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7 December 1937 2324 2324[ASSEMBLY.] ference has been held, whereas the Bill Hon. H. S. W. Parker: If this is carried, provides for this action being taken before it will mean increasing the burden on the the conference is held, and so prevents seri- people by £550. ous dispute. The CHAIRMAN: The point is that the Clause put and negatived. assistant president would receive the same salary as the president, £1,750. Then the Clause 28--New sections: total would be £3,600. The Bill originated Hon. H. S. W. PARKER:- It did not here , and the amendment imposes an in- appear to the select committee that this creased expenditure of £56. clause was necessary. In the ease of the Progress reported. mining industry it would be practically im- possible to carry it into effect, largely for the Ho169e adjourned at 11.53 p.m. reason that mines nowadays are enclosed with fence;, and a watchman is on duty to see that nobody enters the premises at night time. Permission, however, is always pranted to union officials to visit a mine at reasonable times. The CHIEF SECRETARY: The select committee did not appear to have devoted the attention to this clause that it deserves. I hope it will he retained. Clause put and negatived. teotelattvpe Eeeemblv, Clause 27-agreed to. Tuesday, 7th December, 1937. New clause: PaGE Hon. H1. S. W. PARKER: I move- Question: Boni 8 lecturer flu Perth Munnicipal Admln]atratlon Select Commnittee... 2M2 That a new clause to stand as Clause 3 be Motion: went of oonldrnc% hotel ownership, etcu.... 2826 inserted an follows-"- Section 19 of the prin- Bills: FncilBmergsn Tax Amssment Act cipal Act is hereby repealed)' Amendment, 'afurther aessage _ 2340 Incoms Tax Assessment, ConcilsefenMassag 2869 Fremantls Gas and Coke Company's Act Amend- New clause put and passed. ment, returned 2800 Perth Ga Companys Act Amenment,.rturned 2869 New clause:- Land Tax and Inconma Tax, returned. 2370 municipal oroations Act Amendment (No. 2) Hon. H. returnedo 2870 S. W. PARKER: I move- Factories and Shops Act Amesndmnt, lit 2370 That a new clause to stand as Clause 8 be inserted as follows:-" Section forty-three of the principal Act is hereby repealed and the following substituted :.-43. The Court shall The SPEAKER took the Chair at 4.30 consist of a President or Assistant President, p.m., and read prayers. who shall be a person qualified to he appointed a Judge of the Supreme Court, and shall be appointed by the Governor." QUBBTION-MnNG, LECTURER. It would be more expeditious for the work Mr. -MARSHALL asked the Minister for of the court if a president or assistant presi- Mines: 1, Is Mr. Compton, one-time lecturer dent were the only person to preside over it. at the School of Mines, Kalgoorlie, at press it The CHAIRMAN: Section 43 of the Act directly employed by the State? 2, If so, says the court shall consist of three members what is his particular class of work? 3, appointed by the Governor, a president and What salary does he receivei two lay members. Section 49 states that the The MINISTER FOR MINES replied: president shall receive a salary equal to that 1, 2, and 3, Mr. Comnpton is a lecturer in of a judge of the Supreme Court, and that mining attached to the School of Mines, the other members of the court shall receive Kalgoorlie. His services were in July lest not less than £600 per annum. The presi- loaned for a period of 18 months to Messrs dent to-day receives £1,750 a year. Two lay- Paton and Morris, representing the Spargo's. mecn draw £1,200 between them. The total is Reward, First Hit, and Lady Shenton Gold E24950. Here is a proposal to leave the Mining Companies. Mr. Comupton has been (1,750. Is it proposed to give the assistant granted leave of absence from his official president nothing? duties without pay during this period. [7 DECEME, 1937.] 2325 PERTH MUNICIPAL ADMD(STRATION for Northam was right, hut he picked on the SELECT COMX[TTEE. wrong person. The first general ground Ron. C. G. LATHAM (without notice) upon which I shall ask the House to relieve asked the Premier: In view of the recent the present Ministry of its responsibilities decision of this House against the suggeste is that as a Government it has abandoned appointment of a Royal Commission to in. the funetions of government. Although quire into activities of the Perth City Coun- theme are certain crying demands for amend- cil, does the Premier propose to convert the ment in our legislation, the Government does select committee which was appointed into nothing, but leaves to private members, by an honorary Royal Commission? way of private Bills, select committees, and so forth, the task of doing the work that The PREMIER replied: Yes. In view o rightfully belongs to the Administration of the diftereiwe between a Royal Commission the day. The government of a country can- and an honorary Royal Commission, having not be carried on when those charged with regard to the aspect of cost, the Government the responsibility of government will not proposes, if necessity arises and the select live up to that responsibility. I submit that committee, is unable to complete its delibera- is a fundamental of government. In fact, tions by the time Parliament rises, to con- the Government's primary function is to vert it into an honorary Royal Commission. govern. Whenever the law is deficient, either by reason of old age or owing to altered circumstances, it is the Government's MOTION-WANT or CONFIDENCE. duty to take steps to have the lawv revised Hotel Ownership, etc. and brought up to date. In my opinion MR, HUGHES (East Perth) [4.34]: 1 the Government tins shed that responsi- move- bility of keeping legislation up to date, That in view of the disclosure of the true has abandoned that part of its duty to pri- ownership of the Waptain Stirling Hotel, and vate members. The second broad ground for other reasons, the Government no longer on which 1 propose to ask members to possesses the confidence of the House. vote for my motion is that the Government In moving the motion standing in my name has yielded to another place the right to on the Notice Paper, I propose to support dictate to this Chamber, especially on ques- it under various headings. Naturally, in tions of finance, and that the Government moving a motion of want of confidence in has repeatedly surrendered, )in fact has the Government, one is required to give to surrendered time and again, the privileges the House specific grounds why the Ministry and powers of this House, to another should be turned out of office, If I had had Chamber. Members of the Government no grounds until I heard the question of the have for the past 30 years ranted about Leader of the Opposition answered, I would the Upper House and its dealings with now have good grounds, in view of the fagt legislation, hut will not take any steps to that last Tuesday evening we were definitely revise the enacting powers of the two informed by the memyber for Northern (Hon. Chambers. On Thursday night we were A. N.. G. Hawke) that I myself had been subjected to the humiliating spectacle of found by an impartial expert tribunal to be this House being detained unitil ten minutes a liar, a cheat and a thief. A week later past one o'clock in the morning waiting for the Government proposes to appoint me an the Premier to come back from a con- honorary Royal Commissioner to inquire ference with members of another place to into another matter. Our political life is inform us that once again he had made falling to strange depths when liars and an ignominious surrender on a finance Bill. cheats and thieves can be appointed Royal Therefore I submit that the Government Commissioners. True it is that the member for Northam spoke of "a certain person, has not only surrendered privileges of this probably because he feared that he might be Chamber, but has abandoned its own policy, called to order by the Chair. Not that I and will not take any steps to put into would have bothered to take the point of force the policy on which it was elected. order, for I think I shall be able to show This thing should be brought to a head. that certain persons in the public life of My third ground perhaps is not a new this community are liars and thieves and round. The Government has abandoned cheats. So that in substance the member the principles and the policy for which 2326 (ASSEMBLY.] some of its members have agitated over the phlet form, be came to the House and last 30 or 25 years, has thrown overboard moved a motion. From his place opposite its principles and policy for the support of he examined his conduct in respect to the the "W~est Australian" newspaper. Min- manganese company, and got a clean dis- isters have become mere puppets of the charge without a stain on his character. So "West Australian" newspaper. The boss that bet too can say that an impartial and even gave the Premier some instructions expert inquiry found that everything was this morning as to how to act, and com- all right. But strangely enough, the Auditor mended him for something be did the other General would not agree with him. evening. 1 do not blame the Government.
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