The standing order provides that they shall remain open. There is no provision for the doors to be locked. To avoid any injustice being done to the honorable member involved will you order the doors to be locked immediately attention has been drawn to the state of House, so as to prevent the entry of any member until you have counted the number present? Mr SPEAKER: Speaker, concerning your-‘ statement yesterday that you will suspend, under the provisions of Standing Order 303, any honorable member who draws attention to the state of the House if, when you have made a count of the House, you find that a quorum is present. – I shall examine the matter raised by the honorable gentleman and shall give it the most sympathetic consideration. Will the Minister give consideration to having the War Service Homes Division adopt a policy of reserving sufficient vacant land for the purpose of establishing recreation areas and children’s playgrounds where groups of war service homes are being erected in areas that are not served by other recreation facilities? Mr CASEY: 1 believe that the policy of the War Service Homes Division of his department is to make adequate provision for recreation facilities where large areas are being built upon, several local governing bodies have intimated that in instances where groups of between 70 and 80 war service homes are being built in semi-populated areas no provision has been made for recreation areas. – I ask the Minister for “Works and Housing a question relating. – I have not seen the press statement to which the honorable member has drawn my attention, but 1 shall examine it and give him an appropriate answer. Moore, that the Australian Government is subsidizing the importation of coal from India and South Africa to the detriment df the Queensland coal industry ? If so, has he also read the claim by that Minister that Queensland is in a position to supply 100,000 tons of coal this year to the southern States of Australia and that the Queensland coal industry is therefore entitled to at least the same assistance from this Government as the Government is now giving to India and South Africa? Mr FADDEN: – Has the Treasurer’s attention been drawn to a published statement by the Queensland Minister foi Mines, Mr. Archie Cameron) took the chair at 10.30 a.m., and read prayers. 1) Customs Tariff (New Zealand Preference) Amendment (No. View PDF View XML View in Voyant House of Representatives
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