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WESTERN AUSTRALIA. PARLIAM1ENTARY IDEBATESI FOURTH PARLIAMENT-SECOND SESSION. 20 EDWARDI VII. VOLUME XXI. (1'TSW SSI-.LE 6) a COMPRISING THE PER[OD FROM 17th July to 21st October1 1902. PE RT U: BY AUTHORITY: WM. ALFRED WVATSON, GOVERNMENT t'RINTK.. 1903. CO0N TE N 'S. Legislature of Western Australia .. .. .. *.. ... V Ministry (The) . .. .. .. Members of the Legislative Council.. ...... ... .. ... vi Members of the Legislative Assembly Public Statutes of the Session.. .. ..... .... ... vii Public Bills of the Session .. .. Subjects, Inde" to ... ... Speeches, Index to ... ... .. .. Debates Reported.. .. .. ..... .. .. .. ... ... 1-3218 Divisions (see nder each Subject of Index). YF LEGISLATURE OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA, ADMINISTRATOR: His8 EXCELLENCY Sits Ep~wAnn ALBERT STrnx, KT. THE MINISTRY FOURTH PARtLIAXENT-SEOOND SESSION. (NOTE. -The Leskce Ministry having resigned, consequent on the death of the Premier, the James Ministry was appointed ist July, 1902.) Pre mier and Attorney General.........THE HON. WA.zTrs HART WE1LL JAMECS, S.C., M.L.A. Colonial Secretary and Minister for Education ... THE iHON. WALTER KIN;oSMILL, M.L.A. Minister for Mines .. THss Hei. HENRY GREGORY, M.L.A. Minister for Lands..................THE Hois. AD>AM JAMESON, M.L.C. Minister for Works and Ral ways....... .. TaE Hoer. COENTAWAITE HECTOR SAsaN, M.L.A. Colonial Treasurer ... ... ........ THE HON;. JAMES GARDINER, M.L.A, Minister without portfolio .. THE HON. MA-rrHfEW LEWIS Moss, M.L.C. THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL: FOURTH PAELIAMENT-SRCON1) SESSION. Presdent :-The lion. Sir GEORGE S KENTON, Xt. Chairman of Commnittees-:-The Hon. HENHY 'BRIGGS, Member. Date of Election. Proviuce. 1. Bellinghram, The Honourable George .. ... May, 1902 South 2. Briggs, The Honourable Henry .... April, 1898 West 3. Brimage, The Honourable Thomas Frederick Outridge Sept.1 1900 South 4. Brookman, The Honourable William Gordon.... Aug., 1900 M'tpn Sob'n 5. Barges, The Honourable Richard Goldsmith ... April, 1898 Fast 6. Clarke, The Honourable Eiphraim Mayo ... May, 1902 South-West 7. Connolly, The Honourable James Daniel ... June, 1901 North-East S. Dempster, The Hoonrble Charles Edward......may, 1900 East 9. Drew. The Honourable John Michael...........j May, 1900 Central 10. Glowrey, The Hononrable John Thomas Sept., 1900 South 11. Hackett, The Honourable John Winthrop, LL.D. May, 1900 South-West 12. Haynes, The Honourable Samuel Johnson ... April, 1898 South-East 13. Jameson, The Honourable Adam. AnAg., 1900 M't'p'n Snb'n 14. Jenkins, The Honourable Arthur George ... May, 1898 North-East 16. Laurie, The Honourable Robert .................. December, 1901 West 16. Lotton, The Honourable Wiliam Thorley ... May, 1902 1East 17. Maley, The Honourable Wesley .. .... May, 1900 I South-East 18. McLarty, The lHonourable Edward..........April, 1898 1 South-West 19. Moss, The Hlonourable Matthew Lewis ... .. May, 1002 West 20, O'Brien, The Honourable Bartholomew Cornelius ... December, 100 Central 21. 1'iesse, The Honourable Charles Austin . .. IJuly, 18943 South-East 22. RandeUl, The Honourable George .. .. ... April, 1898 Metropolitan 23. Richardson, The Honourable John Elliott.......April, 1898 North 24. Shenton, The Honourable Sir George, Kt. (President) May, 1900 Metropolitan 25. Somnmers, The Honourabla Charles .. ... May, 1900 North-East 26. Stone, The Honourable Frank Mends .. may, 1900M North 27. Thomson, The Honourable Joseph Angus.... .... May, 1902 Central 28. Wittenoom, The Honourable Sir Edward Homne ... May, 1902 INrth 29. Wood, The Honottrable Barrington Clarke .. ... May. 1902 IM''pn Sub'n 30. Wright, The Honourable James William.......... May, 1902 Metropolitan p. 4, IHE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY. FOURTH PARLIAMENT--SECOND SESSION. Speaker :-The Honourable Sir JAMES G. Le. STEERS, X.C.M.G. Chairmn Of oMMitees :-CHnLsS Manna, Esq. When Xember. Elected. I District. * 1. Atins, William, Esq... .. .. July. 1902 .. .. Murray 2. Bath, Thomas Henry, Esq. October, 1902 .. 3. Butcher, William James, Esq. .. April, 1901 .. .. Gascoyne - 4. Connor, Francis, Esq. .. .. April, 1901.. .. East Kimberley 46. Daglish, Henry, Esq. .. .. A6pril, 1901.. .. Subiaco .6. Diamond, Arthur James, Esq. .. April, 1901.. .. South Fremantle 7. Doherty, Denis Joseph, Esq. April, 1901.. .. North Fremantle 8. Ewing, John, Esq. .. .. April, 1901.. .. S.W. Mining District 9. Foulkes, John Charles Griffiths, Esq... June, 1902.. .. Claremont ,10. Gaidiner, The Hon. James .. .. July, 1902 (re-elected) Albany 11. Gordon, William Beattie, Esq. .. April, 1901.. .. South Perth 12. Gregory, The Hon. Henry .. .. April, 1901 (re-elected) Men zies ,13. Harper, Charles, Esq... .. .. April, 1901 .14 HmellAlertYoung, Esq. April, 1901 . 15. Hastie, Robert, Esq. .. .. April, 1901.. .. Kanowna 16. Hayward, Thomas, Esq. .. .. April, 1901.. Bunbury ,17. Hicks, John Sydney, Esq. .. .. April, 1901.. .. Boebourne .18. Higham, John Joseph, Esq.. ... April, 1901.. .. Fremantle .19. Holman, John Barkell, Esq. December, 1901 .. North Murchison 20. Holmes, Joseph John, Esq. April, 1901.. .. East Fremantle - 21. Hopkins. John Marquis, Esq. April, 1901.. .. Boulder 22. Hlutchinson, Robert David, Esq. April, 1901......... Geraldton - 23. llingworth, Frederick. Esq... .- April. 1901 (re-elected) Cue - 24. Jacoby, Mathieson Harry, Esq. April. 1901 .. .. Swan 25. James, The Ron. Walter Hartwell , X.' July, 1902 (re-elected) East Perth 26. Johnson, William Dartnoll, Esq. .. April, 1901.. .. Kalgoorlie 27. Kinganiifl. The Hon. Walter.. .. April, 1901 (re-elected) Pilbarra - 28. Monger, Frederick Charles, Esq. April, 1901 .. ... York 29. Moran, Charles John, Esq. .. .. July, 1902 ... .. West Perth 30. Morgans, Alfred Edwvard, Esq. .. April, 1901 (re-elected) Coolgardie 31. McDonald, Francis, Esq. .. .. April, 1901 ... .. Cockburn Sound *-32. McWilliams, George Frederick, Esq. October, 1901 North Perth - 33. Nazison, John Leighton, Esq .... ... April, 1901 (re-elected) Mucison , 34. Oats, William, Esq. .. .. April, 1901 Yilgarn . 36. O'Connor, Michael, Esq. April, 1901 .. Moore - 36. Phillips, Samuel James, Esq. April,.1901 .Trwin , 37. Piesse The Hon. Frederick Henry.. April, 1901........ Williams 38. Pigott, Sydney Capel, Esq. August, 1901 ... West Kimberley ,39. Porkies, William Morton, Eaq. .. December, 1901 ... Perth -40. Quinlan, Timothy Francis, Esq. .. April, 1901 (re-elected) Toodyay ,41. Bason, The Hon. Corntbwaite Hector April, 1901 (re-elected) Guild! ord 42. Reid, Fergie, Esq. .. .. .. April, 1901! . Montt Burges - 43. Smith, Henry Teesdale, Esq... .. April, 1901 Wellington ,44. Steere, The Hon. Sir James George April, 1901 .. ... Nelson Lee, EL.M. - 45. Stone, Patrick, Esq. .. .. April, 1901 .. .. Greenough 46. Taylor, George, Esq. .. .. April. 1901 ... Mount Margaret - 47. Thomas, Albert Ernest, Esq... .. April, 1901.. Druid - 48. Throssell, The Hon. George.. .. April, 1901 ... .. Northern 49. Wallace, Frank, Esq... .. .. April, 1901 .. ... Mount Magnet - 50. Yelverton, Henry John, Esq... .. April, 1901 .. ... Sussex Vit PUBLIC STATUTES OF THE SESSION (49). FOURTH PARLIAMENT-SECOND SESSION. AGRICULTURAL BANEC ACT AMENDMENT ACT (2 Ed., No. 1s)- An Act to farther amend the Agricultural Bank Act, 1894. [Introduced in Assembly by the Premier, 7th October; assent given.) APPROPRIATION ACT (2 Ed., No. 49)- An Act to apply a sui out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund and from Moneys to credit of the General Loan Fund and from Loan Suspense Accont to the Services of the Year ending the last day of June, One thousand nine hundred and three, and to appropriate the Supplies granted in this Session of Parliament. [Introduced in Assembly by the Premier, 18th December; assent given.)' AsanuvoN TRAMIWAY icT (2 Ed., No. 27)- An Act to authorise the Construction of a Tramway from Ashburton Toivusite to the head of Ashburton Jetty. [Introdaced in Assembly by the Minister for Works, 26th November; assent given.) Buooms TRAMWAY ACT (2 Ed., No. 2.5)-. An Act to authorise the Construction of a Tramway from B~roome Townsite to the head of Broome Jetty. [Introduced in Asasemobly by the Minister for Works, 26th November; assent given.] CxrMinTERIES Acv AMENDMENT ACT (2 Ed., No. 42)- An Act to farther amend the Cemeteries Act, 1897. [Introducedj in Ajsscmlily by the Premier 2.lrd September; assent given.] CITY Or PERTH BUIDING PFS VALIDATIONi iCT (2 Ed,, No. 3)- An Act to validate certan Fees purporting to have been charged by the Council of the City of Perth under the Building Acts. [Introduced in Assembly by Mr. W. M. Purkies, 19th August; assent given.] CITY OF PERTu TRAMWAY$ ACT AMNDMaEN ACT (Mount Day Road section) (2 Ed., No. 38)- An Act to confirm a farther Provisional Order to amend, extend, and vary certain provisional orders authorising the Construction of Tramways in the City of Perth. [Introduced in Assembly by the Minister for Works, 26th November; assent given.) COLLIE TO COIolS-BOULDER RAILWAY Acrr (2 Ed., No. 46)- An Aet to authorise the Construction of a Railway from Collie to Collie-Boulder. [Introduced in Assembly by the Minister for Works, 20th August;- assent given.) CoMFAmzis ACT AMENDMENT AcT (2 Ed., No. 19)- An Act to amend the Companies Act, 1893. [Introduced in Assembly by the Premier, 11th November; assent given.) COeLOnnz GoLnDiELDR WATER SUrPLY AcT (2 Ed., No. 33 An Act to constitute the Goldfields Water Supply Board, to define the powers and duties of the Board, and for other purposes incidental thereto. (Introduced in Assembly by the Minister for Works, 26th November, assent given.) CRIMINAL CODS AMENDSIRNT ACT (2 Ed.,