QUEENSLAND PARLIAMENTARY BATES,

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QUEENSLAND PARLIAMENTARY Dl3 BATES,

%egislatibe aouncil anb Zegia‘latibe %saemfrIp.

SECOND SESSION O H ’ TKE T K I R T W N E N T H PARLIAMENT,

APPOINTBU ‘TO HEW1

AT BRISBANE ON THE ‘rwEr,i”P1r DAY OF SEPTEMBEB, IN

wm

YIXPY-THIBU YEAH OP THE R E I G N OF HER MAJESTY QUEEN VICTORIA, IN THE YEAR OF OUR LORD 1899.

[VOLUME 2 OF 1899.1

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L E G I S L A T I V E C O U N C I L .

WEUNEYILIY,

8

NOVEIGBEE,

1899.

The PltEsilawr took

the

chair a t half-past

3

o’clock.

REGISTRATION O F D E E D S BILL- S U P R E M E C O U R T HILL-LOCAL W O R K S LOANS ACTS A M E N D M E N T BILL.

ASSENT.

The P R E S I D X N T announced the receipt

of mewages

from His Excellency the Lieutenant- Governor, intimating t h a t the Royal assent had been given to these Bllls.

P A P E R .

The followinsr uaoer. laid on the table, was ordered to be p&&d :<.

Report

of

the Chief Inspector of Distilleries for the year ended 30th June,

7800.

L E G I T I M A T I O N BILL.

THIRD READING.

This Bill was read

a

third ti

tie,

paused, and ordered

to

be transmitted to the Legislative Assembly for their concurrence.

A B O R I G I N A L S PROTECTION A N D

RE-

STRICTION O F T H E S A L E O F OPIUM BILL.

THIRD READING.

This Bill was read a third time, passed, and ordered to be returned to the Legislative Assembly.

C R I M I N A L CODE B I L L . COMMITTEE.

Preamble postponed.

Clause 1 put and passed.

On clause

2--“

Establishment of Code”- The POSTMASTER-GENERAL said hon.

gentlemen would see t h a t the Code would not come into force until the 1st January,

1901.

That would give ample time for the regulations, and everything else necessary, to be prepared.

Clause

put and paseed.

Clauses 3 to

10, inclusive, put and passed.

On the 1st schedule-“The Criminal Code

of

Queensland

”--

The P O S T M A S T E R G E N X R A L said it was the general practice in the Council to put a schedule as a whole; but in that particular

case

the

1st

schedule comprised the whole Cri-

~ r i i r i d Cide,

and, as some hon. gentlemen might desire to consider certain of the clauses, he would suggest that the

index

he postponed, and t h a t the schedule be taken chapter by chapter. That wuuld give hon. gentlemen an opportunity,

if

they thought fit, of amending any particular chapter

;

and if amendments were made in the text the index could be correspondingly altered.

That seemed to him the best method of dealing with a bulky schedule like the one before them.

The C H A I R M A N

:

I may point out that the usual practice in committee

is

to take a schedule

as a

whole. The reasons stated by the Post- master-General for departing

from

the usual practice in t h a t particular cam are for the Com- mittee to consider. M y duty would ordinarily be to follow the usual practice. T h e Standing Orders give

no

definite instructions a s to how a schedule shall be put, but our usage is, as I have said, to put it, like an ordinary clause in a Bill, a s a whole. I should like, before proceedingfurther, that the Committee should decide for itself

as

to the course to be pursued. I might suggest t h a t a motion he made to that effect.

HON.

W.

F O R R E S T said i t would simplify

matters if the Postmaster-General would move a

definite motion on the subject.

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864 Questions. [ASSEMBLY.] Questzons.

The POSTMASTER-GENERAL

moved

that the index

be postponed and

t h a t the

schedule be

dealt with

chapter by

chapter.

Question

put

and

passed.

The

schedule was put chapter by c h a p t e r ,

and Index,

as p r i n t e d , put and passed.

Schedules 2, 3, _and4 p u t and passed.

The Council

resumed;

and the CHAIRMAN

r e p o r t e d

the

B i l l w i t h o u t

amendment.

T h e report

was

adopted, and

the

t h i r d r e a d i n g of

t h e Bill

was made an Order of the D a y for T u e s d a y , the 2lat

instant.

T h e

Council

a d j o u r n e d a t

twenty-seven minutes

t o 5 o’clock n n t i l

Tuesday, the 21st instant.

passed w i t h o u t comment.

LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY.

WEDNESDAY,

8

NOVEMBER,

1599.

The SPEAKER

t o o k the c h a i r

at

half-past

3

o’clock.

R E G I S T R A T I O N

O F DEEDS BIIAL- SUPREME COURT

ACTS

AMEND-

MKN’I’ KIT.T.-LUCAL -~ .~ W O R K S

LOANS ACTS AMENDMEKT BILL.

ASSENT.

The SPKAKER

a n n u u n c e d the receipt of messages f r o m His Excellency

the

L l e u t e n a n t - Governor, assenting i n t h e name of

Her

M a j e s t y t o these Bills.

QUESTIONS.

AMENI~MENT

OF SHOPS AND

FACTORIES

ACT.

k. ^McDONNELL

(Fortitude Vdlley) asked t h e

Home

Secretary-

1. Is it his intention to introduce, during the present session, the Bill promised in the Governor’* speech for aiiicnding the Shops and Factories Act of 1896?

a. If so. about what date does he propose to introduce tho same ?

The

H O M E

SECRETARY

( H o n .

J. F. G.

F u x t o n , Carnarvon) rephed- 1. Yes, if time mill permit.

S. Date uncertain.

IKEBRIATE INSTITUTIONS.

Mr. McDONNELL

asked

the

H o m e Secre-

tary--

1. I€ON many institutions “ for the reception, con- trol, eare, and curative treatment of inebriates ” have been proclaimed iu Queensland under the Inebrintes

Cnstitutions Act of l898T

2. Is there any “ curative treatment” applied to diseased drnnkards in such institutions ; and, if so, what is the treatment?

3. IIow many diseased drunkards have been lreated under the provisions of the Act of 1896?

T h e

HOME SECRETARY

replied- 1. Two.

2. Yes ; dietetic and hygienic.

3. Thirteen.

DELAY IN

DESPATCH

OF

TRAIN

~ O

rroowoor,ls.k

Y TO

BRISBANE.

Mr. ARMSTRONG

(Lockyer) a s k e d

the Sec- retary

for

Railways-

1. In he aware that the train timed to IeaveToowoomba for Brisbane daily a t 7‘15 a.m. was not despatched from Toowoomba on the 7th instant till 105 a.m. ?

2. IS it usual that the above train should be detained nntil after the arrival of trains from the South and West at Toowoomba ?

3. Is he awa?e that this detention caused great inconvenience to intending travellers from the electoratex of Drayton and Toowoomba, Lockyer, and Rosewood 7

4. Is the district tramc managerat Toowoombaclothed with Yutiicient authority to enable him to run a special train when abnormal delays occur?

5 . Does he consider the district traffic manac Toowoomha competent to discharge the responrib of SO important a railway station ^?

The SECRETARY FOR RAILWAYS

( H o n . J. M u r r a y , Normanby) replied-

1. Ye*.

2. Yes : bnt the delay in this case was quite ex- ceptional.

3. Yes ; nnd he sincerely regretx the inconvenience.

k. Yes.

S. Yes.

WEARING

UNIWRDI AT R I ~ L E

CLUB MATCHES.

Mr.

McDONALD

( B i n d e r s )

asked the Yre-

mier-

1. Is i t true that orders have beer1 issued by Lien- teuaut4olonel Hutchison Lhat in future a t all matches members of rifle clubs are to appear in uniform?

2. If so, is i t the intention of the Government to provide members of rifle clubs with the necessary uniform ?

The PREFIER

(Hon.

J. R.

Dickson, Bulimba) replied-

1. N o t that I ani aware of. Lieuaenant-Colonol llutcbison issued an order to the effect that all members o€ rifle clubs attending the rifle meetings ^IUNew South Wales and Victoria must appear in uniform, ils

this is one of the regulations of both those riHe meetings.

2. The regulations provide that “ efflcient” members of rifle clnbs must be in possession of the uniform of their club a t their own expense.

ELECTORATES

FOR P E D E R A L

REPRESENTATIVES.

M r .

McDONALD

a s k e d

the

Premier- Is it the intention of th-, Government t o introduce a Bill to detlne electorates, for the election ot senators, in accordance with the provisions specially providedfor Q,ueensland in the Federal Oonstitution lately agreed to by the people of Qncensland?

The PREMIEK

replied-

Kot until the Commonwealth Bill is passed by thc Imperial Parliament, whrn consideration will be’given to the formation of clectorntes, both for senators and members of the Hoiise of Representatives.

POSITION

OF MAJOK

BROWN

IN

TRANSVAAL

Mr.

LESINA

((’Zermont) a s k e d

the

Premier- 1. I n what capacity is Spencer Browne accompany- ing t h e contingent to South Africa T

2. Is he going as an officer of the contingent?

3. Are his expenses being defrayed by the Oovern- ment ?

4. Is it not a fact that he is going to South Africa as war wrrespoudent for the Courier?

T h e

PREMIEE

replied- 1. As a supernumerary captain.

2. Yes.

:3. Yes, he receives pay as an offlcei. of the contingent.

4. No otlicer doing duty with troops is allowcd to act

CONTINGENT.

as war correspondent for a newspaper.

INDECENT

ADVERTISEMEXTS.

Rlr.

LESINA

asked

the

Attorney-General- 1. Is he aware t h a t many newspapers published i n the colony of Queensland are in the habit of piinting advertisemcnts in their columlts of an indecent nature within the meaning of the Act to Suppress Indecent Advertisements, 58 Victoria No. 20s

2. Is he aware that one of the worst offenders in this respect is the Cooklown Independent?

3. Is he aware t h a t some two years ago the A’u:clgip Sporta?izun. and other papers were prosecnted under t h i i Act for the publication of similar advertisements p

4. Will he undertake to see that steps are taken to put the law in force against all newspapers offending under the said Act ?