SESSION 1914-15-16-17. THE PARLIAMENT OF THE COMMONWEALTH. ALPHABETICAL LIST OF MEMBERS OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. SIXTH PARLIAMENT. SESSION-STH OCTOBER, 1914, TO 17TH MARCH, 1917. (Parliament prorogued 20th March, 1917.) Votes Polled Name. Division. for Sitting No. of Electors Member. who Voted.* - 1 1 Abbott, General Percy Phipps New England, New South 13,929 25,095 Wales Anstey, Frank, Esquire Bourke, Victoria... 22,075 34,065 Archibald, Hon. William Oliver Hindmarsh, South Australia 25,913 35,647 (a) Arthur, Hon. John Andrew Bendigo, Victoria ... 16,134 29,788 Atkinson, Llewelyn, Esquire ... Wilmot, Tasmania ... 8,169 13,828 Bamford, Hon. Frederick William ... Herbert, Queensland 18,700 29,879 Best, Hon. Sir Robert Wallace, K.C.M.G. Kooyong, Victoria 18,545 31,865 Boyd, Hon. James Arthur ... Henty, Victoria ... 17,742 34,340 Brennan, Frank, Esquire ... Batman, Victoria Unopposed Burchell, Reginald John, Esquire ... Fremantle, Western Australia 16,385 30,027 Burns, George Mason, Esquire ... Illawarra, New South Wales 17,884 33,362 Carr, Ernest Shoobridge, Esquire ... Macquarie, New South Wales 12,888 24,714 Catts, James Howard, Esquire ... Cook, New South Wales ... 16,568 27,903 Chanter, Hon. John Moore, Chairmanof Riverina, New South Wales 14,454 28,542 Committees Chapman, Hon. Austin ... ... Eden-Monaro, New South 13,439 23,289 Wales Charlton, Matthew, Esquire ... ... Hunter, New South Wales 12,057 22,531 Cook, Right Hon. Joseph, P.C. ... Parramatta, New South Wales Unopposed tCorser, Edward Bernard Cresset, Esquire Wide Bay, Queensland 14,027 28,216 Dankel, George, Esquire ... Boothby, South Australia ... 18,822 34,804 Fenton, James Edward, Esquire ... Maribyrnong, Victoria 20,834 32,991 Finlayson, William Fyfe, Esquire Brisbane, Queensland ... 18,743 31,905 (b) Fisher, Right Hon. Andrew, P.C.... Wide Bay, Queensland 16,494 26,437 Fleming, William Montgomerie, Esquire Robertson, New South Wales 11,822 22,750 Forrest, Right Hon. Sir John, P.C., Swan, Western Australia ... 15,950 27,722 G.C.M.G. Foster, Hon. Richard Witty ... Wakefield, South Australia 14,505 28,397 Fowler, Hon. James Mackinnon ... Perth, Western Australia ... 15,256 28,163 Glynn, Hon. Patrick McMahon, K.C ... Angas, South Australia ... Unopposed Greene, Walter Massy, Esquire Richmond, New South Wales Unopposed Gregory, Hon. Henry ... Dampier, Western Australia 12,817 24,765 Groom, Hon. Littleton Ernest ... Darling Downs, Queensland 15,148 27,557 tHampson, Alfred John, Esquire ... Bendigo, Victoria ... 12,188 24,150 Hannan, Joseph Francis, Esquire ... Fawkner, Victoria 17,483 30,090 Higgs, Hon. William Guy ... Capricornia, Queensland ... 15,475 23,664 (c) Howe, Robert, Esquire ... Dalley, New South Wales... 14,963 25,000 Hughes, Right Hon. William Morris, P.C. West Sydney, New South 15,274 21,692 Wales * Includes informal votes. t Elected 11th December, 1015, vice Right Hon. A. Fisher, resigned. t Elected 6th February,1915. vice Hon. J. A. Arthur, deceased. (a) Deceased 9th December, 1914. (b) Resigned 26th October, 1915. (c) Deceased 2nd April, 1915. ALPHABETICAL LIST OF MEMBERS OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES-COntinued. Votes Polled Name. Division. for Sitting No. of Electors Member. who Voted.* Irvine, Hon. Sir William Hill, K.C.M.G., Flinders, Victoria ... 14,956 29,033 K.C. Jensen, Hon. Jens August Bass, Tasmania ... 9,731 17,639 Johnson, Hon. William Elliot Lang, New South Wales .. 16,556 31,586 (d) Jolley, Edward Francis George, Esquire Grampians, Victoria 14,694 29,706 Kelly, Hon. William Henry ... Wentworth, New South 17,079 31,040 Wales Livingston, John, Esquire. Barker, South Australia ... 16,866 30,556 Lynch, John, Esquire Werriwa, New South Wales 13,162 26,869 Mahon, Hon. Hugh Kalgoorlie, Western Australia Unopposed tMahony, William George, Esquire Dalley, New South Wales ... Unopposed Maloney, William, Esquire Melbourne, Victoria 18,471 27,472 Manifold, Hon. James Chester Corangamite, Victoria ... 16,575 32,640 Mathews, James, Esquire ... Melbourne Ports, Victoria ... Unopposed McDonald, Hon. Charles, Speaker Kennedy, Queensland Unopposed McGrath, David Charles, Esquire Ballaarat, Victoria 16,734 33,263 McWilliams, William James, Esquire ... Franklin, Tasmania Unopposed Moloney, Parker John, Esquire ... Indi, Victoria... 15,519 30,636 O'Malley, Hon. King Darwin, Tasmania ... 8,585 15,648 Orchard, Richard Beaumont, Esquire ... Nepean, New South Wales 16,815 32,654 Ozanne, Alfred Thomas, Esquire ... Corio, Victoria ... 16,064 31,899 Page, Hon. James ... Maranoa, Queensland ... Unopposed Palmer, Albert Clayton, Esquire Echuca, Victoria ... 16,805 29,447 Patten, Robert, Esquire Hume, New South Wales ... 13,841 27,806 Pigott, Henry Robert Maguire, Esquire Calare, New South Wales ... 12,770 25,574 Poynton, Hon. Alexander Grey, South Australia 14,218 26,899 Riley, Edward, Esquire South Sydney, New South 15,792 23,629 Wales Rodgers, Arthur Stanislaus, Esquire Wannon, Victoria 16,079 30,461 Ryrie, General Granville de Laune, North Sydney, New South 19,810 30,170 C.M.G. Wales 23,758 JSalmon, Hon. Charles Carty Grampians, Victoria 12,116 Sampson, Sydney, Esquire Wimmera, Victoria ... Unopposed Sharpe, James Benjamin, Esquire Oxley, Queensland 18,234 32,880 Sinclair, Hugh, Esquire Moreton, Queensland 15,811 28,252 Smith, Hon. Bruce, K.C. Parkes, New South Wales ... 19,259 33,657 Smith, Hon. William Henry Laird ... Denison, Tasmania ... 9,752 17,988 Spence, Hon. William Guthrie Darling, New South Wales ... 12,309 21,163 Stumm, Jacob, Esquire Lilley, Queensland ... 15,475 30,282 Thomas, Hon. Josiah ... ... Barrier, New South Wales ... 16,063 20,655 Thomson, John, Esquire Cowper, New South Wales... Unopposed Tudor, Hon. Frank Gwynne ... Yarra, Victoria ... Unopposed Watkins, Hon. David ... Newcastle, New South Wales Unopposed Watt, Hon. William Alexander ... Balaclava, Victoria 17,607 30,852 Webster, Hon. William Gwydir, New South Wales ... 13,560 25,937 West, John Edward, Esquire... East Sydney, New South 12,831 23,135 Wales Wise, George Henry, Esquire ... Gippsland, Victoria ... 15,484 30,831 Yates, George Edwin, Esquire ... Adelaide, South Australia... 16,762 25,835 o Includes informal votes, t Elected 6th May, 1915, vice R. Howe, deceased. I Elected 20th February, 1915, vice E. F. G. Jolley, deceased. (d) Deceased 1st January, 1915. OFFICERS OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. Speaker ... ... ... ... The HON. CHARLES McDONALD. Chairman of Committees ... ... ... The HON. JOHN MOORE CHANTER. Clerk oJ the House of Representatives ... '*WALTER AUGUSTUS GALE. Clerk-Assistant ... ... ... ... *THOMAS WOOLLARD. Serjeant-at-Arms and Clerk oJ Committees ... *FRANCIS LAURENCE CLAPIN. * See pages 557-8. INDEX (INCLUDING SUMMARY OF AND PROCEEDINGS ON BILLS). SESSION 114-15-16-17. (THE SIXTH PARLIA.MENT.) INDEX TO TIlE VOTES AND PnOCEEDIN GS OF TIE -HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. NOTE.-For Proceedings on Bills, see under "Bills." For Papers laid upon Table, see "Index to Papers presented to Parliament" (p. li). For Petitions presented, see under "Petitions." For Messages from Governor-General and \from Senate, see under "Messages." Page ABBOTT, Lieut.-Colonel (now General)-Leave of absence to ... ... ... 239 Absolute Majority- Bills passed third reading by ... .. .. .. ... 276,277,346 Standing Orders suspended by ... ... ... ... 13 Accounts. See " Public Accounts Committee." Acting Public Service Commissioner. See "Bills-Public Service." Acts Interpretation Bill (1916). See " Bills." Additional Minister. See " War-Appointment." ADDRESS- To His Excellency the Governor-General- In Reply to Opening Speech- Committee to prepare Address appointed ... 7 Address brought up ... ... ... ... 9 Motion-That Address be agreed to-Debated ... ... 9, 18, 20 Address agreed to ...... ... ... 20 Time for Presentation of-Announced 21, 28 Presentation of and Reply to-Announced ... ... 29 Bills (3) passed before Address-in-Reply agreed to ... ... ... 13, 14 ADJOURNMENT OF HOUSE- Motions for- On account of death of Hon. J. A. Arthur ... ... ... 113 Over Christmas and Easter holidays ... 154 To a certain date subject to an earlier date being fixed by Mr. Speaker, if necessary ... ... ... 154, 378 To a day to be fixed by Mr. Speaker ... ... 418,469,510,556 To day or hour other than that fixed by Sessional Order ... ... 20, 24, 28, 113, 481, 491, 561, And see " Business." &c. To debate Matter of Urgency. See " Urgency." Withdrawn, temporarily ... ... ... ... 20,313 Owing to want of quorum ... .... ... 556, 564, 565, 576 Suspension of Sitting from one day to another ... 417,599 And see " Deputy-Speaker" and " Speaker." Advertising. See "Public Accounts Committee." Page AMENDMENTS- Expressing want of confidence in Prime Minister (Mr. Hughes). See " Supply- Messages." Motions amended by leave ... ... ... ... ... ... 41,166,225 Moved to Motions ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 17, 57, 147, 231, 250, &c. And see " Bills.' Moved in Committee to Motion approving of appropriation for Bill (Lady Bridges) ... 410 Moved to Motion to refer to Committee of Supply certain Messages. See " Supply -Messages." On " Grievance Day " motion .. ... ... ... ... ... 231,263 Ruled out of Order. See " Rulings." Withdrawn ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 264 Amendments Incorporation Bill (1914). See " Bills." Amusements Tax. See " Bills-Entertainments" and " Ways and Means." Appointments of Officers of House ... ... ... .. ... ... 558 Appraisements by Wool Board. See " Urgency-Wool Board." Appropriation Bills. See "Bills-Appropriation-Supplementary." Arbitration. See " Bills-Conciliation." Arthur, Mr.- Leave of absence