Queensland Parliamentary Debates [Hansard] Legislative Assembly TUESDAY, 11 MARCH 1952 Electronic reproduction of original hardcopy Queensland Parliamentary Debates. ----~---~-~~--,-~- i.tgtslatibt §sstmblp. SECOND SESSION OF THE THIRTY-SECOND PARLIAMENT (Second Period) [VOLUME 3] TUESDAY, 11 MARCH, 1952. OATH OF ALLEGIANCE TO QUEEN ELIZABETH II. THE PREMIER produced a Commission Under the provisions of the motion for under the public seal of the State empowering Special Adjournment agreed to by the House him, the Hon. John Edmund Duggan, the on 23rd November, 1951, the House met at Hon. Thomas Andrew Folcy and the Hon. ll a.m. J olm Henry M ann, or any one or more of them, to administer to all or any members Mr. SPEAKER (Hon. J. H. Manu, or member of the House the Oath or Affir­ Brisbane) took the chair. mation of Allegiance to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II., which commission was then DEATH OF KING GEORGE VI., AND read to the House by the Clerk. ACCESSION OF QUEEN ELIZABETH II. MESSAGE FROM THE GOVERNOR. MEMBERS SWORN. Hon. V. C. GAIR (South Brisbane­ The Commissioners (the Hon. Vincent Clair Premier) presented the following message Gair, Hon. John Edmund Duggan, Hon. from His Excellency the Governor- Thomas Andrew Foley, and Hon. John Henry '' The Governor acquaints the Legislative Mann), having been themselves previously Assembly, in accordance with the pro­ sworn before His Excellency the Governor, visions of the fourth section of the Con­ then administered the Oath or Affirmation stitution Act of' 1867 that Our Late Beloved of Allegiance to all other members present, Sovereign King George the Sixth of namely- Blessed and Glorious Memory, departed Aikens, Thomas, Esquire this life at Sandringham on the sixth day Allpass, Frederic Jmnes, Esquire of February, one thousand nine hundred and fifty-two, ani! that on the eighth day Bjelke-Petersen, J ohanues, Esquire of }'ebruary, one thousand nine hundred Brosnan, Michael Timothy, Esquire and fifty-two, Her Most Gracious Majesty Brown, Richard Kidston, Esquire Queen Elizabeth the Second was duly and Burrows, .Tames, Esquire lawfully proclaimed as Queen, by the Grace Byrne, Peter, Esquire of God, of Great Britain, Ireland, and the British Dominions beyond the Seas, Defen­ Chalk, Gordon William Wesley, Esquire {]er of the Faith. Clark, James, Esquire '' Tlle Governor further acquaints the Coburn, Artlmr, Esquire Legislative Assembly that, before Members Davis, Edward William, Esquire thereof sit and vote as such, it is necessary Decker, Eric Paul, Esquire that they should take or make the Oath ;r Dowar, Alexander Tattenhall, Esquire Affirmation of Allegiance to Her Most Dittmer, Felix Cyril Sigismund, Esquire, Gracious Majesty, as required h? the Act ltereinbcfore mentioned. B.A., M.B., B.S., B.Sc. ''Government House, Donald, James, Esquire "Brisbane, March 11, 1D5:?.'' Dufficy, John Joseph, Esquire Dunstan, Thomas, Esquire 'l'he Clerk read the message. Evans, Ernest, Esquire Mr. SPEAKER: I have to inform the Ewan, William Manson, Esquire House that on Thursday, 6 March and Mon­ Farrell, David, Esquire dny, 10 March, His Excellency the Governor Gardner, Robert James, Esquire administered the Oath of Allegian0e to all Ministers, and that on Friday, 7 March, Gavcn, Eric John, Esquire His Excellency administered the Oath of Graham, Frederick Dickson, Esquire Allegiance to me. Gunn, William Morrison, Esquire 1952-3G 1660 Death of King George VI. [ASSEMBLY.] Death of Hon. E. M. Hanlon. Heading, James Alfred, Esquire "2. That His Excellency the Governor Hiley, Thomas Alfred, Esquire be requested to forward the above address to Her Majesty." J esson, Cecil George, Esquire J ones, Vincent Edward, Esquire Motion agreed to, hon. members standing in silence. Kerr, Thomas Caldwell, Esquire Keyatta, George, Esquire ACCESSION OF QUEEN ELIZABETH II. Lloyd, Eric Gayford, Esquire Low, David Alan, Esquire ADDRESS OF CONGRATULATION. Luckins, Louis Wells, Esquire Hon. V. C. GAIR (South Brisbane­ Macdonald, Duncan, Esquire Premier) ( 11.16 a.m.) by leave, without Marsden, I vor, Esquire notice: I move- McCathie, Colin George, Esquire, B.A. '' 1. That the following address of con­ Mcintyre, Malcolm, Esquire gratulation to Her Majesty be adopted:- ' To Her Most Gracious Majesty, Moores, Thomas, Esquire Elizabeth the Second, by the Grace of Morris, Kenneth James, Esquire God, of Great Britain, Ireland, and of Muller, Adolf Gustav, Esquire the British Dominions beyond the Seas, Munro, Alan Whiteside, Esquire Queen, Defender of the Faith. Nicholson, David Eric, Esquire 'May it please Your Majesty,- Nicklin, George Francis Reuben, Esquire 'We, the Members of the Legislative Noble, Henry \Vinston, Esquire, M.B., Assembly of Queensland, in Parliament B.S. assembled, respeetfully submit congratu­ lations on Your Majesty's accession to Pizzey, Jack Charles Allan, Esquire, B.A., the Throne and desire to assure Your A.Ed. Majesty of our loyalty and allegiance. Plunkett, Thomas Flood, Esquire 'We pray that under the Divine Guid­ Rasey, Thomas William, Esquire ance Your Majesty may be long spared Riordan, Ernest Joseph, Esquire to rule the British Commonwealth of Roberts, Frank Edward, Esquire Nations and that Your Majesty's reign Roberts, Lloyd Henry Scurfield, Esquire may be distinguished by peace, pros­ perity, and a general advancement in· Smith, Alfred James, Esquire the social and economic conditions of Sparkes, Walter Beresford .Tames Gordon, Your Majesty's subjects.' Esquire '' 2. That His Excellency the Governor Taylor, Harold Bourne, Esquire, D.S.O. be requested to forward the above Address Taylor, John Russel, Esquire to Her Majesty.'' Turner, John Albert, Esquire Motion agreed to. Watson, Robert Hodgson, Esquire Whyte, Patrick J ames, Esquire COMMISSION TO ADMINISTER OATH. Wood, Leslie Arnold, Esquire. Mr. SPEAKER: I have to inform the Wordsworth, Carlisle J<'avell, Esquire House that His Excellency has been pleased to issue a Commission under the Public- Seal of the State empowering me to administer DEATH OF KING GEORGE VI. the oath or affirmation of allegiance to such members as may hereafter present themselves ADDRESS OF CONDOLENCE. to be sworn, which I now direct the Clerk Hon. V. C. GAIR (South Brisbane­ to read to the House. P!emier) ( 11.14 a.m.), by leave, without Commission thereupon read by the Clerk. notice : I move- '' 1. That the following Address of oon­ DEATH OF HON. E. M. HANLON. dolence to Her Majesty be adopted:- lUr. SPEAKER: I have to inform the 'To Her Most Gracious Majesty, House that I have received from the Reg!s­ Elizabeth the Second, by the Grace of trar-General a certified copy of the registra­ God, of Great Britain, Ireland, and of tion of the death on .January 15, 1952, of the British Dominions beyond the Seas, the Honourable Edward Michael Hanlon, Queen, Defender of the Faith. lately serving in the Legislative Assembly as member for the Electoral District of 'May it please Your Majesty,- Ithaca. ' We, the Members of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland, on assembling SEA'!' DECLARED VACANT. for the first sitting of the Parliament Hon. V. C. GAIR (South Brl.sbane­ since the lamented death of our late Premier) : I move- beloved Sovereign, King George VI., '' That the seat in this House of Edward: desire to express our profound sympathy Michael Hanlon, Esquire, hath become and: in the great loss which your Majesty, is now vaeant by reason of the death of your Royal Mother and other members the said Edward Michael Hanlon, Esquire.',. of the Royal Family have sustained.' Motion agreed to. Death of Hon. E. M. Hrmlon. [11 MARCH.] Death of Hon. E. 1l1. Hanlon. 1661 MOTION OF CONDOLENCE. enjoyed the fullest support of his ministerial colleagues and the other members of his Hon. V. C. GAIR (South Brisbane­ party, and when peace was restored he had Premier) (11.21 a.m.), by leave, without retained the respect and frequently won the notice: I move- good will of his opponents, who, at length '' 1. That this House desires to place saw the wisdom of the Government's stand at on record its sense of the loss this State that time. has sustained by the death of the Hon. Mr. Hanlon will be remembered also for his Edward Michael Hanlon, member for the great faith in the future of Queensland, par­ electoral district of Ithaca, and Premier ticularly the northern part of the State. of the State of Queensland. Come what may, his name will continue to be '' 2. That Mr. Speaker be requested to associated with major developmental projects, communicate to the family of the deceased the importance of which he so strongly gentleman the above resolution, together advocated in the councils of the nation that with an expression of the sympathy and few people in Australia, or in the Common­ sorrow of the members of the Parliament wealth of Nations, have not heard of them. of Queensland, in the loss they have The late Mr. Hanlon was a kindly man, sustained. ' ' and although he dearly loved a fight he sel­ The late Mr. Hanlon was first elected to dom bore ill-feeling in his heart for any time. the 24th Parliament of Queensland as I think I can truly say that, generous alike member for the electoral ilistriot of Ithaca, to friend or foe, he was one for whom the on 8 May, 1926, and represented that elec­ people of Queensland had a -warm affection; torate continuously until his death on he was one of themselves. J!'rom a humble 15 January, 1952, during the currency home he rose by his own merit to be Premier of the 32nd Parliament of Queensland. of the State, but always he had his roots deep In the Forgan Smith Ministry, he was Home down into the soil from which he sprang. He Secretary from 17 June, 1932, to 5 December, was never so happy as when talking in the 1935, and Secretary for Health anc1 Home homely Australian way among his working­ Affairs from 5 December, 1935, to 16 Decem­ class friends.