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as at present provided, with a minimum voting power of five head of large stock ; and (4) that five mem- 

 bers be elected under the Diseases in Sheep Act as at present provided, with a minimum voting power of 

 100 head of sheep." 



Mr. WILKES (Broken Hill) said the Honorable Eupert Carington had given them a nut to crack. 

 He had heard of democrats, but the Honorable Eupert Carington had beaten the democrats. He could not 

 understand the Honorable Eupert Carington's proposal to have one man one vote on this important 

 question. He maintained that the amendment of the Honorable Eupert Carington if passed would 

 necessitate the alteration of the Pastures and Stock Act and the Diseases in Sheep Act. The resolution 

 might be passed, but no Minister of the Crown would dare alter those Acts without consulting the Boards 

 affected ; and they would unanimously vote against the alteration. If the Honorable Eupert Cariugton 

 was going on with this radical proposal of one man one vote, he should not uphold him at all. 



The Honorable BUPEHT CARIXGTON said he would like to reply. He did not intend to try to con- 

 vince his friend Mr. Wilkes, because he could not. He had tried to explain that he had not stultified 

 himself in the least. He had been perfectly ready that everybody who paid taxes should be represented. 

 He considered that this was a very fair way of settling the question without stultifying themselves in any way 

 at all. There was no chance of the Assembly passing the Bill, in his opinion, in its present form. He 

 thought this was by far the best way of voting. This Board, with the addition of these men, would only 

 sit as the Eabbit Board ; they would not sit as a Sheep Board or as a Stock and Pastures Board. He 

 thought his plan gave a fairer representation than any other ; and as for it being too extreme he could 

 not say that he agreed with that. It gave a representation of five to the sheep-owners and five to the 

 people who were not sheep-owners. There would be five sheep-owners three people on the Stock and 

 Pastures Board, and two people on the Eabbit Board. 



Mr. ALISON (Canonbar) moved that this amendment be adjourned to give them time to consider it. 

 It was very important, and he could not see its bearings right through. As Mr. Wilkes had pointed out, 

 they had to consider the Stock and Pastures Act as well as the Eabbit Act. 



The Honorable EUPERX CARINGTON (Jerilderie) consented to the adjournment until 2 o'clock. 



Mr. YANSTON (Goodooga) seconded Mr. Alison's proposal. 



The question of the adjournment of the Honorable Eupert Carington's motion until 2 o'clock was 

 put and carried. 



Clause 13. 



Rabbit Kates in Municipal Areas. 



13. In any case where a Eabbit District is the same as a Borough or Municipal District, 

 the Governor may direct that the rabbit rate shall be struck on the basis of the annual value of 

 the holdings as shown in the Bate Book of such Borough or Municipal District ; and in any 

 such case 



(a) the Eabbit Board shall, notwithstanding anything hereinbefore contained, strike the 

 rabbit rate, and determine the amount payable in respect of any holding on the basis 

 of such value ; and for that purpose shall have access to the aforesaid Eate Book at 

 all reasonable times ; and 



(5) the rate shall not in any one year exceed one shilling in the pound on the annual value ; 

 and 



(c) there shall be no appeal from the determination by the Eabbit Board of the amount 

 payable in respect of any holding. 



Mr. BACON (Brewarrina) moved, and Mr. Gibson seconded, "That clause 13 as printed be adopted." 

 Carried. 



Clause 14. 



Notice and payment of Eallit Bate. 



14. When the amount payable under the rate upon any holding has been determined, 

 notice of such amount shall be given, and the same may be given in accordance with the general 

 provisions as to the giving of notices hereinafter contained. 



The amount determined by the Eabbit Board as being the amount payable under the 

 Eabbit Eate shall, except in case of appeal, be paid to such person or bank, and on or before 

 such date as may be respectively specified for the purpose in the aforesaid notice : Provided 

 that the amount may be payable in instalments if the Board so permits. 



The person liable to pay the amount shall be the occupier of the holding if the same be 

 occupied, but if not, then the owner thereof; but nothing herein contained shall affect any 

 private arrangement between a landlord and his tenant in respect of the said liability. 

 Mr. FREEMAN moved that the words after the word " the," starting at " occupier " in line 54 down 

 to the end be omitted, and that the words " the owner of the holding taxed " be inserted. It seemed 

 to him that there was no necessity to make private arrangements. If a man liked to make an arrangement 

 under the common law, that need have nothing to do under the Eabbit Act. It would be simple to allow 

 claims to be made against some person and that person ought to be the owner. 

 Mr. ALISON (Canonbar) seconded the motion. 



Mr. GIBSON (Hay) said he would speak against it. There was one point that struck him, and that 

 was : they had decided that the stock should be rated on the stock returns ; and as it was the occupier that 

 made out the returns this resolution if passed would put the owner in a predicament. 

 Mr. FREEMAN then said he would add the word "occupier." 



The Chairman pointed out that that would leave the resolution practically a,s it was before 

 Mr. Freeman proposed to amend it. 



Mr. FREKMAN withdrew his motion. 



Mr. FLANAGAN (Gunbar) moved " That the clause as printed be adopted." 



Mr. VANSTON (Goodooga) seconded Mr. Flanagan. 



The CHAIRMAX then put the question, and it was carried. 



Clause 



