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3Legizlatibe House That the Petition Be Read 1 · Wednesday, 18 Lifay, 1887 ~~--, . ... •.' "{ . '"' .. 1566 Assent to Bills. (ASSEMBLY. J ;1.tion Bill ·i.~ ~zzembl~.~·~ Mr. SPEAKER': Is" it the pleasure of the 3Legizlatibe House that the petition be read 1 · Wednesday, 18 lifay, 1887. HON. MEMBERS : N 0 ! Mr. J. P. ABBOTT: I remember an Assent to Bi11s-The Chinese Commissioners-Cremation occasion when hon. members objected to a Bill-Imperial Institute-City of Goulburn Gas and Calm Company's Act Amendment Bill-Resignation petition being read, and Mr. Speaker Bar­ of the Attorney-General (New Judge of the Supreme ton ruled that it could be read if the hoii. Court)-Patents Act Amendment Bill-Newington member who presented it demanded that Asylum - Essex-street Alignment Bill -Roads and Bridges in the Electorate of the Richmond-Building, it should be read, and that petition was 'Labour, and Materi'11 Lien Bill-C:1Se of Mrs. Butter­ read. ley-Mittagong Coal-mining Company's Railway Act Mr. SPEAKER : My recollection of the Amendment Bill-Arrangement of Business-Ad­ ruling to which the hon. member refers is journment (Government Asylums Inquiry-Resigna­ tion of the Attorney-Gencml)-Consolidnted Revenue that it was precisely the opposite to what Fund Bill (No. 3)-Supply-Adjournment (Bulli Col­ the hon. member says it was. If the hon. liery Commission-Customs Duties Bill-Sydney Cor­ member will refer to the rulincr I think poration Act Amendment Bill - Return of Land . fi b> Revenuc·-·Bridge at Narrancler<1-Acljournment (Min­ h e will 'nd that I am right. isterial Statement). Sir ~ENRY PARK~s: .rn any case I hope there will be no obJectwn to the petition Mr. SPEAKER took the clmir. being read. Mr. GARVAN : It is within the right .ASSENT TO BILLS. of an hon. member to ,read a petition Royal assent to the following bills re­ himself, and it is simply for the conveni­ ported:- ence of hon. members that petitions are Crisp's Enabling Bill. read by the clerk. Conditional Purchases and Leases Vali­ Sir HENRY PARKES : If the hon. mem­ dation Bill. ber will refer to the standing orders he Supreme Court (Sixth Judge) Bill. will see that he is wrong ! . THE CHINESE COM~USSIONERS. Mr. SPEAKER : The practice of the . Mr. vV ALKER asked the COLONIAL ~~use of Commons is not to allow a pe­ SECRETARY (witho1Lt notice),-Has he tition or any other document to be read taken any steps whatever to satisfy him­ except with the consent of the House. It self that the Chinese Commissioner:; now is pointed out by one of the authorities on on a visit to this colony are duly author­ the subject-May, I think-that if it ised to act as such by the Emperor of were allowable on the request of one hon. China i .If so, what steps 7 If not, why member to have petitions and documents has not the poll-tax been imposed 1 read, very lengthy documents might be Sir HENRY PARKES answered,­ read to the confusion or prevention of other ! became aware of the intended visit of business. I am quite satisfied that the the gentlemen whom we call the Chinese custom in this· House has not always been the same. Some speakers have put the Commissi~n~rs-.who, I have no doubt, are comnuss10ners- duly authorised by the question to the House whether a petition proper authorities in China-by a des· should be read, and others have simply patch from the Governor of Singapore or directed the clerk to read it. Hong Kong to bis Excellency the Governor Mr. DIBBS: I have a clear recollection of this colony, informing him of the in­ of what took place on the occasion re­ tended arrival here of the commissioners. ferred to by the hon. member for Went­ I consider that sufficient authority .for me. worth, and I think that the hon. member's statement is correct. I thoucrht at the With regard to the poll-tax, the Chinese . I o Commissioners are exempt by law from tile ~ime t mt Mr. Spea~er Barton's ruling was imposition of the poll-tax. mcorrect, and I thmk so still. It stands to reason that if lengthy documents were CREMATION BILL. to be read at the request of any hon. mem­ . l\Ir. J. P. AB~OTT presented a peti­ ber, a great deal of very valuable time tion from 1\fr. David Buchanan in favour might be wasted. I think that the will of the Cremation Bill, and asked that it of the House ought to be taken before any might be read, document is read.· .•·... ., , z.,,,,,,.;.l.,~1• [18 MAY, 1887.] Tl~ AU0<My-G,,.~-a7. 1567 Mr. SPEAKER: Is it tl:ie pleasure of the <~Mr. GARVAN: Hon. members whO House that the petition be read 1 exC'laim " Oh, oh ! " do not understand An HoN. MElIBER: I object ! what the rights of Parliament are. The IMPERIAL INSTITUTE. House is entitled to the fullP,st informa- Mr. -WISE asked the COLONIAL SECRE- tion with reference to any important ap- pointment, or the resignation of a minister. TARY (without notice),-Is the colony com- I am sure that no one will admit that mitted to making any contribution to the more readily than the present Premier Imperial Institute i If not, will an op- will. I should like to know further whether portunity be given to this House of con- it is in contemplation-whether it is un­ sidering whether any and what amount derstood or agreed that the hon. and learned should be given before the credit of the member for Newtown is to be appointed to colony is pledged to making any contribu- any other office i tion 1 Sir H.ENRY PARKES : I readily Sir HENRY PARKES answered,-My admit that Parliament has the fullest reply to the first question is, no ; and to right to information on a matter of this the second, that I shall not think of kind, and hon. gentlemen will give me making any contribution to this object credit, I trust, in that I lost no .time in unless I have the sanction of Parliament. informing them of what had occurred. In making the announcement that the hon. CITY OF GOULBURN GAS AND COKE COMPANY'S ACT AMENDMENT ·BILL. member for Newtown had resigned the Report of select committee presented. office of Attorney-General, I consider that I did all that my duty required me to RESIGNATION OF THE ATTORNEY-. do ; but I thought it would be conve­ GENERAL. nient if I added the explanation as to who XEW JUDGE OF THE SUPRE)IE COURT. would be appointed to the position of Sir HENRY PARKES: I desire to sixth judge of the Supreme Court. Hon. inform the Honse that this morning I re­ gentlemen will see that there was no ceived a letter from the hon. and learned particular obligation at all cast upon member. for Newtown, resigning the office me to give that information. I gave it of Attorney-General. I may state in con­ simply because I think the House would nection with this suqject for the informa­ like to know, and for no other reason. tion of the House, that the new judge of ·with regard to the reason for the retire­ the Supreme Court has accepted the ap­ ment of the hon. member for Newtown, pointment, and will be formally appointed I am bound to say that the hon. and to-morrow morning. The new judge will learned member thought that holding the be Mr. Matthew Henry Stephen. office of Attor1~ey-General gave him some Mr. GARVAN: Referring to the in­ kind of claim to the position of judge. I timation conveyed to the House by the think the time has come when it ought to Premier that the Attorney-General has be placed on record in some emphatic resigned, and that this was consequent on manner that the mere holding of that high the fact that Mr. M. H. Stephen had been office gives no such claim whatever. I appointed a judge -- cannot see the matter in the same light in Sir HENRY PARK ES : I did not say that ! which Mr. Foster saw it. Those who Mr. GARVAN: Probably the hon. know me and are disposed to do any kind member misunderstands me. What I of justice to my character, know that I am mean is that the hon. gentleman stated unwilling to increase the expenditure of that two things occurred in sequence. I any branch of the civil service. I at all think it is only fair to the House that the times look with jealousy upon increasing hon. gentleman should state whether there the expenditure of ~he Supreme Court; is any connection, as far as he knows, be­ but I became in this instance convinced, .tween the appointment of Mr. M. H. after the best inquiry I could make, that Stephen as judge and. the resignation of it was necessary in the public interest to the Attorney-General, and also if there appoint a sixth judge. That being so, it has been any correspondence with refer­ appeared to me-and my colleagues, I am ence to it 1 glad to say, took the same view-that, HoN. MElIBERS: Oh, oh! having admitted the necessity for addi- 1'~~'. -~:':- .? ,.• • • ~ 1568 Patents Act A:rnenclrnent Bill. [ASSEMBLY.] .Arrang,ement,.,.., oj Business. tional assistance on the bench of the.Sh­ ( 1.) The total amount voted by Parliament preme Court, it was our duty, before all for roads and bridges in the electorate of the Richmond for the years 1885 and 1886.
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