Queensland
Parliamentary Debates [Hansard]
Legislative Assembly
WEDNESDAY, 5 JUNE 1878
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388 Electoral Districtq Bill. [ASSEMBLY.] Formal Motions.
LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY. Wednesday, 5 June, 1878. Questions.-Yolunteer BilL-Formal Motions.-Parlia mentary Shorthand Cadet Class.-Electoral Districts Bill-committee. The SPEAKER took the chair at half-past three o'clock. QUESTIONS. Mr. MoRG.A.N asked the Secretary for Public Instruction- !. Is he aware that the resident farmers on Emu Creek, in the Warwick district, subscribed the sum of £80 to assist in building a State school in that neighbourhood ? 2. Have tenders been called for the construc tion of the building ? 3. If so, when will the work be commenced ? The ATTORNEY-GENERAL (Mr. Griffith) replied:- 1. Yes. 2, Yes. 3. The tender for the building has been accepted, and the contractor is believed to be preparing the timber with a view to begin work on the ground immediately. Mr. M.A.CF.A.RL.A.NE (Ipswich) asked the Colonial Secretary- Is it the intention of the Government to ~bring in this session a Publicans' Law Amend ment Act ?-if so, when ? The PREMIER (Mr. Douglas) replied: The Government are not prepared to bring in a Bill dealing with the whole subject during the present session. VOLUNTEER BILL. Mr. P.A.LMER introduced a Bill to amend the law relating to the Volunteer Forces in Queensland, and moved that it be read a first time. Question put and passed, and second reading made an Order of the Day for Thursday the 13th instant. FORMAL MOTIONS. 1. Mr. MuRPHY moved for leave to in troduce a Bill to encourage and protect life insurance and other like provident arrange ments for insurers and their families, Question put and passed. Parliamentary Slzorthanrl [5 JuNE.) Oarlet Otass.
2. Mr. PERKINS moved- H. Hlll'man, alid R. P. Earle; all but the last For leave to introduce a Bill to en!tble the two having joined the class at the beginning, ~oowoomba Gas and Coke Company (Limited), viz., October 2nd, 1876. mcorporated under the provisions o£ The Com I am glad to be able to say that the class has panies Act of 1863, to light with gas the town made good progress. A few of the cadets had o£ Toowoomba and its suburbs, and for other some knowledge of shorthand previous to their purposes therein mentioned. connection with the class. The others, who are lads averaging fifteen or sixteen years of Question put !tnd passed ; and the Bill age, can now write well enough to take dicta having been introduced, was read a first tions from the Hansard staff, and under the time. special arrangement sanctioned by yourself and By Mr. MoRGAN-- the honourable the Premier at the com That a select committee be appointed, with mencement of the session, are employing the power to send for persons and papers, and to present (the fourth) term in practical work in sit during any adjournment of this House, to connection with Hansard, in lieu of class-room inquire into the allegations set forth in the attendances. petition o£ Patrick MeNamara, of Warwick ; This arrangement will, I hope, enable me, such committee to consist of Mr. Perkins, Mr. at the close of the term, to make my final exami Tyrel, Mr. Graham, Mr. Macrossan, and the nation, and it will be their own fault if the mover. whole of the pupils have not by that time attained a degree of efficiency which will entitle By Mr. PERSSE- them to a certificate. All that can be taught That there be laid on the table of this in class-room has been taught ; the rest depends House, the report of the Chief Engineer of the upon the perseverance of the pupils in putting surveys of the Fassifern railway. into private practice the principles with which they have been made acquainted. PARLIAMENTARY SHORTHAND CADET It will naturally be some time before any of the pupils are advanced enough to report CLASS. for Hansard in the Legislative Assembly. , The Mr. vy ALSH said he rose for the purpose smallness of the chamber, which fosters a more of movmg, with the permission of the rapid style of speaking than would be possible House, that the paper which he held in his in a larger hall, and its deficient acoustic pro hand, and which had been circulated that perties (from a gallery point of view) make it morning, being a report from Mr. Senior imperative to aim at a higher average of report• Principal Shorthand-writer, on the progres~ ing skill than is the standard even in the House and prospects of the Parliamentary Short of Commons' reporting gallery ; and it would hand Cadet Class, be published in Hansard. be too much to expect that this could be attained without considerable experience. As ~{is r~ason for doing ~~was that he thought teacher of the class, however, my work is done It desirable that pubhcity should be given when-to quote the words of the Regulations to the report, because there might be others (Reg. 10), ordered by the Legislative Assembly besides those immediately interested who to be printed, July 12, 1876-the pupils have would have their attention directed to it. attained a degree of competency sufficient to The SPEAKER : I do not see how it can enable them to assist the staff in transcribing be inserted in Hansard, unless it is read " their notes." to the House. Hansard only records what It will, therefore, be a matter fo1• congratula takes place in the House. tion to both teacher and pupils, if, the present rate of progress being maintained, the entir& Mr .. WALSH: I think :you ~an give in class can, at the end of the term, be reported structiOns to that effect, It bemg a parlia entitled to the certificate, by which-again mentary paper. quoting the Regulations (Reg.ll)-they will, The SPEAKER: No. after the requirements of Hansard shall have Mr. WALSH said, if the House would been provided for, "be entitled to such n01nina· permit him, he would read the report. ation in the public service as the Premier may see fit, or as may be prescribed by departmental The SPEAKER : The honourable member regulations arising from the desire to obtain the will have to make a motion. services of those who may hold the afore-men• Mr. 'VV ALSH said he would conclude tioned certificate. " w,ith a motion. The report was addressed Eleven youths, if present prospects are ful· to the Speaker, and was as follows :- filled, will thus have been taught a profession at a cost of fifteen guineas each, and will have Brisbane, 24th May, 1878. placed before them the opportunity of careers SIR, in the public service. I£ this be not the result I have the honour, in compliance with your of the teaching they have received, it will be instructions of last Wednesday, to present a l take the liberty of repeating-only because of report upon the position and prospects of the their own want of diligence in private practice Parliamentary Shorthand Cadet Class. during the present term. As I had the honour of stating in my last half-yearly report, the class now consists of I have &c., eleven members, viz :-R. Morris, 0. de Pigott, w. SENIOR, C. A. Bernays, W. F. O'Carroll, E. Black, V. Principal Shorthand Writer. Black, T F. Hassall, R. H. Brown, R. J. Keily, To the Honolll'able the Speaker. 390 Electoral Districts Bill. [.ASSEMBLY.] Electoral Districts Bill.
He begged to move the adjournment of the Government intend to give two members to House. North Brisbane, and only one to Fortitude No . other honourable member rising, Valley? Mr. W ALSH withdrew his motion with The PREMIFR : No. the consent of the House. Mr. MclLWRAITH said the Premier was doing all he could to block business, for it was not likely the Opposition would follow ELECTORAL DISTRICTS BILL the dictation of the Government when they CO::\'IMITTEE. did not know what the Government meant The Speaker left the chair, and the to do. House went into committee to resume the The PREMIER said the question decided consideration of this Bill. last night was that there should be two The PRE~nER moved that schedule No. 2, electorates. That was an important de as follows, stand No2 Schedule of the Bill: cision, and the object he had in view was ELECTORAL Dr8TRIOT oF FoRTiTUDE VALLEY. to a great extent attained by the division which took place. He was merely proceed Commencing on the left bank of the Bris- ing now in the course indicated by that . bane River and bounded thence on the south by Boundary street bearing west to Gregory division, by asking the committee to accept terrace on the north-west by Gregory the schedule describing the electorate of terrace 11orth-easterly to the north corner of Fortitude Valley. At the proper time he portion 269 on the north-east b, the north should move the recommittal of the Bill eastern boundaries of portions 2fi9 77 76 and for certain purposes, one of which would 75 to Ann street and crossing that street to the be the reinsertion of the words " North north-western boundary of portion 34thence on Brisbane, two members," "Fortitude Val the north-west by Ann street along part of ley, two members," in place of "Nor"th portion 34 and portions 55 and 56 to the road Brisbane, three members." He· did not to Bulimba Ferry theuce easterly and north feel called upon nO"\\' to state the course he easterly by that road to the l:lrisbane River and ·should pursue when that time arrived, but thence by the Brisbane River upwards tD the he should submit himself to the decision of point of commeuc~ment. the committee on that point, having gained Mr. MclLWRAITH asked wh:,ther the his principal objert last night, of the sub motion was put with the view of its being division of the district. negatived P M.r. MclLWRAITH said it was something The PREMIER said th:;,t, on the contrary, to get an admission from the Premier that he meant to carry it if possible. a decision of the committee ought not to Mr. MclLWRAITH said, that after the to be annulled a few days after it was decision of last night, and after the Govern arrived at by the action of the Government. ment had had t11ne to reconsider their In his opinion, the effect of the division position with respect to the Bill, they last night was to show that they ought to ought to have seen that they were not have brought in a schedule in accordance justified in acting in this informal and in with the previous decision of the com consistent way. The committee were now mittee, when a far larger majority decided asked to pass the schedule of an electorate that North Brisbane and Fortitude V alley which had no existence. The schedule should be amalgamatPd ; and that decision adopted last night was inconsistent enough, the Government ought to have obeyed. but the present. case was far worse, and the Now th
The ATTORNEY-GENERAL said the ques electorates. Let the schedule therefore tion before the committee was simply stand, and when the Bill was recommitted whether there should be an electorate of the question would be, first, the subdivision Fortitude Valley. The honourable mem of the two electorates, and then, whether ber for Maranoa said the schedule was in they should be represented by one or two consistent with the Bill ; it was inconsistent members. with one division of the committee, but it ·Mr. MolLWRAITH must confess that he was consistent with a later division in a should like to see the "three-cornered fuller House. That, however, was simply principle " tried ; but if it would facilitate a matter of words. Voting for the motion the passage of the business of the com did not affect the question as to how many mittee, he was quite prepared to accept the members should be given to Fortitude compromise just mentioned. He was quite Valley. It merely decided the question as willing to leave it to the Government to to the boundaries. If the· electorates of adjust the boundaries between the Valley North Brisbane and Fortitude Valley were and North Brisbane fairly and equitably, to be divided, then the proposed boun on the understanding, that the two elec daries were the fairest that could be torates should not be given more than adopted. He believed that the honourable three members. This would save a great member for Fortitude V alley would bear deal of discussion, and, from what had out thi~ assertion. been said, would very likely save the Mr. MciLwRAITH said that the plain Government from defeat. way in which the Attorney-General put The PREMIER thought the boundaries the matter suggested a point of order. He described in the schedules the fairest, and said that the question was whether there I>roposed to abide as nearly as possible by should be an electorate of Fortitude the original draft. He was happy to hear Valley. If that was so, it was not com the moderate expression of opinion which petent for the committee to deal with it, for had just fallen from the honourable mem they had already decided that Fortitude ber for Maranoa, and was quite willing to V alley should be struck out. reciprocate. Although he felt it his duty Mr. BAILEY said, in his opinion, the to abide as far as possible by the principles question was, whether Fortitude Valley o£ the Bill, he was, as he had already said, should be a portion of another electorate. not indisposed to accept the decision of the The committee were asked to make it a committee as to whether two members or separate electorate, which would involve one should be given to Fortitude V alley merely a modification of a former division. when that question came before them. He He was astonished that there should be so should submit that question to the com much discussion over a point which had mittee, and abide by their decision. already been fully discussed. He believed Mr. MclLwRAITH said the honourable that there were two or three members Premier proposed that they should do who had voted with the Government exactly as the Government wished them, last night who were quite prepared to and take the decision of the committee support a propositiOn that two mem afterwards, as to the number of members bers should be given to North Brisbane which should be given North Brisbane and and one member to Fortitude Valley; Fortitude Valley. Would the Premier they proposed to modify the number explain what he had conceded on his part, exactly in the way that he understood and where the reciprocity lay P the Opposition desired. They objected to Mr. PALMER said the best way out ofthe Brisbane being made a three-cornered difficulty would be to make a call of the electorate; they objected to the principle House. The Government were trying to o£ representation by minorities unless it steal a division now because they knew was tried in all populous constituencies. that some of the Opposition were away. He thought that the suggestion which he They had said that this was a vital question gave last night would be acted upon, upon which they staked their existence. and that no difficulty would have been Let them have a call of the House and let experienced in allowing Fortitude V alley them see what the arguments of the to. be a separate electorate returning one Government were worth. The speech of member, North Brisbane having two. the Attorney-General was beneath his own The Hon. R. PRING- thought the second contempt, and that was saying a great deal. schedule might pass. The vote last night The PREMIER said he did not think a would affect neither the position of the call of the House was desirable. A very Government nor of the Opposition. As he much more important question than the understood it, the Opposition were resisting one before the committee was decided an excess of representation being given to wh.en the second reading of the Bill was the metropolis. He did not understand carried. He did not propose to hang the that they had any objection to the "three fate of the Bill on the question of detail cornered electorate" of North Brisbane before the committee. As he considered being repealed, and Fortitude V alley and that a much more important matter-the ;North Brisbane being constituted separate second reading-had been carried by a. EleatorallJistricts lJill. [5 JUNE.) Electoral lJistriats lJill. 393 large majority, he was not disposed to ance. Why should there be a call of the agree with the honourable gentleman that House because three members of the Op a call of the House was necessary to con position did not choose to attend in their sider the important question of detail now places? One of the absent members sat before the committee. near him three days ago; one was in his Mr. Kn!G differed from the Premier, and place last week, and one was prevented thought there were very good reasons why from attending through sickness. I£ mem a call of the House should be made if it bers of the Opposition would not attend to was asked for. Five members of the House assist their friends, a dray and team of were absent, and four of these it was well bullocks had better be sent to fetch known would have voted with the Oppo them. sition. He did not suppose that the Pre Mr. MoREHEAD was glad to see the hon mier would claim the honourable members ourable member for North Brisbane in for Clermont, Dalbv, Burke, or Leichhardt. something like his old form again. A very There would cons.equently have been a good reason had, however, been given why clear majority against the decision arrived a call of the House should be made. This at last evening had these members bePn was admittedly the most important mea present. He did not think the Govern sure brought forward during the present ment would be justified in, or that they Parliament, and as they had had very close would like to be suspected of attempt divisions upon it, he considered a very ing to pass an important measure in the good reason had been furnished why there absence of members who would make should be a call. They wanted £o get a majority. There was no doubt that every member who could possibly be got the question in dispute was not whe to assist in the discussion of this measure. ther North Brisbane and Fortitude Valley He was very certain that if the honourable should be amalgamated, but whether member for North Brisbane had been the they should receive three or four members. representative of some outside constituency The Government were perfectly well aware instead of the metropolis, he would have that the four members he had referred to insisted upon, he might almost say yelled would vote for only three members being and shouted for a call. Considermg that given, and under these circumstances he the divisions had been so close, and that, as did not think they were justified in passing had been pointed out by honourable gentle their Bill when they knew that there was a men, if all the members of the House majority opposed to it. At any rate, if could have been present, the Government they formed the determination to attempt would have been in the minority, he to pass it, could they expect to succeed? maintained that it was the duty of the Gov There was a precedent to justify members ernment to allow a, crucial test to be taken. opposing for the purpose of gaining time Let them either abandon the Bill or their for their reinforcements to arrive. Now, offices or go to the country ; let them elect to avoid all cause of dispute, they were to die as honourable men, if they had not l!,sked to agree to a call of the House. lived as such ; let them come boldly forward From. all that he could ascertain, the only for once and not shrink. Why should the point about which there was any difference Premier object to a call of the House P wa8 whether three or four members should Was not his objection. an admission that be allocated to North Brisbane and Forti the Government were afraid to meet the tude V alley ; the rest of the Bill could be House if all the members were brought gone through in one night. together? He took it, that the Premier, }fr. BEATTIE said the point in dispute instead of refusing the request, should was not as stated by the honourable mem have courted a call of the House; but the ber for Ravenswood, but whether Fortitude Government had seen the handwriting on Valley should be combined with North the wall ; they had been weighed in the Brisbane. The boundanes for North Bris scales and been found wanting. Why did bane had been fixed last night. If the they not die like men; why shrink from committee decided to carry the schedule the inevitable, for there was no doubt their now proposed for Fortitude V alley, he doom was sealed. There was no doubt would feel it his duty when the Bill was their majority had dwindled away during recommitted that the words two members the last year or two, and that their supporters should be substituted for one. He did not had left them. He trusted that the Premier think it right of the honourable member would die decently, and not object to a call for Ravenswood to say that the question of the House. Supposing the proposition was whether there should be three or four was put that there should be a call of the members for North Brisbane and Fortitude House, and the Government gained the Valley. day, what would the outside public think Mr. PRING would ask, what was the but that they were afraid. He maintained advantage of a call of the House? The that the Premier should be ashamed of member for the Leichhardt was in the himself to refuse, and he felt very sorry "Never-Never country," and all the calls that the honourable gentleman should have of the House could not secure his attend- been backed up in his refusal by that con. 394 .ElectoJ•al1Jistrictsl3ill. [ASS:EMBtY.] Electoral Districts Bill. stitutional authority, the member for of the Bill could be proceeded with, and North Brisbane. then the remainder could be passed in five The ATTORNEY-GENERAL was understood minutes after the one point in question was to say that the discussion about a call of decided. He was surprised, after the plain the House did not deserve serious con statement he had made, that the honourable sideration. Honourable members knew· member for Fortitude Valley should rise very well that the Bill must be paased and say that the question was not whether before the first of August; and that if it there should be three members or four, but was not, it could not be passed this session. wh~ther the electorates should be separate. The question now before the committee was, So long as he was assured that the two whether Fortitude Valley should be consti districts would only return three members tuted a single electorate. If a minority of between them, he was perfectly satisfied the House should carry against the wishes with thP result, and would concede the rest. of a majority, that Fortitude V alley and He only wished that the Government Brisbane should be given four members would give an assurance that they would instead of three, then would be time to not press for a recommittal of the Bill resort to these tactics. If the committee to-night, or Tuesday night. If they proceeded now with the schedules, the would promise not to try and rush Opposition would be exactl:v in the same the Bill through, he was willing to let position for obstructing what they consi the clause go, and take the decision of the dered unfair. It would hardly be expected committee upon the question of three or by the honourable member for Maranoa, four members afterwards. He would say, that the Government would agree without that if any injustice were done to any of a division to Fortitude V alley having only the constituencies concerned, it would be one member. forced upon them entirely by the action of Mr. PALMER said the question was not the Government. If it were found, for in as put by the Attorney-General, but stance, that Fortitude Valley with a larger whether a majority of one should over population had only one member allotted ride a previous decision carried by a ma to it, while Brisbane had two, it would be jority of three. The Government should owing to the clumsy way in which the Gov at once proceed to make a call of the ernment had insisted on doing business .. House. He believed himself that they They (the Opposition) had insisted in a did not want to pass the Bill. He ( V1 r. fair way that those constituencies should Palmer) did not want to pass it; he. never only have three members instead of four, said that he did ; he did not believe in it. and the way in which they should be But the Government might be as honest as allotted lay with the Government. If he he was, and say that they did not wish it had an assurance that the Government to pass. would not rush the measure through so as Mr. MciLwRAITH said he had tried all to have a recommittal before next Wednes he could do to }Jrevent the Government d~y, he was willing to let the sc~edule go, from obstructing their own measure, and to and get on with the rest of the B1ll. force them into the right channel of doing Mr. PRING perfectly understood what business. He would show the committee, the honourable member for Maranoa had at all events, how the business should be just stated, and that he had made a con conducted. The Attorney-General had cession. Although he (Mr. Mcilwraith) said that the meaning of the proposition was in favour of three-cornered consti for a call of the House was to throw aside tuencies-as recommended by the honour the Bill. able member for Toowoomba-nevertheless The ATTORNEY-GENERAL: So it is, by he was willing that the electorates should delay. be separated; and let the question be, Mr. MciLWRAITH said that when he whether the number of members should be made the suggestion, it never struck him three or four, ~o that there might be two that that would be the result. So far as for Fortitude V alley and one for North such a motive was concerned, the Attorney Brisbane, or two for Brisbane and one for General was entirely wrong, whether a call Fortitude Valley, so long as the represen would have that effect or not. They had tation was not extended beyond three up till the 1st of August; and a call of the members. He (Mr. Pring) thought that House might be consented to for next was fair enough. Wednesday. Mr. MciLWRAITH said the Premier The ATTORNEY-GENERAL said the call should reply to the offer that had bePn could not be made till next Tuesday, and just made, and give some information on it would then take a. fortnight for the the point. • members to meet, according to the Standing The PREMIE~ said he wished to approach Orders. the honourable member in as friendly a Mr. MciLWRAITH said three weeks spirit as possible. It appeared to him that would bring them to the 26th June, which they might make good progress to-night. would leave five weeks iu which to pass The electorate of Fortitude Valley would the Bill. In the meantime, the remainder have t? be considered as to its boundaries Electoral 1Jistricts Bill. [/i JUNE.j Electoral1Jistricts Bill. 395 and the number of its members. I£ should not be at once recommitted. Other they should succeed in carrying what wise, there would be a delay for another they thought it was their duty to week, and the postponement till this day propose, so far as the two members week meant the postponement of the third for the Fortitude V alley electorate was reading till this day fortnight. He did concerned-though the signs of such sue· not suppose the Council would like to hurry . cess were not very evident at the present over the Bill. Another thing to be con time-what the honourable member wished sidered was, that the maps would have to should be done. An opportunity would be be prepared and sent to the various elector obtained for making any change that might ates, so that every week's delay was a be considered desirable in that respect on serious impediment to the passage of the the recommittal of the Bill. If, on the Bill. other hand, the schedules were carried Mr. IVORY said the desire of the leader to.night, he took it that there would be no of the Op1Josition was not to give Fortitude need to proceed with the recommittal. V alley only one member, but to point out Mr. MolLWRAITH said, surely the honour that the metropolitan constituencies should able gentleman was not so ignorant of have only three. He did not wish the res parliamentary custom as not to know that ponsibility of saying that only one mem that VI as no concession at all. They (the ber should be granted to a large electorate Opposition) were entitled to recommit the like Fortitude Valley to be throvr:n Bill themselves, and it was no concession upon him. He (Mr. Ivory) would for the Premier to say that he would allow ask the Premier whether, in' the event the recommittal. I£ the Opposition were of the electorates of North Brisbane, strong enough to carry any amend \Vickham, and Fortitude Valley, being ment they proposed, they were strong separated, and having only three members enough to carry the recommittaL Itwould allotted to them, he (the Premier) was pre help greatly to facilitate business if the pared to bring down a fresh schedule, Premier would give the promise he (Mr. with freshly-adjusted boundaries ? The Mcilwraith) had asked, as they would then leader of the Opposition was not at all know where they were going to pause. That desirous that the Government should was the point the ,honourable gentleman lost shove upon him the responsibility of sight of. They might get through a great allotting only one member to Fortitude deal if the honourable gentleman would not Valley. keep everything in a mystery. It only led to Mr. Fox thought that the Government, an enormous amount of talk, and he could by the irregular course that they had assure the Premier that he had not the adopted with regard to the introduction of slightest chance of carrying the recommittal. the -Bill and the schedules, had brought With the object of getting the business of these difficulties upon themselves. He the committee done quickly, he (Mr. thought they would themselves admit, that M ellwraith) would agree that if the Premier after passing North Brisbane and Forti would not to-night ask for a recommittal, he tude V alley as one electorate, that ar would go on with the schedule. They had rangement should have been observed on the no intention of allowing the Bill to be recom schedule. No doubt the Opposition would mitted, and therefore it would be better to be justified, after the course which had consent to fix a point, beyond which he been taken by the Government, in oppos would not go to-night, or on T:rresday next, ing the progress of the Bill and the sche The ATTORNEY-GENERAL sa1d there were dules. He would not go into the merits or a great many amendments to be made in demerits of the question. this Bill in recommittal, and the question Mr. THOMPSON said the point was very of time seemed to have been lost sight of. simple. The Government attempted to fix Every week's delay in the passage of the the boundaries, and would throw upon the Bill was equivalent to a vote against it, Opposition the responsibility of allotting Unless it were read a third time 'wHhin three members to two nearly equal elec the next week, there would hardly be time torates. The stand which the Opposition for it to be passed by the end of July. had taken was, that they would give three The honourable member was anxious to members, whom the Government might carry Fortitude Valley with one member divide as they liked ; and the Government only. would have the responsibility of seeing that Mr. M elLWRAITH said he never expressed justice was done as to the boundaries. If an opinion on that, or tried to curtail For the number of members were changed, the titude Valley in any way, He had said alteration in the boundaries was part of the that the metropolitan districts should only business of those who had charge of the have three members. Bill. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL said that was The PREl:IIER said he thought the matter only a matter of words. If the honour had been wrongly stated. He was quite able member succeeded in carrying the con, prepared to consider the boundaries of stituencies with only three members, to Fortitude V alley the second time. As night, there was no reason why the Bill they proceeded to discuss those bounclaries 396 ElectoPal lJistPicts Bill. [ASS::tl:MBLY.] ElectoPal 1Jis!Picts1Jitl. in the schedule, any moderate proposition bound to be the judge of how he should that the committee might come to as to the conduct business, and his present object division of the electorates according to their was to proceed as rapidly as possible. relative proportions of population, would Why did not the honourable the leader of be willingly entertained and provided for, the Opposition get his forces mustered, so if it were desired on the part of those most that there might be no delay on his part? interested. That he had not done so, was not his (the Mr. IvoRY said that any decision with Premier's) fault. As leader of the Opposi regard to this second schedule would not tion, he (Mr. Mcilwraith) had criticised be in the slightest degree binding upon the his conduct, and he (the Premier) was, committee. They had been told that a therefore, justified in criticising the way in certain decision which had been arrived at, which the honourable member conducted fixing the number of members, was not the party he led. They did not wish to binding, and he wished to know, if the pass the Bill with undue haste, but it was schedule were carried, whether the Govern necessary that prompt attention should be ment would take up the position of saying devoted to it. that it was decided such should be the Mr. Fox said it would have been better boundaries, and attempt to throw responsi if the Premier had taken the advice of the bility upon the Opposition? leader of the Opposition, when he recom· Mr. PRING did not understand the mended that they should go back to the Premier to- say that if the schedule were question of North. Brisbane and Fortitude passed, and if, on the recommittal, the Valley. If that course had been taken, number of three members should be adhered the majority of the committee would have to, the schedule would :remain. If, on the eonfirmed his action, and they would have recommittal of the Bill, it were determined had a proper starting point. No good that only three members should be appor sound constitutional reason had as yet been tioned, then the honourable the Premier offered for going on with the schedules. meant that an alteration should be made. Mr. MciLwRAITH said he would point The 'PREMIER said that was just what he out to the Premier that greater progress meant. If it was demonstrated that the would have been made if his suggestion alteration in the Fortitude V alley elec had been taken. Rather than allow the torate, so far as the members were con business of the committee to be obstrueted, cerned, was desirable, no objection would he would allow the amendment to pass, so be offered to the reconsideration of the that they might make some good substantial schedule. progress in spite of the want of conciliatory Mr. MolLwRAITH said, if they were to spirit that had been shown. If every con consider the schedule without knowing cession that was offered were accepted in whether the electorate was to return one the same ungracious way, he would tell the member or two, how could they possibly come honourable l'remier that he would not get to a decision ? The Premier told them the on much with the Bill. fixing of the boundaries was a mere matter Mr. W ALSH said that, looking at the of form, and they would find out after Bill in his hand he saw that there was no wards how many m em hers were to be such electorate as Fortitude V alley, yet given. That was not the way in which all the afternoon the honourable Premier business should be conducted, and if the had been endeavouring to force the Opposi Government went on in that way, they tion to pass a schedule showing the boun would always be in a fog. The argument daries of that district. Such a thing had of the Attorney-General, that the Bill never been attempted before in an Assembly would be delayed so long, had not the of rational men. It was putting the cart slightest effect upon that side of the House before the horse, as they were not to adapt and had none whatever upon this (Oppo the schedules to the clauses, but tlie sition). They (the Opposition) had no in· clauses to the schedules. It was a new tention whatever of delaying the Bill, way of forcing the supporters of the Gov though the Government had taken the best ernment into a way in which in future they possible way of delaying it. He (Mr. should allow ordinary parliamentary pro Mcilwraith) had offered to make a con ceedings to be carried on. If the Govern cession, but there had not been the slight ment had postponed the schedule on the est concession made by the Government, previous evening and had then got the Bill showing that their wish was to block their recommitted for the purpose of introducing own measure. a set of schedules suited to the Bill, they The PREMIER said the honourable mem would have acted in a reasonable way; but ber for Maranoa had said he did not instead of doing that, they had adopted conduct the business of the Bill properly. their present most extraordinary course, That might be his opinion. The alterna merely to gratify some honourable members tive would be for the honourable member sitting on their side of the Chamber. He to take the matter out of his hands, and had never said that he was opposed to the conduct it as it should be. As long as he Bill, nor was he opposed to it, except for (the Premier) occupied his position, he was the defects which were always to be found Electoral Dist·ricts Bill. [5 Ju:sE.] Electoral Distrirts Bill. 397 in any measure introduced by the Premier. one member was to be giYen to it it might Re had voted for the amendment of the not be altogether correct, and, therefore, he honourable member for Toowoomba it was must vote against it. It was also quite true, but he was not going to oppose the impossible that the Government. could Billin its entirety, or to lay himself open afford any assistance in the matter by to the charge of obstructing its passing. But throwing light upon it, as they did not he could charge the Government with ob know fur how many members the schedule structing it if they persisted in carrying out was intended. However, he was not in their present manamvres. It was evident to clined to stop business at that stage, and as him that the Government did notwantthe Bill the Government had made a mess of the passed; they would rather withdraw it and matter, they must get out of it in the best go to the country upon it, so as to be able way they' could.. He was quite willing to to deceive the people of the country as let them go to the other schedules so ItS to they had been endeavouring to deceive the pas~ them thro11gh. people of Brisbane and others who sup Question-that clause 2 of the schedule ported them. The motion before the com stand part of the schedule-put and passed. mittee was entirely unparliamentary, and The PREMIER moved that clause 3 stand if the Chairman had taken the proper part of the schedule, as follows :- stand he should have done on the pre vious evening, so much time would not ELECTORAL DISTRICT OF SoJ:TTH BRISBANE. Commencing at the month of Norman's have been wasted. It was wholly contrary Creek and bounded thence by that creek up· to parliamentary practice that a schedule wards to the south-east corner of portion 177 should be considered of an electorate which parish of South Brisbane thence by a ri!Ld did not exist, and he would defy the bearing west. to the Brisbane River at the north· Government to show one single instance . west corner of portion 1 parish of Yeerongpilly where a similar bungle had been made thence by the Brisbane River downwards to the in the way of attempting to pass a Bill. junction of Norman's Creek the point of com Mr. MAcROSSAN said that the honourable mencement. leader of the Opposition had very justly Mr. '\VALSH said there was a" want of found fault with the honourablP Premier clearness about the schedules, for instancP, for the way· in which he had conducted it said "thence by a road" -he should like the business of that Chamber, and the Pre like to know what road that was. It might mier had replied that he did not expect be misunderstood by the collectors of the anything else from the honourable member. rolls and by the candidates for the district, But the honourable gentleman was very and the first election under the Bill might ·wrong, as he must remember the time when be vitiated through some error caused Mr. Macalister was leader of the House, thereby. and that there was never then a single The ATTORNllY-GENERAL said it was the word said against the manner in which he old boundary of the district. conducted its business. In fact, Mr. Mac Mr. W ALSH said there might be a dozen alister was the only gentleman since he roads converging at that spot. He thought (Mr. Macrossan) had been in the House the honourable memberfor South Brisbane who had been able to conduct its business should give a guarantee that that road properly. The present Premier, on the would be known by everyone, especially other hand, was the only one who had con by roll collectors, and also whether it was ducted it in such a way as to delay it likely to be continued as a road. whilst expressing a wish to push it for Mr. KINGSFORD said he could not say ward. If the honourable gentleman would that it would always continue a road, but only adopt a common straightforward way, it had been one since the disfrict was first and not mystify everything-for his whole formed. conduct was mystification-he was quite Mr. W A.LSH said he was certain that if he certain the honourable gentleman would be sent in sueh a description of country he able to conduct the business of the House wished to take up, his application would be as it should be conducted. sent back by the Minister for Lands for Mr. MclLwRAITH said that, after the more information. concession he had made to the Government, The ATTORNEY -GENERAL pointed out that he did not mean to withdraw it, although the description was taken from the Bill the Government had not met it in the introduced by the Government of which friendly way in which he expected they the honourable member was a member. would have done. He was not going to There could be no difficulty in finding the withdraw the support he had promised to road. It commenced at a bridge over Nor passing the schedule through the com man's Creek. mittee. If the Government persisted in Question put and passed. doing their business in such an irregular The PREMIER moved that clause 4 stand way, he did not see that he was justified in part of the schedule as follows:- stopping all progress of the Bill. He would, however, point out that, supposing no mem ELECTORAL DISTRICT OF ENOGGERA. ber was to be given to Fortitude V alley, the Commencing on the left bank of the Brisbane schedule was not a proper one, whilst if only River and bounded thence by a road bearing 398 Electoral Districts Bill. [ASSEMBLY.] Electoral Districts Bill. north-westerly along the north-east side of the South Pine North Pine Caboolture Moo. · suburban portion No. 9 North Brisbane thence loolah and Maroochydore Rivers from those of north by the east boundary of the General the Brisbane and Mary Rivers northerly to the Cemetery Reserve and by the west boundary of B!ackall Range on the north by the northern suburbttn porr.ion 315 North Brisbane to Petrie watershed of the Maroochydore River to its Terrace thence on the south by Petrie 'ferrace mouth on the coast and on the east by the coast and the road along the southern boundary of line southerly to the mouth of Cabbage-tree the New Grammar School Reserve easterly to Creek the point of commencement inclusive o£ Gregory Terrace thence on the south-east by Bribie Island. Gregory Terrac•e north-easterly to the north The PREMIER moved that clause 6 stand corner of portion 269 North Brisbane on the part of the schedule, as follows:- south-west by the north -eastern bou'Udaries of portions 269, 77, 76, and· 75 to Ann street ELECTORAL DISTRICT OF BLTLIMBA. thence by that street north-easterly to the jun ~ Commencing on the Brisbane River at the tion of the Bnlimba road and by that road junction of Norman's Creek and bounded easterly and north-easterly to the Brisbane thence by that creek upwards to the north River by that river downwards to its mouth west corner of portion 106 parish of Bulimba thence by the shore of Moreton Bay westerly thence by the road forming the southern bound· to the mouth of Cabbage-tree Creek thence ary of portion 177 parish of South Brisbane by Cabbage-tree Creek upwards to the westerly to the main road from Brisbane to north-east corner of portion 27 parish of Ipswich thence by that road south-westerly to Kedron thence westerly by the north boun the eastern watershed of W oogaroo Creek thence dary of that portion to a road at the north by said watershed southerly to a point west west corner of same thence by said road from the south-west earner of portion 116 southerly to the north-east corner of portion parish of Mackenzie thence by a line east to 595 of same parish thence by the road forming the Logan River at the south-west corner of the northern and western boundaries of that that portion thence by the Logan River down portion westerly and south-easterly to the wards to its mouth thence by a line easterly to north-east corner of portion 588 parish of the south end of ~ussell Island thence again by Kedron thence west to the north-west corner a line east to the eastern shorH of Stradbroke of 581-l thence south by the west boundary of Island thence by the eastern shore of that that portion and a prolongation southerly to island and the eastern and northern shores of Kedron Brook thence by Kedron Brook up Moreton Island northerly and south-westerly wards to its head and by the watershed separat to Comboyuro Point thence by a line south ing Enoggera Creek from Samford Creek and westerly across Moreton Bay to the mouth of the South Pine River westerly to D' Aguilar the Brisbane River and thence by that river Range thence by that range south-easterly to upwards to Norman's Creek the point of com the nm•thern watershed of Moggill Creek thence mencement. by said watt•rshed easterly to Taylor's Range Mr. FooTE asked, if the boundaries were by Taylor's Range easterly to One-tree Hill the same as those attached to the district thence by a road easterly to the south-west previous to the introduction of the present corner of portion 296 parioh of Enoggera thence Bill? by that road forming the south boundaries of The ATTORNEY-GENERAL said, that the portions 296 297 257 and 245 to the south-east corner of 256 at the head of Toowong Creek boundary between Bulimba and Oxley was thence by Toowong Creek downwards to the changed; the Ipswich road was made the Brisbane River and by the Brisbane River boundary line. downwards to the point of commencement. Question put and passed. The PREMIER moved that clause 7 of the Clause 5 of the Schedule as follows wa~ schedule stand part of the Bill as follows :- put and passed. ELECToRAL DISTRICT OF 0XLEY. ELECTORAL DISTRICT OF :&fORETON. Commencing on the Brisbane River at the Commencing on the shore of Moreton Bav mouth of Toowong Creek and bounded thence at the mouth of Cabbage-tree Creek thence by by that creek upwards to the south-east corner that creek upwards to the north-east corner of of portion 256 parish of Enoggera thence by portion 27 parish of Kedron thence westerly the road forming the south boundar•ies of that by the north boundarv of that portion to a road portion and portions 257 297 ani! 296 and its at the north-west corner of same portion thence continuation to One-tree Hill thence by by said road southerly to the north-east corner Taylor's Range ana the northern watershed of of portion 595 of same parish thence by the Moggi1l Creek to D'Aguilar Range thence by road forming the northern and western D'Aguilar Range soulh-easterly to the north boundaries of that portion westerly and east corner of portion 172 parish of Moggill south-easterly to the north-Past corner of thence by the road forming the western and portion 588 parish of Kedron thence west to southem boundaries of portions 238 171 the north-west corner of portion 588 thence 170 169 167 18 159 158 13 and 14 south hy the . west boundary of that parish of Moggill to the Brisbane River thence portion and a prolongation southerly to by the Brisbane River upwards to Woogaroo Kedron Brook thence by Kedron Brook Creek by that creek upwards to. the Ipswich upwards to its head and by the watershed and Brisbane main road by that road north separating Enoggera Creek fr:lm Samford easterly to the road at the southern boundary Creek and the South Pine River westerly to of portion ll03 parish of South Brisbane thence D'Aguilar Range on the west by IJ'Aguilar by said road westerly to the Brisbane River at Range and the range separating the waters of the north-west corner of portion 1 parish of Electoral Districts Bill. [5 JUNE.] Electoral Districts Bill. 399
Yeerongpilly and thence by the Brisbane River same parish to the south-west earner of portion downwards to the mouth of Toowong Creek the 384 thence by a line bearing south to a point point of commencement. ~ east of the south -east corner of portion 381 in Question put and passed. the same parish thence by a line bearing west and the southern boundaries of that portion The PREMIER moved that Clause 8, as and portion 363 in the same parish to the follows. stand part of the Bill :- south-east corner of portion 353 in the same ELECTORAL DISTRICT OF LOGAN. parish thence by Jimboomba Creek to the Logan Commencing on the Logan River at the north River at the point of commercement. boundary of the Logan Village Reserve and The object he had in moving the amend bounded thence by that river downwards to its ment was to take in that portion of the mouth thence by a line easterly to the south Logan electorate whirh the Bill proposed end of Russell Island thence by a line bearing . east to the east shore of Stradbroke Island to cut out, including the village of Logan, thence by the east shore of Stradbroke Island the interests of which had been always and the coast line southerly to Point Danger identified with the Logan electorate and thence by the southern boundary of the colony Brisbane. The difference in population south-westerly to the eastern watershed of the caused by the amendment would be very Logan and Albert Hivers thence by that water slight. shed and the Darlington Range northerly to a Mr. FooTE said that the object of the point east of the '.rambourine crossing over the Bill was to give a more extended represen Albert River thence by a line west to said tation to the colony, which he had no doubt crossing thence by the Albert River down it would do to a considerable extent. In wards to the south -east corner of portion the schedule set forth, however, it was 3A parish of ·wickham thence by the south intended that Ipswich and West Moreton and west boundaries of that portion thence by the west boundary o£ portion 19 and should have an additional member. But part of the south and the west and north boun the object of the amendment of the hon daries of portion 391 of same parish west ourable m·ember for Logan was to take a erly northerly and easterly to a road thence piece off Fassifern and tack it on to the by that. road north-westerly to the south boun Logan. If that were done it would dis dary of portion 389 P"''"ish of Mo:ffatt thence franchise Fassifern ; for the effect of the by part of the south boundary and also the move was, that whilst this Bill proposed to eastern boundary of that portion easterly and . give seven members to Ipswich and West northerly and by a continuation north to a Moreton, by a careful manipulation of the point west of the south-west corner of portion electorates it would simply, instead of 13 parish of Wickham thence by a line form giving the member to Fassifern, give it to ing the western boundary of that portion and the Logan. Consequently, the additional also the western boundary of portion 387 in member proposed to be given to the West the same parish northerly to a point east of the Moreton group would be given to East More north-east corner of the Logan Village Reserve ton. That was the object of the amendment and t ence by a line west to the point of com mencement. before the committee, and he hoped it would not be agreed to. The Government professed Mr. McLEAN said it was his intention to to ~tick closely to their Bill, and when he move, as an amendment, the following moved a previous amendment, which would description :- have been a great improvement on the pre Commencing on the Logan River at the sent boundaries, they objected to it. He mouth of Jimboomba or Henderson's Creek hoped that what was sauce for the goose and bounded thence by that river downwards would be found sauce for the gander, and to its mouth thence by a line easterly to the south end of Russell Island thence by a line that Government would do justice now, as bearing east to the eastern shore of Stradbroke they did on a previous occasion, by sticking Island thence by the eastern shore ofthat island closely to their Bill. It was clearly proved and the sea coast southerlytoPortDangerthence at the last election that the Logan voters by the southern boundary of the colony south outvoted the other portion of the district, westerly to the eastern watershed of the Logan 97 per cent. being polled on the Logan, and and Albert River' thence by that watershed not more than 30 per cent. in the other part and the Darlington Range north8rly to the of the district-a fact which spoke for •onthprn wa.tershed of Cedar Creek thence by itself. If the amendment o£ the honour that watershed to the south-eastern corner of able member for Logan were carried, the portion 70 parish of Tambourine thence by the effect would be that Fassifern proper s mth boundary of that portion westerly to the would be disfranchised, and instead of Albert River thence by that river upwards to West Moretou having an additional mem the north-east cmner of portiOn 3A parish of ber, it would only have six members as Wickham thence by the north boundary of beforE>, and the seventh would be given to that portion wester y thence by the west boundary of portion 19 and part of the East Moreton. south and west boundaries of portion 391 of The PREMIER said there must be some the same parish westerly and northerly to the -misunderstanding as to the amendment, for south -east corner of portion 382 parish of really it would meet the views of the • Mo:ffatt thence westerly by the south boun honourable member for West Moreton dal'ies of that portion and portion 384 in the better than he thought, because it took a 400 Electoral Districts Bill. [ASSEMBLY.] Electoral Districts Bill. portion away from the adjoining electorate, of the Logan was altered as proposed, an and included it in his own. 'fhe amend additional member would not be given to ment proposed rather improved upon the them, but to East Moreton. description given in the Bill, and proposed Mr. McLEA:N said the amendment the to revert to the present description of the honourable member wished to propose electorate. The description in the Bill would have the effect of disfranchising rather enlarged the electorate of Fassifern; Fassifern altogether, for it would oot have but the amendment of the honourable the population basis to entitle it to repre member for the Logan proposed almost to sentation as proposed by the Bill. He1 revert to the prese.nt description, and he however, was going to entitle them to a thought, perhaps, it was an improvement. representative. He did not want a greater Mr. McLEAN said that the honourable scope of country himself, but the Govern member for West Moreton had mistaken ment found it necessary to take a consider his amendment.' A portion of the Logan able portion of his electorate and tack it on electorate had been taken away to give a to Fassifern to entitle it to a representative representative for Fassifern, and the only at all. To extend the Logan electorate, as thing he (Mr. McLean) proposed was, to the honourable member proposed, wonld take in return a portion which was more reduce the Fassifern electorate to such an identified with the Logan electorate from extent that the effect of it would be to dis what was proposed to be Fassifern, and franchise it altogether. If the amendment give it what was more in connection with proposed by the honourable member were the Fassifern electorate, and was situate carried, he should be compelled to go in for nearer to Brisbane. The proportion of an alteration in the boundaries. voters he proposed to take in would come The ATTORNEY-GENERAL said that the into the Logan, so that there would be no Fassifern boundary suggested by the hon possibility of swamping Fassifern in any ourable member for West Moreton only way. Under this Bill, Fassifern as it stood gave a population of about 1,100, and a was not entitled to a member, considering the male adult population of 400, according to number of its population as compared with the last Census returns. other portions of the colony, and had Mr. THOMPSON questioned the corre!ltness actually to draw upon another electorate of the returns, and said he could not under for a certain number to entitle it to have a stand how Fassifern could have such a member. However, his amendment was small number. However, as to the motion in favour of West More ton, if the honour before the committee, the proper plan able member would only see it in that would be for the honourable member for light. Logan to propose his amendment, and Mr. FooTE said that if the motion of when it was submitted as a substantive the honourable member was in favour of motion, then the honourable mPmber for what he (Mr. Foote) proposed, then he had West Moreton could propose his amend better accept his (Mr. Foote's) proposition, ment upon it. and take his, which was a natural, boun dary. West Moreton did not want to be The ATTORNEY-GENERAL said that the swamped, but if the honourable member's honourable member for West Moreton _amendment were carried, the additional objected to the amendment of the honour member, instead of being given to his (Mr. able member for Logan, because the latter Foote's) district, would be given to East did not go far enough. He complained that Moreton. He would move as an amend too many were thrown into the Fassifern ment the words- from the Logan electorate. That was what the question really came to ; and if it Commencing at eastern termination of came to be divided, as proposed by the proposed new boundary dividing Bremer from Fassifern, and bounded thence by honourable member for West Moreton, U ndullah parish boundary to W oollaman Creek the Logan electorate would be much more thence by that creek downwards to its junction than twice as large in proportion to Fassi witlL Crow's Creek upwards by that creek and fern-indeed would be as five to one. the watershed dividing the Teviot Brook waters Mr. FooTE said it seemed something very from the Logan waters to the l\fain Range strange that whenever anything objection about three miles north of Mount Clunie. able was brought up, the Attorney-General If that boundary were accepted, it would came down with the number of the popula give the honourable member for Logan tion. The interests of the district of VV est more scope of country than he proposed Moreton were very greatly increased himself. He (Mr. Foote) did not know if were ten times increased in value-since he was right in asking the acceptance of the House macle it an electorate to return this amendment at the present stage of the a member to Parliament, and, therefore, he discussion ; but it would be a much better could not understand the objection of the boundary, and would be doing justice to Government. He should press his amend Fassifern at the same time ; and, further, ment, and hop~d it would be carried. would give West Moreton what the Govern Question-That No. 8 stand part of the ment professed to give it. !f the boundary schedule-vut and negatived. Electoral Districts Bill. [5 JUNE.] Electoral Districts Bill. 401
Mr. McLEAN moved that the new Mr. THOMPSON thought it was not desir schedule, as read, stand No. 8 in the able to alter existing boundaries if it could schedule of the Bill. possibly be helped. The residents in the Mr. FoorE then moved his amendment. district of Fassifern considered they be longed to that district, and voted in that Mr. Me LEAN ~ubmitted that the amend ment could not be put. It was a description way, and if another artificial boundary were of the Fassifern and not the Logan elec now adopted between Logan and Fassifern, torate. In the event of that description of the effect would be to disturb the people, the Fassifern electorate being carried, he and it would be some time before they should, in the interests of his constituents, would shake down into their plae~~s. He be compelled, on the population basis, to go could quite understand the feeling of the in for two representatives for Logan. It honourable member£or Logan; but he could was far too large for one member, and he not sympathise with him, because, i£ his was confident the justice of that House electorate had too many in it, the southern would not allow such an injustice, as was portion of that electorate must be formed proposed, to be perpetrated on the Logan into a separate electorate. The interests electorate. of the two were totally distinct. The southern portion was extremely fertile: it Mr. FooTE said the question was, what had been settled upon by a great many should be the boundary dividing the Fas Germans, who were doing well ; and there sifern and Logan electorates ? and that was nothing to prevent the honourable was the proper time for him to move his member in the course of twelve months amendment, and the honourable member applying to separate the lower part of the for Logan must not expect to put in the Logan district into a new electorate, taking places he proposed by a side-wind. If the the N erang River or the Coomera as the amendment was not proposed now, it could northern boundary, and, probably, the not be done afterwards. It would be no Coomera would be the better boundary. use bringing it on at a later period, when Mr. _:~,~felL wRAITH said that at present he the Fassifern electorate was on, for the did not feel in a position to express an simple reason that if the clause was carried opinion on either of the proposed amend he should not be in order in moving men~s. He should like to know how the that a certain por~ion of the Logan elec number of population would be affected by torate be attached to Fassifern, more the proposed change. than was already proposed to be given. The PREMIER replied that the amend He had two legitimate reasons for put ment of the honourable member for West ting his amendment, and one was, that Moreton would add about 400 persons to Fassifern should not be disfranchised. the Logan electorate over the number pro If his amendment was adopted, however, posed in the original schedule. the electorate would be easily defined; but Mr. McLEAN said that fully 500 persons he was afraid that difficulty would be would be transferred by it from Fassifern experienced by the change, and that it to the Logan. would produce a great deal of confusion if The ATTORNEY-GENERAL said the present the Bill was carried. People would think Logan elt>ctorate contained a total popula they were in one electorate when they were tion of 3,899, and 1,155 adult males. Under in another, and as there was no distinguish the original schedule in the Bill, it would ing mark to the parishes, when the time contain a population of 3,384, and 1,029 came for taking the next Census, they would adult males. The district of Fassi£ern find that some two-thirds of the population contained at present a population of 2,375, were not taken, as on the last occasion. and 672 male adults. · The PREMIER said the amendment made Mr. FoorE said that if his amendment the boundaries between Logan and Fassi were carried, it would leaye the boundaries fern the same as at present. of Logan and Fassifern the same as before, Mr. McLEAN said he intended to stand and as they would return the same number by the new schedule he had moved, for the of members, it could not make much simple reason that the Government, in ap difference ; while if the amendment of the portioning the population in the different honourable member for Logan were carried, electoral districts, had found it necessary it would quite swamp the Fassifern electo to take a considerable portion of the Logan, rate. The West Moreton group was sup and to add it on to Fassifern to entitle it to posed, under the Bill, to return seven a representative. He might state that the members, and if the amendment of the hon amendment would bring the Logan elector ourable member were carried, the seventh ate considerably above the number required member would be handed over to East by the figures prepared by the Govern Moreton. He thought it was a sort of ment, and it would be not only an injustice political dodge to obtain extra representa to the Logan, but to Fassifern also, tion. because, at the present time, even with the The PREMIER said that perhaps the existing boundaries, Fassifern was short of disp:trity of population would be a less the required number. evil than the disturbance of the ideas of 1878-2 E 4o~ Electo1'(J,l iJi.stricts Bill. [.A.SSEl\fBLY.] /Zlectpra2 Distr;cts1Jitl.
th.!l inhabit~J,ntij. Re thought the honour Mr. W ALSH said the honm;trable gentle '.Jl,b:L;J lllember for Logan might as well m:;tn's position w~J,s- .accept the .amendment, especially as it " How happy could I be wit)l either, tended in the directj_op. of giving a se.cond 1\~ere t't·~her dear charmer away." m~Jmber to the district whel). the proper Mr. McLEAN would like to point out that time came. in the Logan there was a total male aQ.ult ]\fr. McLEAN asked why the Prewier population of 1,521, whilst in Fassifern there did not consider that when drafting the was only 735. If they deducted Poly Jljll, il).ste.ad of re.ducing the si~.e of the nesians, the Logan would have 1,155 male .electorate in order to give the requisite adults, and Fassifernonly 652. Whichevpr population to F House. The Attorney-Generai had told ernment that it corresponded with the vote fhem that the boundary was the fairest, of the House the other night, whiPh and he might go still further and say what affirmed that Ipswich andBremer should be the popu:lations of Bandanba and Ipswich amalgamated, and that Bandanba should were. be a separate electorate. Mr. MoREREAD said that while the The PREMIER said the previous decision Attorney-General was getting the informa of the committee was that Ipswich should tion, which he should have had by him, he have two members, on the understanding should sh<;irtly occupy the time of the com that the boundaries were to be altered. mittee. This Bill was the most wonderful The Government were responsible for the :Bill, and these schedules the most wonder description of the boundary now moved by ful schedules he had ever seen. The Bill the honourable member for Ipswich. had been dissected, altered, and realtered Mr. MACROSSAN said he would like to over again, and there was only one instance know from the Attorney-General if he had in which the Ministry had not given in. got the returns of population previously In all. the other amendments they were de referred toP feated, and had only been supported by the The ATTORNEY-GENERAL said he had not members for Ipswich and West Moreton. been able to :find them, but he had arrived He was sorry the Government had given at the result by the same means. As way, not only on the main principles of the nearly as he could ascertain, the popu :)3ill, but also. on every objection that had lation of Bremer and Ipswich was about been raised to the schedules. They had 7,000 or a little over; and that of Ban~ not even the pluck to sustain their own danba was something under 4,000. The schedules, but when an objection was raised male adult population bore the same pro by one of their own supporters, and they portion. thought he had strength enough to carry Mr. MolL WRAITH asked if the schedule an amendment, they gave way, and as he embodied the whole of the old Bremer had pointed out on one occasion, they were electorate P 1amentably disappointed. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL said it did not. The P:R:EMIER : There has been only one The population of the elect~r~tes o~ Ips alteration. wich and Banclanba was d1v1ded m the Mr. Mo:REREAD said there had been proportion, as nearly as possible of two to severai alterations ; there was one now before one, keeping the country separate from the the committee, and so far as they had got in town. t:P:e schedules, there was not one in which Question put and passed. there had not been a deviation made from the original. The Bill was bad enough at .The PREMIER mot"ed schedule 10 as the start, arid it had been supplemented by foflows:- nmendments sugge_sted by that side of the ELECTORAL :)rSTRICT OF BREMilR. House. In fact, the Bill, as it now g_tood; Comrnencin"' on the Brisbane River at t.he irre~pective of the _schedules, had been junction of Kholo Creek thence by that creek made by that side of the House, and the upwards to a point east of the south-west schedules had bC;Jeri _mutilated, altered, and corner of portion 44 parish of Kholo thence !!dded to at the beck and will of any mem west to said corner thence north by the west boundary of portion 44 and a pi·olotigation berw~lO chose to raise an objection, although thereof to D'Aguilar Range thence by D' A guilar they had beeri told by the Premier that he Range south·eilstfrly to the rior!h-east cor .. e1• would allow no alterations in the Bill in of portion 172 parish of Moggill thence by the committee. He thought the Premier had road forming the western and southern boun better withdraw the Bill, for he could do darie~ of portions 238 171 170 169 167 18 159 no good with it. Re (the Premier) did not 15813 and 14 parish of Moggill to the Brisbane :Wisli to carry it through committee, and if River thence bv the Brisbane River upwards to he did, lie would wish it to be defeated W oogaroo Cre~k t.hence by that creek upwards elsewhere .. to the Brisbane and Ipswich main road by that Mr. MchwR.AiTH: said he wished the road easterly to the eastern watershed of Woo coinmitte.e to understand that what mem garoo Creek thence by that watershed southerly bers on that side of the House wanted was, and by the watershed separating Bandanba and an assm:ance froJ?l the Government that Oxlev Ci·eeks to Mount ' 'oolrnari thence by the they had prepared this schedule in accord Moui1t Flinders Range southerly to the head of ance with the order of the House, and were W oollanian Creek at a point east from the north responsible for it. was an extraordinary east corner of portion 76 parish of N ormanby 11 then ce west to that corner thence westerly proceeding, when the Government were by a road forming the northern boundaries of ordered to bring in a new schedule, that a portions76757410099 93111116117118119 private member should move it in com 120 121 and 3 of sarre parish to the north-west mittee; and, watching the Bill through com corner of portion 3 on W arrill Creek thence by mittee, it was his duty to see that the that creek downwards to the Ronth-eaAt corm·r ~rstru~tions of the House were carried out. of portion 31 parish of J eebropilly thertce by They l].ad no objection to tlie schedule, but the south and west boundaries of portion 31 wi~hed to have an asin:ihince from the Gov- westerly and northerly to the south-e&st corner Electoral Districts Bill. [5 JUNE.] Electoral Districts :Bitz. 401 of portion 21 of same parish thence by the to the south ·west corner of portion 74 south boundary of that portion west to a road parish of .Alfred thence easterly by the southern on its south-west corner thence by the road on boundaries of portions 74 and 51 parish of the west boundaries of portions 21 1~4 190 187 .Alfred the so nth boundaries of portions 53 68 185 184183 74 75 and 78 pari8h of Jeebropilly and 69 parish of Fergnson and northerly by the bearing northerly and 11orth-westerly to the east boundaries of portions 69 66 and 59 of that Ilren:ier River thence by the Ilremer River parish to the south-west corner of portion 64 downwards to the south-..;,est corner of portion of same parish thence by a road bearing east to 33 parish of' Ilrassall thence by a road forming the north-east corner of portion 17 parish of the western bounrlaries of portions 33 3fl2 360 Mutdapilly and by the south boundaries of 359 38ll 11 159 160 163 164 and 16;; to the portions 6 7 9 and 13 parish of Mutdapil1y western-corner of p0rtion 1'75A of same parish bearing east to {he _left branch of Warr•ll thence by the road forming the north Creek thence by vVarrill Creek downwards western boundaries of portions 175A 174, 173A to th<> south boundary of portion 31 parish 172A. and 171!. parish of Ilrassall to the north of J eebropilly thence by the south and west corner of portion 477 of same parish thence by boundaries of that portion thence by the the road forming part of the western boundary south boundary of portion 21 and by thli road of portion 481 and the western boundary of on the west boundaries of portions 21 1941190 portion 5u5 and the western aud north-western 187 185 184 183 74 75 and 78 parish boundaries of portion 606A parish of Brassall of Jeebropilly beating northerly and north· to its northern corner thence by a line bearing westerly to the Bren:ier Rivet then de by the east to the south-west corner of portion 255 of Bremer River downwards ta the sonth·west same parish and a line in .:onlinuation thereof corner of portion 33 pa1'ish of Brassall thence to the tJrisbane River easterly to the south-east by a road forming the western boundaries of por corner of portion 367 parish of Brassall and tions 33 360 362 359 382 11159 160163 164 and thence by the Brisbane River downwards to the 165 to the western corner of portion 175A of junction o£ Kholo Creek the point of com same parish thence by the road forming the mencemeht-exchisive of the electoral district north-western boundaries of portion,s 175A 174A of Ipswich. 173A. 172a 171A and 4'17 parish of Brassall to He said the only alteration required in the north corner of 477 thence by the road this schedule, in order to make it square formirtg pai·t of the western boundary of' por tion 481 and the westE'rh boundaries of por• with the previous amendii\ent was to sub t;nne E)[l!< ~t>rl il06A thP11~fl rthT"th-westerlv bv stitute "llandanba" for "llremer." Hon the road forming the north-east boundaries of ourable gentleman, on referring to clause 4, portions 71 72 '73 74 75 76 77 78 80 81 could see that it had been decided to have 82 91 and 92 parish of W alloon to the an electorate called "Bandanba" and the north corner of portion 92 thence south• description under the heading of" Bremer'' south-westerly by a road forming the north· wa~ really now that of "Bal)danba, " west boundaries of portions 92 93 94 95 and 96 which surrounded the electorai district of thence by same road continued in a westerly l,Pswich as just p!J,ssed. He moved, that and 11orth-westerly direction furming the north the word "Bandanba," be substituted for er': bo Lmdaries of pOl't.ions 225 226 227 276 u Bremer." 321 285 315 315, 328 541 550 and part of' the Mr. TnoMPSON said some honourable north boundary of portion 552 parish of members might not be quite au fi;it as to Walloon to the south-west cm'nerof portion 192 the meaning of this, but it was simply that parish o£ North thence northerly by a line forming the west boundaries of portionti 192 the boundaries of " BremPr" would stand and 201 parish of North a11d a continuation as in the description, but the name would thereof bearihg tlorth to the south-wtlst bouii· be" Bandanba." dary of portion 175 of sam!J parish thertee by Schedule put and passed, as "Electoral the south-west liountlary o£ said portion 175 district of Bandanba." 11!lrth-westerly to the Brisbane River anti thence The PREMIER moved :--Schedule No. 11 by that river upwards to the point of cOni.· as follows :- men cement. No. 11 ~·ELECTORAL DISTRICT OF ROSEWOOD. Mr. FooTE said he had a11 amendment Comme• cing on the right bank of the !his to move, in coimectiofi with this schedule, bane River at the north boundary of portion that he should like to see carried. He 322 parish of Tarampa and bounded thence by believed an expression of opinion had been the north boundary of that portion westerly to given during' the discussion to the effect a roatl thence by the road forming the western that electorates should be grouped together bmirtdaries of 322 319 335 3313 363 364 antl 369 where it could be eotlveniently dohe, and parish of Tarampa ttJ the south-west corner o£ he thought this was a case in which it 369 thence by the eastern boundaries of por could be tlone. The electorates of Rose 1 tions !82 and 393 plnish of Tarampa thPnce by wood and Stanley Were by the southm·n boundary of the last mentioned ~ituated ~ide side, and he thought it would be wise to portion westerly to its south-west corner thence by a lme south to the northern boundary of group theln togPther to retur~ the saille portion 6-!6 pal·ish uf Taran:ipa thtltlee west nlininer of ilieinb~·rs as the B1ll proposed erly by that boundary and the northei·n to givti them. ire, therefore, begged to bounda1'y of portion 64::1 of same parish move that the electoral district of Rose• and by a line westerly to the Little Liver wood l:Je postponed with a view of amalga pool Range thence l:iy that range southerly mating it with Stanley afterw11.rds, 408 Electoral Districts Bill. [ASSEMBLY.] Electoral Districts Bill. The PREMIER said the honourable mem by a Government beaten on one part of its ber proposed, in fact, to omit this schedule own measure, and a Government carrying in order to afterwards couple it with another part of the same Bill through Stanley. He submitted, however, that victoriously. they had already decided this question on Mr. IVORY failed to see the difference in a previous occasion, when the committee this instance. determined to retain Rosewood and Stan The PREMIER said that while he did not ley. At that time he referred to the possi agree with the proposal of the honourable bility of a junction of the two electorates ; member for \Vest Moreton, he had no but it was only a remote contingency, and objection to allow him an opportunity to the House having affirmed by a large bring it forward. majority that Rosewood should be retained, Mr. WALSH wished to know in what he felt bound to support the schedule as way that opportunity was to be given. it stood. There was a great deal more in this than Mr. MchwRAITH said the reason the appeared ou the surface. Were the Govern Premier had just given for opposing the ment going to make fish of one and flesh of motion of the honourable member for West another? Were they going to recommit Moreton was the very reasons he (Mr. the Bill generally, or only in favour of Mcilwraith) and other members on that their supporters? side of the House had been trying for Mr. MACROSSAN said that, while on prin the last two nights to force upon this ciple he was strongly inclined to support Government, in relation to the electorate the system of three-cornered constituencies, of North Brisbane. That was the reason he was glad the Government would not the honourable gentlemen now urged permit any alteration being made in conse against one of his own side, when he quence of the absence of the honourable did not like the amendment, as a sound member for Stanley. He hoped that before reason. It was trying to destroy the the subject was gone into again, the opinion amendment of the honourable member of that honourable member, who under for West Moreton, by the legitimate stood the localities quite as well as the weapons that the Opposition used against honourable member for West Moreton, the Government in the previous case would be ascertained. he had mentioned. It served the hon The PREMIER, in reply to the honourable ourable member for West Moretonright, for member for W arrego, ·said, that when the he supported the Premier in that division, Bill was recommitted, he would afford the by which the decision of the committee honourable member for West Moreton an was rescinded. He (Mr. Mcilwraith) opportunity for raising this question ; he was perfectly consistent in voting with need not say more than that. the Premier on this occasion, because it Mr. FoorE said he would try to ascertain was the doctrine he had been preaching the opinion of the honourable member for all through the Bill. They had declared Stanley, before bringing on his amend that Rosewood should be one electorate ment. and Stanley another ; and if the honour The PREMIER said he happened to know able member wished to have them joined, that the honourable member for Stanley he would have an opportunity of trying to was in favour of the existing arrange do so when the Bill was recommitted. He ments. should oppose the.amendment, because this Mr. W ALSH protested against allowing was not the proper time for proposing it. Government to enter into compacts with Mr. FooTE said that if he were to have their supporters in this way. ·when the an opportunity afterwards for moving his Bill was recommitted, it ought to be re amendment, he would for the pre~ent with committed as a whole. Government would draw it. have a very large majority if they were Mr. THOMPSON thought that before that permitted to make ducks and drakes of it was done, an understanding to the effect in this way. should be given by the Premier. Question-That schedule No. 11 stand Mr. W ALSH said it was no doubt quite No. 11 of the Bill-put and passed. understood between the Premier and the Schedule No. 12 was negatived in conse honourable member for West Moreton that quence of the adoption of the amendment the opportunity should be given to him, in of the honourable member for Logan. order to smooth down certain little diffi culties when the Bill came to be recom The PREMIER moved that the following mitted, and he believed that the two had new schedule be schedule No. 12 of the entered into a compact to that effect. It Bill: - was very strange that the Premier did not ELECTORAL DISTRICT OF FABSIFERN. take this constitutional and parliamentary Commencing on the Logan River at the course when it was urged upon him last mouth of Jimboomba or Henderson's Creek night by members of the Opposition. and bounded thence by that creek upwards Mr. PRING said the reason was obvious. to the south-east corner of portion 353 A different course of action must be pursued parish of Moffatt thence by a line bearing Electoral Districts Bill. [5 JUNE.] Electoral Districts Bill. 4.09 east and the southern boundaries of portions portion west.erly to its south-west corner thence 363 and 381 a11d a prolongation thereof to a by a line south to the northern boundary of point bearing south from the south-western p·wt.ion 646 parish of Tarampa thence westerly comer of portion 384 in the same parish thence by that bounJary and the northern boundary by a line bearing north to the south-western of port.ion 642 of same parish and by a line corner of that portion thence by the south boun westerly to the Little Liverpool Range thenee daries of that portion and portion 382 in the by that range southerly to the Gl'eat Dividing same parish easterly thence by part of the west Range thence westerly and north-westerly by and south boundaries of portion 381 and the the Great Dividing Range to a point west west boundary of portion 19 in the same parieh of the south corner of portion 543 parish of southerly and easterly thence by the north Drayton thence east by a line passing through boundary of portion 3A parish of Wickham the 'outh corner of that portion to a point easterly to the Albert River thence by that south of the south-east corner of portion 216 river downwards to the south-west corner of parish of Gehom thence by a line north to the portion /0 parish of Tambourine thence by the said south-east corner of 216 thence by the south boundary of that portion easterly to the eastern boundary of that portion and a line in southern watershed of Cedar Creek thence by prolongation thereof to the Great Dividing that waterohed to the Darlington Range thence Range thence by that range northerly and north· by that range and the eastern watershed of the westerly to the watershed separating the Bris Albert and Logan Rivers southerly to Mac bane river from the Burnett River thence bv pherson Range forming the sout.hern boundary that watershed north-eaBterly and easterly to of the colony thence on the sonth by that range the watershed separating the Brisbane River westerly to the Great Dividing Range thence from the Mary River thence by that watershed northerly 'by that range and the Little Liver south-easterly to D'Aguilar's Range thence pool Range to a point west of the south-west by that rauge southerly to a point north of corner of portion 7+ parish of Alfred thence th8 north-west c Tner of portion 44 parish of by a line beuing east and forming the south Kholo thence by a line south and the west boundaries of portions 74 and 51 of that bounda>·y ofthat portion to the south-west corner parish and portions 53 68 and 69 parish 9f of same thence east to Kholo Creek and by Ferguson thence by the east boundaries of por that creek downwards to the Brisbane River tions 69 66 and 59 of same parish bearing thence by the Brisbane River upwards to north to the south-west corner of portion 64 the south east <'orner of portion 367 parish of of same parish thence by a road bearing east Brassall thence by a line west passing along to the north-east corner of portion 17 parish the south boundary of portion 255 to the of Mutdapilly and by the south boundaries of nor' hern corner of portion 606A of same parish portions 6 7 9 and 13 parish of Mutdapilly thence by the road forming the north-western bearin§!: east to the left branch of Warrill Creek boundary of that portion south-westerly thence thence by vVarrill Creek upward to the north north-westerly by the road forming the north west corner of portion 3 parish of Normanby east boundaries of portions 71 72 73 :4 75 76 thence easterly by the northern boundaries of 77 7K 80 818:!91 and92 parishofWalloont.o the that portion and of portions 121 120 119 118 north corner of portion 92 thence south-westerly 117116 111 93 99 100 'i4 75 and 76 parish of by the road forming the north-wfst boundaries Normanby and by a line in continuation of portions 92 93 94 D5 and 96 parish of \'Val· thereof braring east to W oollaman Creek thence locm thence by same road continued in a by Woollaman Creek upwards to Mount Flin northerly and north-westerly direction forming ders Range thence by that range northerly to the northern boundaries of portions 225 226 Mount Goolman thence by the watershed 227 276 321 285 :!15 315A 328 541 5fi0 and between Oxley and Bandanba Creeks north part of the north boundary of portion 552 easterly to a point west of the south-west parish of vValloon to the south-west corner of corner of portion 295 parish of Perry thence portion 192 parish of North thence northerly east to the >outh-cast corner of that portion by a line forming the west boundaries of por and by its south toundary and a continuation tion• 192 and 201 parish of North and a con thereof on an east line to the Logan River at tinuation thereof bearing north to the south the south-west corner of portion lf6 parish of west boundary of portion 175 of mme parish Mackenzie thencp by the Logan River down thence by the south-west boundary of portion wards to the point of commencement. 175 north-westerly to the Brisbane River and Question put and passed. thence by that river upwards to the point of commencement. The PREMIER moved that clause No. 13, as follows, should stand part of the Question put and passed. schedule- The PREMIER moved that clause No. 14, No. 13,-EL1WTORAL DISTRICT OF STANLEY, as follows, should stand part of the schedule;- Commencing on the right bank of the Bris bane River at the north boundarv of portion No. 14,-EJ,ECTORAL DISTRICT OF DRAYTON 322 parish of Tarampa and bound~d thence by AND TOOWOO:MBA. the north boundary of that portion westerly to Commencing on the summit of the Great a road tl:ence by the road forming the western Dividing Range at a road at the south-east boundarres of port1ons 322 31~ 335 336 363 364 corner of portion 536 parish of Drayton and and 369 parish of Tarampa to the south-west bounded thence westerly by the road forming corner of 369 thence by the eastern boundaries the southern boundaries of portions 536 531 of•382 and 393 of same parish thence by the 530 522 521 398 171 170 163 427 and 426 to southern boundary of the last mentioned the road at the south-west corner of 426 thence 410 Electoral Districts Bill. [.A.SSEMBtY.] Electoral Districts Bill. by the last·mentioned road n01·therly forming thence by a line north passing through said the wast boundaries of portions 421 and 425 to south east corner of that portion and a line the road at the north-east C'Ori1N' of portion 4fi6 ih prolongation thereof to the Great Dividing thence westerly by the road forming the Range thence by that range northerly and northern boundaries of portions 466 465 4fi1 north-weste1·!y to a point north-east from and 460 of same parish to the road at the the north-east corner of portio11 1109 parish north-west corner of 460 thence southerly by of Milton thence bv a line south-west to the road forming the west boundaries of por said corner thence by the northern and western tions 46!J 4<19 452 445 242 24 23 22 21 20 11 boundaries of that portion westerly and south 28 a1id by a line south to a road at the north erly to the north boundary of portion 1988 west corner of portion i1 parish of Eton· Vale parish of King thence westerly and southerly thmice by said road easterly forming the nor by the northern and western boundaries of por t.hAl'n htnmil".,.lA• of phl't.ilm< fi 4 n.nrl 5 hf M.fne tion~ 19R8 and 1948 to the northern boundary p~rish .a~~ t?-ence easte~·ly to the summit of the of portion 1949 parish of King thence west tiJ Great D1v1dmg Range and thence by that range a road at the north-west corner of that portion easterly and northerly to the point of com thence bv said road south and west to the mencement. south-west corner of portion 255 parish of Question put and passed. Watts thence by that road south to the north boundary of portimi 28 of same parish thence The Pk:EMiER mtJved that clause No. 15, by the northern and western bottnclaries of that lis follows, should stand part tJf the sche- portion westerly >md southerly to a point notth dule:~ · e,.st from the eastern corner of portion 7 parish Of VV atts thence sotith-w!!stel'ly to that coi'ner No. 15.--ELECTORAL DrsTRICT OF AuBJ'GNY. and by the south boundary of portion 7 to its Commen(•ing O'l the Toowoomba and Daiby sOilth-'11-est corner thence by a line south to Railway at the north-west corner of por tP,e riorth-west corner of portion 35 parish of tion 35 parish of Watt~ and b01mded thence Watts the point of cbmmencement~exclusive by the western boundaries of portions 35 of the electoral district of Drayton und Too 3,6 and 37 southerly to Oakey Creek thence by woomb!l. that creek downwards about five chains to a road at the nortll'west cor11er of J ondaryan Question put and passed. P.P. XV thence by that road southerly to the The PREMIER moved that clause No. 16, north-east corner of portion 1652 pai·ish of as follows, should stand part of the sche East Prairie thence south by the west boun dule:- daries of that poi·tion of portion 1404 a part of 1401 same parish to Mount Irving thence south No. 16.-ELECTORAL DISTRICT OF DARLiNG easterly by the northern boundaries of portions DowNs. 129 130 118 117 pa1-ish of Motley and the Commencing at the north-east corner of por watershed separating Umbiram Creek from tion 1652 parish of East Prairie and bounded Westbrook Creek south-easterly to the north thence southerly by the west boundaries of ":est corner of portion 347 parish of Westbrook that portion portion 1404 and a part of 1401 thence south-easterly to the north-east corner same parish to Mount Irving thence south of that portion thence by a line easteriy to the easterly by the northern boundaries of portions north-west corner of portion 3 same parish 129 130 118 117 parish of Motley and the thence southPrly by the "estern boundaries of w:atershed separating Umbiram Creek from that'portion and portion 6 to the south-west Westbrook Creek to the north-west corner corner of portion 6 thence easterly by the of portion 347 parish of Westbrook thence southern boundaries of portions 6 7 8 9 west south-easterly to the north-east corner of that brook Pre-emptive Purchases XLVII and XLVI portion thence by a line east to the north-west .and portions 49 47 45 46 41 40 38 37 35 corner of portion 3 same parish thence south 57 56 parish of Eton Vale and by the south erly by the western boundaries of that portion boundaries o£ Eton Vale Pre-emptive .l:'m•• and portion 6 to the south-west corner of eliase XXIII the south-east corner of that portion 6 thence easterly by tl.le . southern portion at Hodgson's Creek thence by bJundaries of portions 6 7 8 9 XLVII XLVI that creek upwards to the south-west eorner parish of Westbrook and· porlions 49 47 45 Of portion 643 parish of Drayton thence 46 41 40 i:l8 37 35 57 56 parish of Eton east by the south bound>tries of 643 644 and a V ale and by the south boundary of Eton Vale line in prolongation thereof to the western pre ·emptive purcliase XXIII to the sotitli-east boundary of Eton Vale Pre emptive Purchase corner of that jJortiotl at Hodgson' s Creek XXI thence northerly by pitrt of the western thence by that creek upwards to the south bonntlary of that portion to it~ north-west west corner of portion 643 parish ef Drayton corner thence easterly by its northern boundary thence east by the south boundaries of por thence southerly by part of the east boundary tions 643 644 and. a line in proloi1gation thereof to a point east of the south-east corner of tiJ tlie western boundary of pre-emptive pur portion 644 parish of Ihayton thence by a chase XXI thence northerly by part of the west line east and the northern boundary line of erh bouildary of that. poftion to its north west portion 59 o£ same jJa_rish to the sitmmit. of corner thence easteHy by the northern boundary the Great Dividing Range thence by that thence southerly by part o£ the east boundary range to a point west frofu the south corner to a point east of the south-east earlier of por of portion 543 parish of Draytotl thence east tion 6H parish of Drayton thence by a line by a !hie passing through tlie south corner of east and the northern boundary line of ppr that portion to a poirit _south of the south tion 59 to the sitminit of the Great Dividing e~tst corner of portion 216 parish of Gehain Range thence b;v that range south easterl;r to Electoral Districts Bili. [5 JUNE.] Electoral Districts Bilt. 411 the southern boundary of the colony thence part o£ the west boundary of portion 193 south by the range forming the southern boundary of to the south-east corner of Canning Downs pre the colony south-westerly to the watershed emptive purchase V parish of Leslie thence by separating the waters of the Condamine River the south boundary of that pre-emptive pur from the Dumaresq River thence by said chase westerly to the Condamine River thence watershed to Mount Domville thence by the by that river downwards to a road forming the watershed separating t.he Weir and Moonie western boundary of portion 230 parish of Rivers from the Condamine River to the ·warwick thence by said road southerly to the watershed separating Wilkie's Creek from the south-west corner of portion 518 thence by a Condamine River by that watershed northerly road easterly along the south boundary of that to the road at the north-west corner of portion portion to Sandy Creek thence by Sandy Or• ek 15 parish of W eale thence by that road easterly upwards to the south-west corner of portion 487 to the north-east corner of portion 13 same thence by a line east forming the south boun parish thence southerly by part of the east daries of portions 487 484 481 and a prolonga" boundary of that portion to a point west . of tion thereof to a road at the south-western the north-west corner of portion 370 parish corner of portion 320 parish of W anvick thence of W eale thence by a line east forming the by that road easterly to the south-east corner nm·thern boundaries of said portion 370 portion of portion 39 same parish thence by a road 363 parish of St. Ruth and south boundary of northerly to Rosenthal Cree)l: at the north-east portion 262 of last-mentioned parish t<'l the west corner of portion of thence by that creek down ern corner of portion 107 parish of West Prairie wards to the Condamine River thence by the thence by part of the western boundary of that Condamine River downwards to a road on the portion south-easterly to its south-west c'orner western boundary of Canning Downs Pre thence by the southern boundaries of portions thence by said road to the north-west corner 107 126 129 and 198 same parish easterly to of that pre·emptive thence by the road the south-east corner of last-mentioned portion forming the northern and part of the east thence by a line booring north forming the ern boundary of Pre-empt.ive Purchase No., 1 eastern boundaries of portions 198 and 128 and the northern boundary of Pre-emptive parish of West Prairie to the north-eastern Purchase No. 2 and a line in prolongation corner of last·mentioned portion thence by a thereof easterly forming the northern bound line bearing south about 75 degrees east to the aries of Canning Downs Pre-emptive Purchases n:•rth-west corner of portion 1662 parish of V and VI to Swan Creek and thence by Swan East Prairie and thence by the northern boun Creek upwards to the junction of Jack Smith's daries of that portion a:rid portion 1652 same Gully the point of commencement. parish south-easterly to the north-east corner Question put and passed. of portion i652 the point of commencement~ exclusive of the electoral district of Warwick. The PREMIER moved that clause No. 18, as follows, shouid stand part of the Question put and passed. schedule:- The PREMIER moved that clause No. 17 No. ]8.-ELEOTORAL DISTRICT OF DALBY. follows, should stand part of the as Comrhencing on the Toawoomba and Dalby schedule:- railway at,,the north-west co1·ner of portion No. 17 .-ELECTORAL DiST!tiCT oF WARWICK. 35 parish of Watts and bounded thence by Commencing at the junction of Jack Smith's the western boundaries of portions 35 36 Gully with Swan Creek and bounded thence and 37 of that parish ~outherly to Oakey Creek north-easterly by that gully to the north-east thence by that creek downwards westerly about corner of portion 28 parish of Canning thence five chains to a road at tha north·west corner of northerly by the eastern boundaries of portions Pre-emptive Purchase XV. Jond!Lryan thence 31 32 36 52 53 54 55 same parish and by a line by that to!ld southerly to the north-east corner bearing north-westerly to Freestone Creek Of portion 1,652 parish of East l'rairie thence thence by Freestone Creek downwards to the by the northern b ot1ridaries of portions 1 ,652 north-west boundary of portion 66 parish of and 1,662 to the north-west coi·net of the last Canning thence by a line bearing south mentioned portion thence by a liiie bearing about westerly being the north-west boundaries of north 75 degrees west to the nort.h-east corner portions 66 67 68 71 72 79 80 and 100 of that of portion 128 parish of West Prairie thence parish to the western poundary of last-men by the eastern boundaries of portions 128 tioned portion thence by the western boun and 198 of same pm•ish southerly to the south daries of portions 101 and 102 to the north easL corner of the last-mentioned portion boundary of portio:p. 113 parish of Ca~1- thence by a line west forming the southei-11 ning at the head of Campbell's Gully boundaries of portions 198 129 •26 and 107 of thence south-westerly by the north-western same parish to the sbuth·west corner of the bounrl.aries of p9rtions 113 114 1~5 and last-mentioned portion thence by a line north by Ca~pbell's Gully downwards to the eastern " esterly to the west corner IJf said portion boundary of portion 184 parish of Warwick 107 thence by a line west to the Conclamim'l thence by a line bearing north along the east River thence by the Condamine Rive1• down boundaries of portions 184 and 360 to the wards to the west boundary of portion 227 north-east corner of last-mentioned portion parish of Myall thence north-easterly by t)lence by a west line forming the north boun the western boundary of that portion to a road daries of portions 360 361 362 463 364 365 thence by the road forming the north-western 306 367 454 453 452 451 450 449 200 199 boundaries of portions 206 183 182 181 159 i98 197 196 195 194 193 to the north-west and 158 to the south-western corner of por corner of iast·mentioned portio:o. thence b;r tion 232 parish of M,rall thence by a road 412 Electoral Districts Bill. [ASSEMBLY.] Electoral DistTicts Bill. northerly to the north-west corner o£ por· The PREMIER, in moving that clause No. tion 268 of same parish thence b r a road east 20- Plectoral district of Condamine to the nort.h-east corner of portion 189 parish should be omitted from the schedule, said of Dalby and by " line east to the north· the sclwdnle purported to describe the east corner of p(Jrtion 182 thence by a line electorate of l ondamine which was altered north to the south-east corner of portion 83 parish of Cumkillenbar thence north by on consideration of the fourth clause, when the eastern buundary of that portion to its an amendment was carried, that instead of north-east corner thence east to the north-east "Condamine two members," the words corner of portion 20 of same parish thence " Northern Downs one member," and north by the western boundaries of portions "Balonneone member," should be inserted. 463 437 461 443 469 445 and 439 parish of To give effect to that amendment he Cumkillenbar to the north-west corner of the proposed to descr,i,b~ the elect?rate . of last-mentioned portion thence east by the nor· h "]'\orthern Downs, m the form m whiCh boundaries of portions 439 and 452 of same it was n'ow being circulated, the only parish to the south -<>·est corner of portion 433 differPnce being that it would be called thence north bv the western boundaries of " Northern Downs," as proposed by the portions 455 and' 316 to the north-west cm·ner member for Dalby, instead of Condamine, of same thence easterly by the northern as printed. The double electorate of Con boundaries of portions 316 470 450 438 62 damine, as originally proposed, would and 61 to the north-east corner of the last therefore be divided in accordance with the mentioned portion parish of Cumkillenbar thence bv a line north to the north branch resolution already come to by the com of ~Iyall Creek thence by Myall Creek up mittee. He confessed that they had had wards to the eastern boundary of portion 1 considerable difficulty in arriving at a containing 150 acres at the head of that division The division they had adopted creek thence by a south line to the marked was r<>ally a choice of difficulties. They line of road from Cooyar Creek to Dalby had simply adopted the old electorate _of thence by said road n"rth-easterly to the Great "Northern Downs," connecting the distnct Dividing Range thence by that range south of Goondiwindi with the Balonne, as the easterly to a point north-east from the north least objectionable arrangement that could east corner of portion 1109 parish of Milton be mad~. He stated at the time that he thence by a line sout.h-westerly to the north should be prepared to tes~ the opi_ni?f.l of ec>ast corner of said portion thence by the north the committee on the qnestwn of diVISIOn, ern and western boundaries of thst portion but, on fuller consideration, he' had come westerly and southerly to the northem boundary to the conclusion that the simplest solution, of portion 1988 parish of King thence westerly and sout.herly by the northern and wester•J if the electorate was to be diYided at all, boundaries of portions 19"i8 and UJ48 to the was to adopt the nomenclature and northern boundary of portion 1949 parish of boundaries suggested by the member for King thence west to the road at the north-west Dalby. . corner of that. portio:~ thence by the said road Question-That clause No. 20 be omitted south and west to the south-west corner of por -put and passed. tion 255 parish of Watts thence by that ~oad The PRE){IER proposed the insertion of south to the north boundary of portion 28 of the following new clause, as clause No. 20, same par1sh thence hythe northern and western of the schedule :- boundaries of that portion westerly and south ELECTORAL DISTRICT OF NORTHERN DoWNS. erly to a point north-e>tst of the eastl•rn corner of portion 7 parish of Watts thence south Commencin~ at the road at the north-western corner of portion 15 pal'ish of W eale thence by westerly to the eastern COl ner of eaid p ·rtion and by the south boundary of same to the that road easterly to the north-east corner of south-west corner thence by a line S•'Uth to the portion 13 of same parish thence southerly by north-west corner of portion 35 parish ot V\" atts part of the east boundary of that port.ion t? a the point of commencement. point west of the north-west corner of portwn 370 parish of W eale thence by a line east. to Question put and passed. the Condamine River thence by the Condamme The PREMIER moved, That the clause River downwards to the western boundary of No. 19, as follows, should stand part of portion 227 parish of Myall thence north the schedule :- easterly by the western boundary of that portion to a road thence ~y the roa.d form No. 19.-ELECTnRAL DISTRICT OF CARNARVON. ing the western boundaries of portiOns 206 Commencing at Mount Domville and bounded 183 182 181 159 and 158 to the south thence by the watershed separating the Mac west comer of portion 232 parish of Myall intyre Brook from the waters falling into the t.hence by a road northerly to the north Weir River south-westerly to the junction of west corner of portion 268 of same parish Macintyre Brook with the Dumarrsq River at thence by a road east to the north-east corner the southern boundary of the Colony south of portion 188 parish of Dalby and by a line easterly and north-easterly· to the watershed east to the north-east corner of portinn 182 ser,arating the waters falling into the Dumaresq thence bv a line north to the south-east corner River from those falling into th\l Condamine of p01·ti~111 33 parish of Cumkillenbar thence River thence by that wate shed north-westerly to north by the eastern boundary o£ that portion Monnt Domville the point of commencement.. to its north-east corner thence east to the Question put and passed. north-east corner of portion 20 of same parish Electoral Districts Bill. [5 JUNE.] Electo1·al Districts Bill. 413 thence north by ·the western boundaries of thence south by the said watershed to the portions 463 437 461 443 469 445 439 parish twenty-ninth parallel of south latitude at the of Cumkillenbar to the north-west corner of boundary of the colonyt.hence by said boundary the last-mentioned portion thence east by the to the junction of Mdntyre Brook with the UOl'th boundaries of portions 431:1 and 452 of Dumaresq River the point of commencement. same paris'' to the south-west corner of portion Mr. MciLWRAITH hoped the honourable 433 thence north by the W<'stern boundaries of portions 433 and 316 to the north-west member for Balonne would insist upon the corner of t-he last-mentioned portion thence Government giving him a chance, when the east by the northern boundaries of por· Bill was r,'committPcl, of altering the fourth tions 316 470 450 438 62 and 61 parish of clause so as to put opposite " Balonne" Onmkillenbar to the north-east corner of two memb3rs instead of one, on account of the last-mentioned portion thence by a the aecession of population which had been line. north to the north b•anch of Myall made to the district. One of the prin Creek thence by Myall Creek upwards to ciples of the Bill was that no district the eastern boundary of portion 1 containing should be disfranchisPd, and the Balonne v,o acres at the head of that creek thence south 'would b0, to a certain extent, disfranchised to the marked line of road fl'Om Cooyar Creek if a large addition were made to the popu to llalby thence hy that road north-easterly to lation and no additional representatitm the Gre<:tt Dividing Range thence by that range given. 'rhe prop'r way would be for the WPsterly to the watershed separating Tchanning honourable mPmb·>r to move an amend Creek from Yuleba Creek thence southerly by ment, and if he did so he would have his said watershed to a point west of the junction of l'channing Creek with Dogwood Creek thence (Mr. ~Icilwraith's) most cordial support. east to the said junction thence by Dogwood Mr. Low said he would be most happy Creek downwards to its junction with the Con· to adopt the suggestion of the honourable damine River thence by that river upwards to memb.'r for Maranoa, and he hoped the the north·east corner c>f Murilla Run thence by Premier would have no objection to accede the eastern boundaries of Murilla Dunwoodie to the proposal. and W oodstoP-k Runs southerly to the water· Mr. IVORY hoped the Premier would now shed separatinsr the Condamine River from the rise and, as in the case of the honourable Moonie River at the south-east corner of the member for '\Vest 1\foreton, promise to give last-mentioned run thence by that watershed the honourable membPr an opportunity of easterly and south-easterly to the watershed bringing in the amendment. It was due separating Wilkie's Creek from the Condamine to the honourable member for Balonne, River and thence by that watershed north who was a very staunch supporter of the easterly to the point of commencement. Government, that he should have a like Question put and passed. opportunity . The PRE:MIER moved that the new clause, .Mr. Low said that by giving the addition as follow~, should stand as clause No. 21 suggested, the Governm')nt might get in the schedule of the Bill:- another member as ready to assist them as ELECTORAL DISTRICT OF BALONNE, he had been. It would be a pity therefore to refuse him. Commencing on the southern boundary of the colony at the junction of the Macintyre Question-That the new clause stand as Brook with the Dumaresq River and bounded clause .No. 21 in the schedule of the Bill thence by the watershed- separating the Mac put and passed. intyre Brook from the waters falling into the On the motion of the Premier the fol Weir River nort-h-easterly to Mount Domville lowing clauses of the schedule were passed thence by t-he watershed separating the Weir as printed :- and Moonie River• from the Coudamine River north-westerly and w~sterly to the south-east, No. 21.-ELECTORAL DISTRICT OF MARANOA.. corner of the Woodstock Run thence by the Commeneing at the western watershed of eastern boundaries of theWoodstock Dunwoodie Dogwood Creek at a point bearing we8t from and Mmilla Runs northerly to the Condamine the junction of Do2wood Creek and the Tchun· River thence bv that river downwards to the ning Creek and bounded thence on the south junction of Dogwood Creek thence by Dogwood by a line bearing west to the north -east corner Creek upwards to its junction with Tchanning of Balle Run then by the northern boundaries Creek thence by a line west to the north-east of the following pastoral runs Balle W arkun boundary of Balle Run thence by tbe northern Amoollee Horsetmck Creek and Coombarngo boundari<'S of the following pastoral runs Balle bearing west then by part of the north-east Warkon A.moolee Horsetracl< Creek Coombarngo and north-west boundaries of Bainbilla North bearing west thence by part of the north-east '\Vollambolla North Yambugle North Bungil and n rth -west boundaries of Bainbilla North North and Gunda Gnnda North bearing south Wollombolla North Yam bugle North Bnngil westerly then by th0 south-west bounda1•ies of North and Gunda Gunda N 01th bearing south· Oberina and Penuonia the sout.hern boundaries westerly thence by the south-west boundaries of Lower Deepwate1· and by the south bound of Oberina and Pannonia to the southern ary of Mount Abundance and its prolongation boundary of Lower Deepw1tter and by the south west to the watershed separating Mungallala boundary of Mount Abundance and its pro Creek from the Warrego River on the west by lan gation west to the watershed separating watershed separating Mungallala Creek and the Mungallala Creek from the W arrego River Maranoa River from the W arrego River north· ]?leotoral Districts Eill. [ASSE:wLBLY.] ./llector~l JJ.istriats .B;ti. erly on the north by the watershed separating o£ Young the11ce by .a line formil}g the south· the Mm·anoa River and Balonne River from the ern boundary of portion 20 west to the Mary Dawson River easterly and on the east by the River and by the Mary River downwards to the western watershed of Tchanning Creek south· Ma;ryborough and Gayndah road at the point erly to the point of commencement. of co=enPement. No. 22--ELECTOli.AL DISTRICT OF WARREGO. No. 24.-ELECTORAL DISTRICT OF GYMPIE. Commencing at the southern boundary of Commencing at the junction of Gympie the colony where the 29th parallel of south Creek with the Marv River and bounded thence latitude intersects the watershed between the by a line bearing n~rth 35 degrees west about Wan·ego River and Mungallala Creek and 28 chains thence by a line bearing north 55 bounded thence by tlmt watershed and the water degrees east about 135 chahts thence by a line shed separating the Maranoa River from the bearing south 35 degrees east to the north Warrego River northerly to the Great Dividing corner of the Cemetery Reserve thence by the Range thence by the Great Di>iding Range in northern and eastern boundaries of that reserve a general north-westerly direction to Lhe water easterly and southerly to its south corner shed separating the Warrego River from the thence by a line south 35 degrees east to Deep Barcoo River thence by said watershed south Creek thence by Deep Creek downwards to the we~terly to the 26th parallel of south latitude Brisbane road thence by the Brisbane road thence east l;ly that parallel to the 141st meri south-easterly about one mile to a small creek dian of east longitude thence south by said running direct into the Mary River thence by meridian being part of the western boundary that creek downwards to the river and thence of the colony to the 29th parallel of south by the river downwards to the junction with latitude at the southern boundary of the Gympie Creek to the point of commence colony thence by said boundary easterly to the ment. point of commencement. No. 25.-ELECToRAL DISTRICT oF WIDE ' . ' BAY. . No. 23.-ELECTORAL DISTRICT OF MARY Commencing at the mouth of the Mary River BOROUGH. and bounded thence on tE,e east by the sea· Commencing on the Maryborough a;nd Gayn coast southerly to the moutl). of the Maroochy dah main road at the south-west corner of allot- ' dore River thence north-westerly by the north ment 1 of section 174 parish of Maryborough ern watershed of that river to the Blackall and bounded thence by a road running north Bange thence by that range and the watershed along the west boundaries of sections 174 175 of the Mary River and. its tributaries southerly and portions 224 and 225 of same parish to westerly and north-weste1·ly to the range sepa Saltwater Creek thence by Saltwater Creek rating the waters falling into the Burnett River downwards to the Burrum road thence bv that from those falling into the Mary River thence road north-westerly to a point west frd'm the by that range in a north-westerly direction to a north-west corner of portion 50 parish of spur range forming the western watershed of W alliebum thence by a line east to said corner Degilbo Creek thence by said spur range to the apd by the northen1 boundaries of portions junction of Degilbo Creek with the B)lrnett 5,0 and 47 of same parish and a line in con River thence north-easterly and easterly by the tinuation thereof east to a point north of the Burnett River downwards and to the south eastern corner of portion 11 parish of W allie west corner of portion 1 parish of Electra bum thence south to a road at said corner thence east by the south boundary of that por thence by the north-west boundary of same tion to the south-east corner of same thence by portion south-easterly to a road at the south a line bearing south-east to the southern water east corner of the portion thence by the road shed of the El!iot River thence by that water south-westerly to the north corner of portion shed easterly to the mouth of the Elliot River 3 of said parish thence by the road form and thence by the sea-coast southerly to the ing the north-east boundaries of portions 3 and Mary River the point of commencement includ 4 of same parish and by the road forming the ing Great Sandy Island and all other islands south-east boundary of portion 4 south -westerly adjacent thereto and exclusive of the Electoral to the Mary ;River thence south-easterly cross Districts of Maryborough and Gympie. ing that river to t4e north-east corner of portion 130 parish of Elliot thence southerly No. 26:--ELECTORAL DISTRICT OF MuLGRAVE• by the eastern boundary of that portion to a Commencing at the mouth of the Elliot road at the north·east·corner of por•io~ 140 of River and bounded by the southern watershed same parish thence by said road sou' h to the of that river westerly to a point south-east of south east corner of portion 141 of same parish the south-east corner of portion 1 parish of thence by a line south to a point east from the Electra thence by a line north-west to said south· north-east corner of portion 76 parish of Bid east corner of portion 1 thence by south bound well thence west to that corner and by the ary of that portion west to the Burnett River northern boundary of that portion westerly to thence by the Burnott River upwards to its Jumpa Creek thence by Jumpa Creek down junction with Degilbo .Creek thence by the wards to Tinana Creek thenc.e by Tinana Creek western watershed of that creek in a south upward to the road at the south-east corner of westerly direction to a pomt where the main road portion 50 parish of Tinana thence by that from Maryborough to Gayndah intersects same roa,d westerly along the southern boundaries of thence by a line bearing west crossing the 50 196A and 196 parish of Tinana and portion Burnett River to the western watershed of 202 parish of Young to the south-w.est corner Reid's Creek thence by said watershed and a of that portion thence by the same road west spur ridge north-westerly to the junction of to t]+e south-west corner of portion l9 parish Three-moon .Creek with the Rawbelle Creek .Electoral Districts Bill. [5 JUNE.) Electoral Districts Rill. 415 thence by the watershed separating Three-moon supposed to run to a point where they Creek from Rawbelle Creek northerly to the joined. The fact of the matter wl!'s, .they watershed separating the Burnett River and the never joined at all, but effected ~he1r JUnc Colan River from Kroombit Creek Boyne tion with the Burnett at a d1stance of River and BafHe Creek thence by that watershed . about ten miles apart. In altering the to the head of Littabella Creek thence by saiil boundaries that mistake should be adjusted; creek easterly to the sea-coast and thence by .the and he would therefore move, by way of sea-coast south-easterly to the mouth of the amendment, that the words " Three-moon Elliot RiYer the point of commencement. Creek with" in the fourth line o£ the des The PREMIER said that in consequence cription be omitted. of representations which ~1ad been made Question put and passed. on a previous occasion, he proposed to sub Mr. IvoRY moved that after the wo.rds mit to the committee a proposition that "Raw belle Creek" in line 4 the words Burnett and Taroom should be separated. " with the Burnett River" be inserted .. In making that arrangement, the Govern Question put and passed, and the clause ment recognised the prospects of the Bur as amended agreed to. nett as an improving and settled district. On the motion of the PREMI:~R, the su,c It was proposed to maintain. the old boun ceeding sections, as pri!lted, were put Mld dary of the Burnett, and to attach that passed::- district to the Leichhardt district. He would briefly refer to the new electorates ELEOTORAL DISTRICT OF ROCK!iAMPTON. as proposed. The Burnett would be the Commencing on the Fitzroy River at North street and bounded thence by that old Burnett district. The Leichhardt street south-westerly to the west corner of would include Taroom, and be slightly section n2A being the Hospital Reserve thence modified on its north-west frontier by having south-easterly by the south-west boundary of detached from it a certain portion of terri that section and a road to the nort.h corner of tory beyond the Belyando, which it was portion 274 parish of · Rockha~pton thence before proposed to include. The Mitchell southerly by the western boundaries of portwns district woulq remain as it had been, with 274 275 1176 and by a road westerly to the one exception, that it would be divided. north-west corner of portion 138 same parish He would, therefore, ask the consideration thence by a road forming the western boun of the committee to the four electorates as daries of portions 138 and 107 thence easterly proposed, namely,~ Bnrnett, Leichhardt, by a road forming the south boundaries of por Mitchell, and Gregory. He :now moved tions 107 104 and 103 then9e southerly by a that the following new clause should stand road forming the western boundaries of por as section 27 in the schedule of the Bill :- tions 51 52 and 53 thence easterly by a road forming the south boundaries of portion 53 ELECTORAL DISTaiCT OF BURNRTT. and the General Cemetery Reserve to tha Commencing where the Maryborough and Dawson road thence northerly by that road Gayndah main road intersects the western to the south cmner of section 134 thence watershed of Degilbo Creek thence by a line easterly by a road· forming the southern bearing west crossing the Burnett River to the boundaries of sections 135 131 and 130 to western watershed of Reid's Creek thence by the south corner of section 117B thence north~ said watershed and a spur ridge north-westerly easterly by a road forming the south-eastern to the junction of 'fhree-moon Creek with boundaries of sections 117B 118A 119A 120 and Rawbelle Creek thence by the watershed sepa .121 to the Fitzroy River thence by the Fitzroy rating Three-moon Creek from Rawbelle Creek River downwards to the junction of Thozet's northerly to the range separating Kroombit Creek w1th said river thence by Thozet's Creek Creek from the Burnett• River thence by upwards to a road at the western boundary of the watershed separating Kroombit Creek portion 151 parish of Archer thence by that from the Burnett River westerly and by road northerly to the south-east corner 6f por the watershed separating the Burnetl River tion 46 same parish thel).Ce west by a road to from the Dawson River sout.herly to the Great the south-west comer of portion 52 parish of D1viding Range thence by the Ureat Dividing Archer at Moore's Creek· thence by· Moore's Range south-easterly to the watershed separat Creek downwards to the Fitzroy River and by ing the Brisbane and Burnett Rivers thence by that river upwards to North street at the point that watershed north-easterly to the watershed of commencement. · separating the Mary River from the Burnett River thence by that watershed in a north ELECTORAL DISTRICT O.F BLACKALL. westerly direction to a spur range forming the Commenci~g at the s~uth side of the Fitzroy western watershed of Degilbo Creek and thence River at a point bearing south from the sum by said spur range north-westerly to where the mit of Broadmount and bounded thence by Maryborough and Gay1 dah main roa:d intersects a line bearing southerly to the watershed ~eing the point of commencement. separating the Fitzroy River from Raglan Creek thence by that watershed and the Mr. IvoRY said he had no objection to watershed separati11g the Fitzroy River from the pro.posed new arrangement ; but one the Dee River and Gogango Creek westerly part of the description was simple non to the Northern Railway thence by the sense, and had been the laughing-stock in eastern watershed of Gogango Creek north his district ever since it was printed. westerly to a point east of a point on the '!'here were two creeks called Three-moon Fitzrov .Hiver ten chains below Windah head Creek and Rawbelle Creek, which 'Yel'(;l static;ni th<:l!We weet tQ. the Fitzroy Ri>el' and by 1878-2 F 416 Elecfo1Yd Distrirts Bill. [ASSEMBLY.J Electoral Dist1·icts Bill. that rivel' upwards to the junction of Gogango ton thence by a line north· east to the coast on Creek thence by a line north-westerly to the the left bank of Herbert Creek and thence by watershed separating the upper and the lower the ~oast line north-westerly to the point of waters of the Fitzroy River and by said water commencement inclusive of all islands adjacent shed and the northern watershed of Marl thereto. borough Creek north-north-westerly and north Mr. BEoR said he had an amendment to easterly and by a spur range northerly to Mount Wellington thence by a line north-east to the propose which had in view the detaching of coast on the right bank of Herbert Creek thence a portion of the electorate of Normanby, by the coast line round to the mouth of the and adding it to the electorate of Mackay. Fitzroy River and by that river upwards to the That was, in fact, a -liberal offer on the point of commencement-inclusive of all islands part of the people of Mackay to share their adjacent thereto but exclusive of the electoral representation with the people of Nebo, district of Rockhampton. that being the portion of the district it was ELECTORAL DISTRICT OF PORT CURTIS. intended to detach. A few days ago, he Commencing on the south side of the Fitzroy presented a petition from the people of River at a point bearing south from the sum Mackay, and signed by the people of N ebo, I?it of ~road Mount and bouncled thence by a which stated that the whole of the trade of hne bearmg south to the water>hed separating Nebo was witli the people of Mackay; also the Fitzroy River from Raglan Creek thence by that the sites of the copper mines were in that watershed and the. Vl"atershed separat the Mackay district, and that one mine ing the Fitz~oy River from the Dee River (Mount Orange) had been entirely formed and Gogango Creek westerly to the Northern by the enterprise of the Mackay people. Railway thence by the eastern watershed There was an entire community of interest of Gogaugo Creek north-westerly to a point between Mackay and the copper mines east of a point on the Fitzroy River which formed the district it was proposed ten chains below Windah he 1d station thence to detach from Normanby and add to west to the Fitzroy River and by that river Mackay, whilst there was none between the upwards to the junction of Gogango Creek district it was proposed to detach and the thence by the western watershed of Gogango rest of the proposed electorate of N ormanby. Creek south-easterly to Mount Spencer and by The petition also stated that the people of a line bearing south -east to the watershed separating the Kroombit Creek from the Dawson N ebo and the surrounding district and the River and by that watershed southerly to the people of Mackay were unanimous in their watershed separating the Kroombit Creek Boyne decision that the two electorates should be River and Baflle Creek from the Burnett and formed ill the ·way he proposed. '!.'he other Kolan Rivers easterly to the head of Littabella day he had some slight conversation with Creek and by that creek to the sea thence by the the honourable Premier, as also had the sea-coast north-westerly to the mouth of the honourable member for Norman by, and he Fi~zroy River and by that river upwards to the understood that the Premier had given the pomt of commencement- inclusive of all honourable member for N ormanby an islands adjacent thereto. assurance that there would be no opposition The PREMIER moved that clause 31 stand on the part of the Government to the pro part of the schedule, as follows:- posed change. However, that evening, just before the clause came on for consideration, ELECTORAL DISTRICT OF NORMANBY. the Premier crossed the Chamber 01nd in Commencing at Cape Palmerston and boun ded thence by a line bearing south-west to formed the honourable member that it was the eastern watershed of the Isaacs River the intention of the Government to oppose thence by said watershed north-westerly and the re-formation of the electorate, and that by the watershed separating the Issacs River he (Mr. Beor) had better take a division from the Pioneer River the Bowen River and on the question. Up to very recently, other tributaries of the Burdekin River westerly the honourable member for Normanby hacl ~tnd southerly to Peak Range thence by that been in favour of the alteration; but a range westerly to the hood of Gowrie Creek kind of terror had been held over him, thence by the watershed separating Gowrie to the effect, that, if the proposed ~ree~ and T~a-tree Creek southerly to the small portion was detached from the elec JUnctwn of sa1d creeks thence by Gowrie Creek torate of Normanby, it would in time be and vVolfang Creek downwards to Apsley Creek swamped altogether. Now, the total num !henc~ by a line e1,1st to a point north of the ber of electors which it was proposed to JUnctwn of J?ouglas Creek with Sandy Creek take away from Normanby by the alteration thence by a hne south to said junction and by was at the outside fifty-two, but influence had Sandy Creek downwards to its junction with been brought to bear upon the hononra ble Theresa Creek thence by Theres~ Creek down wards to its junction with the Nogoa River member, and he (Mr. Be or) was not cc>rtain and by the Nogoa Mackenzie and Fitzroy whether he would now support the amend! Rivers downwards to the mouth of Gogango ment or not. He would mention that the Creek thence north-westerly by the watershed change would be a boon to the people of separating the upper from the lower waters of Mackay, as it would give them additional the Fitzroy River and by the western and strength of representation, and woulcl northern watershed of Marlborough Creek diminish each man's individual power by northerly and easterly to a spur range thence sharing it with fifty more electors who north-easterly by that spur to M1mnt Welling- were willing to leave Normanby, as there Elector(tl Distrids Bill. [5 .JuxE.] Eledoral Dist?·icts Bill. 417 wn~ no common inter8st between them and bers to be exp<•ctt•d to b3 in a position to it. In addition to the rPasons he had discus~ them i' mentioned in favour of the change waR ,VIr. I YORY undPrstood the position to be this, that the grographieal boundaries in this: That the honourable member for tllE' amendmPnt were much more eonvenient. Bowtm, when he prepared his prmted He begged to move the following amend amendment relating to Normanby, under ment:- ~tood that there was to be no opposition Commencing at the sea-coa>t at Cape Palmer what'ever to it, and the written amendment ston and bounded thence by a line bearing submitt,•d was the outcome of the printed south-west to 1 road Sound Ran,~e thence by schedulc which he had cau~ed to be circu that range and the watershed separating lated. And it was owing to the action of Funnel Creek Jrom th<· Connor River south the Premier, an afterthought, ht refusing to westerly to a point east of the junction of Bee acc;•pt that amendment that the member Creek with Funnel Creek thence west to the for :Niackay had been obliged to submit the junction of said creeks thence W<'%terly and one in writing. north-westerly b.v the eouihern watershed of ]\fr. Puum thought the honourable mem Bee Creek to the road from Clermont t.o Mackay ber for Mackay exTJlainecl very clearly the thence by said road south -west erlv to the Peak position he was in· in moving this amend Range the,,ce by the watershed ~eparating the ment, and, in rPality, had afforded the Isaacs and Pioneer Rivers from the Suttor and Bowen Rivers north-easterly to the head of the committee a reasotl: why he wished to alter Andromache River theJ•Ce easterl.v by that. the electoral district of Mackay. He river downwards to the junetion of the showed that in doing so, it was absolutely O'Cotmell River and bv the O'Connell River necessary for him to makP an alteration i_n north easterly down to the coast and thence by th,; electoral district of ~ ormanby, andrf the coa't line south-easterly to Cape Palmer the committee decided on that altPration, ston the point of commencement.-inclusive ol they might agree to the alteration of all islands adjacent thereto. Mackay as prvpo>:ed in the printed papers that had b,•en circulated. The committee J\.fr. BBATTIE asked if thi~ amendment was aetually discus,;ing if M ackay should had bPen printed P He understood the pass as in the proposed amended schedule, mOI'er to say the amendment l'l"aR printPd and for himst>lf he should have been . and in the ha!llls of honourable members, glad if the honourable members re but the one he had received was 0ertainly presenting }J aekay and N ormanby could not the ~ame as that which had been read. have come to some arrangempnt on Mr. BEoR said that this wa3 an altera the Rubject. That not being the case, tion rendered nec,•ssary by the proposed he should vote with the representa alteration in the PlPctorate of .iVIaekay. tive of the dish·iet on this occasion, for, if That alteration was printed, showing that that honourable member saw no nect>ssity it ineludecl a portion of Normauby, and it for any aiteration, he (Mr. Priug) saw no was in consequence of that proposed altera reason why he should ht>lp another to crib tion in the boundary of ~IJ ackay that it a portion of his constituency. became neces~ary to make the amendment The ATTORNEY-GENERAL said one rPason in respect to .Normanby. against the amendment was that it would 'l'he PREMIER was sorry the honourablE' interfere with tlw boundary of theN orthern member should be so sensitive in rt>gard to finant'ial division. If carried it would his conduet towards him, and should be take in a pi'.'ce of country south of that more careful in his eonfidences in the bonnd:n'J and join it to the northPru con future. However, in considering this stituency. The total population of N~r matter, he conf,~ssed that at first he had manby was, at presl'nt, ab 'ut 1,6! iO, wlule thought thert' would have been no obje0tion that of Maek1iy was more than double that, to tile change, but he had since seen reason and the amendment was to take away part for believing that to wme extent it would of the smaller con,titu,•ncy and add it to be undesirable. HaYing listPned to hon the larger. ourable memb,•rs who werl' acquainted with Mr. MclLWRAITH did not think the first the artu,tl localities, he found that the reason, thnt the change would affect the change would take off a considPrab!e pro finan~ial boundary, was any argument at portion of the N ormanby district, already all against the amendmt>nt. a small one, at any rate considered by the lVlr. Fox said he had at first been dis JlOpnlat,ion test. 'l'he honourable membPr posed to accept the amendment, believing for ~ ormai1by was satisfipd with tlw di~ it would have been to the interest of his trit•t as prop<>SL'd in the Bill, and having constituency ; but theNormanby elPctoratP, considered the proposal in its bearing UJlOll as the Attomey-GPneral had· sho1vn, ha