and Irrigation W orks.

A nd the said resolution was read a second time and agreed to by the H ouse.Ordered— T h at Mr. M unro and Mr. M cLean do prepare and bring in a B ill to carry out the foregoing

resolution.4. L o a n B ill .—M r. Munro then brought up a B ill intituled “ A B ill to authorize the raising o f Money jo r

Railways and Irrigation W orks,” and moved, T h a t it be now read a first time.Question— put and resolved in the affirmative.— B ill read a first time, ordered to be printed, and read a

second tim e to-morrow.5. L o c a l Governm ent A c t 1890 Amendment B i l l .— T he O rder of the D ay for the further con

sideration of th is B ill in Committee of the whole House having been read—M r. Speaker left the Chair, and the House resolved itself into a Committee of the whole.

M r. Speaker resumed the Chair ; Mr. Graves reported tha t the Committee had made progress in the Bill, and tha t he was directed to move tha t the Committee may have leave to sit again.

Resolved— T h a t this House will, to-morrow, again resolve itself into the said Committee.6 . Postponem ent of O r d e r s of th e D a y .— Ordered, T h a t the consideration of the following Orders

of the Day be postponed until to-morrow^:—Parliamentary Standing Committee on Railways Remuneration B ill— To be further considered in

Committee.Railways Act 1890 Amendment B ill— To be further considered in Committee.Sharebrokers B ill— Second reading.Opium B ill— Second reading.Metropolitan General Cemetery B ill— Second reading.Education Endowment B ill— Second reading.Gold-fields Reservoirs Sale B ill— Second reading.Water A ct 1890 Amendment B ill— Second reading.Land A ct 1890 Amendment B ill— Second reading.Shops B ill— Second reading.Thistles Law Amendment B ill— Second reading.Committee o f Public Accounts B ill— Second reading.Laio o f Partnership Amendment B ill— Second reading.Sandhurst Public Buildings Act 1882 Amendment B ill— Third reading— Resumption o f debate. Police Offences Act 1890 Amendment B ill— Second reading.Public Service Act 1890 Amendment B ill— Second reading.Post Office Act 1890 Amendment B ill— Second reading.Electric Lighting B ill— Second reading.Crimes Act 1890 Amendment B ill— Second reading.Defences and Discipline Act 1890 Amendment B ill— Second reading.Marriage Act 1890 Amendment B ill— Second reading.S t. Arnaud School o f Mines Site B ill— Second reading.Kyneton Market Reserve B ill— Second reading.Agricultural Grants B ill— Message from H is Excellency the Governor— To be considered in

Committee.Supply— To be further considered in Committee.W ays and Means— To be further considered in Committee.

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Y, L e g a l P r o f e s s i o n P r a c t ic e B i l l .— T he Order of the D ay for the consideration of the amendments made by the L egislative Council in this Bill having been read, the said amendments were read, and are as follow :—

1. Clause 1, line 6, after “ 1891 ” add “ and shall come into operation on the first day of JanuaryOne thousand eight hundred and ninety-tw o.”

2. Clause 2, line 8, omit “ of the colony of V ictoria.”3. Clause 3, line 10, after “ w h o ” omit all words to end of clause, and insert “ has heretofore

been adm itted as a barrister shall by virtue of th is A ct be and is herebyadm itted as a solicitor as from the date of the passing of this A ct, and inaddition to his righ t to practise as a barrister shall be entitled to practise as asolicitor and to all the rights powers and privileges of a solicitor.”

4. Clause 4, line 1, after “ w h o ” omit all words to end of clause, and insert “ has heretofore beenadm itted as a solicitor shall by v irtue of this A ct be and is hereby adm itted as abarrister as from the date of the passing of this A ct, and in addition to his righ t to practise as a solicitor shall be entitled to practise as a barrister and to all the righ ts powers and privileges of a barrister.”

5. Clause 5, line 13, after “ the ” omit all words to end of clause, and insert “ solicitor or clientrespectively by whom he has been employed his fees costs and charges for any professional work done by him. A nd every barrister shall in future be liable for negligence as a barrister to the client on whose behalf he has been employed to the same extent as a solicitor is now liable to his client for negligence as a solicitor.”

6. Clause 6, line 19, before “ solicitor ” insert “ between.”„ line 23, before “ attendance” insert “ the like,” and omit “ in the same m atter.”

7. Clause 7, line 26, after “ shall be ” omit all words to end of clause, and insert “ in any m annerwhatsoever an officer of the Supreme Court. P rovided always th a t nothing herein contained shall prevent the Supreme Court from having and exercising the same summary jurisdiction over every barrister and solicitor as the Court can now exercise in the case of solicitors.”

8. A fter clause 7 insert new clauses—A. (1) A ny barrister and solicitor who in any case or m atter has received or agreed

to receive a fee for work the whole or any portion of w hich involves attendance in court and who docs not give substantial attendance to such case or m atter in court shall return to the client by or on whose behalf he has been employed or shall be deprived of the whole or such portion of such fee as the prothonotary or other tax ing officer may determine on the application of such client.

(2) T he question w hether or not any barrister and solicitor has given such substantial attendance to any case or m atter in court shall be decided by the prothonotary or other tax ing officer subject to an appeal to a judge of the Supreme Court in Chambers and such decision shall not affect any liability w hich such barrister and solicitor may have incurred for negligence.

(3) N o contract or agreem ent between a barrister and solicitor and any other person shall have any force or effect in so far as such contract or agreem ent may be contrary to the provisions of this section.

B. Subject to the righ t of precedence of H er M ajesty 's A ttorney-G eneral and Solicitor-General and H er M ajesty 's Counsel respectively the rig h t of precedence am ongst barristers and solicitors shall be regulated by the date o f their admission as barristers or solicitors. P rovided always th a t the M inister o f Ju stice if a barrister and solicitor shall have the same righ t of precedence as the Solicitor-General.

C. A fter the passing of this A ct no person shall be adm itted to practise as a barrister or a solicitor solely, but every person adm itted by the Supreme Court shall be adm itted both as a barrister and solicitor.

D. Subject to the righ ts of all persons who have heretofore been adm itted as students- at-law or have become duly articled under any rules of the Supreme Court or shall be now serving as a Ju d g e’s associate no person not previously adm itted as a barrister or solicitor in some part of H er M ajesty’s dominions in which the qualification of barristers and solicitors is in the opinion of the Supreme Court of equal value to th a t required by th is section shall be adm itted as a barrister and solicitor unless he be a natural born or naturalized B ritish subject of the full age of tw enty-one years of good fame and character, and unless—

(1) H e shall before being articled have passed the m atriculation or other exam ination required by the existing rules of the Supreme Court to be passed by clerks before being articled, and

(2) Shall also either before being articled or afte r the expiration of such articlespass the two annual exam inations including the subject of jurisprudence required to be passed a t the U niversity of M elbourne by a person who has obtained the degree of bachelor o f arts as a condition to his obtaining the degree of bachelor of laws or such modification thereof as any rules of the Supreme Court may prescribe, and

(3) Shall also be articled to a barrister and solicitor for the term of three years andshall have served the whole of such tim e either after passing or before passing the said two annual examinations, and

(4) Shall also pass the final examination required by the existing rules of theSupreme Court to be passed by clerks before being adm itted to practise as

'solicitors or such modification thereof as any rules of the Supreme Court may prescribe.

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Provided always th a t the Supreme Court consisting of three judges of whom the Chief Ju stice shall be one may where under special circumstances it shall in its absolute discretion see fit so to do w ith reference to any person who shall w ithin one year after the passing of this A ct satisfy the said Court th a t he has continuously before the commencem ent of this A ct served for ten years in V ictoria as a m anaging clerk to some practising solicitor or solicitors and has been for such period of ten years bond f id e engaged under his or their direction and supervision in the transaction and m anagem ent of such m atters of business as are usually transacted by solicitors dispense with such portion of the above- mentioned examinations as to the said Court may seem fit.

E . A ny person adm itted as a student-at-law may as from the time of the passing of th is A ct be and act as clerk to a solicitor during the period of his studentship.

F . (1) A ll rules of the Supreme Court for the admission of barristers and solicitors save as to persons adm itted as students-at-law or serving as Ju d g e s’ associates or duly articled before the commencement of this A ct are so far as they are inconsistent w ith this A ct hereby repealed.

(2) N othing in this A c t shall prevent the Supreme Court from m aking rules relative to the admission qualification and exam ination of barristers and solicitors provided such rules are not inconsistent w ith this A ct.

A nd the said amendments were read a second time.Mr. Mason moved, T h a t this House agree to the amendments made by the Legislative Council in this

Bill.D ebate ensued.A nd the debate not being concluded by half-past eight o’clock—Ordered— T h at the debate be adjourned until to-morrow.

8. M e s s a g e s f r o m t h e L e g i s l a t i v e C o u n c i l .— T he following M essages were brought from the Legislative Council by the C lerk-A ssislant of the Council:—


The Legislative Council acquaint the Legislative Assem bly th a t they have agreed to the B ill intituled “ A n Act to establish a Land Sales by Auction F und '1' w ithout amendment.

J A S . M A C B A IN ,Legislative Council Chamber, President.



T he Legislative Council acquaint the Legislative Assembly th a t they have agreed to the B ill intituled “ An A ct to convert the existing Trusts relating to the Scots' Church Properties into one General T ru st" w ithout amendment.


M elbourne, 28th October, 1891.

9 . M e s s a g e f r o m t h e L e g i s l a t i v e C o u n c i l .— T he following M essage was brought from the Legislative Council by the C lerk-A ssistant of the Council :—


T he Legislative Council return to the L egislative Assembly the B ill in titu led “ Act to amend the 6 Mines Act 1890,’ ” and acquaint the Legislative A ssem bly th a t they have agreed to the same w ith amendments, w ith which they desire the concurrence of the Legislative Assem bly.

J A S . M A C B A IN ,Legislative Council Chamber, P resident.

Melbourne, 28th October, 1891.A nd the said amendments were read and are as follow:—

Clause 1, omit “ and also to any mining district to which the Governor by Order in Council'published in the Government Gazette may at any tim e declare this A ct to apply .”

Clause 2, line 10, omit “ of M ines.”„ (p. 2), line 15, after “ auriferous ” insert “ or is not required for a site for machinery

or for the storage of sludge or for carrying on of any other mining operations.” Clause 3, line 24, omit “ of M ines.”

„ line 30, omit “ of M ines.”Clause 5, line 2, after " auriferous ” insert " o r is not required as a site for machinery or fo r

the storage of sludge or for carrying on any other mining operations.”A nd the said amendments were read a second time and agreed to by the House.Ordered— T h at the Bill be returned to the Legislative Council w ith a M essage acquainting them th a t


10. L i c e n s i n g A c t 1890 A m e n d m e n t B i l l .— T he Order of the D ay for the further consideration ofthis Bill in Committee of the whole House having been read— M r. Speaker left the Chair, and the House resolved itself into a Committee of the whole.

M r. Speaker resumed the Chair ; Mr. G raves reported th a t the Committee had made progress inthe Bill, and th a t he was directed to move th a t the Committee may have leave to sit again.

Resolved— T hat th is House will, on W ednesday, 11th November next, again resolve itself into the said Committee.

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11. P o s t p o n e m e n t o f O r d e r s o f t h e D a y .— Ordered, T h a t the consideration of the following Orders of the D ay be postponed until W ednesday, 11th November n ex t:—

Friendly Societies A ct 1890 Amendment B ill— To be further considered in Committee.[ vi- Petition o f Alexander Moncrieff — To be considered.

Markets Act 1890 Amendment B ill— Second reading.Cemeteries A ct 1890 Amendment B ill— Second reading.Messrs. Burston and Me Nab— Resumption o f debate on the question— That in the opinion o f this

House the finding o f the Board appointed to inquire into the .case oj Messrs. Burston and M cNab should at once be given effect to.

Dog A ct 1890 Amendment B ill— Second reading.Admission Fees to Football and other Matches— Resumption o f debate on the question— That in the

opinion o f this House, taking into consideration the large sums o f money collected by clubs as charges to witness football and other matches on all grounds under the joint control o f the Board o f L and and Works and other trustees o f grounds vested in trustees throughout the colony, such cM a or frtwfw* pay (o Trgaawror o / (Ac coW y fonpor nmf. o / ( M r yrow each year, which sum shall be added to the Charitable vote o f the yea i.

Totalizator B ill— Second reading.Juries Act 1890 Amendment B ill— Second reading.Trade Marks Act 1890 Amendment B ill— Second reading.L ifts Regulation B ill— Second reading.University Fees Abolition B ill— Second reading.B ills o f Sale Law Amendment B ill— Second reading.Directors'' Liability B ill— Second reading.

A nd then the House, a t thirty-five m inutes past ten o’clock, adjourned until to-morrow.W . V. R O B IN S O N , M - H * D A V IE S ,

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THURSDAY, 29t h OCTOBER, 1891.


2. P a p e r s .— M r. Munro presented—Renewal of Commercial T reaties.— R eturn to an Order of the House, dated 14th October, 1891, for

a copy of recent correspondence between the Im perial A uthorities and the V ictorian G overnm ent relative to the renewal of various commercial treaties, together w ith any reports by the A gent-G eneral or instructions sent to him in th a t regard.

Ordered to lie on the Table.T he following P aper, pursuant to the direction of an A ct o f Parliam ent, was laid upon the

Table by the Clerk of the H ouse :—E ducation A ct 1890.— A lteration of Regulations.— Tem porary Unclassified Schools.— Order in

Council.

3 . A d j o u r n m e n t .— M r. G avan Duffy moved, pursuant to notice, T h a t the House, a t its rising, adjournuntil W ednesday next.


4. A d m i n is t r a t io n a n d P r o b a t e A c t 1890 A m e n d m e n t B i l l .— Mr. G avan Duffy moved, pursuant tonotice, T h a t he have leave to bring in a B ill to amend the Administration and Prohate Act 1890.

Question— put and resolved in the affirmative.Ordered— T h at Mr. G avan Duffy and M r. T urner do prepare and bring in the Bill.Mr. G avan Duffy then brought up a B ill in titu led “ A B ill to amend the ‘ Administration and Probate

Act 1890/ ” and moved, T h a t i t be now read a first time.Q uestion— put and resolved in the affirmative.— B ill read a first lime, ordered to be printed, and read a

second tim e on W ednesday next.

5. S u p p l y .— T he Order of the D ay for going into Committee of Supply having been read— M r. M unromoved, T h a t M r. Speaker do now leave the Chair.

D ebate ensued.Question— put and negatived. . 1(1 . .Mr. M unro moved, T h a t th is H ouse will, on W ednesday next, resolve itself into the Committee of

Supply.Question—put and resolved in the affirmative.

6 . L o a n B i l l . — T he Order of the D ay for the second reading of th is B ill having been read— M r. M unromoved, T h a t this B ill be now read a second time.

D ebate ensued.Question— put and resolved in the affirmative.— B ill read a second time.Mr. M unro moved, T h a t th is B ill be now committed to a Committee of the whole House.Question—put and resolved in the affirmative.A nd, on the further motion of Mr. Munro, Mr. Speaker left the Chair, and the H ouse resolved

itse lf into a Committee of the whole.M r. Speaker resumed the chair ; M r. G raves reported th a t the Committee had gone through the

Bill, and agreed to the same w ith amendments.On the motion of M r. Munro, the House ordered th a t the Standing Orders be suspended, so as to

allow the R eport to be received this day.M r. Munro moved, T h a t the amendments made by the Committee of the whole H ouse in this B ill be

agreed to.Question— put and resolved in the affirmative.Mr. Speaker having reported th a t the Chairman of Committees had certified th a t the fair p rin t of this

B ill was in accordance w ith the Bill as reported— Bill, on the motion of M r. M unro, read ath ird time. . .

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7. P o s t p o n e m e n t o f O r d e r s o f t h e D a y .— Ordered, T h a t the consideration of the following Ordersof the Day be postponed until W ednesday nex t :—

Local Government Act 1890 Amendment B ill— To be further considered in Committee. Parliamentary Standing Committee on Railways Remuneration B ill— To be further considered in

Committee.Railways Act 1890 Amendment B ill— To be further considered in Committee.Sharebrokers B ill— Second reading.Opium B ill— Second reading.Metropolitan General Cemetery B ill— Second reading.Education Endowment B ill— Second reading.Gold-fields Reservoirs Sale B ill— Second reading.Water A ct 1890 Amendment B ill— Second reading.Land A c t 1890 Amendment B ill— Second reading.Shops B ill— Second reading.Thistles Law Amendment B ill— Second reading.Committee o f Public Accounts B ill— Second-reading.Law o f Partnership Amendment B ill— Second reading.Sandhurst Public Buildings Act 1882 Amendment B ill— Third reading— Resumption o f debate. Police Offences Act 1890 Amendment B ill— Second reading.Public Service Act 1890 Amendment B ill— Second reading.Post Office A ct 1890 Amendment B ill— Second reading.Electric Lighting B ill— Second reading.Crimes A ct 1890 Amendment B ill— Second reading.Defences and Discipline A ct 1890 Amendment B ill— Second reading.Marriage Act 1890 Amendment B ill— Second reading.S t. Arnaud School o f Mines Site B ill— Second reading.Kyneton Market Reserve B ill— Second reading.Agricultural Gh'ants B ill— Message from H is Excellency the Governor— To be considered in

Committee.Legal Profession Practice B ill— Amendments o f the Legislative Council— To be further considered. Ways and Means— To be further considered in Committee.

8. A d j o u r n m e n t .— Mr. M unro moved, T h a t the H ouse do now adjourn.Debate ensued.Question— put and resolved in the affirmative.

And then the House, a t fifteen minutes past eleven o’clock, adjourned until W ednesday next.

W. V. R O B IN S O N , M. H . D A V IE S ,Clerk o f the L egisla tive Assembly. Speaker.

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WEDNESDAY, 4 t h NOVEMBER, 1891.

1. The House met pursuant to adjournm ent.— Mr. Speaker took the Chair.

2. P e t i t i o n .— M r. B aker presented a petition from certain mallee farmers in the N orth-w est W immera,praying th a t the House will be pleased to take such action as w ill perm it of th e speedy transfer of subdivisions of mallee allotments, and th a t to all mallee lessees may be extended the privilege of selecting an area of not less than 320 acres upon their mallee holdings.

Ordered to lie on the Table, and to be considered in connexion w ith the R eport of the Select Committee on the Settlem ent of the Mallee Country.

3 . P a p e r s .— M r. M cLean presented, b y command of H is Excellency the G overnor—O bservatory— T w enty-six th Report of the Board of V isitors to th e ; together w ith the Annual

R eport of the G overnm ent Astronom er.'O rdered to lie on the Table.T he following P aper, pursuant to the direction of an A ct o f Parliam ent, was laid upon the

Table by the Clerk of the H ouse :—H ospitals for the Insane.— R eport of the Inspector of Lunatic Asylums for the year ended

31st December, 1890.

4. M i n e s B i l l .— Mr. O uttrim moved, pursuant to notice, T h a t he have leave to bring in a B ill to amendthe Mines A ct 1890 and to provide for the Regulation of Coal Mines.

Question— put and resolved in the atFirmative.Ordered— T h a t M r. O uttrim and Mr. Peacock do prepare and bring in the Bill.M r. O uttrim then brought up a B ill intituled “ A B ill to amend the 1 Mines A c t 1890’ and to provide fo r

the Regulation o f Coal M in esf and moved, T hat it be now read a first time.Question— put and resolved in the affirmative.— B ill read a first time, ordered to be printed, and read a

second time to-morrow.

5 . L o c a l G o v e r n m e n t A c t 1890 A m e n d m e n t B i l l .— The Order of the D ay for the further consideration of th is B ill in Committee of the whole House having been read— M r. Speaker left the Chair, and the House resolved itse lf into a Committee of the whole.

M r. Speaker resumed the Chair ; Mr. M cLellan reported tha t the Committee had made progress in the Bill, and tha t he was directed to move that the Committee may have leave to sit again.

Resolved— T h a t this House will, to-morrow, again resolve itself into the said Committee.

6. P o s t p o n e m e n t o f O r d e r s o f t h e D a y . — Ordered, T h a t the consideration of the following Ordersof the Day be postponed until to-morrow :—


Railways Act 1890 Amendment B ill— To be further considered in Committee.Sharebrokers B ill— Second reading.Opium B ill— Second reading.Metropolitan General Cemetery B ill— Second reading.Education Endowment B ill— Second reading.Gold-fields Reservoirs Sale B ill— Second reading.W ater Act 1890 Amendment B ill— Second reading.

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L and A ct 1890 Amendment B ill— Second reading.Shops B ill— Second reading.Thistles Laio Amendment B ill— Second reading.Committee o f Public Accounts B ill— Second reading.L aw o f Partnership Amendment B ill— Second reading.aW A w rsf f wM'c vlcf 1882 q /Police Offences Act 1890 Amendment B ill— Second reading.Public Service Act 1890 Amendment B ill— Second reading.Post Office Act 1890 Amendment B ill— Second reading.Electric Lighting B ill— Second reading.Crimes Act 1890 Amendment B ill— Second reading.Defences and Discipline Act 1890 Amendment B ill— Second reading.Marriage Act 1890 Amendment B ill— Second reading.S t. Arnaud School o f Mines Site B ill— Second reading.Kyneton Market Reserve B ill— Second reading.Agricultural Grants B ill— Message from H is Excellency the Governor— To be considered in

Committee.Legal Profession Practice B ill— Amendments o f the Legislative Council— To be further considered. Administration and Probate A ct 1890 Amendment B ill— Second reading.Supply— To be further considered in CommitteeW ays and Means— To be further considered in Committee.

7. M e s s a g e f r o m H is E x c e l l e n c y t h e G o v e r n o r . — T he following M essage from H is Excellency the Governor was presented by Mr. M unro, and the same was re a d : —

H O P E T O U N ,

The Governor informs the Legislative Assembly tha t he has, on this clay, a t the Governm ent Offices, given the Royal A ssent to the undermentioned A cts of the present Session, presented to him by the C lerk of the Parliam ents, v iz . :—

“ A n Act to establish a L and Sales by Auction Fund.”“ A n Act to convert the existing Trusts relating to the Scots' Church Properties into one General

“ A n Act to amend the ‘ Mines Act 1890/ ”Governm ent Offices,

Melbourne, 2nd November, 1891.

8. M elbourne a n d W illiam stow n T ram w ay B il l .— The O rder of the D ay for the third reading ofth is B ill having been read, and M r. Speaker having reported th a t the Clerk of the House had certified th a t the fair p rin t of this B ill was in accordance w ith the B ill as reported—Bill, on the motion of Mr. M ountain, read a third time.

Ordered—T h at the B ill be transm itted to the Legislative Council and their concurrence desired therein.

9. R emoval of S ea-shell in B el la r in e .— M r. Levien moved, pursuant to notice, T h a t a Select Comm ittee be appointed to inquire into and report upon the righ t of certain landowners in Bellarine to prevent farmers and others from removing sea-shell from below high-w ater mark, and as to the desirability of resuming certain of the foreshore for the purpose of procuring sea-shell for public use, such Committee to consist of Mr. Cameron, Mr. W . T . Carter, M r. Dow, Mr. McColl, and th e ’ Mover, w ith power, to send for persons, papers, and records, to move from place to place, and to sit on days on which the House does not m e e t; three to be the quorum.


10. S tate E mployment for E lderly M e n .— M r. K ir ton moved, pursuant to notice, T h a t as the regulations regarding employment in the Public Service fix an age lim itation which debars old and deserving citizens from entering the service of the State, th is H ouse is of opinion th a t certain classes of ligh t employment in the Railw ay and other departm ents requiring no special qualifications should be reserved for men between the ages of 45 and 60 years.

D ebate ensued.Question— put.T he House divided.

Governoi'. Message No. 23.

Ayes, 7. Noes, 13.

Mr. A . H arris, M r. K irton, Mr. M urphy, M r. Peacock.

Mr. Dunn,

Mr. Mason, Mr. S tuart.

Tellers.Mr. Anderson, Mr. Beazley, Mr. B ennett, M r. Craven, Mr. Graham , M r. G raves, M r. Levien, Mr. McLean,

M r. Munro, C aptain Taylor, Mr. W heeler.

Tellers.

M r. Cameron, Mr. J . H arris.


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11. P o l i c e H o l i d a y s . — M r. S tuart moved, pursuant to notice, T h a t all members of the V ictorian P o licaForce be allowed three weeks* holiday in each year.

D ebate ensued.M r. M cLean moved, T h a t the debate be now adjourned.D ebate continued.Question— T h at the debate be now adjourned— put and resolved in the affirmative.Ordered— T h at the debate be adjourned until W ednesday, 25th November instant.

12. M e l b o u r n e G a o l . — M r. S tuart moved, pursuant to notice, T h a t in the opinion of th is H ouse thein terests of the citizens of M elbourne w ill be served by the removal of the M elbourne Gaol, and the leasing of the site for building purposes.

Debate ensued.M r. M unro moved, T h a t the debate be now adjourned.Debate continued.

Notice being taken th a t a quorum of M embers was not present, Mr. Speaker counted the House, and a quorum of Members not being present, Mr. Speaker, a t nineteen m inutes past nine o clock, adjourned the House, w ithout Question being first put, until to-morrow.

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THURSDAY, 5 t h NOVEMBER, 1891.1. T h e House m et pursuant to adjournm ent.— Mr. Speaker took th e Chair.

2 . P a p e r .— M r. M cLean presented, by command of H is Excellency the G overnor—Charitable Institutions.— R eport o f Inspector for the year ended 30th Ju n e , 1891.


3. L ocal G o v e r n m e n t A c t 1890 A m e n d m e n t B il l .— T he O rder o f the D ay for the further considerationof this B ill in Committee of the whole H ouse having been read—Mr. Speaker left the Chair, and the H ouse resolved itse lf into a Committee of the whole.

A nd the H ouse having continued to sit till after tw elve of the clock,

F R ID A Y , 6 t h N O V E M B E R , 1891.M r. Speaker resumed the Chair ; M r. M cLellan reported th a t the Committee had gone through the

Bill, and agreed to the same w ith amendments.O rdered—T h at the Bill, as amended, be printed, and taken into consideration on T uesday next.

4. P o s t p o n e m e n t o f O r d e r s o f t h e D a y . — Ordered, T h a t the consideration of the following O rdersof the Day be postponed until Tuesday n e x t :—


Railways A ct 1890 Amendment B ill— To be further considered in Committee.Sharebrokers B ill— Second reading.Opium B ill— Second reading.Metropolitan General Cemetery B ill— Second reading.Education Endowment B ill— Second reading.Gold-fields Reservoirs Sale B ill— Second reading.W ater Act 1890 Amendment B ill— Second reading.L and Act 1890 Amendment B ill— Second reading.Shops B ill— Second reading.Thistles Law Amendment B ill— Second reading.Committee o f Public Accounts B ill— Second reading.L aw o f Partnership Amendment B ill— Second reading.Sandhurst Public Buildings Act 1882 Amendment B ill— Third reading— Resumption o f debate. Police Offences Act 1890 Amendment B ill— Second reading.Public Service Act 1890 Amendment B ill— Second reading.Post Office A ct 1890 Amendment B ill— Second reading.Electric Lighting B ill— Second reading.Crimes Act 1890 Amendment B ill— Second reading.Defences and Discipline Act 1890 Amendment B ill— Second reading.Marriage A ct 1890 Amendment B ill— Second reading.S t. Arnaud School o f Mines Site B ill— Second reading.Kyneton M arket Reserve B ill— Second reading.Agricultural Grants B ill— Message from H is Excellency the Governor— To be considered in

Committee.Legal Profession Practice B ill— Amendments o f the Legislative Council— To be further considered. Administration and Probate Act 1890 Amendment B ill— Second reading.Mines B ill— Second reading.Supply— To be further considered in Committee.W ays and Means— To be further considered in Committee.

5. A d j o u r n m e n t . — M r. M unro moved, T h a t the H ouse do now adjourn.D ebate ensued.Question— put and resolved in the affirmative.

A nd then the House, a t forty-five m inutes past two o^clock in the morning, adjourned un til Tuesday nex t.

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TUESDAY, 10t h NOVEMBER, 1891.


2 P a r l ia m e n t a r y S t a n d in g C o m m it t e e o n R a i l w a y s .— Mr. B ent, Chairman, brought up a Reportfrom the Parliam entary Standing Committee on Railw ays on the proposed railways from Korum- burra to Coal Creek, S trezlecki, and Jum bunna Coal Mines, together w ith the M inutes of Evidenceand Appendices.

Ordered to lie on the Table and to be printed.

3 P u r c h a s e o f L a n d a t t h e L a a n e c o o r i e W e i r .— Mr. Bailes moved, by leave, T h a t the SelectCommittee on the Laanecoorie W eir have leave to report the M inutes of Evidence from tim e to time.


4 M u n i c i p a l O v e r d r a f t s I n d e m n it y B i l l .— M r. W heeler moved, pursuant to notice, T h a t he haveleave to bring in a B ill to indemnify the councillors of various municipalities for borrowing moneys by overdrafts on bankers for the purposes of their municipalities contrary to the provisions of the Local Government Act 1890 and for other purposes.

Question—put and resolved in the affirmative.Ordered—T h at M r. W heeler and Mr. T urner do prepare and bring in the Bill.M r. W heeler then brought up a B ill intituled “ A B ill to indemnify the Councillors oj various M unici

palities for Borrowing Moneys by Overdrafts on Bankers fo r the purposes o f their Municipalities contrary to the provisions o f the 1 Local Government Act 1890' and fo r other purposes,” and moved, T h a t it benow read a first time. , , , . . , , _ j

Question—put and resolved in the affirmative.—Bill read a first tim e, ordered to be printed, and reada second time to-morrow.

5 . D is c h a r g e o f O r d e r o f t h e D a y .— On the motion of M r. T urner, the following Order of the D aywas read and d ischarged:— .

Local Government Act 1890 Amendment B ill— Consideration o f Report.

6 . L o c a l G o v e r n m e n t A c t 1890 A m e n d m e n t B i l l — M r. T urner m o v e d , T h at th is B ill b e nowrecommitted to a Committee of th e whole House for the consideration of new clauses 96 a , 96b , 96c, 96d .

Question— put and resolved in the affirmative. 1 , Tr , iA nd, on th e further motion of M r. Turner, Mr. Speaker left the Chair, and the House resolved

itself into a Committee of the whole. . , , , , .M r. Speaker resumed the C h a ir ; M r. M cLellan reported th a t the Committee had agreed to the

Bill w ith a further amendment.Ordered T h a t the Bill, as further amended, be printed and taken into consideration to-morrow.

7. M e s s a g e s f r o m t h e L e g i s l a t i v e C o u n c i l .— T he following Messages were brought from the Legislative Council by the C lerk-A ssistant of the C ouncil:—

M r. S p e a k e r ,T he Legislative Council return to the L egislative Assembly the amendments agreed to

by the Legislative Assem bly in the “ D raft of a B ill to constitute the Commonwealth of A ustralia, adopted by the National A ustralasian Convention on the 9 th A pril, 1891, and laid before the Parliam ent of V ictoria on the 23rd June , 1891,” and acquaint the L egislative Assembly th a t the Legislative Council have agreed to some of the amendments, disagreed w ith others, and agreed to one amendment w ith an amendment, w ith which they desire the concurrence of the LegislativeAssembly. J A g M A C B A I^

Legislative Council, President.Melbourne, 27th October, 1891.

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The Legislative Council transm it to the Legislative Assembly the amendments made by the Legislative Council in the “ D raft of a Bill to constitute the Commonwealth of A ustralia, adopted by the National A ustralasian Convention on the 9 th A pril, 1891, and laid before the Parliam ent of Victoria on the 23rd June , 1891,” w ith which they desire the concurrence of the Legislative Assembly.

J A S . M A C B A IN ,Legislative Council, President.

Melbourne, 27th October, 1891.Ordered—T h at the amendments referred to in the foregoing M essages be printed and taken into

consideration to-morrow.

8 . S e t t l e m e n t o f t h e M a l l e e C o u n t r y .— Mr. M unro moved, by leave, T h a t the R eport of the SelectCommittee on the Settlem ent of the Mallee Country be now taken into consideration.

Debate ensued.Question—p u t and resolved in the affirmative.M r. W rixon moved, T h a t the Report of the Committee be adopted.Debate ensued.Question—put and resolved in the affirmative.

9. P o s t p o n e m e n t o f O r d e r s o f t h e D a y . — Ordered, T hat the consideration of O rders of the DayNos. 2 to 25 be postponed until after the consideration of O rder of the D ay No. 26.

10. L e g a l P r o f e s s io n P r a c t ic e B i l l .— T he Order of the D ay for the resum ption of the debate onthe question—T h at this House agree to the amendments made by the Legislative Council in this Bill, having been read—

D ebate resumed.Captain Taylor moved, T hat the words “ to the following persons :— Benjam in George H arper Brown,

W illiam Theophilus Druce, and F rederick Lewis A ugustus Cor field, and ” be inserted after the word “ reference ” in the proviso to new clause D.

D ebate ensued.Question— T h at the words proposed to be inserted be so inserted—put and negatived.M r. T urner moved, T h a t the following words be added to new clause D :— “ Provided always th a t any

person who shall before the coming into operation of this A ct have duly entered himself for the M atriculation Exam ination a t the U niversity of M elbourne in the necessary subjects required by the existing rules of the Supreme Court and shall a t any such exam ination to be held w ithin one year from the date of the coming into operation of th is A ct have passed such exam ination such person shall be a t liberty to be articled to a barrister and solicitor as aforesaid a t any tim e w ithin such period of one year and shall be a t liberty to be adm itted to practice as a barrister and solicitor afte r passing the exam inations and serving the articles a t present prescribed for articled clerks by the rules of the Supreme Court now in force.”

D ebate ensued.Question— T h at the words proposed to be added be so added— put.T he House divided.

Ayes, 19. Noes, 46.Mr. Baker,M r. G . Downes Carter, Mr. G avan Duffy,Mr. Ferguson,M r. Gardiner,Mr. Graves,Mr. H arper,M r. Leonard,M r. M cLellan,M r. Peacock,M r. Shiels,

M r. L . L . Smith, M r. S taughton, Mr. S tuart,M r. T urner,M r. Uren,Mr. W rixon.

Tellers.

Captain Taylor, Mr. Zox.

Mr. Anderson, M r. Mason,M r. A ndrews, Mr. Beazley,

M r. McColl,M r. M cLean,

M r. Bennett, M r. M unro, M r. M urphy,Mr. Best,

Mr. Bowman, M r. M urray,M r. Brock, M r. Nimmo,Mr. Burrowes, Mr. Officer,Mr. Craven, Sir B. O 'Loghlen, B art.,Mr. Deakin, M r. O uttrim ,M r. Derham, M r. Patterson,Mr. Dow, M r. Richardson,Mr. Duncan, M r. T . Sm ith,Mr. Foster, Mr. S terry,M r. Gillies, M r. Tatchell,M r. Gordon, Mr. Taverner,Mr. Graham, M r. T renw ith,M r. H all, M r. T u th ill,Mr. H ancock, M r. W heeler,M r. J . H arris, Mr. Woods.Mr. H ighett, Mr. H unt, Tdlert.Mr. Laurens, Mr. Forrest,M r. Madden, M r. A . Young.


Question—T h at this House agree to the amendments made by the Legislative Council in this B ill— pu t and resolved in th e affirmative.

Ordered— T h a t the B ill be returned to the Legislative Council w ith a M essage acquainting them th a t the Legislative Assembly have agreed to the said amendments.

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11. P o s t p o n e m e n t o f O r d e r s o f t h e D a y .— Ordered, T h a t the consideration o f the fo l lo w in g Orders o f the Day be postponed until to-morrow :—

Parliamentary Standing Committee on Railways Remuneration Bill— To be further considered in Committee.

Railways Act 1890 Amendment B ill— To be further considered in Committee.Sharebrokers B ill— Second reading.Opium B ill— Second reading.Metropolitan General Cemetery B ill— Second reading.Education Endowment B ill— Second reading.Gold-fields Reservoirs Sale B ill— Second reading.Water Act 1890 Amendment B ill— Second reading.L and Act 1890 Amendment B ill— Second reading.Shops B ill— Second reading.Thistles Law Amendment B ill— Second reading.Committee o f Public Accounts B ill— Second reading.L aw o f Partnership Amendment B ill— Second reading.Sandhurst Public Buildings Act 1882 Amendment B ill— Third reading— Resumption o f debate Police Offences Act 1890 Amendment B ill— Second reading.Public Service Act 1890 Amendment B ill— Second reading.Post Office Act 1890 Amendment B ill— Second reading.Electric Lighting B ill— Second reading.Crimes A ct 1890 Amendment B ill— Second reading.Defences and Discipline A ct 1890 Amendment B ill— Second reading.Marriage A ct 1890 Amendment B ill— Second reading.St. A m aud School o f Mines Site B ill— Second reading.Kyneton M arket Reserve B ill— Second reading.Agricultural Grants B ill— Message from H is Excellency the Governor— To be considered in

Committee.Administration and Probate Act 1890 Amendment B ill— Second reading.Mines B ill— Second reading.Supply— To be further considered in Committee.Ways and Means— To be further considered in Committee.

And then the House, a t fifty-four m inutes past ten o'clock, adjourned until to-morrow.

W . V. R O B IN S O N ,Clerk o f the L/egislative Assembly.


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WEDNESDAY, 1 1 t h NOVEMBER, 1891


2. P arliam entary S tanding Committee on R ailw ay s.— Mr. Bent, Chairman, brought up a Reportfrom the Parliam entary Standing Committee on Railways on the following proposed ra ilw ays:— Donald to W irrum birchip ; W arracknabcal to G a laq u il; Ncorim E x te n sio n s; Laanecoorie to A rnold 's Bridge ; Extensions to Dueran, H ansen South, and H e d i ; N atim uk to Goroke and Minimay ; South G ippsland E xtensions ; C arrajuug Extensions ; N athalia Extensions ; W arragul to M cDonald’s T rack ; together w ith the M inutes of Evidence, Appendices, and Reports of Sectional Committees.

M r. B ent also brought up a Report from the Parliam entary Standing Committee on Railways on the proposed railways to the N orthern Suburbs, together w ith the M inutes of Evidence and Appendices.

Mr. B ent also brought up a R eport from the Parliam entary S tanding Committee on Railways bn the proposed railway from Fleming ton Bridge to Pascoe Vale, together w ith the M inutes of Evidence.

Severally ordered to lie on the Table, and to be printed.

3. M essage from the L egislative C ouncil .— The following M essage was brought from the Legislative Council by the C lcrk-A ssistant of the C o u n c il:—

M r . S p e a k e r ,T he Legislative Council request that the Legislative Assembly will be pleased to communicate to

the Legislative Council copies of the Report and Evidence of the Select Committee of the Legislative Assembly appointed in the present Session of Parliam ent on the Bill intituled “ A n Act to authorize The Austral-Anglo Tramway and General Agency Company to construct Tramways in the City o f South Melbourne the Borough o f Port Melbourne and Town o f Williamstoion and fo r other purposes.”


Melbourne, 11th November, 1891.Ordered— T hat copies of the Report and Evidence referred to in the foregoing M essage be transm itted

- - to the Legislative Council.

4. P a p e r s .— Mr. Speaker presented, pursuant to A ct of Parliam ent—Constitution A ct Amendm ent A ct 1890.— P art IX .—

Statem ent showing the names, remuneration, duties, &c\, of all persons temporarily employed in the D epartm ent of the Legislative Assembly under the authority of P a r t IX . of The Constitution A ct Amendment A ct 1890.

Statem ent of A ppointm ents and Transfers to offices of Parliam ent and of alterations of classification made between the 1st Ju ly , 1891, and the 31st October, 1891, in the D epartm ent of the Legislative Assembly under the authority of P a r t IX . of The Constitution Act Amendment A ct 1890.

Mr. M unro presented, by command of H is Excellency the Governor—N ew H ebrides.— Correspondence respecting affairs in the.

Mr. M cLean presented, by command of H is Excellency the Governor—Statistical R egister o f the Colony of V ictoria for the year 1890.—P a r t V II .—Law, Crime, &c.

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Mr. M unro presented—Schools of Mines and Technical Schools.— R eturn to an Order o f the House, dated 19th A ugust,

1891, for a return showing—1. T he subjects taught.2. Num ber of pupils for each subject.3. Fees per term per subject.4. Num ber of lessons and hours to each subject per week.5. Revenue obtained from private subscriptions.6. T otal fees paid by students.7. Cost o f teaching per head in each subject.8. P recis o f visiting inspectors’ reports—

of all Schools of M ines and Technical Schools for the year 1890-91 ; also the moneys received from the Governm ent from 1888 inclusive—

(а) F or building.(б) F or maintenance.

Severally ordered to lie on the Table.T he following P aper, pursuant to the direction of an A ct o f Parliam ent, was laid upon the

Table by the Clerk of the H ouse :—Companies A ct 1890.— Summary of S tatem ents for the year 1890 made by Companies trans

acting Life A ssurance Business in Victoria.5. P a r l i a m e n t a r y S t a n d i n g C o m m i t t e e o n R a i l w a y s R e m u n e r a t i o n B i l l . — T he Order of the D ay

for the further consideration of this B ill in Committee of the whole House having been read— M r. Speaker left the Chair, and the House resolved itse lf into a Committee of the whole.

M r. Speaker resumed the Chair ; Mr. M cLellan reported th a t the Committee had made progress in the Bill, and th a t he was directed to move tha t the Committee may have leave to sit again.

Resolved— T h at this House will, to-morrow, again resolve itse lf into the said Committee.6. P o s t p o n e m e n t o f O r d e r s o f t h e D a y . — Ordered, T h a t the consideration of the following Orders

of the D ay be postponed until to-morrow :—Municipal Overdrafts Indemnity B ill— Second reading.Law o f Partnership) Amendment B ill— Second reading.Police Offences Act 1890 Amendment B ill—Second reading.Post Office A ct 1890 Amendment B ill— Second reading.Railways Act 1890 Amendment B ill— To he further considered in Committee.Sharebrokers B ill— Second reading.Opium B ill— Second reading.Metropolitan General Cemetery B ill— Second reading.Education Endowment B ill— Second reading.Gold-fields Reservoirs Sale B ill— Second reading.W ater A ct 1890 Amendment B ill— Second reading.L and A ct 1890 Amendment B ill— Second reading.Shops B ill— Second reading.Thistles Law Amendment B ill— Second reading.Committee o f Public Accounts B ill— Second reading.Sandhurst Public Buildings Act 1882 Amendment B ill— Third reading— Resumption o f debate. Public Service Act 1890 Amendment B ill— Second reading.Electric Lighting B ill— Second reading.Crimes Act 1890 Amendment B ill—Second reading.Defences and Discipline A ct 1890 Amendment B ill— Second reading.Marriage Act 1890 Amendment B ill— Second reading.S t. Arnaud School o f Mines Site B ill— Second reading.Kyneton Market Reserve B ill— Second reading.Agricultural Grants B ill— Message from His Exccllcnr'y the Governor— To be considered in

Committee.Administration and Probate A ct \%Q§ Amendment B ill— Second reading.Mines B il l— Second reading.Local Government Act 1890 Amendment B ill— Consideration o f Report.Australasian Federation— " D raft o f a B ill to Constitute the Commonwealth o f Australia *

Messages from the Legislative Council— To be considered.Supply— To be further considered in CommitteeWays and Means— To be further considered in Committee.

7. P o s t p o n e m e n t o f O r d e r o f t h e D a y . — Ordered, T h a t the consideration of the following Order ofthe Day be postponed until W ednesday, 25th November in s ta n t :—

Melbourne and Metropolitan Board o f Works A ct 1890 Amendment B il l— Second reading.

8. M i n e r s ’ R i g h t T i t l e s B i l l . — T he Order of the D ay for the second reading of this B ill having beenread— Mr. Richardson moved, T hat this Bill be now read a second time.

Debate ensued.Question—put and resolved in the affirmative.— Bill read a second time.Mr. Richardson moved, T h a t this Bill be now committed to a Committee of the whole House. Question— put and resolved in the affirmative.A nd, on the further motion of Mr. Richardson, Mr. Speaker left the Chair, and the House resolved

itself into a Committee of the whole.Mr. Speaker resumed the C hair; M r. M cLellan reported tha t the Committee had made progress in

the Bill, and tha t he was directed to move tha t the Committee may have leave to sit again. Resolved— T hat this House will, on W ednesday, 25th November instant, again resolve itself into the

said Committee.

9. P o s t p o n e m e n t o f O r d e r s o f t h e D a y . — Ordered, T h a t the consideration of the following O rders ofthe Day be postponed until W ednesday, 25th November in s ta n t:—

The late M r. 0 . P . Whitelaw— Resumption o f debate on the question— That this Mouse will, on Wednesday next, resolve itse lf into a Committee o f the whole to consider the propriety o f

presenting an Address to H is Excellency the Governor, requesting that he will be pleased to jilace on the Additional Estimates the sum o f £500 fo r the jam ily o f the late M r. O. P . Whitelaw, mining surveyor, who was drowned at W alhalla during the late disastrous floods.

Licensing A ct 1890 Amendment B ill— To be further considered in Committee.Friendly Societies A ct 1890 Amendment B ill— To be further considered in Committee.Petition o f Alexander Moncrieff-— To be considered.Marhets A ct 1890 Amendment B ill— Second reading.Cemeteries A ct 1890 Amendment B ill— Second reading.Messrs. Burston and M cNab— Resumption o f debate on the question— That in the opinion o f this

House the finding o f the Board appointed to inquire into the case o f Messrs, Burston and M cNab should at once be given effect to.

Dog A ct 1890 Amendment B ill— Second reading.Admission Fees to Football and other Matches— Resumption o f debate on the question— That in the

opinion o f this House, talcing into consideration the large sums o f money collected by clubs as charges to witness football and other matches on all grounds under the joint control o f the Board o f Land and Works and other tr ustees o f grounds vested in trustees throughout the colony, such clubs or trustees shall pay to the Treasurer o f the colony ten per cent, o f their gross returns fo r each year, which sum shall be added to the Charitable vote o f the year.

Totalizator B ill— Second reading.Juries Act 1890 Amendment B ill— Second reading.Trade Marks A ct 1890 Amendment B ill— Second reading.L ifts Regulation B ill— Second reading.University Fees Abolition B ill— Second reading.B ills o f Sale Jjaw Amendment B ill— Second reading.Directors' Liability B ill— Second reading.

10. A d j o u r n m e n t . — M r . M cLean moved, T h a t the House do now adjourn.D ebate ensued.Question— put and resolved in the affirmative.

A nd then the House, a t fifty-six m inutes past ten o’clock, adjourned until to-morrow.

W . V . R O B IN S O N , M. H . D A V IE S ,Clerk o f the L egisla tive Assembly, Speaker,

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THURSDAY, 1 2 t h NOVEMBER, 1891.1. T h e H ouse met pursuant to adjournm ent.— M r. Speaker took the Chair.2. P e t i t i o n . — M r. G-. Downes C arter presented a petition from certain m erchants, traders, professional

men, and others engaged in business in the City of Melbourne, praying th a t the House w ill assist in passing the Sharebrokers Bill into law.

Ordered to lie on the Table.3. P a p e e .— T he following Paper, pursuant to the direction of an A ct of Parliam ent, w as laid upon the

Table by the Clerk of the House :—W ater A ct 1890.—Benalla W aterw orks T ru s t.— A pplication for A dditional Loan of £500.—

Detailed Statem ent and Report.4 . S u p pl y .— T he House, according to Order, resolved itself into the Committee o f Supply.

M r. Speaker resumed the Chair ; M r. M cLellan reported th a t the Committee had made progress, and th a t he was directed to move th a t the Committee may have leave to sit again.

Resolved—T h at this House will, on Tuesday next, again resolve itself into the said Committee.5. P a r l i a m e n t a r y S t a n d i n g C o m m i t t e e o n R a i l w a y s R e m u n e r a t i o n B i l l . — T he O rder of the D ay

for the further consideration of this B ill in Committee o f the whole H ouse having been read— Mr. Speaker left the Chair, and the H ouse resolved itse lf into a Committee of the whole.

Mr. Speaker resumed the C h a ir ; Mr. M cLellan reported th a t the Com mittee had gone th rough the Bill, and agreed to the same w ith an amendment.

O rdered—T h at the Bill, as amended, be printed, and taken into consideration on Tuesday next.6. P o s t p o n e m e n t o f O r d e r s o f t h e D a y . — Ordered, T h a t the consideration of the following Orders

of the D ay be postponed until Tuesday n e x t :—Municipal Overdrafts Indemnity B ill— Second reading.Law o f Partnership Amendment B ill— Second reading.Police Offences A ct 1890 Amendment B ill— Second reading.Post Office A ct 1890 Amendment B ill— Second reading.Railways Act 1890 Amendment B ill— To he further considered in Committee,Sharebrokers B ill— Second reading.Opium B ill— Second reading.Metropolitan General Cemetery B ill— Second reading.Education Endowment B ill— Second reading.Gold-fields Reservoirs Sale B ill— Second reading.Water Act 1890 Amendment B ill— Second reading.L and A c t 1890 Amendment B ill— Second reading.Shops B ill— Second reading.Thistles Law Amendment B ill— Second reading.Committee o f Public Accounts B ill— Second reading.Sandhurst Public Buildings A ct 1882 Amendment B ill— Third reading— Resumption o f debate. Public Service Act 1890 Amendment B ill— Second reading.Electric Lighting B ill— Second reading.Crimes Act 1890 Amendment B ill— Second reading.Defences and Discipline Act 1890 Amendment B ill— Second reading.Marriage Act 1890 Amendment B ill— Second reading.S t. Arnaud School o f Mines Site B ill— Second reading.Kyneton Market Reserve B ill— Second reading.Agricultural Grants B ill— Message from H is Excellency the Governor— To be considered in

Committee.Administration and Probate A ct 1890 Amendment B ill— Second reading.Mines B i l l— Second reading.Local Government Act 1890 Amendment B ill— Consideration o f Report.Australasian Federation— lt D raft o f a B ill to Constitute the Commonwealth o f A ustra lia ,y—

Messages from the Legislative Council— To be considered.W ays and Means— To be further considered in Committee.

A nd then the House, a t thirty-four minutes past eleven o'clock, adjourned until Tuesday next.




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No. 59.

TUESDAY, 17t h NOVEMBER, 1891.

1. T he House met pursuant to adjournm ent.—M r. Speaker took the Chair.

2. P et itio n s .— Mr. W . T . Carter presented a petition from E lizabeth A . Davey, of N ew port, schoolteacher, praying tha t the House w ill take her case into consideration, and g ran t such relief as i t may deem meet. J

Ordered to lie on the Table, and to be referred to the Committee on the Public Service A ct 1890 Amendm ent Bill.

M r. Levien presented a petition from the Chairman and Board o f D irectors of the Geelong G as Com- pany, under the common seal of the said corporation, praying th a t the House w ill not pass the clause in the Local Government A ct 1890 Am endm ent Bill which gives to the Corporation of Geelong power to construct gasworks w ithin the municipal district.

Ordered to lie on the Table, and to be taken into consideration w ith the Local G overnm ent A ct 1890 Amendm ent Bill.

3. P a p e r .— M r. G avan Duffy presented, by command of H is Excellency the Governor__Telegram s— Transmission of by Telephone.— Order in Council.


4. R ailw ays A ct 1890 A mendment B il l .— T he Order of the D ay for the further consideration ofth is B ill in Committee of the whole House having been read— Mr. Speaker left the Chair, and the House resolved itself into a Committee of the whole.

Mr. Speaker resumed the C h a ir ; M r. M cLellan reported th a t the Committee had made progress in the Bill, and th a t he was directed to move th a t the Committee may have leave to sit again.


5. M essage from th e L eg islative C ouncil.— T he following M essage was brought from the Legislative Council by the C lerk-A ssistant of the C ouncil:—

Mr. S pe a k e r ,

T he Legislative Council acquaint the Legislative Assem bly th a t they have agreed to the B ill intituled “ A n Act to authorize the raising o f Money fo r Railways and Irrigation Works ” w ithout amendment.

t * i +■ r* ^ v J A S . M A C B A IN ,Legislative Council Chamber, P residentM elbourne, 17th November, 1891.

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6 . P o s t p o n e m e n t o f O r d e r s o f t h e D a y . — Ordered, T h a t the consideration of the following Orders of the Day be postponed until to-morrow :—

Parliamentary Standing Committee on Railways Remuneration Bill— Consideration o f Report. Municipal Overdrafts Indemnity B ill— Second reading.Law o f Partnership Amendment B ill— Second reading.Police Offences Act 1890 Amendment B ill— Second reading.Post Office Act 1890 Amendment B ill— Second reading.Sharebrokers B ill— Second reading.Opium B ill— Second reading.M etropolitan General Cemetery B ill— Second reading.Education Endowment B ill— Second reading.Gold-fields Reservoirs Sale B ill— Second reading.Water Act 1890 Amendment B ill— Second reading.Land A ct 1890 Amendment B ill— Second reading.Shops B ill— Second reading.Thistles Law Amendment B ill— Second reading.Committee o f Public Accounts B ill— Second reading.Sandhurst Public Buildings Act 1882 Amendment B ill— Third reading— Resumption o f debate. Public Service Act 1890 Amendment B ill— Second reading.Electric Lighting B ill— Second reading.Crimes Act 1890 Amendment B ill— Second reading.Defences and Discipline A ct 1890 Amendment B ill— Second reading.Marriage A ct 1890 Amendment B ill— Second reading.S t. Arnaud School o f Mines Site B ill— Second reading.Kyneton Market Reserve B ill— Second reading. ,Agricultural Grants B ill— Message from H is Excellency the Governor— To be considered in

Committee.Administration and Probate A ct 1890 Amendment B ill— Second reading.Mines B ill— Second reading.Local Government Act 1890 Amendment B ill— Consideration o f Report.Australasian Federation— “ D raft o f a B ill to Constitute the Commonwealth o f Australia ’—

Messages from the Legislative Council— To be considered.Supply— To be further considered in Committee.W ays and Means— To be further considered in Committee.

A nd then the House, a t fifty-three m inutes past ten o'clock, adjourned un til to-morrow.

W . V. R O B IN S O N , M - H - D A V IE S ,Clerk o f the Legislative Assembly. Speaker.

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No. 60.

WEDNESDAY, 1 8 t h NOVEMBER, 1 8 9 1 .

The House met pursuant to adjournment.—Mr. Speaker took the Chair.

P e t i t i o n s . —Mr. Cameron presented a petition from Anthony G-ilyard, of Healesville, hop-grower, praying that the House will take his casa into consideration, and grant him such relief as it may deem meet.

Mr. Foster presented a petition from John Grail, carpenter and builder, of Omeo, and other residents of and near Omeo, praying that the House will take the case of the said John Gail into consideration, and grant him such redress as it may deem meet.


R a i l w a y C a p i t a l a n d A n n u a l L o s s o r P r o f i t . —Mr. Armytage moved, pursuant to amended notice, That there be laid before this House a return showing approximately—

1. Amount of debenture capital invested in each of the four railway systems of the colony.2. Amount of other capital so invested.3. Amount of interest to be paid on the debenture capital so invested.4. The amount of loss or profit upon each system for the years ending 30th June, 1889, 1890,

and 1891 respectively.Debate ensued.Question—put and resolved in the affirmative.

M e s s a g e f r o m t h e L e g i s l a t i v e C o u n c i l .—The following Message was brought from the Legislative Council by the Clerk-Assistant of the Council:—


The Legislative Council transmit to the Legislative Assembly a Bill intituled “ An Act to authorize the Council of Defence to transfer certain Land to the Trustees of the Bendigo Art Gallery f with which they desire the concurrence of the Legislative Assembly.


Melbourne, 18 th November, 1891.

B e n d i g o A r t G a l l e r y S i t e B i l l . — Mr. Burrowes moved, That the Bill transmitted by the foregoing Message, intituled “ An Act to authorize the Council of Defence to transfer certain Land to the Trustees of the Bendigo Art Gallery f be now read a first time.

Question—put and resolved in the affirmative.—Bill read a first time, ordered to be printed, and read a second time to-morrow.

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6 . S e s s i o n a l O r d e r R e s c i n d e d .—Mr. Muhfo moved, pursuant to amended notice, That the Sessional Order appointing the hour of meeting on Wednesday and Thursday be rescinded, as on and after Wednesday next, and that half-past two o’clock be the hour of meeting on such days.


7. S e s s i o n a l O r d e r R e s c i n d e d .—Mr. Munro moved, pursuant to notice, That so much of the Sessional Order as provides that no fresh business be called on after half-past ten o clock on Thursday be rescinded, and that no fresh business, except the postponement of business on the Notice-paper, be called on after half-past eleven o’clock on Thursday.

Debate ensued.Mr. Tuthill moved, as an amendment, That the word “ Thursday/’ in line 2, be omitted, with a view

to insert in place thereof the word “ Tuesday.”Debate continued.Question—That the word proposed to be omitted stand part of the question—put.The House divided.

Mr. Andrews,Mr. Army tage, Mr. Beazley,Mr. Bent,Mr. Brock,Mr. Bnrrowes,Mr. W. T. Carter, Mr. Clark,Mr. Dixon,Mr. Cavan Duffy, Mr. Foster,Mr. Craham,Mr. Hancock,Mr. Laurens,Dr. Maloney,Mr. Mason,Mr. McLean,Mr. McLellan,Mr. Methven,Mr. Munro,

Ayes, 37.Mr. Murray, Mr. Nimmo,Mr. Officer,Mr. Outtrim, Mr. Peacock, Mr. Shiels,Mr. T. Smith, Mr. Taverner, Captain Taylor, Mr. Trenwith, Mr. Tucker,Mr. Turner,Mr. Wheeler, Mr. Williams, Mr. Woods.

Noes, 38.

Tellers.Mr. Bailes,Mr. L. L. Smith.

Mr. Anderson, Mr. McIntyre,Mr. Baker, Mr. Mountain,Mr. G. Downes Carter, Mr. Murphy,Mr. Craven, Sir B. O'Loghlen, Bart.,Mr. Derham, Mr. Patterson,Mr. Dunn, Dr. Pearson,Mr. Ferguson, Mr. Richardson,Mr. Forrest, Mr. C. Smith,Mr. Gardiner, Mr. Staughton,Mr. Gillies, Mr. Tuthill,Mr. Gordon, Mr. Uren,Mr. Groom, Mr. Webb,Mr. A. Harris, Mr. Wrixon,Mr. J . Harris, Mr. A. Young,Mr. Highett, Mr. C. Young,Mr. Hunt, Mr. Zox.Mr. Kir ton,Mr. Levien, Tellers.Mr. Madden, Mr. Deakin,Mr. McColl, Mr. Keys.

And so it passed in the negative.Question—That the word “ Tuesday,” proposed to be inserted in place of the word omitted, be so

inserted—put and resolved in the affirmative.Mr. Tuthill moved, as a further amendment, that the word “ Thursday,” in line 4, be omitted, with a

view to insert in place thereof the word “ Tuesday.”Question—That the word proposed to be omitted stand part of the question—put and negatived. Question—That the word " Tuesday,” proposed to be inserted in place of the word omitted, be so

inserted—put and resolved in the affirmative.Question—That so much of the Sessional Order as provides that no fresh business be called on after

half-past ten o’clock on Tuesday be rescinded, and that no fresh business, except the postponement of business on the Notice-paper, be called on after half-past eleven o’clock on Tuesday—put and resolved in the affirmative.

8. R a i l w a y s A c t 1890 A m e n d m e n t B i l l . — The Order of the Day for the further consideration ofthis Bill in Committee of the whole House having been read— Mr. Speaker left the Chair, and the House resolved itself into a Committee of the whole.

Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair ; Mr. McLellan reported that the Committee had made progress in the Bill, and that he was directed to move that the Committee may have leave to sit again.

Resolved—That this House will, this day, again resolve itself into the said Committee.

9. S e s s i o n a l O r d e r S u s p e n d e d .—Mr. Munro moved, by leave, That the Sessional Order referring tothe time when Government business shall have precedence on Wednesdays be suspended for this evening, so as to allow the Order of the Day for the further consideration in Committee of the Railways Act 1890 Amendment Bill to be proceeded with up to eleven o'clock.


10. R a i l w a y s A c t 1890 A m e n d m e n t B i l l . —The Order of the Day for the further consideration ofthis Bill in Committee of the whole House having been read—Mr. Speaker left the Chair, and the House resolved itself into a Committee of the whole.

Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; Mr. McLellan reported that the Committee had made progress in the Bill, and that he was directed to move that the Committee may have leave to sit again.


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11. P o s t p o n e m e n t o f O r d e r s o f t h e D a y .—Ordered, That the consideration of the following Orders of the Day be postponed until to-morrow :—

Parliamentary Standing Committee on Railways Remuneration Bill— Consideration of Report. Municipal Overdrafts Indemnity Bill—Second reading.Local Government Act 1890 Amendment B il l— Consideration o f Report.Law of Partnership Am endm ent Bill— Second reading.Police Offences Act 1890 Amendment Bill—Second reading.Post Office Act 1890 Amendment Bill—Second reading.Sharebrokers B ill— Second reading.Opium Bill—Second reading.Metropolitan General Cemetery Bill—Second reading.Education Endowment B ill—Second reading.Gold-fields Reservoirs Sale Bill—Second reading.Water Act 1890 Amendment Bill—Second reading.Land Act 1890 Amendment Bill—Second reading.Shops Bill—Second reading.Thistles Law Amendment Bill—Second reading.Committee of Public Accounts Bill—Second reading.Sandhurst Public Buildings Act 1882 Amendment Bill— Third reading—Resumption of debate. Public Service Act 1890 Amendment Bill—Second reading.Electric Lighting Bill—Second reading.Crimes Act 1890 Amendment B ill—Second reading.Defences and Discipline Act 1890 Amendment Bill—Second reading.Marriage Act 1890 Amendment Bill—Second reading.St. Arnaud School of Mines Site Bill—Second reading.Kyneton Market Reserve Bill—Second reading.Agricultural Ch'ants Bill—Message from His Excellency the Governor— To be considered in

Committee.Administration and Probate Act 1890 Amendment Bill—Second reading.Mines B ill—Second reading.Australasian Federation—“ Draft of a Bill to Constitute the Commonwealth of Australia

Messages from the Legislative Council— To be considered.Supply— To be further considered in Committee.Ways and Means— To be further considered in Committee.

And then the House, at eleven o'clock, adjourned until to-morrow.

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No. 61.

THURSDAY, 1 9 t h NOVEMBER, 1 8 9 1 .

The House met pursuant to adjournment.—Mr. Speaker took the Chair.

S u p p l y .—The Order of the Day for going into the Committee of Supply having been read— Mr. Munro moved, That Mr. Speaker do now leave the Chair.

Sir Bryan O’Loghlen moved, as an amendment, That all the words after the word “ That ” be omitted, with a view to insert in place thereof the words “ this House, being the House of Commons of Victoria, will ever maintain as the undoubted privilege and right of the Commons of Victoria and of this House the fundamental principle of responsible Government as now established, by virtue of which the Ministry as a whole and each individual Minister is responsible, second to Her Majesty only, to this House alone. That this House will insist, after the will of this House has been expressed and defined on a question of great public policy, in a Bill brought into this House by the Ministry, amended by this House, and read a third time in this House, with the concurrence and on the votes of the Ministry, and so accepted in this House as the expression of their Ministerial policy, then that any Member of such Ministry, whether he has a seat in this House or not, who publicly opposes such Bill is not loyal to the expressed will of this House, has forfeited the political confidence of this House, and ought to cease to be a Minister of the Crown.”

Debate ensued.Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.Question—That Mr. Speaker do now leave the Chair—put and resolved in the affirmative.Whereupon Mr. Speaker left the Chair, and the House resolved itself into the Committee of Supply.Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair ; Mr. McLellan reported that the Committee had come to certain

resolutions.Ordered—That the Report be received on Tuesday next.Mr. McLellan also acquainted the House that he was directed to move that the Committee may have

leave to sit again.Resolved—That this House will, on Tuesday next, again resolve itself into the said Committee.

R a i l w a y s A c t 1890 A m e n d m e n t B i l l . —The Order of the Day for the further consideration of this Bill in Committee of the whole House having been read—Mr. Speaker left the Chair, and the House resolved itself into a Committee of the whole.

And the House having continued to sit till after twelve of the clock,

FRIDAY, 20th NOVEMBER, 1891.

Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; Mr. McLellan reported that the Committee had gone through the Bill, and agreed to the same with amendments.

Ordered—That the Bill, as amended, be printed, and taken into consideration on Tuesday next.(700 copies.)

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4. Postponem ent o f O rders o f th e Day.—Ordered, That the consideration of the following Orders of the Day be postponed until Tuesday n e x t:—

Parliamentary Standing Committee on Railways Remuneration Bill— Consideration of Report. Municipal Overdrafts Indemnity Bill—Second reading.Local Government Act 1890 Amendment Bill—Consideration of Report.Law of Partnership Amendment Bill—Second reading.Police Offences Act 1890 Amendment Bill—Second reading.Post Office Act 1890 Amendment Bill—Second reading.Sharebrokers Bill—Second reading.Opium Bill—Second reading.M etropolitan General Cemetery B ill— Second reading.Education Endowment B ill—Second reading.Gold-fields Reservoirs Sale Bill—Second reading.Water Act 1890 Amendment Bill—Second reading.Land Act 1890 Amendment Bill—Second reading.Shops Bill—Second reading.Thistles Law Amendment Bill—Second reading.Committee of Public Accounts Bill—Second reading.Sandhurst Public Buildings Act 1882 Amendment Bill— Third reading—Resumption of debate. Public Service Act 1890 Amendment Bill—Second reading.Electric Lighting Bill—Second reading.Crimes Act 1890 Amendment B ill—Second reading.Defences and Discipline A ct 1890 Amendment B ill— Second reading.M arriage A ct 1890 Amendment B ill— Second reading.St. Arnaud School of Mines Site Bill—Second reading.Kyneton Market Reserve Bill—Second reading.Agricultural Grants Bill—Message from His Excellency the Governor— To be considered in

Committee.Administration and Probate Act 1890 Amendment Bill—Second reading.Mines B ill—Second reading.Australasian Federation—“ Draft of a Bill to Constitute the Commonwealth of Australia ”—

Messages from the Legislative Council— To be considered.Bendigo Art Gallery Site Bill.—Second reading.Ways and Means— To be further considered in Committee.

5. A djournm ent.—Mr. Munro moved, That the House do now adjourn.Debate ensued.Question—put and resolved in the affirmative.

And then the House, at thirty-seven minutes past one o'clock in the morning, adjourned until Tuesday next.

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No. 62.

TUESDAY, 2 4 t h NOVEMBER, 1891.

1. The House met pursuant to adjournment.—Mr. Speaker took the Chair.

2. PETITION.—Mr. L. L. Smith presented a petition from certain members of the Central Australian WineAssociation of Victoria, on behalf of and by authority of that body, praying that an amendment may be made in the Licensing Act 1890 Amendment Bill empowering licensing magistrates to grant new “ colonial wine ” licences at any time during the year, or at least once a month, instead of only once a year, as provided by the existing Act.

Ordered to lie on the Table, and to be taken into consideration on Thursday next.

3. P a r l i a m e n t a r y S t a n d i n g C o m m i t t e e o n R a i l w a y s . —Mr. Bent, Chairman, brought up a Reportfrom the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Railways on the proposed railway from Newmarket to Keilor-road, together with the Minutes of Evidence.


4. M e s s a g e f r o m H i s E x c e l l e n c y t h e G o v e r n o r . —The following Message from His Excellencythe Governor was presented by Mr. Munro, and the same was read:—

HOPETOUN,Governor. _ Message No. 24.

The Governor informs the Legislative Assembly that he has, on this day, at the Government Offices, given the Royal Assent to the undermentioned Acts of the present Session, presented to him by the Clerk of the Parliaments, viz.:—

“ An Act to regulate the practice of the Legal Profession.,,“ An Act to authorize the raising of money for Railways and Irrigation Works.”Government Offices,

Melbourne, 23rd November, 1891.

5. P a p e r s . —The following Papers, pursuant to the directions of several Acts of Parliament, were laidupon the Table by the Clerk of the House :—

Bank Liabilities and Assets.—Summary of Sworn Returns for the quarter ended 30th September, 1891.

Exhibition Trustees.—Report of Proceedings and Statement of Income and Expenditure for the year ended 30th June, 1891.

(700 copies.)

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6. L o c a l G o v e r n m e n t A c t 1890 A m e n d m e n t B i l l . —The Order of the Day for the consideration of the Report having been read—Mr. Turner moved, That the amendments made by the Committee of the whole House in this Bill be agreed to.

Debate ensued.Question—put and resolved in the affirmative.On the motion of Mr. Turner, the House agreed to the following amendments in this B ill:—

Clause 3, lines 7-9, omit the words "and when the first of several days so provided or appointed happens on a Sunday the previous Saturday shall be considered the first of such days.”

Clause A, page 4, line 31, omit the word "p lace” and insert the word “ portion”Mr. Cameron moved, That the word " te n ” in clause 12, line 45, be omitted with a view to insert in

place thereof the word " twenty.”Debate ensued.Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.Mr. Bent moved, That the words “ or who is liable to be rated ” be inserted after the word “ roll,” in

the same clause, line 43.Debate ensued.Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.Mr. Best moved, That sub-section (a) of the same clause be omitted.Question—That the words proposed to be omitted stand part of the clause—put and negatived.On the motion o f Mr. B est, the H ouse agreed to the follow ing further amendment in this B i l l :—

Clause 12, page 5, line 1, omit " (b) when no municipal roll is in force in the m unicipality.”Mr. Bailes moved, That the words “ whether consisting of one or more tenements of the rateable value

of Ten pounds,” in clause 12, page 5, lines 3 and 4, be omitted.Mr. Cameron moved, That the proposed amendment be amended by omitting therefrom the word

" Ten ” with a view to insert in place thereof the word " Twenty.”Question—That the word " Ten ” proposed to be olnitted stand part of the proposed amendment—put.The House divided.

Ayes,Mr. Andrews,Mr. Beazley,Mr. Best,Mr. Bowman,Mr. Burrowes,Mr. W. T. Carter,Mr. Clark Mr. Deakin,Mr. Dow,Mr. Gavan Duffy,Mr. Dunn,Mr. Foster,Mr. Gordon,Mr. Graham,Mr. Hall,Mr. Hancock,Mr. A. Harris,Mr. Hunt,Mr. Kirton,Mr. Laurens,Mr. Leonard,Dr. Maloney,Mr. McColl,Mr. McLean,

45. Noes, 27.Mr. McLellan, Mr. Anderson, Mr. Levien,Mr. Munro, Mr. Armytage, Mr. Madden,Mr. Murphy, Mr. Baker, Mr. McIntyre,Mr. Nimmo, Mr. Bent,

Mr. Cameron,Mr. Methven,

Sir B. O’Loghlen, Bart., Mr. Officer,Mr. Outtrim, Mr. Gr. Downes Carter, Mr. C. Smith,Mr. Richardson, Mr. Derham, Mr. Staughton,Mr. Shiels, ' Mr. Dixon, Mr. Uren,Mr. L. L. Smith, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Wrixon,Mr. T. Smith, Mr. Ferguson, Mr. C. Young.Mr. Tatchell, Captain Taylor,

Mr. Forrest,Mr. Gillies, Teller*.Mr. Trenwith, Mr. Groom,

Mr. Tucker, Mr. J . Harris, Mr. Harper,Mr. Turner, Mr. Highett, Mr. Keys.Mr. Wheeler,Mr. Woods,Mr. A. Young,Mr. Zox.

Tdlvr*.Mr. Bailes,Mr. Peacock.

And so it was resolved in the affirmative.Debate on main question ensued.Question—That the words “ whether consisting of one or more tenements of the rateable value of

Ten pounds ” proposed to be omitted stand part of the clause—put and resolved in the affirmative.Mr. Turner moved, That the words "and his name is on the municipal roll (if any) in force in the

municipality,” at the end of the same clause, be omitted.Question—That the words proposed to be omitted stand part of the clause—put and negatived.On the motion of Mr. Turner, the House, after debate, agreed to the following further amendments

in this Bill:—Clause B, page 6, at the end of the clause add the words “ but nothing herein shall entitle

any woman to be elected to the office of mayor alderman councillor auditor or assessor in the town of Geelong.”

Clause C, page 7, omit the last three lines, and insert "or rated in respect of such property, and such property shall be included in every valuation, and the names of the occupiers thereof shall be placed by the clerk of the municipality upon the voters’ list, or by the collector for the ward upon the citizens’ or burgess list, as the case may be.”

Mr. Keys moved, That clause 23 be omitted.Question—That the clause proposed to be omitted stand part of the Bill—put and resolved in the

affirmative.

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On the motion of Mr. Turner, the House agreed to the following further amendments in this Bill.Clause 29, lines 19 and 20, omit the words “ within three days ” and insert the words “ in case

of a borough within three days, and in case of a shire within seven days.”Mr. Foster moved. That the words “ and when payments are made to such collector in cheques he

shall hand over to the treasurer the actual cheques received by him, and when payments are made to such collector in coin or hank notes he shall hand over to the treasurer in coin or bank notes the amount received by him after deducting the sums paid away by him in giving change but without any other deduction,” in clause 29, be omitted.

Debate ensued.Question—That the words proposed to be omitted stand part of the clause—put and resolved in the

affirmative.On the motion of Mr. Turner, the House agreed to the following further amendment in this Bill .

Clause 29, line 40, omit the word “ twenty-fourth" and insert in place thereof the word “ twenty- eighth.”

On the motion of Mr. A. Harris, the House agreed to the following further amendment in this Bill.Clause 31, line 19, omit “ seven ” and insert “ six.”

On the motion of Mr. Turner, the House, after debate, agreed to the following further amendments in this Bill :—

In heading preceding clause 37 omit the words “ and inspectors of accounts/Clause 37, line 33, omit the words “ or inspector of municipal accounts.”

„ line 35, omit the words “ offices respectively ” and insert in place thereof the word “ office.”

„ line 36, omit the words “ to exercise the office of municipal auditor.”„ line 38, omit the words “ whether to exercise the office of auditor or inspector.”

Mr. Zox moved, That the words “ or of the Chartered Institute of England and Wales or of the Incorporated Society of Accountants and Auditors " be inserted after the word “ accountants, in the same clause, line 43.

Debate ensued.Question—That the words proposed to be inserted be so inserted—put and resolved in the affirmative.On the motion of Mr. Turner, the House agreed to the following further amendments in this Bill:

Clause 37, at the end of the clause add—“ Provided also that an auditor elected by the ratepayers shall not be required to be the holder of a certificate of the Municipal Auditors’ Board.”

Clause 39, at the end of the clause add—“ and section one hundred and sixty-three of the Principal Act shall be repealed as from the day preceding the fourth Thursday in the month of August which will be next after the commencement of this A c t/’

Clause 41, line 15, omit the words “ or inspectors of municipal accounts.”Mr. Turner moved. That the words “ including the city of Melbourne and the town of Geelong ” be

inserted after the word “ municipality,” in clause E, line 28.Debate ensued.Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.Mr. Gordon moved, That clause E be omitted.Question—That the clause proposed to be omitted stand part of the Bill—put and negatived.Mr. Turner moved, That the words “ in addition to any by-laws contained in the Thirteenth Schedule

to the Principal Act,” in clause F, page 11, lines 40 and 41, be omitted.Debate ensued.Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.Mr. Bent moved, That clause F be omitted.Question—That the clause proposed to be omitted stand part of the Bill—put and resolved in the

affirmative.On the motion of Mr. Turner, the House agreed to the following further amendments in this B ill:—

Clause 46, line 29, after the word “ reserved ” insert the words “ purchased by.”Clause H, page 12, at the end of the clause add—“ Provided always nothing in this section

shall prejudice or affect any right power or privilege now enjoyed by the Geelong Gas Company under the provisions of any Act of Parliament.”

Sir Bryan O’Loghlen moved, That the following words be added to clause 47 :—“ and any land or premises used exclusively for the purposes of any primary school in which education is given free to the scholars shall be excepted from being rated as rateable property within the meaning of the Principal Act."

Debate ensued.Mr. Turner moved, That the proposed amendment be amended by inserting the words “ not residing

therein ” after the word “ scholars.”Debate continued.Amendments, by leave, withdrawn.Mr. Turner moved, That clause I be omitted.Question—That the clause proposed to be omitted stand part of the Bill—put and negatived.Mr. Madden moved, That the words “ three years” in clause 50, line 30, be omitted with the view to

insert in place thereof the words “ one year.”Debate ensued.Question—That the words proposed be omitted stand part of the clause—put and resolved in the

affirmative.

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On the motion of Mr. Turner, the House, after debate, agreed to the following further amendments in this B ill:—

Clause 52—Add the following subdivision :—(6) Notice of the intention of making every improvement rate and of the time at which

the same is intended to be made describing generally the area upon which the same is intended to be levied and naming the place where a statement of the proposed rate is deposited for inspection shall be given by the Council by advertisement in some newspaper generally circulating in the neighbourhood in the week immediately previous to such rate being made.

Clause 66, line 30, after “ no” insert “ city town or.”Clause 72, line 4, omit “ secretary” and insert “ clerk.”Clause 80, line 9, omit the word “ the ” before “ auditor ” and insert in place thereof the word

“ any.”Clause 85, at the end of the Clause add—“ and may in the name and on behalf of the municipality

for any such purpose as aforesaid take on lease for any term and subject to any such covenants and conditions as they may think reasonable any land and may pay the rent with or without any fine as may be agreed upon out of the municipal fund or any other moneys applicable.”

Mr. Richardson moved, That the words “ no person shall be entitled to recover damages against any municipality in respect of any loss or injury sustained either to himself or any other person or any property by reason of any accident upon or while using any portion of a highway street or road in the municipal district or under the control of the council which portion has not been interfered with by the council merely because some other portion of such highway street or road whether distant laterally or longitudinally has been taken over or improved by the council,” in clause 86, be omitted.

Question That the words proposed to be omitted stand part of the clause—put and resolved in the affirmative.

On the motion of Mr. Turner, the House agreed to the following further amendments in this B ill:— Page 25, before clause Kj insert the following heading :—“ Amendments relating to Part XVI.

of the Principal Act.—Streets Roads Bridges, etc.”Page 26, after clause K, omit the following heading:—“ Amendments relating to Part XVI.

of the Principal Act.— Streets Roads Bridges, etc.”Clause L, line 43, page 28, omit “ has ” and insert “ have.”

„ line 27, page 29, omit “ has ” and insert “ have.”„ line 7, page 30, omit “ in such proportions as they may deem equitable” and insert

“ rateably in the same proportion in which the cost as originally estimated wasapportioned.”

Mr. Turner moved, That the words, “ (20) Nothing in this section shall be deemed or taken to impose any liability on the Crown or on any public department or officer ” be added to clause L.

Debate ensued.Question That the words proposed to be added be so added—put and negatived.On the motion of Mr. Turner, the House agreed to the following further amendments in this B ill:—

Page 32, after clause N, insert the following heading:—“ Amendment relating to Part X V III. of the Principal Act.” &

Clause Q, line 26, omit “ situate " and insert “ held.”Clause 102, line 23, omit “ twelve months ” and insert “ two years.”In the same line, after the word “ order,” insert the words “ and unless the sheriff cause notice

of such sale setting forth the time and place of holding it to be posted on the property and at the post office which the sheriff may consider is nearest to the property, one month at least before the sale and to be kept so posted up to the day of the sale, but in case any such notice should be removed without the consent of the sheriff it shall be sufficient if it be restored in a reasonable time after the sheriff have notice of its removal.”

Add at the end of the clause—“ and upon receipt of a copy of a writ of fier i facias issued upon any such judgment or order as aforesaid the Registrar of Titles shall give any person who has lodged a caveat in the form in the Sixteenth Schedule to the Transfer of Land Act 1890 referring to the said property the same notice that he would be required to give in case an instrument affecting the property were lodged for registration.”

Mr. Methven moved, That the w ord/ Coburg” in the Schedule under the heading “ First Class Shires” be omitted;

Debate ensued.Question That the word proposed to be omitted stand part of the Schedule—put and resolved in the

affirmative.Mr. Turner moved, That the words “ except fore it portion ” be inserted after the word “ Colac,” under

the heading “ Second Class Shires.”Question That the words proposed to be inserted be so inserted—put and resolved in ths affirmative.Mr. Keys moved. That the words “ Fern Tree Gully ” under the heading “ Second Class Shires” be

omitted from the Schedule.Debate ensued.Question That the words proposed to be omitted stand part of the Schedule—put and resolved in the

affirmative.On the motion of Mr. Turner, the House agreed to the following further amendments in this B ill:—

SCHEDULE.{Under the heading “ Second Class Shires.”)

After “ Winchelsea ” insert “ except forest portion.”( Under the heading “ Third Class Shires.”)

After “ Avon ” insert “ except North riding.”

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Mr. Cameron moved, That the words “ Upper Yarra,” under the heading “ Fourth Class Shires,” be omitted from the Schedule.

Debate ensued.Question—That the words proposed to be omitted stand part of the Schedule—put.

Noes, 11.Mr. Staughton,Mr. Zox.

Tellera.

Mr. J . Harris,Mr. Keys.

The House divided.Ayes, 40.

Mr. Andrews, Mr. McColl, Mr. Anderson,Mr. Baker, Mr. McLean, Mr. Cameron.Mr. Beazley, Mr. Munro, Mr. Deakin,Mr. Best, Mr. Murphy, Mr. Derham,Mr. Bowman, Sir B. O’Loghlen, Bart., Mr. Gillies,Mr. Brock, Mr. Outtrim, Mr. Harper,Mr. W. T. Carter, Mr. Peacock, Mr. Methven,Mr. Craven, Mr. Richardson,Mr. Gavan Duffy, Mr. L. L. Smith,Mr. Duncan, Mr. T. Smith,Mr. Dunn, Mr. Tatchell,Mr. Forrest, Captain Taylor,Mr. Foster, Mr. Trenwith.Mr. Gardiner, Mr. Turner,Mr. Gordon, Mr. Uren,Mr. Graham, Mr. Wheeler,Mr. Hall,Mr. Hancock,

Mr. A. Young.

Mr. A. Harris, Tellera.Mr. Hunt, Mr. Bailee,Mr. Leonard, Dr. Maloney.

Changes in dates of making up the municipal roll and holding the revision court.

And so it was resolved in the affirmative.On the motion of Mr. Gillies, the House agreed to the following further amendments in this Bill:—

Clause 52, line 16, after “ may ” insert “ if they think fit.”„ line 26, omit “ half ” and insert “ one-third.”

Mr. Keys, by leave, offered the following new clause to be added to the B ill:—Amendments r e la t in g to P a r t X IX . o f th e P rin c ip a l A ct.

In section four hundred and seventy-seven of the Principal Act the word “ three ” shall be omitted and the word “ ten ” inserted in lieu thereof.

Mr. Keys moved, That the said clause be now read a second time.Question—put and resolved in the affirmative.And said clause was read a second time and added to the Bill.Mr. Turner, by leave, offered the following new clause to be added to the B ill:—

The following changes shall be made in the Principal Act (that is to say):—In section seventy the words “ seventh day of J u ly ” shall be substituted for

the words “ thirtieth day of June,” and the word “ twenty-eighth ” shall be substituted for the word “ twenty-fourth.'”

In section seventy-one the word “ twenty-fourth ” shall be substituted for the word “ twentieth.”

In section seventy-two the words “ eighth and the fourteenth ” shall be substituted for the words “ first and the seventh.”

In section seventy-three the word “ fourteenth ” shall be substituted for the word “ seventh ” in both places where it occurs, and the word “ twenty-first ” shall be substituted for the word “ fourteenth.”

In section seventy-four the word “ twenty-first” shall be substituted for the word “ fourteenth,” the word “ twenty-seventh ” for the word “ twentieth,” and the word “ thirty-first ” for the word “ twenty-fourth.”

And in section eighty the word “ twelfth ” shall be substituted for the word “ first.”Mr. Turner moved, That the said clause be now read a second time.Question—put and resolved in the affirmative.And the said clause was read a second time and added to the Bill.Mr. Turner, by leave, offered the following new clause to be added to the B ill:—

If the council of any municipality prove to the satisfaction of the Minister that Power to make it is desirable that any road should be deviated, and that such deviation can be con- ro ad s/011 veniently made through Crown land or land held by licensees or pastoral lessees under the Land Act 1890 the Minister may cause such road to be deviated accordingly at the cost of the municipality, and upon the publication in the Government Gazette of an order of the Governor in Council declaring the new road a public highway any portion of the old road mentioned in that behalf in such order shall cease to be a public highway, but shall remain subject to the right of way and passage to and from any premises which cannot be as conveniently approached from the new road, and subject as aforesaid such old road or so much thereof as adjoins the allotments or areas of of the licensees or lessees (if any) through whose allotments or areas the new road has been carried shall be added to their allotments or areas in proportion to the amount of land taken from each, and shall be accepted by them as full compensation for any loss or damage suffered through the deviation of the road and the Minister shall make the distribution accordingly.

Mr. Turner moved, That the said clause be now read a second time.Debate ensued.Question—put and resolved in the affirmative.And the said clause was read a second time and added to the Bill.

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Mr. Turner, by leave, offered the following new clause to be added to the B ill:—Notwithstanding any sale or conveyance or any property in any municipal Vendors of

district the former owner thereof shall remain answerable to the municipality for all noticTto th<F moneys and other liabilities which may accrue due by or be imposed upon the owner municipal clerk, of such property as such before such former owner has given notice in writing of such sale describing the property and the name and address of the purchaser to the municipal clerk, and upon receiving any such notice the municipal cleric shall forthwith enter the particulars thereof in a book to be kept for that purpose together with the date on which he received it. But nothing in this section shall exonerate from liability any person becoming the owner of any property.

Mr. Turner moved, That the said clause be now read a second time.Question—put and resolved in the affirmative.And the said clause was read a second time and added to the Bill.Mr. Best, by leave, offered the following new clause to be added to the B ill:—

When the power of appointing trustees of any public trust or members of any board or committee for public purposes is vested in the Governor in Council or in the council of any municipality and it is lawful to appoint a councillor of any municipality a trustee of such trust or a member of such board or committee, any person being such councillor may be appointed to hold office so long only as he may continue such councillor, and in such case upon ceasing to be such councillor he shall cease to be such trustee or a member of any such board or committee; and

When at the commencement of this Act any person is a trustee of a public cemetery or of a public race-course or of any lands grounds or buildings held upon trust for the public as a pleasure ground, school, library, museum, gymnasium, garden, or place of public resort or recreation, or a member of a board or committee having the management of any of the places or institutions aforesaid having been appointed such trustee, or a member of such board or committee by the Governor in Council, or the council of any municipality, and having been at the time of his appointment a councillor of. any municipality, if such person at the commencement of this Act is no longer a councillor of such municipality he shall cease to be a trustee or a member of such board or committee at the expiration of six months after the commencement of this Act unless in the meantime by order published in the Government Gazette the Governor in Council direct that he shallcontinue such trustee or a member of such board or committee notwithstanding; but if any such person is at the commencement of this Act still a councillor of such municipality he shall cease to be such trustee or a member of such board or committee so soon as he ceases to be such councillor, unless in the meantime the Governor in Council, by order published in the Government Gazette, direct that he shall continue such trustee or a member of such board or committee notwithstanding.

When any person ceasing to be a trustee under the provisions of this section is as such trustee seized possessed of or entitled to any property real or personal including choses in action jointly with any other person or persons who do not all cease to be trustees at the same time such property shall on such person so ceasing to be a trustee vest exclusively in the remaining trustee or trustees as if he were dead, and in any other case such person so ceasing to be a trustee shall upon being thereunto required execute any conveyance or transfer that may be necessary to vest any such property vested in him as such trustee in the succeeding trustees, but this shall not render any conveyance or transfer necessary in any case in which such property would otherwise vest in the succeeding trustees without any conveyance or transfer.

Mr. Best moved, That the said clause be now read a second time.Question—put and resolved in the affirmative.And the said clause was read a second time and added to the Bill.

And the House having continued to sit till after twelve of the clock,

Councillor may be appointed on any public trust board or committee to hold office only so long as he continue a councillor.

WEDNESDAY, 25th NOVEMBER, 1891.Mr. Best, by leave, offered the following new clause to be added to the B ill:—

Amendment r e la t in g to P a r t X X II. o f th e P rin c ip a l A ct.—Removal o f N igh t-so il.For section four hundred and eighty-one of the Principal Act the following

section shall be substituted, namely:—“ The council of any municipality may provide for the removal of night-soil from Power to provide

places within the municipal district or any part or parts thereof, and the treatment and iTn^WoT^ disposal of such night-soil including the ploughing in or burying of such night-soil on land or its application to land for the purpose of manuring it, and may from time to time make contracts for that purpose, and any person so contracting with the council may in carrying out his contract do anything that the council might do : Provided that nothing in this section shall authorize the committal of any nuisance or anything in contravention of any Act for the time being in force relating to the public health or of any by-law for the time being in force in any municipal district.

Mr. Best moved, That the said clause be now read a second time.Debate ensued.Question—put and resolved in the affirmative.And the said clause was read a second time and added to the Bill.Mr. Richardson, by leave, offered the following new clause to be added to the Bill :—

In section seventy-four of the Principal Act the words “ On or before the seventh day of July in every year the Governor in Council may by order published în the Government Gazette appoint any three or more justices neither of whom is a apptinted or3councillor of the municipality to form a revision court for each municipality, and may the purpose,appoint one of them to be chairman of such court and such justices ” shall be substituted for the words “ The chairman and council of every municipality,” and the words “ appointed as aforesaid or in his absence of a chairman appointed by the other members of the court and of not fewer than

two other justices appointed as aforesaid ” shall be substituted for the words “ of the municipality or in his absence of a chairman appointed by the other members of the court and of not fewer than three other councillors,” and the words “ members of the court" shall be substituted for the word “ councillors " in the last place where it occurs.

Mr. Richardson moved, That the said clause be now read a second time.Debate ensued.Question—put and negatived.Ordered—That the Bill be read a third time this day.

7 . P o s t p o n e m e n t o f O r d e r s o f t h e D a y . — Ordered, That the consideration of the following Ordersof the Day be postponed until this day :—

Parliamentary Standing Committee on Railways Remuneration Bill— Consideration of Report. Railways Act 1 8 9 0 Amendment Bill— Consideration of Report.Municipal Overdrafts Indemnity Bill—Second reading.Law of Partnership Amendment Bill—Second reading.Police Offences Act 1 8 9 0 Amendment Bill—Second reading.Post Office Act 1 8 9 0 Amendment Bill—Second reading.Sharebrokers Bill—Second reading.Opium Bill—Second reading.Metropolitan General Cemetery Bill—Second reading.Education Endowment Bill—Second reading.Gold-fields Reservoirs Sale Bill—Second reading.Water Act 1 8 9 0 Amendment Bill—Second reading.Land Act 1 8 9 0 Amendment Bill—Second reading.Shops Bill—Second reading.Thistles Law Amendment Bill—Second reading.Committee of Public Accounts Bill—Second reading.Sandhurst Public Buildings Act 1 8 8 2 Amendment Bill— Third reading—Resumption of debate. Public Service Act 1 8 9 0 Amendment Bill—Second reading.Electric Lighting Bill—Second reading.Crimes Act 1 8 9 0 Amendment Bill—Second reading.Defences and Discipline Act 1 8 9 0 Amendment Bill—Second reading.Marriage Act 1 8 9 0 Amendment Bill—Second reading.St. Arnaud School of Mines Site Bill—Second reading.Eyneton Market Reserve Bill—Second reading.Agricultural Grants Bill—Message from His Excellency the Governor— To be considered in

Committee.Administration and Probate Act 1 8 9 0 Amendment Bill—Second reading.Mines B ill—Second reading.Australasian Federation—ie Draft of a Bill to Constitute the Commonwealth of Australia”—

Messages from the Legislative Council— To be considered.Bendigo Art Gallery Site Bill.—Second reading.Supply—Resolutions to be reported.Supply— To be further considered in Committee.Ways and Means— To be further considered in Committee.

8. A djournm ent.—Mr. Munro moved, That the House do now adjourn.Debate ensued.Question—put and resolved in the affirmative.

And then the House, at thirty minutes past twelve o'clock in the morning, adjourned until this day.

W. V. ROBINSON, M. H. DAVIES,Clerk o f the Legislative Assembly. Speaker.

By A uthority: R obt. S. B r a in , Government P rin ter, Melbourne.

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WEDNESDAY, 2 5 t h NOVEMBER, 1891.

1. The House met pursuant to adjournment.—Mr. Speaker took the Chair.

2. B e e c h w o r t h t o Y a c k a n d a n d a h R a i l w a y . —Mr. Hall moved, pursuant to notice, That there belaid before this House a return showing the number of passengers carried on the line from Beech- worth to Yackandandah, and the receipts from passenger traffic, also receipts from goods traffic on same line, from date of its opening to 30th October last.


3 . P a p e r . — The following Paper, pursuant to the direction of an Act of Parliament, was laid upon theTable by the Clerk of the House :—

Water Act 1890.— Western Wimmera Irrigation and Water Supply Trust.—Regulation No. 11.

4 . L i c e n s i n g A r b i t r a t i o n s B i l l . — Mr. Shiels moved, pursuant to notice, That he have leave to bringin a Bill relating to arbitrations under the Licensing Act 1890.

Question—put and resolved in the affirmative.Ordered—That Mr. Shiels and Mr. Outtrim do prepare and bring in the Bill.Mr. Shiels then brought up a Bill intituled “ A Bill relating to Arbitrations under the 6 Licensing Act

1890,” ’ and moved, That it be now read a first time.Question—put and resolved in the affirmative.—Bill read a first time, ordered to be printed, and read

a second time this day.

5 . P a r l i a m e n t a r y S t a n d i n g C o m m i t t e e o n R a i l w a y s R e m u n e r a t i o n B i l l . — The Order of the Dayfor the consideration of the Report having been read—Mr. Munro moved, That the amendment made by the Committee of the whole House in this Bill be agreed to.

Question—put and resolved in the affirmative.Mr. Speaker having reported that the Chairman of Committees had certified that the fair print of

this Bill was in accordance with the Bill as reported—Bill, on the motion of Mr. Munro, read a third time.


6. L o c a l G o v e r n m e n t A c t 1890 A m e n d m e n t B i l l . —The Order of the Day for the third reading ofthis Bill having been read, and Mr. Speaker having reported that the Chairman of Committees had certified that the fair print of this Bill was in accordance with the Bill as reported, and that the Clerk had noted the amendments made by the House on the consideration of the Report,

Mr. Turner moved, That this Bill be now read a third time.Question—put and resolved in the affirmative.—Bill read a third time.Sir Bryan O’Loghlen moved, That the following words be added to clause 47:—“ and any land or

premises used exclusively for the purposes of any primary school in which education is given free to the scholars shall be excepted from being rated as rateable property within the meaning of the Principal Act.”

Debate ensued.Motion, by leave, withdrawn.Sir Bryan O’Loghlen, by leave, offered the following clause to be added to the Bill:—

“ After the word f cemeteries,’ in section two hundred and forty-six of the Principal Act, the words ‘ and any land or premises used exclusively for the purposes of any primary school in which education is given free to the scholars ’ shall be inserted.”

Sir Bryan O’Loghlen moved, That the said clause be now read a second time.Debate ensued.Question—put and resolved in the affirmative.And the said clause was read a second and third time, and added to the Bill.

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Mr. Keys moved, That the following words be added to the new clause amending section fourhundred and eighty-one of the Principal Act:—“ Provided that no mght-soil shall be carted intoor deposited in any municipality without the written consent of such municipality.

Debate ensued. ,Question—That the words proposed to be added be so added—put and negatived.Mr. Keys moved, That the said clause be omitted.Debate ensued.Question—That the clause proposed to be omitted stand part of the PHI—put.The House divided.

Ayes, 44.Mr. McColl,Mr. McIntyre,Mr. McLean,Mr. McLellan,Mr. Mountain,Mr. Munro,Sir B. O’Loghlen, Bart., Mr. Outtrim,Mr. Patterson,Mr. Peacock,Mr. Richardson,Mr. Shiels,Captain Taylor,Mr. Turner,Mr. Uren,Mr. Wheeler,Mr. Wrixon,Mr. A. Young,Mr. Zox.

Ttiler*.Mr. Bailes,Mr. Baker.

Noes, 14.Mr. Cameron,Mr. W. T. Carter, Mr. Deakin,Mr. Dow,Mr. Groom,Mr. Highett,Mr. Methven,Mr. Parfitt,

Dr. Pearson, Mr. Staughton, Mr. Tatchell, Mr. Webb.

Tellers.

Mr. Keys,Mr. Taverner.

Mr. Anderson,Mr. Andrews,Mr. Armytage,Mr. Beazley,Mr. Bent,Mr. Burrowes,Mr. Craven,Mr. Dixon,Mr. Gavau Duffy,Mr. Duncan,Mr. Dunn,Mr. Ferguson,Mr. Forrest,Mr. Foster,Mr. Gillies,Mr. Gordon,Mr. Graham,Mr. Hall,Mr. A. Harris,Mr. Hunt,Mr. Kirton,Mr. Laurens,Dr. Maloney,And so it was resolved in the affirmative.Mr. Deakin offered the following clause to be added to the B ill:—

BB. Subject to the provisions in the Principal Act contained the council of any municipality may with the consent of the Governor in Council make by-laws providing that property that in making the valuation of rateable property in the municipal district upon whic £5 per cent improvements of any class and to any value have been made in accordance with any conditions contained in such by-law such property shall be computed as or an annual irrespective of value of Five pounds per centum upon the capital value of the fee-simple thereof without ™Pnr ” ^ taking into account the amount by which such capital value is increased by such class, improvements, and not otherwise.

Provided always—(1) Every such by-law shall specify the class and value of the improvements to be

carried out on any property to entitle any one to claim the benefit of the by-law, and any such value may be either an absolute sum or proportioned to the area of the property or to its capital or annual value or otherwise, and such by-law may provide either that improvements to the full amount shall be carried out before it is applicable or that it shall become and continue applicable upon improvements to any portion of the full amount being effected in any period of time and continuing to be effected in successive periods till the whole is completed.

(2) No such by-law shall be so framed as to allow of any property being valued for a longer period than five years under its provisions or under its provisions and the provisions of any similar by-law whether in force or not.

(3) The improvements not to be taken into account in computing the value of any property under the provisions of any such by-law shall be improvements made after the coming into operation of the by-law only.

Mr. Deakin moved, That the said clause be now read a second time.Debate ensued.Question—put and resolved in the affirmative.And the said clause was read a second and third time. . , . , . . , . ,Mr. Turner moved, That the word “ municipality,” in line 2, be omitted, with a view to insert in place

thereof the word “ shire."Debate ensued. „ , , , .. ,Question—That the word proposed to be omitted stand part of the clause—put and negatived. Question—That the word proposed to be inserted in place of the word omitted be so inserted put

and resolved in the affirmative. . ,Mr. Richardson moved, That the words ” for irrigation and drainage purposes be inserted after the

word “ improvements,” in line 4.

Question—That the words proposed to be inserted be so inserted—put and resolved in the affirmative. Mr. Deakin moved, That the said clause, as amended, be read a third time.Debate ensued.Question—put.

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The House divided.Ayes, 55.

Mr. Anderson,Mr. Andrews,Mr. Baker,Mr. Beazley,Mr. Brock,Mr. Burrowes,Mr. Cameron,Mr. Deakin,Mr. Derham,Mr. Dow,Mr. G-avan Duffy,Mr. Dunn,Mr. Forrest,Mr. Gillies,Mr. Gordon,Mr. Graham,Mr. Hall,Mr. Harper,Mr. A. Harris,Mr. Highett,Mr. Hunt,Mr. Keys,Mr. Kir ton,Mr. McColl,Mr. McIntyre,Mr. McLean,Mr. McLellan,Mr. Methven,Mr. Munro,

Mr. Murphy,Mr. Nimmo,Mr. Officer,Sir B. O’Loghlen, Bart., Mr. Outtrim,Mr. Parfitt,Mr. Patterson,Mr. Peacock,Dr. Pearson,Mr. Richardson,Mr. Shiels,Mr. C. Smith,Mr. T. Smith,Mr. Tatchell,Mr. Taverner,Captain Taylor,Mr. Turner,Mr. Uren,Mr. Webb,Mr. Wheeler,Mr. Williams,Mr. Wrixon,Mr. A. Young,Mr. Zox.

Noes, 14.Mr. Bent, Mr. J . Harris,Mr. W. T. Carter, Mr. Laurens,Mr. Clark, Mr. Mountain,Mr. Craven, Mr. Staughton.Mr. Dixon,Mr. Duncan, Tellers.Mr. Ferguson, Mr. Armytage,Mr. Groom, Mr. Foster.

9.

Tellers.Mr. Bailes,Dr. Maloney.

And so it was resolved in the affirmative. ,desire,!

7- EAIhIvtog been BW W now recommitted to a Committee of A ewhole*3House for the consideration of clauses 31 to 58.

Debate ensued.Motion, by leave, withdrawn. , , ,

8 . D i s c h a r g e o f O r d e r o f t h e DAT.-The fo llo w in g Order o f the Day was read and d ischarged :-Railways Act 1890 Amendment Bill— Consideration of Report.

EA% C i t t e T o f '% wAh o = ^ *

l r , t n nJ Uf a " t i o enofn Speaker left the Chair, and the House resolved itself

11R e s o l v e d — That this House will, this day, again resolve itself into the said Committee.

"m H SSSE B SSSSSE EDebate ensued.Question—put and resolved in the affirmative.

gone through the BW

On th e ^ 2 o n ° o f^ m T s h % S t h f House ordered that the Standing Orders be suspended so as to

Mn S M d ^ % rT ^ % h T Im In d m e n ts Lade by the Committee of the whole House in this Bill be agreed to.

Question—put and resolved in the affirmative. n . , . . .On the motion of Mr. Shiels, the House, after debate, agreed to the following amendments in this

BlU Clause 23, line 25, omit “ a ll” and insert “ the.” . . . . ^line 25 after “ Commissioners ” omit “ and and insert held pursuant to the

” provisions of section fifty-seven of the Railways A ct 1890 and pursuant to suchprovisions.”

line 26, omit “ all.” # #lines 26 and 27, omit “ pursuant to the provisions of section fifty-seven ot the

Railways Act 1890.” . .line 30, after “ meeting” insert “ confirmed by the Commissioners,

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Clause 24, omit all words after “ to,” in line 32 (page 9), and insert “ propose in writing a scheme for effecting an increase of income or a decrease of expenditure, or for carrying out any matter of policy specified by the Minister.

“ If the Minister does not approve of any scheme proposed by the Commissioners, he may himself transmit to them any proposition for effecting and carrying out such increase decrease or matter of policy, and thereupon the Commissioners shall take all necessary steps to give effect to such proposition.

“ If any doubt or difference of opinion occurs respecting the provisions of this section the same may be finally determined by the Governor in Council.”

Clause 25, omit this clause.Clause 30, omit sub-section 2.Clause 31, line 24, after “ shall” insert “ as provided in the Railways Acts.”

,, line 26, omit “ this Act ” and insert “ the said Acts.”Clause 34, page 13, line 34, omit “ Public ” and insert “ Land and.”

Mr. Deakin, by leave, offered the following new clause to be added to the B ill:—_ C. (1) Notwithstanding anything contained in the Railways Acts the Board or the Power to per-

Commissioners may without probation bu t. subject to the examinations and restrictions causa?" for the time being provided in the regulations for employment made under the Railway labourers Acts appoint to permanent offices in the railway service any person who at the com- cmuinuousiy" mencement of this Act has been continuously employed as a casual labourer in the employed for railway service for a period of at least two years. w° years-

(2) No such person shall be so appointed unless and until the head of the branch in which he is employed certifies that he is a thoroughly efficient honest and intelligent workman and recommends him for permanent employment in the railway service.

(3) So far as regards any such person the Board or the Commissioners may in their discretion dispense with any examination or restriction as to any qualification on being satisfied that such restriction or qualification is unnecessary for the proper performance of the duties of the position to which such person is to be appointed.

(4) Every person appointed pursuant to this section shall receive the rate of pay received by him at the time of the commencement of this Act.

(5) No such person shall be so appointed until he have effected an insurance ofhis life ; and the provisions of the Railways Act 1890 relating to insurance shall apply Section 82. to every person appointed under this section to the same * extent and in like manner as if he was appointed after being a probationer pursuant to such Act.

(6) This section shall have no force or effect after the expiration of two years from the commencement of this Act.

Mr. Deakin moved, That the said clause be now read a second time.Question—put and resolved in the affirmative.And the said clause was read a second time and added to the Bill.On the motion of Mr. Shiels, the House agreed to the following further amendment in this B ill:—

Clause 39, omit this clause.Ordered—That the Bill be read a third time on Tuesday next.

12. Postponem ent of O rders of th e Day.—Ordered, That the consideration of the following Orders of the Day be postponed until to-morrow:—

Municipal Overdrafts Indemnity Bill—Second reading.Supply—Resolutions to be reported.Supply— To be further considered in Committee.Law of Partnership Amendment Bill—Second reading.Police Offences Act 1890 Amendment Bill—Second reading.Post Office Act 1890 Amendment Bill—Second reading.Sharebrokers Bill—Second reading.Opium Bill— Second reading.Metropolitan General Cemetery Bill—Second reading.Education Endowment Bill—Second reading.Gold-fields Reservoirs Sale Bill—Second reading.Water Act 1890 Amendment Bill—Second reading.Land Act 1890 Amendment Bill—Second reading.Shops Bill—Second reading.Thistles Law Amendment Bill—Second reading.Committee of Public Accounts Bill—Second reading.Sandhurst Public Buildings Act 1882 Amendment Bill— Third reading—Resumption of debate.Public Service Act 1890 Amendment Bill—Second reading.Electric Lighting B ill—Second reading.Crimes Act 1890 Amendment B ill—Second reading.Defences and Discipline Act 1890 Amendment Bill—Second reading.Marriage Act \&90 Amendment Bill—Second reading.St. Arnaud School of Mines Site B ill—Second reading.Kyneton Market Reserve Bill—Second reading.Agricultural Grants Bill—Message from His Excellency the Governor—To be considered in

Committee.Administration and Probate Act 1890 Amendment Bill—Second reading.Mines Bill—Second reading.Australasian Federation—il Draft of a Bill to Constitute the Commonwealth of Australia ”—

Messages from the Legislative Council— To be considered.Bendigo Art Gallery Site Bill—Second reading.Ways and Means—To be further considered in Committee,

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13. P o s t p o n e m e n t o p O b d e b s o f t h e D a y . -O rdered, That the consideration of the following Orders ofthe Day be postponed until Thursday, 3rd December next:

Police Holidays—Resumption of debate on the question—That all members of the Victorian Police Force be allowed three weelcs' holiday in each year.

Melbourne and Metropolitan Board of Works Act 1890 Amendment B ill—Second reading.Miners’ Right Titles Bill— To be further considered in Committee.The late Mr. 0 . P . W hitelaw— Resumption o f debate on the question—That this Rouse w ill, on

wacC, mw&w a'Mfo a q/'zAo wMg fo conWar (Ad qfp r w m fm , am A ddrw a % # 8 f/w (Aaf Aa W ^ k a W (oplace on the Additional Estimates the sum of £500 for the family of the late Mr. 0 . P. Whitelaw, mining surveyor, who was drowned at Walhalla during the late disastrous floods.

Licensing Act 1890 Amendment B ill— To be further considered in Committee.Friendly Societies Act 1890 Amendment Bill— To be further considered in Committee.Petition of Alexander Moncneff—To be considered.Markets Act 1890 Amendment Bill—Second reading.Cemeteries Act 1890 Amendment Bill—Second reading. . . . , 7.Messrs. Burston and McNab—Resumption of debate on the question—That in the opinion of this

House the finding of the Board appointed to inquire into the case of Messrs. Burston and McNab should at once be given effect to.

Doq Act 1890 Amendment Bill—Second reading.Admission Fees to Football and other Matches—Resumption of debate on the question— That in the

ommom o f # o w w , m fo conawkrafmn (Zw Zargw m ow o f momgy coZ kcW c W s a@cAarqw fo W m w a /bofWZ and o fW mafcAw om aZZ ^rowmds tAg;o*mf comfroZ q/W k dfoardof Land and Works and other trustees of grounds vested in trustees throughout the colony, such

or ZrWww aAaZZ j,a% to (Aa Trgaawrar q / (Zw coZomy camZ. q / Z ^ r fr o w r a Z ^ a /o reach year, which sum shall be added to the Charitable vote of the year.

Totalizator Bill—Second reading.Luries Act 1890 Amendment Bill—Second reading.Trade Marks Act 1890 Amendment Bill—Second reading.Lifts Regulation Bill—Second reading.University Fees Abolition Bill—Second reading.Bills of Sale Law Amendment Bill— Second reading.Directors'1 Liability Bill—Second reading.

And then the House, at ten minutes past eleven o’clock, adjourned until to-morrow.

W. V. ROBINSON, M* H* DAVIES,Clerk of the Legislative Assembly. Speaker.

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THURSDAY, 2 6 t h NOVEMBER, 1891.1. The House met pursuant to adjournment.—Mr. Speaker took the Chair.

2. Message from th e L eg is la tiv e Council.—The following Message was brought from the Legislative Council by the Clerk-Assistant of the Council:—

Mr. Speaker,The Legislative Council acquaint the Legislative Assembly that they have agreed to the

Bill intituled “ An Act to amend the ‘ Tramways Act 1890 ’ and to extend the provisions thereof to the Corporation of the City of Melbourne and the Councils of the Municipalities of Prahran and Saint Kilda within certain limitsf without amendment.

T . . . —. . „ JA S. MACBAIN,Legislative Council Chamber, President.

Melbourne, 25th November, 1891.

3. E r r o r in Division L ist.—Mr. Speaker informed the House that in a division that took place in theHouse on Tuesday last the Tellers for the “ Ayes ” had omitted to record the name of the Honorable Member for Footscray (Mr. Clark), and that the numbers for the “ Ayes ” were, therefore, 45 instead of 44; whereupon Mr. Speaker directed the Clerk to correct the Division List accordingly.

4. P ap er.—Mr. Munro presented—Officers Classified under Act 160 without Examination.—Return to an Order of the House, dated

21 st October, 1891, for a return showing a list of any officers in the Public Service who were classified under Act 160 without passing the examination required by that Act (but not including those officers who, being in the service at the passing of Act 160, were classified on its coming into operation), showing also the offices now held by such officers.


5. F ir s t G e n e ra l R ep o rt o f th e P a rliam en ta ry Standing Committee on Railw ays.—Mr. Shielsmoved, pursuant to notice, That the First General Report of the Parliament Standing Committee on Railways be now taken into consideration.

Debate ensued.Question—put and resolved in the affirmative.Mr. Bent moved, That the Report be adopted.Debate ensued.Motion, by leave, withdrawn.Mr. Bent moved, That this House approves generally of the First General Report of the Parliamentary

Standing Committee on Railways.Debate ensued.Mr. Munro moved, That the debate be now adjourned.Debate continued.Question—That the debate be now adjourned—put and resolved in the affirmative.Ordered—That the debate be adjourned until Tuesday next.

6. Postponem ent o f O rders o f th e Day.—Ordered, That the consideration of Orders of the Day,Government Business, Nos. 1 to 30 be postponed until after the consideration of Order of tho Day, Government Business, No. 31.

7. Licensing A rb itra tio n s B ill .—The Order of the Day for the second reading of this Bill havingbeen read Mr. Shiels moved, That this Bill be now read a second time.

Mr. Zox moved, That the debate be now adjourned.Debate ensued.Question—That the debate be now adjourned—put and resolved in the affirmative.Ordered—That the debate be adjourned until Tuesday next.

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8. M unicipal O v e rd ra f ts Indemnity B ill .—The Order of the Day for the second reading of this Billhaving been read—Mr. Wheeler moved, That this Bill be now read a second time.

Question—put and resolved in the affirmative.—Bill read a second time.Mr. Wheeler moved, That this Bill be now committed to a Committee of the whole House.Question—put and resolved in the affirmative.And, on the further motion of Mr. Wheeler, Mr. Speaker left the Chair, and the House resolved

itself into a Committee of the whole.Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair ; Mr. McLellan reported that the Committee had gone through the

Bill and agreed to the same without amendment.Mr. Speaker having reported that the Chairman of Committees bad certified that the fair print of this

Bill was in accordance with the Bill as reported—Bill, on the motion of Mr. Wheeler, read a third time.


9. Supply.—E stim ates f o r 1891-2.—Mr. McLellan reported from the Committee of Supply severalresolutions, which were read and are as follow:—

Resolved—That the following sums be granted to Her Majesty to defray the charges for the Year 1891-2 for the several services hereunder specified, in addition to the several sums already voted in this present Session of Parliament for such services, viz.:—

IV.—MINISTER OF JUSTICE.

Number. ClassificationDivision No. 43.

£

COUNTY COURTS, COURTS OF INSOLVENCY, COURTS OF MINES, GENERAL AND PE T T Y SESSIONS.

Salaries. .

6 XSubdivision No. 1.

Judges at £1,500 ...Additional to Judge who may act at Melbourne,

or, if so directed by the Governor in Council, to be distributed...

9,000

300

6 9,300

Subdivision No. 2. Mnxi-

Non-Clerical Division. f,1

1

1

1

Messenger and Housekeeper, Insolvent Court, Melbourne *

Courtkeeper, Crier, and Messenger, County Court, Melbourne

Courtkeeper and Messenger, City Police Court, Melbourne f

Junior Messenger, County Court, Melbourne

156

156

15672

200

156

15650

4 562

10 Total S a la rie s ... 9,862


Assessors’ and Jurors’ FeesAllowances to Witnesses at General and Petty Sessions, and at Inquests

and Magisterial Inquiries, in accordance with the Regulations of the Governor in Council

Allowances to Acting Clerks of Courts at various places who are not under the provisions of the Public Service Act 1890

Temporary Clerical Assistance ...Office-keepers’ Allowances Bailiffs’ RemunerationTravelling Expenses of County Court Judges—(to be fixed by Order in

Council from time to time) ; and, where necessary, payments for Periodical Railway Tickets ...

Travelling Expenses of Clerks of Courts, including the Travelling Expenses of those who act at more than one Court

Fuel, Light, and Water ... ) For Courts in Melbourne and (Stores and Incidental Expenses j throughout the colony (

Total Division No. 43 The sum of

• With fuel and water.——t With quarters, fuel, light, ami water.

900

7,500

2,200200

1,400150

1,550

4,500400

1,30020,100

~29f)62

16,997

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Division No. 44.Number. Classification £ £

POLICE M AGISTRATES AND WARDENS

Salaries.

Subdivision No. 1.

L. P rofessional Division.

2 Police Magistrates, Metropolitan— £One at £950 950 1One at £850 850 > 1,800

9 Police Magistrates, First Grade ... 750 6,43011 Police Magistrates, Second Grade 650 5,449

22 13,679

Subdivision No. 2.CONTINGKNCIKS.

Allownncps for Forago and Travelling Expense?, including paymentsfor Periodical Railway Tickets, where necessary ... 4,400

Total Division No. 44 ... ... . . . 18,079

The sum of 10,329

Division No. 45.

CLERKS OF COURTS.

Salaries.

Clerical Division.

1 1 Clerk of the Peace, Chief Clerk of the Court ofInsolvency, and Registrar of the County Court,Melbourne 710

1 2 Clerk 5229 3 Clerks ... 3,8651 3 Clerk ... 3841 4 Clerk ... 300

14 4 Clerks ... 3,80814 4 Clerks ... 3,6633 5 Clerks ... 600

67 5 Clerks ... ... 8,630

111 Total Division No. 45 ... . . . 22,482

The sum of ... ... 12,732

Division No. 46.

CORONERS.

Salaries.

Subdivision No. 1.Maxi-

N on-Clerical Division.£

1 Labourer, City Morgue 120 78

A 2

250

£ £Division No. 46.

Subdivision No. 2.

Contingencies.

No. 1. Coroners’ Commuted Allowances, subject to approval by the Governor in Council ... ... ••• ••• _ •••

2. Surgeons—Remuneration to, for each post-mortem examinationby dissection, £2 2s. ; and £1 Is. for attendance, &c., at each Inquest or Inquiry and adjournment, with Travelling Expenses at the rate of Is. per mile from usual place of abode to place of intended Inquest or Inquiry, one way only, subject to the payment of special fees in exceptional cases under the authority of the Minister

3. Jurors’ Fees ... ... ... ••• •••4. Payments in respect to Inquests and Magisterial Inquiries ...5. Stores, Fuel, Light, &c., Travelling Expenses (actual) of Justices

of the Peace when holding Magisterial Inquiries, and Incidental Expenses

1,300

4,000950275

850

7,375

Total Division No. 46 7,453

The sum of .. . 4,170

Mr. McLellan reported from the Committee of Supply the details of a certain resolution, the full amount of which has been already reported to the House, and which were read and are as follow

£ £


MISCELLANEOUS.

No. 1. Refund of amount of estreated recognisance in the matter of Emma Lonne versus Theodore Lonne, Maintenance order; to be applied towards the maintenance of the said Emma Lonne

2. Refund of portion of fine imposed upon William Cameron by the Bench of Magistrates at Casterton, on the 25th February, 1891, for a breach of the Stock Diseases A ct 1890

25

75

Total Division No. 47 100

And the said resolutions were read a second time, and agreed to by the House.

251

Resolved—That the following sums be granted to Her Majesty to defray the charges for the Year 1891-2 for the several services hereunder specified, in addition to the several sums already voted in this present Session of Parliament for such services, viz.:—

V.—TREASURER.

Number.

931

151255

103

4

108

Classification

1 Div.

Division N o. 48.

TREASURY.

Salaries.

Subdivision No. 1.

F irst Division.

Under Treasurer ...

Subdivision No. 2.

Clerical Division.

Accountant to the Treasury Receiver and Paymaster, Melbourne ...Sub-AccountantClerks (one Secretary to the Tender Board) Clerks and Receivers and Paymasters, including

one Relieving and Inspecting Receiver and Paymaster: —

Clerks, &c.Clerks, &c.Clerk (recalled from retired list)Clerks, &c.Clerks, &c.Clerks, &c.

Subdivision No. 3.


Despatch Clerk Messenger Junior Messengers

Maxi'

Total S a l a r i e s . . .

Subdivision No. 4.

Allowances to Receivers and Paymasters (unclassified), Collectors, &c. Allowances to 5tb Class Receivers and Paymasters who have not

reached maximum of class Temporary Clerical Assistance and Overtime Office-cleaners Travelling Expenses ...Fuel, Light, and Water Stores, Library Books, &c.Incidental Expenses ... ... ...


The sum of

1,000

670655600

2,689

8,6771,455

4104,9102,9407,852

25,858

£156 200120 8972 107

396

27,254

400

180400750

1,250120450450

4,000

81,254

18,016

252

Number. C lM iiflcatior D ivision N o. 49. £

------------ PUBLIC SERVICE BOARD.

Salaries.

Subdivision No. 1.

Clerical Division.1 2 Secretary 5201 3 Cleik ... ... ... ,,. 3751 4 Clerk ... ... ... .., 260

10 5 Clerks ... ... 904

13 2,059

Subdivision No. 2. Maximum.

N o n - C l e r i c a l D i v i s i o n . £1 Junior Messenger 72 6 8

14 Total S a la rie s . . . 2,127

Subdi vision No. 3.— Contingencies.Expenses in connexion with Examinations 700Stores, Travelling and Incidental Expenses •• 700

1,400

Total Division No, 49 • • • 3,527

The sum of . ... ... ...

Division No. 50.

PREM IER’S DEPARTM ENT.

Salaries.

Subdivision No. 1.

F irst Division.

1 1 Div. Secretary for Premier's Department ... ••• 900

Subdivision No. 2.

Clerical Division.

1 2 Chief Clerk 5431 3 Clerk 3851 4 Clerk 2334 5 Clerks ... 560Allowance to Shorthand Writer 25

7 1,746

Subdivision No. 3.M axi

N on-Clerical Division. mum.£

1 Junior Messenger 72 57

9 Total S a la rie s ... ### 2,708

£

2,029

253

Division No. 50. £ £

Subdivision No. 4.—Contingencies.Clerical AssistanceStores, Stationery, Books, Newspapers, and Incidentals Telegrams ... ... ... ••• ••• ••• Orderly’s Allowance ...

100600

2,00036

Subdivision No. 5.2,736

Classification of State Schools and Teachers.Salary of Classifier appointed by the Governor in Council ... 600

Subdivision No. 6.—A gen t-G en era l.Expenses ... ... ... ••• • • • * * * * * * 3,500

Subdivision No. 7.—M iscellaneous.New Hebrides Steam CommunicationCopies of Debates of National Australasian Convention, Sydney, 1891,

and of the Commonwealth Bill (£530 19s. 2d.) ...

1,200

531

1,731


The sum of ... ... ... ... 5,984

Resolved—That the following sum be granted to Her Majesty to defray the charges for the Year 1891-2 for the service hereunder specified, viz.:—

D iv i s io n No. 51. £ £

B RITISH NEW GUINEA.Contribution towards the Expenses of the Government of British New

Guinea for the year ending 31st May, 1892 5,000

The sum of ... 5,000

Resolved—That the following sums be granted to Her Majesty to defray the charges for the Year 1891—2 for the several services hereunder specified, in addition to the several sums already voted in this present Session of Parliament for such services, viz.:—

D i v i s i o n N o . 52. £ £Number. Classification

CURATOR OF ESTA TES OF DECEASEDPERSONS.

Subdivision No. 1.

1 Curator—Allowance (in addition to commission)not to exceed 150

S a l a r i e s .


1 2 Accountant ... ... ... ••• 5001 3 Clerk ... ... ••• ... ... 3601 4 Clerk ... ... ... .•• ... 2104 5 Clerks ... ... •••• ... ... 443

7 1,513

8 Total S a l a r i e s , & c . 1,663

Subdivision No. 2.— C o n t i n g e n c i e s .

Stores, Fuel, Light, Water, and Incidental Expenses 110

Total Division No. 52 ... ••• 1,773

The sum of . . . ••• 1,032

254

Number. Classificatioi £Division No. 53.

GOVERNMENT PRINTER.

Salaries.

Subdivision No. 1.

Clerical Division.

1 1 Government Printer 7501 2 Superintendent 5441 3 Accountant 4211 3 Printing Overseer ... 3761 4 / Printing Sub-Overseer 3501 4 Store Clerk 3501 4 / Computer 2641 3 Stamp Printing Overseer 4211 4 / Stamp Printing Sub-Overseer 2701 4 Clerk and Ticket Printer 2931 4 Clerk ... ... ... ... ... 313

12 5 Clerks ... 1,7081 4 / Type Storeman 2281 4 / Warehouseman 228

Grade2 4 / 1st Readers 5642 4 / 2nd Readers ... .. * ... ... 5282 4 / 3rd Readers 4921 4 / 4th Reader ... ... ... ... 228

1 4 / Press Reviser 2288 4 / Foremen of Compositors 1,778

Grade.

13 5 / 1 st Compositors ... 2,6004 5 / 2nd Compositors ... 7324 5 / 3rd Compositors ... 672

62 14,338

Subdivision No. 2.

N on-Clerical Division.Grade.9 2nd Compositors ... 1,647

22 3rd Compositors ... 3,696

Maximum.~ £ ~

1 Bookbinders—Overseer 360 3561 Bookbinders—Sub-Overseer 288 284

3rade.5 1st Bookbinders and Paper Rulers 204 1,0206 2nd Bookbinders and Paper Rulers 186 1,116

11 3rd Bookbinders and Paper Rulers 168 1,848

Bookbinders’ Assistants 144 2761 X Bookfinisher—Foreman . . . 2201 X Stationer ••• * * * ... .,, . . . 200

255


D iv is io n N o . 53 .

Grade. Maximum.

6 1st Sewers and Book Folders (including £Stamp Perforators) 72 440

6 2nd Sewers and Book Folders (includingStamp Perforators) 66 396

6 3rd Sewers and Book Folders (includingStamp Perforators) 60 360

6 4 th Sewers and Book Folders (includingStamp Perforators) 54 324

1 Printers—Foreman 300 3001 Printers—Foreman’s Assistant ... 240 236

Grade.

4 1st Printers’ Machinemen 204 8224 2nd Printers’ Machinemen 186 744

3rd Printers’ Machinemen 168 1,344

1 Machine Assistant, Senior 132 1327 Machine Assistants 108 6431 Paper Wetter 132 1321 Roller Caster... ... ... ••• 144 1441 Electrotyper ... 234 2341 Stereo typer .... 234 236

Printers’ Joiners at £157 156 3141 Carpenter 156 157

Warehouseman’s Assistants 150 4501 Senior Messenger 156 156

Junior Messengers 72 1591 Foreman Labourer at £157 132 157

Labourers 120 6101 Engineer 276 2761 Engineer’s Assistant 192 1921 Printers’ Lithographic Foreman ... 288 2701 Stone-grinder and Assistant Lithographic

Printer 132 132

134 20,023

196 Total S a l a r i e s ... 34,361

Subdivision No 3.

Printers—-Apprentices and Occasional Hands, including Printing ofElectoral Rolls, Consolidating Acts, and Printing under Contract ... 19,000

Bookbinders—Apprentices and Occasional Hands, including Bindin g ofConsolidating Acts, and Binding under Contract ... 6,000

25,000

256

D i v i s i o n N o . 5 3 .

Subdivision No. 4.

Paper and ParchmentWater-marked and other Paper for Stamp Printing Tj^pey &c. ... ... ... ... ... ,Bookbinders’ Materials, Stores, and Printing Ink ... Machinery and Repairs Fuel, Light, and WaterIncidental Expenses, including Police Attendance ... Overtime and extra Clerical Assistance, including allowances Storage of Paper and Stationery


The sum of


ADVERTISING

The sum of


1 41 4

D iv is io n No. 55.

IM PERIAL PENSIONS.

Subdivision No. 1.

S a l a r ie s .

Paying Officer of PensionsClerk ... ... ... .,

Subdivision No. 2.

C o n t i n g e n c i e s


The sum of


GRANT TO CHARITABLE INSTITUTION S

15,5003,000

6304,7501,5001,200

3501,200

250

28,380

8 7 ,7 4 1

6,500

220213

433

25

458

120,000

43,441

3,500

264

The sum of 6 0 , 0 0 0

Division No. 57. £ £

SUBSIDY TO M U N IC IP A L IT IE S ..................................................... 450,000

The sum of ... ... . . . 295,000

Division N o. 58. •

TRANSPORT, SAMPLES, AND MARINE INSURANCE ... 4,000

The sum of 2,334

Division N o. 59.

UNFORESEEN AND ACCIDENTAL EXPEN DITU RE 5,000

The sum of .. . 2,000

Division No. 60.

MISCELLANEOUS.

Pension to Hugh Dougherty, late Sergeant-Instructor of the LocalForces, 3s. 9d. per diem £68 12 6

Additional pension for further service as attendant at theLaw Courts 10 14 6

£79 7 0D. Ferguson, Fifth Class Clerk, Treasury, Arrears of Increment,

1887-8 to 1890-91 £60 Increment, 1891-2 20

To reimburse Mr. Stranger an amount short received—and made good by him—for a Licence issued at the Receipt and Pay Office, Melbourne ... ... ... ... ••• •••

80

80

25

Total Division No. 60 ... 185

The sum of ... 46

Division No. 61.

To increase the Wages of the Employes on the staff on the Permanent Way who are in receipt of 6s. 6d. per diem by 6d. per diem 15,000

The sum of ... 11,250

Mr. McLellau reported from the Committee of Supply the details of a certain resolution, the full amount of which has been already reported to the House, and which were read and are as follow:—

Division N o. 62. £ £

ADVANCE TO TREASURER.

To enable the Treasurer to make advances to Public Officers and others 150,000

And the said resolutions were read a second time, and agreed to by the House.

258

v f iat l o w in g sums be granted to Her Majesty to defray the charges for theI ear 1891-2 for the several services hereunder specified, in addition to the several sums already voted in this present Session of Parliament for such services, v iz .:—

VI.—MINISTER OF DEFENCE.


I D i v .

15

17ii


DEFENCE DEPARTMENT.

S a l a r i e s .

Subdivision No. 1.

F i r s t D i v i s i o n .Secretary

Subdivision No. 2.


Controller of StoresPaymaster Naval and Military ForcesClerks ...Clerks ...

Subdivision No. 3.


ArmourerCarpenter and Wheeler...Saddle and Harness MakerStore Assistants and Labourers, from £6 10s.

to £11 10s. per mouth Messengers, Junior Blacksmith ...Assistant Armourer Assistant Carpenter and Wheeler Caretaker, Langwarrin Camp


Maxt-

900

600521

1,0881,280

3,489

£222 171210 219156 156

138 969" 72 108150 138150 138150 138156 156

2J936,582

Subdivision No. 4.Ordnance Fitter and Inspector Ordnance Ma hinery Temporary Assistance (Clerical and Labour) Stationery, Travelling Expenses, and Incidentals ...

Number.Subdivision No. 5.

C a d e t C o r p s .

S a l a r i e s .

Officer Commanding* ... Staff Officer (with quarters) Instructor, at 8s. per day

C o n t i n g e n c i e s . Travelling Expenses Incidentals Free Ammunition Rail Charges on Ammunition, &c.Effective AllowanceCapes, Leggings, Accoutrements, &c.Francotte Rifles

Total, Cadet Corps* In addition to a pension of £240 per annum.

325200750

1,275

375300147

822

225100

1,000100

2,850900

1,4256,1006,922

Number. Division No. 63.£

Subdivision No. 6.

Mounted R ifles.

Salaries.

1

11

12

Officer Commanding, including command allowance for Rifle Clubs (with quarters)

Adjutant (with quarters)Adjutant (with quarters) ... ••• ••• ••• Instructors at from 8s. 9d. to 10s. 3d. per day (without quarters)

700325237

1,981

15 3,243

Contingencies.Uniforms for Instructors Forage Officer Commanding and Adjutant Forage and Horse Hire—Instructors Travelling Expenses—Officers ...Travelling Expenses—Instructors Capitation and Effective Allowance Free Ammunition Rail Charges on Ammunition, &c.Hire of Rooms for Storage of Arms ... ... Greatcoats, Accoutrements, &c.Incidentals ... ... ••• ••• ••• •••Gratuity to Major J . C. Hoad, whilst in temporary command

V. M. Rifles, equal to half the difference between pay of Officer Commanding and Adjutant, £92 4s. 9d.

75300600225750

3,0001,200

200240500150

93

7,333

Total Mounted Rifles ... ••• 10,576

Subdivision No. 7.

11

11

V ictorian Rangers.Salaries.

Officer Commanding (with quarters)Adjutant (with quarters) ... ••• ••• ••• Instructors, at from 8s. 9d. to 9s. 9d. per day (without quarters)

500200

1,800

13 2,500

Contingencies. Forage Officer Commanding and Adjutant Free Ammunition Capitation and Effective Allowance Travelling Expenses ...Uniforms—Instructors Greatcoats, Accoutrements, &c.Rail Charges on Ammunition, &c.Incidentals ...

1501,6003,000

80065

300200300

6,415

Total Victorian Rangers ... 8,915

Subdivision No. 8.

R ifle Clubs.Rail Charges on Ammunition, &c.Free AmmunitionAllowance to Effective Members ... -

350850825

2,025

>

260


Su b d iv isio n N o . 9 .

M is c e l l a n e o u s .

Expenses in connexion w ith officers undergoing courses o f N aval and M ilitary Instruction in England

A nnual G rant, V ictorian Rifle Association, including P rizes for Rifle. . . . ..............................................................................................

Queen s P rize, Victorian Rifle AssociationPrizes for encouragement of A rtillery P ractice in N aval and M ilitary

Forces ... ............................................................................G ran t to U nited Service Institu tion , being £1 for every £1 subscribed

by members up to £200To replenish the Ammunition F und the Loss on Supply of F ree

Ammunition issued to M ilitia, and on th a t sold a t reduced rates to Rifle Clubs, V ictorian Rangers, V ictorian Rifle Association, and Cadet Corps ................. ................................................................................................

I1 or purchase of Rifles ami N aval and M ilitary Stores (being am ount received during 1890-91 and paid into Revenue for Sales o f Rifles,Stores, &c.)........................................................................................................

Allowance to Shorthand W riterRefund to Colonial Ammunition Company for duty paid on importation

of machinery for m anufacture of cartridges

Subdivision No. 10.

To augm ent Special A ppropriation A ct No. 1083, Section 56, consequent upon the increased establishm ent of the V ictorian A rtillery and M ilitia Infantry Regim ents ...

Subdivision No. 11.

To m eet Expenditure for N aval and M ilitary Forces, th e Special A ppropriation under Section 56 of A ct 54 V iet., No. 1083, ceasing on 31st December, 1891


The sum of

* Subject to conditions to be approved by Council of Defence,

A nd the said resolution was read a second time, and agreed to by the House.

1,000

1 ,250100

4 0 0

200

3,000

4 ,5 0 020

7 9 4

1 1 ,2 6 4

3 5 ,0 0 0

7 2 ,5 0 0

1 5 5 ,0 5 9

261

Resolved— T h at the following sums be granted to H er M ajesty to defray the charges for the Y ear 1891-2 for the several services hereunder specified, in addition to the several sums already voted in this present Session of Parliam ent for such services, v iz .:—

V II—COMMISSIONER OF CROWN LANDS AND SURVEY.

Number Classification D i v i s i o n N o . 65.

P U B L IC P A R K S , G A R D E N S , A N D R E S E R V E S ,

S a l a r i e s .

Subdivision No. 1.


Foremen of Gardeners and CaretakerGardenersLabourer


Maxl-

£168132120

Subdivision No. 2.— (Inalterable.)

No. 1. M aintenance and Im provem ent of Treasury Gardens and Studley P ark ... . .. ... ... ... ...

2. M aintaining and Im proving the following Gardens and P arks,jointly vested in the Board of Land and W orks and the City Council of Melbourne, on the understanding th a t a sum of £3,000 be contributed by such Council, v iz .:— Fitzroy G ardens, Carlton Gardens, F lagstaff Gardens, Y arra P ark , Faw kner P ark , P rince’s P ark , F linders P ark , Lincoln Square, A rgyle Square, Curtain Square, M acarthur Square, M urchison Square, D arling Square, and U niversity Square

3. M aintaining and Im proving Edinburgh Gardens, city of F itzroy,on the understanding th a t a sum o f £300 be contributed by the F itzroy City Council

4. M aintaining and Im proving Richmond P ark , city of Richmond,on the understanding th a t a sum of £100 be contributed by the Richmond City Council

5. M aintaining and improving D arling Gardens, city of Colling-wood, on the understanding th a t a sum of £ 2 5 0 be contributed by the Collingwood City Council


T he sum of

Sc.

D i v i s i o n N o . 6 6 .

B O T A N IC A L A N D D O M A IN G A R D E N S .

S a l a r i e s .

Subdivision No. 1.


Curator of Botanical G ardens*

Subdivision No. 2.


Clerks ... ... ... ...

* With quarters.

162264120

546

500

3,000

300

100

250

4,150

4,696

2,733

600

530

262

Number.

13

21112112

104 2 1 1

51

54

ClassificationD i v i s i o n N o . 6 6 .

Subdivision No. 3.

N o n - C l e r i c a l D i v i s i o n

Foreman— Senior Foremen Gardeners Label W riter ...A ssistant Label W riter.Mechanics CarpenterCarpenter’s A ssistant ...Ju n io r Gardeners Labourers— including arrears CartersLabourers’ Boys Jun io r M essenger N igh t W atchm an

T ota l S a l a r i e s

Subdivision No. 4.


A dditional Labour, also Sunday W atchmen Cartage of Stone, Gravel, &c. ...Forage for Cart-horses, and Shoeing Purchase of Seeds and P lan ts ...Sundry W orks


T he sum of

£

M axi-

204 186168 468132 2,706150 150120 96144 288156 156120 120

72 108120 1,142126 504

48 9672 54

132 114

6,188

. . . 7,318


E X P E N S E S O F C A R R Y IN G O U T T H E L A N D T A X A C T .

Subdivision No. 1.

S a l a r i e s .


R egistrar of Land T ax (see “ Secretary for L an d s”),Chief C lerk and D eputy R egistrarC leik ... . .. . .. ... ...

T o ta l S a l a r i e s . . .

Subdivision No. 2.

Expenses generally ...

Total D ivision No. 67

The sum of

1,400372156125750

2,803

10,121

600210

810

500

1,310

5 ,7 9 9

755

263

D ivision N o . 68.Number. Classification

E X T IR P A T IO N O F R A B B IT S A N D W IL D A N IM A L S .

£ £

Sa la ries .

Subdivision No. 1.


12

35

Chief Inspector under V erm in D estruction A c t. .. Clerks ... ... ... ... ...

435270

3 T otal Sa la ries ... 705

Subdivision No. 2.

Expenses generally in carrying out Verm in D estruction A ct, including subsidies to Shire Councils and Vermin Boards for the destruction of foxes and wild dogs, also for erection and repairs to vermin-proof fencing on Crown lands ... ... . .. . .. ... 39,000

T otal Division No. 68 39,705

T he sum of . . . 2 3 ,6 5 5

D iv ision N o. 69.


No. 1. A nnual Allowances, Compensation, &c.— {Inalterable)'.—

(1) G ratu ity to the widow o f the la te Edw in G ill, late clerkin Lands D epartm ent— N ine m onths’ salary, £262 10s.

( 2) G ratu ity to the widow of the late W . H . Rundell, lateclerk in Lands Departm ent, equal to nine m onths’ salary

263

150

2. E xpenses of Engine-driver, &c., W est M elbourne Swamp3. Im provem ent of A lbert P ark and Lake4. Pum ping W ater to Botanic Gardens, Domain, and A lbert P ark ,

also for improvement of A lbert P ark and Lake5. Compensation for Im provem ents on lands resumed in the Mallee

Country ••• ... ... ... ... •••6. E xpenses in connexion w ith the tuition of shorthand to officers

in Public Service7. To the Trustees of the Ocean P ark , Sorrento, licence fees paid

for G razing and Lime sites, £228 19s. 4d.8. To the Committee of M anagem ent of the H epburn M ineral

Spring P ark , fees received for the occupation of the site of the M ineral Spring

9. To W. Fogarty, for deficient area in land sold to him in theparish of W innindoo, w ith in terest a t 5 per cent., £32 3s. ...

10. To meet defalcation of D. H . O’Brien, late clerk in the Lands D ep a rtm en t... ... ... . .. ... ...

501,000

1,000

5,000

200

229

50

33

80

T otal Division No. 69 . .. ... 8,055

T he sum of • •• 4 , 9 5 5

D ebate ensued.

A nd the said resolutions were read a second tim e and agreed to by the House.

IB

31-th

imb

1

111

2391

11354

32

13141112

1229

264

I— T h at the following suras be granted to Her M ajesty to defray the charg tbr the several services hereunder specified, in addition to the several sun resent Session of P arliam ent for such services, viz.: —

VIII.—COMMISSIONER OF PUBLIC WORKS.

Classification

A.&E.

2334 4 444 /555


P U B L IC W O RK S.

S a l a r i e s .

Subdivision No. 1.


Secretary for Public W orks

Subdivision No. 2.


Inspector-G eneral of Public W orksSenior A rchitectA rchitect

1 A rchitects2 A rchitects

A ssistant A rchitects ...Engineer of Roads and Bridges and H arbor

Si orks .. ... ...Engineer of Defence W orks Engineer of Dredging Operations A ssistant Engineers D istric t Inspectors of W orks Ju n io r D raughtsm en ...

Maxi-

1000750600

600500360

700600600360400200

Subdivision No. 3.


Chief Clerk and A ccountant ClerksClerk and A ssistant A rchitect ClerksClerk and D raughtsm an Draughtsm anA rchitectural Draughtsm an I nspectors of Road Works ClerksA rchitectural D raughtsm en Jun io r D raughtsm en

900

1,000750600

1,1101,4802,614

617464443890

1,917656

12,541

5801,373

450890340337295520

1,522400846

7,553

265

Number. Classificatioi £ £


Subdivision No. 4.

Maximum.

N o n - C l e r i c a l D i v i s i o n .£

Grade.

10 1 Inspectors o f W orks— One a t £312 ... 300 3,01222 2 Inspectors o f W orks 276 5,318

1 Overseer of Road Labourers 192 192Typew riters ... 144 240Senior M essenger 156 230

1 M essenger 120 120Ju n io r M essengers 72 135

1 C aretaker, P ublic Offices, T reasury Gardens 276 3001 Caretaker, State-rooms, Governm ent H ouse 120 120

E ngineer Mechanics— T hree a t £221 1 4 s .... 210 8761 Foreman C abinetm aker... 204 198

Cabinetmakers 168 3141 C arpenter 156 1391 H all Porter, Public Offices, T reasury

G ardens 126 1261 N igh t W atchm an, P ublic Offices, T reasury

Gardens 126 126( Forem an of Labourers ... 132 ]

5 J Labourers (including Sunday watching),Public Offices, T reasury G ardens, at from > 520( £78 to £120 ........................................ 120

1 Labourer, G overnm ent House 120 1141 Labourer and G ardener a t B attery 120 120

D redging and Snagging W orks.

1 M aster of Dredge John N im m o ... 300 3009 M asters o f Vessels— Tw o a t £260 17s. ... 252 1,8304 M ates of Vessels— One a t £195 ... 180 735

; 3 Second M ates of Vessels 180 4565 Engineers 228 9545 Firem en— Two at £152 11s. 138 7201 Superintending Diver, £260 17s.... 234 2611 Forem an, Dredging W orks 192 1923 D ivers’ A ttendants, occasionally acting as

D ivers— One at £140 17s. 138 417Provide 250 days each, a t 6s. per day, when

diving . . . 2254 D ivers’ A ttendants 126 5041 Foreman Carpenter 204 20411 D eck H ands— Seven a t £127 2s. 120 1,3702 Labourers 120 2161 Cook and Stew ard, £127 2s. 114 128

109 20,712

179 T otal Salaries 41,706

266

D ivision N o. 70.

Subdivision No. 5.— Contingencies.

P upil D raughtsm en ...Tem porary A ssistanceTravelling Expenses ... . . . — ••• •••Lithographing, P rin ting B ills of Q uantities, &c., and M ounting P lan s...Stores, P rin ted Books, &c.Incidental E xpenses .. .Gus and W ater for G overnm ent H ouse . . . ••• •••Fuel, L igh t, W ater, K eeper’s Stores, Incidentals, and Charwomen, New

G overnm ent Offices ... ••• ••• •••Cleaning and M aintaining Closets and U rinals a t G overnm ent Buildings,

Melbourne and Suburbs ... ••• . *•’ 'V V*Expenses of the M unicipal Surveyors’ Board, including Allowance to

Secretary, £25 per annum, and to three Exam iners, not to exceed £40 each per annum (total expenditure not to exceed the am ount of fees received)

T o ta l Division No. 70

T he sum of

D ivisio n N o. 71.


No. 1. A nnual Allowances, Compensation, and (Inalterable)'.—

G ratuities —

P ublic W orks.

W m. H argrave, a t per J . T . Hislop,R . J a r don,Jo h n Anderson, Benjam in Jam es, Jam es W alker, Stephen Butterfield, P e te r M cGregor, W illiam Ram bling,J . W . Crawley, F rancis Riley, A ndrew M cH arg, W illiam Bell,

annum £13086464626

124509841

230242135100

0 013 12 12

0 0 16 0 17 0 16 014 8

0 010 0

5 0 0 0

£1,359 16 6

T ota l Division No. 71

T he sum #f

5002,0005,250

200400100700

1,000

2,550

150

12,850

54,556

27,096

1,360

1,360

685

267



Subdivision No. 1.

W h a r f s , J k t t i k s , H a r b o r s , R iv e r s , ktc .-- (Ina lterab le)..

No. 1. Dredging Opciations, Snagging, and other H arbor and R iver Improvements in the colony outside the jurisdiction of the Melbourne Harbor T rust, including P ay for Tem porary E m ployes, Repairs to and Stores for Steam D redges and other P lant, the Landing and Spreading of Silt, also Surveys and Borings, &c. (including estim ated cost o f Repairs to Dredge Wombat, £6,500)

2. Towards Clearing the R ivers M urray and Goulburn3. Towards Removal of Reefs and other Improvements in River

Y arra4. Harbor Works, Port Fairy5. For Protecting Entrance to Creek, &c., Mordialloc ...6. Towards the Completion of M aking and Constructing a Canal

between the Thomson R iver and Sale, and diversion of theriver into the basin, including wharf, shed, &c.

7. Repairs and Additions to Je tties, Sheds, Approaches, &c.,Geelong ... ... ••• •••

8. Repairs and Additions to W harfs, Sheds, Je ttie s ,an d Appi cachesthroughout the colony

9. Towards Extension of New Je tty and Erection of Shed, ApolloBay ... ••• ••• ••• “ *

10. F or Additions and Repairs to J e tty , Portsea11. For Repairs, &c., to Jetties and Sheds, Queensclilf ...12. Towards Extension of Breakw ater and Repairs, &e., to Je tty ,

St. K ilda13. For Additions and Repairs, Sorrento Jetty ...14. Towards Completion and M aintenance of the New E ntrance to

the G ippsland Lakes15. Towards Extension and Repair of J e tty , Drom ana ... ...16. Towards J e tty or W harf and Shed a t entrance to Snowy River

at Mario . . ... ••• ••• V"17. Towards Construction of Boat Harbor, Kananook Creek,

Frankston ... ••• ••• ••• ,18. Towards Erection of J e tty and Shed a t Cunniugharoe and

E xtension of present Steam Boat J e tty •••19. Towards Construction of New P ier a t Mentone ...20. Towards Im provem ent of Rivers Barwon and Moorabool, and

Construction of Lock at B reakw ater21. Towards C onstruction of Deep W ater W harf, east side of

Mitchell River, Bairnsdale ...

28,0001,500

6,0005,000

350

1 ,4 0 0

1.500

3.000

250550350

800400

5.000 500

400

230

' 4001.500

1.000

350

4

268


No. 22. F or the Supply and E rection of F ive Beacon P iles a t entrance to Nicholson R iver

23. F o r completion of H arbor Improvement W orks now under contract a t Portland, and for the Removal of the Old J e tty to obviate danger

24. F or the Construction of a Sea W all a t P icnic P oin t to preventits being washed away by the action of the waves ...

2o. F o r Extension of W harf Accommodation a t Swan H ill

Subdivision No. 2.

P o l i c e B u i l d i n g s — {Inalterable).

No. 1. Police Buildings and W orks for Police, including Transport, Land, Furniture, Repairs, and Additions ...

Subdivision No. 3.

G a o l s a n d P e n a l E s t a b l i s h m e n t s — (Inalterable).

No. 1. Buildings, Repairs, and other W orks for Gaols, Penal Buildings, H ulks, &c., including F ittings, Furn iture , and Fencing 32,000

Subdivision No. 4.

L u n a t i c A s y l u m s .

No. 1. Repairs and other W orks a t Lunalic A sylum s throughout the colony, including F ittings, Furniture, and Fencing 20,000

Subdivision No. 5.

R e f o r m a t o r i e s a n d I n d u s t r i a l S c h o o l s — (Inalterable).

No. 1. Repairs and Additions to Buildings and other W orks for D epartm ent of Industrial and Reformatory Schools, including Fittings, Furn itu re , and Fencing 3,000

Subdivision No. 6.

C o u r t H o u s e s — (Inalterable).

N o, 1. Erection of Court Houses for the holding of Courts of Assize,General and P etty Sessions, County Courts and Courts of Mines, Morgues, and for Sheriffs' and K eepers’ Quarters, including Repairs and Additions, F ittings, Furniture, Land, and Fencing ... ... ... . .. ... 18,000

2. A lterations, Repairs, F ittings, Furniture, &c., N ew Law Courts,M elbourne ... . .. ... . .. . . . . .. 1,500

19,500

269

£ £

D iv ision N o . 72.

Subdivision No. 7.

L ig h th o u s e s a n d L ig h ts h ip s — {Inalterable).

No. 1. Repairs, Additions, and other W orks for L ighthouses, Keepers’ Q uarters, and Lightships, including F ittings, F urn iture , Roads, and Fencing (exclusive of W ilson’s Prom ontory, Gabo Island, K en t’s Group, Swan Island, Goose Island, and Eddystoue P oin t), also Erection and Renewal of and Repairs to J e tty and Channel Lam ps ... ... . .. . .. ...

2. Towards the Erection and Completion of Cape EverardLighthouse ... ... . .. ... ... ...

3. To provide Fifth-order A uxiliary L ights for Coast L ighthouses4. G ran t to Borough Council of Queenscliff for D rainage W orks

a t Lighthouses ... ... ... . .. ...

3.000

1.000 150

150

4,300

Subdivision No. 8.

P ow der M agazines, etc .

No. 1. Erection of and R epairs and Additions to Pow der M agazines, Buildings for Storage of Explosive Compounds, and Keepers’ Quarters throughout the colony, including F ittings, F urn itu re , Land, Fencing, &c. ...

2. Purchase of Land for Site of New Pow der Magazine3. Towards Erection of N ew Powder M agazine a t Skeleton Creek,

including cost of Railway and Je tty

5007,500

9,000

17,000

Subdivision No. 9.

L ands and Survey .

No. 1. Buildings and Repairs and Additions to Buildings under the D epartm ent o f Lands and Survey, including Fittings, F u rn iture, Land, and Fencing, and W orks in Botanical G ardens and G overnm ent House Domain

2. Buildings and Additions and Repairs to Buildings under the D epartment of A griculture, including F ittings, F nrniture, &c.

2,000

1,000

3,000

Subdivision No. 10.

T r e a s u r y B u i l d i n g s .- .

No. 1. Buildings, Repairs, Additions, &c., a t Receipt and P ay Offices throughout the colony, including F ittings, F urniture, Land, and Fencing 800

270

D iv i s io n N o. 72.

Subdivision No. 11.

S u n d r y W o r k s , M e l b o u r n e — {Inalterable).

No. 1. Additions and Repairs, &c., a t P arliam ent Buildings, including F ittings, Furn itu re , V entilating, Fencing, E lectric L ighting F ittings, and maintenance and cost of working during the Session ... . .. ... ... ... . .. 12,000

2. Repairs, Additions, F ittings, and Furniture, &c., for Government P rin ting Office ... ... . .. . .. . .. 600

3. Repairs to Glass Cases, F ittings, and Furniture, for Public L ibrary and N ational G allery and M useums ... ... 500

4. F or Im proving W ater Supply to the U niversity , Museum, &c., to protect property from fire ... ... . .. ... 300

5. F ittings and R epairs a t the Botanic M useum ... ... 1806. F itting-up Laboratory for A gricultural Chemist ... ... 3407. Repairs and A dditions to Observatory and Quarters, including

F ittings and F urn itu re and Fencing ... ... ... 3008. For E rection of a new Computing Room for Observatory ... 3009. Furniture, F ittings, Repairs, a t Governm ent House and a t

Cottage, Macedon ... ... . .. . .. ... 3,50010. M aintenance of Old Cemetery, including W ages, Tools, &c. ... 20011. Towards Pum ping, Storage, and Reticulation W orks for supply

ing W ater to Botanical Gardens, and for M ains for future extension from the R iver Yarra near B ig h t’s Falls ... 5,000

12. F urniture, Glass Cases, F ittings, &c., for N ational Museum 800

24,020

Subdivision No. 12.

P o s t a n d T e l e g r a p h & T A .T iom ^{Inalterable).

No. 1. Towards erecting U pper Stories, and other Additions, A lterations, and Repairs, General P ost Office, including F ittings and F urn itu re

2. Erection of and Repairs and Additions to P ost and TelegraphOffices a t other places throughout the colony, including F ittings, F urniture, Lands, and Fencing

3. Towards Erection of Building in P ost Office-place for MoneyOrder and Savings Bank Offices and other purposes . ..

Subdivision No. 13.

F e n c e s a n d R e p a ir s t o F e n c e s , e t c . — {Inalterable).

No. 1. Fencing Public Buildings, Sites, and Reserves under control o f Government, including Repairs, &c. ...

2. Fencing Police Paddocks and Buildings, including Repairs

Subdivision No. 14.

R e n t s a n d F u r n i t u r e , e t c . — {Inalterable).

No. 1. R en t of Public Buildings, Offices, and Land for the use of the Government, and Allowances for R ent in lieu of quarters ...

2. F urn itu re and F ittings for Public Offices and Buildings, including Repairs and T ransport

5.000

20,000

3.000

28,000

1,0002,000

3,000

26,000

2,500

28,500

271

D iv i s io n N o . 72,

Subdivision No. 15.

C u s t o m s , e t c . , B u i l d i n g s — {Inalterable).

No. 1. Repairs, Painting, A lterations, F ittings, Furniture, &c., Customs Houses and Sheds, M elbourne and W illiamstown ...

2. Buildings, Repairs, Additions, &c., to Customs, &c., Buildingsthroughout the colony, including F ittings, Furniture, Land, and Fencing

3. Towards the Erection of a Queen’s W arehouse, Queen’s W harf

Subdivision No. 16.

S t a t e S c h o o l B u i l d i n g s — {Inalterable).

No. 1. M aintenance of S tate School Buildings, including F ittings and Furniture

2. Towards the Erection of a T rain ing College

Subdivision No. 17.

M i s c e l l a n e o u s — {Inalterable).

No. 1. Repairs and Additions to Public Works and Buildings, including laying on Gas and W ater

2. To provide Telephonic Communication for Police and otherGovernm ent Buildings, including M aintenance by P ost and Telegraph D epartm ent

3. Cottages for Foresters in S tate Forests, and Repairs and A dditions to Buildings at S tate Nurseries, including Fencing

4. Repairs and other W orks a t Q uarantine Station, P o in t Nepean,and Calf Lym ph Depot, Royal Park— including Drainage W orks at Royal P ark

5. Insurance of sundry Government Buildings6. Conveyance of Silt, &c., and spreading same, to raise and drain

low lands south of Y arra7. Landing and depositing Silt for reclamation of 25 acres of land

at Footscray8. W orks in connexion with Drainage of Coudah Swamp9. Reclaiming Crown Lands, W est Melbourne Swamp, including

improvement of Moonee Ponds Channel10. Towards the erection of N ew Public Offices, Omeo ...11. O ther Public Works12. To assist the Trustees of A lbert P a rk towards costs of cleaning

out the Lake13. For the Construction of an Inclined P athw ay to replace the

present dangerous steps a t entrance to Studley Park from Johnson-street

J

1.500

1,0002.500

5,000

25.000 7,000

32.000

3.500

1,200

1,000

2,600800

4.000

2.000 8,000

1,0001,6002,000

1.500

250

2 7 2

£

D ivisio n N o. 72.

No. 14

15.

16.

17.

18.

19.

20.

21.

22.

2324.

25.

26.

27.

28.

29.

30.

31.

32.

33.

A rarat Borough— To assist in extending South Storna-watev Channel, Council to expend £150 additional

B allarat C ity— To assist in improving the G narr Creek Storm- w ater Channel, Council to expend £500 additional

B righton Town— To assist in improving the B ister Creek Storm -water Channel, Council to expend £500 additional

Bungaree Shire—To assist in improving G narr Creek Storm- water Channel, Council to expend £250 additional

Beechworth Shire— To assist in constructing M ain D rain at Beechworth, Council to expend £ 2 5 0 additional ...

Bendigo City— To assist in walling the Bendigo Creek Storm - w ater Channel, Council to expend £200 additional

Essendon Tow n— To assist in extending the Main D rain Council to expend £500 additional

Footscray C ity— To further assist in constructing the M ain Drain, Council to expend £1,000 additional

Geelong W est Borough— To further assist in constructing Storm -w ater Channel from Thom as-street to W est Melbourne- road, Council to expend £250 additional

H untly Shire— Towards construction of Sludge Channel Law loit S h ire—To further assist in executing Drainage W orks

a t ServicetonMaldon Shire— To further assist in constructing Storm -w ater

Channel, Council to expend £250 additional Oxley and N orth Ovens Shires and W angaratta Borough— To

assist in straightening and snagging the Ovens River Oxley Shire— To assist in snagging and improving the Ovens

R iver near Pioneer-bridge, Council to expend £150 additional P o rt F airy Borough— To assist in planting G rass to prevent

encroachm ent of Sand P ortland Shire— To assist in planting G rass to prevent encroach

ment of SandSt. A rnaud Shire— To assist in constructing D rainage W orks in

the townships o f W ycheproof and Donald, Council to expend £400 additional

South Melbourne C ity— To assist in constructing a Sewer on road leading to the D estructor, Council to expend £50

additional ...Stawell Borough— To further assist in constructing M ain

Drainage W orks, Council to expend £200 additional P o rt Melbourne Borough— To assist in improving Drainage

along Boundary-street to the R iver Y arra, Council to spend £200 additional


T he sum of


D E F E N C E W O R KS A N D B U IL D IN G S .

No. 1. F or Defence W orks a t K ing George’s Sound, W est A ustralia (total estimated cost, £15,000, to be paid by the colonies conjointly) ...

2. F or Defence W orks, T hursday Island (total estimated cost, £17,100, to be paid by the colonies conjointly)

Total Division No. 73 ...

The sum of

150

500

500

250

250

200

500

1,000

5003,000

250

500

350

150

150

150

400

200

200

200

38,850

344,110

5,000

6,200

11,200

162,110

5,200

273


; R O A D W O R K S A N D B R ID G E S .i

No. 1. A lexandra Shire— To further assist in deviating the Thornton Road, Council to expend £250 additional

2. Benalla Shire— To assist in erecting Bridge over the BrokenR iver a t Upotipotpon, parishes of Gooraalibee and Stewart,on, Council to expend £400 additional

3. Bairnsdale Shire— To assist in reconstructing Bridge over theM itchell R iver a t Coongulmerang, Council to expend £800 additional ... ... ... ... ... ...

4. Bellarine Shire— To assist in erecting Bridge on road betweenOcean Grove and Ocean Grove Railway Station, Council to expend £150 additional

5. B uln Buln Shire — To assist in constructing Bridge w ithapproaches over the Latrobe River, for settlers in Noojee and Noojee East, Council to expend £150 additional

6. Belfast Shire and P o rt F airy Borough— To assist in constructing Bridge over the Moyne River a t Rosebrook, Council to expend £800 additional

7. Brunswick and Essendon Tow ns— To assist in erecting Bridgeover Moonee Ponds Creek, Councils to expend £3,000 additional ... ... .. ... •••

8. Ballau Shire— To assist in erecting Bridge over the CantwellCreek, Council to expend £200 additional

9. Barrabool and W inchelsea Shires— To assist in erecting Bridgeover the Anglesea River, Councils to expend £300 additional

10. B righ t Shire— To assist in constructing Bridge over the OvensR iver between Eurobin and W abonga, Council to expend £200 additional

11. B righ t Shire— To assist in constructing the H arrietville MainRoad ... ... ... ... ... ...

12. Benalla Shire—To assist in m aking Roads to the newly-settleddistrict of Toombullup, Council to expend £200 additional ...

13. Creswick Shire— To assist in constructing Bridge over B irch’sCreek a t Smeaton, Council to expend £750 additional

14. Colac Shire— To assist in m aking Roads in Forest countrysouth of Colac, Council to expend £250 additional

15. Dimboola Shire— To assist in erecting Bridge over the W im-m era R iver a t Jeparit, Council to expend £500 additional

16. E chuca and Swan H ill Shires— To assist in reconstructingTaylor’s Creek Bridge, Councils to expend £600 ad d itio n a l...

17. E ltham and Bulleen Shires— To assist in constructing Bridgeover the R iver Y arra between Heidelberg and Anderson’s Creek, Council to expend £800 additional

18. Euroa Shire— To assist in constructing Bridge over SevenCreeks w ithin the township of Euroa, Council to expend £250 additional ... . .. ... ... ... ...

19. Footscray City— To assist in repairing the W est MelbourneSwamp Road ... ... ... ... ...

20. How qua Shire— To assist in the deviation of the Jam ieson toW ood’s P o in t Road at the F lour B ag H ill

21. Hampden Shire— To assist in improving roads in the H eytes-bury Forest, Council to expend £200 additional

22. Jingellic Bridge— Tow ards half cost of erecting Wooden Bridgeover the M urray R iver a t Jingellic

23. Kilmore S h ire—To assist in constructing Bridge over theK urkurruc Creek on road to Railway Station, Council to expend £173 additional

24. M ount F rank lin Shire— To assist in renewing the Shepherd’sF la t Bridge on main Castlemaine Road, Council to expend £ 400 additional

25. Mansfield Shire— To assist in opening up Roads in the mountainous portions of the Shire, Council to expend £250 additional ... ... ... ... ... ...

26. N orth Ovens and Oxley S hires—To assist in repairing Bridgeover the Ovens River a t Tarraw ingee, Councils to expend £266 additional

27. Newstead Shire—To assist in erecting Bridge over the GreenG ully Creek a t Boundary G ully, Council to expend £200 additional ... ... ... ... ... ...

28. Omeo Shire— To assist in m aking Road from Omeo to M ountW ills T in Mines, Council to expend £650 additional

250

400

800

150

150

400

1,000

200

150

200

150

200

750

250

500

300

400

250

500

400

200

1,000

173

400

250

133

200

350

274

£ £


N o .29. Omeo Shire—To assist in constructing Bridge over the M itta M itta R iver on road to M ount W ills T in Mines, Council to expend £500 additional ... ... ... ... 500

30. Omeo Shire—To assist in constructing Tam bo V alley Road ... 1,00031. Omeo S hire—To assist in constructing the H arrietville Road ... 20032. P rah ran and Richmond Cities— To assist in erecting Bridge

over the Y arra a t B urnley-street and W illiams-road, Councils to expend £5,000 additional 2,500

33. Pyalong Shire—To assist in constructing B ridge over Mollison Creek a t Lehanes, N ulla N ulla, Council to expend £300 additional ... . .. ... ... ... ... 300

34. R utherglen Shire— To assist in repairing D ugay 's Road, Council to expend £400 additional ... 400

35. Seymour Shire— To assist in erecting Bridge over the Groulburn R iver a t Seymour, Council to expend £1,000 additional 3,000

36. Tambo S hire—T o assist in constructing M ain Road from Orbost to Bendoc and Bonang ... 500

37. Traralgon and N arracan Shires— To assist in repairing Bridge over the M orwell River, Councils to expend £400 additional 200

38. Tambo S h ire—To assist in m aintaining the Turnback F erry ... 7539. T in ta ldra B ridge—Tow ards half cost of erecting Wooden

B ridge over the M urray River a t T in ta ld ra 87540. Tambo S h ire— To assist in reconstructing Brodribb R iver

Bridge, Council to expend £200 additional 20041. W agra P u n t— Towards half cost of providing a P u n t on the

River M urray a t W agra 40042. W angaratta B orough—To further assist in reconstructing the

Long and K ing Bridges, Council to expend £200 additional ... 20043. W inchelsea Shire— To assist in executing works in Forest por

tion of the Shire, Council to expend £250 additional 25044. W odonga Shire— To assist in improving Road between A lbury

and W odonga ... ... ... ... ... 25045. W alhalla S hire—To assist in executing works in territory

recently annexed 75046. W arragul and N arracan Shires— To assist in constructing

Bridge over the Moe River, Councils to expend £300 additional 15047. W hittlesea Shire—To assist in constructing Bridge and A p

proaches over P len ty R iver in line w ith B etts’ Road, Council to expend £250 additional 250

48. W yndham Shire— To assist in reconstructing Bridge over the W erribee R iver at W yndham, Council to expend £1,500 additional ... ... ... ... ... ... 1,500

T otal Division No. 7 1 23,606

T he sum of 1 7 ,6 0 6

And the said resolutions were read a second time and agreed to by the House.

275

3 W W - T W the following sums be granted to H er M ajesty to defray the charges for

the Y ear 1891-2 for the several services hereunder specified, in addition to the several sums already

voted in this present Session of Parliam ent for such services, viz.:—

i i x —COMMISSIONER OF TRADE AND CUSTOMS.

Number.

111391

18

34

41

1746

344

58

Classification

IDiv.


T R A D E A N D C U S T O M S .

S a l a r ie s .

Subdivision No. 1


T he Secretary for T rade and Customs, also Collector of Customs, Melbourne

Subdivision No. 2.


Chief Clerk and D eputy R egistrar of Shipping ... Inspector of AccountsA ssistant Inspector o f Accounts ...F irs t C lerk A ccounts, Clerk, Paym aster Clerks

Clerks, W eighers ...

Subdivision No. 3.

N on -C l e r ic a l D iv is io n .

Revenue Detective Messenger and A ttendant Ju n io r Messengers Labourer

Maxi

T o ta l S a l a r i e s , 1 Subdivisions 1 to 3 ... T r a d e a n d C u sto m s }

C U S T O M S .

S a l a r ie s .

Subdivision No. 4.


Collector (see Secretary T rade and Customs). D eputy Collector, also Chief Inspector of D istil

leries and E xcise, Landing Surveyor Clerk and Receiver, Jerquer, Landing Surveyors,

Inspector of D raw backs ...W arehousekeeper, Sub-Collectors,* Landing

W aiters, T ide Inspector ...Clerks, Sub-Collectors,^ Landing W aiters, Tide

Surveyors, A ssistan t Landing W aiters

Clerks, T ide W aiters, Lockers, W eighers

1,000

635615543

1,3262,126

2,376

7,621

£264 264120 115

72 200120 120

699

9,320

1,241

2,595

8,950

11,0019,518

* One w ith quarter*.

276

Number Classification

51114

4749

21145 2 3 3 3 1

11

162

297


Subdivision No. 5.


Lockers—F irs t Grade Second Grade Third Grade

Sub-Lockers, W eighers, W atchmen, Coastwaiters—

F irs t Grade Second Grade

T ea E xperts ...C aretaker *Senior Messenger M essenger and A ttendants Ju n io r M essengers Labourers Country W atchmen Coxswains Engine-drivers Firem an Boatmen

and

M a x i

Subdivision No. 6.

{Exem ptions fr o m A c t N o . 773.)

Drawback E xperts W atchmen

T otal S a l a r i e s , C u s t o m s , Subdivisions 4 to 6

Subdivision No. 7.


G ratuities or Allowances to Officers and others for performance of special duties in the Protection of the Revenue, &c. ...

Tem porary Clerical Assistance, &c.Stores, &c ... ... ... ...Travelling E xpenses, Fuel, L igh t, and W ater, and Incidental E xpenses,

&Ce ««• ... _

T otal C u s t o m s , Subdivisions 4 to 7


The sum of

£252 1,258225 2,475198 2,774

168 7,684144 6,532252 504228 199156 144120 384

72 285120 224120 350180 534156 436120 120144 1,557

25,460

700432

1,132

59,897

2,0002,0001,500

3,580

9,080

68,977

78,297

39,137' With quarters.

1

3

4

113

5

11111121213211

9

111141163

9

5iU

277

Classification

A&E

G.


P O R T S A N D H A R B O R S A N D IM M IG R A T IO N .

S a l a r i e s .


Engineer in charge of P orts and Harbors, Im m igration A gent, and Inspector of N aval and M ilitary M achinery...

H arbor M asters and Pilots

Subdivision No. 2.


Senior ClerkClerk ... *.. .Clerks ••• ... * * *

Subdivision No. 3.


D o c k y a r d .

Foreman of Dockyard ... L ighthouse M echanic ... Engineer D ockyard Smith A ssistant Smith Leading Shipw rightCarpenters ......................Foreman of Labourers ... A ssistant Carpenters ... Storeman and Gatekeeper f Engine-drivers StrikersW atchm an, Second Grade Jun io r M essenger

G o v e r n m e n t S t e a m e r . |

M aster Engineer Chief M ateSecond M ate and Carpenter FiremenCook and Steward A ssistant Cook SeamenBoys • • • ...

£

Maximum.

£

750 *900300 588

1,488

403240

• •• 370

1,013

Maxi-

£

312 274240 218228 228204 204156 131

188156 313174 174120 225144 126156 468132 259144 128

72 48

2,984

360 336312 300222 210180 152120 480144 128120 120

90 49960 124

2,349

ilowance of J6150 as Inspector of Naval and Military Machinery.— t With quarters.— t Officers, mt

278

Number. ClassificationD i v i s i o n N o. 76.

£

OuTPORTS AND LIGHTHOUSE STATIONS.*Moxi-

35

133

371

Coxswains and Senior Boatmen (also P ilo ts) IB o atmen ... . .. ... ...L iglithouse-keepers f ... Lighthouse-keepers’ Senior A ssistants f Lighthouse-keepers’ Jun io r A ssistants f ... Engine-driver for Steam L au n ch ...

£180144222186162156

549699

2,575456

5,193142

62 9,614

100Subdivision No. 4.

{Exem ptions fro m A c t N o. 773.) M arine Surveyor ...Boatbuilders’ A pprentice Gas Engineer ...

1 4 ,947

111

. . . 3 0040

189

3 529

112P o e J a n d SH abboe\ E T C .}SubdiT isions 1 t0 4 17,977

Subdivision No. 5.

C o n t in g e n c ie s .W harf M anagers, Allowances to Oil, W icks, and Glasses, &c. ...Incidental and T ravelling Expenses, Fuel, L ight, and W ater, &c. M arine Casualties, L ife Boats, &c., and E xpenses ...Provisions for Government Steamer E x tra Labour for G raving Dock, &c.General M aintenance— Repairs to M achinery, &c., of A lfred G raving

Dock and Yard, P a te n t Slip, F ifty-ton Crane, and Governm ent S team er; Providing and Repairing Buoys, Beacons, and Moorings ; Repairs to L ighthouse and L ightship A pparatus ; Construction of Boats, and Repairs to Boats and L aunches; Stores and Ship C hand lery ; Coal for Dock, Slip, F ifty -ton Crane, G overnm ent Steamer, and three Steam Launches

Insurance of Government Steamer Fog Signals, &c.Gas Buoys and Beacons Expenses of M arine Survey

Subdivision No. 6.

W harf and J e tty L ights

Subdivision No. 7.

M a in t e n a n c e o f C o ast L ig h t s .^M aintenance of E ig h t Coast L ights, including expenditure on buildings

(under the superintendence of the Public W orks D epartm ent), but exclusive of the Salaries of Keepers and A ssistants, which are provided for under Subdivision No. 3.— Stations : W ilson’s Promontory, Gabo Island, K en t's Group, Swan Island, Goose Island, Eddystone Point, each one l ig h t ; and K ing’s Island, two lights


The sum of

3501,1001,100

500700

2,500

5,600810400

3,0001,700

17,760

1,600

4,000

41,337

20,660With light and w ater; and a t Gabo Island, Wilson’s Promontory, Cliffy Island, West Channel, South Channel, and the

Lightships, fuel in addition. 1 With quarters. 1 Maintained by the Governments of New South Wales, Tasmania, andVictoria; this estimate, except that for Eddystone Point, is prepared upon the basis of tonnage of vessels using the lights, and is only for the portion payable by Victoria. The maintenance of Eddystone Point Light is shared equally by the Governments of Tasmania and Victoria.

279

Number. Classification D i v i s i o n N o. 77.

M E R C A N T IL E M A R IN E O F F IC E .

S a l a r i e s .

Subdivision No. 1.


Superintendent D eputy Superintendent Clerks ...

Subdivision No. 2.


Overseer of Seamen A ssistant Ju n io r M essenger

Maxi

£258

72

Total S a l a r i e s , M e r c a n t i l e M a r i n e

Subdivision No. 3.— C o n t i n g e n c i e s .Fuel, L ight, W ater, Stores, Incidental Expenses, &c.


T he sum of

1 3

11 4

13 5

25

18

341

26

51


D IS T IL L E R IE S A N D E X C IS E .

S a l a r i e s .

Subdivision No. 1.


C hief Inspector of D istilleries and Excise (see Customs).

Senior Inspector of D istilleries, L iquor, and E xcise

Clerks, Inspectors of D istilleries and Excise, A ssistan t Inspectors, and A dditional Officers of D istilleries, and Sub-Lockers

D itto, ditto

Subdivision No. 2.


Inspectors of L iquor and Excise D itto, Allowances Sub-Lockers— F irs t Grade Sub-Lockers— Second Grade Messenger and A ttendant

Maximum,

£204

168122120

Total S a l a r i e s , D i s t i l l e r i e s a n d E x c i s e

Subdivision No. 3.— C o n t i n g e n c i e s .Stores, Instrum ents, and Repairs to Instrum ents, &c.T ravelling Expenses, Fuel, L ight, W ater, Incidental Expenses,'«&c. Travelling Expenses allotted by the Governor in Council to Inspectors

of Liquor, (fee.Rewards and Expenses for D iscovery of Illic it D istillation, &c.


T he sum of

385270180

835

25712059

436

1,271

150

1,421

450

2 ,8691,756

5,075

3,608690471512

94

5,375

10,450

1001,300

2,21550

3,665

14,115

706

7 ,0 5 5

2 8 0

Number. Classification D iv is io n N o . 79.

P O W D E R M A G A Z I N E S A N DD Y N A M I T E H U L K .

S a l a r ie s .

Su b d iv ision N o . 1.

P r o f e s s io n a l D iv is io n .

1 G . In sp ector o f E x p lo s iv e s

S u b d iv ision N o . 2 .

N on-C l e r ic a l D iv is io n .

2 Keepers*1 Cooper®4 S u b -K eep ersf2 L abourers

9

Su b d iv ision N o . 3.

{Exem'pt fro m provisions o f A c t N o. 7 7 3 .

1 P u p il A ss is ta n t to In sp ector o f E x p lo s iv e s

11 T o ta l S a l a r ie s

Maximum.

£252 372180 162144 561120 174

Subdivision No. 4 .— C o n t in g e n c ie s .Allowances to Keepers of Powder M agazinesStores, Fuel, L ight, W ater, T ravelling and Incidental Expenses, &c. Repairs, F ittings, &c., to Dynam ite H ulk


Tho sum of

/


F IS H E R IE S .

S a l a r y .

Subdivision No. 1.

N o n -C l e r ic a l D iv is io n .

Inspector

Subdivision No. 2.— C o n t in g e n c ie s . .Allowances to Inspectors of F isheries and others for carrying out the

F isheries and other A cts, &c. ••• ••• •••Stores, Fuel, L ight, W ater, T ravelling, Incidental Expenses, &c.

Subdivision No. 3. _ , , . _ rs , _Bonus for the encouragem ent of the F ishing Industry of the Colony

in connexion w ith Deep Sea T raw ling and O yster Dredging, under conditions approved by the Governor in Council


T he sum of* Fuel and quarters. 1 One with quarters.

8 0 0

1,269

6 0

2 ,1 2 9

3 0 050 0100

9 0 0

3 ,0 2 9

4 2 0

3 5 0200

5 5 0

2,000

2 ,9 7 0

£

1 ,513

4 8 4

L

281

Number. Classification D i v i s i o n N o . 81.

M A R IN E B O A R D .

S a l a r i e s .

Subdivision No. 1.


1 A & E Engineer Surveyor2 G Inspector of Shipping and M arine Surveyo

Shipw right Surveyor

3

Subdivision No. 2.


1 2 Secretary to M arine Board ...1 4 Clerk3 5 Clerks ... . .. ... ...

5Subdivision No. 3 .


1 Messenger

9 T otal S a l a r i e s

M axi-

£600

450

M aximum

120

Subdivision No. 4.C o n t i n g e n c i e s ,

Expenses Court of M arine InquiryAllowances to Surveyors, Exam iners, and ex tra assistance Stores, Fuel, L ight, W ater, T ravelling Expenses, Legal and Incidental

Expenses, &c. ... •••A djusters of Compasses

T o ta l Division No. 81

T h e sum of

D i v i s i o n N o. 82.M IS C E L L A N E O U S .

No. 1. Compensations, Allowances, &c.— (Inalterable):(1) Pension to J . C. Tyler, Esq., late A ssistant Commissioner of

Trade and Customs( 2) Additional Pension to M r. T . Judd , late Locker and Clerk,

Customs, Melbourne, as awarded by the Board appointed to inquire into his case, viz., £100 per annum ... •••

( 3) G ratu ity to M r. H . S. T rapp, being difference between pension and full pay, 1st A pril to 30th September, 1891 = £118 19s. 3d. ... ••• ... ••• •••

No. 2. Refund of D uty collected under exceptional circumstances:—( 1) On a Refuse D estructor for City South M elbourne £320 10( 2) On a F ire Engine, A llendale . .. 1 ° 1 ^( 3) On a F ire Engine, F rankston(4) On Concentrators for M ining purposes

13 14 10 34 13 0

1,612 0 0

£1,980 18 1

No. 3, T o provide for A nnual Subscription to the International Tariff B ureau ... ... • •« ***

T otal Division No. 82 ...

T he sum ofA nd the said resolutions were read a second time and agreed to by the House,

c 2

508

740

1,248

520234380

1,134

96

2,478

500750

600200

2,050

4,528

450

100

119

1,981

126

2,776

2,262

2,500

282

rfaw tred T h a t the following sums be granted to H er M ajesty to defray the charges for the Yeai 1891—2 for the several services hereunder specified, in addition to the several sums already voted in this present Session of Parliam ent for such services, v iz .:—


Number.

28 <

Classification

IDiv.

Sc.Sc.

11111 /222

22334 3 3

83

2 /2 /2 /

3 /

3 /3 /

D ivisio n N o . 83.


S a l a r i e s .

Subdivision No. 1.


D eputy Postm aster-G eneral and Secretary, also General Superintendent of E lectric Telegraphs

Subdivision No. 2.


Telegraph Engineer and Chief E lec tric ian ... E lectrician ...

Maximum.

£700450

Subdivision No. 3.


A ssistant Secretary and C hief Clerk ...C hief Inspector Post and Telegraph Service ... Accountant*Controller, Money O rder arid Savings Banks Superintendent Mail B ranch Exam iner, Money O rder and Savings Banks Telegraph M anagersM anager of Parcels P ost and Supervisor of

M aintenance Inspector P ost and Telegraph Service Sub-A ccountant ...Inspectors P o st and Telegraph Service Inspector P ost and T elegraph Service A ssistan t Inspector Inspector of Dead L ette rs ...A ssistan t E xam iner, Money O rder and Savings

B a n k s ... ... . .. ,,. ...Cashier ...Chief D istributor of Stam ps ...

Postm asters—

Number.

111

311181

13

Grade. Salary.

£600486468

483420390375350340300

1,000

660466

1,126

750670647643610540

1,129

535540520906390350

f510

485421421

1,554

5,440

3403,900

” Also Comptroller of Stamps under A ct 1140,------+ Includes allowance for actin g as Customs Officer.N o m —Postmasters and Postmistresses are allowed quarters, fuel, and water.

283


D ivisio n N o. 83.

36 <

11

1556381

19

53

124

11115

140

82250

947

5 /4 /5 /5 /233445 5V5 /5 /5 /5 /5 /

4 /5

Number. Grade. Salary.

4 /25

11

£350 ) 275 |

4 / 12 { 210

22

260 ) 250 J

4 4 15

33

230)225)

4 / 10 { 19

44

240 I 210 j

4 / 1 5 210

5 /5 /5 /

173

178) 175 } 120)

Postm istresses a t from £70 to £180 per annum Relieving Postm asters Relieving Postm asters Relieving Postmistresses Clerk Clerks Clerk Clerks Clerks Clerks ClerksSuperintendent General Delivery Room Superintendent Female Operators Supervisor Female Clerks, Accounts Branch Supervisor Fem ale Clerks, Money Order Office... Sellers of Stamps ...Female Operators and Clerks a t from £54 to £84

per annum Operators a t from £216 to £ 350 Operators a t from £50 to £200

2,075

3,020

1,355

2,130

210

1,763

13.500 1,620

598744514

7,992

14,216

16.500

ISO1089090

516

9,00019,13134,000

150,593

N o tk . - Postmasters and Postmistresses are allowed quarters, fuel, and water.

281



612

830

95

17

75

152

Subdivision No. 4.


Mail Officers a t from £18 10s. to £25 per month ... . .. ... * * *

Senior Sorters and Sorters a t from £11 10s. per month to £225 per annum

Parcels Sorters a t from £7 to £13 10s. per month ... ... ••• •••

Fem ale A ssistant Sorters a t from £ 4 10s. per month to £80 per annum

Letter-carriers and Stam pers and A ssistant Letter-carriers, a t from £6 per month to 57s. per week

O perating M essengers a t from £ 6 to £7 per month ... ... ••• * *

Telegraph Messengers a t from £2 per month to 30s. per week

Inspectors of Telegraph W orks ...Overseers of Telegraph Lines a t from £17

to £21 per month Line Repairers a t from £10 10s. per month to

60s. per week Line Repairers’ A ssistants a t from £8 per

month to 54s. per week Inspector and Forem an Carpenter Foreman Carpenters a t from £14 to £15 per

month ... ... •••Carpenters, Carpenters’ A ssistants, Carpen

ters’ Jun ior Assistants, and Ship Carpenter, a t from £4 per m onth to 60s. per week

B attery Room Forem an at 60s. per week ... B attery Room A ssistants a t from £8 per

month to 54s. per week E lectrical Forem an and Instrum ent F itte r ... Instrum ent F itte r, Instrum ent F itte rs’ Senior

A ssistants, and Instrum ent F itte rs ’ Ju n io r A ssistants, a t from £6 to £20 10s. per month ..• * * •••

Instrum ent F itte rs’ Labourers a t from £ 6 10s.per month to 54s. per week

Cable Jo in ters a t £14 per month Chief Storeman and Forem an M aintenance

Staff, a t £20 per month Saddlers and Sailmakers from £9 to £13

per month ...Storemen and Packers from £9 per m onth to

54s. per week Mail M aster and Coxswain Mail BoatmenForem an M ail Drivers a t £16 per month ... P orters, P illa r Clearers, and M ail Drivers, a t

from £7 per month to 54s. per week Fem ale Stamp Embossers a t £80 Caretaker, General P o st Office, a t £19 per

m onth ... ••• ••• •••N igh t W atchmen

Maxi-

Permonth

£

25

17/10

13/10

6/10

11

525

21

13

1023

15

1313

1034

20/10

1014

22

13

11/10251216

11

1915

» 69,000

37,500

I 12,982

y 2,633

► 8,574

» 19,202

285


102

1883

14


G atekeepers ...P ain ter and W riter a t £12 10s. per month ...P ain ters from £11 10s. to £12 per month ...P lum ber and Gasfitter a t £14 per m onth ...Senior M essenger a t £10 10s. per m onth ...Labourers a t from £ 6 10s. to £10 15s. per

monthSenior Engine-driver a t £15 10s., and three

Engine-drivers a t £15 per m onthEngine-driver for Steam L a u n c h ...Firemen, one a t £11 10s., two a t £ 1 0 per

monthTelephone Switch-board A ttendants a t from

£4 10s. to £7 10s. per m onth ...Typew riters a t £4 10s. per monthFrench-polisher a t £11 per month, including

arrears ... ••• •••

Maximum,

£12

12/10121413

10

15/1013

10

7/106/10

13

8,190

Subdivision No. 5.

Telephone Switch-board A ttendants a t fiom £5 10s. to £6 10s. per month

Subdivision No. 6.

To pay Letter-carriers appointed under old P o st Office Regulations the following rates on their promotion as S o rte rs :—

158,081

1,056

199

3046

Minimum Rate of Pay

Monthly.

Scale of Additions.Maximum

Amount.A t Intervals

of— Number.Rate of Pay

Monthly.

£ , .

11 10

S.

10 One year S ix

£ t.

14 10

Sorters from £11 10s. to £14 10s. per month,including arrears -

To pay Sorters who were previously L etter- carriers the difference between their rates of pay as Sorters and the rates of pay they would have received as Letter-carriers

T o ta l S alaries

29,000

29,005

340,861

j-

286

D ivisio n N o. 83.

Subdivision No. 7.


0 u n l r ep t i r Z : m at o „ c t e:.8. WhOD ™ - » idabi^ “ P > 0 ^ - nig',;;Police Constables and AllowancesI emporary Assistance, and to provide for the absence of Officers througl

sickness and when on leave ... ... w 6.Temporary Operators and Instrument Fitters

n t £ 4 0 ' ;

Gabo i Z a “ oders6 of Tele*-P '* Station at

ielegraph Instruments, Battery Materials, Tools, &c

Expenses of Landing and Shipping Mails ...

C1gersD &c01 RailWay MaU S°rterS5 Letter Carriers,* Telegraph Messen-

T r Z n ^ E x ^ Ironmonger}', Safes, Sâls, and'stamps, &c.Fuel, Light, and Water ....................Charwomen, and cleaning at country stations Incidentals, Carriage of Stores, Insurance

meefc otêr exigencies and unforeseen requirements


The sum of

D ivisio n N o. 84.TELEGRAPH LINES.

No. I. Extensions, Repairs, and Alterations, Renewing Poles, Trans- femng Lines to routes of New Railways, including Wire,

M a L t l^ f o r 's to T .C: f01' T!kgl'aph ^ kS’ “^ Telegraph 2. Maintenance of Telephone Lines for various Departments

. Telephone Exchanges, Telephones, Battery Materials, Cables, wire, &c. ...


The sum of


M A IL S E R V IC E .

No. I. Conveyance of Inland Mails—Government RailwaysContractors Special Conveyance of Mails, Purchase and

Forage of Horses for Clearance of Letter Pillars, and Conveyance of Mails to Railway Stations, &c.


T h e sum of

43,000

4,5001,050

16.5005.000

140

8024.000

5007.000

1.000 50

4.500 14,0007.0008.000 3,250 3,000

500

123,792

464,653

20,000450

18,000

38,450

61,000

70,000

131,000

2 6 0 ,5 6 7

2 0 ,9 5 0

75,000

287

D ivision N o. 86.

MISCELLANEOUS.

No. 1. Compensation, A nnual Allowances, and G ratuities to late Employes in the Government service, or their W idows— (Inalterable):—

A nnual Allowance to H . TuneJ . Legon ...S. B astard ...J . B ranstan ...L . B rady ...J . M acfarlane Elizabeth J . S tew art

(nee Bowie)E llen Reilly (nfo

Campion)T o Benjam in Greening ... £133 0L ess paid from Special Appropriations 93 2

£25 8 8 70 10 5 52 7 7 35 15 11 33 11 6 25 7 0

21 3 10

22 0 0

39 18 2

£326 3 1

To P orte r Jo h n Bourke, £50 (in addition to pension of £32 17s. 3d.) on retirem ent from the service, in consideration of special services rendered in the establishm ent of the first overland M ail Service to Sydney

To G ratuity to the W idow of the la te w ” Cross, Inspector of relegra,ph W orks, equal to nine m onths’ pay

To G ratuity to the Widow of P a trick M urray, Tem porary Line Repairer, who was accidentally killed on the Railw ay w hilst m the employ of the D epartm ent

To gratu ity to the widow of the late Sorter Louis *”Thomas, equal to nine m onths’ pay ... ... £166 10 0

L ess paid as Pension . .. . .. ... 67 6 3

No. 2. Compensation to the undermentioned Fem ales who retired from the service on account of marriage, being one m onth’s pay for each year of service, and a proportionate sum for any additional time less than a year:—

M ary J . Taylor {nee G ray), 9 years8 months 28 days, a t £80 per annum £64 19 2

Less received as G ra tu ity ... ... 60 0 0

M ary E . Kelly (nee Hodgson), 11 years 6 months 20 days, a t £72 per annum

Sarah Sampson (nee Eades), 11 years 30 days, a t £84 per annum ........................................

v iolet M. M cKenna (nee Lawrence), 12 years 7 months, a t £112 per annum ...

£4 19 2

69 6 7

77 11 6

117 8 11

£269 6 2

No. 3. Contribution by the Colony of V ictoria towards expenses of the International Telegraph Bureau a t Berne, including expenses or rem itting the same ...

No. 4. To provide for the increm ents to the salary of 0 . H . Phillips* 5th Class Clerk, from 1st Ju ly , 1890, to 30th June, 1892,’ who forfeited his office through insolvency, but was subsequently reinstated


T he sum of

And the said resolutions were read a second time and agreed to by the House.

327

50

225

50

100

270

50

40

1,112

712

j

tills

tnber.

1

11

17

10

11

512

127

47

2111

5

123913

76111

2 8 8

Classification

2 Sc. Sc.

A & E

A&E

following sums be granted to H er M ajesty to defray the chai reral services hereunder specified, in addition to the several sums

i of Parliam ent for such services, v iz.:—

XL—MINISTER OF MINES.


M IN E S .

S a l a r i e s .

Subdivision No. 1.


Secretary for Mines


Governm ent Geologist ...A ssistant Geological Surveyor ... Inspectors of Mines—

Senior Inspector Inspectors

Subdivision No. 3.


Chief Clerk A ccountantClerks, Superintending Draughtsm en,

D raughtsm en—Clerks and D raughtsm an Clerks and D raughtsm en L ithographer ...Clerks and Draughtsm en

Subdivision No. 4.


Lithographic P rin ters ...Senior M essengerM essengerBailiff a t Sandhurst

Subdivision N o. 5.

A l l o w a n c e s .

M ining Surveyors and M ining R egistrars M ining R egistrars ...W ardens’ Clerks ...Clerks to M ining Boards Keepers of M ining Board Offices A nalyst, a t allowance A nalyst, for special work ... Palaeontologist, a t allowance To provide for allowances to M ining

trars and other Officers whom it i necessary to appoint, or who may be ployed for short periods

Total S a l a r i e s . . .

£

900

Maximum.

£750 637360 334

400 400350 2,151

3,522

600360

and

2,2753,364

300... 3,677

10,576

Maxl-

£192 349156 180120 130180 183

842

375825370600

94750150150

egis-y be

em-... 1,500

4,814

20,654

289

D i v i s i o n N o . 8 7 .

Subdivision No. 6.

Expenses of Prosecutions under the M ines A c t 1890Special A llowances to M ining Surveyors for reporting on LandsE xpenses of M ining Board E lections and Miscellaneous Expenses of

M ining Boards ... ••• ••• ••• •••T ravelling Expenses, including those of Officers visiting and reporting

on Leased Lands, &c.Stores, Books, &c.Fuel, L igh t, and W aterUnforeseen and Incidental Expenses . . . . . .


T he sum of

D i v i s i o n N o . 8 8 .

P R O S P E C T IN G F O R G O LD A N D COAL.

No. 1. Prospecting for Gold, &c., and to assist parties o f M iners in Prospecting operations, and for expenses of Prospecting Boards, to be expended under Regulations of the Governor in Council. F or the purchase and working of Diamond D rills, &c., including M ining Surveyors’ Reports and Office expenses

2. Prospecting for Coal, &c., by Diamond Dr nected therew ith

and expenses con-

120800

400

2,331400

50900

5,001

2 5 ,6 5 5

80,000

10,000

1 4 ,9 6 4

T otal Division No. 88 ... 90,000

T he sum of ... ...

D i v i s i o n N o. 89.Number. Classification

S T A T E F O R E S T S A N D N U R S E R IE S .

S a l a r i e s .Maxi*

Subdivision No. 1.Jb


1 Sc. Conservator ... 750 710

2 Inspectors o f Forests . . . ••• 400 640

3Subdivision No. 2.

1,350


1 4 Clerk ... . .. ••• . ' • • • 3 5

1 5 Clerk ••• 100

1 5 Clerk and D raughtsm an ... 200

3 650Subdivision No. 3. Maxi-

N o n - C l e r i c a l D i v i s i o n . £23 / Foresters ... 204 3,194

29 T otal S alaries ... 5,194

41,500

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290

D iv i s i o n N o . 89.

Subdivision N o. 4.

A llow ances, T ravelling E xpenses, Incidentals, &c.Tools, Stores, &c.Forage for Cart-horses, &c.M aintenance of B oys ... . . . . . . . . . .. .M aintenance of Grounds attached to the Governor’s residence, Macedou

Subdivision N o. 5.

Resum ption o f A lienated Lands in State Forests .. .P lanting and Thinning of Trees, Labour, Purchase of Seed, Carriage, &c.,

and E xtension o f W attle and other Plantations ...F encing of State Forests, W ire N etting, &c.Rewards for information re careless and w ilfu l Firing o f State Forests

T otal D ivision N o. 89

T he sum of

2 ,750150100100360

3,460



E o . 1. Cutting Tracks and opening up areas unexplored2. Underground Surveys o f M ines ..3. E xpenses o f M ining Surveyors for removing P osts from

Leases declared void, and Reports on Leases4. G eological Surveys, &c.5. Travelling and other E xpenses attending Exam inations of

Engine-drivers6. To provide for Railw ay P asses for Trustees of V ictorian M ining

A ccident R elief Fund ...7. E xpense in sending E xpert to Europe to inquire into the best

method o f treating Refractory Ores, and also the Manufacture of Briquettes from Brown Coal, &c. (in addition to £100 provided on Supplem entary E stim ates, 1890 -91 ) ...


500

8,0001,500

100

10,100

18,754

3,4001.500

6004.500

800

26

500

11,326

1 0 , 7 1 6

6 ,511The snm o fDebate ensued.And the said resolutions were read a second time and agreed to by the H ouse.

10. P o s tp o n k m e n t o f O r d e k o f t h e D ay .— Ordered, T hat the consideration of the follow ing Orderof the D ay be postponed until this day :—

Supply— To be further considered in Committee.

11. P o s t p o n e m e n t o f O r d e r s o f t h e D a y .— Ordered, T hat the consideration of the follow ing Ordersof the D ay be postponed until Tuesday n e x t :—

L aw o f Partnership Amendment B ill— Second reading.Police Offences A ct 1890 Amendment B ill— Second reading.P ost Office A ct 1890 Amendment B ill— Second reading.Sharebrokers B ill— Second reading.Metropolitan General Cemetery B ill— Second reading.Education Endowment B ill— Second reading.Gold-fields Reservoirs Sale B il l— Second reading.W ater A ct 1890 Amendment B ill— Second reading.L and A ct 1890 Amendment B il l—Second reading.Shops B ill— Second reading.Thistles L aw Amendment B ill— Second reading.Committee o f Public Accounts B ill— Second reading.Sandhurst Public Buildings A ct 1882 Amendment B ill— Third reading— Resumption o j debate. Public Service Act 1890 Amendment B ill—-Second reading.E lectric Lighting B ill— Second reading.Crimes A ct 1890 Amendment B il l— Second reading.Defences and Discipline A ct 1890 Amendment B ill— Second reading.

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M arriage A c t 1890 Amendment B ill— Second reading.S t. Arnaud School o f Mines S ite B ill— Second reading.Kyneton M arket Reserve B ill— Second reading.A gricultural Grants B ill— Message from H is Excellency the Governor— To be considered in

Committee.Administration and Probate Act 1890 Amendment B ill— Second reading.Mines B ill— Second reading.Australasian Federation— 11 D ra ft o f a B ill to Constitute the Commonwealth o f A ustralia ”—

Messages from the Legislative Council— To be considered.Bendigo A r t Gallery S ite B ill— Second reading.W ays and Means— To be further considered in Committee.

12 . D is c h a r g e o f O r d e r o f t h e D a y .— T he follow ing Order of the D ay was read and dischargedOpium B ill— Second reading.

Ordered— T hat the said B ill be withdrawn.

13. O p i u m B i l l ( N o . 2 ) .— Mr. Munro moved, by leave, T hat he have leave to bring in a B ill to restrictand regulate the importation sale and use o f opium.

D ebate ensued.Q uestion— put and resolved in the affirmative.Ordered— T hat Mr. Munro and Mr. M cLean do prepare and bring in the B ill.Mr. Munro then brought up a B ill intituled “ A B ill to restrict and regulate the Im portation Sale and

Use o f O pium ” and moved, T hat it be now read a first time.Question— put and resolved in the affirmative.— B ill read a first time, ordered to be printed, and read

a second tim e on Tuesday next.

14. S u p p l y .— T he H ouse, according to Order, resolved itself into the Committee of Supply.Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair ; Mr. M cLellan reported that the Committee had come to certain

resolutions.Ordered— T hat the Report be received on Tuesday next.Mr. M cLellan also acquainted the House that he was directed to move that the Committee may have

leave to sit again.R esolved— T hat this H ouse w ill, on T uesday next, again resolve itse lf into the said Committee.

15. P o s t p o n e m e n t o f O r d e r o f t h e D a y .— Ordered, T hat the consideration o f the follow ing Order ofthe D ay be postponed until Tuesday n e x t :—

P etition o f Central A ustralian Wine Association o f Victoria— To be considered.

A nd then the H ouse, at forty-nine minutes past eleven o’clock, adjourned until T uesday next.

W . V . R O B IN S O N ,Clerk o f the Legislative Assembly.


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TUESDAY, 1 s t DECEMBER, 1891.

1. T he H ouse met pursuant to adjournment.— Mr. Speaker took the Chair.

2. P e t i t i o n . — L ieut.-C ol. W . C. Sm ith presented a petition from certain members of the M iners’A ssociation of V ictoria, praying that the H ouse w ill not pass the Sharebrokers B ill.


3. P a p e r .— Mr. Turner presented, by command of H is E xcellen cy the Governor—Board of Public H ealth .— Report of the Board, 1890-91 .


4. L ic e n s in g A r b i t r a t i o n s B i l l . — T he Order of the D ay for the resumption of the debate on thequestion, T hat this B ill be now read a second time, having been read—

Debate resumed.Mr. B ent moved, as an amendment, T hat the word "now " be omitted, and that after the word "tim e"

the words “ this day s ix m onths " be added.D ebate continued.Question— That the word proposed to be omitted stand part of the question— put and resolved in the

affirmative.Question— T hat this B ill be now read a second time— put and resolved in the affirmative.— B ill read

a second time.Mr. Shiels moved, T hat this B ill be now committed to a Committee of the w hole House.Q uestion— put and resolved in the affirmative.Mr. G . D ow nes Carter moved, T hat it be an instruction to the Committee that they may make other

amendments in the Licensing A ct 1890.D ebate ensued.Question— put.T he H ouse divided.

A yes, 25. N oes, 44.Mr. B ailes, Mr. Murray,

Sir B . O’L oghlen, Bart.,Mr. Anderson, Mr. A ndrew s,

Mr. M cLean,Mr. Bennett, Mr. M cLellan,Mr. B ent, Mr. C. Smith, Mr. Baker, Mr. Munro,Mr. B est, Mr. L . L. Smith, Mr. B eazley, Mr. Nim m o,Mr. Bowm an, Mr. Staughton, Mr. Burrowes, Mr. Officer,Mr. Gr. D ow nes Carter, Mr. Sterry,

Captain Taylor,Mr. Craven, Mr. Out trim, "

Mr. Derham, Mr. Deakin, Mr. Patterson,Mr. Gillies, Mr. Tucker, Mr. Gavan D uffy, Mr. P eacock,Mr. H unt, Mr. Zox. Mr. Duncan, Dr. Pearson,M r. L evien, Mr. Dunn,

Mr. Ferguson,Mr. Richardson,

D r. M aloney, TpllerM Mr. Shiels,Mr. M ason, Mr. M cIntyre.

A. C/t'frv# #• Mr. Forrest, Mr. T . Smith,Mr. A rm ytage, Mr. W . T . Carter.

Mr. Gordon, Mr. T atchell,Mr. M ethven, Mr. Graham,

Mr. Graves, Mr. H ancock, Mr. Harper, Mr. A . Harris,

Mr. Turner, Mr. W ebb,Mr. W heeler, Mr. W rixon, Mr. A . Y oung,

Mr. J . Harris, Mr. C. Y oung.Mr. K eys,Mr. K irton, Teller*.Mr. Laurens, Mr. H all,Mr. Madden, Mr. M cColl,

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And, on the further motion o f Mr. Shiels, Mr. Speaker left the Chair, and the H ouse resolved itse lf into a Committee of the whole.

Mr. Speaker resumed the C h air; Mr. M cLellan reported that the Committee had gone through the B ill, and agreed to the same w ithout amendment.

Mr. Speaker having reported that the Chairman of Committees had certified that the fair print of this B ill was in accordance w ith the B ill as reported— B ill, on the motion o f Mr. Sh iels, read a third time.

Ordered— T hat the B ill be transmitted to the L egislative Council and their concurrence desired therein.

5. M e s s a g e f r o m t h e L e g i s l a t i v e C o u n c i l .— T he follow ing M essage w as brought from the L egislative Council by the C lerk-A ssistant of the C o u n c il:—


T he L egislative Council transmit to the L egislative A ssem bly a B ill intituled “ A n A ct to enable Lands vested under the ‘A gricultural Colleges A ct 1 8 9 0 ’ to be leased fo r mining purposes,” w ith w hich they desire the concurrence of the L egisla tive A ssem bly.

J A S . M A C B A IN ,L egislative Council Chamber, President.

Melbourne, 1st Decem ber, 1891.

6 . A g r ic u l t u r a l C o l l e g e s L a n d s M i n i n g B i l l .— Mr. Outtrim moved, T hat the B ill transmittedby the foregoing M essage, intituled " An A ct to enable L ands vested under the ‘ Agricultural Colleges A ct 1890 ’ to be leased fo r mining purposes,” be now read a first time.

Question— put and resolved in the affirmative.— B ill read a first time, ordered to be printed, and read a second time on Tuesday next.

7 . M e s s a g e f r o m t h e L e g i s l a t i v e C o u n c i l .— T he follow ing M essage was brought from the L eg islative Council by the C lerk-A ssistant of the C ouncil:—


T he L egislative Council return to the L egislative A ssem bly the B ill intituled “ A n A ct to amend ‘ The Constitution A ct Amendment\Act 1890,’ ” and acquaint the L egislative A ssem bly that they have agreed to the same w ith amendments, w ith w hich they desire the concurrence of the L egislative Assem bly.

J A S . M A C B A IN ,L egisla tive Council Chamber, President.

Melbourne, 1st December, 1891.

Ordered— T hat the said amendments be printed and taken into consideration on Tuesday next.

8. R a i l w a y s t o t h e K o r u m b u r r a C o a l M i n e s .— M r. Shiels moved, pursuant to notice, T hat in theopinion of this H ouse it is expedient that lines of railway from Korumburra, on the Great Southern line, to Coal Creek, Strezlecki, and Jumbunna coal mines respectively should be constructed, provided—

1. T hat a ll land required for railw ay purposes on any o f the proposed lines be g iven to theconstructing authority free of cost, and w ithout any compensation for severance or otherwise.

2. T hat previous to the construction o f any such line the constructing authority shall besatisfied that the output of coal w ill be sufficient to pay w orking expenses and interest on the cost of construction, and that a guarantee to that effect satisfactory to the constructing authority be obtained from each of the companies.

3. T hat the line to the Jum bunna coal mine be constructed to a point about 3 37 m iles fromwhere it branches off from the proposed line to the Strezlecki mine.


9. R a il w a y s A c t 1890 A m e n d m e n t B i l l .— T he Order of the D ay for the third reading o f this B illhaving been read, and Mr. Speaker having reported that the Chairman of Committees had certified that the fair print of this B ill w as in accordance w ith the B ill as reported, and that the Clerk had noted the amendments made by the H ouse on the consideration of the Report,

Mr. Shiels moved, T hat this B ill be now read a third time.D ebate ensued.Question— put and resolved in the affirmative.— B ill read a third time.Mr. G. D ow nes Carter offered the follow ing new clause to be added to the B i l l :—

“ A . T he Commissioners shall endeavour so to conduct and manage the railw ays that the receipts therefrom shall be sufficient, as nearly as may be, to repay the cost of w orking the same and the interest on all the money borrowed for the construction of the railw ays.”

Mr. G. D ow nes Carter moved, T hat the said clause be now read a second time.D ebate ensued.

A nd the H ouse having continued to sit till after T w elve of the clock,

W E D N E S D A Y , 2nd D E C E M B E R , 1891.Question— put and negatived.Ordered— T hat the B ill be transmitted to the L egisla tive Council and th e ir . concurrence desired

therein.

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10. P o s t p o n e m e n t o f O r d e r s o f t h e D a y .—Ordered, T hat the consideration of the follow ing Ordersof the D ay be postponed until th is day :—

S u pp ly—Resolutions to be reported.Opium B ill (N o. 2 ) — Second reading.Committee o f Public Accounts B ill— Second reading.L aw o f Partnership Amendment B ill— Second reading.Police Offences A ct 1 8 9 0 Amendment B ill— Second reading.P ost Office A ct 1 8 9 0 Amendment B il l— Second reading.Sharebrokers B ill— Second reading.Metropolitan General Cemetery B ill— Second reading.Education Endowment B il l— Second reading.Gold-fields Reservoirs Sale B ill— Second reading.W ater A c t 1 8 9 0 Amendment B ill— Second reading.L an d A c t 1 8 9 0 Amendment B ill— Second reading.Shops B ill— Second reading.Thistles L aw Amendment B ill— Second reading.Sandhurst Public Buildings A ct 1 8 8 2 Amendment B ill— Third reading— Resumption o f debate. Public Service A ct 1 8 9 0 Amendment B ill— Second reading.E lectric Lighting B ill— Second reading.Crimes A ct 1 8 9 0 Amendment B ill— Second reading.Defences and Discipline A ct 1 8 9 0 Amendment B ill— Second reading.M arriage A ct 1 8 9 0 Amendment B ill— Second reading.S t. Arnaud School o f Mines S ite B il l— Second reading.Kyneton M arket Reserve B ill— Second reading.Agricultural Gi'ants B ill— Message from H is Excellency the Governor— To be considered in

Committee.Adm inistration and Probate A ct 1 8 9 0 Amendment B ill— Second reading.Mines B i l l—Second reading.Australasian Federation— “ D raft o f a B ill to Constitute the Commonwealth o f A ustralia ”—

Messages from the Legislative Council— To be considered.Bendigo A rt Gallery S ite B ill .— Second reading.Supply— To be further considered in Committee.W ays and Means— To be further considered in Committee.F irst General Report o f the Parliam entary Standing Committee on R ailw ays— Resumption o f

debate on the question— That this House approves generally o f the F irst General Report o f the P arliam entary Standing Committee on R ailw ays.

1 1 . P o s t p o n e m e n t o f O r d e r o f t h e D a y .— Ordered, That the consideration of the follow ing Orderof the D ay be postponed until to-morrow :—

Petition o f Central Australian Wine Association o f Victoria— To be considered.

A nd then the House, at tw enty-eigh t minutes past tw elve o'clock in the morning, adjourned until this day.


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WEDNESDAY, 2 n d DECEMBER, 1891.1. T he H ouse m et pursuant to adjournment.— Mr. Speaker took the Chair.2. P a p e r s .— Mr. M cLean presented, by command of H is E xcellen cy the Governor—

A borigines— T w enty-seventh Report of the Board for the Protection of the— in the Colony of Victoria.

Ordered to lie on the T able.T he follow ing Paper, pursuant to the direction o f an A ct of Parliam ent, w as laid upon the T able by

the Clerk of the H ouse :—Customs A c t 1890.— Drawback R egulations amended— Order in Council.

3. E l e c t o r a l R o l l s P u r i f i c a t i o n B i l l .— Mr. Shiels moved, pursuant to notice, T hat he haveleave to bring in a B ill to provide for the purification of the E lectoral R olls for the L egislative A ssem bly and for other purposes.

Question— put and resolved in the affirmative.Ordered— T hat Mr. Shiels and Mr. Turner do prepare and bring in the B ill.Mr. Shiels then brought up a B ill intituled “ A B ill to provide fo r the purification o f the E lectoral R olls

fo r the L egislative Assembly and fo r other purposes and moved, T hat it be now read a first time. Question— put and resolved in the affirmative.— B ill read a first time, ordered to be printed, and read a

second tim e on T uesday next.

4 . S u p p l y .— E s t im a t e s f o r 1 8 9 1 - 2 .— Mr. M cLellan reported from the Committee of Supply a certainresolution, w hich w as read and is as follow s :—

R eso lved— T hat the follow ing sum be granted to Her M ajesty to defray the charges for the Y ear 1 8 91 -2 for the several services hereunder specified, in addition to the several sums already voted in th is present Session o f Parliam ent for such services, viz.' :—



SC H O O L S O F M IN E S A N D T E C H N IC A L SC H O O L S.{Inalterable.')

N o. 1. School of M ines, Bairnsdale 4502 . D itto D itto — B uildings . . . 1,0003. D itto B allarat 3 ,0004. D itto B endigo 3,0005. D itto Castlemaine 6006 . D itto Clunes 4007. D itto Creswick 4008 . D itto D aylesford 6009. D itto D itto — Buildings .. . 400

10. D itto H arrietville 10011. D itto M aryborough . . . 60012. D itto D itto — B uildings 2,00013. D itto Sale . . . . . . . . . .. . ... 60014. D itto Stavy ell . . . . . . ... . . . 60015. D itto St. Arnaud 30016. Gordon Technical C ollege17. D itto — B uildings18. Melbourne W orking M en’s C ollege19. D itto — B uildings20. Horsham W orking M en’s C ollege21. K yneton School of A rt, M ines, &c.22. F ine A rt Gallery, Ballarat


T he sum o fA nd the said resolution w as read a second time and agreed to by the House.

(700 copies.)

8002.5005.5003.000

300 600

1.000

27,750

16,185

298

5. S u p p l y .— E s t im a t e s f o r 1891 -2 .— Mr. M cLellan reported from the Committee of Supply several resolutions, w hich w ere read and are as follow :—

R esolved— T hat the follow ing sums be granted to H er M ajesty to defray the charges for the Y ear 1 8 91 -2 for the several services hereunder specified, in addition to the several sums already voted in this present Session of Parliam ent for such services, v iz .:—

X H —MINISTER OF WATER SOPPLT.

Number.

11

1117

18

28

19

58

C lassification

A&E

as

D ivisio n N o . 91.

W A T E R S U P P L Y .

Subdivision N o . 1.

P r o f e s s io n a l D iv is io n Chief Engineer EngineerInspecting Engineer A ssistant E ngineers Junior Draughtsm en Irrigation E xpert A nalyst

Subdivision N o. 2.

C l e r ic a l D iv is io n . Secretary . . . . . .C hief ClerkA ccountant . . . . . .Clerks . . . . . . •••Clerks (including arrears, £ 2)


N o n -C l e r ic a l D iv is io n . Senior Inspector o f W aterworks . . . Inspector of W aterworks . . .

Grade.

R ate Collector, Sandhurst . R ate Collector, Sandhurst . R ate Collector, Castlemaine R ate Collector, G eelong

Reservoir K eeper, M alm sbury R eservoir K eeper, G eelong Ganger, Coliban Channel K eepers, Coliban Turncocks, Coliban Turncock, G eelong Junior M essengers

T otal S a l a r i e s . . .

£

Maximum.

£1200 1,200600 435600 430360 965200 500300 300250 175

Maxim um .

Subdivision N o. 4.

Stores, Incidentals, Temporary A ssistance, Overtim e, G ratuities, and E xpenses of Irrigation E xpert . . . . . . ••• -

T ravelling E xpenses, W ages, and Incidental E xp en ses in connexion w ith Collection of R ates—

Coliban D istrictG eelong D istrict . . . .. . . . . . . . •••

Labour and M aterials, Stores, Forage, T ravelling E xp en ses, and Contingencies in connexion w ith—

Coliban W orks . . .G eelong W orks


T he sum of

4 ,005

640377350

1,8282,242

5,437

£300 300300 275

252 252225 225198 198225 225

168 190144 144138 142138 550156 430156 157

72 90

3,178

12,620

1,000

350150

6,0001,250

8,750

21,370

11,700

299

£ £


W A T E R W O R K S I N C O U N T R Y D IS T R IC T S .

T o provide for all E xpenses in connexion w ith Boring for W ater T o provide for Surveys, Reports, and Contingencies in connexion

w ith Projects of W ater Supply to Country D istricts, E xpen ses in connexion w ith G auging Rivers, and A nalyses of W aters

7,000

10,000

T otal D ivision N o. 92 17,000

T he sum of ... 9,000


M A N A G E M E N T A N D M A IN T E N A N C E O F N A T IO N A LW O R K S.

Material, W ages, Contingencies, and all other E xpenses in connexion w ith the M anagement and M aintenance of—

Goulburn System of N ational W orks Laanecoorie W eirBridgew ater and K inypaniel W eirs and other N ational W orks ...

3 ,000275250

T otal D ivision N o . 93 3,525

T h e sum of ... 2,125


G O L D -F IE L D S R E S E R V O IR S .

T o provide for all E xpenses in connexion w ith the M anagement and Repair o f the Gold-fields Reservoirs 500

T he sum of 300D ebate ensued.And the said resolutions were read a second time and agreed to by the House.

A &

300

Resolved—That the following sums be granted to Her Majesty to defray the charges forthe Year 1891-2 for the several services hereunder specified, in addition to the several sums alreadyvoted in this present Session of Parliament for such services, viz.:—

XIII.—MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE.

N u m ber.

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C lassification

ID iv.

Sc.


A G R IC U L T U R E A N D IN D U S T R IE S .

Subdivision N o. 1.

F irst D iv isio n .Secretary for A griculture .. .


Clerical D iv isio n .Clerk . . . . . . . . . . . .Clerks . . . .. . . . . .. .

Subdivision N o. 3.

P rofessional D iv isio n .

ChemistE ntom ologist . . .

Subdivision N o. 4.

A ssistant Chemists P upils at £ 5 0

Subdivision N o. 5.

N o n - C le r ic a l D iv is io n .

M essenger

T otal S a la r i e s

M axim um .

£550350

70

72

Subdivision N o . 6 .— C o n tin g e n c ie s .

Temporary Clerical A ssistance . . . . . .Travelling E xpenses, Stores, B ooks, Instrum ents, and Incidentals


T h e sum of


E X P E R IM E N T A L C U L T IV A T IO N .

Purchase o f Im plem ents, Seeds, Manures, Carriage, C ultivation, &c.

T he sum of


V IN E D IS E A S E S E R A D IC A T IO N .

Departm ental E xpenses, Compensation and E xpenses in connexion w ith Trenching of Infected Land ...

The sum of

800

370460

830

550287

837

290100

390

58

2,915

250900

1,150

4,065

300

750

2,175

175

415

301

N um ber. Classification D i v i s i o n N o. 9 8 .£ £

S C A B P R E V E N T IO N A N D D IS E A S E SI N ST O C K .

Subdivision N o. 1.

11141

10

234 445

C l e r i c a l D i v i s i o n .Chief InspectorD istrict Inspector, including T ravelling E xpenses D istrict Inspector, including T ravelling E xpenses D istrict Inspectors *Border In sp e c to r f ...Border Inspectors f

563525525

1,188225

2,150

18 5,176

Subdivision N o . 2. Maxi

4N o n -C l e r i c a l D i v i s i o n .

Inspectors of Stock, f at £ 1 6 0 ...

mum .

£200 640

22 T otal S a l a r i e s . . . 5,816

Subdivision N o. 3.C o n t in g e n c ie s .

A llow ances, T ravelling and Incidentals . . . Temporary A ssistance

... 1,850200

2,050

T otal D ivision N o. 98 .. . 7 ,866

T he sum of . . . . . . 4,602

D i v i s i o n N o. 9 9 .G R A N T S .

N o. 1. T o A gricultural Societies, to be expended under regulations to be approved by the Governor in C ou n cil...

2. To F encing and Improving Public Parks and Gardens under thecontrol of Borough Councils, Trustees, Committees of M anagement, &c., to be expended under regulations to be approved by the Governor in Council, no payment to exceed £ 1,000

3. T o the Geelong Corporation, one-half of the expenses of M aintaining and Im proving the Botanical Gardens, Geelong, for the year 1891, but not to exceed £ 1 ,0 0 0

4. T o the R oyal A gricultural Society o f V ictoria for SpecialPrizes to be competed for and awarded under regulations to be approved by the Governor in Council

5. T o Horticultural Societies, to be available under regulationsto be approved by the Governor in Council

6 . T o the Board of V iticulture, to be paid under regulations to beapproved by the Governor in Council

24,000

9,500

1,000

500

1,000

1,000

T otal D ivision N o. 99 ... 37,000

T he sum of ... ••• 35,508

D i v i s i o n N o . 100.M IS C E L L A N E O U S .

N o. 1. E xpenses connected w ith Experim ents for Eradication o f N oxious W eeds and Insects 300

T he sum of • • • . . . 200° Also receive allow ance of £150 for travellin g . f Th irteen receive an allow ance o f £ 4 0 for horse; one receives an allow ance of

£ 7 6 for horse.D ebate ensued.And the said resolutions were read a second time and agreed to by the House.

s

302

Resolved—That the following sums be granted to Her Majesty to defray the charges forthe Year 1891-2 for the several services hereunder specified, in addition to the several sumsalready voted in this present Session of Parliament for such services, viz.:—

XIV.—MINISTER OF HEALTH.

N u m b e r.

13

29

C lassif ica tio n

MA & BA & E

M

A & E

D i v i s i o n N o . 101.


S a l a r i e s .

Subdivision N o. 1.


Chairman, Board of Public H ealth



A ssistan t M edical Inspector Inspector and Engineer A ssistan t Inspector and Engineer A ssistant M edical Inspector (from 1st N o

vember, 1891)A ssistant E ngineering Inspector (d itto) . . .

Subdivision N o. 3.


Secretary, Board o f P ublic H ealthSenior ClerkA ccountantClerk . . . . . . . . . . . .Clerks . . . . . . . . . .. .T elegraph Operator, Quarantine Station

Subdivision N o , 4.

N o n -C l e r ic a l D i v i s i o n .

Caretaker, C alf Lym ph D epot* f . . . Caretaker, Sanatorium* f C oxsw ain, H ealth B oat’s Crew* . . .Boatmen* j:

Subdivision N o, 5.

(E xem pt fro m provisions o f A c t N o . 1133.)

M edical Inspector, Board o f P ublic H ealth H ealth Officer, Quarantine Station* . . . M arket Inspector, Board of P ublic H ealth


1,000

Maximum.

£500

500 490500 426

334... 234

1,984

650421350233777

... 100

CO<M

Maxi-

£120 111108 105180 168144 566

Subdivision N o . 6 .C o n t in g e n c ie s .

E xpenses of the Board of Public H ealth , including T ravelling E xpenses of Inspectors . . . . . . ... •••

Stores, Stationery, and PrintingF uel, L igh t, W ater, and IncidentalsH ealth Officers— A llow ances and IncidentalsProvisions and Stores for the Quarantine Station and Steam L au n ch ... M aintenance o f the Sanatorium, including W ages of Am bulance

D river and M essenger A llow ance for the support o f Lepers, including W ages of A ttendants

and E xpenses of Removal E xpenses in connexion w ith the stam ping out of Contagious D iseases . . .

950

1,000500300

1,800

8,165

2,200200125650450

210

2001,000

5,035$ With quarters. f With fuel, light, and water. 1 One note as skilled labourer at the Quarantine Station.

303

D i v i s i o n N o . 101. £


A dditions and Im provem ents to Sanatorium, C ut-P aw -P aw (to be rep a id by the loca l M u n ic ip a l Councils) 100

Subdivision N o. 8 .

A llow ances for Vaccination, including E xpenses attending Cultivation o f C alf Dym ph . . . . . . . . . . . . ••• 6,000

Subdivision N o. 9.

T o assist in F encing and D raining Cemeteries 1,000


E xpenses in connexion w ith the Provision of H ospital Accommodation by M unicipalities . . . 1,000

T otal D ivision N o. 101 .. . 21,300

T he sum of

D ebate ensued.A nd the said resolutions w ere read a second time and agreed to by the H ouse.

£

12,425

304

Resolved- That the following sums be granted" to Her Majesty to defray the charges forthe Year 1891-2 for the several services hereunder specified, in addition to the several sumsalready voted in this present Session of Parliament for such services, viz. :—

XV.—MINISTER OF RAILWAYS.

N um ber. D iv is io n N o . 102.

V IC T O R IA N R A IL W A Y S .

S a la k ie s .

Subdivision N o. 1.

S ecretary’s B ra nc h .

£

1 Secretary 1,1001 C hief C lerk ... 8501 Traffic Auditor 8001 A ssistan t ditto 6251 R ailw ay Storekeeper ... 700

13 Clerks— T w o at £ 6 0 0 , two at £ 5 0 0 , one at £ 4 7 5 , tw o at £4 2 5 , one at £ 3 9 0 , one at £3 7 5 , one at £ 3 5 0 , one at £3 2 5 , one at£ 3 0 0 , one at £ 8 1 5 .. . 5,580

18

A ccountant’s B r anch ,

9,655

1 A ccountant .. . 1,0001 A ctin g A ccountant to 30th September, 1891 (including, w hile

acting, allow ance of £100 per annum) .. . 2501 A ctin g Sub-A ccountant (including, w h ile acting, allowance of

^ 50) 70011 Clerks— One at £ 5 5 0 , three at £ 5 0 0 , one at £ 4 5 0 , one at £ 435 ,

one at £405 , one at £ 3 9 2 10s., one at £ 3 5 0 , one at £ 3 2 5 ,one at £300 4,708

14

T r a ffic B ranch .

6,658

1 Traffic Manager* 1,3002 A ssistant Traffic M anagers— One at £9 0 0 for s ix months, one

at £ 6 1 6a .. . 1,1251 Traffic M anager’s Indoor A ssistan t 675

10 D istrict Traffic Superintendents— One at £6006 , one a t£ 5 5 0 § , two at £500ce, tw o at £ 5 0 0 § , one at £475§ , tw o at £ 400§ ,one at £400<% 4,825

3 Officers in charge— One at £ 5 2 5 , one at £ 5 0 0 , one at £ 3 6 2 lO s.f 1,38812 Clerks— T w o at £ 5 2 5 , one at £ 4 7 5 , one at £ 4 3 7 10s., one at

£ 4 0 0 , two at £ 3 7 5 , one at £ 3 6 2 10s., one at £3 1 2 10s., threeat £ 3 0 0 . . . 4,688

1 Clerk in charge 33814 Station-m asters— One at £ 4 5 0 f , tw o at £4O 0f, one at £ 3 7 5 $ ,

one at £ 3 5 0 c , three at £350(7, three at £350$ , one at£ 3 3 7 lO s.f, tw o at £325$ 5,063

1 Pierm aster$ ... 4251 Inspector o f Refreshm ent Rooms 3501 Yard Inspector 3251 Lamp Inspector 3002 B lock and Signal Inspectors at £ 3 0 0 600

50 21,402* W ith quarters v a lu ed a t £100 per an n u m .-------1 W ith quarters v a lu ed a t £ 7 5 per an n u m . 1 W ith quarters valued a t

£ 65 per a n n u m .------ $ W ith quarters valu ed a t £ 5 2 p er annu m .

a W ith allow ance of £ 5 2 in lieu of q uarters.------ 6 W ith allow ance of £ 6 8 10s. in lieu of q u arters.— c W ith allow ance of£ 9 0 in lieu of quarters. d W ith a llow an ce ot £ 65 in lie u of quarters.

305

N um ber.

111332

10

221

38

11312

112

13

215

136

2121

58

D i v i s i o n N o . 1 0 2 .

T e l e g r a p h E n g i n e e r ’s B r a n c h .

Telegraph Engineer Principal ClerkInspectors— one at £ 4 5 0 f , one at £ 4 2 5 f , tw o at £ 3 0 0 f

L oco m o tive B r a n c h .

Locom otive Superintendent C hief Locom otive Inspector Locom otive AccountantLocom otive Inspectors— One at £ 5 5 0 , one at £ 5 2 5 , one at £ 5 0 0 W orkshop Managers— One at £ 5 5 0 , one at £500 , one at £ 4 4 0 Clerks— One at £ 4 7 5 , one at £ 3 5 0Locom otive Foremen— One at £ 4 7 5 , one at £ 4 5 0 , tw o at £4 2 5 ,

one at £ 3 7 5 , one at £ 3 6 0 , tw o at £ 3 5 5 , tw o at £345 D raughtsm en— One at £ 4 0 0 , one at £ 3 2 5 Inspector of Construction Foreman F itter Foreman Truckshop . . .Foreman B lacksm ith .. .R olling-stock Inspector Driver in Charge Foreman Coppersmith Sub-ForemanInspector of Brakes and R unning Gear Foreman Painter

N ig h t Foremen N igh t Foremen A ctin g Inspector

PerDiem,

i lE n g i n e e r - i n -C h i e f ’s B r a n c h .

Engineer-in-C hief . . . . . . .. .A ssistant Engineer-in-C hief . . . . . .D istrict E ngineers— One at £ 8 0 0 , one at £ 7 5 0 , one at £6 2 5 .. . Engineering A ccountantLand Valuers— One at £ 9 0 0 (including allowance o f £ 1 5 0 ),

one at £6 6 5 . . . . . . . . . * *,Principal Clerk to E ngineer-in-C hiefD raughtsm en— One at £7 0 0 , one at £6 7 5 , one at £510 , one at

500, one at £445 , one at £435 , tw o at £ 4 0 0 , tw o at £315 , one at £310 , one at £3 6 0

A ssistant Engineers— One at £6 7 5 , one at £575 , one at £500 , one at £490 , one at £ 5 6 0 (including allowance of £ 1 5 0 ), tw o at £ 4 1 0 , three at £355 , one at £3 3 0 , tw o at £315

Inspecting Engineers of Surveys— T w o at £ 6 0 0 Principal Clerk to E ngineering A ccountant Inspectors in Charge— One at £ 4 8 0 , one at £ 4 4 5 , two at

£ 380 , one at £ 3 6 0 ...L ithographic Printer .. . . . . .. .Clerks— One at £435 , one at £335 , one at £ 3 2 0 Inspectors— T w o at £ 3 4 0 , one at £ 3 3 5 , one at £ 3 3 0 , one at

£325 , one at £ 3 0 5 ...F ield A ssistants in charge— One at £ 3 3 0 , one at £325 Clerk in charge of E ngineering P ay-sh eets Lithographic Printers at £ 3 0 0 ...A ssistan t Land Valuer at 40s. per diem ...

950*450

1,475

2,875

1,200675600

1,5751,490

825

3,910725385380380380350315315300300300

658621329

16,013

1,5001,1002,175

750

1,565725

5,365

5,6451,200

500

2,045455

1,090

1,975655310600626

28,281With allowance of £60 in lieu of postal allowance.—«-t With allowance of £60 in lieu of quarters.

306

Number.


11113

29

64

E n g in e e r fo r E x is t in g L in e s B r a n c h .

E ngineer for E x istin g LinesChief A ssistant E ngineer for E x istin g LinesSignal E ngineerPrincipal Clerk to Engineer for E x ist in g L ines Superintending Inspectors— One at £ 6 2 5 , one at £ 5 5 0 , one at

£ 4 7 0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Inspectors— T w o at £ 5 5 0 , one at £ 4 2 0 , tw o at £ 4 1 0 , tw o at

£ 4 0 0 , tw o at £ 3 9 0 , four at £ 3 7 5 , tw o at £350 , one at £340 , one at £ 3 3 0 , one at £ 3 2 5 , three at £ 3 2 0 , one at £ 3 1 5 , three at £ 3 1 0 , three at £ 3 0 0 , one at £ 3 5 0 (including allowance of 5s. per diem)

Inspecting Engineer . . .A ssistant E ngineers— One at £ 4 8 5 , one at £ 4 7 5 , one at £ 4 2 5 ,

one at £3 7 5D raughtsm en— One at £ 4 8 0 , one at £410 , one at £ 3 6 0 , tw o at

£ 3 5 0 , one at £3 4 5 , one at £ 3 3 5 , one at £ 3 2 0 Clerks— One at £ 4 0 0 , one at £ 3 0 0 Clerk and Draughtsman StoremanSurveyor ••• ... ... ... ... ...

T otal Salaries of £ 3 0 0 per annum and upwards . . . Station-m asters, Clerks, Telegraph Operators, &c., from £45 to £ 3 0 0 . . .

Total Salaries Deduct Amount chargeable to Loans

W orking E xpenses of all L ines, during the year 1891 -2 , calculated at 65 per cent, on the Estim ated R evenue of £ 3 ,5 0 0 ,0 0 0 :—

M aintenance and R enew alsL ocom otive Charges (including Carriage and W aggon Repairs) Traffic Charges (including Compensation and G atekeepers) General Charges

L ess Salaries


The sum of

1,400850825725

1,645

10,570500

1,760

2,950700400370355

23 ,050

107,934128,808

236,74234,605

202,137

437,500910.000875.000

52,500

2 .275.000

202,137

2,072,863

2.275.000

£

1,326,000

307

D i v i s i o n N o . 1 0 3 .


N o . 1. A nnual A llow ances to late em ployes in the G overnm ent R ailw ay Service— (In a lte ra b le ):—

J . B . Blackbourn £ 2 1 8 15 0

J . Jerem yA . P . M athison

*J . O 'M alley . . . £ 2 6 0 17 4L ess paid out o f Special Appropriations 238 6 8

*W . Cadwallader . . . ••• £ 2 7 6 0 0L ess paid out of Special Appropriations 208 6 8

*W . H ackett . . . . . . . . . £ 8 4 15 0L.ess paid out of Special Appropriations 73 9 0

*C. Thomson . . . . . . ••• £ 1 7 6 0 3L ess paid out of Special Appropriations 157 16 1

* J . Richmond . . . .. . ••• £ 1 4 6 4 5Z m p a id out o f Special Appropriations 132 10 3

*W . B uffer . . . . . . . . . £ 7 0 8 6L ess paid out of Special Appropriations 68 1 7

*R . F . Ponting, from 1st January, 1891 £ 4 1 2 10 0A essp aid out of S p e c ia l Appropriations 375 0 0

22 10 8

67 13 4

11 6 0

18 4 2

13 14 2

2 6 11

37 10 0

219

125400

£ 1 7 3 5 3

N o . 2. A nnual A llow ances as C om pensation:—Fanny K . Cooke— A llow ance for permanent injuries received

in R ailw ay Collision at Sunbury, 1872 H elena A . W ilson — A llow ance for permanent injuries

received in R ailw ay A ccident at W indsor, March, 1882 John Smith— A llow ance for being disabled w h ilst in the

execution of his duty as an Engine-cleaner . . . •••Margaret D arcy— A llow ance for permanent injuries received

at South Melbourne, 23rd M arch, 1889

174

70

52

52

70

1,162

N o . 3 . Gratuities in cases of Officers retired, &c. (calculated at the rate of one month’s pay for each year of service)— (In a lte ra b le )

Archer, J . A lexander, R . Burns, P .B ull, E .B erry, E . Brodie, W . Garrick, T . Cripps, J . G. Clarkson, G . C Chesterfield, T, D evoy, D . G lass, P . G odfrey, M. H ossack, A . Jones, M ary

L ess p aid o u t of Specia l A ppropria

£ s. d.

tio n s.

£ s. d. £ s. rf.

158 1 11 105 12 9 52 9 2325 18 9 105 12 9 220 6 0173 9 8 95 16 3 77 13 5602 11 7 176 1 3 426 10 4374 11 11 340 9 6 34 2 5207 0 3 129 2 3 77 18 0

63 13 10 61 11 11 2 1 11171 2 2 75 5 7 95 16 7

89 3 8 80 4 2 8 19 6205 17 0 105 12 9 100 4 3260 4 8 82 2 6 178 2 2

70 5 2 63 18 1 6 7 1778 0 0 232 10 0 545 10 0198 10 6 99 15 4 98 15 2

93 16 0 54 15 0 39 1 0* Includes service with Geelong and Melbourne Railway Company.

308

D ivision N o. 103.

£ s. d .

Less paid o u t of Special

A ppropriations.

£ s. d. £ s. d.Janes, H . 567 6 3 176 1 3 391 5 0K ellberg, G . ... 108 6 7 104 6 8 3 19 11L ukis, T . E . .. . 248 3 10 131 5 0 116 18 10M atthews, D iana 88 14 7 54 15 0 28 19 7Muir, W . 440 1 3 136 17 6 303 3 9M cNam ara, P . 180 17 2 82 3 3 98 13 11M cD onell, T . ... 1,202 9 1 337 10 0 864 19 1M cKirdy, J . C. 131 14 3 117 7 6 14 6 9Paterson, R . ... 576 9 3 164 6 6 412 2 9P ow er, G. J . (deceased,

to be paid to daughters) 490 10 4 157 10 0 333 0 4P innick , G . . . . . . . 278 8 9 117 7 6 161 1 3Springhall, J . ... 744 17 7 236 5 0 508 12 7Stewart, J . 120 12 9 117 7 6 3 5 3Stevenson, J . .. . 387 5 11 123 4 11 264 1 0Thompson, T . U ndy, Margaret

376 2 9 105 12 9 270 10 052 9 10 48 13 4 3 16 6

W alsh, J . 149 10 4 112 10 0 37 0 4W ilson, G. 159 15 8 82 3 3 77 12 5Crawford, J ., w idow o f ... 81 14 0 61 11 11 20 2 1D ay, W ., w idow of 173 8 4 152 11 9 20 16 7Omand, J ., w idow of 108 16 6 93 18 0 14 18 6Sweetm an, 0 . , w idow of 192 0 1 68 8 9 123 11 4H utchison, A ., mother o f 83 4 1 82 3 3 1 0 10K eay, P ., executors of ... 111 5 2 100 8 5 10 16 9Furlong, P ., children of,

per trustees 135 4 1 105 12 9 29 11 4

6,078 3 8


T he sum of

D i v i s i o n N o . 104.

M E L B O U R N E A N D H O B S O N ’S B A Y R A IL W A Y .

For Interest and E xpenses in connexion w ith Paym ent o f Interest

T he sum ofD ebate ensued.A nd the said resolutions were read a second tim e and agreed to by the H ouse.

6,079

7,241

9,360

670

860

6 . Opium B i l l (N o . 2 ). T he Order of the D ay for the second reading of th is B ill having been read—Mr. Munro moved, T hat this B ill be now read a second time.

D ebate ensued.Question— put and resolved in the affirmative.— B ill read a second time.Mr. Munro moved, That this B ill be now committed to a Committee of the w hole House.Question— put and resolved in the affirmative.And, on the further motion of Mr. Munro, Mr. Speaker left the Chair, and the H ouse resolved itse lf

into a Committee of the whole.Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair ; Mr. M cLellan reported that the Committee had made progress in

the B ill, and that he w as directed to m ove that the Committee may have leave to sit again.R esolved— T hat this H ouse w ill, th is day, again resolve itse lf into the said Committee.

7. S e s s i o n a l O r d e r S u s p e n d e d .— Mr. Munro moved, by leave, T hat the Sessional Order referring tothe time w hen Governm ent B usiness shall have precedence on W ednesdays be suspended for this evening, so as to allow Government B usiness to be proceeded w ith during the remainder of the sitting.


8. Opium B i l l (N o . 2 ).— T he Order of the D ay for the further consideration of this B ill in Committeeof the w hole House having been read— Mr. Speaker left the Chair, and the H ouse resolved itse lf into a Committee of the w hole.

Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair ; Mr. M cLellan reported that the Committee had gone through the B ill and agreed to the same w ith amendments.

On the motion of Mr. Munro, the H ouse ordered that the Standing Orders be suspended so as to allow the Report to be received this day.

Mr. Munro moved, T hat the amendments made by the Committee o f the w hole H ouse in this B ill be agreed to.


309

Mr. Speaker having reported that the Chairman of Com m ittees had certified that the fair print of th is B ill w as in accordance w ith the B ill as reported— B ill, on the motion of Mr. Munro, read a third time.

Ordered— That the B ill be transmitted to the L egislative Council and their concurrence desired therein.9. M e s s a g e f r o m t h e L e g i s l a t i v e C o u n c i l . — T he follow ing M essage w as brought from the L egislative

Council by the C lerk-A ssistant of the Council :—M r . S p e a k e r ,

T he L egisla tive Council return to the L egisla tive A ssem bly the B ill intituled “ A n A ct to amend the 1 Employers and Employes A c t 1890 ’ and fo r other pu rp o ses” and acquaint the L egislative A ssem bly that they have agreed to the same w ith amendments, w ith w hich they desire the concurrence of the L egislative A ssem bly.


Melbourne, 2nd December, 1891.A nd the said amendments were read, and are as follow :—

Clause 17, line 26, after " duty o f ” insert " removing dealing w ith or treating the sew age of any city tow n borough or shire or o f.”

„ line 33, after “ water ” insert “ or to interfere w ith the sew age thereof.”A nd the saidfamendments were read a second time.Mr. W rixon moved, T hat the said amendments be agreed to.D ebate ensued.Question— put and resolved in the affirmative.Ordered— That the B ill be returned to the L egislative Council, w ith a M essage acquainting them that

the L egislative A ssem bly have agreed to the said amendments.10. C om m ittee o f P u b l ic A c c o u n ts B i l l . — T he Order of the D ay for the second reading of this B ill

having been read— Mr. Shiels moved, T hat this B ill be now read a second time.Debate ensued.

A nd the H ouse having continued to sit till after tw elve o f the clock,

T H U R S D A Y , 3 rd D E C E M B E R , 1891.Question— put and resolved in the affirmative.— B ill read a second time.Mr. Shiels moved, T hat this B ill be now committed to a Committee of the w hole House.Question— put and resolved in the affirmative.A nd, on the further motion of Mr. Shiels, Mr. Speaker le ft the Chair, and the H ouse resolved itself

into a Committee o f the whole.Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair ; Mr. Richardson reported that the Committee had made progress in

the B ill, and that he was directed to m ove that the Committee may have leave to sit again. R esolved— T hat this H ouse w ill, on T uesday next, again resolve itself into the said Committee.

11. P o s tp o n e m e n t o f O r d e r s o f t h e DAY .Ô rdered, T hat the consideration of the follow ing Ordersof the D ay be postponed until Tuesday n e x t :—

L aw o f Partnership Amendment B ill— Second reading.Police Offences A ct 1890 Amendment B ill— Second reading.P ost Office A ct 1890 Amendment B ill— Second reading.Sharebrokers B ill— Second reading.Metropolitan General Cemetery B ill— Second reading.Education Endowment B ill— Second reading.Gold-fields Reservoirs Sale B ill— Second reading.W ater A ct 1890 Amendment B ill— Second reading.L and A ct 1890 Amendment B il l—Second reading.Shops B ill— Second reading.Thistles L aw Amendment B ill— Second reading.Sandhurst Public Buildings A ct 1882 Amendment B ill— Third reading— Resumption of debate. Public Service A ct 1890 Amendment B ill— Second reading.E lectric Lighting B ill— Second reading.Crimes A ct 1890 Amendment B ill— Second reading.Defences and Discipline A ct 1890 Amendment B ill— Second reading.M arriage A c t 1890 Amendment B ill— Second reading.S t. A rnaud School o f Mines S ite B ill— Second reading.Kyneton M arket Reserve B ill— Second reading.A gricultural Gh'ants B ill— Message from H is Excellency the Governor— To be considered in

Committee.Adm inistration and Probate A ct 1890 Amendment B ill— Second reading.Mines B ill— Second reading.Australasian Federation— “ D ra ft o f a B ill to Constitute the Commonwealth o f A u stra lia ”—

Messages from the Legislative Council— To be considered.Bendigo A r t Gallery S ite B ill— Second reading.Supply— To be further considered in Committee.W ays and Means— To be further considered in Committee.F irst General Report o f the Parliam entary Standing Committee on R ailw ays— Resumption o f debate

on the question— That this House approves generally o f the F irst General Report o f the P a r lia mentary Standing Committee on R ailw ays.

A nd then the H ouse, at forty minutes past tw elve o’clock in the morning, adjourned until this day.

W . V . R O B IN S O N , M . H . D A V IE S ,

Clerk o f the Legislative Assembly. Speaker.

By Authority: B o s t. S. B ra in , Government Printer, Melbourne.

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V I C T O R I A .



No. 67.

THURSDAY, 3r d DECEMBER, 1891.


2. C om panies A c t 1890 A m end m ent B i l l . — Mr. Shiols moved, by leave, T hat he have leave to bringin a B ill to amend the Companies A ct 1890.

Question— put and resolved in the affirmative.Ordered— T hat Mr. Shiels and Mr. Munro do prepare and bring in the B ill.Mr. Shiels then brought up a B ill intituled “ A B ill to amend the ‘ Companies A c t 1 8 9 0 / ” and moved,

That it be now read a first time.Question— put and resolved in the affirmative.— B ill read a first time, ordered to be printed, and read

a second time this day.

3. R a ilw a y s C o n s tr u c t io n (K o ru m b u rra C o a l M in es) B i l l . — Mr. Shiels moved, pursuant to notice.T hat he have leave to bring in a B ill to authorize the construction of lines of railway from Korumburra, on the Great Southern line, to Coal Creek, Strezlecki, and Jum bunna Coal M ines respectively.

Question— put and resolved in the affirmative.Ordered— T hat Mr. Shiels and Mr. Outtrim do prepare and bring in the B ill.Mr. Shiels then brought up a B ill intituled “ A B ill to authorize the construction o f lines o f railw ay

from Korumburra, on the Great Southern line, to Coal Creek, Strezlecki, and Jumbunna Coal Mines respectively f and moved, That it be now read a first time.

Question— put and resolved in the affirmative.— B ill read a first time, ordered to be printed, and read a second tim e on Tuesday next.

4. P a p e r s .— Mr. Shiels presented—

Railw ay Capital and A nnual L oss or Profit.— Return to an Order of the H ouse, dated 18th N ovem ber, 1891, for a return show ing approxim ately—

1. Am ount o f debenture capital invested in each of the four railway system s of the colony.2. Am ount of other capital so invested.3. A m ount of interest to be paid on the debenture capital so invested.4. T he amount of loss or profit upon each system for the years ending 30th June 1889

1890, and 1891 respectively.Beechworth to Yackandandah R a ilw a y — Return to an Order of the H ouse, dated 25th N ovem ber,

1891, for a return show ing the number of passengers carried on the line from B eechworth to Yackandandah, and the receipts from passenger traffic, also receipts from goods traffic on same line, from date o f its opening to 30th October last.


5. P o l i c e H o l id a y s .— T he Order of the D ay for the resumption of the debate on the question— T hat allmembers o f the V ictorian P olice Force be allowed three w eeks’ holiday in each year, bavino- been read—

D ebate resumed.Question— put and negatived.

6 . D is c h a r g e o f O r d e r o f t h e D a y .— T he follow ing Order of the D ay was read and discharged:__Melbourne and M etropolitan B oard o f Works A ct 1890 Amendment B il l— Second reading.

Ordered— T hat the said B ill be withdrawn.(7 0 0 c o p ie s .)

3 1 2

M i n e r s * R i g h t T i t l e s B i l l .— T he Order of the D ay for the further consideration of this B ill in Committee of the w hole H ouse having been read— Mr. Speaker left the Chair, and the H ouse resolved itself into a Committee o f the w hole.

Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair ; Mr. M cLellan reported that the Committee had gone through the B ill and agreed to the same w ith amendments.

On the motion of Mr. Richardson, the H ouse ordered that the Standing Orders be suspended so as to allow the Report to be received this day.

Mr. Richardson moved, That the amendments made by the Committee of the w hole H ouse in this B ill be agreed to.

Question— put and resolved in the affirmative.Mr. Speaker having reported that the Chairman of Committees had certified that the fair print of this

B ill was in accordance w ith the B ill as reported—B ill, on the motion of Mr. Richardson, read a third time.

On the motion of Mr. Richardson, the H ouse agreed to the follow ing amendments in this B i l l :—Clause 2, at the beginning of the clause insert “ U n til in all cases the provisions of section

tw enty-tw o of the Mines A ct 1890 have been complied w ith .”Clause 2, at the end o f the clause omit “ U ntil in all cases the provisions of section tw enty-

tw o of the Mines A ct 1890 have been complied w ith .’*Clause 4, line 12, omit “ of sections two and three.”

On the motion of Mr. Patterson, the House agreed to the follow ing further amendments in this B ill :— First Schedule —Omit “ and being feet inches to by a depth of

about feet inches and situated at and at a distance o fabout from .”

Second Schedule— Omit “ being feet inches to by a depth ofabout feet inches and situated at and at a distance o fabout from


T h e l a t e M r. 0 . P . W h i t e l a w .— T he Order o f the D ay for the resumption of the debate on the question— T hat this House will, on W ednesday next, resolve itself into a Committee of the w hole to consider the propriety o f presenting an Address to H is E xcellency the Governor, requesting that he w ill be pleased to place on the A dditional Estim ates the sum of £ 5 0 0 for the fam ily of the late Mr. 0 . P . W hitelaw, mining surveyor, who was drowned at W alhalla during the late disastrous floods, having been read—

D ebate resumed. Q uestion—put.T he H ouse divided.

A yes, 28.Mr. M ethven,Mr. Mountain,Mr. Murphy,Mr. Murray,Mr. Niinrao,Mr. Officer,Sir B . O’Loghlcn, Bart., Dr. Pearson,Mr. Tatchell,Captain Taylor,Mr. Webb.

Mr. Andrews,Mr. A rm ytage, Mr. Cameron,Mr. C avan Duffy, Mr. G illies,Mr. Graham,Mr. M cLean,Mr. Munro,Mr. Outtrim,Mr. Patterson, Mr. Peacock,Mr. Richardson,

N o g s , 2 1 .

Mr. L. L . Sm ith, Mr. T . Smith, Mr. Turner,Mr. W illiam s, Mr. W rixon,Mr. C. Y oung, Mr. Zox.

Mr. B ailes, Mr. Forrest.

Mr. Baker,Mr. B ennett,Mr. W . T . Carter,Mr. Craven,Mr. Dorham,Mr. Dunn,Mr. Foster,Mr. Gardiner,Mr. Graves, M r . ± atcnen, m r . v i i u m u , T e ll* * -Mr. Hancock, ~ .................................Mr. Hunt,Mr. Kirton,Mr. Laurens, Tellers.Dr. M aloney, Mr. Clark,Mr. M cColl, Mr. A . Harris.And so it was resolved in the affirmative.

9. L ic e n s in g A c t 1890 A m endm ent B i l l . — T he Order of the D ay for the further consideration o f thisB ill in Committee of the w hole H ouse having been read— Mr. Speaker le ft the Chair, and the House resolved itse lf into a Committee of the whole.

Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair ; Mr. Graves reported that the Committee had gone through the B ill and agreed to the same w ith amendments.

On the motion of Mr. Bailes, the H ouse ordered that the Standing Orders be suspended so as to allow the Report to be received this day.

Mr. B ailes moved, T hat the amendments made by the Committee o f the w hole H ouse in this B ill be agreed to.

Question— put and resolved in the affirmative.Mr. Speaker having reported that the Chairman of Committees bad certified that the fair print of this

B ill was in accordance w ith the B ill as reported— B ill, on the motion of Mr. B ailes, read a third time.


10. F r ie n d l y S o c i e t i e s A c t 1890 A m e n d m e n t B i l l .— T he Order of the D ay for the further consideration of this B ill in Committee of the whole H ouse having been read— Mr. Speaker left the Chair, and the House resolved itself into a Committee of the w hole.

Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair ; Mr. Graves reported that the Committee had gone through the B ill and agreed to the same w ith amendments.

On the motion of Mr. W rixon, the H ouse ordered that the Standing Orders be suspended so as to allow the Report to be received this day.

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Mr. W rixon moved, That the amendments made by the Committee of the w hole H ouse in this B ill be agreed to.

Question— put and resolved in the affirmative.Mr. Speaker having reported that the Chairman of Committees had certified that the fair print ot this

B ill was in accordance w ith the B ill as reported— B ill, on the motion of Mr. W rixon, read a third time.

Mr. B eazley moved. T hat the third paragraph o f clause 3 be omitted.Question— T hat the words proposed to be omitted stand part of the clause— put and resolved in the

affirmative. , , . , . ,Ordered— That the B ill be transmitted to the L egislative Council and their concurrence desired therein.

11. C o m p a n i e s A c t 1890 A m e n d m e n t B i l l . — T he Order of the D ay for the second reading o f thisB ill having been read— Mr. Shiels m oved, T hat this B ill be now read a second time.

Question— put and resolved in the affirmative.— B ill read a second time.Mr. Shiels moved, T hat th is B ill be now committed to a Committee of the w hole H ouse.Question— put and resolved in the affirmative.A nd, on the further motion of Mr. Shiels, Mr. Speaker le ft the Chair, and the H ouse resolved itself

into a Committee of the whole.Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair ; Mr. M cLellan reported that the Committee had gone through the

B ill, and agreed to the same w ithout amendment.Mr. Speaker having reported that the Chairman of Committees had certified that the fair print of

this B ill was in accordance with the B ill as reported— B ill, on the motion of Mr. Shiels,read a third time. .

On the motion of Mr. Shiels, the H ouse agreed to the follow ing amendments in this B i l l :—Preamble, line 1, before the first word “ B e ” insert the follow ing words :— “ W hereas it is

expedient to prevent injury and loss to creditors by the compulsory w inding up of companies and building societies against the w ill and interests o f the creditors.”

Clause 3, line 14, omit “ fourth ” and insert “ third.”„ line 16, omit “ fourth ” and insert “ third.”

Clause 4, line 27, after “ m ajority” insert “ as to number and value.”Ordered— T hat the B ill be transmitted to the L egislative Council and their concurrence desired therein.

12. M e s s a g e f r o m t h e L e g i s l a t i v e C o u n c i l .— T he follow ing M essage was brought from the L eg islative Council by the C lerk-A ssistant of the C o u n c il:—

M r . S p e a k e r ,T he L eg isla tive Council transm it to the L egisla tive A ssem bly a B ill intituled “ A n A ct

relating to M edical Practitioners,” w ith w hich they desire the concurrence of the L egisla tive

A ssem bly. J A S . M A C B A IN ,

L egisla tive Council Chamber, President.M elbourne, 3rd Decem ber, 1891.

13. M e d i c a l P r a c t i t i o n e r s B i l l . — Mr. Munro moved, T hat the B ill transmitted by the foregoingM essage, intituled “ A n A ct relating to M edical Practitioners,” be now read a first time.

Question— put and resolved in the affirmative.— B ill read a first time, ordered to be printed, and read a second time on T uesday next.

14. P e t i t i o n o f A l e x a n d e r M o n c r i e f f . — T he Order of the D ay for the consideration of the petitionof A lexander M oncrieff having been read— Mr. A . Harris moved, That a Select Committee be appointed to inquire into and report upon the case of A lexander Moncrieff, who has petitioned the L egislative A ssem bly w ith regard to the m atters named therein, such Committee to consist of Mr? Clark, Mr. Graves, Mr. K eys, Mr. M ason, and the Mover, w ith power to call for persons, papers, and records ; three to be the quorum.

D ebate ensued.Q uestion— put and negatived.

1 5 . D i s c h a r g e o f O r d e r s o f t h e D a y .— T he fo llo w in g Orders o f the D ay were read and discharged:—M arkets A ct 1890 Amendment B ill— Second reading.Cemeteries A ct 1890 Amendment B ill— Second reading.

Ordered— T hat the said B ills be withdrawn.

16. M e s s r s . B u r s t o n a n d M c N a b .— T he Order of the D ay for the resumption o f the debate on thequestion— T hat in the opinion of th is House the finding of the Board appointed to inquire into the case of M essrs. Burston and M cN ab should at once be g iven effect to, having been read—

D ebate resumed.Mr. Gavan D uffy moved, T hat the debate be now adjourned.Debate continued.Question— That the debate be now adjourned— put and resolved in the affirmative.Ordered— T hat the debate be adjourned until Tuesday next.

1 7 . D i s c h a r g e o f O r d e r o f t h e D a y . — T he follow ing Order of the D ay was read and discharged : —Dog A ct 1890 Amendment B il l— Second reading.

Ordered— T hat the said B ill be withdrawn.1 8 . D i s c h a r g e o f O r d e r o f t h e D a y .— T he follow ing Order of the D ay was read and discharged :—

Admission Fees to Football and other Matches— Resumption o f debate on the question— That in the opinion o f this House, taking into consideration the large sums o f money collected by clubs as charges to witness football and other matches on a ll grounds under the jo in t control o f the B oard o f L an d and W orks and other trustees o f grounds vested in trustees throughout the colony, such clubs or trustees shall p a y to the Treasurer o f the colony ten per cent, o f their gross returns fo r each year, which sums shall be added to the Charitable rote o f the year.

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19. D is c h a r g e o f O r d e r o f t h e D a y .— T he follow ing Order o f the D ay was read and d isch arged :—Totalizator B ill— Second reading.

Ordered— T hat the said B ill be withdrawn.

20. P o s t p o n e m e n t o f O r d e r s o f t h e D a y .— Ordered, T hat the consideration of the follow ing Ordersof the D ay be postponed until W ednesday n e x t:—

Juries A ct 1890 Amendment B ill— Second reading.Trade M arks A ct 1890 Amendment B ill— Second reading.L ifts Regulation B ill— Second reading.University Fees Abolition B ill— Second reading.B ills o f Sale L aw Amendment B il l— Second reading.Directors’ L iab ility B ill— Second reading.Petition o f Central A ustralian Wine Association o f Victoria— To be considered.

21. M e s s a g e f r o m t h e L e g i s l a t i v e C o u n c i l .— T he follow ing M essage w as brought from the L eg islative Council by the C lerk-A ssistant of the C ou n cil:—


T he L egislative Council return to the L egislative A ssem bly the B ill intituled “ A n A ct to amend the ‘ Companies A ct 1890,” ’ and acquaint the L egislative A ssem bly that they have agreed to the same w ith amendments, w ith w hich they desire the concurrence of the L egisla tive A ssem bly.

r • w n , JAS. MACBAIN,L egislative Council Chamber, President.

Melbourne, 3rd December, 1891.A nd the said amendments were read, and are as fo llo w :—

Clause 4, line 27, omit “ a ” and insert “ th e ;” omit “ majority ” and insert “ proportions.” Clause 6, line 32, omit “ registered.”

A nd the said amendments were read a second time.Mr. Shiels moved. T hat the said amendments be agreed to.Question— put and resolved in the affirmative.Ordered T hat the B ill be returned to the L egislative Council w ith a M essage acquainting them that

the L egislative A ssem bly have agreed to the said amendments.

22. A d j o u r n m e n t .— Mr. Munro moved, That the H ouse do now adjourn.D ebate ensued.


A nd then the H ouse, at fifty -six minutes past ten o’clock, adjourned until T uesday next.



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No. 68.

TUESDAY, 8 t h DECEMBER, 1891.

1. T he H ouse m et pursuant to adjournment.— Mr. Speaker took the Chair.

2 . M e s s a g e f r o m H i s E x c e l l e n c y t h e G o v e r n o r . — T he follow ing M essage f ro m H i s E xcellen cy theGovernor was presented by Mr. Munro, and the same was read :—

H O P E T O U N , iTGovernor. Message N o. 2o.

T he Governor informs the L egislative A ssem bly that he has, on this day, at the Governm ent Offices, g iven the R oyal A ssent to the undermentioned A cts of the present Session, presented to him by the Clerk of the Parliaments, v iz.:—

“ An A ct to amend the ‘ Tramways A ct 1890’ and to extend the provisions thereof to the Corpora-^ tion o f the C ity o f Melbourne and the Councils o f the M unicipalities o f P rah ran and S ain t

K ilda within certain limits.”“ A n A ct to amend the ‘ Employers and Employes A ct 1 8 9 0 ’ and fo r other purposes.”“ An A c t to amend the ‘ Companies A ct 1890.’ ”

Government Offices,Melbourne, 7th December, 1891.

3. M e s s a g e f r o m H is E x c e l l e n c y t h e G o v e r n o r .— T he follow ing M essage from H is E xcellencythe Governor was presented by Mr. Munro, and the same was read :—

H O P E T O U N , A„ orGovernor. Message No. 26.

In accordance with the requirements o f section 57 o f the Constitution A ct, the Governor recommends to the L egislative A ssem bly that an Appropriation be made from the Consolidated R evenue for the purposes of a B ill to amend the Defences and D iscipline A ct 1890.

Governm ent Offices,Melbourne, 8th December, 1891.


4 . M e s s a g e f r o m H is E x c e l l e n c y t h e G o v e r n o r .— T he follow ing M essage from H is E xcellen cy t h eGovernor was presented by Mr. M cLean, and the same w as read :

H O P E T O U N , 07Governor. Message No. -7 .

In accordance w ith the requirements of section 57 of the Constitution A ct, the Governor recommends to the L egislative A ssem bly that an Appropriation be made from the Consolidated R evenue and of rents and im posts for the purposes of a B ill to amend the L and A ct 1890.

Governm ent Offices,Melbourne, 8th December, 1891.

Ordered to lie on the Table, to be printed, and taken into consideration in Committee of the w hole House to-morrow.

(700 copies.)

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5. M e s s a g e f r o m H i s E x c e l l e n c y t h e G o v e r n o r .— T he follow ing M essage from H is E xcellen cy theGovernor w as presented by Mr. Munro, and the same w as read :—

H O P E T O U N ,Governor. Message N o. 28.

In accordance w ith the requirements o f section 57 of the Constitution A ct, the Governor recommends to the L egislative A ssem bly that an Appropriation be made from the Consolidated R evenue for the purposes of a B ill to apply out o f “ T he Victorian Stock A c t 1891 A ccount," or temporarily out o f “ T he P ublic A ccount,” certain sums of money for railway works and other purposes.

G overnm ent Offices,Melbourne, 8th December, 1891.

Ordered to lie on the Table, to be printed, and taken into consideration in Committee of the w hole H ouse to-morrow.

6 . M e s s a g e f r o m t h e L e g i s l a t i v e C o u n c i l .— T he follow ing M essage w as brought from the L eg islative Council by the C lerk-A ssistant of the C o u n cil:—

M r. S p e a k e r ,

T he L egisla tive Council transm it to the L egisla tive A ssem bly a B ill intituled “ A n A ct to amend the ( Trusts A ct 1 8 9 0 ’ and fo r other purposes,” w ith w hich they desire the concurrence of the L egislative A ssem bly.


M elbourne, 8th Decem ber, 1891.

7. T r u s t s A c t 1890 A m e n d m e n t B i l l .— Mr. Munro moved, T hat the B ill transmitted by the foregoing M essage, intituled “ A n A ct to amend the i Trusts A c t 1890 ’ and fo r other purposes,” be now read a first time.


8. M e s s a g e f r o m t h e L e g i s l a t i v e C o u n c i l .— T he follow ing M essage was brought from the L eg islative Council by the C lerk-A ssistant of the C ou n cil:—


T he L egislative Council transmit to the L egislative A ssem bly a B ill intituled (l A n A ct to amend the 1 Companies A ct 1890,’” w ith w hich they desire the concurrence of the L egislative A ssem bly.


Melbourne, 8th December, 1891.

9. C om panies A c t 1890 A m endm ent B i l l (N o . 2 ).— Mr. W rixon moved, T hat the B ill transmitted bythe foregoing M essage, intituled “ A n A ct to amend the ‘ Companies A c t 1890,’ ” be now read a first tim e.


10. M e s s a g e f r o m t h e L e g i s l a t i v e C o u n c i l .— T he follow ing M essage w as brought from the L egislativeCouncil by the C lerk-A ssistant of the C ou n c il:—

M r , S p e a k e r ,

T he L egisla tive Council return to the L egislative A ssem bly the B ill intituled “ A n A ct to authorize the A ustral-A nglo Tram way and General Agency Company to construct Tramways in the C ity o f South Melbourne the Borough o f P ort Melbourne and Town o f W illiam stown and fo r other purposes,” and acquaint the L egislative A ssem bly that they have agreed to the same w ith an amendment, w ith w hich they desire the concurrence of the L egislative A ssem bly.



A nd the said amendment was read, and is as fo llo w s :—Clause 40— A t end o f clause add “ Provided alw ays that no placards or advertisem ents shall

be placed outside of such carriages, cars, or other conveyances.”A nd the said amendment was read a second time and agreed to by the House.Ordered— T hat the B ill be returned to the L egislative Council w ith a M essage acquainting them that

the L egislative A ssem bly have agreed to the said amendment.

I L P apers.—-M r. Speaker presented—Finance, 1 8 9 0 -9 1 .— T he Treasurer’s Statem ent o f the R eceipts and E xpenditure of the Con

solidated R evenue and other m oneys, year ending 30th June, 1891, accompanied by the Report of the Commissioners of A udit and by the documents specified in the fifty-first section of the A udit A ct.


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T he follow ing Papers, pursuant to the directions o f several A cts of Parliam ent, w ere laid upon the T able by the Clerk of the H ouse :—

Fire Brigades A c t 1890.— R egulations made by the Governor in Council during the months of September, October, and N ovem ber, 1891.— Order in Council.

Friendly Societies—Thirteenth A nnual Report of the Proceedings o f the Government Statist in connexion w ith .— Report for the year 1890, to w hich are appended Valuations of Friendly Societies, S tatistics o f Friendly Societies, &c.

Land A ct 1890— Section 69, Schedule N o. 7.— Country Lands to be offered for Sale by Public A uction during the year 1891.

W ater A c t 1890—T w elve-m ile Irrigation and W ater Supply Trust. —Order granting sum of £ 5 0 repealed.—

Order in Council.W estern Wimmera Irrigation and W ater Supply Trust.— R egulation N o. 10.

12. M r. A l l is o n S m i t h .— Mr. Nim m o moved, pursuant to notice, That all papers that w ere laid onthe T able of this H ouse on the 25th Ju ly , 1885, relating to the appointment of Mr. A llison Sm ith, engineer in the R ailw ay Departm ent, be printed.

Objection being taken that this w as a debatable question, Mr. Speaker directed that the N otice of M otion be removed from the unopposed list.

1 3 . C o n s t i t u t i o n A c t A m e n d m e n t A c t 1 8 9 0 A m e n d m e n t B i l l .— T h e O r d e r o f t h e D ay f o r t h e c o n sideration of the amendments made by the L egislative Council in th is B ill having been read, the said amendments w ere read, and are as follow :—

1. P a g e 1, line 12, omit heading “ A bolition of Plural V oting.1’2. Clause 4, line 14, omit " in ” ; omit " one electoral district ” and insert “ tw ice.”3 . „ line 15, after “ and ” omit all words to end of sub-section, and insert “ for the

purpose o f this section any adjourned poll shall be deemed to be taken on the day from w hich such poll is originally adjourned.”

4. „ (p. 2 ), line 2, after " person ” insert “ who claims as the holder of an elector’s rightfor a residential qualification.”

5. „ „ line 3, after " electoral district ” insert “ in respect of such qualification.”6. A fter clause 4 insert new clauses—

A . (1 ) N otw ithstanding anything in any A c t contained any person otherwise qualified m ay under the provisions of th is A c t apply for and obtain in any district an elector’s right—

(а ) In respect of a residential qualification notw ithstanding that for the same or someother division o f such district h is name is already upon a roll o f ratepaying electors or that he has already obtained an elector’s right in respect of a non- residential qualification, and

( б) In respect of a non-residential qualification notw ithstanding that for the same orsome other division o f such district his name is already upon a roll of ratepaying electors or that he has already obtained an elector’s right in respect of a residential qualification.

(2 ) (a ) A n y person may vote in one district on the same day both in respect of a residential qualification and in respect of a non-residential qualification.

(6) A person w ho has voted on any day in respect o f either a residential qualification or a non-residential qualification shall not vote as a ratepaying elector in the same district on such day.

B . For the purpose o f qualifying a person to vote in the election of members o f the L egisla tive A ssem bly a lessee from the Crown w ith an inchoate right of purchase and th e holder of a miner’s right or business licence w ho has exercised his right to purchase the land occupied by virtue of such miner’s right or business licence under the provisions of Subdivision four D ivision one P art one of the A c t N o . 1120 shall be deemed to be seized at law or in equity o f the land so leased or held.

7 . Clause 5, line 20, before “ H a v e ” insert “ ( 1) ” ; omit “ a n y ” and insert “ t w o ” ; omit“ d istr ic t” and insert “ d istr ic ts” and after “ to -d a y ” insert “ or have you already voted tw ice in one electoral district to-day.”

8. „ line 23, before “ d o ” insert “ (2 ) ( I f the person claims as the holder o f an elector'sright fo r a residential qualification.'1’)

9« „ at end of clause insert, “ (3 ) { I f the person claims as the holder o f an elector’s right)H ave you already voted in this district at the present election as a ratepaying elector ?”

10. Clause 6, line 28, after “ first” insert “ and third.”11. A fter clause 7 insert new clause—

. C. Question (iv .) in section tw o hundred and forty-four of The Constitution A ct Amendment A ct 1890 shall not be put to any person at any election of members o f the L egisla tive A ssem bly.

12. Clause 8, line 42, om it “ four last.”A nd the said amendments were read a second time.Mr. Munro moved, T hat this H ouse disagree w ith the amendments made by the L egislative Council

in th is B ill.D ebate ensued.Mr. B aker moved, T hat the debate be now adjourned.D ebate continued.Motion for adjournment of the debate, by leave, withdrawn.D ebate further continued.Mr. Z ox m oved, T hat the debate be now adjourned.D ebate further continued.

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Question— T hat the debate be now adjourned— put. T he H ouse divided.

Ayes, 24. Noes, 41.Mr. Anderson, Mr. K eys, Mr. A ndrews, Mr. Munro,Mr. Baker, Mr. Cameron,

Mr. M cColl, Mr. B eazley, Mr. M urphy,Mr. M ethven, Mr. B ennett, Mr. M urray,

Mr. Deakin, Mr. M ountain, Mr. B est, M r. Nimm o, M r. Outtrim,Mr. Derham, Sir B. O’Loghlen, Bart., Mr. Burrowes,

Mr. Duncan, Mr. T atchell, Mr. W. T . Carter, Mr. Peacock,Mr. Ferguson, Mr. W ebb, Mr. G avan Duffy, Mr. Richardson,Mr. Gardiner, Mr. W rixon, Mr. Dunn, Mr. Shiels,Mr. G illies, Mr. Zox. Mr. Foster, Mr. L. L . Sm ith,Mr. Gordon, Mr. Graham, Mr. T . Sm ith,Mr. Harper, Tellers. Mr. Graves, Mr. S terry,Mr. J . H arris, Mr. Forrest, Mr. H all, Mr. Taverner,Mr. H ighett, Mr, M cIntyre. Mr. H ancock,

Mr. Hunt,Captain Taylor, Mr. T renw ith,

Mr. Kir ton, Mr. Turner, Mr. W heeler,Mr. Laurens,

M r. Leonard, Mr. W illiam s,Dr. M aloney, Mr. A . Y oung.Mr. Mason, Tellers.Mr. M cLean, Mr. M cLellan,

Mr. B ailes, Mr. Clark.

A nd so it passed in the negative.D ebate further continued.Question— T hat th is H ouse disagree w ith the amendments made by the L egislative Council in this

B ill— put and resolved in the affirmative.Ordered— That the B ill be returned to the L egislative Council w ith a M essage acquainting them that

the L egislative A ssem bly have disagreed w ith the said amendments.14. P o s t p o n e m e n t o f O r d e r s o f t h e D a y .— Ordered, T hat the consideration of the follow ing Orders

of the D ay be postponed until to-morrow :—E lectoral R olls Purification B ill— Second reading.L and A c t 1890 Amendment B ill— Second reading.Administration and Probate A c t 1890 Amendment B ill— Second reading.Committee o f Public Accounts B ill— To be further considered in Committee.L aw o f Partnership Amendment B ill— Second reading.Police Offences A ct 1890 Amendment B ill— Second reading.Bendigo A rt Gallery S ite B ill.— Second reading.Crimes A ct 1890 Amendment B ill— Second reading.Post Office A ct 1890 Amendment B ill— Second reading.Sharebrokers B ill— Second reading.M etropolitan General Cemetery B ill— Second reading.Education Endowment B ill— Second reading.Gold-fields Reservoirs Sale B ill— Second reading.W ater A ct 1890 Amendment B ill— Second reading.Shops B ill— Second reading.Thistles L aw Amendment B ill— Second reading.Sandhurst Public Buildings A ct 1882 Amendment B ill— Third reading— Resumption o f debate. Public Service A ct 1890 Amendment B ill— Second reading.Electric Lighting B ill— Second reading.Defences and Discipline A ct 1890 Amendment B ill— Second reading.M arriage A ct 1890 Amendment B ill— Second reading.S t. A rnaud School o f Mines Site B ill— Second reading.Kyneton M arket Reserve B ill— Second reading.Agricultural Grants B ill— Message from H is E xcellency the Governoi'~—To be considered in

Committee.Mines B i l l—Second reading.Australasian Federation— “ D raft o f a B ill to Constitute the Commomvealth o f A ustralia ”—

Messages from the Legislative Council— To be considered,A gricidtural Colleges Lands Mining B ill— Second reading.Supply— To be further considered in Committee.W ays and Means— To be further considered in Committee.F irst General Report o f the Parliam entary Standing Committee on R ailw ays— Resumption o f

debate on the question— That this House approves generally o f the F irst General Report o f the Parliam entary Standing Committee on R ailw ays.

R ailw ays Construction (Korumburra Coal Mines') B ill— Second reading.Medical Practitioners B ill— Second reading.Messrs. Burston and M cN ab— Resumption o f debate on the question— That in the opinion o f this

House the finding o f the B oard appointed to inquire into the case o f Messrs, Burston and M cN ab should at once be given effect to.

A nd then the House, at forty-eight minutes past eleven o'clock, adjourned until to-morrow.

W . V . R O B IN S O N , M . H . D A V IE S ,Clerk o f the Legislative Assembly. Speaker.

By Authority: Robt. S. B r a in , Government Printer, Melbourne.

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T seco n d ^ im e^ o-m orrw ™ ”» * * time, ordered to bo printed, rmd rend

*• from H is1891.

V i c t o r i a .

A d d i t i o n a l E s t im a t e s o f E x p e n d i t u r e f o r t h e Y e a r e n d i n g 3 0 t h J u n e 1 8 9 ? H O P E T O U N ,

f r " ' - . .VeSStt!le m . 29.

for ib e Y ear m g T C d ' Z Z e r t Governm ent Offices,


0 t T h t c o m eJ t t ^ t „ p p i ; d t0gether With the accomPa"y™g E s'im atee to be printed, and referred

4 M6r L ™ ” r r n s ! = Cb; Mr” M ^ r ^ hmV l ° Wrenagd E“ d l“ ^H O P B T O D N ,

GoVermr- Message N o. 30.

= ^tB nE E B sE £“ EE=Government Offices,


0 H ^ n tetolm orJow .6 b6 1>rinted’ “ d take" into consideration in Committee of the w hole

5 - from H is H O P E T O U N ,

Governor. , , >rMessage No. 31.


0 n o n i l l m o .T o w !'110 ™ ° ‘ * ^ “ d l6keu int0 consideration in Committee o f the w hole

(?00 copies.)

320

6 . P a p e r .— Mr. Munro presented, by command of H is E xcellen cy the Governor—H ospital Construction and M anagement— F inal General Report on— B y Professor H . B .

A llen , M .D .

Ordered to lie on the T able.

7. S u p p ly .— T he H ouse, according to Order, resolved itself into the Committee o f Supply.Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair ; Mr. M cLellan reported that the Committee had come to certain

resolutions.On the motion of Mr. Munro, the House ordered that the Standing Orders be suspended so as to

allow the Report to be received this day.Mr. M cLellan reported from the Committee of Supply certain resolutions, w hich were read and are as

follow :—Resolved— That the follow ing sums be granted to H er M ajesty to defray the additional

charges for the Y ear 1891-2 for the several services hereunder specified, being :—


D ivisio n N o. 1.

L E G IS L A T IV E C O U N C IL .

Subdivision N o. 4.

To augment the Special Appropriation under the Constitution A ct, Schedule D , Part IV ., Clerk and E xpenses o f the L egislative Council


L E G IS L A T IV E A S S E M B L Y .

S a l a r ies .Subdivision N o. 3.

Clerical D iv isio n .R ea d —

T he Clerk o f Private B ills and A ssistant Clerk of Committees In lieu of—

T he Clerk of P rivate B ills R e a d —

One Third Class A ssistan t Clerk o f Committees and A ccountant, to 31st Ju ly , 1891 .. .

One Third Class Clerk of the Papers, to 31st J u ly , 1891 One Second Class Clerk of the Papers and Accountant, from

1st A ugust, 1891

In lieu of—One Third Class A ssistant Clerk o f Committees and A ccountant One Third Class Clerk of the Papers

Reduction

£ 3 339

459

393466


P E N A L E S T A B L I S H M E N T S A N D G A O L S .

S a la r ie s .Subdivision N o. 1.

C lerical D iv isio n .

One Fourth Class Clerk, from 12th Novem ber, 1891, to 31st D ecem ber, 1891



One Warder, from 28th March to 22nd June, 1891 £ 3 2 4 3One Warder, from 22nd M ay to 30th June, 1891 .. . 8 4 7

M axl-

£135135

£

150

503

503

531

859

328

23

339

42 65

321

D iv is io n N o . 1 1 .


S a la r ie s .Subdivision N o . 1.

P rofessional D iv isio n .R e a d —

F ive M edical Superintendents*In lieu of-—

F ive M edical Superintendents*

Subdivision N o. 2.Clerical D iv isio n .

R ea d —T hirteen F ifth Class Clerks

In lieu o f-—Thirteen F ifth C lass Clerks

£ 2 ,8 6 9

2,864

£ 1 ,995

1,935


P U B L IC L IB R A R Y , M U S E U M S , A N D N A T IO N A L G A L L E R YO F V IC T O R IA .

S a l a r ie s .

Subdivision N o 1.

P u b l ic L ib r a r y .


One Junior M essenger and A ttendant

Subdivision'N o. 3.

N a t io n a l M useum .


One A ssistant Taxiderm ist

Maximum.

£72

168


Subdivision N o. 1.

A U D I T O F F IC E .


Gratuity to F ifth Class Officer acting during the absence o f a Fourth Class Officer, on sick leave, from 16th Ju ly , 1890, to 15th M arch, 1891, £ 1 5 17s. 2d.

60

33

168

16

£

65

201

Subdivision N o. 3.

C o n tin g e n c ie s . 1

Gratuities for Overtim e, &c. 100116

&22

D i v i s i o n N o . 24.£ £

E X H IB IT IO N S .

N o. 3. Grant to the Ham ilton Juvenile Industrial E xhibition ... 200

D i v i s i o n N o. 25.G R A N T S .

N o . 1a. T o provide for certain omissions in the allotm ent of the Grant “ For the purpose of aiding the Funds of Free Libraries and Country Museums for the year 1 8 9 0 -9 1 ,” £68 Is. 4d.

R ead—N o. 5. T o the A rt Galleries for Ballarat, Sandhurst, and Warrnambool,

to be distributed subject to R egulations to be approved by the Governor in Council.

In lieu of-—N o. 5. T o the A rt Galleries for Ballarat, Sandhurst and Warrnambool.

.. . 69



N o. 15. In full payment and discharge o f all claims upon and obligations and liabilities incurred by the T rustees, the Committee of M anagement, and H er M ajesty’s V ictorian Government in respect of the Melbourne Retreat for the cure of Inebriates, at Northcote, from 1st J u ly , 1886, to 30th June, 1890, £ 1 ,163 2s. 8d. 1,164

16. Gratuity to the W idow of the late George Anderson, Doorkeeper, L egislative A ssem bly, equal to nine months’ pay, £ 1 4 0 18 s. . . . . . . .. . .. . .. . .. . 141

17. Compensation on the basis o f section 16 of A c t N o. 160 to Fem ale Officers appointed prior to the passing o f A c t N o. 710 who have retired on account of marriage, in accordance w ith the provisions of section 43 of A c t N o. 1133 :—

E lizabeth Larkin (nee Gearon) .. . . . . £ 5 9 14 8 Hannah Lennon (nee O ’Connor) .. . 101 8 1

161 2 9 162

18. A ssistance to Volunteer Fire Brigades, £ 2 4 6 7s. 247

19. Law C osts— A m ount of Orders and C osts in the case of Ham ilton v. Bremner— (C hom ley, garnishee) £ 4 2 13 7 43

1,757

2 ,2 9 5

323

I I —MINISTER OP PUBLIC INSTRUCTION.


Subdivision No. 4.E D U C A T IO N .


One T hird Grade T ruan t Officer A rrears, £ 3 18s. 4d. ...

Division N o. 28.

Subdivision No. 2 . R ead —

Stores, &c., £ 1,000 In lieu o f-—

Stores, &c.? £ 2,000Reduction

E D U C A T IO N .


M axl-

£156

£ 1,000

784

82

D i v i s i o n N o . 30.SC H O O L S O F M IN E S A N D T E C H N IC A L SC H O O LS.

No. 21. K yneton School of A rt, Mines, &c.23. Schools of Design

Division N o. 31.

M IS C E L L A N E O U S .No. 1. To pay Messrs. S tew art and Cox the increments they were led

to expect on their accepting office as Inspectors (arrears,1890-91), £18 9s. 2d. ...........................................................

5. A nnual Allowances, Compensation, and G ratuities to late Employes in the G overnm ent Service, or to their W idows or Children— {Inalterable) :—

( 13) G ratuity to the W idow of J . H orsfall, formerly a Teacher— N ine m onths’pay

Less am ount o f R etiring Allowance paid

£386 8 9

125 16 6— £260 12

176 8 0

204 0 0

( 14) G ratu ity to W idow of E . T. Kenyon,formerly a T eacher—N ine m onths’ pay 140 15 6

C15) G ra tu ity to W idow of R. Ingram , formerly a Teacher—N ine m ouths’ pay ...

( 16) G ratu ity to W idow of J . Lewis, formerlya Teacher— Nine m onths' pay

( 1 7 ) G ratu ity to Widow of R. J . Maguire,formerly a Teacher—N ine m onths’ pay 187 2 6

( 18) G ra tu ity to W idow of P . Sadler, formerly a Teacher— N ine m onths’ pay ... 178 5 0

( 19) G ratu ity to D aughter o f M. A . Blewitt,formerly a Teacher— N ine m onths’ pay 241 7 9

( 20) G ratu ity to W idow of F rederick Smith,formerly a Teacher

( 21) G ra tu ity to W idow of Samuel J . R u tter,formerly a Teacher— N ine m onths’ pay 166 19 0

200 0 0

£1,750 10 0

7. Compensation to W illiam Beeston, in respect of Injuries receivedby his late wife Lizzie Beeston, a t Lee-street, Carlton, on 24th October, 1890

8 . Refunds of F ines rem itted—A . W. Rawson L. Parkinson

£02

5 0 0 0

£2 5 0

591,400

1,459

19

1,751

350

2,123

2,664

324

III.—ATTORNEY-GENERAL.

D i v i s i o n N o . 3 3 . £ £

LAW OFFICERS OF THE CROWN.



One Fifth Class Clerk at £120, in lieu of £80, from 17th August, 1891 • •• 35

D i v i s i o n N o . 3 4 .CROWN SOLICITOR.


C l e r i c a l D i v i s i o n .Arrears ... ... ### ... ... , ... 4

Subdivision No. 3.Maxi

N o n - C l e r i c a l D i v i s i o n .mum.

ficoc?— £ £Two Junior Messengers 72 121

In lieu of-—Two Junior Messengers ... 72 112

913

D i v i s i o n N o . 3 5 .PROTHONOTARY.


C l e r i c a l D i v i s i o n .R ead—

One Fourth Class Clerk, from 15th September, 1891 ... 279In lieu of-—

One Fourth Class Clerk from loth September, 1891 167112

16 0

IV.—MINISTER OF JUSTICE.

D ivision N o. 45. £ £

C L E R K S O F C O U R T S ,

Salaries.

Clerical D ivision .

Arrears **» #*# ... ... ... ... • •• 16

D ivision No. 47.MISCELLANEOUS.

N o. 3, R efund of amount of estreated recognisance in the m atter of Catherine Rea versus H enry Brown, m aintenance order; to be applied towards the maintenance of the illegitim ate child of the said Catherine Rea

4. Refund of amount of estreated recognisances in the m atter ofFrances Ellen O gilvy versus W illiam H enry Ogilvy, m aintenance order; to be applied towards the maintenance of the said Frances E llen Ogilvy

5. G ratu ity to the W idow of Francis Knox Orme, late PoliceM agistrate, &c., being equal to one m onth’s salary for each of pine years’ service, £562 10s. ...

20

100

563683

699

325

V.—TREASURER.

D i v i s i o n N o. 48. £ £

T R E A S U R Y .

S a l a r ie s .Subdivision No. 2.

Allowance to Mr. G-. T . A llen, for acting as Sub-A ccountant to the T reasury, from 1st Ju ly to 31st December, 1891, being the difference between his salary and the minimum rate he would have received if appointed, £53 6s. 8d. • • • 5 4


P R E M IE R ’S D E P A R T M E N T .

S a l a r ie s .Subdivision No. 3. Maxi-


Head—One M essenger and A ttendant

I n lieu o f-—. One Jun io r M essenger

£120

72

78

57

Subdivision No. 7.M IS C E L L A N E O U S .

21

Copies of Debates of National A ustralasian Convention, Sydney, 1891, £154 3s. 4d. 155

176

D i v i s i o n N o . 5 3 .

G O V E R N M E N T P R IN T E R .

Subdivision No. 4. P aper and Parchm ent M achinery and Repairs

. . . 498820

1,318


A D V E R T IS IN G - ... . . . .?• 1,000

D iv is io n N o. 60.MISCELLANEOUS.

Interest on Advances made in London by the Associated Australian Banks to redeem 6 per cent. Debentures on 1st January , 1891, £850,000, under 29 Viet., No. 287 (including E xchange), £12,284 7s.8d

Proportion due by colony of V ictoria of expenses in connexion w ith Report on the Defences of K ing George’s Sound (in addition to amount of £586 previously voted), £56 7s. 3d. ... ... •••

T . E . Meek, F ifth Class Clerk, T reasury— A rrears of Salary and Increm ent, due in accordance w ith the term s of his appointment,£132 12s. 2d. ... ... ... ••• •••

G ratuity to M. A. Minogue, F ourth Class Clerk in the Treasury, for special services in connexion w ith the preparation of the T reasurer’s F inance Accounts of the year 1890-91

To pay to the Consul for Sweden and Norway in M elbourne on behalf of Johanna Nilsson, m other of Olaf Olssen, deceased, intestate, the proceeds, less 10 per cent., of the estate of the said Olaf Olssen, £24 11s. 5d.— transferred to revenue— he being illegitim ate, £22 2s. 3d.

12 ,285

57

133

40

2312 ,538

15,086

326

VI.—MINISTER OF DEFENCE.

D i v i s i o n N o . 6 3 .

D E F E N C E D E P A R T M E N T .

Subdivision No. 9.M i s c e l l a n e o u s .

Compensation, as recommended by Boards o f Inquiry, to members o f JVliJitia borces injured on duty:—

. . . £ 0 15 0J . L ighton M. M cKenna T. H. Williams F . B. Duggan F . W . H aberle J . N o tt W . Pew tress

1 2 5 0 12 0 0

5 0 0 4 10 0

20 0 0 10 10 0

Compensation in full of all demands to G unner G. Merson, Victorian A rtillery, for injury sustained a t gun accident, Queenscliff

Prizes, encouragement Drill and Shooting, N aval and M ilitary Forces

V II— COMMISSIONER OF CROWN LANDS AND SURVEY.

D i v i s i o n N o . 6 4 .

S U R V E Y , S A L E , A N D M A N A G E M E N T O F C R O W N L A N D S .

S a l a r i e s .

Subdivision No. 4.

One Messenger and AttendantN o n -C l e r ic a l D i v i s i o n .

Maxi

£120

Subdivision No. 6.Surveys by Contract, including Survey of S tandard Lines, Features, and

Road Surveys ... . . . ... '


BOTANICAL AND DOMAIN GARDENS. . S a l a r ie s .

Subdivision No. 2., C l e r ic a l D iv is io n .

Clerk, arrearsSubdivision No. 3.

N o n -C l e r ic a l D iv is i o n .Gardener, arrears

1 0 6

1,000

D i v is io n N o . 6 9 ,

__ 1 M IS C E L L A N E O U S .1L Allowances to E xecutors o f the late W illiam Evans, for rent

° n leasehold of 119 acres, in the parish of K ram bruk,£11 12s.

12. To, the P o rt Melbourne Borough Council, for repairs to roadleading to Sand ground

13. l o E arnest Sell, valuation of improvements on allotment 76dparish of Irrew illipe, £15 15s. ' ... ... . . '

14. l o the Trustees of the Healesville M echanics’ Institu te , proceedsof sale of old site ... . .. " ... r

15. F illing up and rendering sanitary certain Crown lands a t M aryborough ... ...........................................................

12

2 5 0

16

1 7 0

5 0

1 ,1 0 6

4 9 8

1,610

V

327

VIII.—COMMISSIONER OF PUBLIC WORKS.

Division No. 70.P U B L IC W O R K S.

£ £

Salaries.Subdivision No. 4.

One Caretaker, State-rooms, G overnm ent House, x I n lieu of-—

One Caretaker, State-rooms, Governm ent House.

Dredging and Snagging W orks. Maximum.

One Engine-driver and Firem an, a t £150, from 7th A ugust, i 8 9 i .............................................................................

£157 ... 136

Division No. 71.


No. 2. G ratu ity to the Widow and Fam ily of the late John Deas, an employe on the Y arra Reefs W orks, who was drowned w hilst in the execution of his duty during the recent floods

3. G ratu ity to the W idow of the late M atts K arlsen, Forem an Cabinetmaker in the Public W orks Departm ent, equal to nine m onths’ pay, £148 10s.

300

149449

Division N o. 72.


Subdivision No. 1.

W h a r f s , J e t t i e s , H a r b o r s , R i v e r s , e t c . — {Inalterable).

No. 1. Dredging Operations, Snagging, and other Harbor and River Improvements in the colony outside the jurisdiction of the Melbourne H arbor T rust, including P ay for Tem porary E m ployes, Repairs to and Stores for Steam Dredges and other P lan t, the Landing and Spreading of Silt, also Surveys and Borings, &c. (including estimated cost of Repairs to Dredge Wombat,

6. Towards the Completion of M aking and Constructing a Canalbetween the Thomson R iver and Sale, and diversion of the river into the basin, including w harf, shed, &c.

7. Repairs and Additions to Je ttie s , Sheds, Approaches, &c.,Geelong

8. Repairs and A dditions to W harfs, Sheds, Je ttie s, and Approachesthroughout the colony

9. Towards Extension of N ew J e tty and Erection of Shed, ApolloBay ... ... ... ... ... ...

20. Towards Im provem ent of Rivers Barwon and Moorabool, and Construction of Lock at B reakw ater

25. F or Extension of W harf Accommodation, Swan H ill26. Towards Construction of W harf and Shed, M ildura27. Towards E xtension of Je tty , Swan Bay ... ...28. Towards a W h arf on the Brodribb River, off Snowy River29. Towards a W harf on the M itchell R iver, a t Eagle P o in t30. Towards N ew Je tty , N orth Shore, Corio Bay (the Shire Council

to contribute £250 before the work is commenced)31. Towards a Shed and Fender P iles a t W elshpool (conditional on

local body contributing £125 and undertaking to keep the Shed in proper repair)

32. Erection of Rocket and M ortar Houses a t L ife-boat and CoastStations and Store Shed a t W illiamstown

4,000

1,600

800

500

250

150100

1,000200200100

250

125

200

9 ,4 7 5

328

D iv ision N o. 72.£ £

Subdivision No. 8.

P ow der Magazines , etc .

No. 2. Purchase of Land for Site of N ew Pow der M agazine ... £7,500 3. Tow ards E rection of N ew Powder M agazine a t Skeleton

Creek ... . .. . .. . .. ... 9,000

To read—No. 2. Purchase of Land for Site of and tow ards the Erection

of N ew Powder M agazines a t Skeleton Creek, including Cost o f Railw ay, Tram w ay, and J e tty ... 16,500

Subdivision No. 9.

L ands and S urvey .

No. 1. Buildings and Repairs and Additions to Buildings under the D epartm ent of Lands and Survey, including F ittings, F u rn iture, Land, and Fencing, and W orks in Botanical Gardens and Governm ent House Domain • ... 300

Subdivision No. 16.

S t a t e S c h o o l B u i ld in g s — {Inalterable).

No. 2. Towards the Erection of a T rain ing College ... £7,000

To read—Towards the Erection of. a T rain ing College, including

Furniture, F ittings, Requisites, &c. ... . .. 7,000

To sa tisfy Query N o. 373 o f the Commissioners o f A u d it.

Division No. 72, Subdivision 16, of 1890-91.

No. 2. Tow ards the Erection of a T raining College.

To read—Towards the Erection of a T raining College, including F u rn i

ture, F ittings, Requisites, &c.

Subdivision No. 17,

M is c e l la n e o u s — {Inalterable).

No, 34, B allarat Q ity — To assist in im proving Redan Creek, Main Drain, Council to expend £145 additional

85. Beechworth Shire—To assist in m aintaining and repairing theTarraw ingee Sludge Channel, Council to expend £ 100 additional ... ««. m i,. ...

86. Chewton Borough— To assist in improving Forest Creek StQrm=w ater Channel, Council to expend £100 additional

87. Inglewood Borough— To further assist in improving the Storm -w ater Channel, Council to expend £100 additional ..,

88. A ra ra t Borough—To assist in extending South Storm -w aterChannel, Council to expend £175 additional ...

89. B allarat C ity— To assist in improving Lake W endouree, Councilto expend £59 18s. 4d. additional, £59 18s. 4d. ... ,,,

40. Geelong Tow n and Geelong W est Borough— To assist in con-!structing Culvert from Latrobe Terrace to the Bay, Council

to expend £56 additional ... ... ... ...41. Gordon S hire—To assist in constructing Drainage Works in the

townships of Pyram id H ill and Boort, Council to expend £148 8s. 6d. additional, £148 8s. 6d.

42. Geelong W est Borough— To further assist in construction ofS torm -w ater Channel from C oquette-street to Thom as-street, Council to expend £97 2s. l id . additional, £194 5s. lOd.

145

100

100

100

175

60

28

149

195

1,052

Total Division No. 72 ... ... ... 10,827

329

D i v i s i o n N o. 74,

R O A D W O R K S A N D B R ID G E S .

No. 49. H aw ksview P u n t— H alf-cost of P u n t over the M urray at H aw ks-view

50. J in je llic B ridge—Towards half-cost of erecting W ooden Bridgeover the M urray a t J in jellic ... ... •••

51. T in ta ldra Bridge— Towards half-cost of erecting Wooden Bridgeover the M urray a t T in ta ldra ...

52. W ahgunyah Bridge— Towards half-cost o f erecting Bridge overthe M urray a t W ahgunyah

53. Healesville Shire— To assist in executing various W orks in thenewly-formed Shire (by special arrangem ent) £451 7s. I d . ...

54. Omeo Shire— To further assist in continuing the construction ofthe H arrietville to Omeo road, £24 8s. ...

55. U pper Y arra Shire— To assist the Council in com pleting W orksleft unfinished by the Public W orks D epartm ent ...

56. U pper Y arra S hire—To assist in constructing M ain Roads in thenewly-formed Shire (by special arrangem ent) £2,022 6s. ...

57. Y arraw onga Shire— To assist in constructing Approaches to theY arraw onga Bridge, Council to expend £321 7s. 9d. additional, £1,414 2s. 3d. . .. ... *** •••

58. Avon and Bairnsdale Shires— To assist in constructing a Bridgeover the Dargo R iver a t Dargo Tow nship, Councils to expend £332 additional

69. A rapiles Shire— To assist in clearing M ain lines of Road through M allee country

60. Brunsw ick and N orthcote Tow ns— To assist in erecting Bridge,w ith Approaches, over M erri Creek, in line w ith B lyth- street, Councils to expend £1,600 additional

61. Castlemaiue Borough— To assist in reconstructing the P ostOffice Bridge, Council to expend £275 additional ...

62. Dimboola Shire— To assist in clearing Main lines of Roadthrough Mallee country

63. H ealesville S hire—To assist in constructing a Road throughCoranderrk Reserve, Council to expend £25 18s. 9d. additional, £25 18s. 9d. . .. . f. ... ... . * *

64. L illy dale and U pper Y arra Shires— To assist in erecting Bridge,w ith Approaches, over Woori Yallock Creek, on M ain W arburton road, Councils to expend £148 19s. 4d. additional, £74 9s, 8 d , ... ... ... ... ••• ...

66, P ortland Shire*—To further assist in erecting Bridge over the G lenelg River, a t Nelson, Council to expend £400 additional I.. ... e.e *.* i . .

66. Swan H ill S hire— To assist in clearing Main lines of Roadthrough Mallee country ...

67. St. A rnaud Shire— To assist in clearing M ain lines of Roadthrough M allee country

68. Y arraw onga Shire— To further assist in constructing A pproachto the Bridge over the M urray a t Yarrawonga

69. To assist various Borough and Shire Councils in repairingdamages and restoring traffic communication in terrupted by recent floods, £216 18s. 9d.

70. A lberton Shire— To assist in improving and maintaining Main Roads, Council to expend £400 additional

Bairnsdale and Avon Shires— To assist in reconstructing Bridge over the Dargo R iver a t Dargo Tow nship, Councils to expend £400 additional

Gordon Shire — To assist in constructing three Bridges over Pennyroyal, Calivil, and W ilkinson’s Creeks, Council to expend £74 17s 8d. additional, £74 17s. 8d.

73. K yneton Shire— To assist in constructing unmade portion of theN ewbury-road, Council to expend £21 U s. additional, £46 3s. 8d. .. ... ... ... ... ...

74. M ajorca Borough— To assist in repairing M ain Roads, Councilto expend £6 9 2s. 8d. additional, £69 2s. 3d. ... ...

71.

72.

400

500

500

3,000

452

25

100

2,023

1,415

166

50

800

275

200

26

75

500

160

200

1,800

217

400

200

75

47

70

330

£


No. 75,

76.

77.

78.

79.

80.

81.

82.

83.

84.

85.

86.

87.

8 8 .

89.

90.

N arracan Shire— To assist in re-decking Morwell Bridge and erecting Bridge over Shady Creek, Tanjil-road, Council to expend £258 Is. od. additional, £258 Is. 5d.

O xley Shire—To assist in cutting H ill, known as “ Gentle .Annie, on Road leading to Rose River, Council to expend £114 9s. 8d. additional, £114 9s. 8d

P hillip Island Shire— To assist in repairing road from G rantville to G reat Southern Railw ay vid Fern H ill, damaged by cartage of railway material. Council to expend £150 Is. 6d. additional, £150 Is. 6d.

St. A rnaud S h ire— To assist in constructing M ain Roads, Council to expend £250 10s. additional, £250 10s.

Tambo Shire— To further assist in constructing Bridge over the Snowy River a t Orbost, Council to expend £ 550 additional, 2&)0 .................................................

W arragul S h ire— To assist in m aintaining M ain Sale road to Railway Station on Neerim Line, Council to expend £200 additional ...

1 arrawonga Shire— To assist in constructing and im proving Main Roads, Council to expend £210 additional, £210

1 arraw onga Bridge— Tow ards half-cost of construction by the Government of N ew South W ales

A lberton Shire— To assist in clearing and improving Main Roads in new ly-settled districts, Council to expend £200 additional

F lem ington and Kensington Borough—To assist in raising and extending Railway Bridge a t N ew m arket, Council to expend £400 additional

South Melbourne City, St. K ilda and P o rt M elbourne Boroughs — To assist in constructing Beaconsfield-parade from P o rt Melbourne to P oin t Ormond, Councils to expend £3,521 6s. 4d. additional, £1,760 IBs, 2d.

South M elbourne C ity— To assist in constructing A pproaches to N ew P rince’s Bridge, £944 19s. 6d.

Portland Shire— To assist in erecting Bridge over the R iver Glenelg a t Nelson, the Council to expend £600 additional ...

A lberton Shire— To assist in clearing Tracks and forming Roads in the Foster and Tarw in R iver D istricts, Council to expend £ 4 0 9s. 3d. additional, £40 9s. 3d.

Reefton Road— To assist new Shire to be formed in constructing Reefton-road beyond W arburton, £141 2s. 6d. ... ...

To assist various M unicipal Councils in repairing damages and restoring traffic communication interrupted by recent floods ...

259

115

151

251

550

200

210

4,544

200

400

1761

945

1,000

41

142

25,000

£

48,935

6 0 ,3 4 7

3 3 l

IX.—COMMISSIONER OF TRADE AND CUSTOMS.

D i v i s i o n N o. 75.T R A D E A N D C U ST O M S.

£ £

Subdivision No. 8.

N o n - C l e r i c a l D i v i s i o n .R ea d—

Tw o M essengers and A ttendants Tw o Jun io r M essengers

Maximum.

£120

72198117

315

Maxi-

I n lieu o f —

One M essenger and A ttendan t Three Jun io r M essengers

£120

72115200

315

C U S T O M S .Subdivision No. 4.

C l e r i c a l D i v i s i o n .R ead—

F ive Second Class Clerk and Receiver, Je rquer, Landing Surveyors, Inspector tif D raw backs— (including arrears) 2,596

I n lieu o f—Five Second Class Clerk and Receiver, Je rquer, Landing Surveyors,

Inspector of Drawbacks 2,595


Five Lockers, F irs t Grade— arrears

Maxi-

1

6

R ead—

Four Country W atchm en (one for six months)£

132£

431

In lieu, o f—T hree Country W atchm en ... ... 120 350

81

250


Tem porary Clerical A ssistance, &c.338


P O R T S A N D H A R B O R S A N D IM M IG R A T IO N .

Subdivision No. 3.


O u T P O R T S AND L IG H T H O U S E S T A T IO N S .* One W atchm an, from 30th September, 1891

Maxi-

£132 91


M arine Casualties, Life-boats, &c., and Expenses 300391

DivisiON N o. 82.M IS C E L L A N E O U S .

No. 2. Refund of D uty collected under exceptional circum stances:—( 5) On a F ire Ladder and Escape ... £44 3 6(6) On J u te Y arn ... . .. ... 412 10 9(7) On T ea exported ... . .. 41 17 2

£498 11 5 ... 499

1 ,2 2 8

332


Division N o . 83.


S ala rie s.Subdivision No. 3.

Clerical D ivision.(/)

One F ourth Class Postm aster, a t 250 per annum ...Postm asters, Operators, &c., arrears

Subdivision No. 4.


Ten Telegraph M essengers, a t from £ 2 per m onth to 30s. per w eek ... . .. ... ...

One N igh t W atchman, a t £10 per month One Storeman and Packer, a t £ 9 per month ...Tw o Line Repairers’ A ssistants, a t from £8 to £10 per month One Stamp P rin te r and Im presser (male) a t £ 1 4 per month Sorters, Telegraph Messengers, &c., arrears ...

Maximum.

Division N o. 86.M IS C E L L A N E O U S .

No. 1. Compensation, A nnual Allowances, and G ratuities to la te Employes in the Governm ent Service, or their W idows— {Inalterable)'.—

G ratu ity to the widow of the late J . L . H arrison, F ifth Class Clerk, equal to nine months’ pay

G ratuity to the W idow of the late S. Baker, F ifth Class Clerk, equal to nine m onths’ pay ... . .. ... •••

G ratu ity to the Fam ily of the late W . S. O’Callaghan, P orte r, equal to nine m onths’ pay, £94 10s.

2. Compensation on the basis of section 16 of A ct No. 160 to Fem ale Officers appointed prior to the passing of A ct No. 710 who have retired on account of marriage, in accordance w ith the provisions of section 43 of A ct No. 1133 :—

Jessie Laidlaw {nee Phillips) . .. . . . £190 11 5A nnie M aclurcan (Brownfield) . . . . . . 1 2 1 1 0 9

£312 2 2

5. A rrears of Increm ent to Sorter P a trick H ill, from 1st February,1884, to 30th June , 1891, being 2s. 6d. per week per annum on 60s. per week, w ith reduction of 5s. per w eek from 70s. to 65s. per week from 7th D ecem ber,"!887, to 6 th December, 1889. Salary of 70s. per week to re-commence from 7th December,1889, w ith increments of 2s. 6d. per week from 1st February,1890, to maximum of 75s. per week— less am ount already received . .. . .. . . . . .. £94 15 10

6. To pay to Mr. Jam es F isher, Postm aster, Geelong, arrears ofsalary, in consequence of the decision of the Supreme Court in the case F isher versus T he Queen— 1st February, 1885, to 31st December, 1890 ... ...

167150

317

Permonth

£

5 24015 120

11/10 108io 177

11250

8071,124

150

150

95

395

313

95

4261,229

2,353

333

XL—MINISTER OF MINES.

D i v i s i o n N o . 89.£ £

S T A T E F O R E S T S A N D N U R S E R IE S .

Subdivision No. 4.

Allowances, Travelling Expenses, Incidentals, &c. 250

Subdivision No. 5.

P lan ting and Thinning of Trees, labour, purchase of seed, carriage, &c., and extension of W attle and other P lantations ... 100

350



No. 4. Geological Surveys, &c. ••• ••• •••5. Travelling and other Expenses attending Exam inations of

Engine-drivers

500

200700

To remove a surcharge made hy the Commissioners o f A u d it To cover Paym ents made to A rthur E vere tt, from

29th October, 1888, to 30th June , 1891, through an increment being paid from the 1st Ju ly , 1888, instead of from the 1st Ju ly , 1889 . . . £40 2 6

1,050

XII.—MINISTER OF WATER SUPPLY.

£ £D i v i s i o n N o. 93.

M A N A G E M E N T A N D M A IN T E N A N C E O F N A T IO N A LW O R K S .

M aterial, W ages, Contingencies, and all other expenses in connexion w ith the M anagement and M aintenance of B ridgew ater and K inypaniel W eirs and other N ational W orks 100

1 0 0

XIV.—MINISTER OF HEALTH.



Subdivision No. 6.


Expenses in connexion w ith the stam ping-out of Contagious Diseases

Subdivision No. 8.

Allowance for Vaccination, &c.

D ebate ensued.And the said resolutions were read a second tim e and agreed to by the House.

£ £

200

2,000

2,200

3 3 4

1

9' W A M eM SD MEA' is -_ 'r h e Hou3e> according to Order, resolved itself into the Committee o f W ays and

^ s o l u t i o n ! ' reS™ ed ‘he C hair : M r- M cLellan reported th a t the Committee had come to a certain

° & e % m T t ^ f i % ; w r d ^ " " ° rdered th a t the S t“ ding ^ e r s be suspended so as to allow

M L f h La11onow srt- ^ the C° mmittee ° f a"d M eans a certain resolution, which was read


retolniTon '° M r’ Shiela do Prepare and bring in a B ill to carry out the foregoing

Qr Z nn 7 PthL a t r r „ w d " the affirm a « iv e .-B m read a first tim e, ordered to be prin ted , and read

“ • P o : r r z Nw Z p T e ? u” t i , it Z Z z ° rdered' T b a i th e c a " s“ n o f Êlectoral Rolls Purification B ill— Second reading.L and Act 1890 Amendment B ill— Second reading.Mines B ill— Second reading.

CWfrwcfmm (# )r% m W ra CoaZ Act 1890

ommi ee o j Public Accounts B ill— To be farther considered in Committee

" H 5E 55l= ™ ;E S ; -Q u estion — put0 a n d 'res^ ted 'fn ^ th e Z Z i v T ” " 16' "f th e w h "k

A i l ° a c Z m ? tte " 7 T tt w°ho“ r - T " rner- M r- Speaker l6ft the O k ir , and the H ouse resolved itself

% i K g % % : dt h e : a m ^ w i : h 2 ^ 2 : r P- ' ° d th a t the Committee had t r o u g h the

r n d m ^ r 086

' 3- POo ^ t h e H a y b e ° p o s ^ n e d ^ t i l ^ 0 ^ 7 “ ’ ^ ^ ° f lh ° OrdersfoZmc Act 1890 AincMrWnt &7Z— readme.Bendigo A rt Gallery Site B ill— Second reading.Crimes Act 1890 Amendment B ill— Second reading.Post Office Act 1890 Amendment B ill— Second reading.Sharebrokers B ill— Second reading.Metropolitan General Cemetery B ill— Second reading.Education Endowment B ill— Second reading.Gold-fields Reservoirs Sale B ill— Second reading.TMatei A ct 1890 Amendment B ill— Second reading.Shops B ill— Second reading.Thistles Law Amendment B ill— Second reading.

Electric Lighting B ill— Second reading,and Z),'ac%)Zz%c Act 1890 Amendment Az'ZZ—Second readzn?.

Jfarrzape Act 1890 Amendment AZZ—Second reading # t. Arnawd ^cAooZ o f K&nee & 'te ^tZZ—Second readzW.Kyneton M arket Reserve B ill— Second reading,^ " S m Z t t e e ^ n t * Hie HaiceZZency t/ze <?oz,ernor— To 6e conezdered zn

Australasian Federation— “ D raft o f a B ill to Constitute the Commonwealth o f A ustra lia"— Jfewaêefzom tAe Ae^zeWzoe Conned— To 6e conez'dezed

A^rzcwZtnraZ CoZZe ee Tande Mnznzy AzZZ—Second , eadzn^.

^ ^zZzooye-êem nytzonqf debate

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Medical Practitioners B il l— Second reading. , 7 ,L and A ct 1890 Amendment B ill— Message from H is Excellency the Governor— To be considered

in Committee.Railway Loan Application B ill— Message from H is Excellency the Governor— To be considered i n

Committee.• Defences and Discipline A ct 1890 Amendment B ill— Message from H is Excellency the Governor

To be considered in Committee.' Trusts A ct 12)90 Amendment B ill .— Second reading.

14. M e s s a g e f r o m H is E x c e l l e n c y t q e G o v e r n o r . — T he following M essage from H is Excellencythe Governor was presented by M r. Shiels, and the same was read


P u rsuan t to the provisions of section 36 of the Constitution A ct, the Governor transm its to the Legislative Assembly for their consideration the following amendments which he desires to be made in a B ill intitu led “ A n A c t to authorize The Austral-Anglo Tramway and General Agency Company to construct Tramways in the City o f South Melbourne the Borough o f Port Melbourne and Town o f Williamstown and fo r other parposes ” :—

I n title of Bill, page 1, line 2, insert the word “ L im ited ” after the word “ Com panyP Clause 19, page 12, line 26 (being third line from end of clause), after the words "deposited

b y ” omit the word " th e m ” and insert the word “ it.” ^Clause 20, page 13, line 16 of clause, after the words “ T he Company ” omit the word " a re

and insert the word " is.”Clause 20, page 13, line 37 (being last line but one of clause), after the word “ tram way ” omit

the word “ or ” and insert the word " into.”Clause 25, line 21 of clause, after the word " e s tim a te d ” insert the word "increased.”Clause 27, line 7 of clause, after the word " therein ” insert the words “ to be.”T hird Schedule, line 6 (being last line bu t one), after the word " f ro m ” omit the word

"W illiam stow n” and insert the words " P o r t M elbourne.”Governm ent Offices,

Melbourne, 9th December, 1891.On the motion of M r. Shiels, the House agreed to the said amendments, and ordered tha t H is

E xcellency’s M essage be transm itted to the Legislative Council w ith a M essage acquainting them th a t the Legislative Assembly have agreed to the said amendments, and requesting their concurrence therein.

15. G r a t u i t y t o F a m i l y o f t h e l a t e M r . 0 . P . W h i t e l a w . — T he Order of the Day for the H ouseto resolve itself into a Committee of the whole to consider the propriety of presenting an Address to H is Excellency the Governor, requesting th a t he w ill be pleased to place on the A dditional E stim ates the sum of £ 5 0 0 for the family of the la te M r. 0 . P . W hitelaw , m ining surveyor, who was drowned a t W alhalla during the late disastrous floods, having been read— On the motion of Mr. A . H arris, M r. Speaker left the Chair, and the House resolved itself into a Committee of the whole.

M r. Speaker resumed the Chair ; Mr. M cLellan reported th a t the Committee had come to a certain resolution.

On the motion of Mr. A . H arris, the H ouse ordered th a t the Standing Orders be suspended so as to allow the R eport to be received th is day.

M r. M cLellan reported from a Committee of the whole House a certain resolution, w hich was read and is as fo llow s:—

Resolved— T h a t an A ddress be presented to H is Excellency the Governor, requesting th a t he w ill be pleased to place on the Estim ates the sum of £500 for the family of the late M r. 0 . P . W hitelaw , mining surveyor, who was drowned a t W alhalla during the la te disastrous floods.


16. J u r i e s A c t 1890 A m e n d m e n t B i l l . — T he Order of the D ay for the second reading of this B illhaving been read— Captain Taylor moved, T h a t this B ill be now read a second time.

Question— put and resolved in the affirmative.— Bill read a second time.Captain T aylor moved, T h a t this B ill be now committed to a Committee of the whole House.Question— put and resolved in the affirmative.A nd, on the further motion of Captain Taylor, M r. Speaker left the Chair, and the H ouse resolved

itself into a Committee of the whole.Mr. Speaker resumed the C h a ir ; Mr. M cLellan reported th a t the Com mittee had gone through the

Bill, and agreed to the same w ithout amendment.Mr. Speaker having reported th a t the Chairman of Committees had certified th a t the fair p rin t of this

B ill was in accordance w ith the Bill as reported— Captain Taylor moved, T h a t this B ill be nowread a th ird time.

D ebate ensued.Question— put and resolved in the affirmative.— B ill read a th ird time.On the motion of Mr. Shiels, the H ouse agreed to the following am endment in th is B i l l :—

Clause 2, lines 9 and 10, omit " A ct 54 V ictoria No. 1104 ” and insert “ the Juries Act 1890.”

Ordered—T hat the Bill be transm itted to the Legislative Council and their concurrence desired therein.

17. D i s c h a r g e o f O r d e r s o f t h e D a y .— T he following Orders of the D ay were read and discharged:—Trade Maries Act 1890 Amendment B ill— Second reading.L ifts Regulation B ill— Second reading.University Fees Abolition B ill— Second reading.

Ordered— T h a t the said Bills be w ithdrawn.B

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19.

B i l l s o f S a l e L a w A m e n d m e n t B i l l . — T he Order of the D ay f o r the second reading o f th is Bill having been read— Mr. T urner moved, T h a t th is B ill be now read a second time.

Question— put and resolved in the affirmative.— Bill read a second time.Mr. T urner moved, T hat th is B ill be now committed to a Committee of the whole House.Question—put and resolved in the affirmative.And, on the further motion of M r. M cLellan, M r. Speaker left the Chair, and the H ouse resolved

itself into a Committee of the whole.M r. Speaker resumed the C ha ir; M r. M cLellan reported that the Committee had gone through the

Bill, and agreed to the same w ith amendments.On the motion of M r. Turner, the House ordered th a t the S tanding Orders be suspended so as to allow

the R eport to be received this day.M r. T urner moved, T hat the am endments made by the Com mittee of the whole House in this Bill be

agreed to.Question— put and resolved in the affirmative.Mr. Speaker having reported tha t the Chairman of Committees had certified th a t the fair p rin t of this

B ill was in accordance w ith the B ill as reported—M r. T u rner moved, T h a t th is B ill be now read a third time.

D ebate ensued.Question— put and resolved in the affirmative.—B ill read a th ird time.O rdered— T h at the B ill be returned to the Legislative Council w ith a Message acquainting them th a t

the Legislative Assembly have agreed to the same w ith amendments, w ith which they desire the concurrence of the Legislative Council.

D i r e c t o r s ’ L i a b i l i t y B i l l . — T he Order of the D ay for the second reading of this B ill having been read— Mr. Zox moved, T h a t th is Bill be now read a second time.

Debate ensued.Sir Bryan O’Loghlen moved, That the debate be now adjourned.D ebate continued.Question— T h at the debate be now adjourned— put.T he House divided.

M r. A ndrew s,Mr. Bennett,M r. Bent,M r. W . T . Carter, Mr. Derham,Mr. Dixon,Mr. Dunn,Mr. Foster,Mr. Gardiner,M r. Graves,Mr. H all,Mr. A. H arris,

Ayes, 23.Mr, H unt,Mr. Keys,M r. K irton,Mr. M urphy,S ir B. O’Loghlen, Bart., Mr. L . L . Smith,Mr. T . Smith,M r. Uren,M r. W illiams.

Tellers.Mr. A rm ytage,Captain Taylor.

Noes, 37.Mr. Beazley, Mr. M ountain,Mr. Burrowes, M r. M unro,Mr. Cameron, M r. M urray,Mr. G. Downes Carter, M r. Nimmo,Mr. Craven, Mr. Officer,Mr. Deakin, Mr. Outtrim ,Mr. Gavan Duffy, Dr. Pearson,Mr. Ferguson, M r. Shiels,Mr. Forrest, M r. C. Smith,Mr. Gillies, Mr. Tatchell,M r. Graham , Mr. Tucker,M r. Hancock, M r. Turner,M r. H arper, M r. W heeler,Mr. H ighett, M r. W rixon,Mr. Laurens, Mr. A . Young,M r. Levien, Mr. Zox.M r. McColl, Tellers.M r. M cLean, M r. B aker,M r. M cLellan, Mr. Peacock.

A nd so it passed in the negative.D ebate further continued.Captain Taylor moved, T h a t the debate be now adjourned.Question— T h a t the debate be now adjourned— put and resolved in the affirmative.Ordered— T h at the debate be adjourned until W ednesday next.

20. P o s t p o n e m e n t o f O r d e r s o f t h e D a y .— Ordered, T hat the consideration of the following Orders of the Day be postponed until W ednesday n e x t :—

Petition o f Central Australian Wine Association o f Victoria— To be considered.Companies A ct 1890 Amendment B ill {No. 2 )— Second reading.Messrs. Burston and McNab— Resumption o f debate on the question— That in the opinion o f this

House the finding o f the Board appointed to inquire into the case o f Messrs. Burston and McNab should at once be given effect to.

A nd then the House, a t two minutes past eleven o’clock, adjourned until to-morrow.

W. V. R O B IN S O N ,

Clerk o f the Legislative Assembly.M. H. DAVIES,

Speaker.

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THURSDAY, 10t h DECEMBER, 1891.

1. T he House m et pursuant to adjournm ent.— M r. Speaker took the Chair.

2. P u r c h a s e o f L a n d a t t h e L a a n e c o o r i e W e i r . — M r. Bailes, Chairman, brought up a R eport fromthe Select Committee upon the purchase of land for irrigation purposes a t the site of the Laanecoorie W eir, together w ith the Proceedings of the Committee and M inutes of Evidence.


3. P a p e r s . — T he following Papers, pursuant to the directions of several A cts of Parliam ent, were laidupon the Table by the Clerk of the House :—

Constitution A ct Amendm ent A ct 1890.— P a r t IX .—Statem ent of A ppointm ents made in the D epartm ent of the Legislative Council.S tatem ent showing the Names of all Persons Tem porarily Em ployed in the D epartm ent

of the Legislative Council under the authority of th is A ct.Customs A ct 1890.— Drawback Regulations am ended.— O rder in Council.

4. S e s s i o n a l O r d e r R e s c i n d e d . — M r. M unro moved, pursuant to notice, T h a t so much of the SessionalO rder as provides th a t no fresh business be called on after half-past ten o’clock on Thursday be rescinded, so far as relates to Governm ent Business.


5. E l e c t o r a l R o l l s P u r i f i c a t i o n B i l l . — T he Order of the D ay for the second reading of this B illhaving been read— M r. Shiels moved, T h a t th is B ill be now read a second time.

Debate ensued.Question— put and resolved in the affirmative.— B ill read a second time.M r. Shiels moved, T h a t this Bill be now committed to a Committee of the whole House.Question— put and resolved in the affirmative.A nd, on the further motion of M r. Shiels, M r. Speaker left the Chair, and the House resolved

itself into a Committee of the whole.

A nd the House having continued to sit till after tw elve of the clock,

F R ID A Y , 1 1 t h D E C E M B E R , 1891.

M r. Speaker resumed the C h a ir ; M r. B aker reported th a t the Committee had gone through the Bill and agreed to the same w ith amendments.

Ordered— T h at the Bill, as amended, be printed, and taken into consideration on Tuesday next.

6. M e s s a g e s f r o m t h e L e g i s l a t i v e C o u n c i l . — T he following M essages were brought from the L egislative Council by the C lerk-A ssistant of the C ouncil:—


T he Legislative Council acquaint the Legislative A ssem bly th a t they have agreed to the amendments recommended by H is Excellency the Governor in the B ill in titu led “ A n A c t to authorize the A ustra l-A nglo T ram w ay and General Agency Company to construct Tramways in the C ity o f South Melbourne the Borough o f P ort M elbourne and Town o f W illiam stow n and for other purposes.,,

JA S . M A C B A IN ,Legislative Council, President.

Melbourne, 9 th December, 1891.(700 cop ies.)

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T he Legislative Council acquaint the Legislative Assembly tha t they have agreed to the am endments made by the Legislative Assem bly in the Bill intitu led “ A n A c t to am end the L aw rela ting to B il l s o f Sa le .”

J A S . M A C B A IN ,Legislative Council, P resident.


7. M e s s a g e f r o m t h e L e g i s l a t i v e C o u n c i l .— T he following M essage was brought from the Legislative Council by the C lerk-A ssistant of the C ouncil:—


T he Legislative Council return to the Legislative Assembly the B ill intituled “ An Act relating to Arbitrations under the '•Licensing Act 1890,’” and acquaint the Legislative Assembly th a t they have agreed to the same w ith amendments, w ith which they desire the concurrence of the Legislative Assembly.


Melbourne, 10th December, 1891.Ordered— T h a t the said amendments be printed and taken into consideration on Tuesday next.

6 . P o s t p o n e m e n t o f O r d e r s o f t h e D a y .— Ordered, T h a t the consideration of the following Orders of the Day be postponed until Tuesday n e x t :—

L and A ct 1890 Amendment B ill— Message from H is Excellency the Governor— To be considered in Committee.

Railw ay Loan Application B ill— Message from H is Excellency the Governor— To be considered in Committee.

Defences and Discipline A c t 1890 Amendment B ill— Message from H is Excellency the Governor— To be considered in Committee.

Metropolitan General Cemetery B ill— Message from H is Excellency the Governor— To be con* sidered in Committee.

Medical Practitioners B ill— Message from H is Excellency the Governor—‘To be considered in Committee.

L and A ct 1890 Amendment B ill— Second reading.Mines B ill— Second reading.Railways Construction (Korumburra Coal Mines') B ill— Second reading.Bendigo A r t Gallery Site B ill— Second reading.Appropriation B il l— Second reading.Trusts A ct 1890 Amendment B ill— Second reading.Administration and Probate Act 1890 Amendment B ill— Second reading.Committee o f Public Accounts B ill— To be further considered in Committee.Police Offences Act 1890 Amendment B ill— Second reading.Crimes A ct 1890 Amendment B ill— Second reading.Post Office A ct 1890 Amendment B ill— Second reading.Sharebrokers B ill— Second reading.Metropolitan General Cemetery B ill— Second reading.Education Endowment B ill— Second reading.Gold-fields Reservoirs Sale B ill— Second reading.Water A ct 1890 Amendment B il l— Second reading.Shops B il l— Second reading.Thistles Law Amendment B ill— Second reading.Sandhurst Public Buildings A ct 1882 Amendment B ill— Third reading— Resumption o f debate. Public Service Act 1890 Amendment B ill— Second reading.Electric Lighting B ill— Second reading.Defences and Discipline A ct 1890 Amendment B i l l— Second reading.Marriage A ct 1890 Amendment B ill— Second reading.S t. Arnaud School o f Mines Site B ill— Second reading.Kyneton M arket Reserve B ill— Second reading.Agricultural Grants B ill— Message from H is Excellency the Governor— To be considered in

Committee.Australasian Federation— " D ra ft o f a B ill to Constitute the Commonwealth o f A u stra lia ”—

Messages from the Legislative Council— To be considered.Agricultural Colleges Lands Mining B ill— Second reading.F irst General Report o f the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Railways— Resumption o f

debate on the question— That this House approves generally o f the F irst General Report o f the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Railways.

Medical Practitioners B ill— Second reading.Resumption o f Lands B ill— Second reading.

A nd then the House, a t eighteen minutes past four o’clock in the morning, adjourned until Tuesday next.

W . V . R O B IN S O N , M. H . D A V IE S ,Clerk o f the Legislative Assembly, Speaker.

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TUESDAY, 15t h DECEMBER, 1891.


2. P e t i t i o n s . — Mr. Anderson presented a petition from M argaret M cLean, styling herself P residenttem\), and M arie E . K irk, styling herself Secretary and Convener o f the General Conven

tion of the Women’s Christian Tem perance Union of V ictoria, praying th a t the House w ill be pleased to pass the Crimes A ct 1890 Amendm ent Bill.

M r. B ent presented a petition from the President and Secretary of the Shire of W yndham, under the common seal of the said corporation, and from certain owners and occupiers of property situate in the tow nship of W erribee, in the Shire of W yndham, praying tha t the House w ill be pleased to pass a Bill lim iting the quantity of w ater w hich the W erribee Irrigation and W ater Supply T rust may take from the W erribee River.


3. A c t s C o r r e c t i o n B i l l . — Mr. T urner moved, pursuant to notice given by Mr. Shiels, T h a t hehave leave to bring in a B ill to correct certain errors in Acts.

Debate ensued.Question— put and resolved in the affirmative.Ordered— T h at Mr. Turner, Mr. Shiels, and Mr. W heeler do prepare and bring in the Bill.

T urner then brought up a Bill intituled A B ill to correct certain errors in Acts,” and moved, T h a t it be now read a first time.

Question— put and resolved in the affirmative.—Bill read a first time, ordered to be printed, and read a second time to-morrow.

4. M e s s a g e f r o m t h e L e g i s l a t i v e C o u n c i l . — The following M essage was brought from the LegislativeCouncil by the C lerk-A ssistant of the C ouncil:—


. T he Legislative Council acquaint the Legislative Assembly that they have agreed to the B ill intituled A n Act to indemnify the Councillors o f various Municipalities fo r Borrowing Moneys by Overdrafts on Bankers fo r the purposes o f their Municipalities contrary to the provisions o f the ‘ Local Government Act 18909 and fo r other purposes f w ithout amendment.

t • w r m , JA S . M A C B A IN ,Legislative Council Chamber,Melbourne, 15th December, 1891.

5 . M e s s a g e f r o m H i s E x c e l l e n c y t h e G o v e r n o r . - T h e following Message from H is Excellency t h eGovernor was presented by Mr. Munro, and the same was read :—

H O P E T O U N ,jfwgap, Wo. 33.

The Governor informs the Legislative Assembly th a t he has, on this day, a t the Government Offices, given the Royal A ssent to the undermentioned A cts of the present Session, presented to him by the Clerk of the Parliam ents, viz.:—

“ A n A ct to authorize The Austral-Anglo Tramway and General Agency Company to construct Iram ways in the City o f South Melbourne the Borough o f P ort Melbourne and Town o f Wilhamstown and fo r other purposes.”

“ A n Act to declare and amend the Laio o f Partnership.”“ A n Act to amend the Law relating to B ills o f Sale.”“ A n Act to indemnify the Councillors o f various Municipalities fo r Borrowing Moneys by Over

drafts on Bankers fo r the p>urposes o f their Municipalities contrary to the provisions o f the Local Government Act V & W 'and fo r other purposes?’


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6 . L a n d A c t 1890 A m e n d m e n t B i l l .— T he Order of the Day for the consideration in Committeeof the whole House of H is Excellency the G overnor's Message, No. 27, having been read— On the motion of M r. M cLean, Mr. Speaker left the Chair, and the H ouse resolved itself into a Committee of the whole.

Mr. Speaker resumed the C h a ir ; M r. M cLellan reported tha t the Committee had come to a certain resolution.

On the motion of M r. M cLean, the House ordered th a t the Standing Orders be suspended so as to allow the R eport to be received this day.

M r. M cLellan reported from a Committee of the whole H ouse a certain resolution, w hich was read and is as follows :—

Resolved— T h at it is expedient th a t an A ppropriation be made from the Consolidated Revenue and of rents and imposts for the purposes of a B ill to amend the L and A ct 1890.


7 . D e f e n c e s a n d D i s c i p l i n e A c t 1890 A m e n d m e n t B i l l . — T he Order of the Day for the consideration in Committee of the whole House of H is Excellency the Governor’s Message, No. 26, having been read— Ou the motion of Mr. M unro, M r. Speaker left the Chair, and the House resolved itself into a Committee of the whole.


On the motion of Mr. Munro, the H ouse ordered th a t the S tanding Orders be suspended so as to allow the Report to be received th is day.

M r. M cLellan reported from a Committee of the whole House a certain resolution, w hich was read and is as follow s:—

Resolved— T hat it is expedient th a t an A ppropriation be made from the Consolidated Revenue for the purposes of a Bill to amend the Defences and Discipline A ct 1890.


8. A g r i c u l t u r a l G r a n t s B i l l . — T he Order of the Day for the consideration in Committee of the wholeH ouse of H is Excellency the Governor’s M essage, No. 20, having been read— On the motion of Mr. Graham , Mr. Speaker left the Chair, and the House resolved itself into a Committee of the whole.


On the motion of M r. Graham , the House ordered th a t the Standing Orders be suspended so as to allow the Report to be received this day.

Mr. M cLellan reported from a Committee of the whole House a certain resolution, w hich was read and is as follows :—

Resolved— T hat it is expedient th a t an A ppropriation be made from the Consolidated Revenue for the purposes of a B ill to alter the amounts of certain agricultural and other grants.

A nd the said resolution was read a second time and agreed to by the House.Ordered— T h at Mr. Graham and Mr. M cLean do prepare and bring in a B ill to carry out the foregoing

resolution.

9 . A g r i c u l t u r a l G r a n t s B i l l . — Mr. G raham then brought up a Bill intituled “ A B ill to alter theamounts o f certain Agricultural and other grants f and moved, T h a t it be now read a first time.


10. L i c e n s i n g A r b i t r a t i o n s B i l l . — T he Order of the Day for the consideration of the amendmentsmade by the Legislative Council in this B ill having been read, the said amendments were read and are as follow :—1. In T itle, after “ 1890” add “ and for other purposes.”2. A dd new Clause A :—

A . N otw ithstanding anything to the contrary contained in the Licensing A ct 1890, the Treasurer of V ictoria w ithin one month after the passing of this A ct may ceive licence receive the sum required to be paid for a victualler’s licence from any owner of any fc®esaesm certam licensed premises the licensee of which was entitled to pay and omitted to pay such sum for a licence granted therefor for the year One thousand eight hundred and ninety-one and may issue to such owner such licence as he would have been entitled to receive if he had paid such fee w ithin the tim e prescribed by the said A c t ; and upon production of such licence w ithin fourteen days after the issue thereof to any member of the Licensing Court for the district in which such certificate was granted such member shall be a t liberty to issue to such owner or his nominee a similar certificate as tha t which would have been issued in respect of the licensed premises therein mentioned if the fee for such first-mentioned certificate had been paid w ithin the time mentioned in the said A ct ; and upon production of such last-m entioned certificate to the T reasurer and paym ent to him w ithin seven days of the date thereof of the proper fee he may issue to the person therein named a victualler’s licence for the said premises. The Treasurer shall not so receive either o f such sums from any owner unless he is satisfied th a t such owner was not the licensee of such premises a t the time of such omission and th a t such owner had no knowledge of such omission w ithin the tim e during which he could have paid such first-mentioned sum.

A nd the said amendments were read a second time.M r. M unro moved, T h a t the said amendments be agreed to.D ebate ensued.Question— put and resolved in the affirmative.Ordered— T h at the B ill be returned to the Legislative Council w ith a M essage acquainting them th a t


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11, A p p r o p r i a t i o n B i l l .— T he Order of the D ay for the second reading of this B ill having been read M r. M unro moved, T h a t this B ill be now read a second time.

Sir B ryan O’Loghlen moved, T h a t the debate be now adjourned.D ebate ensued.Question— T h a t the debate be now adjourned— put and negatived.Question— T h a t this B ill be now read a second tim e—put and resolved in the affirm ative— B ill read a

second time.Mr. Munro moved, T h a t th is B ill be now committed to a Committee of the whole House.Question— put and resolved in the affirmative.And, on the further motion of M r. Munro, M r. Speaker le ft the Chair, and the House resolved itself

into a Committee of the whole.M r. Speaker resumed the Chair ; Mr. M cLellan reported th a t the Committee had gone through the

B ill and agreed to the same w ithout amendment.Mr. Speaker having reported th a t the Chairman of Committees had certified th a t the fair print of

this B ill was in accordance w ith the Bill as reported,M r. M unro moved, T h a t this B ill be now read a th ird time.D ebate ensued.Question— put and resolved in the affirmative.— B ill read a th ird time.Ordered— T h at the B ill be transm itted to the Legislative Council and their concurrence desired therein.

12. P o s t p o n e m e n t o f O r d e r o f t h e D a y .— Ordered, T hat the consideration of O rder of the D ay,G overnm ent Business, No. 6, be postponed until after the consideration of O rder of the Day,Governm ent Business, No. 7.

13. L a n d A c t 1890 A m e n d m e n t B i l l .— T he Order of the Day for the second reading of this B illhaving been read— Mr. M cLean moved, T h a t this B ill be now read a second time.

Debate ensued.M r. Munro moved, T hat the debate be now adjourned.Debate continued.Question— T hat the debate be now adjourned— put and resolved in the affirmative.Ordered— T h at the debate be adjourned until th is day.

14. E l e c t o r a l R o l l s P u r i f i c a t i o n B i l l .— T he O rder o f the D ay for the consideration of the R eporthaving been read— Mr. T urner moved, T h a t the amendments made by the Committee of the whole H ouse in this B ill be agreed to.

D ebate ensued.Question— put and resolved in the affirmative.Mr. McColl moved, T h a t the following words be added to sub-section (1) of clause 8 :— “ B ut nothing

in any A ct contained shall prevent an electoral reg istrar or tru an t officer being appointed a d istrict electoral inspector if considered competent by the Governor in Council.”

D ebate ensued.Question— T h a t the words proposed to be added be so added— put and negatived.On the motion of M r. Turner, the House, after debate, agreed to the following amendments in this

B ill :—Clause 10 (p. 3), line 32, omit “ [A ll] ” and after “ questions ” insert " s o far as they relate

to non-residential and residential qualifications respectively.”(p. 4), line 1, after " p e rs o n ” insert "w ilfu lly and know ingly.”lines 23-24, omit " which is punishable w ithout the option of a fine.” line 25, after " w h a te v e r” insert " w ithout the option of a fine.” line 30, after " o rder” insert “ the nature of the offence.” line 42, omit " person is ” and insert " such person is so.” line 10, after " p e rs o n ” insert “ the nature of the offence.”line 7, after “ reg is tra r” insert " o r deputy electoral registrar.” line 22, omit "rem oved ” and insert "expunged .” a t end of clause add—

" (6) I f any inspector fails refuses or neglects to carry out any of the provisions of this section he shall on conviction before a court of petty sessions be liable to a penalty not exceeding F ifty pounds or to be imprisoned for any period no t exceeding three months.”

(p. 9), line 37, omit " r ig h t” and insert " qualification.” lines 39-40, omit " by evidence repute or otherw ise.”(p. 10), line 35, omit " l i s t s ” and insert " l is t .”(p. 11), at end of clause add—

"(1 9 ) T he court before expunging the name of any person not objected to by any inspector registrar or other person shall cause notice to be given to such person by the clerk of the court pursuant to section one hundred and eighty- three of this A ct.”

Clause 23, line 24, omit " th re e ” and insert "seven .”Clause 25, line 15, before " three ” insert " the last.”Clause 26, line 31, omit " questions ” and insert " question.”

„ line 38, before " such ” omit " any.”„ lines 40-41, omit " f irs t question absolutely in the negative and the second question ”

and insert " same.”„ (p. 13), line 1, before " such ” omit " any.”

Clause 10 Clause 13,

Clause 14, Clause 18,

Clause 21

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Mr. Turner, by leave, offered the following new clause to be added to the B i l l :—

B. (1) W here the name of any person appears to be entered on the rolls of rate-Provisio” where paying electors for more than one division of the same district, the inspector of such eiecw r's'm m e d istric t shall w rite the fact opposite the name of such person on a copy of the roll for includedin each division where such name appears and shall forward each such copy to the division of a returning officer of the district. district.

(2) A t every election in such district when any person opposite whose name such fact is so w n tten tenders his vote the returning officer shall pu t to such person the question numbered ( iv .) set out in section two hundred and forty-four of the Principal A ct.

A nd the said clause was read a second time and added to the Bill.

^ rL • s p o r t e d tha t the Chairm an of Committees had certified th a t the fair p rin t of this B ill was in accordance w ith the B ill as reported, and tha t the Clerk had noted the amendments made by the House on the consideration of the Report,

M r. T urner moved, T h a t this Bill be now read a third time.Debate ensued.Question— put.The H ouse divided.

Ayes, 61. Noes, 10.Mr. Anderson,Mr. Andrews,Mr. B ennett,Mr. Best,Mr. Burroweo,Mr. Cameron,M r. Gr. Downes Carter, Mr. Clark,Mr. Craven,Mr. Derliam,Mr. Dixon,M r. Dow,Mr. G-avan Duffy,Mr. Duncan,Mr. Dunn,Mr. Foster,M r. G ardiner,Mr. G illies,M r. Gordon,M r. Graham,Mr. Graves,M r. Groom,M r. H all,Mr. A . H arris,Mr. J . H arris,M r. H ighett,Mr. H unt,Mr. Keys,Mr. K ir ton,Mr. Laurens,Mr. Leonard,Mr. Levien,

Mr. Madden,Mr. Mason,M r. McColl,M r. M cIntyre, Mr. McLean,Mr. M cLellan, Mr. Methven, Mr. Mountain, Mr. Munro,Mr. Nimmo,H r. Officer,Mr. Outtrim ,H r. Patterson, Mr. Richardson, Mr. C. Smith, Mr. L. L. Smith, M r. T. Smith, Mr. S taughton, M r. Sterry,Mr. Tatehell,Mr. Taverner, Captain Taylor, Mr. Turner,Mr. Uren,Mr. W heeler,Mr. W rixon,Mr. Zox.

Tellers.

Mr. Baker,Sir. Peacock.

M r. W illiams, Mr. A. Young.

Mr. Beazley,Mr. W . T. Carter,M r. Hancock,Mr. M urphy, Tellers,Sir B. O’Loghlen, B art., Mr. Bailes,Mr. Webb, M r. M urray.

And so it was resolved in the affirmative.— Bill read a th ird time.Ordered T hat the B ib bo transm itted to the Legislative Council and their concurrence desired

therein.

1 5 . C o r r e c t i o n i n t h e A p p r o p r i a t i o n B i l l . — M r . Speaker a n n o u n c e d t h a t h e h a d received t h e followi n g R e p o r t f r o m t h e C l e r k of t h e H ouse:—

Parliam ent House,^ n Melbourne, lo th December, 1891.Mu. S p e a k e r ,

I have the honour to report tha t I have made the following correction in the Bill intituled“ A n Act to apply a sum out o f the Consolidated Revenue to the service o f the year ending on the thirtieth day o f June One thousand eight hundred and ninety-two and to appropriate the supplies granted in this Session o f Parliament f snz.'.—

In the Second Schedule, P a r t I I . , page 89, Division No. 71—M iscellaneous— No. 3, after “ M atts K arlsen " insert “ Sahlsten.”

W . V. R O B IN SO N ,Clerk of the Legislative A ssem bly.

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16. L a n d A c t 1890 A m e n d m e n t B i l l . — T he Order of the Day for the resum ption of the debate on the question— T h a t this B ill be now read a second time, having been read—

Debate resumed.

A nd the House having continued to sit till after twelve of the clock,

W E D N E S D A Y , 1 6 t h D E C E M B E R , 1891.Question— T h at this B ill be now read a second tim e— put and resolved in the affirmative.— Bill read

a second time.Mr. M cLean moved, T h a t this Bill be now committed to a Committee of the whole House.Question—put and resolved in the affirmative.And, on the further motion of Mr. M cLean, Mr. Speaker left the Chair, and the House resolved

itself into a Committee of the whole.Mr. Speaker resumed the C h a ir ; Mr. M cLellan reported th a t the Committee had gone through the

Bill and agreed to the same w ith amendments.On the motion of Mr. M cLean, the House, after debate, ordered th a t the S tanding Orders be suspended

so as to allow the R eport to be received this day.Mr. M cLean moved, T h a t the amendments made by the Committee of the whole H ouse in this B ill

be agreed to.Question— put and resolved in the affirmative.Mr. Speaker having reported th a t the Chairman of Committees had certified th a t the fair p rin t of this

Bill was in accordance w ith the Bill as reported— Bill, on the motion of Mr. M cLean, read a third time.

On the motion of Mr. Groom, the House agreed to the following amendment in this B i l l :—Clause 5, line 40, omit “ contiguous.”

Mr. Foster moved, T hat the words “ selected an agricultural allotm ent and has ” bo inserted after theword “ has ” in clause 7, page 4, line 6.

D ebate ensued.Question— T h at the words proposed to be inserted be so inserted—put.The House divided.

M r. Bennett, Mr. Craven, Mr. Foster, M r. Groom, Mr. H all, M r. H unt, M r. Mason,

A yes, 11.M r. M urray, M r. Taverner.

Teller*.Mr. Bailes, Mr. Baker.

Mr. Anderson,M r. A ndrews,Mr. Beazley,M r. G avan Duffy, Mr. Dunn,M r. Ferguson,Mr. Gillies,Mr. Graham ,Mr. McLean,Mr. M cLellan,

Noes, 18.Mr. Out trim, M r. Richardson, M r. Tatchell, M r. Trenw ith, M r. Turner,Mr. Uren.

Tellers. M r. Gordon,M r. Peacock.

A nd so it passed in the negative.Ordered— T hat the B ill be transm itted to the Legislative Council and their concurrence desired therein.

17. P o s t p o n e m e n t o f O r d e r s o f t h e D a y . — Ordered, T h a t the consideration of the following Ordersof the Day be postponed until th is day :—

Mines B ill— Second reading.Crimes Act 1890 Amendment B ill— Second reading.Police Offences Act 1890 Amendment B ill— Second reading.Railways Construction (Korumburra Coal Mines) B ill— Second reading.Thistles Law Amendment B ill— Second reading.Kyneton Market Reserve B ill— Second reading.Defences and Discipline Act 1890 Amendment B i l l— Second reading.Public Service A ct 1890 Amendment B ill— Second reading.Trusts A ct 1890 Amendment B ill— Second reading.Administration and Probate Act 1890 Amendment B ill— Second reading.Committee o f Public Accounts B ill— To be further considered in Committee.W ater Act 1890 Amendment B ill— Second reading.Bendigo A r t Gallery Site B ill— Second reading.S t. Arnaud School o f Mines Site B ill— Second reading.Railway Loan Application B ill— Message from His Excellency the Governor— To be considered in

Committee.Burrum beet L,ands B il l— Second reading.

18. D i s c h a r g e o f O r d e r s o f t h e D a y . — T he following Orders of the Day were read and discharged:—Post Office Act 1890 Amendment B ill— Second reading.Sharebrokers B ill— Second reading.Metropolitan General Cemetery B ill— Second reading.Education Endowment B ill— Second reading.Gold-fields Reservoirs Sale B ill— Second reading.Shops B ill— Second reading.Sandhurst Public Buildings Act 1882 Amendment B ill— Third reading— Resumption o f debate. Electric Lighting B ill— Second reading.Marriage Act 1890 Amendment B ill— Second reading.Agricultural Colleges iM nds Mining B ill— Second reading.Medical Practitioners B ill— Second reading.

Ordered— T hat the said Bills be withdrawn.

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1 9 . D i s c h a r g e o f O r d e r s o f t h e D a y . — The following Orders of the D ay were read and d ischarged:—Australasian Federation— l{ D raft o f a B ill to Constitute the Commonwealth o f A ustra lia"—

Messages from the Legislative Council— To be considered.First General Report o f the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Railways— Resumption o f

debate on the question— Ih a t this House approves generally o f the F irst General Report o f the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Railways.

Metropolitan General Cemetery B ill— Message from H is Excellency the Governor— To be considered in Committee.

Medical Practitioners B ill— Message from H is Excellency the Governor— To be considered in Committee.

20. A d j o u r n m e n t .— Mr. M cLean moved, T h a t the House do now adjourn.Debate ensued.Question— put and resolved in the affirmative.

A nd then the House, a t fifty-two m inutes past three o’clock in the morning, adjourned until th is day.



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V I C T O R I A .



No. 72.

WEDNESDAY, 1 6 t h DECEMBER, 1891 .


2. P e t i t i o n — T he following petition in favour of the reading of the H oly Bible in S tate schools duringschool hours was presented—

B y M r. Burrow es— _From members of the Church of England residing a t Sandhurst.

Ordered to lie on the Table.3 . S e s s i o n a l O r d e r S u s p e n d e d .— M r. M unro moved, pursuant to notice, T h a t the Sessional Order

referring to the tim e when Governm ent Business shall have precedence on W ednesdays be suspended for th is evening, so as to allow G overnm ent Business to be proceeded w ith during the remainder ofthe sitting.


4 . I r r i g a t i o n a n d W a t e r S o p p l t L o a n s B . i x . - M r . G raham moved, pursuant to notice. T h a t hehave leave to bring in a B ill to sanction the issue and application of certain sums o f money as Loans for Irrigation W orks and W ater Supply in the Country D istricts and for other purposes.

Question— put and resolved in the affirmative. .O rdered— T h a t M r. Graham and Mr. T urner do prepare and bring in the Bill. . -M r. G raham then brought up a B ill intituled “ A B ill to sanction the issue and ^ p lic a tio n o f certain

gwmw o f money oa Aooma/br Trnyahom W orts and T?bder,S%ppZy,n (As Country Districts a n d /o r otAsrpurposesf and moved, T h a t it be now read a first time. . . , ,

Question— put and resolved in the affirmative.—B ill read a first tim e, ordered to be printed, and reada second tim e to-morrow.

5. M e s s a g e f r o m t h e L e g i s l a t i v e C o u n c i l .— T he following M essage was brought from the Legislative Council by the C lerk-A ssistant of the C o u n c il:—


The Legislative Council acquaint the Legislative Assembly th a t they have agreed to the B ill in tituled “ An A ct to provide fo r the establishment o f Councils o f Conciliation w ithout

amendment. J A S . M A C B A IN ,

Legislative Council Chamber, President.Melbourne, 16th December, 1891.

6 . P a p e r . T he following P aper, pursuant to the direction of an A ct of Parliam ent, was laid upon theTable by the Clerk of the House :—

R ailw ay Loan A ct No. 1032, Railw ay Loan Liquidation and Construction Account, and V ictorian Stock A cts Nos. 1196 and 1217.— Estim ate of E xpenditure which the Railways Commissioners propose to incur during the Y ear ending 30th June , 1892.


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7. M essage from H is E xcellency th e G overnor.— The following Message from His Excellencythe Governor was presented by Mr. Munro, and the same was read :—

HOPETOUN,Governor. Message No. 34.

In accordance w ith the requirem ents of the 57th section of the Constitution A ct, theGovernor recommends th a t an A ppropriation be made out of the Consolidated Revenue for thepurposes of a Bill to authorize the issue of T reasury Bonds.

Governm ent OEces,Melbourne, 15th December, 1891.


8. M ines B il l .— T he Order of the D ay for the second reading of th is B ill having been read— M r.O uttrim moved, T h a t this B ill be now read a second time.

Question—put and resolved in the aE rm ative .—B ill read a second time.Mr. O uttrim moved, T hat this Bill be now committed to a Committee of the whole House.Question—put and resolved in the aErm ative.And, on the further motion of Mr. O uttrim , M r. Speaker left the Chair, and the H ouse resolved

itself into a Committee of the whole.M r. Speaker resumed the C h a ir ; M r. M cLellan reported that the CommiUae had gone through the

Bill, and agreed to the same w ith amendments, and had amended the title thereof, which title is as follows :—

“ A B ill to amend the ‘ Mines A c t 1890.’ ”On the motion of M r. Outtrim , the House ordered th a t the Standing Orders be suspended so as to allow

the Report to be received this day.M r. Outtrim moved, That the amendments made by the Committee of the whole House in this Bill be

agreed to.Question— put and resolved in the aErm ative.Mr. Speaker having reported tha t the Chairman of Committees had certified th a t the fair p rin t of this

B ill was in accordance w ith the B ill as reported—Bill, on the motion of M r. Outtrim , read a third time.

O rdered— T h at the B ill be transm itted to the Legislative Council and their concurrence desired therein.

9. M essage from th e L egislative C ouncil.— T he following M essage was brought from the L egislative Council by the C lerk-A ssistant of the C ouncil:—

M r . S p e a k e r ,T he Legislative Council return to the Legislative Assembly the Bill intituled 11 A n Act to

amend the ‘ Local Government A ct 1890,’ ” and acquaint the Legislative Assembly th a t they have agreed to the same w ith amendments, w ith which they desire the concurrence of the Legislative Assembly.


M elbourne, 16th December, 1891.Ordered—T h at the said amendments be printed and taken into consideration to-morrow.

10. C rimes A ct 1890 A mendment B il l .— T he Order of the D ay for the second reading of this Billhaving been read— Mr. G avan Duffy moved, T h a t this B ill be now read a second time.

D ebate ensued.Question— put and resolved in the aE rm ative .— Bill read a second time.M r. G avan Duffy moved, T hat this B ill be now committed to a Committee of the whole House. Q uestion—put and resolved in the aErm ative.And, on the further motion of M r. G avan Duffy, M r. Speaker left the Chair, and the H ouse resolved

itself into a Committee of the whole.M r. Speaker resumed the Chair ; Mr. G raves reported th a t the Com mittee had gone through the

Bill and agreed to the same w ith amendments.On the motion of Mr. Gavan Duffy, the House ordered tha t the S tanding Orders be suspended so

as to allow the R eport to be received this day.Mr. G avan Duffy moved, T h a t the am endments made by the Committee of the whole House in this

B ill be agreed to.Question— put and resolved in the aErm ative.On the motion of M r. Gavan Duffy, the House agreed to the following am endments in this B i l l :—

Clause 8, line 37, after “ descendant” insert “ or his stepdaughter.”Clause 9, line 2, after “ ancestor ” insert “ or her stepfather.”

„ line 4, after “ ancesto r” insert “ or her stepfather.”„ line 11, after “ descendant” insert “ or stepdaughter.”,, line 14, after “ ancestor” insert “ or stepfather.”„ line 26, after “ ancestor ” insert “ or her stepfather.”

Clause 15, line 19, omit “ o r " and insert “ shall be guilty of a misdemeanour, and being convicted thereof shall be liable, a t the discretion of the court, to be imprisoned for any term not exceeding two years.”

„ line 20, omit “ (c) ” and insert “ A ny person w ho."Mr. G avan Duffy moved, T h a t the word “ tw o ," in clause 15, line 26, be omitted, w ith a view to

insert in place thereof the word “ five.”Question— T h at the word proposed to be omitted stand part of the clause— put and negatived.Mr. Gavan Duffy moved, T h a t the word “ five " be inserted in place of the word omitted.Question— put and negatived.Mr. Dunn moved, T h a t the word “ ten ” be inserted in place of the word omitted.Question—put and resolved in the aErm ative-

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On the motion of Sir B ryan O’Loghleu, the House agreed to the following further am endment in this B ill :—

Clause 23, omit this clause.On the motion of M r. O avan Duffy, the House agreed to the following further amendments in this B i l l :—

Clause 35, line 38, omit all the words after “ answer to end of clause and insert “ E ithe r on examination, cross-examination, or re-exam ination by question not relevant to the particular offence w ith which he is charged unless such person has given evidence of good character. Provided always th a t no comment shall be made upon the fact th a t any such person has not given evidence in his own behalf.”

Mr. Speaker having reported th a t the Chairman of Committees had certified tha t the fair p rin t of this Bill was in accordance w ith the Bill as reported, and th a t the Clerk had noted the amendments made by the H ouse on the consideration of the R eport— Bill, on the motion of Mr. G avan D uffy, read a th ird time.

On the motion of Mr. Gavan Duffy, the House agreed to the following further amendments in this B ill :—

Clause 36, lines 4 and 5, omit " then, on the completion of the exam ination of the witnesses on the part of the prosecution.”

„ lines 6 and 7, omit “ addressed to him by or ” and insert “ handed to him in w riting .’’ Ordered— T hat the Bill be returned to the Legislative Council w ith a M essage acquainting them th a t

the Legislative Assem bly have agreed to the same w ith amendments, w ith w hich they desire the concurrence of the Legislative Council.

11. P o l i c e O f f e n c e s A c t 1890 A m e n d m e n t B i l l .— T he Order of the D ay for the second reading ofth is B ill having been read—Mr. T urner moved, T h a t th is B ill be now read a second time.

Debate ensued.Question— put and resolved in the affirmative.— Bill read a second time.M r. T urner moved, T h a t this B ill be now committed to a Committee of the whole House.Question— put and resolved in the affirmative.A nd, on the further motion of Mr. Turner, Mr. Speaker left the Chair, and the House resolved itself


Bill, and agreed to the same w ith an amendment.On the motion of Mr. Turner, the House ordered th a t the Standing Orders be suspended so as to allow

the R eport to be received this day.M r. T urner moved, T h a t the amendment made by the Committee of the whole House in this B ill be

agreed to.Question—p u t and resolved in the affirmative.Mr. Speaker having reported th a t the Chairman of Committees had certified th a t the fair p rin t of this

B ill was in accordance w ith the Bill as reported—Mr. T urner moved, T h a t this B ill be now read a third time.Debate ensued.Question— put and resolved in the affirmative.— Bill read a th ird time.Ordered— T hat the Bill be returned to the Legislative Council w ith a M essage acquainting them

th a t the Legislative Assem bly have agreed to the same w ith an amendment, w ith which they desire the concurrence of the Legislative Council.

12. P o s t p o n e m e n t o f O r d e r s o f t h e D a y .— Ordered, T h a t the consideration of the following Orders ofthe D ay be postponed until to-morrow :—

Railways Construction (Korumburra Coal Mines') B ill— Second reading.Thistles Law Amendment B ill— Second reading.Kyneton Market Reserve B ill— Second reading.Defences and Discipline Act 1890 Amendment B ill— Second reading.Public Service Act 1890 Amendment B ill— Second reading.Trusts Act 1890 Amendment B ill— Second reading.Administration and Probate A ct Amendment B ill— Second reading.Committee o f Public Accounts B ill— To be further considered in Committee.Water A ct 1890 Amendment B ill— Second reading.Bendigo A rt Gallery Site B ill.— Second reading.Acts Correction B il l— Second reading.Agricultural Grants B ill— Second reading.S t. Arnaud School o f Mines Site B ill— Second reading.Railway Loan Application B ill— Message from H is Excellency the Governor— To be considered in

Committee.Directors’ L iability B ill— Second reading— Resumption o f debate.Petition o f Central Australian Wine Association o f Victoria— To be considered.Companies Act 1890 Amendment B ill {No. 2 )—Second reading.Messrs. Burston and M cNab— Resumption o f debate on the question— That in the opinion o f this

House the finding o f the Board appointed to inquire into the case o f Messrs. Burston and McNab should at once be given effect to.

Burrumbeet Lands B ill— Second reading.

And then the House, a t fifteen minutes past eleven o'clock, adjourned until to-morrow.



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THURSDAY, 1 7 t h DECEMBER, 18 9 1 .

1 T he H ouse met pursuant to adjournm ent.— Mr. Speaker took the Chair.

2 . P a r l i a m e n t a r y S t a n d i n g C o m m i t t e e o n R a i l w a y s . — Mr. B ent, Chairman, brought up a Reportfrom the Parliam entary Standing Committee on Railw ays on the proposed railways from A llans- ford to N irranda and from A lexandra Branch to A lexandra, together w ith the Reports of Sectional Committees.


3. P r i n t i n g C o m m i t t e e .— Mr. Anderson, on behalf of Mr. Speaker, Chairman, brought up the SecondR eport from the P rin tin g Committee.


4 . P a p e r s . — Mr. W heeler presented—

Y an Y ean W ater Supply.— Cash Statem ent from 1st Ju ly , 1890, to 30th June, 1891, and Balance-sheet to 30th June , 1891.


The following Paper, pursuant to the direction of an A ct of Parliam ent, was laid upon the Table by the Clerk of the House :—

W ater A ct 1890.— T atu ra W aterworks T ru s t.—Application for A dditional Loan of £250 .— D etailed Statem ent and Report.

5 . A d j o u r n m e n t . — Mr. M unro moved, pursuant to notice, T h a t the House, a t its rising, adjourn untilto-morrow at half-past ten o’clock.


6 . R a i l w a y L o a n A p p l i c a t i o n B i l l . — Phe Order of the Day for the consideration in Committee ofthe whole House of H is Excellency the Governor’s Message, No. 28, having been read— On the motion of Mr. Shiels, Mr. Speaker left the Chair, and the House resolved itself into a Committee of the whole.

M r. Speaker resumed the Chair ; Mr. M cLcllan reported th a t the Committee had come to a certain resolution.

On the motion of Mr. Shiels, the House ordered tha t the Standing Orders be suspended so as to allow the R eport to be received this day.

Mr. M cLellan reported from a Committee of the whole House a certain resolution, which was read and is as follows :—

Resolved— T h at it is expedient th a t an Appropriation be made from the Consolidated Revenue for the purposes of a Bill to apply out of “ T he Victorian Stock A ct 1891 A ccount ” or tem porarily out of “ .The Public Account ” certain sums of money for railway w orks and other purposes.

A nd the said resolution was read a second time and agreed to by the House.Ordered— T hat Mr. Munro and Mr. Shiels do prepare and bring in a Bill to carry out the foregoing

resolution.

7. R a i l w a y L o a n A p p l i c a t i o n B i l l . — Mr. Munro then brought up a B ill intituled u A B ill to apjdy outo f ‘ The Victorian Stock Act 1891 Account> or temporarily out o f ‘ The Public Account'1 certain sums o f money fo r railway works^ and other purposes” and moved, T h a t it be now read a first time.

Q u e s tio n -p u t and resolved in the affirmative.— Bill read a first time, ordered to be printed, and read a second time this day.

Mr. Shiels moved. T h a t this B ill be now read a second time.Question— put and resolved in the affirmative.— Bill read a second time.Mr. Shiels moved, T h a t this Bill be now committed to a Committee of the whole House.Question— put and resolved in the affirmative.And, on the further motion of Mr. Shiels, Mr. Speaker left the Chair, and the House resolved itself

into a Committee of the whole.Mr. Speaker resumed the C h a ir ; Mr. M cLellan reported tha t the Committee had made progress in the

Bill, and th a t he was directed to move th a t the Committee may have leave to sit again.Resolved T hat this House will, this day, again resolve itself into the said Committee.

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8 . T r e a s u r y B o n d s B i l l . — T he Order of thfc D ay for the consideration in Committee of the wholeH ouse of H is Excellency the Governor’s M essage, No. 34, having been read— On the motion of Mr. Munro, Mr. Speaker left the Chair, and the House resolved itse lf into a Committee of the whole. _

Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair ; M r. McDellan reported th a t the Committee had come to a certainresolution. ^ , , ,

On the motion of Mr. Munro, the H ouse ordered th a t the Standing Orders be suspended so as toallow the R eport to be received this day.

M r. M cLellan reported from the Committee of the whole House a certain resolution, w hich was readand is as follows :— . , ,

Resolved— That it is expedient that an Appropriation be made out of the Consolidated.R evenue for the purposes of a B ill to authorize the issue of T reasury Bonds.

A nd the said resolution was read a second tim e and agreed to by the House.O rdered— T hat M r. Munro and M r. Shiels do prepare and bring in a B ill to carry pu t the foregoing

resolution.

9. T r e a s u r y B o n d s B i l l . —Mr. M unro then brought up a B ill intituled “ A B ill to authorize the issue o fTreasury B o n d s f and moved, T h a t it be now read a first time.

Question — put and resolved in the affirmative.—B ill read a first time, ordered to be printed, and read asecond time this day.

Mr. Munro moved, T h a t this B ill be now read a second time.Question— put and resolved in the affirmative.— B ill read a second time.Mr. Munro moved. That this Bill be now committed to a Committee of the whole House.Question— put and resolved in the affirmative.A nd, on the further motion of Mr. M unro, M r. Speaker left the Chair, and the House resolved itself

into a Committee of the whole.Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; Mr. McLellan reported that the Committee had gone through the Bill

and agreed to the same w ithout amendment.Mr. Speaker having reported tha t the Chairm an of Committees had certified th a t the fair print of this

B ill was in accordance w ith the Bill as reported— Bill, on the motion of Mr. Munro, read a thirdtime. , , , . j • j

Ordered—T h at the Bill be transm itted to the Legislative Council and their concurrence desiredtherein.

1 0 . R a i l w a y s C o n s t r u c t i o n ( K o r u m b u r r a C o a l M i n e s ) B i l l . — T he Order of the D ay for the secondreading of th is B ill having been read— Mr. Shiels moved, T h a t th is B ill be now read a second time.

Debate ensued.Q uestion—put and resolved in the affirmative.— B ill read a second time.Mr. Shiels moved, T h a t this B ill be now committed to a Committee of the whole House.Q uestion—put and resolved in the affirmative. _A nd, on the further motion of Mr. Shiels, Mr. Speaker left the Chair, and the House resolved itself


Bill, and agreed to the same w ith amendments.On the motion of Mr. Shiels, the House ordered that the Standing Orders be suspended so as to allow

the R eport to be received th is day. .M r. Shiels moved, T h a t the amendments made by the Committee of the whole House in th is Bill

be agreed to.Question— put and resolved in the affirmative. _Mr. Speaker having reported th a t the Chairman of Committees had certified th a t the fair prin t of this

B ill was in accordance w ith the B ill as reported— Bill, on the motion of Mr. Shiels, read a thirdtime. , , . j • j

O rdered— T hat the Bill be transm itted to the Legislative Council and their concurrence desiredtherein.

11. C o r r e c t i o n s i n t h e M i n e s B i l l . — Mr. Speaker announced tha t he had received the following Reportfrom the Clerk of the House :—

Parliam ent House, M elbourne, 17th December, 1891.


I have the honour to report th a t I have made the following corrections in the B ill intituled “ A n Act to amend the 1 Mines Act 1890,’ ” v iz .:— In clause 9, line 36, omit “ W attle and insert “ W attlesT In clause 20, sub-section (2), line 27, omit this line. In clause 21, line 9, omit “ Mining and insert “ Mines.”

W, V . R O B IN S O N ,C lerk of the Legislative Assembly.

12. M e s s a g e f r o m t h e L e g i s l a t i v e C o u n c i l . — T he following M essage was brought from the Legislative Council by the C lerk-A ssistant of the C ouncil:—


T he Legislative Council acquaint the Legislative A ssem bly th a t they have agreed to the amendments made by the Legislative Assembly in the Bill in tituled “ A n A c t to amend the ‘ Crimes Act 1890’ and fo r other purposes.”

J-A.S* MACJ3AI-N,Legislative Council, P resident.


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1 3 . M e s s a g e f r o m t h e L e g i s l a t i v e C o u n c i l . — T he following Message was brought from the L egislative Council by the C lerk-A ssistant of the C ouncil:—

T he Legislative Council return to the Legislative Assembly the Bill intituled “ A n Act to amend the 'Police Offences A ct 1890,’” and acquaint the Legislative Assembly th a t the Legislative Council have disagreed w ith the amendment made in such Bill by the Legislative Assembly.

JA S . M A C B A IN ,

Melbourne, 17th December, 1891.Ordered— T h at the amendment disagreed w ith by the Legislative Council be taken into consideration

14. B e n d i g o A r t G a l l e r y S i t e B i l l . — T he Order of the Day for the second reading of this B illhaving been read— Mr. W heeler moved, T h a t this B ill be now read a second time.

Question—put and resolved in the affirmative.— Bill read a second time.Mr. W heeler moved, T h a t this B ill be now committed to a Committee of the whole House.Question—put and resolved in the affirmative.A nd, on the further motion of M r. W heeler, Mr. Speaker left the Chair, and the House resolved

itself into a Committee of the whole.Mr. Speaker resumed the C h a ir ; M r. M cLellan reported tha t the Committee had gone through the

Bill, and agreed to the same w ithout amendment.Mr. Speaker having reported th a t the Chairman of Committees had certified th a t the fair p rin t of this

B ill was in accordance w ith the Bill as reported—Bill, on the motion of Mr. W heeler, read a th ird

Ordered— T h at the Bill be returned to the Legislative Council, w ith a M essage acquainting them th a t the Legislative Assembly have agreed to the same w ithout amendment.

1 5 . R a i l w a y L o a n A p p l i c a t i o n B i l l . — The Order of the D ay for the further consideration of th is B illin Committee of the whole House having been read— Mr. Speaker left the Chair, and the House resolved itself into a Committee of the whole.

M r. Speaker resumed the C h a ir ; M r. M cLellan reported th a t the Committee had made progress in the Bill, and th a t he was directed to move th a t the Committee may have leave to sit again.


1 6 . P o s t p o n e m e n t o f O r d e r s o f t h e D a y . — Ordered, T h a t the consideration of the following Ordersof the D ay be postponed until to-morrow :—

Irrigation and Water Supply Loans B ill— Second reading.Local Government Act 1 8 9 0 Amendment B ill— Message from the Legislative Council— To be

considered.Thistles Law Amendment B ill— Second reading.Kyneton M arket Reserve B ill— Second reading.Trusts Act 1 8 9 0 Amendment B ill— Second reading.Administration and Probate Act 1 8 9 0 Amendment B ill— Second reading.Committee o f Public Accounts B ill— To be further considered in Committee.Water Act 1 8 9 0 Amendment B ill— Second reading.Acts Correction B ill— Second reading.Agricultural Grants B ill— Second reading.S t. Arnaud School o f Mines Site B ill— Second reading.Defences and Discipline A ct 1 8 9 0 Amendment B ill— Second reading.Public Service Act 1 8 9 0 Amendment B ill— Second reading.Railway Loan A ct No. 1 0 3 2 , Railway Loan Liquidation and Construction Account, and Victorian

Stock Acts Nos. 1 1 9 6 and 1 2 1 7 — Estimate o f Expenditure— To be considered in Committee. Directors' Liability B ill— Second reading— Resumption o f debate.Petition o f Central Australian Wine Association o f Victoria— To be considered.Companies Act 1 8 9 0 Amendment B ill (No. 2 )— Second reading.Messrs. Burston and McNab— Resumption o f debate on the question— That in the opinion o f this

House the finding o f the Board appointed to inquire into the case o f Messrs. Burston and McNab shoidd at once be given effect to.

Burrumbeet Lands B ill— Second reading.

Legislative Council, President.

to-morrow.

A nd then the House, a t seven minutes past eleven o’clock, adjourned until to-morrow.

W. V. R O B IN S O N ,CUrk o f the Legislative Assembly.


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2 . P a p e r . T he following Paper, pursuant to the direction of an A ct of Parliam ent, was laid upon theTable by the Clerk of the H ouse :—

General Regulations respecting Public A ccoun ts.—New Regulation re the Land Sales by Auction Fund.

resolved itse lf into a Committee of the whole.Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair ; M r. M cLellan reported th a t the Committee had gone through the

Bill, and agreed to the same w ithout amendment. , . . , . .Mr. Speaker having reported th a t the Chairm an of Committees had certified tha t the fair print of this

B ill was in accordance w ith the Bill as reported—Mr. Shiels moved, T h a t this B ill he now read a third time.D ebate ensued. . . , vQuestion—put and resolved in the affirmative.— Bill read a third time. , • , .1Ordered— T h a t the B ill be transm itted to the Legislative Council and their concurrence desired therein.

4 L o c a l G o v e r n m e n t A c t 1 8 9 0 A m e n d m e n t B i l l . — T he Order of the D ay for the consideration of the amendments made by the Legislative Council in this B ill having been read, the said amendments were read and are as follow :—

1. Clause 3, line 5, after “ b a n k ” insert “ or public.”2. „ line 7, after “ bank ” insert “ or public.”3. A fter clause 6 insert new clause—

N. In section one of the A c t No. 1162 the words “ Local Government A ct correction of 1890 ” shall be substituted for the words “ said A ct ” and shall he deemed to have crror- been so substituted as from the commencement of the said A ct No. 1162.

4. Clause 11, line 22, omit “ co s ts” and insert “ prayer.”5. A fter clause 12 insert new clause— . , 1 „ 1 n

K. In section two of the A ct No. 1055 the words “ or any part of a borough shallbe inserted after the word “ borough ” where it first occurs.

6. Clause. 13, line 44, omit “ T e n ” and insert “ T w enty .”7. )} line 44, after “ pounds” insert “ a t the least.”8 . (p. 5), line 2, after “ rateable property ” insert “ consisting of one or more tenem ents.”9 . „ „ line 3, omit “ T en ” and insert “ Tw enty.”

10. „ ,, line 3, after “ pounds ” insert “ a t the least.”11. A fter clause 17 insert new clause— .

H . W ithin three m onths from the coming into operation of this A ct and thereafter w henever any vacancy shall take place the council of any city shall ha\ 0 powei to elect b^ vote the mayor and any member of the council who has filled the office of mayor as aldermen of the city, who shall continue in office as aldermen during the remainder of the term for which they have been respectively elected members of the council.

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12. Clause 22, omit this clause.13. Clause 28, omit this clause.14. Clause 29, omit th is clause.15. Clause 34, line 18, after “ sh a ll” insert “ except so far as shall apply to the city of Melbourne

and town of Geelong.”16. Clause 35, line 31, after “ Geelong ” insert “ or any irrigation and w ater supply trust.”17. » line 32, omit “ w ithin twelve months after the passing of this A ct.”18- ,, line 34, omit “ previous t o ” and insert “ either before or after or partly before and

partly after.”19* n line 36, after “ G eelong” insert “ or any irrigation and w ater supply tru s t or

partly in one and partly in another of such bod ies/’20. Clause 38, line 1, omit “ the expiration of six m onths from.”21. ,, line 4, after “ person” insert “ save as hereinbefore provided.”22. In heading preceding clause 40, line 37, after “ A uditors” insert “ and Inspectors of A ccounts.”23. Clause 40, line 42, after “ auditor ” insert “ or inspector of municipal accounts.”24. „ line 44, omit “ office” and insert “ offices respectively.”25. „ line 44, after “ com petency” insert “ to exercise the office of municipal a u d ito r/’26. „ line 45, after “ certificates ” insert “ whether to exercise the office of auditor or

inspector.”27. „ (p. 11), line 3, after “ A ccountants ” insert “ V ictoria.”28. ,, ,, line 3, after “ o f the ” insert “ In stitu te of.”29. „ „ line 3, omit “ In stitu te of ” and insert “ Accountants in .”30. ,, „ line 4, omit “ Incorporated.”31. ,, „ line 4, after “ A uditors ” insert “ (incorporated 1885).”32. „ „ line 7, omit “ Provided also th a t an auditor elected by the ratepayers shall

not be required to be the holder of a certificate o f the M unicipal Auditors’ Board.”

33. A fter clause 40 insert new clause—C. Sections one hundred and fifty-nine, one hundred and sixty, one hundred Sections 159 to

and sixty-one, one hundred and sixty-tw o, one hundred and sixty-three, and one PrtndpÂct hundred and sixty-four o f the Principal A ct shall be repealed as from the day repealed, preceding the fourth Thursday in the m onth of A ugust which w ill be nex t afterthe commencement of this A ct.

34. Clause 42, line 22, omit “ and section one hundred and six ty-three of the Principal A ct shallbe repealed as from the day preceding the fourth T hursday in the month of A ugust w hich w ill be nex t after the commencement of this A ct.”

35. A fter clause 42 insert new clause—D. The Governor in Council may appoint two persons holding certificates of Appointment

competency from the M unicipal A uditors’ Board to be inspectors of municipal Jemunem'tion accounts and may remove every person so appointed, and the inspectors shall bepaid such salaries and be entitled to allowances (if any) in respect of their expenses »ccountslpal in accordance w ith such scale as the Governor in Council may by any order to be published in the Government Gazette determine, the salaries and allowances of both such inspectors not to exceed in any one year the sum of S ixteen hundred pounds and when certified by the M inister or any person appointed by him in th a t behalf to be payable out of any moneys for the time being appropriated by Parliam ent for the endowment of m unicipalities in priority to any paym ent by way of endowment and to be a first charge on such moneys, and if the certificate of any inspector be cancelled he shall cease to hold his office o f inspector.

36. Clause 43, line 27, after “ auditors ” insert “ or inspectors of municipal accounts.”37. Before clause 45 insert new clause—

S. A fter the word “ processions ” in section one hundred and ninety-one Amendment of sub-section (x ix .) of the Principal A ct the following words shall be inserted p £ S 9ic t.“ and the hours and conditions on which traction and locomotive engines and rollers impelled by steam or electricity may proceed over any road.”

38. Clause 46, line 40, omit “ in addition to any by-laws contained in the T hirteenth Schedule tothe Principal A ct.”

39. „ a t end of clause add— “ T his power shall be in addition to the power contained in thePrincipal A ct to make by-laws for the adoption of any of the provisions of or carrying out any of the purposes provided for in the T hirteen th Schedule to the Principal A ct.”

40. A fter clause 49 insert new clause O—-0 . Subject to the provisions hereinafter contained every licensing authority Power to license

appointed by or under the provisions of this section, may grant licences to be called street traders, street traders’ licences, and the holder of every such licence shall be called a licensed street trader :—

(1) E very such licence shall be in w riting under the hand of the lincensing clerk, andunless sooner term inated shall remain in force until the first day of M arch next after it is granted.

(2) U pon issuing to any person a street trader’s licence the licensing clerk shalldeliver to such person a badge upon which shall be marked the number of the licence and any other particulars tha t may be prescribed by any regulations of the Governor in Council in force in th a t behalf.

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(3) No street trader’s licence shall be issued to any child under or apparently underten years of age.

(4) No street trader’s licence shall be issued to any child under the age of thirteenyears without a certificate in writing from the manager or head teacher of any school which such child usually attends that such child is complying with the provisions of the Education Act, which certificate such manager or head teacher is hereby required to give upon request to every child who is complying with the provisions of such Act or a certificate of an inspector of schools that such child has been educated up to the standard.

(5) No street trader’s licence shall be issued to any person over the age of thirteenyears without the consent in writing of a person appointed in that behalf by the Governor in Council by order published in the GovBYmncnt Gazette.

(6) The council may demand for any such licence a fee of One shilling.(7) Every person not being the holder of a street trader s licence in force in the

district or of a hawker’s and pedler’s licence issued under some law now or hereafter to be in force relating to hawkers and pedlers or being the holder of such street trader’s licence and not wearing his badge in manner prescribed by any regulations of the Governor in Council in force in that behalf who sells or offers for sale newspapers race cards or other printed matter or flowers oi matches carried about on the person or on any animal or in any movable conveyance whether by land or water in any licensing district shall for every such offence be liable to a penalty not exceeding Twenty shillings.

(8) If the holder of any street trader’s licence be convicted of any felony ormisdemeanour or any offence punishable on summary conviction his licence shall become void.

(9) Sections sixteen twenty-one twenty-two twenty-four twenty-five and twenty-sixof the Hawkers and Pedlers A ct 1890 shall apply to licensed street traders and street traders’ licences, and as so applied the words this Act shall be deemed to include this section, and any justice constable or person authorized by the Minister of Public Instruction shall be deemed a person entitled to demand production of a licence.

(10) Street traders’ licences shall be in the form or to the effect prescribed in theregulations of the Governor in Council in force in that behalf, and licencesgranted by the same licensing authority shall be numbered so that no two licences in force at the same time shall have the same number but so that successive licences granted to the same person may bear the same number.

(11) Nothing in this section shall subject any person to any penalty for deliveringwithout being the holder of a street trader’s licence newspapers or other articles to any person who has bought or contracted to buy them beforehand.

(12) The licensing clerk shall keep a register of street traders’ licences issued by himin which shall be entered the number of every licence the name and address of the person to whom it is issued the date of issue and in case the same is issued to any person under the age of twenty-one years the age of the person to whom it is issued, and shall file and cause to be preserved during the currency of the licences and for one year after the certificates upon which the same were issued.

(13) When under the powers contained in the Crimes Act the judge or chairman ofany court or any justices may be empowered to commit any child to a reformatory school for any offence against this section such child shall be so committed for any term not exceeding one month as to such judge t chairman or justices may seem fit, and such term shall be specified in the order by which such child is so committed, and upon the expiration of such term such child shall cease to be a ward of the department for reformatory schools.

(14) The area within a distance of ten miles from the General Post Office in thecity of Melbourne shall constitute a licensing district for the purposes of this section to be called the Melbourne licensing district, and the council of the city of Melbourne shall be the licensing authority for such district-and the town clerk of the said city the licensing clerk, and the Governor in Council may by order published in the Government Gazette from time to time constitute other licensing districts and appoint licensing authorities and licensing clerks for such districts, and may in like manner vary or revoke any such orders as he may think fit.

(15) The Governor in Council may by order published in the Government Gazettem a k e regulations for the purposes mentioned in this section.

41. Clause 50, omit this clause and insert the following new -clauses■ X. Any municipality may from time to time with the consent of the Municipality

Governor in Council demise all or any part of the lands vested in it under any Act %%%* for any term of years not exceeding twenty-one years, to take effect in possession or within six months from the making of the demise, at the best yearly rents that can 0f landsbe reasonably obtained by auction or tender without taking anything in the nature of a fine or premium, so that there be contained in every such demise a condition for re-entry for non-payment of rent and so that the lessees covenant for the due payment of the rent reserved and for the delivery up to the municipality at the end or sooner determination of the term of the lands and hereditaments demised with all buildings and improvements erected thereon in good order and condition*

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Y. Any municipality may also from time to time with the consent of the Municipality Governor in Council demise all or any part of the said lands upon building or improving leases for any term of years not exceeding thirty years, unless the im p ro v in g ^ Governor in Council give his authority to make a demise for a longer term but v e s te /in it such term shall not in any case exceed forty years, to take effect in possession or under this Act. within six months from the making of the demise, at the best rent which can be reasonably obtained by auction or tender, taking into consideration the money to be expended in building or improvement so that there be contained in every such demise a condition for re-entry for non-payment of rent, and also that the lessees covenant for the due payment of the rent reserved and for delivery up to the municipality at the end or sooner determination of the term of the lands and hereditaments demised together with all buildings and improvements erected thereon in good order and condition.

42. Clause 51 (p. 13), line 16, omit "seized" and insert “ seised or.”43. After the heading " Amendments relating to Part X. of the Principal Act—Rates,” page 13,

insert now clause—M. In section two hundred and forty-eight of the Principal Act the words Amendment of

" Three pounds per centum ” shall be substituted for the words " Five pounds per PrmciPal Aot> centum.”

44. Clause 54, omit this clause.45. After clause 58 insert new clause—

I. The word "p ay ” where it secondly occurs in section two hundred and eighty-eight of the Principal Act is hereby omitted and the word " receive ” is hereby inserted in lieu thereof.

46. Clause 59, line 10, omit "due at the commencement of this Act under any Act for the timebeing in force relating to local government in respect of any property by theowner of such property to any municipality and all rates and other moneys.”

47. „ line 19, omit " three years ” and insert " twelve months.”48. „ at end of clause add—-

"Provided always that interest shall not be payable to any municipality in respect of any rates or by virtue of this section in respect of any

' • ' ", other moneys if such rates or other moneys are paid within sixmonths after they become due.”

49. After clause 59 insert new clause—>...................T. The demand in writing to pay rates required by section two hundred and eighty-

eight of the Principal Act shall contain an intimation in the words or to the effect in the Second Schedule, • ' , . •r ,

. 50. Clause 60, line 37, omit " In sections tlto'hundred and ninety-three and two hundred andninety-four of the Principal Act the words ‘ three years ’ shall be substituted for

v thb words ‘ twelve months ’ where they occur in-such sections respectively; and.”51.' Clause 61, line 45, after “ constftiCt” insert " any of the.” • "52. „ line 45, after " works ” insert " and undertakings mentioned in sub-sections one two

three four and eleven of section three hundred and eleven of the Principal Act."53. „ line 46, omit "o f a more expensive character than the works of a like character

(if any) required for other portions of the municipal district.”54. „ (p. 16), line 11, after " owners ” insert " and mortgagees (if any).”55. ,, „ , „ lipe 12, omit "one-third ” and insert " two-thirds of.”56. Clause 64, line 38, after " works ” insert " and undertakings.”

, 57. 'Clause 65, at end of clause add—1 ,, • " (8) The percentage upon the amount of the loan to be invested every

1 year to form the sinking fund shall be not less than Seven poundsper centum.”

58. Clause 66, line 42, affer “ works ” insert “ and undertakings.”59. „ (p. 19), line 1, after " works ” insert “ and undertakings.”60. Clause 68, line 14, after "works ” insert "and undertakings.61. „ line 16, after "w orks” insert "and undertakings.”62. „ line 18, after "w orks” insert "and undertakings.”63. „ line 24, after "w orks” insert "and undertakings.”64. „ line 25, after " works ” insert " and undertakings.”65. „ line 27, after "works ” insert "and undertakings.”66. Clause 70, at end of clause add—

"(13) The percentage upon the amount of the loan to be invested every year to form the sinking fund shall be not less than Seven pounds per centum.”

67. Clause 71, omit this clause.68. Clause 72, after line 8, insert new paragraph—

" The construction and purchase of electric light works.”69. After clause 74 insert new clause—

L. In section thirteen of the Act No. 1055 the words " Local Government BorrowingAct 1890 or this Act ” shall he substituted for the words " Principal Act.” Melbourne and

Geelong.

70. Clause 77, line 32, before " Schedule ” insert " First.”

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71. Before clause 89 insert new clause—E. Every inspector of municipal accounts shall have authority at all reasonable P°werso°g£

times and without notice to demand from the council of any municipality and the ot nHmiC|Pai officers thereof all books accounts vouchers papers and documents belonging to the t0 municipality or in the custody of the council or any of its officers, and every books &c. councillor or officer neglecting or refusing to comply with any such demands shallbe liable to a penalty of Fifty pounds and to a further penalty of Ten pounds for Penayn caio every day during which such demand is not complied with.

72. Clause 89, line 41, omit “ an y ” and insert “ the.”73. „ line 41, after “ municipality ” insert “ or inspector of municipal accounts.”74. „ line 44, after “ auditor ” insert “ or inspector.”75. „ (p. 26), line 4, after “ auditor” insert “ or inspector.”76. Clause 90, line 8, after “ auditors ” insert “ and inspectors of municipal accounts.”77. „ line 9, after “ auditor ” insert “ or inspector.”78. „ line 12, after “ auditor” insert “ or inspector.”

- 79. Clause 99, at end of clause add “ Municipality in this section shall include the city of Melbourne and town of Geelong.”

80. Clause 103 (p. 33), lino 35, after “ repealed ” insert “ except so far as regards the city ofMelbourne and town of Geelong.”

81. „ line 44, omit—“ (18) In this section *' municipality ’ shall include the city of Melbourne

and the town of Geelong.”82. Before clause 105 insert as a heading “ Amendment relating to Part XVII. of the Principal

Act, Sewerage, &c.”83. Before clause 106 insert new clause—

F. For section 470 of the Principal Act the following shall be substituted :—“ The council of every municipality may contract for any period not exceeding PoweHo ight

seven years at one time with the owner of any gas works electric lighting works or with any other person for the supply of gas electric light or oil or other means of lighting, or may purchase any gas works electric lighting works or such other means of lighting, and may provide such lamp-posts poles for erecting or connecting electric wires or permit same to be erected by any electric lighting company as the council thinks necessary for lighting the streets or public places within the municipal district or any part or parts thereof, and that during such period all such lamp-posts poles for erecting or connecting electric wires worksand fittings thereof shall be vested in the council.”

84. Clause 114, line 18, after “ by ” insert “ or on behalf of.”85 . „ lin e 18, after “ o r ” in sert “ by or on b eh a lf o f.”86. „ lin e 19, om it “ or som e person for h im .”8 7 . ,, line 20 , om it “ three ” and idsert “ ten .”88 . „ lin e 2 1 , om it “'s ix ” and insert “ tw e n ty -o n e .”89. Clause 115, line 11, omit “ but the amount recoverable in any such action in respect of injury

to the person of any one following any employment shall not exceed such a sum as may be found to be equivalent to the estimated earnings during the three years preceding the injury of a person in the same grade employed during those years in the like employment.”

90. Clause 118, omit this clause.91. Clause 121, omit this clause.92. Clause 122, omit this clause.93. Clause 123, omit this clause.94. Clause 124, line 45, omit “ obtained as hereinbefore mentioned.”95. Clause 125, omit this clause.96. Clause 126, line 18, omit “ or to the sheriff or other officer having the execution thereof

any money required to satisfy any writ in his hands on any such judgment or order.”

line 23, omit “ as are hereby conferred upon the owner of the legal estate making any such payment ” and insert “ as if such money was principal money advanced by way of loan to the mortgagor secured or charged by deed on such property or on the interest of the mortgagor therein payable to the mortgagee according to the terms of the deed forthwith upon such payment being made with interest thereon at the rate of eight pounds per centum per annum.”

97. Clause 128, at end of clause add “ This and the last eight preceding sections shall applyto the city of Melbourne and town of Geelong.”

98. Clause 131. Transpose to follow clause 52.99. Clause 132. Transpose to follow clause 98.

100. Page 42, before the word “ Schedule ” insert “ First.”101. Insert new schedule.

SECOND SCHEDULE.The sum demanded is charged upon the property with interest at the rate of eight

pounds per centum per annum, and if not paid within three months may at any time within twelve months be demanded, and will then be recoverable with interest at the rate aforesaid from the owner (or occupier) for the time being.

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And the said amendments were read a second time.Amendments 1 to 4 agreed to.Amendment 5 agreed to, after debate, with the following amendments :—Line 1, after “ in ” insert

“ the heading before ” ; after “ 1055 ” insert “ the words ‘ or any part thereof ’ shall be inserted after the word ‘municipalities’ in such section” ; omit the words “ a borough” and insert “ the borough known as the city of Footscray ” ; and in line 2, after “ occurs, ” insert “ and in sections eight, nine, ten, and eleven of the said Act the words ‘ or such part thereof ’ shall be inserted after the word ‘borough ’ wherever it occurs ” ; and after the word “ shall” where it thirdly occurs in section eight the words “ be added to any existing ward or” shall be inserted.

Amendment 6 disagreed with.Amendments 7 and 8 agreed to.Amendment 9 disagreed with.Amendment 10 agreed to.Amendments 11 and 12 disagreed with Amendment 13 agreed to.Amendment 14 disagreed with.Amendment 15 agreed to.Amendment 16 disagreed with.Amendment 17 agreed to.Amendment 18 agreed to with the following amendments :—After “ either” insert “ wholly” ; omit

“ after or partly before and partly after ” and insert “ at least twelve months before and the residue of the term after.”

A m en d m en t 19 d isagreed w ith .A m en d m en t 2 0 agreed to.Amendment 21 agreed to with the following amendment:—Omit “ as hereinbefore providedn and

insert “ such person as is mentioned in section thirty-five of this Act.”Amendments 22 to 31 agreed to.Amendments 32 to 34 disagreed with.Amendment 35 agreed to with the following amendments :—Line 7, omit “ not to ” and insert “ shall

not” ; line 8, omit “ to ” and insert “ shall” ; line 10, after “ moneys” insert “ and shall be apportioned amongst the different municipalities including the city of Melbourne and town of Geelong in such sums as the Governor in Council may from time to time fix.”

Amendments 36 to 39 agreed to.Amendment 40 disagreed with.Amendments 41 and 42 agreed to.Amendments 43 and 44 disagreed with.Amendment 45 agreed to.Amendments 46 and 47 disagreed with.Amendments 48 and 49 agreed to.Amendment 50 disagreed with.Amendments 51 to 53 agreed to.Amendments 54 and 55 disagreed with.Amendment 56 agreed to.Amendment 57 disagreed with.Amendments 58 to 65 agreed to.Amendments 66 and 67 disagreed with.Amendments 68 to 70 agreed to.Amendment 71 agreed to with the following amendments:—Line 6, after “ penalty” omit “ o f” and

insert “ not exceeding ” in each case where it occurs.Amendment 72 disagreed with.Amendments 73 to 89 agreed to.Amendments 90 to 96 disagreed with.Amendment 97 agreed to with the following amendment:—Omit “ eight ” and insert “ eleven.” Amendments 98 to 100 agreed to.Amendment 101 agreed to with the following amendment:—Line 4, omit “ twelve months” and

insert “ three years.”Ordered—That the Bill be returned to the Legislative Council with a Message acquainting them that

the Legislative Assembly have agreed to some of the said amendments, have disagreed with others of the said amendments, and have agreed to some of the said amendments with amendments, with which they desire the concurrence of the Legislative Council.

5 . I r r i g a t i o n a n d W a t e r S u p p l y L o a n s B i l l .— The Order of the Day for the second reading of thisBill having been read—Mr. Graham moved, That this Bill be now read a second time.

Question—put and resolved in the affirmative.—Bill read a second time.Mr. Graham moved, That this Bill be now committed to a Committee of the whole House.Question—put and resolved in the affirmative.And, on the further motion of Mr. Graham, Mr. Speaker left the Chair, and the House resolved itself

into a Committee of the whole. •Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair ; Mr. Baker reported that the Committee had gone through the Bill,

and agreed to the same without amendment.Ordered—That the Bill be read a third time on Tuesday next.

6 . T h i s t l e s L a w A m e n d m e n t B i l l .— The Order of the Day for the second reading of this Bill havingbeen read—Mr. Graham moved, That this Bill be now read a second time.

Question—put and resolved in the affirmative.—Bill read a second time.Mr. Graham moved, That this Bill be now committed to a Committee of the whole House*Question—put and resolved in the affirmative.

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And, on the further motion of Mr. Graham, Mr. Speaker left the Chair, and the House resolved itself into a Committee of the whole.

Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair ; Mr. Baker reported that the Committee had gone through the Bill, and agreed to the same without amendment.

Mr. Speaker having reported that the Chairman of Committees had certified that the fair print of this Bill was in accordance with the Bill as reported—Bill, on the motion of Mr. Graham, read a third time.


7 . M e s s a g e f r o m t h e L e g i s l a t i v e C o u n c i l . — The following Message was brought from the Legislative Council by the Clerk-Assistant of the Council:—


The Legislative Council acquaint the Legislative Assembly that they have agreed to the Bill intituled “ A n Act to apply a sum out of the Consolidated Revenue to the service of the year ending on the thirtieth day of June One thousand eight hundred and ninety-two and to ap>propriate the supplies granted in this session of Parliament ” without amendment.


Melbourne, 18 th December, 1891.

8. M e s s a g e f r o m t h e L e g i s l a t i v e C o u n c i l . —The following Message was brought from the Legislative Council by the Clerk-Assistant of the Council:—


The Legislative Council transmit to the Legislative Assembly a Bill intituled “ An Act to amend the ( Legal Profession Practice Act 1891,’ ” with which they desire the concurrence of the Legislative Assembly.



9 . L e g a l P r o f e s s i o n P r a c t i c e A c t 1891 A m e n d m e n t B i l l . — Mr. Shiels moved, That the Bill transmitted by the foregoing Message, intituled “ An Act to amend the ‘ Legal Profession Practice Act 1891/ " be now read a first time.

Question—put and resolved in the affirmative.—Bill read a first time, ordered to be printed, and read a second time this day.

10. K y n e t o n M a r k e t R e s e r v e B il l .— T h e Order of th e D a y for th e second read ing o f th is B i l l h a v in gbeen read—Mr. Peacock moved, That this Bill be now read a second time.

Question—put and resolved in the affirmative.—Bill read a second time.Mr. Peacock moved, That this Bill be now committed to a Committee of the whole House.Question—put and resolved in the affirmative.And, on the further motion of Mr. Peacock, Mr. Speaker left the Chair, and the House resolved

itself into a Committee of the whole.Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair ; Mr. Baker reported that the Committee had gone through the

Bill, and agreed to the same without amendment.Mr. Speaker having reported that the Chairman of Committees had certified that the fair print of this

Bill was in accordance with the Bill as reported—Bill, on the motion of Mr. Peacock, read a third time.


11. T r u s t s A c t 1890 A m e n d m e n t B i l l . —The Order of the Day for the second reading of this Billhaving been read—Mr. Gavan Duffy moved, That this Bill be now read a second time.

Question—put and resolved in the affirmative.—Bill read a second time.Mr. Gavan Duffy moved, That this Bill be now committed to a Committee of the whole House. Question—put and resolved in the affirmative.And, on the further motion of Mr. Gavan Duffy, Mr. Speaker left the Chair, and the House resolved

itself into a Committee of the whole.Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; Mr. Baker reported that the Committee had gone through the Bill,

and agreed to the same with amendments.On the motion of Mr. Gavan Duffy, the House ordered that the Standing Orders be suspended so as

to allow the Report to be received this day.Mr. Gavan Duffy moved, That the amendments made by the Committee of the whole House in this

Bill be agreed to.Question—put and resolved in the affirmative.Mr. Speaker having reported that the Chairman of Committees had certified that the fair print of this

Bill was in accordance with the Bill as reported—Bill, on the motion of Mr. Gavan Duffy, read a third time.

Ordered—That the Bill be returned to the Legislative Council with a Message acquainting them that the Legislative Assembly have agreed to the same with amendments, with which they desire the concurrence of the Legislative Council.

12. A d m i n i s t r a t i o n a n d P r o b a t e A c t 1890 A m e n d m e n t B i l l . — T h e Order of the Day for the secondreading of this Bill having been read—Mr. Gavan Duffy moved, That this Bill be now read a second time.

Question—put and resolved in the affirmative.—Bill read a second time.Mr. Gavan Duffy moved, That this Bill be now committed to a Committee of the whole House. Question—put and resolved in the affirmative.

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And, on the further motion of Mr. Gavan Duffy, Mr. Speaker left the Chair, and the House resolved itself into a Committee of the whole. 1).11

Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair ; Mr. Baker reported that the Committee had gone through the Bill,and agreed to the same with an amendment.

On the motion of Mr. Gavan Duffy, the House ordered that the Standing Orders be suspended so as to allow the Report to be received this day.

Mr. Gavan Duffy moved, That the amendment made by the Committee of the whole House in thisBill be agreed to.

Question—put and resolved in the affirmative.Mr. Speaker having reported that the Chairman of Committees had certified that the fair print ot this

Bill was in accordance with the Bill as reported—Bill, on the motion of Mr. Gavan Duffy, read athird time. . . . ,

Ordered—That the Bill be transmitted to the Legislative Council and their concurrence desiredtherein.

13. M e s s a g e f r o m t h e L e g i s l a t i v e C o u n c i l .—The following Message was brought from the Legislative Council by the Clerk-Assistant of the Council:—


The Legislative Council return to the Legislative Assembly the Bill intituled “ An Act to amend the ‘ Friendly Societies Act 1890,” ’ and acquaint the Legislative Assembly that they have agreed to the same with amendments, with which they desire the concurrence of the Legislative

A8Sembly' , JA S. MACBAIN,Legislative Council Chamber, President.

Melbourne, 18th December, 1891.And the said amendments were read and are as follow :— ,,

1. Clause 6, line 24, after “ repealed ” insert “ and the following shall be substituted therefor.2. Clause 20, line 37, after “ branch ” insert “ duly confirmed by the presiding officer at such

meeting.”3. Clause 25 (p. 9), line 5, omit “ one month ” and insert “ three days.”4. Clause 27, line 23, after “ persons ” insert “ solely.”5. After clause 28 insert new clauses— ,

A. In section five of the Principal Act after the words u subscriptions o f” insert (< or leviesupon (such levies not to exceed threepence per member per annum).”

B. In sub-section (c) of section fifteen of the Principal Act the following words shall beinserted after the word “ unexpired,” "but no trustee shall execute any mortgage or security over land the fee simple of which shall have been in his possession within a period of two years from the time of giving such mortgage or security. ’

And the said amendments were read a second time.Amendments 1 to 4 agreed to. „Amendment 5 agreed to with the following amendment:—In new clause B omit " fifteen and insert

“ sixteen.” • .a. it, +Ordered—That the Bill be returned to the Legislative Council with a Message acquainting them that

the Legislative Assembly have agreed to some of the amendments, and have agreed to one of the said amendments with an amendment, with which they desire the concurrence of the Legislative Council.

14. P o s t p o n e m e n t o f O r d e r o f t h e D a y .—Ordered, That the consideration of Order of the Day,Government Business, No. 8, be postponed until after the consideration of Orders of the Day, Government Business, Nos. 9 to 13.

15. P o l i c e O f f e n c e s A c t 1890 A m e n d m e n t B i l l . —The Order of the Day for the consideration of theamendment made by the Legislative Assembly in this Bill and disagreed with by the Legislative Council having been read—the said amendment was read and is as follows :—

A. (1) Subject to sub-section (2) of this section, section thirty-seven of N> the Police Offences Act 1890 shall not apply to any lottery or scheme heretofore or hereafter established or commenced by any friendly society or branch registered under the Friendly Societies Act 1890 or by any officer or servant thereof with the written direction of such soctiey or branch.

(2) Sub-section (1) of this section shall have no force or effect except in regard to a lottery or scheme established and commenced for the sole benefit of the friendly society or branch holding the same or giving such direction as aforesaid and the proceeds of which are to be appropriated exclusively to the objects for which such society or branch is established, nor unless previous notice having the name and address of the society or branch intending to hold such lottery or scheme and stating the purpose to which the proceeds will be appropriated has been given to the Attorney-General and the Attorney-General has not within one week after receiving such notice prohibited such lottery or scheme by order sent by post or in any other manner to the address of the society branch or person giving such notice.

(3) Section thirty-seven of the Police Offences Act 1890 shall not apply to the art union or lottery annually held or established on the twenty-first or twenty- second day of April by the persons commonly known as the Eight Hours’Anniversary Committee provided such art union or lottery be approved in writing by the Attorney-General.

Mr. Turner moved, That this House insist on their amendment in this Bill with which the Legislative Council have disagreed.

Disagreed with / by the Legisla

tive Council.

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Debate ensued.Question—put and resolved in the affirmative.Ordered—That the Bill be returned to the Legislative Council with a Message acquainting them that

the Legislative Assembly insist on their amendment with which the Legislative Council have disagreed.

1 6 . D is c h a r g e o f O r d e r o f t h e D a y . — The following Order of the Day was read and discharged :—Water Act 1890 Amendment Bill—Second reading.

Ordered—That the said Bill be withdrawn.

17. A c t s C o r r e c t i o n B i l l . —The Order of the Day for the second reading of this Bill having beenread—Mr. Shiels moved, That this Bill be now read a second time.

Debate ensued.Question—put and resolved in the affirmative.—Bill read a second time.Mr. Shiels moved, That this Bill be now committed to a Committee of the whole House.Question—put and resolved in the affirmative.And, on the further motion of Mr. Shiels, Mr. Speaker left the Chair, and the House resolved itself

into a Committee of the whole.Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; Mr. Baker reported that the Committee had gone through the Bill,

and agreed to the same with an amendment.On the motion of Mr. Shiels, the House ordered that the Standing Orders be suspended so as to allow

the Report to be received this day.Mr. Shiels moved, That the amendment made by the Committee of the whole House in this Bill be

agreed to.Question—put and resolved in the affirmative.Mr. Speaker having reported that the Chairman of Committees had certified that the fair print of this

Bill was in accordance with the Bill as reported—Bill, on the motion of Mr. Shiels, read a third time.


18. L e g a l P r o f e s s i o n P r a c t i c e A c t 1891 A m e n d m e n t B i l l . —The Order of the Day for the secondreading of this Bill having been read—Mr. Shiels moved, That this Bill be now read a second time.

Debate ensued.Question—put and resolved in the affirmative.—Bill read a second time.Mr. Shiels moved, That this Bill be now committed to a Committee of the whole House.Question—put and resolved in the affirmative.And, on the further motion of Mr. Shiels, Mr. Speaker left the Chair, and the House resolved itself

into a Committee of the whole.Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair ; Mr. Baker reported that the Committee had gone through the Bill,

and agreed to the same with an amendment.On the motion of Mr. Shiels, the House ordered that the Standing Orders be suspended so as to

allow the Report to be received this day.Mr. Shiels moved, That the amendment made by the Committee of the whole House in this Bill be

agreed to.Question—put and resolved in the affirmative.Mr. Speaker having reported that the Chairman of Committees had certified that the fair print of this

Bill was in accordance with the Bill as reported—Bill, on the motion of Mr. Shiels, read a third time.

Ordered—That the Bill be returned to the Legislative Council with a Message acquainting them that the Legislative Assembly have agreed to the same with an amendment, with which they desire the concurrence of the Legislative Council.

19. A g r i c u l t u r a l G r a n t s B il l .— T he Order of th e D a y for the second reading o f th is B i l l h a v in g beenread—Mr. Graham moved, That this Bill be now read a second time.

Debate ensued.Question—put and resolved in the affirmative.—Bill read a second time.Mr. Graham moved, That this Bill be now committed to a Committee of the whole House.Question—put and resolved in the affirmative.And, on the further motion of Mr. Graham, Mr. Speaker left the Chair, and the House resolved itself

into a Committee of the whole.Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair ; Mr. Baker reported that the Committee had gone through the Bill,

and agreed to the same without amendment.Mr. Speaker having reported that the Chairman of Committees had certified that the fair print of this

Bill was in accordance with the Bill as reported—Bill, on the motion of Mr. Graham, read a third time.


20. S t . A r n a u d S c h o o l o f M i n e s S i t e B i l l . —The Order of the Day for the second reading of thisBill having been read—Mr. McLean moved, That this Bill be now read a second time.

Question—put and resolved in the affirmative.—Bill read a second time.Mr. McLean moved, That this Bill be now committed to a Committee of the whole House.Question—put and resolved in the affirmative.And, on the further motion of Mr. McLean, Mr. Speaker left the Chair, and the House resolved itself

into a Committee of the whole.Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; Mr. Baker reported (hat the Committee had gone through the Bill,

and agreed to the same without amendment.

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Mr. Speaker having reported that the Chairman of Committees had certified that the fair print of this Bill was in accordance with the Bill as reported—Bill, on the motion of Mr. McLean, read a third time.


21. M e s s a g e s f r o m t h e L e g i s l a t i v e C o u n c i l .—The following Messages were brought from theLegislative Council by the Clerk-Assistant of the Council:—


The Legislative Council request that the Legislative Assembly will give leave to the Hon. the Minister of Railways, a Member of the Assembly, to attend, if he think fit, to be examined as a witness and give evidence before a Committee of the Legislative Council on the Railways Act 1890 Amendment Bill.


Melbourne, 18 th December, 1891.

M b . S p e a k e r ,

The Legislative Council request that the Legislative Assembly will give leave to the Hon. D. Gillies, a Member of the Assembly, to attend, if he think fit, to be examined as a witness, and give evidence before a Committee of the Legislative Council on the Railways Act 1890 Amendment Bill.


Melbourne, 18th December, 1891. *Mr. Shiels moved, That he have leave to be examined as a witness and give evidence before a Com

mittee of the Legislative Council on the Railways Act 1890 Amendment Bill, as requested by the first of the foregoing Messages.

Debate ensued.Mr. McLellan moved, That the debate be now adjourned.Debate continued.Motion for the adjournment of the debate, by leave, withdrawn.Debate further continued.Question—That leave be given to the Honorable the Minister of Railways to be examined as a witness

and give evidence before a Committee of the Legislative Council on the Railways Act 1890 Amendment Bill—put and negatived.

22. P o s t p o n e m e n t o f O r d e r s o f t h e D a y .—Ordered, That the consideration of the following Orders o fthe Day be postponed until Tuesday n e x t:—

Committee of Public Accounts Bill— To be further considered in Committee.Defences and Discipline Act 1890 Amendment Bill—Second reading.Public Service Act 1890 Amendment Bill—Second reading.Railway Loan Act No. 1032, Railway Loan Liquidation and Construction Account, and Victorian

Stock Acts Nos. 1196 and 1217—Estimate of Expenditure—To be considered in Committee. Directors'1 Liability Bill—Second reading—Resumption of debate.Petition of Central Australian Wine Association of Victoria— To be considered.Companies Act 1890 Amendment Bill (No. 2)—Second reading.Messrs. Burston and Me Nab—Resumption of debate on the question—That in the opinion of this


Burrumbeet Lands Bill—Second reading.

And then the House, at thirty-seven minutes past eight o’clock, adjourned until Tuesday next.



V I CTORI A.



TUESDAY, 2 2 n d DECEMBER, 1891.The House met pursuant to adjournment.—Mr. Speaker took the Chair.P e t i t i o n . —The following Petition in favour of the reading of the Holy Bible in State schools during

school hours was presented :—By Mr. T. Smith—From members of the Church of England residing at South Melbourne.

Ordered to lie on the Table.S e s s i o n a l O r d e r S u s p e n d e d .—Mr. Munro moved, by leave, That the Sessional Order limiting the

time for calling on fresh business be suspended so as to allow Government Business to be taken after half-past eleven o’clock this night.


P e r m a n e n t S u r v e y s o f R a i l w a y L in e s .—Mr. Shiels moved, b y leave, That this House hereby resolves that permanent surveys of the lines already recommended by the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Railways, as well as all lines which may be recommended during the recess by the said Committee, which the Governor in Council declares should be surveyed, be permanently surveyed.

■ Debate ensued.Mr. Patterson moved, as an amendment, That the words "as well as all lines which may be recom

mended during the recess by the said Committee, which the Governor in Council declares should be surveyed,” be omitted.

Debate continued.Question—That the words proposed to be omitted stand part of the question—put.The House divided.

Ayes, 61.Dr. Maloney,Mr. Mason,Mr. McColl,Mr. McIntyre,Mr. McLean,Mr. McLellan,Mr. Methven,Mr. Munro,Mr. Murphy,Mr. Nimmo,Sir B. O’Loghlen, Bart., Mr. Outtrim,Mr. Peacock,Dr. Pearson,Mr. Richardson,Mr. Shiels,Mr. S terry,Mr. Taverner,Mr. Tucker,Mr. Turner,Mr. Uren,Mr. Webb,Mr. Wheeler,Mr. Williams,Mr. Wrixon,Mr. A. Young,Mr. Zox.

Tellers.Mr. Bailes,Mr. L. L. Smith.

Mr. Anderson,Mr. Andrews,Mr. Baker,Mr. Beazley,Mr. Bennett,Mr. Best,Mr. Bowman,Mr. Burrowes,Mr, Cameron,Mr. Clark,Mr. Craven,Mr. Deakin,Mr. Derham,Mr. Dow,Mr. Gavan Duffy,Mr. Duncan,Mr. Dunn,Mr. Ferguson,Mr. Forrest,Mr. Gillies,Mr. Graham,Mr. Graves,Mr. Groom,Mr. Hall,Mr. Hancock,Mr. A. Harris,Mr. Highett,Mr. Hunt,Mr. Keys,Mr. Kirton,Mr. Levien,Mr. Madden,And so it was resolved in the affirmative.

Noes,Mr. Armytage,Mr. Bent,Mr. G. Downes Carter, Mr. W. T. Carter,Mr. Dixon,Mr. Gardiner,Mr. Gordon,Mr. J . Harris,Mr. Laurens,Mr. Mountain,

18.Mr. Murray, Mr. Officer,Mr. C. Smith, Mr. Staughton, Mr. Tatchell, Mr. C. Young.

Tellers. Mr. Patterson, Captain Taylor.

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Mr. Staughton moved, That the following words be added to the motion :—" but the permanent survey of any line shall not be taken to imply that the construction of such line shall be hereafter sanctioned by Parliament.”

Debate further continued.Question—That the words proposed to be added be so added—put and resolved in the affirmative.Question—That this House hereby resolves that permanent surveys of the lines already recommended

by the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Railways, as well as all lines which may be recommended during the recess by the said Committee, which the Governor in Council declares should be surveyed, be permanently surveyed, but the permanent survey of any line shall not be taken to imply that the construction of such line shall be hereafter sanctioned by Parliament—put and resolved in the affirmative. . . , ,

6. P a p e r s . —Mr. Munro presented, by command of His Excellency the Governor—Charitable Institutions.—Report of the Royal Commission on Charitable Institutions.Coal.—Final Report of the Royal Commission appointed to inquire as to the best means of

developing and promoting the Coal Industry of Victoria.Mr. Munro presented—

Public Service and Revenue of the Colony.—Return to an Order of the House, dated 8th September, 1891, for a return showing—

1. The number of persons employed in the Government service, exclusive of theRailway Department, the Police and Defence Forces, and Officers of Parliament,in the years 1884-5 and 1891-2 respectively.

2. T h e to ta l am ount of salary or w a g es paid to th e sa id persons in th e years 1 8 8 4 -6and 1891-2 respectively.

3. The total cost of the Public Service Board and staff (including travelling e x p e n s e sand contingencies) for the year 1890-91.

4. The total revenue of the colony (exclusive of that derived from the Railways) forthe years 1884-5 and 1890-91 respectively.

Mr. Graham presented—Kow Swamp and Macorna Channel.—Return to an Order of the House, dated 7th October,

1891, for a return showing—1. The area of land purchased for the Kow Swamp and Macorna Channel.2. The names of the persons from whom the land was purchased, the area obtained

from and the amount paid to each person.3. The total sum paid.4. The name, area, and amount claimed in the case of purchases not yet arranged. •

Severally ordered to lie on the Table.The following Papers, pursuant to the direction of an Act of Parliament, were laid upon the Table by

the Clerk of the House :—Water Act 1890—

Bairnsdale Irrigation and Water Supply Trust.—Regulation No. 3.Bairnsdale Irrigation and Water Supply Trust.—Regulation No. 4.Koondrook Irrigation and Water Supply Trust.—Rating Regulation for 1892.Shire of Shepparton Waterworks Trust.—Application for Additional Loan of £1,100.—

Detailed Statement and Report.The United Echuca and Waranga Waterworks Trust and the Rodney Irrigation and Water

Supply Trust.—Apportionment of Liabilities.—Order in Council.

6. M e s s a g e f r o m H is E x c e l l e n c y t h e G o v e r n o r . — The following Message from His Excellency theGovernor was presented by Mr. Shiels, and the same was read :—

HOPETOUN,Govevnor. Message No. 35.

Pursuant to the provisions of section 36 Of the Constitution Act, the Governor transmits to the Legislative Assembly for their consideration the following amendments which he desires to be made in a Bill intituled li An Act to amend the i Friendly Societies Act 1890 —

In clause 29, omit “ such levies not to exceed threepence per member per annum.”In clause 30, omit the letter “ C ” and insert “ (i.) (c).”

„ omit “ execute ” and insert “ advance the money of any society or branch on.”Government Offices,

Melbourne, 22nd December, 1891.On the motion of Mr. Shiels, the House agreed to the said amendments, and ordered that His Excel

lency’s Message be transmitted to the Legislative Council with a Message acquainting them that the Legislative Assembly have agreed to the said amendments, and requesting their concurrence therein.

7. M e s s a g e s f r o m t h e L e g i s l a t i v e C o u n c i l .—The following Messages were brought from the Legislative Council by the Clerk-Assistant of the Council :—

M r . S p e a k e r ,The Legislative Council acquaint the Legislative Assembly that they have agreed to the

amendment made by the Legislative Assembly in the Bill intituled “ An Act to amend the * Legal Profession Practice Act ”

J JA S. MACBAIN,Legislative Council, President.


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M r . S p e a k e r , , xThe Legislative Council acquaint the Legislative Assembly that they have agreed to the

amendments made by the Legislative Assembly in the Bill intituled “An Act to amend the ‘ Trusts Act ISSO’ and for other purposes”



M r . S p e a k e r , . , , , , , .The Legislative Council acquaint the Legislative Assembly that they have agreed to the

amendment of the Legislative Assembly on an amendment of the Legislative Council in the Bill intituled (i An Act to amend the ‘Friendly Societies Act 1890.” ’

JAS. MACBAIN,Legislative Council, President.


M r . S p e a k e r , , , _The Legislative Council acquaint the Legislative Assembly that they have agreed to the B ill

intituled “ An Act to provide for the remuneration of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Bail- ways ” without amendment.

JA S . MACBAIN,Legislative Council Chamber, President.

Melbourne, 22nd December, 1891.

M r . S p e a k e r , , , ,,The Legislative Council acquaint the Legislative Assembly that they have agreed to the

Bill intituled “ An Act to authorize the sale of part of the Kyneton Market Reserve and for other -purposes ” without amendment.F 1 JA S. MACBAIN,

Legislative Council, President.Melbourne, 22nd December, 1891.


Bill intituled “ An Act to amend the ‘ Administration and Prohate Act 1890 ’ ” without amendment.



M r . S p e a k e r , , x . T). ,1The Legislative Council acquaint the Legislative Assembly that they have agreed to the B ill

intituled “ An Act to authorize a portion of the Market Reserve at St. Arnaud being reserved as a site for a School of Mines ” without amendment.




Bill intituled “ An Act to correct certain errors in Acts ” without amendment.




Bill intituled “ An Act to alter the amounts of certain Agricultural and other Grants” without

amendment- JA S. MACBAIN,Legislative Council, President.



Bill intituled “ An Act to apply out of the * Victorian Stock Act 1891 Account ’ or temporarily out of 1 The Public Account' certain sums of money for Railway Works and other purposes” without

ameDdmen‘- JA S. MACBAIN,Legislative Council, President.


M r . S p e a k e r ,The Legislative Council acquaint the Legislative Assembly that they have agreed to the Bill

intituled “ An Act to authorize the issue of Treasury Bonds ” without amendment.



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. T*16 Legislative Council acquaint the Legislative Assembly that they have agreed to the Bill intituled “ An Act to authorize the construction of lines of railway from Korumburra on the Great Southern Line to Coal Creek, Strezlecki, and Jumbunna Coal Mines respectively ” without amendment.

Legislative Council,Melbourne, 22nd December, 1891.

JA S. MACBAIN,P resid en t.

M e s s a g e f r o m t h e L e g i s l a t i v e C o u n c i l .—The following Message was brought from the Legislative Council by the Clerk-Assistant of the Council:—


The Legislative Council return to the Legislative Assembly the Bill intituled “ An Act to amend the 1 Local Government Act 1890,’ ” and acquaint the Legislative Assembly that the Legislative Council do not insist on some of their amendments, that they do insist upon others, that they have agreed to some of the amendments made by the Legislative Assembly on the amendments of the Legislative Council, and that they have disagreed to others, with which they desire the concurrence of the Legislative Assembly.

Legislative Council,Melbourne, 22nd December, 1891.

And the said amendments were read and are as follow:—

JA S. MACBAIN,President.

1. After clause 12 insert new clause—K. In section two of the Act No. 1055

the words “ or any part of a borough ” shall be inserted after the word “ borough ” where it first occurs.

2. Clause 13, line 44, omit “ Ten*’ and insert “ Twenty.”

„ (p. 5), line 3, omit “ Ten ” andinsert “ Twenty.”

Clause 29, omit this clause.After the heading “ Amendments relating to

Part X. of the Principal Act.— Rates,” page 13, insert new clause—

1M. In Section two hundred Amendment of and forty-eight of the Principal Principal Act. Act the words “ Three pounds per centum ” shall be substituted for the words “ Five pounds per centum.”

6. Clause 54, omit this clause.7. Clause 59, line 19, omit “ three years ” and

insert “ twelve months.”8. Clause 60, line 37, omit “ in sections two

hundred and ninety-three and two hundred and ninety-four of the Principal Act the words ‘ three years ’ shall be substituted for the words ‘ twelve months ’ where they occur in such sections respectively; and.”

9. Clause 61 (p. 16), line 12, omit “ one-third ”and insert “ two-thirds of.”

10. Clause 65, at end of clause add—“ (8) The percentage upon the

amount of the loan to be invested every year to form the sinking fund shall be not less than Seven pounds per centum.”

Agreed to by the Legislative Assembly with the following amendments:—Line 1, after “ In ” insert “ the heading before;” after “ 1055 ” insert the “ words ‘ or any part thereof ’ shall be inserted after the word £ municipalities ’ ” in such section; omit “ a borough ” and insert “ the borough known as the city of Footscray; ” line 2, after “ occurs ” insert “ and in sections eight, nine, ten, and eleven of the said Act the words ‘or such part thereof ’ shall be inserted after the word ‘ borough * wherever it occurs and after the word ‘ shall,’ where it thirdly occurs in section eight, the words ‘ be added to any existing ward or ’ shall be inserted.**

Amendments of the Legislative Assembly disagreed with by the Legislative Council and amendment of the Legislative Council insisted on.

Disagreed with by the Legislative Assembly and insisted on by the Legislative Council.

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11. Clause 70, at end of clause add—“ (13) The percentage upon the

amount of the loan to be invested every year to form the sinking fund shall be not less than Seven pounds per centum.”

12. Clause 71, omit this clause.13. Clause 118, omit this clause.14. Clause 121, omit this clause.15. Clause 122, omit this clause.16. Clause 123, omit this clause.17. Clause 124, line 45, omit "obtained as herein

before mentioned.”18. Clause 125, omit this clause.19. Clause 126, line 18, omit "o r to the sheriff

or other officer having the execution thereof any money required to satisfy any writ in his hands on any such judgment or order.”

20. ,, line 23, omit "as are herebyconferred upon the owner of the legal estate making any such paym ent” and insert “ as if such money was principal money advanced by way of loan to the mortgagor secured or charged by deed on such property or on the interest of the mortgagor therein payable to the mortgagee according to the terms of the deed forthwith upon such payment being made with interest thereon at the rate of Eight pounds per centum per annum.”

Disagreed with by the Legislative Assembly and insisted on by the Legislative Council.

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Clause 128, at end of clause add " This and the last eight preceding sections shall apply to the city of Melbourne and town of Geelong.”

Agreed to by the Legislative Assembly with the following amendment:—Line 1, omit “ eight” and insert “ eleven.”

Amendment of the Legislative Assembly disagreed with by the Legislative Council, and amendment of the Legislative Council insisted on.

Agreed to by the Legislative Assembly with the following amendment:—Line 4, omit “ twelvemonths” and insert “ threeyears.”

Amendment of the Legislative Assembly disagreed with by the Legislative Council, and amendment of the Legislative Council insisted on.

Insert new schedule—SECOND SCHEDULE.

The sum demanded is charged upon the property with interest at the rate of Eight pounds per centum per annum, and if not paid within three months may at any time within twelve months be demanded, and will then be recoverable with interest at the rate aforesaid from the owner (or occupier) for the time being.

Amendment 1 insisted on.Amendments 2 to 6 not insisted on.Amendments 7 to 9 insisted on.Amendments 10 to 14 not insisted on.Amendments 15 to 22 insisted on.Ordered—That the Bill be returned to the Legislative Council with a Message acquainting them that

the Legislative Assembly do not insist on disagreeing with some of the amendments insisted on by the Legislative Council that they do insist on disagreeing with others of the said amendments, and that they insist on their amendments on the amendments of the Legislative Council with which the Legislative Council have disagreed.



The Legislative Council return to the Legislative Assembly the Bill intituled “ An Act to amend 1 The Constitution Act Amendment Act 1890,’ ” and acquaint the Legislative Assembly that they insist on the amendments with which the Legislative Assembly have disagreed.

Legislative Council Chamber,Melbourne, 22nd December, 1891.

JA S. MACBAIN,President,

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And the said amendments were read and are as follow:—Page 1, line 12, omit heading “ Abolition of Plural Voting." ^Clause 4, line 14, omit “ i n o m i t “ one electoral district" and.insert “ twice."

„ line 15, after “ and " omit all words to end of sub-section and insert “ forthe purpose of this section any adjourned poll shall be deemed to be taken on the day from which such poll is originally adjourned.”

,, (p. 2), line 2, after “ person ” insert “ who claims as the holder, of anelector’s right for a residential qualification."

„ ,, line 3, after “ electoral district” insert “ in respect of suchqualification."

After clause 4 insert new clauses—A. (1) Notwithstanding anything in any Act contained any person other

wise qualified may under the provisions of this Act apply for and obtain in any district an elector’s right—

(а) In respect of a residential qualification notwithstanding that for thesame or some other division of such district his name is already upon a roll of ratepaying electors or that he has already obtained an elector's right in respect of a non-residential qualification, and

(б) In respect of a non-residential qualification notwithstanding that for thesame or some other division of such district his name is already upon a roll of ratepaying electors or that ho has already obtained an elector’s right in respect of a residential qualification.

(2) (a) Any person may vote in one district on the same day both in respect of a residential qualification and in respect of a non-residential qualification.

(6) A person who has voted on any day in respect of either a residential qualification or a non-residential qualification shall not vote as a ratepaying elector in the same district on such day.

B. For the purpose of qualifying a person to vote in the election of members of the Legislative Assembly a lessee from the Crown with an inchoate right of purchase and the holder of a miner’s right or business licence who has exercised his right to purchase the land occupied by virtue of such miner’s right or business licence under the provisions of Subdivision four Division one Part one of the Act No. 1120 shall be deemed to be seised at law or in equity of the land so leased or held.

Clause 5, line 20, before “ Have” insert “ (1)"; omit “ an y ” and insert “ tw o”;omit “ district ” and insert “ districts” ; and after “ to-day " insert “ or have you already voted twice in one electoral district to-day.”

„ line 23, before “ do” insert “ (2) ( / / the person claims as the holder ofan elector's right for a residential qualification.)”

„ at end of clause, insert “ (3) ( I f the qwson claims as the holder of anelector's right) Have you already voted in this district at the present election as a ratepaying elector ? ”

Clause 6, line 28, after “ first” insert “ and third.”After clause 7 insert new clause—

C. Question (iv.) in section two hundred and forty-four of The Constitution Act Amendment Act 1890 shall not be put to any person at any election of members of the Legislative Assembly.

Clause 8, line 42, omit “ four last.”

Mr. Munro moved, That this House insist on disagreeing with the amendments in this Bill insisted on by the Legislative Council.


Ordered—That the Bill be returned to the Legislative Council with a Message acquainting them that the Legislative Assembly insist on disagreeing with the amendments insisted on by the Legislative Council.

1 0 . M e s s a g e f r o m t h e L e g i s l a t i v e C o u n c i l .—The following Message was brought from the Legislative Council by the Clerk-Assistant of the Council:—


The Legislative Council return to the Legislative Assembly the Bill intituled u An Act to amend the ( Police Offences Act 1890,’” and acquaint the Legislative Assembly that the Legislative Council still insist on disagreeing with the amendment in such Bill insisted on by the Legislative Assembly.


Melbourne, 18th December, 1891,

Disagreed with by the Legisla-

) tive Assembly, and insisted on by the Legislative Council.

And the said amendment was read and is as follows:—A. (1) Subject to sub-section (2) of this section, section thirty-seven of '

the Police Offences A ct 1890 shall not apply to any lottery or scheme heretofore or hereafter established or commenced by any friendly society or branch registered under the Friendly Societies Act 1890 or by any officer or servant thereof with the written direction of such society or branch.

(2) Sub-section (1) of this section shall have no force or effect except in regard to a lottery or scheme established and commenced for the sole benefit of the friendly society or branch holding the same or giving such direction as aforesaid and the proceeds of which are to be appropriated exclusively to the objects for which such society or branch is established, nor unless previous notice having the name and address of the society or branch intending to hold such lottery or scheme and stating the purpose to which the proceeds will be appropriated has been given to the Attorney-General and the Attorney-General has not within one week after receiving such notice prohibited such lottery or scheme by order sent by post or in any other manner to the address of the society branch or person giving such notice.

(3) Section thirty-seven of the Police Offences Act 1890 shall not apply to the art union or lottery annually held or established on the twenty-first or twenty- second day of April by the persons commonly known as the Eight Hours' Anniversary Committee provided such art union or lottery be approved in writing by the Attorney-General.

Mr. Turner moved, That this House do not now insist on their amendment in this Bill Legislative Council have disagreed.

Debate ensued.The House divided.

Disagreed with by the Legislative Council, insisted on by the Legislative Assembly, and d isa g r e e m e n t still insisted on by the Legislative Council.

with which the

Mr.Mr.Mr.Mr.Mr.Mr.Mr.Mr.Mr.Mr.Mr.Mr.Mr.Mr.Mr.Mr.Mr.Mr.Mr.

Anderson,Andrews,Armytage,Cameron,

Ayes, 37.Mr.Mr.Mr.Mr.

Noes, 34.

Gr. Downes Carter, Mr,Deakin,Dow,G-avan Duffy,Duncan,Gillies,Gordon,Graham,Graves,Hall,A. Harris, Keys,Levien,Madden,McLean,

Mr.Mr.Mr.Mr.Mr.Mr.Mr.Mr.Mr.Mr.Mr.

Mr.Mr.

McLellan,Munro,Nimmo,Officer,Outtrim,Patterson,Peacock,Richardson,Shiels,C. Smith,Tatchell,Turner,Uren,Wheeler,W rixon,C. Young.

Tellers.Baker,Taverner.

Mr. Beazley,Mr. Bennett,Mr. Bent,Mr. Best,Mr. Bowman,Mr. Burrowes,Mr. W. T. Carter, Mr. Clark,Mr. Craven,Mr. Derham,Mr. Dixon,Mr. Ferguson,Mr. Forrest,Mr. Gardiner,Mr. Hancock,Mr. J . Harris,Mr. Highett,Mr. Hunt,

Mr. Laurens,Mr. McIntyre,Mr. Methven,Mr. Mountain,Mr. Murphy,Mr. Murray,Sir B. O’Loghlen, Bart., Mr. T. Smith,Mr. Sterry,Captain Taylor,Mr. Tucker,Mr. Webb,Mr. A. Young,Mr. Zox.

Tellers.Mr. Bailee,Mr. L. L. Smith.

And so it was resolved in the affirmative.Ordered—That the Bill be returned to the Legislative Council with a Message acquainting them that

the Legislative Assembly do not now insist on their amendment with which the Legislative Council have disagreed.



The Legislative Council return to the Legislative Assembly the Bill intituled “ An Act to amend the Laiu relating to Thistles,” and acquaint the Legislative Assembly that they have agreed to the same with amendments, with which they desire the concurrence of the Legislative Assembly.

Legislative Council Chamber,Melbourne, 22nd December, 1891.

JAS. MACBAIN,President.

And the said amendments were read and are as follow:—1. Clause 2, omit this clause.2. Clause 4, omit this clause.

And the said amendments were read a second time.Amendment 1 agreed to.Amendment 2 disagreed with.Ordered—That the Bill be returned to the Legislative Council with a Message acquainting them that

the Legislative Assembly have agreed to one of the amendments made therein by the Legislative Council and have disagreed with another of the said amendments, with which they desire the concurrence of the Legislative Council.

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12. M e s s a g e f r o m t h e L e g i s l a t i v e C o u n c i l .— The following Message was brought from the Legislative Council by the Clerk-Assistant of the Council :—


The Legislative Council return to the Legislative Assembly the Bill intituled “ An Act to amend the 1 Licensing Act 1890/ ” and acquaint the Legislative Assembly that they have agreed to the same with amendments, with which they desire the concurrence of the Legislative Assembly.



And the said amendments were read and are as follow :—1. Clause 2, omit this clause.2. Insert the following new clauses :—

A. (1) In case the estate of any deceased licensed victualler be administered by the Curator of Estates of Deceased Persons it shall be lawful for him to authorize an agent to carry on the business of such licensed victualler until the end of the year for which such licence was granted unless it be previously transferred to a purchaser.

(2) When the time for the renewal of any such licence arrives if the interest of the deceased licensed victualler in the licensed premises under the Curator’s control has not been sold renewal of such licensed victualler’s licence m a y be granted to a n y suitable person nominated for that purpose by the Curator of the Estates of Deceased Persons.

B. Notwithstanding the provisions of section eighty-six of the Licensing A ct 1890, applications for colonial wine licences may be heard and determined during the first week in any quarter by any member of the licensing court for the district wherein the premises in respect of which any such licence is sought are situate, and for such purpose such member shall be deemed to constitute- the licensing court. Provided always that if the holder of any wine licence be convicted of selling liquor without a licence his licence shall forthwith be forfeited.

C. (1) Notwithstanding anything in any Act contained it shall be lawful for the licensing court in any district to grant the transfer of a victualler’s licence from one house to another in the same licensing district : The house to which the transfer is made shall be proved to the satisfaction of the court to be of a capital value at least double the value and shall contain at least the accommodation required by section forty-seven of the Principal Act of the house from which such licence is transferred.

(2) Objections may be taken to the granting of an application for any such transfer of a licence upon the same grounds of objection and by the same person or persons or authority as under the provisions of the Principal Act as they can be taken to the granting of an application for a victualler’s licence and the licensing court shall have the same jurisdiction on hearing any such application for transfer as on hearing an application for a licence.

(3) The taking away of any licence transferred under this section shall not be the subject of compensation under the provisions of the Principal Act.

And the said amendments were read a second time.Amendment 1 disagreed with.Amendment 2—Mr. Turner moved, That the amendment to insert new clause A be agreed to.Question—put and resolved in the affirmative.Mr. Munro moved, That the amendment to insert new clause B be disagreed with.Debate ensued.Mr. Gordon moved, That the debate be now adjourned.Question—That the debate be now adjourned—put and resolved in the affirmative.Ordered—That the debate be adjourned until to-morrow.

13. M e s s a g e f r o m t h e L e g i s l a t i v e C o u n c i l .—The following Message was brought from the Legis- c. . lative Council by the Clerk-Assistant of the Council:—


The Legislative Council return to the Legislative Assembly the Bill intituled “ An Act to provide for the Purification of the Electoral Rolls jor the Legislative Assembly and for other purposes,” and acquaint the Legislative Assembly that they have agreed to the same with amendments, with which they desire the concurrence of the Legislative Assembly.

JA S. MACBAIN,. Legislative Council Chamber, President.


And the said amendments were read and are as follow:—Before clause 10 insert new clause—

A. In section one hundred and forty-one of the Principal Act for the words " a t the time/ be” there shall be substituted the words "during the period from the twenty-ninth day of Octoberr ' , ' to the thirty-first day of March both dates inclusive be on the list of ratepaying electors or shall

during the period from the first day of April to the twenty-eighth day of October both datesinclusive be.”

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Clause 14, line 31, after “ fine” insert “ or is convicted of any offence for which a revision court has power to expunge his name from any electoral list.”

Clause 22 (p. 8), line 28, omit all the words after “ adjourned ” and insert “ beyond the last day of February or August as the case may be.”

Clause 23 (p. 9), line 40, after “ wife o r” insert “ h is” ; after “ child” insert “ or children whether legitimate or illegitimate.”

Clause 25, at end of clause add—(6) Every list signed by the Registrar-General, or list signed by the Chief Inspector,

or copy signed by any inspector shall be primd facie evidence of the truth of all information given in any list or copy so signed.

Third Schedule, line 3, after “ m e” insert “ and my deputy or deputies.”And the said amendments were read a second time.Mr. Shiels moved, That this House agree to the said amendments.Debate ensued.Question—put and resolved in the affirmative.Ordered—That the Bill be returned to the Legislative Council, with a Message acquainting them that

the Legislative Assembly have agreed to the amendments made therein by the Legislative Council.

14 . M e s s a g e f r o m t h e L e g i s l a t i v e C o u n c i l .—The following Message was brought from the Legislative Council by the Clerk-Assistant of the Council:—


The Legislative Council transmit to the Legislative Assembly a Message from His Excellency the Governor recommending amendments in the Bill intituled u An Act to amend the ‘ Crimes Act 1890 ’ and for other purposes f and acquaint the Legislative Assembly that the Legislative Council have agreed to the several amendments recommended by His Excellency the Governor in this Bill, with which they desire the concurrence of the Legislative Assembly.


Melbourne, 22nd December, 1891.HOPETOUN,

Governor. Message No.Pursuant to the provisions of section 36 of the Constitution Act, the Governor transmits to

the Legislative Council, for their consideration, the following amendments which he desires to be made in a Bill intituled “ An Act to amend the ‘ Crimes Act 1890’ and for other purposes”:—

Clause 9, sub-section (3), after “ relationship ” insert “ or affinity.”Clause 11, page 3, omit “ as so amended.”Clause 32, in third line of clause, omit “ seven,” substitute “ eight.”

,, in fourth line, after “ guilty of ” insert “ any offence against section forty-three of theCrimes Act 1890, or.”

Clause 36, sixth line of clause, on page 11, omit “ any of the said Acts,” substitute “ such Act.”Clause 37, sub-section (2), after “ witness ” insert “ in such cause or matter.”Clause 43, after “ Justices Act 1890 ” insert “ or any Act thereby repealed.”Government Offices,

Melbourne, 21st December, 1891.

On the motion of Mr. Shiels, the House agreed to the said amendments, and ordered that His Excellency’s Message be returned to the Legislative Council, with a Message acquainting them that the Legislative Assembly have agreed to the amendments therein recommended.

15 . P o s t p o n e m e n t o f O r d e r s o f t h e D a y .—Ordered, That the consideration of the Orders of theDay, Government Business, be postponed until after the consideration of Notice of Motion No. 5 , General Business.

1 6 . W a t e r w o r k s C o n s t r u c t io n E n c o u r a g e m e n t A c t 1 8 8 6 f u r t h e r A m e n d m e n t B i l l .— M r .Taverner moved, pursuant to notice, That he have leave to bring in a Bill to further amend The Waterworks Construction Encouragement Act 1886.

Debate ensued.Question—put and resolved in the affirmative.Ordered—That Mr. Taverner and Mr. Deakin do prepare and bring in the Bill.Mr. Taverner then brought up a Bill intituled “ A Bill to further amend ‘The Waterworks Construction

Encouragement Act 1886,’ ” and moved, That it be now read a first time.Question—put and resolved in the affirmative.—Bill read a first time, ordered to be printed, and read


17. I r r i g a t i o n a n d W a t e r S u p p l y L o a n s B i l l .—The Order of the Day for the third reading of thisBill having been read, and Mr. Speaker having reported that the Chairman of Committees had certified that the fair print of this Bill was in accordance with the Bill as reported—

Mr. Graham moved, That this Bill be now read a third time.Debate ensued.Question—put and resolved in the affirmative.—Bill read a third time.Mr. Graham moved, That the words “ For the construction of Waterworks in the Mallee District,

and” be inserted before the first word “ F or” in the Second Part of the Schedule.Question—That the words proposed to be inserted be so inserted—put and resolved in the affirmative. Mr. Graham moved, That the words “ Trusts in ” be inserted after the words “ supply to ” in line 2,

in the Second Part of the Schedule.Question—That the words proposed to be inserted be so inserted—put and resolved in the affirmative. Ordered—That the Bill be transmitted to the Legislative Council and their concurrence desired therein.

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18. P o s t p o n e m e n t o f O r d e r s o f t h e D a y .—Ordered, That the consideration of the following Ordersof the Day be postponed until to-morrow:—

Committee of Public Accounts Bill— To be further considered in Committee.Railway Loan Act No. 1032, Railway Loan Liquidation and Construction Account, and Victorian

Stock Acts Nos. 1196 and 1217—Estimate of Expenditure—To be considered in Committee.

19. D e f e n c e s a n d D i s c i p l i n e A c t 1890 A m e n d m e n t B i l l .—The Order of the Day for the secondreading of this Bill having been read—Mr. Peacock moved, That this Bill be now read a second time.

Debate ensued.Question—put and resolved in the affirmative.—Bill read a second time.Mr. Peacock moved, That this Bill be now committed to a Committee of the whole House.Question—put and resolved in the affirmative.And, on the further motion of Mr. Peacock, Mr. Speaker left the Chair, and the House resolved

itself into a Committee of the whole.Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; Mr. McLellan reported that the Committee had gone through the

Bill and agreed to the same with amendments.Ordered—That the said amendments be printed and taken into consideration to-morrow.

20. M e s s a g e f r o m t h e L e g i s l a t i v e C o u n c i l .— The following Message was brought from the Legislative Council by the Clerk-Assistant of the Council:—


amend the ‘ Raihuays Act 1890 ’ and for other purposes f and acquaint the Legislative Assembly that they have agreed to the same with amendments, with which they desire the concurrence of the Legislative Assembly. JA S MACBAIN;

Legislative Council Chamber, President.Melbourne, 22nd December, 1891.

Ordered—That the said amendments be printed and taken into consideration to-morrow.

21. P o s t p o n e m e n t o f O r d e r s o f t h e D a y .—Ordered, That the consideration of the following Ordersof the Day be postponed until to-morrow :—

Public Service Act 1890 Amendment Bill—Second reading.Directors'1 Liability Bill—Second reading—Resumption of debate.Petition of Central Australian Wine Association of Victoria— To be considered.Companies Act 1890 Amendment Bill {No. 2)—Second reading.Messrs. Burston and McNab—Resumption of debate on the question—That in the opinion of this



And then the House, at fifty-nine minutes past eleven o’clock, adjourned until to-morrow.



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1. The House met pursuant to adjournment.—Mr. Speaker took the Chair.2 . M e s s a g e f r o m H i s E x c e l l e n c y t h e G o v e r n o r . — The following Message from His Excellency

the Governor was presented by Mr. Munro, and the same was read :—HOPETOUN,

Governor* Message No. 36.The Governor informs the Legislative Assembly that he has, on this day, at the Government

House, given the Royal Assent to the undermentioned Acts of the present Session, presented to him by the Clerk of the Parliaments, viz.:—

“ An Act relating to Arbitrations under the ‘Licensing Act 1890’ and for other purposes”“ An Act to provide for the establishment of Councils of Conciliation”“ An Act to authorize the Council of Defence to transfer certain land to the Trustees of the Bendigo

Art Gallery”“ An Act to amend the 1 Trusts Act 1890 ’ and for other purposes.”“ An Act to amend the ‘Legal Profession Practice Act 1891.’ ”“ An Act to provide for the remuneration of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Raihvaiys.”

Government House,Melbourne, 22nd December, 1891.

3 . E rror i n D i v i s i o n L i s t . —Mr. Speaker informed the House that in a division that took place in theHouse yesterday the Tellers for the “ Ayes ” had by mistake recorded the name of the Honorable Member for Brighton (Mr. Bent), and that the numbers for the “ Ayes ” were therefore 37 instead of 38 ; whereupon Mr. Speaker directed the Clerk to correct the Division List accordingly.

4 . R a i l w a y s A c t 1890 A m e n d m e n t B i l l . — The Order of the Day for the consideration of the amendments made by the Legislative Council in this Bill having been read, the said amendments were read and are as follow :—

1. Clause 3, line 10, omit—“ (6) the Chairman and Vice-Chairman for the time being of the Parliamentary

Standing Committee on Railways shall without further or other authority than this Act be members of the said Board for the purpose only of carrying out the duties powers and authorities by this Act imposed and conferred on such Board.”

2. „ line 18, omit “ ten ” and insert “ eight.”3. „ line 19, omit “ and the said Chairman and Vice-Chairman.”4. Clause 4, line 24, after “ construct” insert “ and complete.”5. ■ „ line 25, omit “ by the Board.”6. After clause 8, insert new clause—

A. Before tenders are advertised by the Board the Engineer-in-Chief shall prepare an estimate of the cost of such railway and shall certify in writing to the Board—

(а) The cost of all land roads bridges culverts and works also engineering supervision engines and rolling-stock and a full equipment necessary for the opening and working of the railway for public traffic.

(б) The cost of all additional works stations and sidings which may be required withina period of three years after the railway has been opened for public traffic.

7. Clause 18, line 16, after “ Engineer-in-Chief” insert “ and the Engineer of Existing Lines.”(700 copies.)

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8. Clause 18, line 18, omit “ branch ” and insert “ and the Engineer of Existing Lines’Branches.”

9. Clause 21, omit this clause.10. Clause 22, omit—

“ (1) Notwithstanding anything contained in the Railways Acts whenever the chairman differs in opinion from the other two Commissioners in respect to any matter before the Commissioners either the chairman or the other two Commissioners may furnish the Minister with a report in writing setting forth (he matter of difference and stating that it is one of urgency and requires immediate decision ; thereupon the .Minister if he deem it expedient and necessary may in writing forthwith decide the matter of difference and every such decision by the Minister shall have the like force and effect as if made by the Commissioners, and thereupon the Commissioners shall carry out such order and take all steps necessary for the proper execution thereof.”

And insert—“ (1) Notwithstanding anything contained in the Railways Acts whenever the

chairman differs in opinion from the other two Commissioners in respect to any matter before the Commissioners, the chairman and the other two Commissioners shall forthwith respectively furnish the Minister with a report in writing setting forth the matter of difference and stating their reasons at length for their decision upon the matter of difference ; thereupon the Minister if he deem it expedient and necessary may in writing forthwith decide the matter of difference and every such decision by the Minister when approved by the Governor in Council shall have the like force and effect as if made by the Commissioners, and thereupon the Commissioners shall carry out such order and take all steps necessary for the proper execution thereof.”

11. Clause 23, line 30, omit “ confirmed ” and insert “ signed.”H a. ,, „ omit “ Commissioners ” and insert “ chairman of the meeting.”12. Clause 24, line 34, before “ policy ” insert “ general.”12a. „ „ after “ Minister ” insert “ and if the Minister approves of the same he

may direct the Commissioners to take all necessary steps to carry out the same.”

13. ,, line 37, after “ increase ” insert “ o r” and omit £< or matter of policy.”14. Clause 34, omit this clause. ;15. Clause 40, omit this clause.16. Clause 41, omit this clause.17. Clause 42, omit this clause.18. Clause 43, omit this clause.19. Clause 44, omit this clause.20. Clause 45, omit this clause.21. Clause 46, omit this clause.22. Clause 47, omit this clause.23. Clause 48, line 31, omit £<ninety-five ” and insert “ ninety-seven.”24. „ line 35, omit “ four ” and insert “ seven.”25. „ line 37, omit—

“ (3) On the occurrence of any vacancy in the office of a Commissioner before the expiration of the term for which any Commissioner holds office or is hereafter appointed the person appointed to the vacant office shall subject to the Railways Acts hold office for his predecessor’s unexpired term of office.”

26. „ (p. 17), line 2, omit “ if qualified.”27. ,, ,, line 3, omit " of four ” and insert “ not exceeding seven.”28. ° In use 49, line 45, omit “ or b y ” and insert “ and.”"'-h » (p* 18), line 9, omit “ and ” and insert “ or.”30. wiause 52, line 22, omit “ to put himself into direct communication with all branches of the

railway service and all officers and employes and also.” - x^ I - line 26, omit “ or of any committee sub-committee or conference.”

vlauso oo, line 50, omit “ or common carriers or against any officers or employes of the Commissioners as such carriers.”

And the said amendments were read a secoad time.Amendments 1 to 6 agreed to.Amendments 7 and 8 disagreed with.Amendment 9 agreed to.Amendment 10 agreed to with the following consequential amendments : —

In clause 22 (sub-section 2), lines 17 and 18, omit “ and the urgency of the m a t t e r a n d in line 21, after “ decision ” insert “ is so approved.”

Amendments 11 and 1 1 a agreed to.Amendment 12 disagreed with.Amendment 12 a agreed to.Amendment 13 disagreed with.Amendment 14 disagreed with.Amendments 15 to 22 agreed to.Amendments 23 and 24 disagreed with.Amendments 25 and 26 agreed to.Amendment 27 disagreed with.Mr. Shiels moved, That amendment 28 be disagreed with.Debate ensued.

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Question—put.The House divided.

5.

A yes, 46. Noes, 17.

Mr. Andrews,Mr. Armytage,Mr. Beazley,Mr. Bennett,Mr. Bent,Mr. Bowman,Mr. Burrowes,Mr. W. T. Carter, Mr. Clark,Mr. Deakin,Mr. Cavan Dufiy, Mr. Dunn,Mr. Cordon,Mr. Craham,Mr. Hall,Mr. Hancock,Mr. A. Harris, Mr. Laurens,Mr. Leonard,Dr. Maloney,Mr. Mason,Mr. McColl,Mr. McLean,Mr. Methven,Mr. Mountain,

Mr. Munro,Mr. Nimmo,Sir B. O’Loghlen, Bart., Mr. Outtrim,Mr. Parfitt,.Mr. Peacock,Mr. Richardson,Mr. Shiels,Mr. L. L. Smith,Mr. Sterry,Mr. Tatchell,Mr. Taverner,Captain Taylor,Mr. Turner,Mr. Uren,Mr. Wheeler,Mr. Williams,Mr. Woods,Mr. C. Young.

Tellen.

Mr. Bailes,Mr. A. Young.

Mr. Cameron, Mr. Craven, Mr. Derham, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Gillies, Mr. Highett, Mr. Levien, Mr. Madden, Mr. McLellan, Mr. Officer,

Dr. Pearson, Mr. C. Smith, Mr. Staughton, Mr. Wrixon, Mr. Zox.

Teller*.Mr. Anderson, Mr. Baker.

And so it was resolved in the affirmative.Amendment 29 disagreed with.Mr. Shiels moved, That amendment 30 be disagreed with Debate ensued.Question—put.The House divided.

Ayes, 34.Mr. Mountain,Mr. Munro,Mr. Nimmo,Sir B. (yLogklen, Bart., Mr. Outtrim,Mr. Richardson,Mr. Shiels,Mr. Sterry,Mr. Taverner,Mr. Turner,Mr. Wheeler,Mr. Williams,Mr. A. Young,Mr. C. Young.

Tellers.Mr. Bailes,Mr. Peacock.

Mr. Baker,Mr. Bent,Mr. Cameron, Mr. Gi. Downes Mr. Craven, Mr. Deakin, Mr. Derham, Mr. Dow,Mr. Duncan, Mr. Forrest, Mr. Gillies,Mr. Highett, Mr. Levien, Mr. Madden,

Noes, 25,Mr. McColl, Mr. Officer,Dr. Pearson,

Carter, Mr. C. Smith, Mr. Staughton, Mr. Tatchell, Mr. Uren,Mr. Wrixon, Mr. Zox.

Tellers.Mr. Anderson, Mr. J . Harris.

Mr. Andrews,Mr. Armytage,Mr. Beazley,Mr. Bennett,Mr. Best,Mr. Bowman,Mr. Burrowes,Mr. W. T. Carter,Mr. Gavan Duffy,Mr. Gordon,Mr. Graham,Mr. Hall,Mr. Hancock,Mr. A. Harris,Mr. Laurens,Dr. Maloney,Mr. McLean,Mr. Methven,And so it was resolved in the affirmative.Amendment 31 agreed to.Amendment 32 agreed to with the following a m e n d m e n t I n line 2, after “ such carriers ” insert “ and

section one hundred and twenty of the Railways Act 1890 is hereby repealed.Ordered—That the Bill be returned to the Legislative Council with a Message acquainting them that

the Legislative Assembly have agreed to some of the said amendments, have disagreed with others of the said amendments, have agreed to one of the said amendments with an amendment, and have agreed to one of the said amendments with consequential amendments, with which they desire the concurrence of the Legislative Council.

S e s s i o n a l O r d e r S u s p e n d e d . — M r . Munro moved, by leave, That the Sessional Order referring to the time when Government Business shall have precedence on Wednesdays be suspended for this evening, so as to allow Government Business to be proceeded with during the remainder of the sitting.


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6 . M e s s a g e f r o m t h e L e g i s l a t i v e C o u n c i l . — The following Message was brought from.the Legislative Council by the Clerk-Assistant of the Council:—


The Legislative Council acquaint the Legislative Assembly that they have agreed to the amendments recommended by His Excellency the Governor in the Bill intituled “An Act to amend the ‘Friendly Societies Act 1890.’ ”


Melbourne, 22nd December, 1891.7. M e s s a g e f r o m t h e L e g i s l a t i v e C o u n c i l . —The following Message was brought from the Legislative

Council by the Clerk-Assistant of the Council :—M r . S p e a k e r ,

The Legislative Council return to the Legislative Assembly the Bill intituled “ An Act to amend the Law relating to Thistles” and acquaint the Legislative Assembly that the Legislative Council insist on their amendment to omit clause 4, disagreed with by the Legis'n'ivc Assembly.

Legislative Council Chamber, JA S . MACBAIN,Melbourne, 23rd December, 1891. President.

And the said amendment was read and is as follows :—m . i n - i (Disagreed with by the Legislative Assembly, and insisted onClause 4, om,t tins clause ... j b/ the Legislative Council.

Mr. Graham moved, That this House do not insist on disagreeing with the amendment in this Bill insisted on by the Legislative Council.

Debate ensued.Question—put and resolved in the affirmative.Ordered—That the Bill be returned to the Legislative Council with a Message acquainting them that

the Legislative Assembly do not insist on disagreeing with the amendment insisted on by the Legislative Council.

8. D i s c h a r g e o f O r d e r o f t h e D a y .— T h e fo llo w in g Order o f the D a y w a s read and d ischarged :—

Defences and Discipline Act 1890 Amendment Bill— Consideration of Report.

9 . D e f e n c e s a n d D i s c i p l i n e A c t 1890 A m e n d m e n t B i l l . — Mr. Turner moved, That this Bill be nowrecommitted to a Committee of the whole House for the reconsideration of clauses 6, 8, 9, and new clause B.

Debate ensued.Question—put and resolved in the affirmative.And, on the further motion of Mr. Turner, Mr. Speaker left the Chair, and the House resolved itself

into a Committee of the whole.Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair, and Mr. McLellan reported that the Committee had gone through the

Bill and agreed to the same with a further amendment.On the motion of Mr. Turner, the House ordered that the Standing Orders be suspended so as to allow

the Report to be received this day.Mr. Turner moved, That the amendments made by the Committee of the whole in this Bill be agreed to.Question—put and resolved in the affirmative.On the motion of Mr. Turner, the House agreed to the following amendment in this Bill :—

Clause 6, lines 12 and 13, omit " (unless specially exempted from any provisions).”Mr. Speaker having reported that the Chairman of Committees had certified that the fair print of this

Bill was in accordance with the Bill as reported, and that the Clerk had noted the amendment made by the House on the consideration of the Report—

Mr. Turner moved, That this Bill be now read a third time.Debate ensued.Question—put and resolved in the affirmative.—Bill read a third time.Ordered—That the Bill be returned to the Legislative Council with a Message acquainting them that

the Legislative Assembly have agreed to the same with amendments, with which they desire theconcurrence of the Legislative Council.

1 0 . M e s s a g e f r o m t h e L e g i s l a t i v e C o u n c i l . — The following Message was brought from the Legislative Council by the Clerk-Assistant of the Council:—

M r . S p e a k e r ,The Legislative Council transmit to the Legislative Assembly a Message from His Excellency

the Governor recommending an amendment in the Bill intituled “ An Act to amend the ‘ Police Offences Act 1890,’ ” and acquaint the Legislative Assembly that they have agreed to the amendment recommended by His Excellency the Governor, with which they desire the concurrence of the Legislative Assembly.

Legislative Council Chamber, JA S. MACBAIN,Melbourne, 23rd December, 1891. President.

HOPETOUN,Governor. Message No.

Pursuant to the provisions of section 36 of the Constitution Act, the Governor transmits to the Legislative Council for their consideration the following amendment which he desires to be made in the Bill intituled “ An Act to amend the ‘ Police Offences Act 1890 ’ ” :—

Clause 2, after “ amendments o f” insert “ sections three and six and.”Government Offices,

Melbourne, 23rd December, 1891.On the motion of Mr. Turner, the House agreed to the said amendment, and ordered that His Excel

lency’s Message be returned to the Legislative Council, with a Message acquainting them that the Legislative Assembly have agreed to the amendment therein recommended.

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The Legislative Council return to the Legislative Assembly the Bill intituled “ An Act to amend the 11 Land Act 1890,’” and acquaint the Legislative Assembly that they have agreed to the same with amendments, with which they desire the concurrence of the Legislative Assembly.


Melbourne, 23rd December, 1891.And the said amendments were read and are as follow :—

Clause 6, lines 41 and 42, omit “ (not being a married woman or under the age of eighteen years) may take or hold one or more ” and substitute “ qualified to become tho licensee of an agricultural allotment may become the licensee of more than one.”

„ line 44, omit “ the ” and substitute “ such.”„ line 1, page 3, omit “ thereof” and substitute “ together.”

Omit clause 17.Clause 18, sub-clause (1) (a), line 23, omit "or proposed,” and after “ line of railway insert

“ or of any line of railway the construction of which has been declared by resolution of the Legislative Assembly to be expedient.”

„ sub-clause (5), line 5, omit “ No such Order in Council shall” and insert “ SuchOrder in Council shall not—

affect the right which any person as a Crown lessee at the date of the making of such Order in Council or any person claiming through him may have to select any lands ; nor

apply to any such selection ; nor.”At end of clause add—

(6) (a) Where the annual rent or licence-fee payable under any lease or licence of any lands of the Crown made and dated after the commencement of this Act is taken in part payment of the purchase money of such lands such lease or licence shall contain a covenant or condition that such lands shall be during the currency of such lease or licence (as the case may be) deemed lands of the Crown within the meaning of this section ; and that upon the making of any Order in Council under the provisions hereinbefore in this section contained the enhanced rent or licence-fee thereof fixed by such Order in Council shall be payable in respect of such lands as though such rent or licence-fee had been so fixed prior to the making of such lease or licence.

(6) The whole amount due or to become due as the enhanced rent or licence-fee of such lands of the Crown shall be payable in equal half-yearly instalments extending over the unexpired period of such lease or licence and at such times as other payments in respect of the rent or licence-fee of such lands are due.

(c) Any payment so made as such enhanced rent or licence-fee shall be subject to any claim for repayment at the expiration of ten years from the actual date of tho Order in Council as hereinafter provided.

[d) But nothing herein contained shall affect the right which any person as a Crown lessee before the commencement of this Act or any person claiming through him may have to select any lands ; or

shall apply to any such selection ; orshall apply to or affect any grant or lease of any lands which any person may be entitled

to by virtue of such lands having been selected by him or by the person through whom he claims before the commencement of this Act.

Clause 21, line 43, omit “ or proposed,” and after “ line of railway ” insert “ or of any line of railway the construction of which has been declared by resolution of the Legislative Assembly to be expedient.”

„ lines 2 and 3 (page 9), omit “ or proposed,” and after “ railways or ” insert “ railways and the construction of which have been declared by resolution of the Legislative Assembly to be expedient or such proposed.”

Clause 23, line 19, after “ he m ay” insert “ after proper inquiry and recommendation by the Warden.”

And the said amendments were read a second time.Mr. McLean moved, That this House agree to the said amendments.Debate ensued.Question—put and resolved in the affirmative.Ordered—That the Bill be returned to tho Legislative Council with a Message acquainting them that


12. D i s c h a r g e o f O r d e r o f t h e D a y . —The following Order of the Day was read and discharged :Committee of Public Accounts P ill— 7b be further considered in Committee.


13. R a i l w a y L o a n A c t No. 1032, R a i l w a y L o a n L i q u i d a t i o n a n d C o n s t r u c t i o n A c c o u n t , a n dV i c t o r i a n S t o c k A c t s Nos. 1196 a n d 1217.—The Order of the Day for the consideration in Committee of the whole House of the Estimate of Expenditure which the Railways Commissioners propose to incur during the year ending the 30th June, 1892, having been read On the motion of Mr. Shiels, Mr. Speaker left the Chair, and the House resolved itself into a Committee of the whole.

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Mr. Speaker resumed the C hair; Mr. McLellan reported that the Committee had come to a certain resolution.

On the motion of Mr. Shiels, the House ordered that the Standing Orders be suspended so as to allow the Report to be received this day.

Mr. McLellan reported from a Committee of the whole House a certain resolution, which was read and is as follows:—

Resolved—That the following Estimate of Expenditure which the Railways Commissioners propose to incur during the year ending 30th June, 1892, under the Railway Loan Act No. 1032,Railway Loan Liquidation and Construction Account and Victorian Stock Acts Nos. 1196 and1217, be agreed to by the Committee, viz.:—

R a i l w a y L o a n A c t No. 1032, S c h e d u l e 1, I t e m 1; R a i l w a y L o a n L i q u i d a t i o n a n d

C o n s t r u c t i o n A c c o u n t a n d V i c t o r i a n S t o c k A c t s N o s . 1196, P a r t s 1 a n d 2, a n d

No. 1217.For the construction of lines of railway, &c., authorized under The Rail

way Construction Act 1884, No. 821 ... ... ... ... £400,000And the said resolution was read a second time and agreed to by the House.



The Legislative Council return to the Legislative Assembly the Bill intituled “An Act to amend the ( Railways Act 1890 ’ and for other purposes,” and acquaint the Legislative Assembly that theLegislative Council do not insist on some of their amendments, that they insist on others, and haveagreed to the amendments of the Legislative Assembly on the amendments of the Legislative Council.


Melbourne, 23rd December, 1891.And the said amendments were read and are as follow:—

12. Clause 24, line 34, before "policy" insert "general."14. Clause 34, omit this clause.24. Clause 48, line 35, omit " four" and insert " seven.”27. ,, (p. 17), line 3, omit "of four" and insert “ not exceeding seven."28. Clause 49, line 45, omit " or by " and insert " and.”29. „ (p. 18), line 9, omit "and" and insert " or."30. Clause 52, line 22, omit " to put himself into direct communication with

all branches of the railway service and all officers and employes and also."

Amendment 12—Mr. Shiels moved, That this House do not insist on disagreeing with this amendment.Debate ensued.Question—put and resolved in the affirmative.Amendments 14, 24, 27, 28, 29, 30—Mr. Shiels moved, That this House do insist on disagreeing with these amendments.Debate ensued.Question—put and resolved in the affirmative.Mr. Shiels moved, That a Free Conference be desired with the Legislative Council on the subject-

matter of the amendments made and insisted on by the Legislative Council in the Bill intituled " An Act to amend the '■Railways Act 1890' and for other purposes,” and that the following Members be appointed Managers of the Conference, viz.:—Mr. Burrowes, Mr. Deakin, Sir Bryan O’Loghlen, Mr. Munro, Mr. Shiels, Mr. Turner, and Mr. C. Young.

Question—put and resolved in the affirmative.Ordered—That the Bill be returned to the Legislative Council with a Message acquainting them that

the Legislative Assembly do not insist on disagreeing with one of the amendments insisted on by the Legislative Council, and do insist on disagreeing with other amendments, and desiring a Free Conference with the Legislative Council on the subject-matter of the said amendments.



The Legislative Council acquaint the Legislative Assembly that they have appointed seven Members to confer with the Committee of the Legislative Assembly on the Bill intituled " An Act to amend the 'Railways Act 1890' and for other purposes,” and name the South Library as the place and appoint now as the time of meeting of the said Conference.



Disagreed with by the Legisla-

tive Assembly, and insisted on by the Legislative Council.

The Managers of the Conference then went to the Conference, and being returned,

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Mr. Shiels, on behalf of the Managers for the Legislative Assembly, informed the House that the result of the Conference would be reported at the next meeting of the Legislative Assembly.

16. P o s t p o n e m e n t o f O r d e r s o f t h e D a y . —Ordered, That the consideration of the following Ordersof the Day be postponed until this day :—

Public Service Act 1 8 9 0 Amendment Bill—Second reading.Licensing Act 1890 Amendment B ill—Message from the Legislative Council— To be further con

sidered.Waterworks Construction Encouragement Act 1886 further Amendment Bill—Second reading. Directors' Liability Bill—Second reading—Resumption of debate.Petition of Central Australian Wine Association of Victoria— To be considered.Companies Act 1890 Amendment Bill (No. 2)—Second reading.Messrs. Burston and McNab—Resumption of debate on the question— That in the opinion of this

House the finding of the Board appointed to inquire into the case of Messrs. Burston and McNab shoidd at once be given effect to.


1 7 . A d j o u r n m e n t . —Mr. Munro moved, b y leave, That the House, at its rising, adjourn until this day atfour o’clock.

Question—put and resolved in the affirmative.Mr. Munro moved, That the House do now adjourn.Debate ensued.Question—put and resolved in the affirmative.

And then the House, at nine minutes past two o’clock in the morning, adjourned until this day.

W. V. ROBINSON, WILLIAM McLELLAN,Clerk of the Legislative Assembly. Deputy-Speaker.


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THURSDAY, 2 4 t h DECEMBER, 1891.

The House met pursuant to adjournment.—Mr. Speaker took the Chair.P o s t p o n e m e n t o f O r d e r s o f t h e D a y . — Ordered, That the consideration of Order of the Day,

Government Business, No. 1, and Orders of the Day, General Business, Nos. 1 to 6, be postponed until after the consideration of Order of the Day, General Business, No. 7.

B u r r u m b e e t L a n d s B i l l . —The Order of the Day for the second reading o f this Bill having been read—Sir Bryan O’Loghlen moved, That this Bill be now read a second time.

Question—put and resolved in the affirmative.—Bill read a second time.Sir Bryan O’Loghlen moved, That this Bill be now committed to a Committee of the whole House.Question—put and resolved in the affirmative.And,' on the further motion of Sir Bryan O’Loghlen, Mr. Speaker left the Chair, and the House

resolved itself into a Committee of the whole.Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair ; Mr. McLellan reported that the Committee had gone through the

Bill, and agreed to the same with an amendment.On the motion of Sir Bryan O’Loghlen, the House ordered that the Standing Orders be suspended

so as to allow the Report to be received this day.Sir Bryan O’Loghlen moved, That the amendment made by the Committee of the whole House in this

Bill be agreed to.Question—put and resolved in the affirmative.Mr. Speaker having reported that the Chairman of Committees had certified that the fair print of this

Bill was in accordance with the Bill as reported—Bill, on the motion of Sir Bryan O’Loghlen, read a third time.

Ordered—That the Bill be transmitted to the Legislative Council and their concurrence desired therein.P o s t p o n e m e n t o f O r d e r s o f t h e D a y . —Ordered, That the consideration of Order of the Day,

Government Business, No. 1, and Order of the Day, General Business, No. 1, be postponed until after the consideration of Order of the Day, General Business, No. 2.

W a t e r w o r k s C o n s t r u c t i o n E n c o u r a g e m e n t A c t 1886 F u r t h e r A m e n d m e n t B i l l . —The Order of the Day for the second reading of this Bill having been read—Mr. Taverner moved, That this Bill be now read a second time.

Debate ensued.Question—put and resolved in the affirmative.—Bill read a second time.Mr. Taverner moved, That this Bill be now committed to a Committee of the whole House.Question—put and resolved in the affirmative.And, on the further motion of Mr. Taverner, Mr. Speaker left the Chair, and the House resolved

itself into a Committee of the whole.Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; Mr. McIntyre reported that the Committee had gone through the

Bill, and agreed to the same with amendments.On the motion of Mr. Taverner, the House ordered that the Standing Orders be suspended so as to

allow the Report to be received this day.Mr. Taverner moved, That the amendments made by the Committee of the whole House in this Bill

be agreed to.Question—put and resolved in the affirmative.Mr. Deputy-Speaker having reported that the Chairman of Committees had certified that the fair print

of this Bill was in accordance with the Bill as reported—Bill, on the motion of Mr. Taverner, read a third time.


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6 . R a i l w a y s A c t 1890 A m e n d m e n t B i l l . — F r e e C o n f e r e n c e w i t h t h e L e g i s l a t i v e C o u n c i l . —

Mr. Shiels reported, on behalf of the Managers for the Legislative Assembly at the Free Conference appointed to be held between the two Houses, on the subject-matter of the amendments made and insisted on by the Legislative Council in the Railways Act 1890 Amendment Bill, that the Managers for the Legislative Assembly met the Managers for the Legislative Council, and that, after discussion, the Conference unanimously agreed that the respective Houses should be recommended to approve of the amendments insisted on by the Legislative Council being dealt with in the following manner:—

1. Amendment numbered 14, namely, to omit clause 34—That the Legislative Council shouldnot now insist on this amendment.

2. Amendment numbered 24, namely, to omit “ four,” in clause 48, line 35, and insert “ seven”—That this amendment should be amended by inserting the words “ not exceeding ” before “ seven.”

3. Amendment numbered 27, namely, to omit “ of four,” in sub-section 2 of clause 48, andinsert “ not exceeding seven ”—That the Legislative Assembly should not now insist on disagreeing with this amendment.

4. Amendments numbered 28 and 29—That these amendments should be amended so as to providefor the continuance of the existing law (embodied in the 50th section of the Railways Act 1890) as to the power of the Governor in Council to remove any Railways Commissioner from his office; and also as to the power to suspend any Commissioner from his office, and to cancel or confirm such suspension.

5. Amendment numbered 30, namely, to omit the following words in clause 52, line 22, “ to puthimself into direct communication with all branches of the railway service and all officers and employes and also” —That this amendment should not now be insisted on by the Legislative Council.



The Legislative Council return to the Legislative Assembly the Bill intituled “ An Act to amend the i Raihoays Act 1890’ and for other purposes f and acquaint the Legislative Assembly that the Legislative Council do not now insist on some of their amendments disagreed with by the Legislative Assembly, that they still insist on others, and have amended one of their amendments, with which they desire the concurrence of the Legislative Assembly.

JA S. MACBA1N,Legislative Council, President.

Melbourne, 24th December, 1891.And the said amendments were read and are as follow:—

( Disagreement insisted on by the Legislative24. Clause 48, line 35, omit “ four ” and ) Assembly, and amended by the Legislative

insert “ seven.” Council by the insertion of the words “ not ex-( ceediug ” before “ seven.”

Mr. Shiels moved, That the House agree to the amendment of the Legislative Council as further amended.

Question—put and resolved in the affirmative. 327. Clause 48 (p. 17), line 3, omit “ off Disagreement insisted on by the Legislative

four ' and insert “ not exceeding seven.” Assembly, and amendment still insisted on by the( Legislative Council.

Mr. Shiels moved, That this House do not now insist on disagreeing with this amendment.Question—put and resolved in the affirmative.

no ni an V AK -a. « 1 „ a 1 Disagreement insisted on by the Legislative8. Clause 49, line 45, omit or by and . Assembly, and amendment still insisted on by the

insert “ and .’ | Legislative Council.Mr. Shiels moved, That this House do not now insist on disagreeing with this amendment, but agree

to the same with the following amendment:—In clause 49, line 46, after “ Assembly ” insert “ respectively in the same session of Parliament

or by the Legislative Assembly alone in two consecutive sessions thereof, provided that not less than six weeks shall intervene between such addresses when made by the Legislative Assembly alone as aforesaid.”

Question—put and resolved in the affirmative.on m dn / t- n v n -x , ,, ( Disagreement insisted on by the Legislative

i ÛSe (P,', 8)’ me ’ om a \ Assembly, and amendment still insisted on by the and insert or. | Legislative Council.

Mr. Shiels moved, That this House do not now insist on disagreeing with this amendment.Debate ensued.Question—put and resolved in the affirmative.Mr. Shiels moved, That the amendment made by the Legislative Assembly on the Legislative

Council’s amendment in clause 53, and agreed to by the Legislative Council, be not now made, but that instead thereof the following new clause be added to the Bill:—

A. In section one hundred and twenty of the Railways Act 1890 the words “ inferior court ” mean a court of petty sessions only.


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Ordered—That the Bill be returned to the Legislative Council with a Message acquainting them that the Legislative Assembly do not now insist on disagreeing with some of the amendments insisted on by the Legislative Council, that they do not now insist on disagreeing with another of the said amendments, but have now agreed to the same with an amendment, with which they desire the concurrence of the Legislative Council, and acquainting the Legislative Council that the Legislative Assembly have resolved—That the amendment made on the Legislative Council’s amendment in clause.53, and agreed to by the Legislative Council, be not now made, but that instead thereof a new clause be added to the Bill, with which they also desire the concurrence of the Legislative Council.

8. M e s s a g e s e r o i l t h e L e g i s l a t i v e C o u n c i l . —The following Messages were brought from the Legislative Council by the Clerk-Assistant of the Council:—

Mn. S p e a k e r ,The Legislative Council acquaint the Legislative Assembly that they have agreed to the

amendments made by the Legislative Assembly in the Bill intituled “ An Act to amend the ‘ Defences and Discipline Act 1890.’ ”


Melbourne, 24th December, 1891.M r . S p e a k e r ,

The Legislative Council acquaint the Legislative Assembly that they have agreed to the Bill intituled “ An Act for the ’Resumption by the Grown of certain Land in the parishes of Burrumbeet and Brewster ” without amendment.

JA S . MACBAIN,Legislative Council, President.


The Legislative Council acquaint the Legislative Assembly that they have agreed to the Bill intituled “ An Act to sanction the issue and application of certain sums of money as Loans for Irrigation Works and Water Supply in the County Districts and for other piuposes ” without amendment.


Melbourne, 23rd December, 1891.



amend the ‘ Mines Act 1890,’ ” and acquaint the Legislative Assembly that they have agreed to the same with amendments, with which they desire the concurrence of the Legislative Assembly.


Melbourne, 24th December, 1891.And the said amendments were read and are as follow :—

Clause 2, line 1, omit l< all coal and all gold silver copper tin iron antimony mercury lead zinc nickel cobalt platinum bismuth and manganese and ores of any of such metals ” and insert “ all gold and silver and all metals minerals and mineral ores.”

Clause 6, at end of clause add “ and ”“ {d) Lands alienated after the commencement of this Act from the Crown in fee simple

or licensed or leased either before or after such commencement with the right ofacquiring the fee-simple.”

Clause 9, line 42, omit “ or royalty.”Clause 12, line 30, after " 1890 ” insert “ or of a licence under the next preceding section.” Clause 16, omit this clause.Clause 18, line 39, at end of clause add “ machinery or chattels included in any such mortgage

or bill of sale.”Clause 19, omit this clause.Clause 20, omit this clause.

And the said amendments were read a second time.Mr. Gavan Duffy moved, That this House agree to the said amendments.Debate ensued.Question—put and resolved in the affirmative.Ordered—That the Bill be returned to the Legislative Council with a Message acquainting them that

the Legislative Assembly have agreed to the said amendments.10. A d j o u r n m e n t . —Mr. Munro moved, by leave, That the House, at its rising, adjourn till Tuesday next

at eleven o’clock.Question—put and resolved in the affirmative.



further amend ‘ The Waterworks Construction Encouragement Act 1886,’ v and acquaint the Legislative Assembly that they have agreed to the same with amendments, with which they desire the concurrence of the Legislative Assembly.


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And the said amendments were read and are as follow:—Clause 2, line 2, omit “ and on ” and insert “ subject to.”

. „ omit “ as he may prescribe ” and insert “ for securing the payment of the purchasemoney as he may require.”

„ after “ block C ” insert “ approved of by the Governor in Council.”„ after “ acres ” insert “ and” ; and after “ its provisions ” insert “ and.”„ after “ such terms ” insert £< as shall be prescribed by the Governor in Council in

each case.”„ at end of clause add—“ And it is hereby expressly provided that save as aforesaid

the provisions of the said Indenture of the thirty-first d a y of May, One thousandeight hundred and eighty-seven, or of any licence granted thereunder, or any ofthe provisions of the Waterworks Construction Encouragement Acts 1886 and 1890 shall be in no wise prejudiced waived or affected by this Act or by anything done or purported to be done under its provisions.”

Clause 3, after “ land is ” insert “ proposed.”„ at end of clause add—“ and the selection of such land shall be subject to the

approval of the Governor in Council.”And the said amendments were read a second time.Mr. Shiels moved, That this House agree to the said amendments.Question—put and resolved in the affirmative.Mr. Shiels moved, as a consequential amendment, That the following words in clause 2 be omitted—

“ Provided always that save as aforesaid the provisions of the said Indenture of the thirty-first day of May, One thousand eight hundred and eighty-seven, or of any licence granted in pursuance thereof, or any of the provisions of the Waterworks Construction Encouragement Acts of 1886 and 1890 shall in no wise be prejudiced varied or affected by this Act or by anything done or purported to be done under its provisions.”

Debate ensued.Question—That the words proposed to be omitted stand part of the clause—put and negatived.Ordered—That the Bill be returned to the Legislative Council with a Message acquainting them that

the Legislative Assembly have agreed to the said amendments, and that they have made a consequential amendment in clause 2, with which they desire the concurrence of the Legislative Council.

12. D i s c h a r g e o f O r d e r o f t h e D a y . —The following Order of the Day was read and dischargedPublic Service Act 1890 Amendment Bill— Second reading.


13. L i v e r y a n d A g i s t m e n t B i l l . —Mr. Bent moved, pursuant to notice, That he have leave to bringin a Bill for the better Protection of Livery-stable Keepers and Agisters of Cattle and for other purposes.

Question—put and resolved in the affirmative.Ordered—That Mr. Bent and Mr. Zox do prepare and bring in the Bill.Mr. Bent then brought up a Bill intituled “ A B ill for the better Protection of Livery-stable Keepers

and Agisters of Cattle and for other purposes,” anUi moved, That it be now read a first time.Question—put and resolved in the affirmative.—Bill read a first time, ordered to be printed, and read

a second time on Tuesday next.

14. D i s c h a r g e o f O r d e r s o f t h e D a y . —The following Orders of the Day were read and discharged:—Licensing Act 1890 Amendment B ill— Message from the Legislative Council— To be jurther

considered.Petition of Central Australian Wine Association of Victoria— To be considered.

1 5 . D i s c h a r g e o f O r d e r s o f t h e D a y . —The following Orders of the Day were read and discharged:—Directors'1 Liability Bill—Second reading—Resumption of debate.Companies Act 1890 Amendment Bill {No. 2)—Second reading.

Ordered—That the said Bills be withdrawn.

16. M e s s r s . B u r s t o n a n d M c N a b . —The Order of the Day for the resumption of the debate on thequestion—That in the opinion of this House the finding of the Board appointed to inquire into the case of Messrs. Burston and McNab should at once be given effect to—having been read—

Debate resumed.Question—That in the opinion of this House the finding of the Board appointed to inquire into the

case of Messrs. Burston and McNab should. at once be given effect to—put and resolved in the affirmative.

17. A d j o u r n m e n t . —Mr. Munro moved, That the House do now adjourn.Debate ensued.Question—put and resolved in the affirmative.

And then the House, at twelve minutes past nine o’clock, adjourned until Tuesday next.

W. V. ROBINSON, WILLIAM McLELLAN,Clerk of the Legislative Assembly. Deputy-Speaker.

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1. The House met pursuant to adjournment.—Mr. Speaker took the Chair.2 . M e s s a g e f r o m H i s E x c e l l e n c y t h e G o v e r n o r . — The following Message from His Excellency the

Governor was presented by Mr. Munro, and the same was read :—


The Governor informs the Legislative Assembly that he has, on this day, at the Government House, given the Royal Assent to the undermentioned Acts of the present Session, presented to him by the Clerk of the Parliaments, v iz.:—

“ An Act to amend the 1 Crimes Act 1890 ’ and for other jmrposes”“ An Act to amend the 1 Friendly Societies Act 1890.’ ”“ An Act to authorize the issue of Treasury Bonds.”“ An Act to apply out of the 1 Victorian Stock Act 1891 Account' or temporarily out of 6 The Public

Account' certain sums of Money for Railway Works and other purposes.”“ An Act to alter the amounts of certain Agricultural and other Grants.”“ An Act to correct certain errors in Acts.”“ An Act to authorize a portion of the Market Reserve at St. Arnaud being reserved as a site for

a School of Mines.”“ An Act to amend the 1 Administration and Probate Act 1890.’ ”“ An Act to authorize the Sale of part o f the Kyneton Market Reserve and. for other purposes.”“ An Act to authorize the construction of Lines of Railway from Korumburra on the Great

Southern line to Coed Creek, Strezlecki, and Jumbunna Coal Mines respectively.”Government House,

Melbourne, 23rd December, 1891.3. M e s s a g e f r o m H i s E x c e l l e n c y t h e G o v e r n o r . —The following Message from His Excellency the

Governor was presented by Mr. Shiels, and the same was read :—HOPETOUN, 0Q

Governor. Message No. 38,Pursuant to the provisions of section 36 of the Constitution Act, the Governor transmits to

the Legislative Assembly, for their consideration, the following amendments which he desires to be made in a Bill intituled “ An Act to amend the ‘ Railways Act 1890 ’ and for other purposes ”

Clause 7, omit “ or allowances.” }Clause 9, after “ tenders” insert “ for the construction of any portion of a line of railway ” ;

after “ advertised” insert “ for.”Clause 28, sub-section (2), omit " they,” substitute “ the Board.”Clause 34, omit “ casual,” substitute “ day.”

Government Offices,•Melbourne, 29th December, 1891.

On the motion of Mr. Shiels, the House agreed to the said amendments, and ordered that His Excellency’s Message be transmitted to the Legislative Council, with a Message acquainting them that the Legislative Assembly have agreed to the said amendments, and requesting their concurrence therein.

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4 . M e s s a g e f r o m H is E x c e l l e n c y t h e G o v e r n o r .—The following Message from His Excellency t h e Governor was presented by Mr. Turner, and the same was road :—

HOPETOUN,Governor. ' Message No. 39.

Pursuant to the provisions of section 36 of the Constitution Act, the Governor transmits to the Legislative Assembly, for their consideration, the following amendments which he desires to be made in a Bill intituled “ An Act to amend the ‘Local Government Act 1890 ’ —

Clause 14, omit “ in such section the words 6or any part of the borough known as the city of Footscray ’ shall be inserted after the word borough” and substitute “ and in such section the words ‘ any part of the borough .known as the city of Footscray o r’ shall be inserted after the word ‘ Melbourne.’ ”

Clause 14, omit u nine.”Clause 14, after the words “ wherever it occurs” insert “ and before the word ‘ cease’ in

section eight the words ‘ with the like qualifications and exceptions’ shall be inserted.” Clause 14, at end of clause add “ and in section nine after the word ‘ order,’ where it first

occurs, the words ‘ uniting a borough to the city of Melbourne ’ shall be inserted, and in section ten after the word ‘ wards,’ wherever it occurs, the words 1 or a part of a ward ’ shall be inserted, and in section eleven after the word ‘ order,’ where it first occurs, the words ‘ make any apportionment of property rights and liabilities and ’ shall be inserted.”

Clause 46, after “ hours” insert “ during which.”Clause 64, omit “ when the same became payable ” and substitute "of the commencement of

this Act, or from the time when the same became payable whichever may have last happened.”

Second Schedule, omit "with interest at the rate of Eight pounds per centum per annum” and omit “ with interest at the rate aforesaid.” A t the end of Schedule insert “ and if not paid within six months from the time it became due will bear interest from such time at the rate of Eight pounds per centum per annum.”


On the motion of Mr. Turner, the House agreed to the said amendments, and ordered that His Excellency’s Message be transmitted to the Legislative Council, with a Message acquainting them that the Legislative Assembly have agreed to the said amendments, and requesting their concurrence therein.

5. M e s s a g e s f r o m t h e L e g i s l a t i v e C o u n c i l .—The following Messages were brought from the Legislative Council by the Clerk-Assistant of the Council :—


The Legislative Council acquaint the Legislative Assembly that they have agreed to the amendment of the Legislative Assembly on the amendment of the Legislative Council in clause 49, line 45, in the Bill intituled “ An Act to amend, the ‘Railways Act 1890 ’ and for other purposes.”

The Legislative Council also acquaint the Legislative Assembly that they have agreed to the amendment of the Legislative Assembly on the amendment of the Legislative Council in clause 53, viz-: to add a new clause to the Bill in lieu of the amendment made previously by the LegislativeAssembly and agreed to by the Legislative Council on the 23rd December instant.



The Legislative Council acquaint the Legislative Assembly that they have agreed to the amendments recommended by His Excellency the Governor in the Bill intituled “ An Act to amend the ‘Railways Act 1890’ and for other imrposes.”



The Legislative Council acquaint the Legislative Assembly that they have agreed to the consequential amendment made by the Legislative Assembly on an amendment of the Legislative Council in the Bill intituled “ An Act to further amend ‘ The Waterworks Construction Encouragement Act 1886/”



6 . M e s s a g e f r o m H is E x c e l l e n c y t h e G o v e r n o r .—T h e following Message from his Excellency the Governor was presented by Mr. Shiels, and the same was read :—


Pursuant to the provisions of section 36 of the Constitution Act, the Governor transmits to the Legislative Assembly, for their consideration, the following amendments which he desires to bemade in a Bill intituled “ An Act to amend the ‘Mines Act 1890’”

Clause 1, omit the words " (except the last section).”Clause 20, sub-section (2), after “ provision of” insert "section eighteen of.”


On the motion of Mr. Shiels, the House agreed to the said amendments, and ordered that His Excellency’s Message be transmitted to the Legislative Council, with a Message acquainting them that the Legislative Assembly have agreed to the said amendments, and requesting their concurrence therein.

7 . B u r r u m b e e t L a n d s B i l l .— M r. S p e a k e r r e p o r te d th a t h e h ad th is d a y r e c e iv e d fro m th e C le r k o f th eParliaments a letter, which he read, and is as follows :—

Parliament House,gIR Melbourne, 29th December, 1891.

I do myself the honour to report, in conformity with the Joint Standing Order No. 21, that the following clerical error has been discovered in the Bill intituled “An Act for the Resumption hy the Crown of certain Land in the parishes of Burrumbeet and Brewster'”:—In the Preamble the word “ desire” has been inserted instead of “ desires.”

I have the honour to be, Sir,Your most obedient Servant,

GEORGE H. JEN K IN S, Clerk of the Parliaments.

To the Honorable the Speaker, &c., &c., &c.On the motion of Mr. Shiels, the House agreed that the above error be corrected by the insertion in the

Preamble of the word “ desires ” instead of the word “ desire.”Ordered—That the letter of the Cleric of the Parliaments be transmitted to the Legislative Council

with a Message requesting them to concur in the correction of the foregoing error.

8 . L a n d A c t 1890 A m e n d m e n t B i l l . — Mr. Speaker reported that he had this day received from theClerk of the Parliaments a letter, which he read, and is as follows :—

Parliament House, Melbourne, 29th December, 1891.

I do myself the honour to report, in conformity with the Joint Standing Order No. 21, that the following clerical errors have been discovered in the Bill intituled “ An Act to amend the 1 Land Act 1890” ’:—In line 3 of clause 6 the word “ allotments ” has been inserted instead of “ allotment,” and in line 10 of clause 20 the word “ railways,” where it first occurs, has been inserted instead of “ railway.”

I have the honour to be, Sir,Your most obedient Servant,

GEORGE H. JEN K IN S, Clerk of the Parliaments.

To the Honorable the Speaker, &c., &c., &c.On the motion of Mr. Shiels, the House agreed that the above errors be corrected by the insertion in

line 3 of clause 6 of the word “ allotment ” instead of the word “ allotments,” and by the insertion in line 10 of clause 20 of the word “ railway,” where it first occurs, instead of “ railways.”

Ordered—That the letter of the Clerk of the Parliaments be transmitted to the Legislative Council with a Message requesting them to concur in the correction of the foregoing errors.

9. M e s s a g e f r o m t h e L e g i s l a t i v e C o u n c i l . —The following Message was brought from the LegislativeCouncil by the Clerk-Assistant of the Council:—


The Legislative Council acquaint the Legislative Assembly that they have agreed to the amendments recommended by His Excellency the Governor in the Bill intituled “ An Act to amend the Ijocal Government Act 1890.’ ”



10. P a p e r .—The following Paper, pursuant to the direction of an Act of Parliament, w a s laid upon theTable by the Clerk of the House :—

Public Service Act 1890.—Alterations -of Regulations.

11. M e s s a g e s f r o m t h e L e g i s l a t i v e C o u n c i l .— The following Messages were brought from theLegislative Council by the Clerk-Assistant of the Council :—


amendments recommended by His Excellency the Governor in the Bill intituled “ An Act to amend the 1 Mines Act 1890.’ ”


Melbourne, 29th December, 1891.M r. S p e a k e r ,

The Legislative Council acquaint the Legislative Assembly that they have concurred with the Legislative Assembly in correcting the clerical error reported by the Clerk of the Parliaments in the Bill intituled “ An Act fo r the Resumption by the Crown of certain Land in the parishes of Burrumbeet and Brewster.’”



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Mb . S p e a k e r ,The Legislative Council acquaint the Legislative Assembly that they have concurred with

the Legislative Assembly in correcting the clerical errors reported by the Clerk of the Parliaments in the Bill intituled “ An Act to amend the 1 Land Act 1890.’ ”



1 2 . M e s s a g e f r o m H i s E x c e l l e n c y t h e G o v e r n o r .— A Message was delivered by the Usher of the Legislative Council:—

Mr . S p e a k e r ,The Governor desires this Honorable House to attend His Excellency immediately in the

Legislative Council Chamber.Accordingly Mr. Speaker, with the House, went to attend His Excellency, when His Excellency was

pleased to give the Royal Assent to the following Public Bills, viz.: —“ An Act to apply a sum out of the- Consolidated Revenue to the service of the year ending on the

thirtieth day of June One thousand eight hundred and ninety-two, and to appropriate thesupplies granted in this Session of Parliament.”

“ An Act to amend the ‘ Police Offences Act 1890.’ ”“ An Act to provide for the Purification of the Electoral Rolls for the Legislative Assembly and for

other purposes.”“ An Act to amend the ‘ Local Government Act 1890.’ ”" An Act to amend the Law relating to Thistles.”“ An Act to sanction the issue and application of certain sums of money as Loans for Irrigation

Works and Water Supply in the Country Districts and for other purposes.”“ An Act to amend the ‘ Land Act 1890.’ ”“ An Act to amend the ‘Defences and Discipline Act 1890.’ ”“ An Act for the Resumption by the Crown of certain Land in the parishes of Burrumbeet and

Brewster.”“ An Act to amend the ‘ Railways Act 1890 ’ and for other purposes' ”“ An Act to amend the ‘ Mines Act 1890.’ ”“ An Act to further amend ‘ The Waterworks Construction Encouragement Act 1886.’ ”

After which His Excellency was pleased to make a speech to both Houses of Parliament as follows:—

M r. P r e s i d e n t a n d H o n o r a b l e G e n t l e m e n o f t h e L e g i s l a t i v e C o u n c i l :

Mr. S p e a k e r a n d G e n t l e m e n o f t h e L e g i s l a t i v e A s s e m b l y :

I am pleased to be able to release you from the discharge of your legislative duties after a Session the arduous labours of which have had the gratifying result of adding to the Statute-book of the colony many measures of a liberal and practical character.

The earnest consideration which you gave for nearly two months to the Draft Bill for the Constitution of a Commonwealth of Australia makes this Session one of unique interest and importance, and I am deeply rejoiced to think that the Parliament of Victoria has been the first to express approval of the loading principles contained in the measure. It is to be greatly regretted that difficulties were encountered in some of the colonies in making progress with it, and that the exigencies of the Session here prevented you arriving at a definite agreement for its final adoption by the people of Victoria. But the great enterprise of achieving Federation has, I believe, been only temporarily delayed, not permanently defeated ; and the full discussion given to the Draft Bill in both Chambers has evinced the patriotic determination of this colony to unite with the sister States in creating a Federation worthy of the splendid career in store for these great possessions of the British Crown, and capable of fostering all national interests without derogating from the prerogatives of autonomy which each colony is resolved to maintain in local affairs.

The Act relating to the management of the State railways is a worthy response to the strong feeling in the public mind that a change in the mode of management was urgently needed. The stability of the Public Finances is closely connected with the economical and efficient managment of this great business of the State, in which a capital of about Thirty-seven millions is invested, with an annual return at present of nearly Three millions and a half. I t has long been felt that Parliament had lost its proper control over this vast, and growing system, and the measure which you have sanctioned has as its cardinal aim the restoring to the Legislature and the Executive the power of exercising an effective and salutary control in the interests of the State.

A very important measure has been dealt with by you, extending the privileges of local self- government and settling difficult questions of Municipal Law. For the first time in the history of local government the annual endowment, now amounting to £450,000, has been fixed upon principles which will I trust be found satisfactory to Municipalities throughout the colony, and enable them to perform more efficiently their highly useful and responsible functions.

The Act for the purification of the rolls is a measure long demanded, in order to preserve the suffrage from the jeopardy into which it is brought when electoral power is granted to those who have been proved unfit to wield it. The measure which you have made law strikes off the rolls by approved judicial methods persons shown unworthy of the right to vote. By providing machinery for expunging the names of all who are unqualified, it obviates the danger of frauds being successful in regard to the franchise, thus insuring safety to the great principles of political equality.

The amendment of the Criminal Code brings this domain of Victorian Law abreast of the latest English enactment upon the subject. By its provisions for the protection of girls of tender age, the Legislature has displayed a noble solicitude for the promotion of morality. . .

I observe with satisfaction that the amending Land Act will cheapen and quicken the process of acquiring agricultural allotments, and, by thus increasing the facilities and attractions for rural

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settlement, help to maintain a safe equipoise between country and town in growth and development. The provisions made for the establishment of homesteads and various industries on worked-out auriferous lands, and for the creation of a fund for the construction of railways and waterworks from the enhanced value of Crown lands derived therefrom, will I trust be found valuable in their practical application.

It is fully anticipated that the Act to amend the mining laws will remove difficulties which have heretofore been felt in granting mining and mineral leases over certain lands hitherto not easily accessible for mining.

The adoption of the law relating to partnership codifies a branch of law of special importance to the industrial and mercantile community, and is an instalment of the work that must precede codification of the whole law.

At the instance of private members, you have approved several most useful projects of law. The Employers and Employes Act will remove an inequality which was unjust in its operation and mischievous in its tendencies upon the relations of the worker with his employer. The Courts of Conciliation Act provides a friendly mode of settling industrial disputes, and the Legal Profession Practice Act widens the choice of the public in regard to the transaction of legal business. The Amending Friendly Societies Act affords increased facilities in the working of the friendly societies’ system, and includes the principal advantages conferred by recent English enactments on these valuable institutions.

It is a matter of great regret that other measures of importance which were introduced did not become law, but it is hoped that the consideration given to them this Session will aid materially in their discussion and ratification when next they are submitted to you.

During the Session the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Railways has laboured with praiseworthy energy, and various valuable reports made by it have been laid before you. Some of the recommendations made have been adopted in the Railways Management Act, and in order to carry out others a Railway Construction Bill relating to lines recommended for the development of various coal mines has become law ; and the Legislative Assembly has resolved that the other lines recommended by the Committee shall be permanently surveyed, so that accurate data as to the probable cost will be ready when Parliament is considering the necessary Construction Bills next Session.

The reports of the Royal Commissions on the Charities of Victoria, on G-old Mining, and on the Coal Industries have been laid before you. The Commissioners in each case have, with most commendable zeal and at a great sacrifice of time and trouble, collected a valuable amount of information, which will tend to elucidate the proper treatment of each of these important questions in the ensuing Parliament.

It is gratifying to know that the bonus given on butter exported from this colony has stimulated the industry, and that careful supervision is being exercised so as to foster the increasing trade in that important product with the mother country.

Mu. S p e a k e r a n d G e n t l e m e n o f t h e L e g i s l a t i v e A s s e m b l y :

I thank you, on behalf of Her Majesty, for the adequate provision which you have made for the Public Service.

Every care will be taken to secure the utmost economy, consistent with a proper regard for efficiency, in the various Departments of Government.

The general depression of trade and business so severely felt during the present year has told upon the Public Finances, and has led my Advisers to exercise scrupulous care in the Public Expenditure, and I am happy to inform you that the economy thus observed has resulted in the Estimates for the current financial year showing a reduction of about Half a million of money.

M r . P r e s i d e n t a n d H o n o r a b l e G e n t l e m e n o f t h e L e g is l a t i v e C o u n c il :

M r . S p e a k e r a n d G e n t l e m e n o f t h e L e g is l a t i v e A s s e m b l y :

The favorable spring which has been experienced and the assuring reports from the country districts of a bountiful harvest are cheerful auguries of plenty and of returning confidence ; and I feel certain that in going back to your homes you will be recompensed for the sacrifice made in attending to your legislative duties by the consciousness that the labours of the Session will, under the blessing of Divine Providence, result in promoting the public weal.

I now, in Her Majesty’s name, declare this Parliament to be prorogued to the 30th day of January, 1892, and it is hereby prorogued accordingly.

W. V. ROBINSON,Cleric of the Legislative Assembly


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391

SELECT COMMITTEES

APPOINTED DURING SESSION 1891.

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1.—STANDING ORDERS.

Mr. Speaker, Mr. Deakin, Mr. Gillies, Mr. Madden, Mr. McLellan, Mr. Munro,

(Appointed 24th June.)Mr. Officer,Lieut.-Col. W. C. Smith, Mr. Tucker,Mr. Turner,Mr. Wrixon,Mr. Zox.

Mr. Speaker,Mr. Gavan DufEy, Mr. Highett,

2 .—LIBRARY ( J o i n t ) .

(Appointed 24th June.)Dr. Pearson, Mr. Shiels.

Mr. Speaker, Mr. Nimmo, Mr. Wheeler,

3 .— PARLIAM ENT BUILDINGS ( J o i n t ) .

(Appointed 24th June.)Mr. Woods, Mr. C. Young.

4.—PRIN TIN G . (Appointed 24th June.)

Mr. Speaker,Mr. Anderson,Mr. Baker,Mr. Burrowes,Mr. G. Downes Carter,

Mr. Ferguson, Mr. J . Harris, Mr. Hunt,Mr. Laurens, Mr. Murray.

Mr. Armytage, Mr. Dixon,Mr. McIntyre,

5 .— REFRESHM ENT ROOMS ( J o i n t ) .

(Appointed 24th June.)Mr. L. L. Smith, Mr. Staughton.

Mr. Baker, Mr. Clark, Mr. Foster, Mr. Kirton,

6.—MR. BECHERYAISE. (Appointed 1st July.)

Mr. Richardson,Mr. Williams,Lieut.-Col. W. C. Smith.

7.—ST. JAM ES’ CHURCH LANDS BILL.

Mr. Anderson, M r. Best,Mr. Dow,

(Appointed 12th August.)Mr. Staughton, Mr. Wrixon.

Mr. Bailes, Mr. Butterly, Mr. Gordon,

8.—FREE RAILW AY PASSES. (Appointed 12th August.)

Mr. Peacock, Mr. Kirton.

9.—SETTLEM ENT OF TH E MALLEE COUNTRY. (Appointed 19th August.)

Mr. Burrowes, Mr. Dixon, Mr. Forrest, Mr. Foster, Mr. Gordon,

Mr. J . Harris,Mr. Mountain,Mr. T. Smith, Lieut.-Col. W. C. Smith, Mr. Wrixon.

10.—MELBOURNE AND W ILLIAMSTOWN TRAMWAY BILL. (Appointed 26th August.)

Mr. Clark,Mr. J . Harris,Mr. Methven,

Mr. Tucker, Mr. Mountain.

11.—TRAMWAYS ACT 1890 AMENDMENT BILL. (Appointed 9th September.)

Mr. Groom, j Mr. Murray,Mr. J. Harris, J Mr. Dixon.Mr. Laurens, j

12.—SCOTS’ CHURCH PRO PER TIES BILL. (Appointed 23rd September.)

Mr. Harper, Mr. J. Harris, Mr. Officer,

Mr. Staughton, Mr. Anderson.

13.—PURCHASE OF LAND AT THE LAANECOORIE WEIR. (Appointed 21st October.)

Mr. Foster, Mr. Murray, Mr. Tatchell,

Mr. Williams, Mr. Bailes.

PARLIAM ENTARY STANDING COMMITTEE ON RAILW AYS ( J o i n t ) .

(Appointed preceding Session.)Mr. Anderson, Mr. Bent,Mr. Groom, Mr. McIntyre,

Mr. Taverner, Mr. Tucker, Mr. Woods, Mr. A. Young.

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S E S S I O N 1 8 9 1

No. 1

DIVISION IN COMMITTEE OE THE WHOLE.

TUESDAY, 2 1 s t JULY, 1 8 9 1 .

No. 1.—Australasian Federation.—“ Draft o f a B ill to constitute the Commonwealth of Australia”

Motion made—That the following resolution be agreed to :—Draft of a Bill to Constitute the “ Commonwealth ” of Australia.

Whereas the Australasian Colonies of \Jiere name the Colonies which have adopted Pream ble.

the Constitution^ have by \_here describe the mode by which the assent o f the Colonies has been expressed^ agreed to unite in one Federal Commonwealth under the Crown of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, and under the Constitution hereby established : And whereas it is expedient to make provision for the admission into the Commonwealth of other Australasian Colonies and Possessions of Her Majesty : Be it therefore enacted by the Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in the present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows Munro.)

Amendment proposed—That the word “ Commonwealth,” in line 1, be omitted.—(£«> Bryan CLoghlen.')

Question—That the word proposed to be omitted stand part of the resolution—put.Committee divided.

WEEK ENDING 23r d JULY, 1891

Ayes, 22. Noes, 46.Mr. Beazley,Mr. Best,Sir M. H. Davies, Mr. Deakin,Mr. Dixon,Mr. Dow,Mr. Gavan Duffy, Mr. Hancock,Mr. A. Harris, Mr. Kirton,Mr. Leonard,Mr. Madden,

Dr. Maloney, Mr. McColl, Mr. Murray, Mr. Outtrim,Mr. Richardson,Mr. T. Smith, Mr. Trenwith, Mr. Tucker.

Mr. Andrews, Mr. Gardiner.

Tellers.

Mr. Anderson,Mr. Armytage,Mr. Baker,Mr. Bennett,Mr. Burrowes,Mr. Calvert,Mr. Cameron,Mr. G. Downes Carter, Mr. W. T. Carter,Mr. Clark,Mr. Craven,Mr. Derham,Mr. Duncan,Mr. Dunn,Mr. Gillies,Mr. Gordon,Mr. Graham,Mr. Graves,Mr. Groom,Mr. J . Harris,Mr. Highett,Mr. Hunt,Mr. Keys,Mr. Laurens,

Mr. Mason,Mr. McLean,Mr. Methven,Mr. Mountain,Mr. Munro,Mr. Murphy,Mr. Officer,Sir B. O’Loghlen, Bart. Mr. Shiels,Mr. C. Smith,Mr. L. L. Smith,Mr. Staughton,Mr. S terry,Mr. Tatchell,Mr. Taverner,Mr. Turner,Mr. Tuthill,Mr. Webb,Mr. Wheeler,Mr. Zox.

Tellers.Mr. McIntyre, Mr. A. Young.

A n d so i t p a sse d in th e n e g a tiv e .

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S E S S I O N 1 8 9 1 .

No. 2.

DIVISION IN COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE.

WEEK ENDING 6TH AUGUST, 1891.

TUESDAY, 4 t h AUGUST, 1891.

No. 1.—Australasian Federation.—“ Draft o f a B ill to Constitute the Commonwealth o f Australia.”

Motion made—That the following resolution be agreed to :—Draft of a Bill to Constitute the Federation of Australia.

Whereas the Austral“ as”ian Colonies of \here name the Colonies which have adopted Preamble. the Constitution^ have by \here describe the mode by which the assent o f the Colonies has been expressed'] agreed to unite in one Federal Commonwealth under the Crown of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, and under the Constitution hereby established : And whereas it is expedient to make provision for the admission into the Commonwealth of other Australasian Colonies and Possessions of Her Majesty : Be it therefore enacted by the Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in the present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows :—{Mr. Munro.)

Amendment proposed—That the letters “ as,” in the word “ Australasian,” in line 2, be omitted.— ( Sir Bryan O’Loghlen.')

Question—That the letters proposed to be omitted stand part of the resolution—put.Committee divided.

Ayes, 35.Mr. Anderson, Mr.Mr. Beazley, Mr.Mr. Best, Mr.Mr. Gr. Downes Carter, Dr.

Noes, 27.

Mr. Craven,Sir M. H. Davies, Mr. Deakin,Mr. Derham,Mr. Dixon,Mr. Gillies,Mr. Gordon,Mr. Hancock,Mr. J. Harris,Mr. Highett,Mr. Keys,Mr. Laurens,Dr. Maloney,Mr. Mountain, Mr. Munro,

Mr.Mr.Mr.Mr.Mr.Mr.Mr.Mr.Mr.Mr.

Mr.Mr.

Nimmo,Officer,Patterson,Pearson,Shiels,C. Smith,T. Smith,Stuart,Tatchell,Tucker,Turner,Tu thill,Williams,Wrixon.

Tellers.

L. L. Smith, Zox.

Mr. Armytage, Mr. Brock,Mr. Butteriy,Mr. W. T. Carter, Mr. Gavan Duffy, Mr. Duncan,Mr. Forrest,Mr. Graham,Mr. Graves,Mr. Hall,Mr. A. Harris,Mr. Hunt,Mr. Madden,Mr. McColl,Mr. McLean,

Mr. Murphy,Sir B. O’Loghlen, Bart., Mr. Out trim,Mr. Peacock,Mr. Richardson,Mr. S terry,Mr. Webb,Mr. Wheeler,Mr. A. Youug,Mr. C. Young.

Teller t.Mr. Andrews,Mr. Baker.

And so it was resolved in the affirmative.

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S E S S I O N 1 8 9 1 .

No. 3.

DIV ISIO N IN COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE.

WEEK ENDING 12th AUGUST, 1891.

TU ESD A Y , 1 1 t h A U G U ST , 1 8 9 1 .

No. 1.—Supply.—Estimates for 1891-2.

Motion made—That the following sum be granted to Her Majesty to defray the charges for the Year 1891-2, for the several services hereunder specified, in addition to the sum already voted in this present Session of Parliament for such services, viz.:—

VII.—COMMISSIONER OF CROWN LANDS AND SURVEY.


SURVEY, SALE, AND MANAGEMENT OF CROWN LANDS.

# # * * * * * #

£ £


The sum of ... 52,480

—(Mr. McLean.)

Motion made and question put—That the Chairman do report progress, and ask leave to sit again. (Mr. Trenwiih.)

Committee divided.Ayes, 20.

Mr. Anderson, Mr. Baker,Mr. Beazley, Mr. Butterly, Mr. Cameron, Mr. Dow,Mr. Duncan, Mr. Forrest, Mr. Foster, Mr. Kirton, Mr. McColl,

Mr. Murphy,Sir B. O’Loghlen, Bart., Mr. Richardson,Mr. T. Smith,Mr. S terry,Mr. Trenwith,Mr. Webb.

Tellers.Mr. Murray,Mr. A. Young.

Noes, 26. Mr. Andrews,Mr. Brock,Mr. Craven,Mr. Cavan Duffy,Mr. Gardiner,Mr. Gillies,Mr. Gordon,Mr. Graham,Mr. Hall,Mr. Hancock,Mr. A. Harris,Mr. Madden,Dr. Maloney,Mr. McLean,

Mr. Munro,Mr. Officer,Mr. Outtrim, Mr. Tatchell, Mr. Taverner, Captain Taylor, Mr. Turner,Mr. Uren,Mr. Wheeler, Mr. Williams.

Tellers. Mr. Calvert, Mr. Keys.

And so it passed in the negative.

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LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY.S E S S I O N 1 8 9 1 .

No. 4.

D IV I S I O I S I I COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE.

WEEK ENDING 21s t AUGUST, 1891.

TUESDAY, 18th AUGUST, 1891.

No. 1.—Australasian Federation.—u Draft of a Bill to Constitute the Commonwealth of Australia f Motion made—That the following resolution be agreed to :—

CHAPTER I.—T H E PARLIAM ENT.P a r t I .—G e n e r a l .

1. The Legislative powers of the Federation shall be vested in a Federal Parliament, Legislative which shall consist of Her Majesty, “ a Senate,” and a House of Representatives, and which is hereinafter called “ The Parliament.”—(fir . Munro.)

Amendment proposed—That the words “ a Senate,” in line 4, be omitted.—(Sir Bryan G'Loghlen.)Question—That the words proposed to be omitted stand part of the resolution—put.Committee divided.

Mr. Anderson,Mr. Andrews,Mr. Armytage,Mr. Baker,Mr. Bennett,Mr. Burrowes,Mr. Butterly,Mr. Cameron,Mr. G-. Downes Carter, Mr. W. T. Carter,Mr. Clark,Mr. Craven,Sir M. H. Davies,Mr. Deakin,Mr. Derham,Mr. Dixon,Mr. Gavan Duffy,Mr. Duncan,Mr. Dunn,Mr. Forreet,Mr. Foster,Mr. Gardiner,Mr. Gordon,Mr. Graham,Mr. Graves,Mr. J . Harris,Mr. Highett,Mr. Hunt,Mr. Keys,Mr. Kir ton,Mr. Leonard,Mr. Madden,

Ayes, 61.Mr. McColl,Mr. McIntyre,Mr. McLean,Mr. Methven,Mr. Mountain,Mr. Munro,Mr. Officer,Mr. Out trim,Mr. Peacock,Mr. Richardson,Mr. Shiels,Mr. L. L. Smith, Lieut.-Col.W. C. Smith, Mr. Staughton,Mr. Sterry,Mr. Stuart,Mr. Tatchell,Mr. Taverner,Captain Taylor,Mr. Tucker,Mr. Turner,Mr. Uren,Mr. Webb,Mr. Wheeler,Mr. Williams,Mr. Wrixon,Mr. A. Young.

Tellers.

Mr. Hall, Mr. Zox.

Noes, 7.Mr. Bowman,Mr. Hancock,Mr. Murphy,Sir B. O’Loghlen, Bart., Mr. Trenwith.

Tellers.Dr. Maloney, Mr. Murray.

And so it was resolved in the affirmative.No. 2.—Motion made—That the following resolution be agreed to

2. The Queen may, from time to time, appoint a Governor-General, who shall be GQgn™°,r' Her Majesty’s representative in the Federation, and who shall have and may eaercise in the Federation during the Queen’s pleasure, “ and” subject to the provisions of this Constitution, such powers and functions as the Queen may think fit to assign to him.—(Mr, Munro.')

Amendment proposed—That the word “ and,” in line 3, be omitted.—(Sir Bryan O'Loghlen?)

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Question—That the word proposed to be omitted stand part of the resolution—put. Committee divided.

Ayes, 52.Mr. Armytage, Mr. Madden,Mr. Baker, Mr. McColl,Mr. Bennett, Mr. McLean,Mr. Brock, Mr. Methven,Mr. Burrowes, Mr. Mountain,Mr. Butterly, Mr. Munro,Mr. Cameron, Mr. Officer,Mr. G-. Downes Carter, Mr. Outtrim,Mr. W. T. Carter,Mr. Craven,Sir M. H. Davies,Mr. Deakin,Mr. Derham,Mr. Dixon,Mr. Cavan Duffy,Mr. Duncan,Mr. Dunn,Mr. Forrest,Mr. Foster,Mr. Gardiner,Mr. Graham,Mr. Graves,Mr. Hall,Mr. Hunt,Mr. Keys,Mr. Kirton,Mr. Leonard,And so it was resolved in the affirmative.

Mr. Peacock,Mr. Richardson, Mr. Shiels,Mr. L. L. Smith, Mr. T. Smith, Mr. Staughton, Mr. Sterry,Mr. Tatchell, Mr. Taverner, Captain Taylor, Mr. Turner,Mr. Webb,Mr. Wheeler, Mr. Wrixou,Mr. Zox.

Tellers. Mr. Andrews, Mr. A. Young.

Noes, 7.Mr. Bowman,Mr. Hancock,Mr. McIntyre,Mr. Murphy,Sir B. O’Loghlen, Bart.

Tellers.Dr. Maloney, Mr. Murray.


No. 3.—Motion made—That the following resolution be agreed to :—6. The Governor-Genernl may appoint such times for holding the first p"” es fo/*

and every other Session of the Parliament, as he may think fit, giving sufficient holding Session of

notice thereof, and may also from time to time, by proclamation or otherwise, p o ^ o f d i s s o l u t i o n of prorogue the said Parliament, and mav in like manner “ dissolve” the House of H ouse of Representatives. R epresentatives.

The Parliament shall be called together not later than six months after riiameDt” °f the date of the establishment, of the Federation.—(Mr. Munro.)

Amendment proposed—That the words “ the Senate and ” be inserted after the word “ dissolve,” in line 4 .—(Sir Bryan O'Loghlen.)

Question—That the words proposed to be inserted be so inserted—put.Committee divided.

Ayes, 46. Noes, 24.Mr. Anderson, Mr. Mountain, Mr. Andrews,

Mr. Armytage,Mr. Munro,

Mr. Baker, Mr. Murphy, Mr. Officer,Mr. Beazley, Mr. Nimmo, Mr. Clark, Mr. Patterson,Mr. Bennett, Sir B. O’Loghlen, Bart., Mr. Craven, Dr. Pearson,Mr. Best, Mr. Outtrim, Sir M. H. Davies, Mr. C. Smith,Mr. Bowman, Mr. Peacock, Mr. Derham, Mr. Tuthill,Mr. Burrowes, Mr. Richardson, Mr. Gavan Dufly, Mr. Wheeler,Mr. Butterly, Mr. L. L. Smith, Mr. Ferguson, Mr. Woods,Mr. W. T. Carter, Mr. T. Smith, Mr. Forrest, Mr. Wrixon.Mr. Deakin, Lieut.-Col.W". C. Smith, Mr. Gillies,

Tellers.Mr. Dixon, Mr. Sterry, Mr. Groom,Mr. Duncan, Mr. Taverner, Mr. Keys, Mr. J . Harris,Mr. Dunn, Captain Taylor, Mr. Madden, Mr. Staughton.Mr. Foster, Mr. Tucker,Mr. Gardiner, Mr. Turner,Mr. Gordon, Mr. Ureu,Mr. Graham, Mr. Webb,Mr. Graves, Mr. Williams,Mr. Hall, Mr. A. Young,Mr. A. Harris, Mr. Zox.Mr. Hunt,Mr. Mason, Tell&i'S.Mr. McLean, Dr. Maloney,Mr. Methven, Mr. Murray.And so it was resolved in the affirmative

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THURSDAY, 2 0 t h AUGUST, 1891.No. 4.—Motion made—That the following resolution be agreed to:—

P a k t II .— T h e S e n a t e .9. The Senate shall be composed of eight members for each State, directly chosen Seuate.

by the Houses of the Parliament of the several Slates during a Session thereof, and each Senator shall have one vote.

The Senators shall be chosen for a term of “ six” years.The names of the Senators chosen in each State shall be certified by the Governor to the

Governor-General.— {Mr. Munro.) _ . .Amendment proposed—That the word a six,” in line 5, be omitted, with a view to mseit in place

thereof the word “ three.”—{Mr. Webb.')Question—That the word proposed to be omitted stand part of the resolution—put.Committee divided.

Mr. Anderson,Mr. Armytage, Mr. Baker,Mr. Bennett,Mr. Best,Mr. Burrowes,Mr. Cameron,Mr. W. T. Carter, Mr. Craven,Sir M. H. Davies, Mr. Donkin,Mr. Derham,Mr. Dixon,Mr. Dow,Mr. Gavan Duffy, Mr. Forrest,Mr. Gardiner,Mr. Gillies,Mr. Gordon,Mr. Graham,Mr. Groom,Mr. Highett,Mr. Keys,Mr. Laurens,Mr. Leonard,Mr. Madden,Mr. Mason,

Ayes, 52.Mr. McIntyre,Mr. McLean,Mr. Mountain,Mr. Munro,Mr. Nimmo,Mr. Officer,Dr. Pearson,Mr. C. Smith,Mr. L. L. Smith,Mr. T. Smith, Lieut.-Col.W. C. Smith, Mr. Staughton,Mr. Tatchell,Mr. Taverner,Captain Taylor,Mr. Tucker,Mr. Turner,Mr. Tuthill, .Mr. Uren,Mr. Wheeler,Mr. Williams,Mr. Woods,Mr. Wrixon.

Noes, 18.Mr. Beazley,Mr. Butterly,Mr. Clark,Mr. Dunn,Mr. Hancock,Mr. A. Harris,Mr. Kirton,Mr. Methven,Mr. Murphy,

Mr. Outtrim, Mr. Peacock, Mr. Richardson, Mr. Trenwith, Mr. Webb,Mr. A. Young.

Tdlw*.Dr. Maloney,

Sir B. O’Loghlen, Bart., Mr. Murray.

Tellers.Mr. Andrews,Mr. Zox.

And so it was resolved in the affirmative.No. 5.—Motion made—That the following resolution be agreed to:—

10. The Parliament of “ the may make laws p r e sc r ib in g a uniform Mode of electionmanner of choosing the Senators. Subject to such laws, if any, the Parliament of *' of Senators, each State may determine the time, place, and manner of choosing the Senators for that State by the Houses of Parliament thereof.—{Mr. Munro.)

Amendment proposed—That the words “ the Federation may make laws prescribing a uniform manner of choosing the Senators. Subject to such laws, if any, the Parliament of,” in lines 1 and 2, be omitted.—{Mr. McIntyre.)

Question—That the words proposed to be omitted stand part of the resolution—put.Committee divided.

Noes, 20.Mr. Anderson, Mr. McLean, Mr. Beazley, Sir B. O’Loghlen, Bart.,Mr. Baker, Mr. Mountain, Mr. Clark, Mr. S terry,Mr. Bennett, Mr. Munro, Mr. Dow, Mr. Stuart,Mr. Best, Mr. Nimmo, Mr. Foster, Captain Taylor,Mr. Brock, Mr. Officer, Mr. Groom, Mr. Uren,Mr. Butterly, Mr. Outtrim, Mr. Hancock, Mr. Webb,

Mr. A. Young.Mr. Cameron, Mr. Peacock, Mr. Kirton, Mr. McIntyre,Mr. G-. Downes Carter, Dr. Pearson,

Mr. W. T. Carter, Mr. Shiels, Mr. Methven, Tellers.Sir M. H. Davies, Mr. C. Smith, Mr. Murphy, Mr. Armytago,Mr. Deakin, Mr. T. Smith, Mr. Murray, Mr. Mason.Mr. Derham, Lieut.-Col.W. C. Smith,Mr. Dixon, Mr. Staughton,Mr. Gavan Duffy, Mr. Tatchell,Mr. Dunn, Mr. Taverner,Mr. Forrest, Mr. Trenwith,Mr. Gardiner, Mr. Tucker,Mr. Gillies, Mr. Turner,Mr. Gordon, Mr. Tuthill,Mr. Graham, Mr. Wheeler,Mr. A. Harris, Mr. Williams,Mr. Highett, Mr. Wrixon,Mrs Keys,Mr. Laurens, ,

Mr. Zox.Tellers.

Mr. Leonard, Mr. Andrews,Mr. Madden, Mr. J . Harris.And so it was resolved in the affirmative.

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No. 6.—Motion made—That the following resolution be agreed to ■

P a r t I I I .—T h e H o u s e o f R e p r e s e n t a t iv e s .

24. The House of Representatives shall be composed of Members chosen at least every three years by the people of the several States, according to their respective aentativea. numbers ; and until the Parliament of the Federation otherwise provides, each State shall have one Representative for every thirty thousand of its people.

Provided that in the case of any of the existing Colonies of New South Wales, 11 New Zealand,” Queensland, Tasmania, Victoria, and Western Australia, and the Province of South Australia, until the number of the people is such as to entitle the State to four Representatives it shall have four Representatives.—(Mr. Munro.)

Amendment proposed—That the words “ New Zealand,” in lines 6 and 7, be omitted.— (Sir Bryan O' Loghlen.)


Ayes, 38. Noes, 34.

Mr. Bennett, Mr. Nimmo, Mr. Anderson, Mr. McIntyre,Mr. Best, Mr. Officer, Mr. Armytage, Mr. McLean,Mr. Brock, Dr. Pearson, Mr. Beazley, Mr. Murphy,Mr. G. Downes Carter Mr. Shiels, Mr. Butterly, Sir B. O’Loghlen, Bart.,Mr. Chirk, Mr. C. Smith, Mr. Cameron, Mr. Outtrim,Mr. Craven, Lieut.-Col.W. C. Smith, Mr. W. T. Carter, Mr. Peacock,Sir M. H. Davies, Mr. Stuart, Mr. Dow, Mr. Richardson,Mr. Deakin, Mr. Tatchell, Mr. Gravan Duffy, Mr. T. Smith,Mr. Derham, Captain Taylor,

Mr. Tucker,Mr. Forrest, Mr. Staughton,

Mr. Dixon, Mr. Foster, Mr. S terry,Mr. Dunn, Mr. Turner, Mr. Graham, Mr. Taverner,Mr. Gardiner, Mr. Tuthill, Mr. Hancock, Mr. Uren,

Mr. Webb,Mr. A. Young.

Mr. Gillies, Mr. Wheeler, Mr. A. Harris,Mr. Gordon, Mr. Williams, Mr. Highett,Mr. Laurens, Mr. Wrixon, Mr. Keys,Mr. Leonard, Mr. Zox. Mr. Kirton, Tellers.Dr. Maloney, Mr. Madden, Mr. Baker,Mr. Methven, Tellert. Mr. Mason, Mr. Murray.Mr. Mountain, Mr. Andrews,Mr. Munro, Mr. J. Harris.And so it was resolved in the affirmative.

No. 7.—Motion made—That the following resolution be agreed to:—

P a r t V .— P o w e r s o f t h e P a r l ia m e n t .

52. The Parliament shall, subject to the provisions of this Constitution, have full power and authority to make all such Taws as it thinks necessary for the peace, order, pariiament, and good government of the Federation, with respect to all or any of the matters following, that is to say :—

—(Mr. Munro.)Motion made and question put—That the Chairman do report progress and ask leave to sit again.

(Sir Bryan O' Loghlen.)Committee divided.

Ayes, 12.Mr. Beazley, Mr. Richardson,Mr. Dunn, Mr. Uren,Mr. Hancock, Mr. Webb.Mr. Leonard,Dr. Maloney, Telleri.Mr. Murphy, Mr. Clark,Sir B. O’Loghlen, Bart., Mr. Murray.

Noes, 37.

Mr. Anderson,Mr. Bennett,Mr. Brock,Mr. Cameron,Mr. W. T. Carter, Sir M.. H. Davies, Mr. Deakin,Mr. Derkam,Mr. Dow,Mr. Forrest,Mr. Foster,Mr. Gardiner,Mr. Gillies,Mr. Gordon,Mr. Graham,Mr. J. Harris,Mr. Kirton,Mr. Madden,Mr. McLean,Mr. Methven,

Mr. Munro,Mr. Outtrim, Mr. Peacock, Mr. L. L. Smith, Mr. T. Smith, Mr. Staughton, Mr. Stuart,Mr. Tatchell, Mr. Taverner, Captain Taylor, Mr. Trenwith, Mr. Wheeler, Mr. Williams, Mr. A. Young, Mr. Zox.

Tellers,Mr. Andrews, Mr. Best.

And so it passed in the negative. x

FRIDAY (MORNING)No. 8.—Motion made and question put—That the

again.— {Mr. Richardson.)Committee divided.

, 2 1 s t AUGUST, 1891.Chairman do report progress, and ask leave to sit

Ayes, 14.Mr. Richardson, Mr. Staughton, Captain Taylor, Mr. Uren.

Tellers. Mr. Beazley,

Noes, 30.Mr. Clark,Mr. Dunn,Mr. Hancock,Mr. J. Harris,Mr. Leonard,Dr. Maloney,Mr. Murphy,Sir B. O’Loghlen, Bart., Mr. Murray.

Mr. Anderson,Mr. Andrews,Mr. Bennett,Mr. Brock,Mr. Cameron,Mr. W. T. Carter, Sir M. H. Davies, Mr. Deakin,Mr. Derham,Mr. Dow,Mr. Forrest,Mr. Foster,Mr. Gardiner,Mr. Gillies,Mr. Gordon,Mr. Graham,

Mr.Mr.Mr.Mr.Mr.Mr.Mr.Mr.Mr.Mr.Mr.Mr.

MrMr.

Kirton,McLean,Methven,Munro,Outtrim,Peacock,T. Smith,Tatchell,Taverner,Trenwith,Williams,A. Young.

Tellers. L. L. Smith, Zox.


No. 9.—Motion made—That the following be agreed toTH E SCHEDULE.

I, A.B., do swear [or do solemnly and sincerely affirm and declare] that I will be faithful and bear true allegiance to " Her Majesty Queen Victoria," her heirs and successors, according to law.

( N o t e .—The name of the King or Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland for the time being is to be substituted from time to time.)

—{Mr. Munro.)Amendment proposed—That the words “ Her Majesty Queen V ic to ria ,in line 3, be omitted with

a view to insert in place thereof the words “ the reigning Sovereign of Great Britain.”— {Captain Taylor.)


Ayes, 27. Noes, 4.Mr. Anderson,Mr. Andrews,Mr. Beazley,Mr. Bennett,Mr. Brock,Mr. Cameron,Mr. W. T. Carter,Mr. Clark,Sir M. H. Davies,Mr. Derham,Mr. Dunn,Mr. Gardiner,Mr. Gillies,Mr. Graham,Mr. Hancock,And so it was resolved in the affirmative.

Mr. Leonard,Mr. McLean,Mr. Methven,Mr. Munro,Sir B. O’Loghlen, Bart., Mr. Outtrim,Mr. Peacock,Mr. Williams,Mr. A. Young,Mr. Zox.

Tellers.

Mr. Murphy,Mr. Taverner.

Mr. Murray, Captain Taylor.

Tellers. Mr. Foster,Dr. Maloney.

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No. 5.

Divisions in coiiittee oe the whole.

WEEK ENDING 28th AUGUST, 1891.

TU ESD A Y , 2 5 t h A U G U ST , 1891.

No. 1.—Australasian Federation.—“ Draft of a Bill to Constitute the Commonwealth of Australia”

P a r t V.—P o w e r s o f t h e P a r l i a m e n t .

Motion made and question put—That the following sub-section stand part of resolution 52:—2. Customs and Excise and bounties, but so that duties of Customs and Excise and bounties

shall be uniform throughout the Federation, and that no tax or duty shall be imposed on any goods exported from one State to another—(Mr. Munro.')

Committee divided.

Ayes,Mr. Anderson,Mr. Armytage,Mr. Bailes,Mr. Baker,Mr. Beazley,Mr. Bennett,Mr. Bent,Mr. Best,Mr. Brock,Mr. Burrowes,Mr. Butterly,Mr. W. T. Carter,Mr. Clark,Mr. Craven,Sir M. H. Davies,Mr. Deakin,Mr. Derham,Mr. Dixon,Mr. Dow,Mr. Glavan Duffy,Mr. Duncan,Mr. Dunn,Mr. Ferguson,Mr. Forrest,Mr. Foster,Mr. Gillies,Mr. Gordon,Mr. Graham,Mr. Graves,Mr. Hall,Mr. Hancock,Mr. A. Harris,Mr. J. Harris,Mr. Highett,Mr. Hunt,Mr. Kirton,Mr. Laurens,

7 1 .

Mr. Madden,Mr. McColl,Mr. Methven,Mr. Mountain,Mr. Munro,Mr. Nimmo,Mr. Officer,Mr. Outtrim,Mr. Patterson,Mr. Peacock,Dr. Pearson,Mr. Richardson,Mr. C. Smith,Mr. L. L. Smith,Mr. T. Smith, Lieut.-Col.W. C. Smith, Mr. Staughton,Mr. S terry,Mr. Stuart,Mr. Tatchell,Mr. Taverner,Captain Taylor,Mr. Trenwith,Mr. Tucker,Mr. Turner,Mr. Uren,Mr. Wheeler,Mr. Williams,Mr. Woods,Mr. Wrixon,Mr. A. Young,Mr. C. Young.

Tellers.Mr. Andrews,Mr. Zox.

Noes. 9.Mr. Bowman, Mr. Groom, Dr. Maloney, Mr. McIntyre, Mr. McLean, Mr. Murphy,

Sir B. O’Loghlen, Bart.

Tellers.Mr. Mason, Mr. Murray.


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No. 2.—Motion made and question put—That the following sub-section stand part of resolution 52:—3. Raising money by any other mode or system of taxation ; but so that all such taxation

shall be uniform throughout the Federation,—{Mr. Munro.') 'Committee divided.

Ayes, 70.Mr. McLean,Mr. Methven,Mr. Mountain,Mr. Munro,Mr. Nimmo,Mr. Officer,Mr. Outtrim,Mr. Patterson,Mr. Peacock,Dr. Pearson,Mr. Richardson,Mr. C. Smith,Mr. L. L. Smith,Mr. T. Smith,Lieut.-Col. W. C. Smith, Mr. Staughton,Mr. Sterry,Mr. Stuart,Mr. Tatchell,Mr. Taverner,Captain Taylor,Mr. Trenwith,Mr. Tucker,Mr. Turner,Mr. Uren,Mr. Wheeler,Mr. Williams,Mr. Woods,Mr. Wrixon,Mr. A. Young,Mr. C. Young,Mr. Zox.

Tdlert.Mr. Andrews,Mr. Hall.

Mr. Anderson,Mr. Armytage,Mr. Bailes,Mr. Baker,Mr. Beazley,Mr. Bennett,Mr. Bent,Mr. Best,Mr. Brock,Mr. Burrowes,Mr. Butterly,Mr. Cameron,Mr. W. T. Carter,Mr. Clark,Mr. Craven,Sir M. H. Davies,Mr. Deakin,Mr. Derham,Mr. Dixon,Mr. Dow,Mr. G-avan Dufiy,Mr. Duncan,Mr. Dunn,Mr. Ferguson,Mr. Forrest,Mr. Foster,Mr. Gillies,Mr. Gordon,Mr. Graham,Mr. Graves,Mr. Hancock,Mr. A. Harris,Mr. J . Harris,Mr. Hunt,Mr. Kirton,Mr. McColl,And so it was resolved in the affirmative.

Noes, 7.Mr. Bowman,Mr. Mason,Mr. McIntyre,Mr. Murphy,Sir B. O’Loghlen, Bart.

Tdlert,

Dr. Maloney, Mr. Murray.

No. 3.—Motion made—That the following sub-section stand part of resolution 52 :—5. Postal and Telegraphic Services.— {Mr. Munro.')

Amendment proposed—That the words “ excepting local State services ” be added to the sub-section.—{Mr. Derham.)

Question—That the words proposed to be added be so added—put.Committee divided.

Mr. Armytage, Mr. Bowman, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Cameron, Mr. Craven, Mr. Derham, Mr. Dunn,Mr. Foster,Mr. Groom,Mr. Hunt,Mr. Mason,Mr. McColl, Mr. McIntyre,

Ayes, 24. Mr Methven,Mr. Murphy,Sir B. O’Loghlen, Bart., Mr. Richardson,Mr. S terry,Mr. Taverner,Captain Taylor,Mr. Uren,Mr. A. Young.

Mr,Mr.

Tellers.Baker,Murray.


Noes, 53. Mr. Anderson,Mr. Andrews,Mr. Bailes,Mr. Beazley,Mr. Brock,Mr. Burrowes,Mr. Butterly,Mr. G. Downes Carter, Mr. W. T. Carter,Mr. Clark,Sir M. H. Davies,Mr. Deakin,Mr. Dixon,Mr. Dow,Mr. Gavan Duffy,Mr. Duncan,Mr. Ferguson,Mr. Forrest,Mr. Gillies,Mr. Gordon,Mr. Graham,Mr. Graves,Mr. Hall,Mr. Hancock,Mr. A. Harris,Mr. J . Harris,Mr. Highett,

Mr. Keys,Mr. Laurens, Mr. Madden, Mr. McLean, Mr. Mountain, Mr. Munro,Mr. Nimmo, Mr. Officer,Mr. Outtrim, Mr. Peacock, Dr. Pearson, Mr. C. Smith, Mr. T. Smith, Mr. Staughton, Mr. Stuart,Mr. Tatchell, Mr. Trenwith, Mr. Tucker, Mr. Turner, Mr. Wheeler, Mr. Williams, Mr. Wrixon, Mr. C. Young, Mr. Zox.

Tellers. Mr. Best,Dr, Maloney.

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No. 4.—Motion made—That the following sub-section be added to resolution 52 :—5a. The Naval Defence of the Federation and the several States.— {Captain Taylor.')

Question—That the words proposed to be added be so added—put.Committee divided.

Ayes, 22. Noes, 56.Mr. Anderson, Mr. McColl, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Madden,

Mr. McIntyre,Mr. Armytage, Mr. Murphy, Mr. Bailee, Mr. Beazley,Mr. Baker, Sir B. O’Loghlen, Bart., Mr. McLean,

Mr. Methven,Mr. Bowman, Mr. Richardson, Mr. Best,Mr. Butterly, Mr. T. Smith, Mr. Brock, Mr. Mountain,Mr. Calvert, Mr. Stuart, Mr. Burrowes,

Mr. Cameron,Mr. Munro,

Mr. W. T. Carter, Mr. Taverner, Mr. Nimmo,Mr. Clark, Captain Taylor. Mr. Gr. Downes Carter, Mr. Officer,Mr. Craven, Sir M. H. Davies, Mr. Outtrim,Mr. Foster, Tellers. Mr. Deakin, Dr. Pearson,Mr. Hunt, Dr. Maloney, Mr. Derham, Mr. C. Smith,Mr. Mason, Mr. Murray. Mr. Dixon, Lieut.-Col.W. C. Smith

Mr. Dow,Mr. Gavan Duffy,

Mr. Staughton, Mr. Sterry,

Mr. Duncan, Mr. Tatchell, Mr. Trenwith,Mr. Dunn,

Mr. Ferguson, Mr. Tucker,Mr. Forrest, Mr. Turner,Mr. Gillies, Mr. Uren,Mr. Gordon, Mr. Wheeler,Mr. Graham, Mr. Williams,Mr. Graves, Mr. Wrixon,Mr. Groom, Mr. Hancock,

Mr. A. Young,Mr. C. Young,

Mr. A. Harris, Mr. Zox.Mr. J. Harris,Mr. Highett, Tellers.Mr. Keys, Mr. Hall,Mr. Laurens, Mr. Peacock.

And so it passed in the negative.No. 5.—Motion made—That the following sub-section stand part of resolution 52 :—

6. The Military and Naval Defence of the Federation and the several “ States " and the calling out of the Forces to execute and maintain the laws of the Federation, or of any State or part of the Federation.— (Mr. Munro.)

Amendment proposed—That the words “ in so far as providing that each State shall organize, arm, and discipline a Militia in such proportion as the Parliament of the Federation may determine, reserving to the States respectively the appointment of the officers and the authority of training the Militia,” be inserted after the word “ States,” in line 1.— (Captain Taylor.)


Ayes,Mr. Anderson,Mr. Armytage,Mr. Baker,Mr. Beazley,Mr. Bowman,Mr. Butterly,Mr. W. T. Carter,Mr. Clark,Mr. Craven,Mr. Foster,Mr. Graves,Mr. Hancock,Mr. Hunt,Mr. Mason,

25.Mr. Methven,Mr. Murphy,Sir B. O’Loghlen, Bart., Mr. Richardson,Mr. T. Smith,Lieut.-Col.W. C. Smith, Mr. Sterry,Mr. Stuart,Captain Taylor.

Tellers.Dr. Maloney,Mr. Murray.

Noes, 51. Mr. Bailes, Mr.Mr. Bennett, Mr.Mr. Brock, Mr.Mr. Burrowes, Mr.Mr. Cameron, Mr.Mr. G. Downes Carter, Mr,Sir M. H. Davies, Mr. Deakin,Mr. Derham,Mr. Dixon,Mr. Dow,Mr. Gavan Dufiy, Mr. Dunn,Mr. Ferguson,Mr. Forrest,Mr. Gillies,Mr. Gordon,Mr. Graham,Mr. Groom,Mr. Hall,Mr. A. Harris, Mr. J . Harris,Mr. Highett,Mr. Keys,Mr. Leonard,Mr. Madden,Mr. McColl,

Mr.Dr.Mr.Mr.Mr.Mr.Mr.Mr.Mr.Mr.Mr.Mr.Mr.Mr.Mr.Mr.

Mr.Mr.

McIntyre,McLean,Mountain,Munro,Nimmo,Officer,Peacock,Pearson,C. Smith,L. L. Smith,Staughton,Tatchell,Taverner,Trenwith,Tucker,Turner,Uren,Wheeler,Williams,Wrixon,A. Young, Zox.

Tellers.Andrews,Best.


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WEDNESDAY, 2 6 t h AUGUST, 1 8 9 1 .

No. 6.—Motion made—That the following resolution be agreed to :—

P a r t V . — P o w e r s o f t h e P a r l i a m e n t .

55. (1) The Senate shall have equal power with the House of Representatives Appropriation

in respect of all proposed Laws, except Laws imposing taxation and Laws appropriating and Tax BllIs- the necessary supplies for the ordinary annual services of the Government, which the Senate may affirm or reject, but may not amend. But the Senate may not amend any proposed Law in such a manner as to increase any proposed charge or burden on the people.

(2) Laws imposing taxation shall deal with the imposition of taxation only.

(3) Laws imposing taxation except Laws imposing duties of Customs on imports shall deal with one subject of taxation only.

(4) The expenditure for services other than the ordinary annual services of the Government shall not be authorized by the same Law as that which appropriates the supplies for such ordinary annual services, but shall be authorized by a separate Law or Laws.

“ (o) In the case of a proposed Law which the Senate may not amend, the Senate may at any stage return it to the House of Representatives with a message requesting the omission or amendment of any items or provisions therein. And the House of Representatives may, if it thinks fit, make such omissions or amendments, or any of them, with or without modifications.”— (Mr. Munro.)

Amendment proposed—That the following words be inserted at the end of sub-section 1:—

“ In case of the Senate rejecting any Bill passed by a majority of the House of Representatives, the question could be placed before the people by means of the Referendum on a vote of the House of Representatives to that effect.v— (Dr. Maloney.)

Question—That the words proposed to be inserted be so inserted—put.

Committee divided.

Ayes, 27. Noes, 51.

Mr. Bailes,Mr. Baker,Mr. Beazley,Mr. Butterly,Mr. W. T. Carter, Mr. Clark,Mr. Dealcin,Mr. Dow,Mr. Dunn,Mr. Foster,Mr. Graves,Mr. Hancock,Mr. A. Harris,Mr. Hunt,Mr. Kirton,

Mr. McColl,Mr. Murphy,Sir B. O’Loghlen, Bart., Mr. Peacock,Mr. Richardson, Lieut.-Col.W. C. Smith, Captain Taylor,Mr. Trenwith,Mr. Webb,Mr. A. Young.

Tellers.Dr. Maloney,Mr. Murray.

Mr. Anderson, Mr. Armytage, Mr. Bennett,Mr. Best,Mr. Brock,Mr. Burrowes,Mr. Cameron,Mr. Craven,Sir M. H. Davies, Mr. Derham,Mr. Dixon,Mr. Gavan Duffy, Mr. Duncan,Mr. Ferguson,Mr. Forrest,Mr. Gillies,Mr. Gordon,Mr. Graham,Mr. Groom,Mr. Hall,Mr. J . Harris,Mr. Highett,Mr. Keys,Mr. Levien,Mr. Madden,Mr. McIntyre,Mr. McLean,

Mr. Methven, Mr. Mountain, Mr. Munro,Mr. Nimmo,Mr. Officer,Mr. Outtrim, Mr. Patterson, Dr. Pearson,Mr. C. Smith, Mr. Staughton, Mr. S terry,Mr. Tatchell, Mr. Taverner, Mr. Tucker,Mr. Turner,Mr. Tuthill,Mr. Wheeler, Mr. Williams, Mr. Woods,Mr. Wrixon,Mr. C. Young, Mr. Zox.

Tellers.Mr. Andrews, Mr. L. L. Smith.

And so iPpassed in the negative.

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No, 7.—Further amendment proposed—That sub-section 5 of resolution 55 be omitted. (Mr, Richardson.') Question—That the words proposed to be omitted stand part of the resolution—put.Committee divided.

Ayes, 24.Mr. Anderson,Mr. Cameron,Sir M. H. Davies, Mr. Derham,Mr. Gavan Duffy, Mr. Forrest,Mr. Gillies,Mr. J . Harris,Mr. Highett,Mr. Keys,Mr. Leonard,Mr. Madden,Mr. Munro,

Mr.Mr.Dr.Mr.Mr.Mr.Mr.Mr.Mr.

Mr.Mr.

Officer,Patterson,Pearson,C. Smith,Staughton,Tatchell,Tutkill,Wheeler,Zox.

Tellers.Andrews,Armytage.

Noes, 46.Mr.Mr.Mr.Mr.Mr.Mr.Mr.Mr.Mr.Mr.Mr.Mr.Mr.Mr.Mr.Mr.Mr.Mr.Mr.Mr.Mr.Mr.Mr.Mr.

Baker,Beazley,Bennett,Brock,Burrowes,B utterly,W. T. Carter, Clark,Craven,Deakin,Dixon,Dow,Foster,Gordon,Graham,Graves,Groom,Hall,Hancock,Hunt,Laurens,McColl,McLean,Methven,

Mr. Mountain,Mr. Murphy,Mr. Murray,Mr. Nimmo,Sir B. O’Loghlen, Bart., Mr. Outtrim,Mr. Peacock,Mr. Richardson,Mr. T. Smith,Lieut.-Col. W. C. Smith, Mr. Sterry,Mr. Taverner,Captain Taylor,Mr. Trenwith,Mr. Tucker,Mr. Turner,Mr. Webb,Mr. Williams,Mr. Wrixon,Mr. A. Young.

Tellers.Mr. Bailee,Dr. Maloney.


THURSDAY, 2 7 t h AUGUST, 1891.

No. 8.—Motion made—That the following resolution be agreed to:—C h a p t e r III .—T h e F e d e r a l J u d i c a t u r e .

6. Notwithstanding the provisions of the two last preceding sections, or of any Power^nh^^ law. made by the Parliament of the Federation in pursuance thereof, the Queen may appeal to °W in any case “ in which the public interests of the Federation, or of any State, or of any casea.other part of the Queen’s Dominions, are concerned,” grant leave to appeal to Herself in Council against any judgment of the Supreme Court of Australia.—(Mr. Munro.)

Amendment proposed—That the words “ in which the public interests of the Federation, or of any State, or of any other part of the Queen’s Dominions, are concerned,” in lines 4 and 5, be omitted. —(Mr. Wrixon.)


Ayes, 46.Mr. Beazley,Mr. Bennett,Mr. Best,Mr. Bowman,Mr. Butterley,Sir M. H. Davies,Mr. Deakin,Mr. Derham,Mr. Dixon,Mr. Dow,Mr. Gavan Duffy,Mr. Dunn,Mr. Foster,Mr. Gardiner,Mr. Gordon,Mr. Graham,Mr. Graves,Mr. Hancock,Mr. A. Harris,Mr. Hunt,Mr. Kirton,Mr. Laurens,Mr. Madden,Dr. Maloney,And so it was resolved in the affirmative.

Noes, 26.Mr. McLean, Mr. Anderson,

Mr. Armytage,Mr. Mountain,

Mr. Munro, Mr. Nimmo,Mr. Murphy, Mr. Cameron, Sir B. O’Loghlen, Bart.,Mr. Outtrim, Mr. G-. Downes Carter, Mr. Peacock,Dr. Pearson, Mr. W. T. Carter, Mr. C. Smith,Mr. Shiels, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Tatchell,Mr. L. L. Smith, Mr. Ferguson, Captain Taylor,Mr. T. Smith, Mr. Forrest,

Mr. Gillies,Mr. Turner,

Lieut.-Col.W. C. Smith, Mr. Wrixon,Mr. Sterry, Mr. Highett, Mr. Zox.Mr. Stuart, Mr. Keys,Mr. Trenwith, Mr. Leonard, Tellers.Mr. Tucker, Mr. McIntyre, Mr. Baker,Mr. Uren,Mr. Webb,Mr. Wheeler, Mr. Williams, Mr. Woods, Mr. A. Young, Mr. C. Young.

Mr. Methven, Mr. Hall.

Tellers.Mr. J . Harris, Mr. Murray.

No. 9.—Motion made—That the following resolution be agreed t o :—

C h a p t e r IV.—F i n a n c e a n d T r a d e .

4. The Parliament of the Federation shall have the sole power and authority, The F ederation

subject to the provisions of this Constitution, to impose Customs duties, and duties of SSfve Excise upon goods for the time being the subject of Customs duties, and to grant B s S f Ievy bounties upon the production or export of goods. Customs and

But this exclusive power shall not come into force until uniform duties of ofle bomties Customs have been imposed by the Parliament of the Federation. after a certain

Upon the imposition of uniform duties of Customs by the Parliament of the Federation all laws of the several States imposing duties of Customs or duties of Excise upon goods the subject of Customs duties, and all such laws offering bounties upon the production or export of goods, shall cease to have " effect.”

The control and collection of duties of Customs and Excise and the payment of bounties shall nevertheless pass to the Executive Government of the Federation upon the establishment of the Federation.—(Jir. Munro.)

Amendment proposed—That the words “ Provided that the Tariff of the Federation may be suspended by any State, which within three months after the coming into operation of the Act imposing such Tariff, shall pass an Act fixing a term, not to exceed five years, during which the Federal Tariff shall not apply to such S tate” be inserted after the word “ effect ” in line 11.—{Mr. Deakin.)


AyesMr. Cameron,Mr. W. T. Carter, Mr. Deakin,Mr. Gavan Duffy, Mr. Dunn,Mr. Foster,Mr. Gordon,Mr. Graves,Mr. Groom,Mr. Hancock,Mr. A. Harris,Mr. Hunt,Mr. Kirton,Mr. Laurens,Dr. Maloney,Mr. Mason,

30. Noes 35.Mr. McColl,Mr. McIntyre,Mr. Murphy,Mr. Nimmo,Sir B. O’Loghlen, Bart., Mr. Richardson,Mr. T. Smith, Lieut.-Col. W. C. Smith, Mr. Trenwith,Mr. Uren,Mr. A. Young,Mr. C. Young.

Tellers.Mr. Beazley,Mr. Murray.

Mr. Anderson,Mr. Armytage, Mr. Baker,Mr. Best,Mr. Brock,Mr. Craven,Sir M. H. Davies, Mr. Derham,Mr. Dow,Mr. Duncan,Mr. Ferguson,Mr. Forrest,Mr. Gillies,Mr. Graham,Mr. J . Harris,Mr. Keys,Mr. Leonard,Mr. Madden,Mr. Methven,

Mr. Mountain, Mr. Munro,Mr. Peacock, Dr. Pearson, Mr. Shiels,Mr. C. Smith, Mr. Tatchell, Mr. Taverner, Captain Taylor, Mr. Tucker,Mr. Turner,Mr. Williams, Mr. Wrixon, Mr. Zox.

Tellers.Mr. Andrews, Mr. Hall.


No. 10.—Motion made and question put—That the following resolution be agreed to :__

C h a p t e r V.—T h e S t a t e s .

8. The Parliament of a State may make such provisions as it thinks fit as to Appointment the manner of appointment of the Governor of the State and for the tenure of his office of Governors, and for his removal from office.—{Mr. Munro.)

Committee divided.

Ayes, 24.Mr. Baker, Mr. Murphy,Mr. Beazley, Sir B. 0 ’Loghlen,Bart.,Mr. Best, Mr. Richardson,Mr. Deakin, Mr. Shiels,Mr. Dow, Mr. Sterry,Mr. Dunn, Captain Taylor,Mr. Foster, Mr. Trenwith,Mr. Graham, Mr. Tucker,Mr. Hancock, Mr. Williams.Mr. Hunt,Mr. Kirton, Tellers.Mr. Laurens, Dr. Maloney,Mr. Methven, Mr. Murray.


Noes, 33. Mr. Anderson,Mr. Armytage,Mr. Bowman,Mr. Brock,Mr. Cameron,Mr. W. T. Carter, Mr. Craven,Sir M. H. Davies, Mr. Derham,Mr. Duncan,Mr. Ferguson,Mr. Forrest,Mr. Gordon,Mr. Graves,Mr. Hall,Mr. A. Harris,Mr. Keys,Mr. Leonard,

Mr. McColl, Mr. Mountain, Mr. Nimmo, Mr. Peacock, Mr. T. Smith, Mr. Tatchell, Mr. Taverner, Mr. Uren,Mr. Wheeler, Mr. Wrixon, Mr. A. Young, Mr. C. Young, Mr. Zox.

Tellers.Mr. Andrews, Mr. McIntyre.

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No. 11.—Motion made—That the following resolution be agreed t o :—

C h a p t e r V I.—N e w S t a t e s .

1. Any of the existing Colonies “ of [name the existing Colonies which have not xd“ ]ôn of adopted the Constitution^ ” may upon adopting this Constitution be admitted to the <oionie3_jto the Federation, and shall thereupon become and be a State of the F ederation . (Mr. Shiels.')

Amendment proposed—That the words “ of [name the existing Colonies which have not adopted the Constitution]” in lines 2 and 3, be omitted with a view to insert in place thereof the words “ except New Zealand.”—{Sir Bryan 0 }Loghlen.)


Ayes,Mr. Beazley,Mr. Best,Sir M. H. Davies,Mr. Deakin,Mr. Derham,Mr. Dunn,Mr. Gordon,Mr. Hancock,Mr. J . Harris,Mr. Laurens,Mr. Methven,

20.Mr. Mountain, Mr. Nimmo, Mr. Shiels, Captain Taylor, Mr. Trenwith, Mr. Wrixon, Mr. Zox.

Tellers. Dr. Maloney, Mr. Williams.

Noes, 38.Mr. Anderson, Mr. Leonard,

Mr. McColl, Mr. McIntyre,

Mr. Andrews,Mr. Armytage,Mr. Bowman, Mr. Murphy,Mr. Brock, Sir B. (PLoghlen, Bart.,Mr. Cameron, Mr. Peacock,Mr. W. T. Carter, Mr. Richardson,Mr. Craven, Mr. T. Smith,Mr. Dow, Mr. Sterry,Mr. Duncan, Mr. Tatchell,Mr. Ferguson, Mr. Taverner,Mr. Forrest, Mr. Uren,Mr. Foster, Mr. Webb,Mr. Graham, Mr. Wheeler,Mr. Graves, Mr. A. Young,Mr. Hall, Mr. C. Young.Mr. A. Harris, Mr. Hunt, Tellers.Mr. Keys, Mr. Baker,Mr. Kirton, Mr. Murray.


No, 12.—Motion made—That the following resolution be agreed to (on recommittal) :—

P a r t II.— T h e S e n a t e .

9. The Senate shall be composed of eight members for each State, directly Senate, chosen by the Houses of the Parliament of the several States during a Session thereof, and each Senator shall have one vote.

The Senators shall be chosen for a term of six years.The names of the Senators chosen in each State shall be certified by the Governor to the

Governor-General.—{Mr. Shiels.)

Motion made and question put- {Mr. Richardson.)

Committee divided.

-That the Chairman do report progress, and ask leave to sit again,—

Mr. Bowman, Mr. Cameron, Mr. Craven, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Graves, Mr. J . Harris, Mr. Hunt,Mr. Kir ton, Mr. Leonard, Mr. Murphy,

Ayes, 17.Sir B. O’Loghlen, Bart., Mr. Richardson,Mr. T. Smith,Mr. Sterry,Mr. Uren.

Tellers.Mr. Derham,Mr. Zox.

Mr. Anderson,Mr. Andrews,Mr. Beazley,Mr. Best,Mr. Brock,Mr. W. T. Carter, Sir M. H. Davies, Mr. Deakin,Mr. Dunn,Mr. Forrest,Mr. Foster,Mr. Gordon,Mr. Graham,Mr. Hancock,Mr. McColl,

Noes, 27. Mr.Mr.Mr.Mr.Mr.Mr.Mr.Mr.Mr.Mr.

Mr.Mr.

Methven,Mountain,Peacock,Shiels,Tatchell,Taverner,Trenwith,Wheeler,Williams,A. Young.

TdUrs.Hall,Murray.


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No. 6.

D IV ISIO N IN COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE.

WEEK ENDING 10th SEPTEMBER, 1891.

TUESDAY, 8 t h SEPTEMBER, 1891.

No. 1.—Land Sales by Auction Fund B ill.—New Schedule.

# * * * * * # # #

Additions to Parliament Buildings on the north and east sides ...Completion of contract for west front of Parliament Buildings, drainage, and other

works in connexion therewith

£100,000

—{Mr. Munro.")

Amendment proposed and question put—That the item of £100,000 be reduced by the sum o £51,500.—(ilfr. Webb.)

Committee divided.

Ayes, 29. Noes, 34.Mr. Armytage, Mr. Bowman, Mr. Butterly, Mr. Craven, Mr. Derham, Mr. Dow,Mr. Dunn,Mr. Foster,Mr. Gordon, Mr. Groom, Mr. Hall,Mr. A. Harris, Mr. Highett, Mr. Kirton, Mr. Levien, Mr. Madden,


Mr. Mason, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Officer,Mr. McColl, Mr. Bennett, Mr. Outtrim,Mr. McIntyre, Mr. Bent, Dr. Pearson,Sir B. O’Loghlen, Bart., Mr. Burrowes, Mr. Shiels,Mr. Patterson, Mr. Gr. Downes Carter, Mr. T. Smith.Mr. Richardson, Mr. W. T. Carter, Lieut.-Col. W. C. SmithMr. Staughton, Mr. Deakin, Mr. Sterry,Mr. Tatchell, Mr. Dixon,

Mr. Gardiner,Mr. Stuart,

Mr. Taverner, Captain Taylor,Mr. Webb, Mr. Graham, Mr. Tucker,Mr. Wrixon. Mr. J. Harris, Mr. Turner,

Mr. Laurens, Mr. Wheeler,Tellers. Mr. Leonard, Mr. Williams,

Dr. Maloney, Mr. Zox.Mr. Murray, Mr. Methven,Mr. A. Young. Mr. Mountain, Tellers.

Mr. Munro, Mr. Bailee,Mr. Nimmo, Mr. Best.


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No. 7

D I V I S I O I I I COMMITTEE OE THE WHOLE.

WEEK ENDING 1st OCTOBER, 1891.

WEDNESDAY, 3 0 t h SEPTEMBER, 1891.No. 1.—Licensing Act 1890 Amendment Bill.—Clause 2.

Where in any licensing district the number of licensed victuallers’ premises shall Owner or exceed the statutory number the owner if the occupier or the owner and occupier (as the surrender™113 case may be) may by writing under his or their hands addressed to the licensing court offer to surrender the licence thereof, and if such surrender be accepted by the licensing court and approved by the Governor in Council the owner or the owner and occupier (as the case maybe) shall be entitled to receive compensation in the same manner to the same extent and to be determined in the same way as if the licence had been taken away in consequence of a determination of the electors of the licensing district. Provided that no such surrender shall be allowed where there is a mortgage upon the said premises or the interest of the applicant therein unless the mortgagee consents thereto or unless the owner or occupier pays to the mortgagee the amount of the principal and such interest as may then be due with three months'1 additional interest. Provided always that if at any licensing Notcompulsory court so many offers to surrender have been forwarded to such court as would if accepted onjicensmg reduce the number of licensed premises below the statutory number for such licensing rrender?°ep district it shall not be obligatory on such licensing court to accept more surrenders than will reduce such number to the statutory number, but such court may should it think fit accept the surrender subject to the approval of the Governor in Council of such licences only as will reduce the total number of licensed premises to the statutory number, and such court shall in making the selection of licences to be accepted for surrender be guided by the same principles as in the sixty- sixth section of the Principal Act are laid down with respect to licensed premises to be deprived of a licence in consequence of a determination by electors but no compensation shall be payable in respect of any premises not licensed before the first day of February One thousand eight hundred and eighty-six.—(Mr. Bailes.)

Question—That clause 2, as amended, stand part of the Bill—put.Committee divided.

Ayes, 46. Noes, 6.Mr. Anderson,Mr. Beazley,Mr. Bennett,Mr. Bowman,Mr. Brock,Mr. Burrowes,Mr. Cameron,Mr. Gr. Downes Carter, Mr. W. T. Carter,Mr. Craven,Mr. Dâkin,Mr. Derham,Mr. Dunn,Mr. Forrest,Mr. Gardiner,Mr. Gillies,Mr. Gordon,Mr. Graham,Mr. Hancock,Mr. A. Harris,Mr. Hunt,Mr. Keys,Mr. Kirton,Mr. Laurens,And so it was resolved

Mr. Levien,Mr. Mason,Mr. McLean,Mr. Methven, Mr. Mountain, Mr. Murphy,Mr. Nimmo,Mr. Richardson, Mr. C. Smith, Mr. L. L. Smith, Mr. S terry, Captain Taylor, Mr. Turner,Mr. Uren,Mr. Webb,Mr. Wheeler, Mr. Williams, Mr. A. Young Mr. C. Young, Mr. Zox.

Mr. Bent, Tellers.Mr. Best,Mr. Murray.

Dr. Maloney, Mr. McColl, Mr. T. Smith.

Tellers.Mr. Bailes,Mr. Peacock.

in the affirmative.

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No. 8.

D IV ISIO N S IN COMMITTEE G± THE WHOLE.

WEEK ENDING 9th OCTOBEE, 1891.

THURSDAY, 8 t h OCTOBER, 1891.

No. I.— Constitution Act Amendment Act 1890 Amendment Clause 4.—

Abolition of Plural Voting.4. (1) Notwithstanding anything in any Act contained it shall not be lawful for No person to

any person on any one day to vote in more “ than ” one electoral district at any election or Yute more elections; and when any person has once voted in any electoral district at any election on any day it shall not be lawful for him to vote again in any electoral district at any declion- poll adjourned from such “ day.” ^

rir,. W. E T yrPu T Suilt7 of a contravention of this section shall on conviction before a court oi S Z Z g T e t m ^ h , a P 7 n0‘ eXCeedine Fift7 or to be imprisoned for any term nol

electiomfco^rary W)8 the'provisions ofThis'Act shall^be^tterlyôid'auid of noêffect^— (


Mr.Mr.Mr.Mr.Mr.Mr.Mr.Mr.Mr.Mr.Mr.Mr.Mr.Mr.Mr.Mr.Mr.Mr.

Anderson,Armytage,Bent,Brock,Cameron,Gr. DownesCraven,Derham,Duncan,Ferguson,Forrest,Gordon,Groom,Highett,Levien,Madden,McColl,Mountain,

Ayes, 38.Mr. Officer,Mr. Patterson, Mr. C. Smith, Mr. L. L. Smith, Mr. Staughton,

Carter, Mr. Tatcheil,Mr. Taverner, Captain Taylor, Mr. Tuthill,Mr. Uren,Mr. Webb,Mr. C. Young, Mr. Zox.

Tellers.Mr. Harper,Mr, J . Harris.

Noes, 46. Mr. Andrews,Mr. Beazley,Mr. Bennett,Mr. Best,Mr. Bowman,Mr. Burrowes,Mr. B utterly,Mr. W. T. Carter,Mr. D. M. Davies,Mr. Deakin,Mr. Gavan Duffy,Mr. Dunn,Mr. Foster,Mr. Gardiner,Mr. Gillies,Mr. Graham,Mr. Hall,Mr. Hancock,Mr. A. Harris,Mr. Hunt,Mr. Kirton,Mr. Laurens,Mr. Leonard,Dr. Maloney,

Mr. Mason,Mr. McLean,Mr. Methven,Mr. Munro,Mr. Murphy,Mr. Murray,Mr. Nimmo,Sir B. O’Loghlen, Bart Mr. Outtrim,Mr. Peacock,Mr. Richardson,Mr. T. Smith, Lieut.-Col.W. C. Smitl Mr. S terry,Mr. Stuart,Mr. Trenwith,Mr. Turner,Mr. Wheeler,Mr. Wrixon,Mr. A. Young.

Tellers.Mr. Bailes,Mr. Clark.


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Further amendment proposed — That the words “ Notwithstanding anything contained in The Constitution Act Amendment Act 1890 no person shall vote in any division of any electoral district unless he usually resides in such district or has resided therein for at least three months of the twelve months then last past and unless at the time of tendering his vote he is entitled pursuant to such Act to vote therein” be inserted after the word "d ay " at the end of sub-section (1) of clause4.— (Mr. Richardson.)


Mr. Andrews,Mr. Beazley,Mr. Bennett,Mr. Bent,Mr. Best,Mr. Bowman,Mr. Burrowes,Mr. Butterly,Mr. W. T. Carter, Mr. Clark,Mr. D. M. Davies, Mr. Deakin,Mr. Dunn,Mr. Foster,Mr. Gardiner,Mr. Gillies,Mr. Gordon,Mr. Graham,Mr. Hall,Mr. Hancock,Mr. Hunt,Mr. Laurens,Dr. Maloney,

Ayes, 44.Mr. Mason,Mr. McColl,Mr. McLean,Mr. Methven,Mr. Munro,Mr. Murphy,Mr. Murray,Mr. Nimmo,Sir B. O’Loghlen, Bart., Mr. Outtrim,Mr. Peacock,Mr. Richardson,Mr. T. Smith,Mr. Staughton,Mr. Sterry,Mr. Tatchell,Mr. Trenwith,Mr. Uren,Mr. Webb.

Noes, 15.

Tellers. Mr. Bailee,Mr. A. Young.

Mr. Anderson, Mr. Brock,Mr. Derham,Mr. Gavan Duffy, Mr. Forrest,Mr. Leonard,Mr. Mountain,Mr. L. L. Smith, Mr. Stuart,

Captain Taylor, Mr. Turner,Mr. Wheeler, Mr. Zox.

Mr.Mr,

Tellers.

Cameron, J . Harris.


FRIDAY (MORNING), 9 t h OCTOBER, 1891 .No. 3.—New clause. -

Notwithstanding anything in any Act contained there shall in future be only one General Electoral Roll in each district for the whole colony and such roll shall be based on manhood suffrage.—(Dr. Maloney?)

Question—That this clause be now read a second time—put.Committee divided.

Ayes, 2.

Tellers.

Mr. W. T. Carter, Dr. Maloney.

Noes, 53. Mr. Anderson,Mr. Andrews,Mr. Beazley,Mr. Bennett,Mr. Best,Mr. Bowman,Mr. Brock,Mr. Burrowes,Mr. Butterly,Mr. Craven,Mr. Deakin,Mr. Derham,Mr. Gavan Duffy,Mr. Dunn,Mr. Forrest,Mr. Foster,Mr. Gardiner,Mr. Gillies,Mr. Gordon,Mr. Graham,Mr. Hall,Mr. Hancock,Mr. Hunt,Mr. Leonard,Mr. Mason,Mr. McColl,Mr. McLean,Mr. Methven,

Mr. Mountain,Mr. Munro,Mr. Murphy,Mr. Murray,Mr. Nimmo,Sir B. O’Loghlen, Bart., Mr. Outtrim,Mr. Peacock,Mr. Richardson,Mr. L. L. Smith,Mr. T. Smith,Mr. Staughton,Mr. Sterry,Mr. Stuart,Mr. Tatchell,Mr. Taverner,Captain Taylor,Mr. Trenwith,Mr. Turner,Mr. Uren,Mr. Wheeler,Mr. A. Young,Mr. Zox.

TdUrt.Mr. Bailee,Mr. J . Harris.


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No. 9.

D I V I S I O I I I COMMITTEE OE THE WHOLE.

WEEK ENDING 15th OCTOBER, 1891.

THURSDAY, 1 5 t h OCTOBER, 1 8 9 1 .

No. 1 .—Supply.—Estimates fo r 1 8 9 1 - 2 .

a BHHESESHaF » - = -IV.—MINISTER OF JUSTICE.

Number. Classification.

D i v i s i o n N o . 4 3 .£

COUNTY COURTS, COURTS OF INSOLVENCY, COURTS OF MINES, GENERAL AND PE T TY SESSIONS.

S a l a r i e s .

Subdivision No. 1.

6 X ,‘£???e 8 a t£ 1 »500” ....................................................Additional to Judge who may act at Melbourne, or, if

so directed by the Governor in Council, to be distributed .....................................................................

9 ,0 0 0

3 0 0

69 ,3 0 0

* * # # #

Total Division No. 43 2 9 ,9 6 2

The sum of ...

—{Mr. Gavpft P uffy ,),

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Amendment proposed—That the following note be vided that the County Court Judges shall reside duties.”— {Lieut-Col. W. C. Smith.)

Question—That the words proposed to be added be Committee divided.

added to the item “ Judges at £1,500” “ Pro-within the districts in which they discharge their

so added—put.

Ayes, 12.Mr. Burrowes, Mr. Dunn,Mr. Forrest, Mr. Gardiner, Mr. A. Harris, Mr. Madden, Mr. Murphy,

Mr. Richardson,Mr. Taverner,Mr. Webb.

Tellert. Lieut.-Col.W. C. Smith, Mr. Sterry.

Noes, 32.Mr. Anderson, Mr. Armytage, Mr. Beazley,Mr. Craven,Mr. Deakin,Mr. Derham,Mr. Gavan Dufiy, Mr. Duncan,Mt. Gillies,Mr. Gordon,Mr. Groom,Mr. Hall,Mr. Hancock,Mr. Harper,Mr. Laurens,Mr. McLean,Mr. Methven

Mr. Mountain, Mr. Munro,Mr. Nimmo,Mr. Officer,Mr. Outtrim,Mr. Patterson, Mr. T. Smith, Mr. Tatchell,Mr. Turner,Mr. Tuthill,Mr. Wheeler,Mr. Wrixon,Mr. Zox.

Tdlcrt.Mr. Clark,Mr. L. L. Smith.


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No. 10.

DIVISIONS IN COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE.

WEEK ENDING- 22nd OCTOBER, 1891.

WEDNESDAY, 2 1 st OCTOBER, 1891.

No. 1.— Local Government Act 1890 Amendment B ill.—Clause 12.

A m e n d m e n t s R e l a t i n g t o P a k t III. o f t h e P r i n c i p a l A c t .— M u n i c i p a l C o u n c i l .

For section forty-nine of the Principal Act the following section shall be Qualification o f

substituted, namely:—“ 49. The persons following shall be qualified to hold the office counclllora- of councillor in any municipality :—

“ (a) When a municipal roll is in force in the municipality every person whose name is inscribed on such roll in respect of property ‘ whether consisting of one or more tenements of the rateable value of ’ ‘ T en ' pounds :

“ (6) When no municipal roll is in force in the municipality every person liable to be rated in respect of property in the municipal district whether consisting of one or more tenements of the rateable value of Ten pounds.

“ And no person shall cease to be qualified by reason of ceasing to hold any particular property if he hold other rateable property in the municipal district of the rateable value of Ten pounds and his name is on the. municipal roll (if any) in force in the municipality.”—(Mr. Wheeler!)

Amendment proposed—That the words “ whether consisting of one or more tenements of the rateable value of,” in lines 6 and 7, be omitted.—(Sir Bryan O’Loghlen.)

Question—That the words proposed to be omitted stand part of the clause—put.Committee divided. . . .

Ayes, 40. Noes, 14,Mr. Anderson, Mr. Bennett,Mr. Burrowes, Mr. Cameron,Mr. Derham,Mr. Gavan Duffy, Mr. Duncan,Mr. Dunn,Mr. Forrest,Mr. Gillies,Mr. Gordon,Mr. Groom,Mr. Harper,Mr. J . Harris,Mr. Kirton,Mr. Levien,Mr. McColl,Mr. McLean,Mr. Methven,Mr. Mountain, Mr. Munro,

Mr. Nimmo,Mr. Officer,Mr. Outtrim,Mr. Patterson,Mr. Richardson,Mr. L. L. Smith, Lieut.-Col.W. C. Smith, Mr. S terry,Mr. Tatchell,Mr. Taverner,Mr. Turner,Mr. Tuthill,Mr. Uren,Mr. Webb,Mr. Wheeler,Mr. Wrixon,Mr. C. Young.

Mr. Beazley, Mr. Bent,Mr. Deakin, Mr. Gardiner, Mr. Hancock, Mr. A. Harris, Mr. Laurens, Mr. Murphy,

Sir B. O’Loghlen, Bart.* Mr. T. Smith,Mr. Tucker,Mr. A. Young.

Ttllert.Mr. Bailes,Mr. Clark.

Tellera.Mr. Armytage, Mr. Hall.


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No, 2.——Further amendment proposed—That the word “ Ten," in line 7, be omitted, {M r, Cameron?) Question—That the word proposed to be omitted stand part of the clause—put.Committee divided.

Ayes, 33.

Mr. Beazley,Mr. Burrowes,Mr. Clark,Mr. Deakin,Mr. Gravan Duffy,Mr. Dunn,Mr. Gardiner,Mr. Gordon,Mr. Hall,Mr. Hancock,Mr. A. Harris,Mr. Kirton,Mr. Laurens,Mr. McColl,Mr. McLean,Mr. Munro,Mr. Murphy,Mr. Nimmo,And so it was resolved in the affirmative.

Sir B. 0 ’Loghlen,Bart., Mr. Outtrim,Mr. Richardson,Mr. L. L. Smith,Mr. T. Smith, Lieut.-Col. W. C. Smith, Mr. S terry,Mr. Taverner,Mr. Tucker,Mr. Turner,Mr. Uren,Mr. Webb,Mr. Wheeler.

Tdlera.Mr. Bailee,Mr. A. Young.

Noes, 20.

Mr. Anderson, Mr. Bennett, Mr. Bent,Mr. Cameron, Mr. Derham, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Forrest, Mr. Gillies, Mr. Groom, Mr. Harper, Mr. Levien,

Mr. Methven, Mr. Mountain, Mr. Officer,Mr. Tatchell, Mr. Tuthill,Mr. Wrixon, Mr. C. Young.

Tdlera. Mr. Armytage, Mr. J . Harris.

THURSDAY, 2 2 n d OCTOBER, 1891.

Certificates of clerks of works may be issued to persons who have served eight years.

No. 3,—Clause 31.M u n i c i p a l S u r v e y o r s ’ B o a r d .

I f at or at any time within twelve months before the commencement of this Act any person is or has been performing the duties of the office of engineer or surveyor

* * * under any designation whatever whether or not duly qualified inany municipality including the city of Melbourne and the town of Geelong and such person within twelve months after the passing of this Act proves to the satisfaction of the Municipal Surveyors’ Board that “ h e ’’ has for seven years previous to the commencement of this Act performed such duties in any municipality including the city of Melbourne and the town of Geelong such Board shall issue to such person a certificate of clerk of works.— (Mr. Wheeler.)

Amendment proposed—That the words “ is competent to perform such uties or be inserted after the word “ he,’’ in line 7.—(Mr. Levien.)


Ayes, 11.Mr. Uren,Mr. A. Young.

Tellers. Mr. Cameron,

Mr. Dunn,Mr. Groom,Mr. A. Harris,Mr. Kirton,Mr. Methven,Mr. Murphy,Lieut.-Col. W. C. Smith, Mr. Levien.

Noes, 36.Mr. Anderson,Mr. Beazley,Mr. Best,Mr. Bowman,Mr. Burrowes,Mr. G. Downes Carter, Mr. Craven,Mr. Deakin,Mr. Derham,Mr. Ferguson,Mr. Gillies,Mr. Gordon,Mr. Hancock,Mr. J . Harris,Mr. Highett,Mr. Keys,Mr. Laurens,Mr. Madden,Mr. McLean,

Mr. Mountain,Mr. Munro,Mr. Nimmo,Mr. Officer,Sir B. O’Loghlen, Bart., Mr. Richardson,Mr. C. Smith,Mr. T. Smith,Mr. Staughton,Mr. Tatchell,Mr. Taverner,Captain Taylor,Mr. Turner,Mr. Wheeler,Mr. Zox.

Tellen.Mr. Andrews,Mr Peacock.


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No. l l .


WEEK ENDING 6IE NOVEMBER, 1891.

WEDNESDAY, 4 t h NOVEMBER, 1891.

No. Local Government Act 1890 Amendment B ill.—Clause 66.

There shall be payable out of the said sum of Four hundred and fifty thousand Distribution of pounds in every year for every pound of general rates received therein— endowment.

To every city and town including the city of Melbourne and the town of Geelong the sum of Ten shillings;

To every other borough the sum of Fifteen shillings;To every first-class shire the sum of Twelve shillings and sixpence;To every second-class shire the sum of Twenty-four shillings;To every third-class shire the sum of Twenty-eight shillings;To every fourth-class shire the sum of Forty shillings;To every fifth-class shire the sum of Forty-seven shillings and sixpence;To every sixth-class shire the sum of Fifty-five shillings:

Provided always that in any year no borough shall receive more than One thousand pounds and no first-class shire more than Four thousand “ pounds.” Provided also that if any municipality has made and levied within any year a general rate or rates exceeding in the whole the amount of One shilling in the pound then only such portion of the sum actually received by such municipality in respect of such general rate or rates as bears to the whole sum so received the same proportion which One shilling bears to the whole amount in the pound so made as general rates in such year shall for the purposes of the payment to be made to such municipality be deemed to have been received by it in such year: Provided also that in case the said sum of Four hundred and fifty- thousand pounds after payment of any other moneys directed to be paid thereout in priority by any Act of Parliament be not sufficient to admit of payment in manner hereinbefore provided then proportionate reductions shall be made in the amounts which but for this proviso would have been paid to each municipality.—{Mr. Wheeler.)

Amendment proposed—That the words “ and no other shire over Six thousand pounds ” be inserted after the word “ pounds,” in line 13.—{Mr. Sterry.)

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Question—That the words proposed to be inserted be so inserted—put. Committee divided.

A y es, 8.Mr. B ent,Mr. D eakin,Mr. A . H arris, Mr. Richardson, Mr. S terry,

Mr. W illiam s.

Tellers. Mr. B ailes,Mr. Cameron.

Noes, 65.Mr. Anderson,Mr. Baker,Mr. B eazley,Mr. B ennett,Mr. B est,Mr. Burrowes,Mr. G-. D ow nes Carter, Mr. Clark,Mr. Derham,Mr. D ixon,Mr. Gavan Duffy,Mr. Duncan,Mr. Dunn,Mr. Ferguson,Mr. Forrest,Mr. Gardiner,Mr. G illies,Mr. Gordon,Mr. Graham,Mr. Graves,Mr. Groom,Mr. H all,Mr. H ancock,Mr. Harper,Mr. J . Harris,Mr. H ig iiett,Mr. K irton,Mr. Laurens,Mr. Leonard,Mr. L evien,Mr. Madden,Dr. M aloney,Mr. Mason,Mr. M cColl,

Mr. M cLean,Mr. M ethven,Mr. M ountain, ‘Mr. Munro, , ; ,Mr. M urphy,Mr. Murray,Mr. N im m o,Mr. Officer,Sir B . O’Loghlen, Bart., Mr. Outtrim,Mr. Patterson,Mr. Peacock,D r. Pearson,Mr. C. Sm ith,Mr. T . Sm ith,Mr. Staughton,Mr. T atchell,Mr. Taverner,Captain Taylor,Mr. Trenw ith,Mr. Tucker,Mr. Turner,Mr. Uren,Mr. W ebb,Mr. W heeler,Mr. W oods,Mr. W rixon,Mr. A . Y oung,Mr. Zox.

Tellers.

Mr. A ndrew s,Mr. L. L . Sm ith.

A nd so it passed in the negative,

T H U R S D A Y , 5 t h N O V E M B E R , 1891.

N o. 2 .— N ew Clause.W ith in three months from the coming into operation of this A c t and thereafter w henever any

vacancy shall take place the council o f any city shall have power to elect by vote the mayor and any member of the council w ho has filled the office of mayor as aldermen of the city , w ho shall continue in office as aldermen during the remainder of the term for w hich they have been respectively elected members of the council.— {Lieut.-Col. W. C. Smith.)

Q uestion— T hat th is clause be now read a second tim e— put.Committee divided.

Mr.Mr.Mr.Mr.Mr.Mr.Mr.Mr.Mr.Mr.Mr.Mr.Mr.Mr.Mr.

B est,Bowm an,Gr. D ow nesGardiner,Graham,Graves,H all,K eys,Kirton,Leonard,Mason,M cColl,M cLean,M urphy,N im m o,’

A yes, 27.M r. Outtrim,Mr. Peacock,

Carter, Mr. Richardson,L ieut.-C ol.W . C. Sm ith, Mr. S terry,Captain Taylor,Mr. Uren,Mr. W heeler,Mr. A . Y oung,Mr. Zox.

Tellers.

Mr. Forrest,Mr. Groom.

N oes, 34.Mr. Anderson, Mr. L evien,Mr. A ndrews, Mr. M ethven,Mr. A rm ytage, Mr. M ountain,Mr. B eazley, Mr. Munro,Mr. B ennett, Mr. Officer,Mr. Brock, Sir B . O’L oghlen, Bart,Mr. Cameron, Mr. C. Sm ith,Mr. Craven, Mr. Staughton,Mr. Derham, Mr. Stuart,Mr. G avan D uffy, Mr. T atchell,Mr. Duncan, Mr. Taverner,Mr. G illies, Mr. Turner,Mr. Gordon, Mr. W rixon,Mr. Harper, Mr. C. Y oung.Mr. A . Harris,Mr. J . Harris, Tellers.Mr. H ighett, Mr. Clark,Mr. Laurens, Mr. Murray.


No. 3.—New Clause.In section three hundred and s ix ty of the Principal A c t the words “ thirty-first D ecem ber,r

shall be substituted for the words “ thirtieth Septem ber.”— {M r. K eys.)Motion made and question put— T hat the Chairman do report progress, and ask leave to sit again.—

{S ir B ryan O'Loghlen.)Committee divided.

Mr. Duncan,Mr. Graves,Mr. J . Harris,Mr. Kirton,Mr. M ountain,Mr. Murphy,Sir B . O’L oghlen, Bart., Mr. Murray.

A yes, 12.

Mr. Richardson, Mr. Sterry,Mr. Uren.

Tellers, Mr. Groom,

N oes, 39.Mr. Anderson,Mr. Baker,Mr. Bennett,Mr. B est,Mr. Bowm an,Mr. Cameron,Mr. Craven,Mr. D eakin,Mr. Derham,Mr. C avan Duffy, Mr. Forrest,Mr. G illies,Mr. Gordon,Mr. Graham,Mr. Hancock,Mr. Harper,Mr. A . Harris,Mr. H ighett,Mr. K eys,Mr. Laurens,Mr. Leonard,

Mr. L evien ,Mr. Mason,Mr. M cC oll,Mr. M cLean, Mr. M ethven, Mr. Munro,Mr. Peacock, Mr. T . Sm ith, Mr. T atchell, Mr. Taverner, Captain Taylor, Mr. Trenwith, Mr. Turner,Mr. W heeler, Mr. A . Y oung, Mr. Zox.

Tellers.

Mr. B eazley , Mr. H all.


F R I D A Y (M O R N IN G ), 6 t h N O V E M B E R , 1891.

N o. 4 .— N ew Clause.

L e g a l P r o c e e d in g s b y M u n i c i p a l i t i e s .

In any prosecution or other legal proceeding under the provisions of ° rany A ct relating to local governm ent instituted by or under the direction o f or ofpres^nce^Fqjtorarn16* the council of any m unicipality no proof shall be required— of council dispensed with.

(1) O f the persons constituting the council or the exten t of the m unicipal d istr ic t;(2) O f any order to prosecute or of the particular or general appointment of any m unicipal

clerk surveyor inspector or other officer o f the cou n cil;(3 ) O f the authority of any municipal clerk surveyor inspector or other officer of the council to

p rosecu te;(4 ) O f the appointment of the chairman of the municipality or the m unicipal clerk ;(5 ) Of the presence of a quorum of the council at the m aking of any order or the doing of any

act until evidence is g iven to the contrary.— (M r. Best.)Q uestion— T hat this clause be now read a second tim e— put.Committee divided.

A yes, 26. N oes, 8.Mr. B eazley,Mr. B ennett,Mr. Bowm an,Mr. Derham,Mr. Gavan Duffy,Mr. Forrest,Mr. Foster,Mr. Gardiner,Mr. G illies,Mr. Gordon,Mr. Graham,M r. H all,Mr. H ancock,Mr. K eys,A nd so it w as resolved

Mr. M cLean,Mr. M ethven, Mr. Munro,Mr. Outtrim,Mr. Richardson, Mr. T atchell,Mr. Taverner, Mr. Turner,Mr. W heeler,Mr. A . Youug.

Tellers. Mr. B est,Mr. Peacock.

in the affirmative.

Mr. Anderson, Mr. Cameron, D r. M aloney, Mr. M cColl, Mr. Murphy,

Sir B . O’L ogh len , Bart.

Tellers.Mr. Murray,Captain Taylor.


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No. 12.

DIVISIOIS I I CO IIITTEE OF THE WHOLE.

WEEK ENDING 12IH NOVEMBER, 1891.

W E D N E S D A Y , 11th N O V E M B E R , 1891.

N o. 1.— P a rlia m en ta ry S ta n d in g Com m ittee on R a ih o a ys R em uneration B il l .— Clause 4.(1 ) T he Chairman of the Parliam entary Standing Committee on R ailw ays Attendance tee

shall be entitled to receive by w ay of remuneration for his services an attendance fee of chairman, of " F ou r" guineas for each attendance at a m eeting o f the Committee at w hich a quorum w as or shall be present, and also a like attendance fee of Four guineas for each attendance as a member o f any sectional com m ittee at any m eeting thereof at w hich a quorum w as or shall be present.

(2) E very member of the Committee (other than the Chairman) shall be en- Attendance fees titled to receive by w ay o f remuneration for h is services an attendance fee o f Three members410 guineas for each attendance at a m eeting of the Committee at w hich a quorum w as or mem ers" shall be present, and also a like attendance fee o f Three guineas for each attendance as a member o f any sectional comm ittee at any m eeting thereof at w hich a quorum w as or shall be present.

(3 ) N o member of Committee (including the Chairman and Vice-Chairm an) omy one fee for shall be entitled to receive more than one attendance fee in respect of the same day attendance onnotw ithstanding that he may attend more than one m eeting on such day. “‘w one day.{M r. M anro.)

Am endm ent proposed— T hat the word “ Four,” in line 3 , be omitted w ith a v iew to insert in p la c e thereof the word “ T hree.”— {M r. P a tterson .)

Question— T hat the word proposed to be omitted stand part of the clause put.Com m ittee divided.

Mr.Mr.Mr.Mr.Mr.Mr.Mr.Mr.Mr.Mr.Mr.Mr.Mr.Mr.Mr.Mr.Mr.Mr.Mr.Mr.Mr.Mr.

A yes, 41. A ndrew s, M r. McColI,Baker, Mr. M cLean,Brock, Mr. M ountain,Burrowes, Mr. Munro,Gr. D ow nes Carter, Mr. Murphy,Clark, D eakin, Derham, D ow ,G-avan DuffyDuncan,Foster,Gardiner,G illies,Graham,Harper,A . Harris,H igh ett,K eys,L evien,Madden,Mason,

M r. N im m o,Mr. Officer,Mr. Outtrim,Dr. Pearson, Lieut.-CoI.W . C. Sm ith, Mr. Stuart,Mr. T atchell,Captain Taylor,Mr. Turner,Mr. W heeler,Mr. W illiam s,Mr. W rixon.

Tellers.Mr. B est,Mr. Peacock.

N oes, 25. Mr. B eazley ,Mr. Bennett,Mr. Bowm an,Mr. Craven,Mr. D ixon ,Mr. Dunn,Mr. Ferguson,Mr. Forrest,Mr. Gordon,Mr. H all,Mr. Hancock,Mr. H unt,Mr. K irton,Mr. Laurens,

Mr. M ethven, Mr. Murray, Mr. Patterson, Mr. C. Sm ith, Mr. Staughton, Mr. Sterry,Mr. Trenwith, Mr. C. Y oung, Mr. Zox.

Tellers.Mr. B ailes,Dr. M aloney.

•And so it was resolved in the affirmative.

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No. 2.—Further amemlmcnt proposed — T hat the words “ T he amount payable under this section shall

not exceed ‘ F ive ’ thousand pounds in any one year " be added to the clause.— {M r. M unro.) Further amendment proposed— T hat the proposed amendment be amended by om itting therefrom the

word “ F iv e ” w ith a v iew to insert in place thereof the word “ T hree Patterson .)Question— That the word proposed to be omitted stand part of the proposed amendment— put. Committee divided.

Mr. Andrews, Mr. Baker,Mr. B eazley , Mr. B ennett, Mr. Bowm an, Mr. Brock,Mr. Burrowcs,

A y es, 49.Mr. Madden, Mr. Mason, Mr. M cColl, Mr. M cLean, Mr. Mountain, Mr. Munro, Mr. M urphy,

N oes, 18.

Mr. GL D ow nes Carter, Mr. Nimm o,M r. Clark,Mr. D eakin,Mr. Derham,Mr. D ow ,Mr. G avan D uffy, Mr. Duncan,Mr. Foster,Mr. Gardiner,Mr. G illies,Mr. Graham,Mr. Hancock,M r. Harper,Mr. A . Harris, Mr. H ighett,Mr. Hunt,Mr. K eys,Mr. Laurens,

Mr. Officer,Mr. Outtrim,Dr. Pearson,Mr. Richardson, L ieut.-C ol. W . C. Smith, Mr. Stuart,Mr. T atchell,Captain Taylor,Mr. Trenwith,Mr. Turner,Mr. W heeler,Mr. W illiam s,Mr. W rixon.

Tellers.

Mr. B est,Mr. Peacock.

Mr. Craven, Mr. Dixon, Mr. Dunn,Mr. Ferguson, Mr. Forrest, Mr. Gordon, Mr. H all,Mr. Kirton, Mr. M ethven, Mr. Murray,

Mr. Patterson, Mr. C. Sm ith, Mr. Stanghton, Mr. Sterry,Mr. C. Y oung, Mr. Zox.

Tellers. Mr. B ailes,Dr. M aloney.

Mr. L evien ,A nd so it was resolved in the affirmative.

N o. 3.— Miners* R ight Titles B il l .— Clause 1.T his A c t may be cited as the M iners’ Right Titles A ct 1891, and shall be read as s h o r t t i tle and

one w ith P art I. of the Mines A ct 1890.— {M r. Richardson.) construction .

M otion made and question put— T hat the Chairman do report progress and ask leave to sit again.— {M r. Outtrim.)

Committee divided.A y es, 29.

Mr. Anderson,Mr. Andrews,Mr. B eazley ,Mr. B ennett,Mr. Brock,Mr. Burrowcs,

Mr. McLean, Mr. M ethven, Mr. Nimmo, Mr. Officer, Mr. Outtrim, Mr. Peacock,

Mr. Gr. D ow nes Carter, Mr. T . Sm ith,Mr. Craven,Mr. D ow ,Mr. G illies,Mr. Graham,Mr. Hancock,Mr. J . H arris,Mr. H unt,Mr. K eys,Mr. Laurens,A nd so it w as resolved in the affirmative.

Mr. Trenwith, Mr. W heeler, Mr. W rixon,Mr. Zox.

Tellers.Mr. L. L. Smith, Mr. Stuart.

Mr. B ailes,Mr. Cameron, Mr. Dunn,Mr. Foster, Mr. Gardiner, Mr. Gordon, Mr. Graves, Mr. A . Harris, Mr. Kirton, Mr. M cColl, Mr. Murphy, Mr. Murray,

N oes, 21.Sir B . O’L oghlen , Bart., Mr. Patterson,Mr. Richardson,Mr. Sterry,Mr. T atchell,Mr. W illiams,Mr. A . Y oung.

Tellers.

Mr. Bowm an,Dr. M aloney.

T H U R S D A Y , 1 2 th N O V E M B E R , 1891.

N o . 4 . Parliam entary Standing Committee on R ailw ays Remuneration B ill .— Clause 4 ( a s a m e n d e d ) .

(1 ) T he Chairman o f the Parliamentary Standing Committee on R ailw ays shall Attendance be entitled to receive by w ay o f remuneration for his services an attendance fee of Four guineas for each attendance at a m eeting of the Committee at w hich a quorum w as or shall be present, and also a like attendance fee of Four guineas for each attendance as a member of any sectional committee at any m eeting thereof at w hich a quorum w as o r shall be present.

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(2 ) E very member of the Com m ittee (other than the Chairman) shall be entitled Attendance to receive by w ay of remuneration for his services an attendance fee of T hree guineas ^ tobe for each attendance at a m eeting o f the Committee at w hich a quorum w as or shall b e members, present, and also a like attendance fee of T hree guineas for each attendance as a m e m b e rof any sectional comm ittee at any m eeting thereof at w hich a quorum was or shall be present.

(3) N o member o f Committee (including the Chairman and V ice-Chairm an) shall Only one fee be entitled to receive more than one attendance fee in respect o f the same day notw ith- anceonwiy standing that he may attend more than one m eeting on such day. one day.

( 4 ) The amount payable under this section shall not exceed F ive thousand pounds in any one year.— (jl/r. Munro.')

Question— T hat clause 4, as amended, stand part of the B ill— put.C om m ittee divided.

A y es, 29. Noes, 19.Mr.Mr.Mr.Mr.M i.Mr.Mr.Mr.Mr.Mr.Mr.Mr.Mr.Mr.Mr.Mr.

A ndrew s,A rm ytage,Baker,B eazley,Bowm an,W . T . Carter, D ow ,G avan Duffy,Dunn,Gardiner,Graham,G raves,H all,A . H arris,K eys,M cLean,

Mr. Munro,M r. N im m o,Mr. Officer,Sir B . O’L oghlen, Bart. Mr. Richardson,Mr. L . L . Sm ith,Mr. T . Sm ith,Captain Taylor,Mr. Turner,M r. W heeler,Mr. W illiam s.

Tellers.

Mr. Mason,Mr. Peacock.

Mr. B ennett, Mr. Brock, Mr. Craven, Mr. D eakin, Mr. Derham, Mr. D ixon , Mr. Foster, Mr. G illies, Mr. Gordon, Mr. Harper, Mr. J . Harris,

Mr. Laurens, Mr. Madden, Mr. M ethven, Mr. Staughton, M r. T atckell, Mr. Zox.

Tellers.

Mr. Forrest,Mr. Patterson.


N o . 5.— N ew clause.T h is A c t shall continue to the

Q uestion— T hat this clause be now read Committee divided.

A yes, 17.

end of the present Parliam ent and no longer.— (M v. G illies.) a second tim e— put.

Mr. B ennett, Mr. Brock, Mr. Craven, Mr. Forrest, Mr. Gardiner, Mr. G illies, M r. Gordon, Mr. Harper, Mr. Laurens, Mr. Madden,

Mr. M ethven, Mr. T . Smith, Mr. Staughton, Mr. T atchell, Mr. Zox.

Tellers.

Mr. A rm ytage, Mr. J . Harris.

N oes, 21.Mr. A ndrew s,Mr. B eazley ,Mr. B ent,M r. Bowm an,Mr. W . T . Carter, Mr. G avan D uffy, Mr. Foster,Mr. Graham,Mr. Graves,Mr. H ancock,Mr. K eys,Mr. Leonard,

Mr. M ason,Mr. Munro,Sir B . O’L oghlen, B art., Mr. P eacock,Mr. Trenwith,Mr. Turner,Mr. W heeler.

Tellers.

Mr. B est,Mr. L. L. Sm ith.


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WEEK END] KG 20th NOVEMBER, 1891.

T U E S D A Y , 1 7 th N O V E M B E R , 1891.

N o . 1.— R a ilw a y s A c t 1890 A m endm en t B i l l .— Clause 3.

P a r t I.

Construction o f R a ilw a y s tra n sferred to B o a rd o f L a n d an d W orks.

(1 ) N otw ithstanding anything contained in Part I. of the P ublic W orks A c t Minister of1890— Railways to be

ex officio a Vice(« ) the responsible M inister of the Crown for the time being administering the Eoaô’f Land

R aih oays A c t 1890 shall w ithout further or other authority than this A c t and W orks, he a V ice-P resident of the Board of Land and W orks for a ll purposes,“ and

(A) the Chairman and V ice-Chairman for the time being o f the Parliamentary Chairm an and

Standing Committee on R ailw ays shall w ithout further or other authority ofRaUwaysian than th is A c t be members of the said Board for the purpose only of m a te e to b e T a i carrying out the duties powers and authorities by this A c t imposed and q^ci^member conferred on such Board.” of said Board.

(No. 1134 s. 4.)(2 ) T he number of V ice-P residents of the said Board shall not exceed three,

and the w hole number of members of the said Board may be increased to ten.

(3 ) E x cep t the President and V ice-P residents of the Board and the said Chairman and V ice-Chairm an no member o f the Board shall exercise any right power duty or authority by this A c t confeired or imposed on the Board or the members thereof unless such member be also a C ommissioner or an officer in the railw ay service.— (M r. Sh iels.)

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Am endm ent proposed— T hat the words “ and (6) the Chairman and V ice-C hairm an for the tim e being of the Parliam entary Standing Committee on R ailw ays shall w ithout further or other authority than this A c t be members of the said Board for the purpose only o f carrying out the duties powers and authorities by this A c t imposed and conferred on such Board,” in lines 8 to 13 inclusive, be omitted. — (M r. Patterson.')

Question— T hat the words proposed to be omitted stand part of the clause— put.

Committee divided.

A yes, 48. N oes, 27.

Mr. A ndrew s, Mr. M cLean, Mr. Anderson, Mr. M cColl,Mr. A rm ytage, Mr. Mountain, Mr. Cameron, Mr. M ethven,Mr. Baker, Mr. Munro, Mr. Craven, Mr. Officer,Mr. B eazley, Mr. Murray, Mr. Deakin, Mr. C. Smith,Mr. B ennett, Mr. Nimm o, Mr. Derham, Mr. S laugh ton,Mr. Bent, Sir B . O’Loghlen, Bart., Mr. Ferguson, Mr. T atchell,Mr. B est, Mr. Out trim, Mr. Gardiner, Mr. Uren,Mr. Bowm an, Mr. Peacock, Mr. G illies, Mr. W ebb,Mr. Brock, Mr. Richardson, Mr. Gordon, Mr. W rixon,Mr. Burrowes, Mr. Shiels, Mr. Harper, Mr. Zox.Mr. G . D ow nes Carter, Mr. L . L. Smith, Mr. J . Harris,Mr. W . T . Carter, Mr. T . Sm ith, Mr. H ighett,

Tellers.Mr. Clark, Captain Taylor, Mr. Leonard,Mr. D ixon , Mr. Trenw ith, Mr. Levien, Mr. Patterson,Mr. Gavan Duffy, Mr. Tucker, Mr. Madden, Mr. Stuart.Mr. Foster, Mr. Graham,

Mr. Turner,Mr. Wheeler,

Mr. Groom, Mr. W illiam s,Mr. Hancock, Mr. W oods,Mr. A . Harris, Mr. A . Y oung,Mr. Hunt, Mr. C. Y oung.Mr. Kirton,Mr. Laurens, Tellers.Dr. Maloney, Mr. B ailes,Mr. Mason, Mr. H all.

A nd so it was resolved in the affirmative.

W E D N E S D A Y , 1 8 th N O V E M B E R , 1891.

N o. 2 .— Clause 21.

P a r t I I .

Proceedings o f Commissioners.

(1 ) N otw ithstanding anything contained in section forty-four o f the R ailw ays G overnor in

A ct 1890 when the chairman differs from the decision of the other tw o Commissioners ^ d e wh% no action shall be taken on the determination o f the chairman except in accordancew ith the follow ing provisions of this section.

(2 ) W ithin seven days after the M inister receives from the chairman a true copy o f any m inute made by him pursuant to the provisions of section forty-four of R ailw ays A ct 1890 (w hich copy together w ith all documents relating thereto or copies thereof shall be so forwarded by the chairman to the M inister w ithin three days after deciding any matter in opposition to the other tw o Commissioners) the M inister shall send a copy o f such minute to each o f the other tw o Commissioners.

(3) Thereupon at the request o f the M inister and w ithin a time specified by him each o f the other tw o Commissioners shall furnish the M inister w ith a w ritten statem ent of his reasons at length for his decision upon the matter of difference.

(4) T he M inister shall subm it a copy of the chairm an’s minute and also of the statem ents of the other tw o Commissioners to the Governor in Council together w ith all documents relating thereto and such recommendation thereon as the M inister may think fit.

(5 ) Thereupon the Governor in Council may by order decide the m atter of difference, and every such order * * * # a # * a shall have the like force and effectas if made by the Commissioners, and thereupon the Commissioners shall carry out such order and take all steps necessary for the proper execution thereof.

(6) W hen and so often as the Governor in Council decides any matter pursuant to th is section a copy of such decision and of the minute o f the chairman and the statem ents of the other tw o Commissioners and a copy of all documents relating thereto and of the recommendation of the M inister thereon shall be laid before both H ouses of Parliam ent w ith in seven days after such decision if Parliam ent be sitting or if not then w ith in seven days after the commencement o f the n ext session thereof.— (M r. Shiels.')

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Q uestion— T hat clause 21, as amended, stand part of the B ill—put. Committee divided.

Mr.Mr.Mr.Mr.Mr.Mr.Mr.Mr.Mr.Mr.Mr.Mr.Mr.Mr.Mr.Mr.Mr.Mr.Dr.Mr.Mr.Mr.Mr.

A y es, 44.Andrews, Mr. M ountain,A rm ytage, Mr. Munro,B eazley , Mr. Murray,B ent, Mr. N im m o,Brock, Sir B . O’Loghlen, Bart.,Burr ow es, Mr. Outtrim,G. D ow nes Carter, Mr. Richardson,W . T . Carter, Clark,G avan D uffy, Dunn,Foster,Graham,H ancock,A . Harris, Hunt,Kir ton,Laurens,M aloney,Mason,M cColl,M cLean,M ethven,

Mr. Sh iels,Mr. T. Sm ith, Mr. Taverner, Captain Taylor, Mr. Trem vith, Mr. Tucker,Mr. Turner,Mr. Webb,Mr. W heeler, Mr. W illiam s, Mr. A . Y oung, Mr. C. Y oung.

Tellers. Mr. B ailes,Mr. Peacock.

Mr. Anderson, Mr. Craven, Mr. Derham, Mr. Ferguson, Mr. Gardiner, Mr. G illies, Mr. Gordon, Mr. J . Harris, Mr. K eys,Mr. L evien ,

Noes, 18.Mr. Madden, Mr. Officer,Dr. Pearson, Mr. Staughton, Mr. W rixou, Mr. Zox.

Tellers.Mr. Harper, Mr. Uren.

And so it w as resolved in the affirmative.

F R ID A Y (M O R N IN G ), 2 0 th N O V E M B E R , 1891.

N o. 3.— Clause 41.

E very officer and em ploye in the railw ay service w hether appointed before or officers may bo after the passing o f The Victorian R ailways Commissioners A ct 1883 and w hether he have <:a,!<:d uP°n t0 attained the age of s ix ty years before or after the commencement of this A c t m ay at any (compare No. time before he attain the age of six ty -five years be called upon by the Board or m s s. 143.)

Commissioners to retire; and every such officer or em ploye so called upon to retire shall retire accordingly.— {M r. Shiels.)

Question— T hat clause 41 stand part of the B ill— put.Committee divided.

A yes, 27.Mr. Munro,Mr. Outtrim, Mr. Richardson, Mr. Shiels, Captain Taylor, Mr. Trenwith, Mr. Turner,Mr. Uren,Mr. W heeler, Mr. W illiam s.

Tellers.

Dr. M aloney, Mr. Peacock.

Mr. Andrews,Mr. Beazley,Mr. Brock,Mr. Burrowes,Mr. Gavan D uffy,Mr. Dunn,Mr. Foster,Mr. Graham,Mr. H all,Mr. Hancock,Mr. Kirton,Mr. Leonard,Mr. McColl,Mr. M cLean,Mr. M ethven,


N oes, 9.Mr. Bow m an,Mr. W . T . Carter, Mr. Gardiner,Mr. Murphy,Mr. Nimmo,Mr. T. Sm ith,

Mr. Taverner.

Tellers.

Mr. H unt,Mr. A . Y oung.

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No. 14.

DIVISIOIS I I COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE.

WEEK ENDING 26th NOVEMBER, 1891.

W E D N E S D A Y , 2 5 th N O V E M B E R , 1891.

N o. 1.— R a ilw a y s A c t 1890 A m endm en t B i l l .— Clause 32.

(1 ) N otw ithstanding anything contained in the R ailw ays A cts neither the Board nor the Commissioners shall w ithout the sanction of the Governor in Council—

(a ) Increase the salary of any officer or em ploye w hose annual salary or w agesis more than F ive hundred pou nds; or

(b) A ppoint or promote any person to any office the annual salary or w ages ofw hich is more than F ive hundred pounds.

(2) So far as concerns officers and em ployes w hose salaries or w ages are specifically fixed by Parliam ent neither the Board nor the Commissioners shall increase any such salaries or w ages without the authority of Parliam ent.

“ (3) N o allowance or other addition to the salary or w ages o f any officer or employe shall be paid by the Board or the Commissioners ; but i f the Board or the Commissioners recommend that any officer or em ploye be granted a paym ent for overtim e work actually and necessarily performed such paym ent may be made if approved by the M inister.”— (M r. Sh iels.)

A m endm ent proposed— T hat sub-section 3 be om itted.— (M r. M cIn tyre .)Question— T hat the words proposed to be omitted stand part of the clause— put.Committee divided.

N oes, 26.Mr. M cIntyre,Mr. Mountain,Mr. Murphy,Mr. Officer,Dr. Pearson,Mr. C. Smith,Mr. Staughton,Mr. T atchell,Mr. Uren,Mr. W rixon.

Tellen.Mr. Groom,Mr. K eys.

Mr. A ndrew s,Mr. A rm ytage, Mr. B eazley,Mr. B ennett,Mr. Brock,Mr. Burrowes,Mr. W . T . Carter, Mr. Clark,Mr. Deakin,Mr. D ixon ,Mr. Gavan Duffy, Mr. Dunn,Mr. Gardiner,Mr. Graham,Mr. H all,Mr. H ancock,Mr. A . Harris,Mr. Hunt,Mr. K ir ton,Mr. Laurens,Mr. M cLean,

A y es , 39.Mr. Munro,Mr. N im m o,Mr. Outtrim, Mr. Parfitt,Mr. Peacock, Mr. Richardson, Mr. Shiels,Mr. Stuart,Mr. Taverner, Captain Taylor, Mr. Trenwith, Mr. Turner,Mr. W ebb,Mr. Wheeler, Mr. W illiam s, Mr. A . Y oung.

Tellers.Mr. B ailes,Mr. Foster.

Mr. Anderson, Mr. Baker,Mr. B ent,Mr. Cameron, Mr. Craven, Mr. Derham, Mr. D ow ,Mr. Duncan, Mr. Ferguson, Mr. Forrest, Mr. G illies, Mr. Gordon, Mr. J . Harris, Mr. M cColl,

Salary, &c., of higher offlcers and employes not to be increased without authority of Governor in Council.


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No. 2.—Clause 44.—

Committee Sub-committees and Conferences o f Officers o f Commissioners.

(1 ) T he Commissioners shall make regulations for establishing and regulating ômmitteând1 a com m ittee consisting of the ch ief officer of each o f the branches of the railw ay service sub-committees, under the Commissioners.

(2) T he Commissioners shall also make regulations for establishing and regulating subcomm ittees for each o f the branches of the railw ay service under th e Commissioners. Such sub-com m ittees shall consist of any officers of the railway service specified in the regulations.

(3 ) T he com m ittee shall be presided over by the chairman o f the Commissioners.

(4 ) E ach sub-com m ittee shall be presided over by one of the other Commissioners.— {M r. SM els.)

Question— T hat clause 44 stand part of the B ill— put.Committee divided.

A y es, 32. N oes, 30.Mr. A ndrew s, Mr. Munro, M r. Anderson, Mr. Leonard,Mr. B eazley , Mr. Nimm o, Mr. B ent, Mr. L evien,Mr. B ennett, Sir B . O’Loghlen, Bart., Mr. Cameron, Mr. Madden,Mr. Brock, Mr. Outtrim, Mr. G . D ow nes Carter, Mr. M ountain,Mr. Burrowes, Mr. Peacock, M r. Clark, Mr. Murphy,M r. W . T . Carter, M r. Shiels, Mr. Craven, Mr. Officer,Mr. D ixon, Mr. T. Sm ith, Mr. D eakin,

Mr. Derham,Mr. C. Sm ith,

Mr. G avan D uffy, Captain Taylor, Mr. StaughtonMr. Dunn, Mr. Trenwith, Mr. D ow , Mr. T atchell,Mr. Graham, Mr. Turner, Mr. D uncan, Mr. Uren,Mr. H all, Mr. W heeler, Mr. Ferguson, Mr. W rixon,Mr. H ancock, Mr. W illiam s,

Mr. A . Y oung.Mr. Forrest, Mr. Zox.

Mr. Hunt, Mr. G illies,Mr. Kirton, Mr. Gordon, Tellers.Mr. Laurens, Tellers. Mr. Harper, Mr. J . Harris,Dr. M aloney, Mr. M cLean,

Mr. A rm ytage, Mr. Foster.

Mr. A . Harris, Mr. K eys.



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No. 15,

DIVISION IN COMMITTEE OE T IE WHOLE.

WEEK ENDING 3RD DECEMBER, 1891.

T H U R S D A Y , 3 r d D E C E M B E R , 1891.

N o. L icen sin g A c t 1890 A m endm en t B i l l .— N ew clause.

N otw ithstanding the provisions of section e igh ty -six of the L icensing A c t 1890A ppiiqation foi applications for colonial w ine licences m ay be heard and determ ined at any tim e by uoencestobe any member of the L icensing Court for the district wherein the prem ises in respect at any of w hich any such licence is sought are situated, and for such purpose such member shall be deemed to constitute the L icensing Court.— (M r. M cL ellan .)

Question— T hat this clause be now read a second tim e— put.Committee divided.

A y es, 17. N oes, 35.Mr. M cColl,Mr. Munro,Mr. N im m o, Mr. Officer,Mr. Outtrim, Mr. P atterson, M r. P eacock , Dr. Pearson, Mr. Richardson, Mr. T . Sm ith, Mr. Turner,Mr. W ebb,Mr. W illiam s, Mr. W rixon.

Mr. A rm ytage, Mr. B ennett,

Mr. M urphy,Sir B. O’L oghlen, Bart., Mr. L . L . Sm ith,Mr. T atchell,Captain Taylor.

Mr. A ndrew s,Mr. B est,Mr. Cameron,Mr. Craven,Mr. D eakin,Mr. Gavan Duffy, Mr. Dunn,Mr. Forrest,Mr. Foster,Mr. Gardiner,Mr. G illies,Mr. Gordon,Mr. Graham,Mr. H all,Mr. A . Harris, Mr. J . Harris,Mr. Kirton,Mr. Laurens,Mr. L evien ,

Mr. W . T . Carter, Mr. Clark,Mr. Derham, Mr. H unt,M r. M ason,

Tellers.

Mr. Murray, Mr. Z ox.

Mr. M cLellan, Mr. M ethven, Mr. Mountain,

Tellers.Mr. Bailee, Mr. Baker.


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No. 1 6 .

Divisions n COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE.

WEEK ENDING- l l T H DECEMBER, 1891.

T H U R S D A Y , 1 0 th D E C E M B E R , 1891.

N o . 1.— E lectoral R olls Purification B ill.— Clause 3.

t AJ f i t & IS

Am endm ent proposed— T hat the word “ on ly ,” in line 1, be om itted.— (i f r . Bailes.) Question— T hat the word proposed to be omitted stand part of the clause— put. Committee divided.

Mr.Mr.Mr.Mr.Mr.Mr.Mr.Mr.Mr.Mr.Mr.Mr.Mr.Mr.Mr.Mr.Mr.Mr.Mr.Mr.Mr.Mr.Mr.

Anderson,A ndrews,A rm ytage,B est,Burro w e s,

A y es, 43.Mr. Munro, M r. Nim m o, Mr. Officer, Mr. Outtrim, Mr. Patterson,

G-. D ow nes Carter, Mr. Richardson,Craven, Derham, D ixon, O avan Duffy Duncan, Dunn,Foster,G illies,Gordon,Graham,Groom,H all,H ighett,K eys,Madden,McLean,M cLellan,

Mr. Shiels,Mr. C. Sm ith, Mr. Staughton, Mr. T atchell, Mr. Taverner, Captain Taylor, Mr. Tucker,Mr. Turner,Mr. W heeler, Mr. W rixon, Mr. C. Y oung, Mr. Z ox.

Tellers.Mr. M cIntyre, Mr. Peacock.

Mr. B eazley , Mr. B ennett, Mr. Clark, Mr. D eakin, Mr. Forrest, Mr. Gardiner, Mr. Graves, Mr. Hancock, Mr. Harper, Mr. Kirton, Mr. Laurens, Mr. L evien, Dr. M aloney,

N oes, 24.Mr. M cColl,Mr. M ethven,Sir B. O’Loghlen, Bart. Mr. S terry,Mr. Trenwith,Mr. Uren,Mr. W ebb,Mr. W illiam s,Mr. A . Young.

Tellers.Mr. B ailes,Mr. W . T . Carter.


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No. 2.—Clause 6.Electoral Inspectors.

“ Subject to the provisions of the Public Service A ct 1 8 9 0 ” Governor k Council shall appoint an officer to be called the chief electoral in sp e c to r .— (M r . bhiels.) inspector.

Am endm ent proposed— T hat the words “ Subject to the provisions o f the Public Service A ct 1890, m line 1, be om itted.— (Mr. McColL)

Q uestion— T hat the words proposed to be omitted stand part of the clause— put.

Committee divided.

A yes

Mr. Anderson,Mr. Andrews,Mr. A rm ytage,Mr. B eazley ,Mr. B ennett,Mr. B est,Mr. Brock,Mr. Burrowes,Mr. Cameron,Mr. G-. D ow nes Carter, Mr. Craven,Mr. D eakin,Mr. Derham,Mr. D ixon ,Mr. G avan Duffy,Mr. Duncan,Mr. Foster,Mr. G illies,Mr. Gordon,Mr. Graham,Mr. Graves,Mr. H all,Mr. H ancock,Mr. Harper,Mr. A . Harris,Mr. K eys,Mr. Kirton,Mr. Laurens,Mr. Leonard,Mr. L evien,

, 57.Mr. Madden,Dr. M aloney,Mr. M cLean,Mr. M cLellan, Mr. Munro,Mr. Nimmo,Mr. Officer,Mr. Outtrim,Mr. Patterson, Mr. Peacock,Mr. Richardson, Mr. Shiels,Mr. C. Sm ith, Mr. Staughton, Mr. Sterry,Mr. T atchell,Mr. Taverner, Captain Taylor, Mr. Trenw ith, Mr. Tucker,Mr. Turner,Mr. W heeler,Mr. W illiams, Mr. W rixon,Mr. Zox.

Tellers.

Mr. Clark,Mr. L. L. Sm ith.

N oes, 13.Mr. W ebb,Mr. A . Y oung, Mr. C. Y oung.

Mr. Dunn,Mr. Forrest,Mr. Gardiner,Mr. M cColl,Mr. M ethven, T tlU rt.Sir B . (yL ogh len , Bart.,Mr. T . Sm ith, Mr. B ailes,Mr. U ren, Mr. W . T. Carter.

A nd so it was resolved in the affirmative.

F R I D A Y (M O R N IN G ), 1 1 t h D E C E M B E R , 1 8 9 1 .

N o. 3.— Clause 21.

For section one hundred and seventy-nine of the Principal A c t there shall be 01substituted the follow ing section, nam ely No-1075-

179. T h e revision court for each division o f a d istrict shall w ith respect to every p« 3 , ; ' court. electoral list w hich it is authorized to revise perform the duties and have the powers follow ing, n a m ely :—

* # * * * *

(7 ) T he court shall expunge the name of every person, w hether objected to or not, who during the last three years has served any term or terms of imprisonment for any period or periods amounting in the aggregate to at least three m onths; gwcA (gnu or (arms q/#)rwo%mm( W m f Bom ,mpoWwtfAoWWw qp%ow q/

* *— (M r. Shiels.)

sub-section (?)•— (M i, K iiton .)

Question— T hat the words proposed to be added be so added— put.

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Committee, divided.A yes, 12.

Mr. Laurens, Mr. M cColl,Mr. M ethven.

Tellers.

Mr. P eacock, M r. Uren.


Mr. Anderson, Mr. Clark,M r. D ix o n , M r. D unn ,Mr. Gardiner, Mr. Gordon, Mr. Kirton,

Noes, 40.Mr. A ndrew s,Mr. B ailcs,Mr. B eazley,M r. B en n ett,Mr. Brock,Mr. Burrowes,Mr. Craven,Mr. Derham,Mr. Gavan Duffy, Mr. Duncan,Mr. Forrest,Mr. Foster,Mr. G illies,Mr. Graham,Mr. Graves,Mr. H all,Mr. Hancock,Mr. Leonard,Mr. Madden,Dr. M aloney,Mr. M cLean,

Mr. M cLellan,Mr. Munro,Mr. Officer,Sir B. O’Loghlen, B art., Mr. Outtrim,Mr. Patterson,Mr. Richardson,Mr. Shiels,Mr. C. Smith,Mr. Staughton,Mr. Sterry,Mr. T atchell,Mr. Taverner,Captain Taylor,Mr. Trenw ith,Mr. Turner,Mr. Wheeler.

Tellers.

Mr. W . T. Carter,Mr. A . Y oung.


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Ho. 17.

DIVISIONS IN COMMITTEE OE THE WHOLE.

WEEK ENDING 18IH DECEMBER, 1891.

W E D N E S D A Y (M O R N IN G ), 1 6 th D E C E M B E R , 1891.

N o . \ . — L an d A c t 1890 Amendment B ill.— N ew clause.

nam ek !—aeCti° n hundred and three o f the Principal A c t the follow ing section shall be substituted

anv m . l l f f ’t i w ' 17 ]f 86 u 0r 8"M .essee » / any m allee allotm ent or of any portion of Selection, out any m allee allotm ent and any assignee o f any such lessee or sub-lessee m ay, notw ith- 0ti1nl;J!ccstondmg anything m P art I . o f th is A c t contained, select at any tim e w ith in s ix years “ •

of w W h PT ng i u* ■“ f 1,889- ”ut ot such allotm ent an area the total acreag,

“ t , : h j : f t % same t i !

all the provisions of Part “ “ of tMs I V ^ a t i n ^ a ^ c X ^ i ' S l o t o m ' t e shaU a p p ly T su e l

cea:e% appty t o Z a l . ^ r prOTisi0nS ot Par‘ IL of thi= Act shalQuestion— T hat this clause be now read a second tim e— put.Committee divided.

Mr. A ndrew s, Mr. Baker, Mr. B ennett, Mr. Dunn,Mr. G illies, M r. Groom, Mr. H all,Mr. H unt,

A y es, 14.Mr. M ason,Mr. Richardson, Mr. T atchell, Mr. Taverner.

Tellers. Mr. B ailes,Mr. Forrest.


Mr. Anderson, Mr. Craven,Mr. C avan Duffy, Mr. Ferguson,Mr. Foster,Mr. Graham,Mr. H ancock,Mr. M cLean,Mr. Murray,

N oes, 16.Mr. Outtrim, Mr. Peacock, Mr. Trenw ith, Mr. Turner, Mr. Uren.

Tellers. Mr. B eazley , Mr. Gordon.

W E D N E S D A Y , 1 6 t h D E C E M B E R , 1 8 9 1 .

N o . 2.— Crimes A c t 1 8 9 0 A m endm ent Clause 6 .

f o r n n W n n a11 ^ d e ê n f to any charge presentm ent indictm ent or information Consent no

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Am endm ent proposed— T hat the words “ unless such girl be older than or of the same age as the defendant ” be added to the clause.— (M r. W rixon.)

Question— T hat the words proposed to be added be so added— put.Committee divided.

A yes,Mr. A ndrews,Mr. B ailes,Mr. B eazley,Mr. Bennett",Mr. Bowman,Mr. Burrowes,Mr. Craven,Mr. Derham,Mr. D ixon ,Mr. D ow ,Mr. Gravan Duffy,Mr. Foster,Mr. G illies,Mr. Graham,Mr. H all,Mr. H ancock,Mr. A . Harris,Mr. K eys,2-lr Kir ton,M r. Barrens,Mr. McColl,Mr. M cLean,And so it was resolved

41.Mr. M cLellan, Mr. Outtrim, Mr. Patterson, Mr. Peacock, Dr. Pearson, Mr. Richardson, Mr. Shiels,Mr. C. Smith, Mr. Staughton, Mr. Sterry,Mr. T atchell, Mr. Taverner, Mr. Turner,Mr. U ren,Mr. W ebb,Mr. W heeler, Mr. W rixon.

Tellert.

Mr. A rm ytage, Mr. W . T . Carter,

in the affirmative.

Mr. Anderson, Mr. Baker, Mr. Cameron, Mr. Clark,Mr. D eakin, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Dunn,Mr. Forrest, Mr. Gordon, Mr. j . Harris,

N oes, 17.Mr. M ountain, Mr. Munro,Mr. Officer,Mr. A . Y oung, Mr. C. Y oung.

Tellert.

Mr. Groom,Mr. Mason.

N o . 3 .— Clause 36.W here a person charged w ith an offence is not defended by counsel or solicitor,

then, on the completion of the exam ination of the w itnesses on the part of the pro- charged, secution, the follow ing caution or words to the like effect shall, before he is called as a w itness, be addressed to him by or under the direction o f the court judge or justice before whom he is charged (that is to sa y )— “ H aving heard the evidence against you, do you w ish to be called as a w itness and g ive evidence in answer to the charge. Y ou are not obliged to be called and g ive evidence unless you w ish, but if you are called the evidence you g ive may be used against you and you w ill be liable to be cross-exam ined.”— (M r. Gavan Duffy.')

Q uestion— T hat clause 36 stand part of the B ill— put.Committee divided.

A yes, 52. Mr Mason,Mr. M cColl,Mr. M cIntyre,Mr. M cLean,Mr. M cLellan,Mr. M ethven,Mr. M ountain,Mr. Munro,Mr. Murphy,Mr. Officer,Sir B. O’Loghlen, Bart., Mr. Outtrim,Mr. Patterson,Mr. Peacock,Mr. Richardson,Mr. Shiels,Mr. Stuart,Mr. T atchell,Mr. Trenw ith,Mr. Turner,Mr. Webb,Mr. W heeler,Mr. C. Y oung.

Ttllert.Mr. B ailes,Mr. Clark.

N oes, 16.Mr. Cameron, Mr. C. Sm ith,Mr. G. D ow nes Carter, Mr. Sterry,Mr. Craven, Mr. Derham, Mr. Forrest, Mr. G illies, Mr. J . Harris, Mr. K eys ,Dr. Pearson,

Mr. W rixon, Mr. A . Y oung, Mr. Z ox.

Tellers. Captain Taylor, Mr. Uren.

Mr. Anderson,Mr. A rm ytage,Mr. Baker,Mr. B eazley,Mr. B ennett,Mr. Bowm an,Mr. Burrowes,Mr. W . T. Carter,Mr. Deakin,Mr. D ixon,Mr. Gavan Duffy,Mr. Duncan,Mr. Dunn,Mr. Ferguson,Mr. Foster,Mr. Gardiner,Mr. Gordon,Mr. Graham,Mr. H all,Mr. Hancock,Mr. A . Harris,Mr. H ighett,Mr. Hunt,Mr. Kirton,Mr. Laurens,Mr. Leonard,Mr. Madden,A nd so it was resolved in the affirmative.

0. 4 .—N ew clause. „ _A fter any person shall have been convicted by a jury of any offence not punishable Proceedings by

by death, the judge who presides at such trial shall before the said jury is dismissed conviction byrequire them to hear any evidence of previous convictions w hich may be alleged pj“^ °cfhargedagainst such person and any evidence of good character w hich may be tendered by or with anyon behalf of such person, and shall then charge such jury to take into consideration

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a ll facts w hich have appeared in evidence indicating the ex ten t of the gu ilty intent on the part o f the person so convicted and also the evidence (if any) of previous convictions and of good character, and shall inform the jury of the meaning of the words first second and third degree as hereinafter set out, and the jury shall then by a majority of such jury return a verdict of gu ilty in the first second or third degree, and the judge shall pass sentence accordingly. In the event of the jury being equally divided, the judge shall decide w hether the person found gu ilty is gu ilty in the first second or third degree .— {Captain Taylor.')

Question— T hat this clause be now read a second tim e—put.Committee divided.

A y es , 11.Captain Taylor, Mr. C. Y oung.

Mr. Bowm an,Mr. Hunt,Mr. Kirton,Mr. M cColl,Mr. Murphy,Sir B. O’L oghlen, Bart., Mr. Gr. D ow nes Carter, Mr. Sterry, Mr. L . L . Sm ith.

Telltrt.

N oes, .54.Mr. Anderson,Mr. A rm ytage,Mr. B ailes,Mr. Baker,Mr. B eazley ,Mr. Bennett,Mr. Brock,Mr. Burrowes,Mr. W . T. Carter, Mr. Clark,Mr. Craven,Mr. Deakin,Mr. Derham,Mr. D ixon,Mr. C avan Duffy, Mr. Duncan,Mr. Dunn,Mr. Ferguson,Mr. Forrest,Mr. Foster,Mr. C illies,Mr. Gordon,Mr. Graham,Mr. H all,Mr. H ancock,Mr. A . Harris,Mr. J . Harris,Mr. H ighett,

Mr. K eys,Mr. Laurens, Mr. Leonard, Mr. L evien,Mr. Madden, Mr. M ason,Mr. McLean, Mr. M cLellan, Mr. Mountain, Mr. Munro,Mr. Out trim, Mr. Patterson, Mr. Peacock, D r. Pearson,Mr. Richardson, Mr. Shiels,Mr. C. Smith, Mr. Staughton, Mr. T atchell, Mr. Turner,Mr. Uren,Mr. W ebb,Mr. W heeler, Mr. W rixon.

Teller*. Mr. M cIntyre, Mr. Zox.


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