Council of State Debates Thursday 14th September 1922 Official Report

(The Honourable the President.] indistinctly that as he will be unable to attend at the commencement of the sitting he desires me to take the two motions regarding the Joint Committee before we resume the consideration of the Bill before us I think that course will meet with the approval of the House. [...] by workmen and to provide for the payment by certain classes of employers to their workmen of compensation for injury by accident be referred to a Joint Committee of the Council of State and of the Legislative Assembly and that the joint Committee do consist of 22 members." This Bill also is in the hands of Honourable Members and the Statment of Objects and Reasons to the Bill explains the [...] The HONOURABLE THE PRESIDENT : Does the Honourable Member intend to move that a message be sent to the other House recommending that the number of the Joint Committee be reduced to such figure as he is prepared to specify The HONOURABLE MR. [...] The HONOURABLE THE PRESIDENT : To the question under cosideration amendment moved that this House do agree to the appointment of a Joint Committee but suggest for the consideration of the Legislative Assembly that the number of the committee be iduced from 22 to 14. [...] (contd.) The HONOURABLE THE PRESIDENT : We will now resume the further consideration of the Report of the Joint Committee on the Bill 'further to amend the Code of.