FEDERAL LEGISLATION.
NEW WAR MEASURES, 'g GIFT TO BELGIUM. ' 'ij By Telegraph—Press Association— • ' Melbourne, October 22. Lv the Federal House of Representatives notice was given of Bills as follows:—For amendment of the Commonwealth Bank Act in order to absorb the Government banking institution; Inter-State Bill, dealing with the divorce law; a Federal Statute Bill, enabling the executive to make regulations in relation to the present state of war; a Bill to amend the Federal Arbitration Act. The following 1 pasted all stages: the Bill to prohibit trade with the enemy; the Bill to confer Admiralty or maritime jurisdiction on the 1 High Court and declare the High Court ; to be a Colonial Court; and the Admiralty : Crimes Bill. ' The Federal Prime Minister, Mr. 1 Andrew Fisher, in referring to the tramb way case, stated that the constitution must be amended. The House adjourned until Wednesday. • The Senate passed the Bill granting 1 tiOO.OOO to the Belgian Government.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LI, Issue 15747, 23 October 1914, Page 4
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