Queensland Parliamentary Debates [Hansard] Legislative Assembly TUESDAY, 11 NOVEMBER 1890 Electronic reproduction of original hardcopy Elementary; P-roperty Bill. [11 NoVEMBER.] Message/Tom tlze GovemO'J'. 1329 LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY. Tuesday, 11 November, 1890. Petition.-Townsville Gas Company Act Amendment Bill-message to the Legislative Council.-Message from the Governor-Safety of Defences BilL-Formal Motions.-Supreme Court Amendment Bill-third reading. - Provincial Legislatures. - Additional Sitting Day.-Errors in a Return.-Mount Morgan Gold-Mining Company, Limited, Railway Bill­ second reading.-Snpreme Court (Costs) Bill-com­ mittee.-:l'lessage from the Legislative Council­ Townsville Gas Company Act 'Amendment Bill.­ Supply-resumption of committee-committee.­ Adjoul'UIUent. The SPEAKER took the chair at half-past 3 o'clock. PETITION. Mr. DRAKE presented a petition from the municipality of Brisbane, praying for leave to introduce a Bill for the purpose of making pro­ vision for lighting the city of Brisbane by electric light and for other purposes; and moved that the petition be received. Question put and passed. TOWNSVILLE GAS COMP.ANY .ACT .AMENDMENT BILL. MESSAGE TO THE'LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL. Mr. MORG.AN said: Mr. Speaker,-! beg to move, without notice, that the following message ba sent to the Legislative Council :- MR. PREfiiDENT, The Legislative Assembly having appointed a select committee to report upon the 1'ownsville Gas and Coke Company Act of 1884 Amendment Bill, and that committee being desirous to examine the Hon. William Aplin, a member of the Legislative Council, in reference thereto, request that the Legislative Council will give leave to its said member to attend and be ex­ amined by the said committee on such day and days as shall be arranged between him and the said committee. Question put and passed. MESSAGE FROM THE GOVERNOR. SAFETY OF DEFENCES BILL; The SPEAKER announced the receipt of a message from the Governor, intimating that His Excellency had, on behalf of Her Majesty, assented to this Bill. 1330 Provincial [ASSEMBLY.] Legislatures. FORMAL MOTIONS. V. That the distribution of the respective powers and functions of the Legislatures of the United Provinces 'flhe following formal motions were agreed and the separate Provinces should be upon the following to:- basis, that is to say :- ByMr. BARLOW- That there should be assigned to the Legislature of the United Provinces the following matters:- That there be laid on the table of the House copies of all correspondence, memoranda, and telegrams which 1. The constitution, privileges, and proceedings of ha-ve pa.f\,"led since 1st January, 1888, between any officers either House of the Legislature of the United of the asylums for the insane at Goodna, ·roowoomba, ProvincBs, but always subject to the provisions and Sandy Gallop (Ipswich), and each other; and be­ of the Act constituting the Union, and to the tween any of such officers and the Colonial Sc.cretary, consent of the Legislaturt:>3 of the Provinces. any other Government official, and any contractor, 2. The constitution of new Provinces and the relating to the manner in whieh tenders for groceriLs, alteration of the boundaries of Provinces. potatoes, etc., forage, beer, and spirits have been carried 3. The admission of new Provinces to the Union, out by the contractors ; also, Cdpies of the i'lJnders sent and the terms of such admission. in by the Toowoomba contractors on frPo;h tenders 4. The alteration of the respective powers and being invited subsequent to the elate when Mr. D. T. functions of the Legh;latures of the United Keogh intimated his desire to be relieved of his con­ Provinces and the separate Provinces, but tract; also, oopies of Mr. Keogh's amended tender always subject to the consent of the Legisla­ for the supply of provisions to the public institutions tures of the Provinces. at Toowoomba. 5. External affairs, and the relations of the United By Mr. SAYERS- Provinces to the United Kingdom and to the That there be laid on the table of the House a other Australasian Colonies or Provinces. return showing, as to the Northern Railway- 6. The public debt and property of the United 1. The net earnings for the years 1888-9, 1889-90, in Provinces. respect of all goods and passenger traffic between 7. Obligatims in respect of contracts or engage­ Townsville and Charters Towers. ments entered into by the colony of Queens­ 2. The like between Charters Towers and IIughen­ hmd, or by the Government of the United den. Provinces. 8. The raising ot money by any mode or system of By Mr. POWERS- taxation, other than Customs duties. That there be laid on the table of the House a 9. The borrowing of money on the public credit of return showing the total amount of loan app1·oprlations the United Provinces. and expenditure in the '\'Vide Bay and Burnett Districts, 10. The fixing of and providing for the salaries and and in the Central District, to the 30th June, 1890, on allowances of Civil and other officers of the railways, public buildings, roads and bridges, and Government of the United Provinces. harbours and rivers, in accordance with the return furnished by the Auditor-General, dated the 6th day of 11. The postal service and telegraphs. August, 1889, showing the loan appropriations and ex~ 12. The census and statistics. penditure to the 30th June, 1889. 13. Defence and military and naval service. 14. Navigatfon, shipping,·and ocean lighthouses. SUPREME COURT AMENDMENT BILL. 15. Quarantine. THIRD READING. 16. Fisheries. 17. Bridges or ferries between a Province and On the motion of Mr. POvVERS, this Bill was another colony or Province, or between two read a third time, passed, and ordered to be Provinces. transmitted to the Legislative Council for their 18. Currency and co]nage. concurrence, by message in the usual form. 19. Weights and measures. 20. Bills of exchange and promissory notes. PROVINCIAL LEGISLATURES. 21. Insolvency. The PREMIER (Hon. Sir S. W. Griffith) 22. Patents of invention, designs, and trade marks. said: Mr. Speaker,-I beg to give notice that, 23. Copyright, contingent upon the Order of the Day being 24. Affairs of people of any race who are not called for the resumption of the adjourned debate included under tbe laws applicable to the on the question- general community, or with respect to whom it That it would be to the advantage of the colony to is necessary to make special laws. establish in the Southern, Central, and Northern dis­ 25. Naturalisation o.f aliens, and the status of tricts separate Lc<~islative and Executive authorities foreign COl'porations. with full powers of legislation and government so far as 26. Marriage and divorce, and the solemnisation of regards matters of local concern ; but that matters of marriage. general concern, including the administration of the public debt, should remain under the control of one 27. The criminal law. Legislature and one Executive, having jurisdiction over 28. The control of railway tariffs. the whole of the present colony of Queensland until the 29. The regulation of immigration of persons not of establishment of an Australian Federation, when their the European race. functions should pass to the Legislative and Executive 30. The constitution o! a Supreme Court of Appeal authorities of the Federation- from the Supreme Courts of the Provinces. I shall move that the following be added:- 31. The enforcement within the United Provinces 2. That the following proposais be adopted as a of processmf courts of law of any Province or of basis for giving effect to the foregoing resolution, sub­ any other country. ject, nevertheless, to such modifications as may, upon 32. The appropriation of the moneys raised or fnrther consideration, appear expedient, that is to received by the Government of the United say:- Provinces. I. That the Legislature ot the United Provinces 33. Such other subjects assigned to the Legislatures should consist of two Houses, one to be chosen by the of tha Provinces as the Legislature of any Legislatures of the separate Provinces, and the other to Province may by law declare to be within the be elected by the electors of the separate Provinces in competency of the Legislature of the United proportion to the European population of each Province. ~rovinces in respect of such Province. II. That unless otherwise provided, the Legislatures 34. Generally, all matters affecting the United of the separate Provinces should consist of two Houses, Provinces collectively. of which ono at least should be elective. And that there should be assigned to the Legisla­ III. That the Governor and Exebntive Council of tures of the separate l'rovinces the following matters:- the United Provinces should be appointed as at present. 1. The constitution, privileges, and proceedings of IV. That for each Province there should be a Lieu­ the Provincial Legislatures, but always subject tenant-Governor, to be appointed by the Governor oft he to the provisions of the Act constituting the United Provinces, and an Executive Council appointed Union. by the Lieutenant-Governor, and holding office during 2. Taxation by Customs or any other mode or system his pleasure in accordance with the system commonly of taxation within the Province in order to the called responsible government. raising of revenue for provincial purposes, but .Additional Sitting ])ay. [11 NovEMBER.] .A.rlrlitional Sitting ])ay, 1331 so that Customs duties shall not he imposed paper, considering that a v~ry large portion of upon goods which are the natural products o! the year has passed, and knowing too that it has any Province, nor collected upon goods passing from one Province to another Province by land, always been usual for the Government to claim but the amount payable by one Province to this extra sitting day about this period of the another Province in respect of such last­ session.