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The North Mount Lyell Mining and Railway Bill 1901 · (No. 50.) 19 0 I.' PARLIAMENT OF · TASMANIA •. THE . NORTH MOUNT LYELL MINING AND RAILWAY. BILL, 1901, (PRIVATE): REPORT OF SELECT. COMMITTEE, WITH MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS, EVIDENCE, AND APPENDICES. \ Brought up by M:c. Urquhart, September 27, 1901, and ordered by the House of . · Assembly to be printed.- · Coat o( printing--,£52 161, 6d. (No. 50,) SELEC,,T COMMJTTEE apppointed on the 21st day of August, 1901, to consider and report .upon " The North Mount Lyell Mining and Railway Bill, 1901," (Private). MEMBERS . OF THE COMMITTEE. MR, MINISTER OF L.&.NDS A.ND WORKS. MR, W. H. T. BROWN, MR, GAFFNEY. MR, p A. TTERSON. MR. HALL. M:a. URQUHART, (Mover,) MR, SADLER, D.A YS OF MEETING. Werlne~day, 'August 28; 'fhursday, August 29; Friday, August 30; Wednesday, September 4; Thursday, September· 5; Wednesday, September 11; Thursday, September 12; Friday, September 18; Wednesday, September 18 ; Friday, September 20; Friday, September 27. WITNESSES EXAMINED. Mr. Lamartine Cavaignac Trent, General Manager of the North Mount Lyell Copper Company, Limited; Mr. John Frederick Anderson, a Director of the North Mount Lyell Copper Company, Limited; Mr. Robert Carl Sticht, General Manager of the Mount Lyell Mining Company; Mr. John Macneill M'Cormick, Engineer-in­ Chiet; Tasmania; Mr. Edward Albert Counsel, Surveyor-General; Mr. William Henry Wallace, Secretary for Mines. REPORT. Y ouR Committee, having taken evidence in support of the allegations contained in the Preamble of the· Bill, have the honour to report that the said Preamble has been proved to their satisfaction, subject to certain amendments, which the Committee recommend. Your Committee, having agreed that the ,Preamble, as amended, should. stand part 0£ the Bill, then entered into consideration 0£ the several Cl!l,uses, and have the honour to recommend certain further amendments and additions. Your Committee have now the honour 0£ submitting the Bill, with the amendments and additions, to the favourable consideration 0£ your Honourable House. D. C, URQUHART? Chairmq,n, Committee Room, House of Assembly, 27th September, 1901, · (No. 60.) MINUTES OF P R O C E E D I N G S. WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 281 1901. The Committee met at 11 o'clock. JWemhers present.-Mr. Urquhart, Mr. Hall, Mr. W. H. T. Brown, Mr. Gaffney, Mr. Patterson, and Mr. Minister of Lands and vVorks. The Clerk read the Order of the Honse apj)Ointing the Committee. l\ir. Urquhart was appointetl·Chairman. l'he Committee deliberated. The Chairman laid upon the Table the Petition praying for leavP. to bring in the Bill. (Appendix A.) Resolved, That Mr. Frank Morton be Shorthand Writer to the Committee (Mr. Patterson). The Chairman read a letter, dated 22nd August, 1901, from Messrs. Butler, M'lntyre, and Butle1·, requesting to be heard before the Committee, against the Bill, on behalf of the Mount Lyell Company. (Appendix B.) Ordered, That Messrs. Butler, McIntyre, and Butler be directed to present a Petition to the House of Assembly, praying for leave to be heard before the Committee, against the Bill (Mr. Hall). Orde,.ed, That the Petitioners for the Bill be heard by counsel. Mr. M. D. Simmons accordingly appeared, and addressed the Committee on behalf of the North Mor,nt Lyell Copper Company, Limited. Mr. Simmons concluded his address. Ordered, That Captain Anderson and Mr. L. C. 'rrent be summoned to give evidence at 11 o'clock to-morrow, At 1 o'clock the Committee adjourned till 11 o'clock to-morrow. THURSDAY, AUGU8T 29, 1901. The Committee met at 11 o'clock. Membe1's p1'esent.-Mr. Hall, Mr. Patterson, Mr. W. H. 'r. Brown, M1·. Gaffney, Mr. Sadler, and Mr. Minister of Lands and vVorks. In the temporary absence of the Chairman, Mr. Mulcahy took the Chair. The Minutes of the last Meeting were read and confirmed. · Mr. Urquhart took the Chair. 'Phe Chairman laid upon the Table the Petition of the Mount Lyell Mining and Railway Company, Limited, against the Bill referred to the Committee by the House of Assembly. (Appendix C.) Rrsol,,ed, That counsel be permitted to be present, and be heard on behalf of the Petitioners against the Bill (Mr. W. H. T. Brown). Mr. R. E. Macnaghten, instructed by Messrs. Butler, McIntyre, and Butler, appeared befor\l the Committee on behalf of the Mount Lyell Company, Petitioners against the Bill. Mr. Lamartine Cavaignac Trent, General Manager of the North Mount Lyell Copper Company, was called and e:x1tmined. Mr. Trent put in the following Papers:- 1. Tracing showing smelters area applied for by the North Mount Lyell Copper Company, Limited, wit~ position of branch railway. 2. Diagram, from actual survey, County of Franklin, vicinity of Kelly Basin. At 1 o'clock. the Committee adjourned till 2·30 tliis afternoon. The Committee met again at 2·30 o'clock. _ MemhP1'S present.-Mr. Urquhart (Chairman), Mr. Hall, Mr. Gaffney, J\fr. Minister .of Lands and Works, Mr W. H. T. Brown, and Mr. Sadler. The examination of Mr. Trent was continued. The examination of Mr. Trent was concluded. Mr. John Frederick Anderson, a Director of the North Mount Lyell Copper Company, was callecl and examined. At 3·50 o'clock the Committee adjourned till 11 o'clock to-morrow_. FRIDAY, AUGUST 30, 1901. The Committee met at 11 o'clock. JWemhers present.-Mr. Urquhart (Chairman), Mr. Hall, and Mr. Sadler. The examination of Mr. Anderson was continued. Mr. Patterson and Mr. G-affney took their seats. The examination of Mr. Anderson was concluded. rhe Minutes of the last Meeting were read and confirmed. Ordei·ed, That the following witnesse3 be summoned to give evidence before the Committee on Wednesday; 4th Aug·ust, Mr. Robert C. Sticht, General Manager, Mount £yell Mining Company, for 11 o'clock; Mr. J ..M. M'Cormick, Engineer-in-Chief. and Mr. E. A. Counsel, Surveyor-General, for 12 o'clock. At ll·50 the. Committee adjourned till 11 o'clock on ·wednesday, 4th September. WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 1901. The Committee met at 11 o'clock. _ Memhe1's pre.sent.-Mr. Urquhart (Chairman), Mr. Hall, Mr. Sadler, and .\ir. Gaffney. The Minutes of the last Meeting- were read and confirmed. The Chairman laid upon the Table the Petition presented to the House from Mr. Amb·rose Alfred Winch, of Queenstown, Tasmania, against the Biil, and referred to the Select Committee. (Appendix D.) 01'dered, Thttt a telegram he sent to Mr. Winch, informing him _that if he wished to be heard against the Bill, pis proper course would be to appear and be hearq. before tl1e Co11Jm1ttee, (Mr, Sq,d_ler) ·, · ·(No: 50·.) . VI 'fhe Minister of Lands and Mr. Brown took their seats . .Mr. Robert Carl Sticht, General Manager of the Mount Lyell Mining Company, was called and examined. Mr. Patterson took his seat. Mr. John Macneill M'Cormick, Engineer-in-Chiet; '1'11srna11ia, was called and examined. The examination of Mr. M'Cormick was concluded. At 1 o'clock the Committee adjourned till 11 o'clock to-morrow. I• . THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 1901. The Committee met at 11 o'clock. · Members present.-Mr. Urquhart (Chairnm11), Mr. Hall, Mr. Gaffney, Mr. Brown, and Mr. Sadler. The Minutes of the last Meeting were read anrl confirmed. The Minister of Lands and ·works took his seat. Edward Albert Counsel, Surveyor-General of' Tasmauia, was called and examined. The examination of Mr. Counsel was co11cluded. Mr. William Henry Wallace, Secretary fo1; Mines for Tasmania, was called and examined. Mr. Wallace withdrew. At 12·40 o'clock the Committee adjourned till 11 o'clock on Wednesdn.y next. ) _ 'Y°EDNESDAY, SEP'rEMBER 11, 1901. The Committee met·at 11 o'clock. · Members present-Mr. Urquhart (Chairman), Mr. Hall, Mr. Brown, and Mr. Sadler. The Minutes of the last Meeting were read and confirmed. , The Chairman read a letter from Mr. E. A. Counsel, Surveyor-General, requesting the Committee to insert a certain amendment in his evidence. (Appendix E.) · The Minister of Lands and Works took his seat. The Committee considered certain amendments made by witnesses to their evidence, which were allowed. The Chairman laid upon the Table the following Petitions against the Bill presented to the House, and referred to the Select Committee :- · .. I. From certain (77) residents of the Electoral District of Lyell, in the State of Tasmania. (Appendix F.) 2. From the King Jukes Copper and Gold Prospecting Association, No Liability. (Appendix G.) 3. From the Prince Darwin Copper Company, No Liability. (Appeudix H.) Mr. Ambrose Alfred Winch. Solicitor, iippeared before the Committee on behalf of the Petitioners against the Bill, set forth in Appendices D, F G, and H. The examination of Mr. W. H. Wallace was continued. The examination of Mr. Wallace was concluded. Mr. R. E. Macnaghten addressed the Committee, against ~he Bill, on behalt of' the Mount Lyell Mining Company. · . At 1 _o'clock the Committee adjourned till 3 o'clock this afternoon. The Committee met again at 3 o'clock. · ,l:fembers present.-Mr. Urquhart (Uhairman), Mr. Hall, Mr. Sailler, Mr. Brown, and Mr. Minister of' Lands and Works. .. Mr. Macnaghten resumed his address . .Mr. Macnaghten concluded his address. At 3·50 the Committee adj·onrned till 11 o'clock to-morrow. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 12; 1901. The Committee met at 11 o'clock. 11iembers present.-Mr. Urquhart (Chairman), Mr. Sadler, Mr. Browu, and Mr. Hall. The Minutes of the last Meeting were read· and confirmed. The Minister of Lands and Works took his seat. Mr. Ambrose Alfred Winch, Solicitor, of Queen_stown, Tiismania, addre~sed the Committee, against the Bill, on behalf of the Petitioners set forth in Appendices D, F, G, ancl H. Mr. Patterson and Mr.
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