SESSION 1913. THE PARLIAMENT OF THE COMMONWEALTH. ALPHABETICAL LIST OF' MEMBERS OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. FIFTH PARLIAMENT. FIRST SESSION-9TH JULY, 1913, TO 19TH DECEMBER, 1913. (Parliament prorogued 19th December, 1913.) Votes Polled Name. Division. for Sitting No. of Electors Member. who Voted.* Abbott, Percy Phipps, Esquire ... New England, New South 14,248 25,726 Wales Ahern, Cornelius Joseph, Esquire ... Indi, Victoria ... 14,759 29,088 Anstey, Frank, Esquire ... Bourke, Victoria... 19,225 32,452 Archibald, William Oliver, Esquire .. Hindmarsh, South Australia Unopposed Arthur, John Andrew, Esquire Bendigo, Victoria ... 14,488 29,326 Atkinson, Llewelyn, Esquire ... Wilmot, Tasmania ... 8,251 13,667 Bamford, Hon. Frederick William ... Herbert, Queensland ... 16,709 29,962 Bennett, James, Esquire .. Gippsland, Victoria ... 15,473 28,615 Best, Hon.Sir Robert Wallace, K.C.M.G. Kooyong, Victoria 18,777 30,826 Boyd, Hon. James Arthur ... ... Henty, Victoria ... 19,138 29,637 Brennan, Frank, Esquire ... ... Batman, Victoria 19,268 30,204 Burchell, Reginald John, Esquire ... Fremantle, Western Australia 15,428 28,628 Burns, George Mason, Esquire ... Illawarra, New South Wales 14,852 30,392 Carr, Ernest Shoobridge, Esquire ... Macquarie, New South Wales 11,163 23,322 Catts, James Howard, Esquire ... Cook, New South Wales ... 17,271 30,347 Chapman, Hon. Austin ... ... Eden-Monaro, New South 13,321 23,316 Wales Charlton, Matthew, Esquire ... ... Hunter, New South Wales 12,884 24,109 Conroy, Hon. Alfred Hugh Beresford ... Werriwa, New South Wales 13,998 25,742 Cook, Hon. Joseph ... ... Parramatta, New South Wales 20,727 31,557 Dankel, George, Esquire .. Boothby, South Australia ... 16,976 33,169 Falkiner, Franc Brereton Sadleir, Esqilire Riverina, New South Wales 11,674 23,432 Fenton, James Edward, Esquire ... Maribyrnong, Victoria ... 18,906 31,699 Finlayson, William Fyfe, Esquire ... Brisbane, Queensland ... 18,559 33,586 Fisher, Right Hon. Andrew, P.C. ... Wide Bay, Queensland 15,702 28,709 Fleming, William Montgomerie, Esqui re Robertson, New South Wales 12,566 23,362 Forrest, Right Hon. Sir John, P.C., Swan, Western Australia ... 15,055 27,830 G.C.M.G. Foster, Hon. Richard Witty ... ... Wakefield, South Australia 14,193 27,856 Fowler, Hon. James Mackinnon, Chair- Perth, Western Australia ... 14,846 28,963 man of Committees tFrazer, Hon. Charles Edward ... Kalgoorlie, Western Australia Unopposed Glynn, Hon. Patrick McMahon, K.C. ... Angas, South Australia Unopposed Greene, Walter Massy, Esquire ... Richmond, New South Wales 16,954 24,750 Gregory, Hon. Henry ... ... Dampier, Western Australia 12,463 24,643 Groom, Hon. Littleton Ernest ... Darling Downs, Queensland 15,648 S26,840 Hannan, Joseph Francis, Esquire ... Fawkner, Victoria 16,643 31,973 Higgs, Hon. William Guy ... ... Capricornia, Queensland ... 15,583 24,921 Howe, Robert, Esquire ... ... Dalley, New South Wales... 17,520 30,868 Hughes, Hon. William Morris ... West Sydney, New South 17,658 26,183 Wales * Includes informAl voters, t Peeeaed 25th November, 1913. ALPHABETICAL LIST OF MEMBERS OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES-continued. Votes Polled Name. Division. for Sitting No. of Electors Member. who Voted.* - -i Irvine, Hans William Henry, Esquire ... Grampians, Victoria ... 15,414 29,185 Irvine, Hon. William Hill, K.C. ... Flinders, Victoria ... 15,640 27,772 Jensen, Hon. Jens August ... ... Bass, Tasmania ... 7,954 15,623 Johnson, Hon. William Elliot, Speake'r... Lang, New South Wales ... 18,293 33,009 Kelly, Hon. William Henry ... ... Wentworth, New South 18,375 30,638 Wales Kendell, William, Esquire ... ... Corio, Victoria ... 14,804 29,503 Livingston, John, Esquire ... ... Barker, South Australia ... 15,590 27,831 -Mahon, Hon. Hugh ... Kalgoorlie, Western Australia Unopposed Maloney, William, Esquire ... ... Melbourne, Victoria ... 18,692 27,325 Manifold, Hon. James Chester ... Corangamite, Victoria ... 16,572 32,026 Mathews, James, Esquire ... ... Melbourne Ports, Victoria... 24,203 31,219 McDonald, Hon. Charles Kennedy, Queensland ... 17,745 24,870 McGrath, David Charles, Esquire .. Ballaarat, Victoria 16,417 32,818 McWilliams, William James, Esquire Franklin, Tasmania ... 9,202 17,052 O'Malley, Hon. King ... Darwin, Tasmania ... 8,312 16,360 Orchard, Richard Beaumont, Esquire ... Nepean, New South Wales 16,322 31,119 Page, Hon. James ... ... Maranoa, Queensland ... 13,969 22,237 Palmer, Albert Clayton, Esquire ... Echuca, Victoria ... 15,618 27,855 Patten, Robert, Esquire ... Hume, New South Wales ... 11,575 23,669 Pigott, Henry Robert Maguire, Esqui re Calare, New South Wales ... 11,848 23,450 Poynton, Hon. Alexander ... Grey, South Australia 12,622 25,372 Riley, Edward, Esquire ... ... South Sydney, New South 17,584 27,823 Wales TRoberts, Hon. Ernest Alfred ... Adelaide, South Australia... 15,985 25,792 Rodgers, Arthur Stanislaus, Esquire ... Wannon, Victoria ... 16,286 30,526 Ryrie, Colonel Granville de Laune ... North Sydney, New South 21,639 32,809 Wales Sampson, Sydney, Esquire ... ... Wimmera, Victoria ... 18,030 25,940 Sharpe, James Benjamin, Esquire ... Oxley, Queensland ... 16,744 31,372 Sinclair, Hugh, Esquire ... ... Moreton, Queensland ... 16,967 28,651 Smith, Hon. Bruce, K.C. ... Parkes, New South Wales ... 20,424 33,976 Smith, William Henry Laird, Esquire Denison, Tasmania 8,943 17,696 Spence, Hon. William Guthrie ... Darling, New South Wales ... 11,582 20,084 Stumm, Jacob, Esquire ... ... Lilley, Queensland 15,729 29,377 Thomas, Hon. Josiah ... ... Barrier, New South Wales... 15,047 20,334 Thomson, John, Esquire ... ... Cowper, New South Wales... 17,152 24,348 Tudor, Hon. Frank Gwynne ... ... Yarra, Victoria ... 22,168 30,037 Watkins, Hon. David ... ... Newcastle, New South Wales 17,865 25,011 Webster, William, Esquire ... ... Gwydir, New South Wales ... 11,296 22,495 West, John Edward, Esquire... ... East Sydney, New South 14,174 25,984 Wales Wynne, Hon. Agar ... ... Balaclava, Victoria 18,369 28,835 §Yates, George Edwin, Esquire ... Adelaide, South Australia... ---------10,418 12,446 o Includes informal voters. t Elected 22nd December, 1913, vice Hon. C. E. Frazer, deceased. t Deceased 2nd December, 1913. J Elected 10th January, 1914, vice Hon. E. A. Roberts, deceased. OFFICERS OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. The Speaker ... ... ... ... The HON. WILLIAM ELLIOT JOHNSON. The Chairman of Committees ... ... ... The HON. JAMES MACKINNON FOWLER. The Clerk of the House oJ Representatives ... CHARLES GAVAN DUFFY, C.M.G. The Clerk-Assistant ... ... ... ... WALTER AUGUSTUS GALE. The Serjeant-at-Arms and Clerk oJ Committees ... THOMAS WOOLLARD. __ IND EX (INCLUDING SUMMARY OF AND PROCEEDINGS ON BILLS). SESSION 1913. (FIRST SESSION OF THE FIFTH PARLIAMENT.) TO TH~E VOTES AND PROCEEDINGS Or THE HO10USE OF RE~PRESENTATIVES. NOTE.-For Proceedings on Bills, see under "1Bills." For Papers laid upon Table, see "1Index to Papers presented to Parliament " (p. xxxi.). For Petitions presented, see under "1Petitions." For M~essages from Governor-General and from Senate, see under "lvMessages." Page 6 A BSOL UTE Majority-Standing Orders suspended by Accounts, Committee of Public. See " Bills-Comimittee." ADDRESS- To His Excellency the Governor-General- In Reply to Opening Speech- Committee to prepare Address appointed ... ... ... ... 5 Address brought up ... ... ... ... ... ... 5 Ministerial Policy-St atement of- Paper re-Presented and ordered to lbe taken into consideration with thle proposed Address in Reply (Presented Paper No. 5, Vol. III ., p. 137) 13 Motion-That Address be agreed to-Debated ... ... 15, 17 Amendment proposed-Want of Confidence (Air. Fisher) ... 17 Debated .. ... ... ... ... 19, 21, 23, 25, 27, 29, 33, 35, 37, 39, 41, 43 Negatived, on division (by casting vote) ... ... 44 Address agreed to ... ... ... ... ... 44 Time for Presentation of, announced by Mr. Speaker ... ... 51 Presentation of, and Reply to-Announced ... ... ... 55 And see "Supply." Adelaide Electoral Division. See " Election of Mlembers." ADJOURNMENT OF HousE- Motions for- ... .... .. ...128, Closure carried (oil division) .. 134, 15t0, 153 On account of death of Hon. C. E. Fraze r .. .. ... ... 177 On account of death of Hon. E. A. Roben To day or hour other than that fixed by Sessional Order ... ... ... 12, 67, 75, 84, .103, 130, 186, 199, 207, 211, 219, 229, 23b To debate Matter of Urgency (For detailIs see " Urgency") ... ... ... 103, 155, 231 Withdrawn, temporarily .. .... ... 75 "Cup Day " .. .. ..... .. ... 130 Owing to want of Quorum . 1. .1. ll .I. 63 Agriculture, See "1 Blill t-Bu reap.." Amendments-Moved to Motions ... 17, 52, 91, 152, &c. Appropriation Bills. See " Bills." Attorney-General-Retaining Fee from Marconi Company-Motion (Mr. Frazer)-That in determining to hold a retaining fee from the Marconi Company the Attorney- General (the Hon. W. H. Jrvine) has violated the rules of positive obligation laid down by the British Prime Minister, &c.-Debated ... ... ... Motion negatived (on division) ... ...... Audit Bill (1913). See " Bills." Australian Notes Bill (1913). See " Bills." BANKING. See " Bills-Australian Notes." BILLS- Brought in-at date subsequent to leave for introduction being given... 51 Laid aside ... ... ... .... 205,215, 224 Order of Day discharged for considering Message from Governor-General recom- mending appropriation ... ... ...... 221 Message from Governor-General recommending an appropriation in regard to a proposed amendment in a Bill ... ... ... ... 99 Motion for leave to bring in-debated ... ... ... ... ... 49 Motion for second reading