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328'2 Quest.ions and Answers. f ASSEMBLY.] Leadership ofCoimtry Party. Question-That the words proposed to what authority has Miss Ryan for so be struck out (the Hon. Mr. Brooks' doing? (3) Will he grant an inquiry amendment) stand part of the clause-­ into this matter? ( 4) Is it a fact that put. The Committee divided: a Miss Ryan, sub-manageress, Central Ayes, 12; noes, 22; majority, 10. Railway refreBhment-rooms, was ap­ AYES. pointed to her present position over the heads of employees who have been years Connington, M. J. Tyrrell, 'f. J. Cruickshank, R. W. Wall. Dr. F. E. in the department'/ (5) Is it a fact Kavanagh, E. J. Willis, A. C. that :Miss Ryan, sub-manageress, Rail­ Mahony,R. ·way refreshment-rooms, recently l~/ Smith, T. J. Tellers, tured the staff relative to taking their Sproule, R. Bryant, F. II. Storey, •r. Higgins, J. F. complaints to the union? (6) Will he NOES. state whether it is his intention to re­ Ashton, J. Peden, J.B. store the tramway passes to the females Boyce, F. S. Sinclair, A. a:rid junior employees at Central Railway Brooks, W. Taylor, Sil- Allen refreshment-rooms, N ewcastlc railway Farleigh, J. G. Travers, J. refreshment-room, and carriage cleaning Farrar, E. H. Trethowan, A. K. FitzGerald, R. G. D. Varley, G. H. G. department, Central Station, that were Hughes, Sir Thom:~~ Waddell, T. in operation for close on three years? Innes-Noad, S. R. Wise,J.H. (7) Is it a fact that the employees of the J_,ane-Mullins, J. railway refreshment-rooms have no right Mackay, Major-Gen. Tellers, McDonald, G. R. W. Latimer, W. F. of appeal to the appeal board, and that Meeks, Sir Alfred Shakespeare, T. M. frequent dismissals for trivial matters Quesition so resolved in the negative. are taking place in the railway refresh· Amendment agreed to. ment-rooms? Progress reported. Answer,-As regards ']uestions Nos. House adjourned at 6.7 p.m. (1) to (5) inclusive, ;;>.nd question No. (7), I am informed: (1) Miss Ryan, in company with the Staff Matron, inspected the staff loC'.ken on the 3rd No,·ember Inst, in the ordinary course of her dub·. In two of the lockers she 3Lcgi$latibe \!$ScmlllJJ. noted. -two departmental cloths and removed Friday, 11 December, 1925. them. (2) Instructions ha,·e been issued that staff lockers are only to be inspected in the presence of the staff concerned. Printed Question and· Answer-Leadership of (Joun try ( 3) In view of the instru<'.t.ion.> Tcferred to Party-Questions without Notice-,Juvenile Migrants in question No. (2) it is not eonsidt'red that Apprentieeship (Repe11) Jlill--Farm Produce Agents any inquiry is necessary. ('±) The claims Bill-Irrigation Amendment Bill-Sydney Corpora­ of other officers for the position occupied tion Amendment (~!unicipality of Waterloo) Bill by Miss Ryan were rc,·:owed before the ap­ (second reading)-Pridlege-Allocation of Time for pointment was mad~. but Miss Ryan was Del)ate-Adjournment (Rights of Members). considered the· most ~u[tablc applicant. (5) No. (6) '.!'his matter is having the con­ sideration of Cabinet. (7) Employees of Mr. SPEAKER took the chair. the refreshment-rooms have no right of appeal to the appeals board. It is not correct that there are frequent dismissals PRINTED QUESTION AND ANSWER. for trivial matters. CENTRAL RAILWAY REFRESffl\fENT­ LEADERSHIP OP COUN'fRY PARTY. ROOMS. Mr. BUTTENSHAW: May I take Mr. JAMES l\foGIRR asked the M1x- this opportunity, Mr. Speaker, to an­ 1sTER FOR RAJLWAYS,-(1) Is it a fact nounce that, owing to the resignation of that Miss Ryan, sub-manageress, Cen­ my old leader, Lt.-Colonel Bruxner, from tral Railwa~· refreshment-rooms, on 3rd that position, I have been appointed .instant, in employees' abs!ence, ·inter­ leader of the Country party in his stead. fered with certain lockers? (2) If so, The hon. mC'mber ¥r. Missingham has Quest.ions ancl Ansuers. [11 DEC., 1925.) Questions ancl Ansu ers. 3283 ·been appointed deputy-leader of the been made for fencing and for housing party.. I wish to state that I shall en­ accommodation. Each case is considered deavour to conform to the rules and regu­ on its merits. lations of this Chamber, and that I sin­ cerely hope the same kindness and cour­ RAID ON LABOR DAILY. tesy .will be extended to me as have been Mr. DRUMMOND: In the absence of extended to my late leader. the Colonial Secretai;y, I desire to ask Lt.-Colonel BRUXNER: With your the Attorney-General if it is a fact that permission, Mr. Speaker, following on the Premier and Mr. Baddeley, the ,Min­ the remarks of Mr. Buttenshaw, and by ister for Labour and . Industry, are ·way of personal explanation, I would members of the directorate of the Labor like to take this opportunity of thanking Daily? Is it a fact that a desperate at­ you for all your kindness and courtesy tempt was made to dynamite the build­ to me during my term of office as leader ing in which that paper carries on its of the Country party. I would like also operations? If these are facts, can to extend thanks to all the members of he inform the House if special . pre­ this Assembly, to the officers of the ca u.tions are being taken to ·prevent House and the whole of the parliamen­ a recurrence of the outrage? l£ no such tary staff, as well as to the heads of the action is being taken can the Minister Government departments, who at all inform the House if such inaction is times have treated me with the greatest due to some personal animus against the courtesy and kindness. I very much ap­ two gentlemen mentioned, or is it ,due preciate that, and I hope that the same to the knowledge that those gentlemen treatment will be extended to my suc­ are likely to be immune 'from such ·cessor, Mr. Buttenshaw. attacks? Mr. MoTIERNAN: No such precau­ QUESTIONS WITHOUT NOTICE. tions have been t11ken nor are 'they con­ sidered necessary. WESTERN DIVISION: PUBLIC WATERING PLACES. A'rTEMPT ·ro CORRUPT LABOUR MEMBERS. Mr. HORSINGTON: I wish to know whether the Minister for Public Works Mr. SANDERS: I desire to ask tho is aware that a number of public water­ Premier whether it is a fact that at• .tire ing places in the Western Division are caucus meeting held last night it was unfenced and that this fact makes it decided to invite the directors of the practicaJ.ly impossible for anyone but newspaper of which the Premier is a the big landholders to lease them? director to attend the caucus meeting? Will the :M:inister give consideration to, If so, will the Premier agree to advocate the question of fencing in all public the admission of the press, so that the watering-places so that there may be no public may once and for all know whether obstacle in the way of their being leased? the statements respecting an alleged at­ tempt at bribery came from the Nation­ Mr. FLANNERY: In connection with alist party or only emanated from one the fencing of public watering-places and aection of the Government's own men also the erection of housing accommoda­ who are trying to upset the equilibrium tion consideration is given to all the of their own movement? circumstances surrounding the leases. In Mr. LANG: I was not present at the some cases large landholders with pro­ meeting last evening to which the .hon. perties adjoining have leased public · member has referred. I did read the watering-places, and in. such cases it is report .in the official organ .of : thtt not considered wise to erect fences. But Nationalist Associ'ation, the Daily Tele­ . where outside people have secured leases graph, but I doubt whether it is correct. the D1strict Engineer studies the con­ Mr. BAVIN: I desire to ask the At­ -~enieU:ce of the lessees and provision has Jorney--Genernl whether the newspaper ~28i Questions and Answers. [ASSEMBLY.] Quest-ions and Answers. report that he was present at the caucus Mr. LANG: I can ·assure the hon. meeting last night is correct, . and gentleman that I am not responsible for whether the decision which is reported what Mr. Ball, deputy-leader of the Op­ to have been arrived at was actually position, has to say. arrived at? ..,. Mr. MUTCH: I rise to order. I submit DARLING-S'l'REET·GLADSTONE PARK· these questions are not questions of 'l'RAM SECTION. urgent public importance. Mr. KEEGAN: Is the Minister for · Mr. SPEAI\ER: I might take this oppor­ Hailways yet in a position to answer the tunity of stating that many questions question which I addressed to him asked in this House are not urgent ques­ earlier in the week, concerning the neces­ tions. A number of those questions sity for reducing the fares on the tram­ should have been placed on the business­ way section from Darling-street wharf paper. I propose in the near future to to Gladstone Park, Balmain 'i endeavour to cstalili6h a proper 1hasis upon Mr. FLANNERY: I have not yet re­ which to decide what are urgent ques­ ceived a reply from the Railway Com­ tions. At the same time, as the question missioners to the question asked by the i1ow being asked is in keeping with hon. member. I would like to add that {]Uestions that have heen asked recently, matters relating to the reduction of tram J shall not rule it out of order. fares or to the lengthening or shortening Mr.

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