PARLIAMENT

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2532, 5 August 1915, Page 7

PARLIAMENT

THE CIVIL LIST . MACHINERY FOR THE NATIONAL CABINET. Tho Legislative Councilmet at '2.30 p.m. " Tho report of tilio Statutes RevisionCommitteo was received on tho Births and Deaths Registration Amendment Bill, recommending that it should be allowed to proceed. ' Tho War Pensions Bill and the Crimes Amendment Bill were introduced from tlw House of Representatives, and read a first time. The Standing Ordors were suspended to allow the measures to pass tnrough all stages. ■ The Hon. SIR FRANCIS BELL moved the second reading of tho War Pensions Bill, and pointed out that as it was a money Bill they could not ma-ko amendmients. Tho Bill was read a second time, put through the final stages without discussiou, and passed. The, Civil List Amendment Bill was received from tho House of. .Representatives, ' put through all stages, and passed, without discussion". The Births and Deaths Registration Amendment "Bill was put through the final stages without amendment and passed.

The. Crimes 'Amendment Bill was put through remaining stages and passed. Thai Hon. SIR FRANCIS BELL made a. formal announcement regarding tho proposed National Cabinet, and moved the adjournment till August 19. Ho said that tho changes wnicli must necessarily result broke uj> a Government association towards which they would all have 'happy recollections—it was a party that liad always had ono aim; tho .best interests of the country. (Hoar, hear.) So far: as the changes affected himself, it was not for him to make any statement. He assured tho hon. members that, he would always have the most grateful recollections of the way tlipy had assisted him, as the leader of party government in the Council; Tho Hon. A. T. MAGINNITY assured the Leader that he had gained from 'all a Jiigh sense not only of_ regard, but also deep , esteem and friendship. He would carry, from the . Council the goodwill of every member. '(Applause.) _ Tho Hon.. G. JONES expressed his entire approval of the remarks made. He. was a strong .party man, but bethought thatoit wouldbo generally conceded that Sir Francis Bell had filled liis position "with an ability seldom shown in that offico. . The hope would be that he would continuo to occupy that position. (Applause.) Referring, to the changes impending, Mr. Jones confessed that some time ago. ho, did not see how the result- would bo carried out, in the best interests of the country, but he expressed his appreciation of, what had been done. Ho. was suro tliat throughout the Empire a determination would be made that day to carry on the war to the end. Ho gave his approval ,to the National Cabinet proposals. ,So long as there was a Gcrjiiau to dispute tho : right ,of the, world and the riglitof freedom, so long would they set their face towards tho foe. (Applause.) , " The Council rose at i p.m. till 2.30 p.m. on August 19.