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12 Opening of Parliament. [ASSEMBLY.] Address in Reply. International Patents and Trade-marks Ar- ~rgi~latiue S!~~rmbl!!. rangements Bill. North Sydney Loan Enabling Bill. Tuesday, 21 June, 1898. Trust Property (Amendment) Bill. Consolidated Revenue Fund (Municipal Grant) Opening of Parliament-New Members-Governor's Speech Bill. -Assent to Bills-Privilege (Secretary for Lands) Stockton Graving-dock (Leasing) Bill, Ordnance Lands Transfer BHI (Formal)-Governor's Vegeta.tion Diseases Bill. Speech: Address in Reply--Dentists Bill-Adjourn Glebe Island Bridge Bill. ment (Civil Servants and Politics-Amendment of the Nyngan Town Hall (Mortgage) Bill. Libel Law). Artesian 'Vells Bill. Real Property (Crown Lands) Bill. OPENING OF PARLIAMENT. PRIVILEGE. The House met at noon, pursuant to the SECRETARY FOR LANDS. proclamation of his Excellency the Gover M:r.N 0 RTON (Sydney-Fitzroy)[ 4 ·33]: nor convening Parlia'llent. On a question of privilege, I wish to call The CLERK read the proclamation. the attention of the House to what I con sider a grossly unconstitutional action on NEW ME~iBERS. the part of the Secretary for Lands, who Mr. SPEAKER reported that during the while in office participated more or less recess he bad issued writs for the return openly in a political contest in connection of members for the electoral districts of with the election of a member to this Narrabri and Sydney-Fitzroy Division, House. I think you will agree with me, in the places of Charles Collins, Esquire, Mr. Speaker, that even if our own standing and John McElhone, Esquire, deceased, orders, practice, or precedent, did not and that the writs bad been returned in apply, those of the House of Commons do dorsed with the names of Hugh Ross, apply. Esquire, and John Norton, Esquire, respec Mr. SPEAKER : Orcler ! I cannot see in tively. what way the question of privilege can Mr. Ross and Mr. Nor ton subscribed possibly arise in connection with the point the oath and signed the roll. submitted by the hon. member. GOVERNOR'S SPEECH. ORDNANCE LANDS TRANSFER BILL (Fo1'1nal). The USHER OF THE BLACK RoD being admitted, delivered a message that his Bill read the first time. Excellency the Governor requests the im mediate attendance of this honorable GOVERNOR'S SPEECH : ADDRE::>S I~ REPLY. House in the Legislative Council Chamber. Mr. SPEAKER : I h<tve to report that the The House went, and hon. members House this day attended the Governor in being returned, the Legislative Council Chamber, when his House adjourned until 4 o'clock. Excellency was pleased to deliver an open ing speech to both houses of Parliament, of which, for greater accuracy, I have ob Mr. SPEAKER again took the chair at tained a copy, which I will now read to half-past 4 p.m. the House. [Speech read.] Motion (by Mr. RwG)proposed: ASSENT TO BILLS. (1) That a select committee be appointed to prepare an address in reply to the speech de· Mr. SPEAKER reported that during the livered by his Excellency the Governor on open· recess he had received messages from his ing this session of the Parliament of New South Excellency the Lieutenant-Governor as vVales. senting to the following bills :- (2) That such committee consist of ~Ir. Ashton, Mr. E. M. Clark, Mr. Dick, Dr. Primitive Methodist Church Property Bill. Graham, l\lr. Millard, Mr. Millen, Mr. A. B. Loan Bill. Piddington, and the mover. Appropriation Bill. Joint Stock Companies Arrangement Con Amendment (by Mr. ORICK) proposed: tinuation Bill. That the question be amended by inserting Sydney Water Supply Conduit Additional after the words "Mr. A. B. Piddington," the ·works Bill. words "Mr. Norton, Mr. Ross. Governor's Speech: [21 JUNE1 1898.J Adcb·ess in Reply. 13 Question-That the amendment be The committee retired, and having re agreed to-put. The House divided : entered the Chamber, presented the pro posed address, which was read by the Clerk Ayes, 19; noes, 80 ; majority, 61. as follows :- AYES. To His Excellency the Right Honomble HENRY Bavister, T. Perry, J. ROilERT, VISCOUNT HAMPDEN, Governo1• ancl Fitzpatrick, T, Phillips, M. T. ComrnandP1'·in-Ghief of the Colony of New ·Hassall, T. H. Price, R. A. South Wales and its Dependencies. Hurley, W. F. Pyers, R. Mity it please your Excellency : Jones, Travers Smith, T. R. We, her Majesty's loyal and dutiful subjects, the members of the Legislative Assembly of New Kelly, J. B. Waddell, T. South Wales, in Parliament assembled, desire Norton, J. Willis, W. N. to express our thanks for your Excellency's Miller, G. T. C. Tellers, speech, and to assure you of our unfeigned at Newman, H. "\V. Crick, W. P. tachment to her most gracious Majesty's throne O'Sullivan, E. V'{. Gillies, J. and person, 'Ve desire to assure your Excellency that the Nm~s. utmost consideration will be given to the Affleck, W. Lyne, W. J. measures that will be submitted to us. Anderson, G. Macdonald, H. vV e join your Excellency in the hope that Ashton, J. Mahony, W. H. under the guidance of Divine Providence our labours may be so directed as to advance the Ball, R. T. McCourt, "\V. - best interests of the colony. Barnes, J. F. McFarlane, J. ·Black, G. McGowen, J. S. T. Mr. RIGG (Newtown-St. Peters) [5·6] Brown, T. McLean, F. E. rosfl to move : Brunker, J. N. Millard, W. That the address in reply to his Excellency's Bull, C. Millen, E. D. opening speech, as read by the Clerk, be now Campbell, Alexander Molesworth, E. "\V, adopted by this House. Cann, J. H. Moore, S. vV. He said: I think it will be generally ad- . Carruthers, J. H. Morgan, W. mitted that the present Parliament, which Chanter, J. M. Morton, P. H. is about to pass away through effiuxion of Chapman, A. O'Reilly, D. P. time, has been one of the most useful, as it Clark, E. M. Parkes, V. has been also one of the longest-lived par Clarke, F. Phillips, S. liaments in this colony. We are now Clarke, H. Piddington, A. B. Cook, J. Piddington, W. H. B. almost at the end of our appointed time, Copeland, H. Reid, G. H. and looking back upon what has been ac Cotton, F. Rigg, W. complished by the Parliament, I think we Cruickshank, G. A. Rose, T. have every reason to congratulate those Dick, W. T. Ross, Dr. A. who have held the reins of office. They Edden, A. Ross, H. have exhibited wonderful activity and Farnell, Frank Schey, vV. F. vitality in all their undertakings. The Fegan, J. L. See, J. present Government has placed upon the Fitzpatrick, J. C. L. Sleath, R. statute-book more measures than have been Garrard, J. Smailes, G. "\V. placed there by any previous government Gormly, J. Smith, S. in a similar time. They have completely Gould, A. J. Thomas, J. Greene, G. H. Thomson, D. altered the fiscal policy of this country, so Harvey, J. F. "\V atkins, D. that at the present time we have in the Hawthorne, J. S. Watson, J. C. colony of New South Wales the freest Hayes, J. Wheeler, H. C. ports in, I suppose, the world. The Go Hogue, J .. Whiddon, S. T. vernment has also enjoyed the respect, Howarth, G. Wilks, W. H. esteem, and confidence of the public. It Hughes, W. M. "\Vood, W. H. stands to reason that as our time is so Jessep, T .. Young, J. H. limited the programme submitted in the Jones, Robert present session must be brief. Law, S. J. Tellers, Lee, C. A. Griffith, A. H. Mr. NORTON : Then you do not mean Lonsdale, E. Jones, Russell business~ Mr. SLEATH : I rise to order. The hon. Question so resolved in the negative. member for St. Peter's Division has been Original question resolved in the interrupted in a grossly cowardly manner, affirmative. and it is Mr. Speaker's duty to see that 14 Governm·' s Speech : [ASSEMBLY.] .Address in Reply. ·such interruptions do not continue. They one-fourth of all the voters I think it is ap are especially unfair in the case of the hon. parent that if the people had the matter at member for St. Peter's Division, who is heart, tht>re would be no difficulty in in never discourteous to his fellow members. ducing that number to come to the scratch Mr. NORTON: He is as sensible as the and vote for the bill. In consequence of hon. mrmber! 80,000 votes not having been polled, the Mr. SLEATH: If this man-monkey from bill, so far as New South vVales is con Fitzroy Division will insist on being offen cerned, at all events lapses for the present. sive, all I can say is that I do not mind I do not think there is an hon. member on for myself, but I have some respect for the either side of the House but will express proper procedure of this House. sorile regret that federation has not become Mr. CoPELAND : I rise to order. Is an accomplished fact at the present time. "man-monkey" a proper expression to be vVe are all agreeable to a federation of applied by one hon. member to another~ some kind or other; but the bill put forth Mr. SPEAKER: I did not hear what the by the convention was not, in my opinion, hon. member for Wilcannia said; but I and seemingly was not in the opinion of think bon. members generally must recog the inhabitants of New South Wales a nise that interruptions are frequently very fitting one for this colony.