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Mr. ALISON (Canonbar) then moved Mr. A. Brown's motion. 



The CHAIBMAN said he would like to point out that holders of 40,000 sheep and over were already 

 given five votes under clause 5. He thought it would be better to fix the franchise from the beginning if 

 they were going to alter it at all. 



On resuming after lunch Mr. A. Lakemaii took the chair at 2'20 p.m. 



Clause 4. 



Babbit Districts. 



4. 1'or the purposes of this Act, N"ew South Wales shall be divided into Districts, herein- 

 after referred to as Babbit Districts. 



The Districts into which New South Wales may from time to time be divided for the 

 purposes of the Diseases in Sheep Acts shall be Districts for the purposes of this Act, but the 

 operation of this provision shall be subject always to the powers next hereinafter conferred on 

 the Minister. 

 The Minister may, by notification in the Gazelle 



() declare that any Borough or Municipal District shall form a Eabbit District ; or 

 (J) combine two or more Sheep Districts wholly or in part into one Eabbit District; or 



(c) create Eabbit Districts without reference to the boundaries of any Sheep District ; or 



(d) alter or modify the boundaries of any Eabbit District. 



Any such notification shall operate and take effect as from the date thereof, but may by 

 notification be corrected, modified, or revoked. 



Mr. LESLIE (Forbes) moved the recommittal of clause 4 with a view to insert " declared rabbit 

 infested " in line 13 after the word " be ". 



The question of recommittal was put and carried. 



Mr. LESLIE (Forbes) then moved, " That the words ' declared rabbit infested ' be inserted in line 13 

 after the word ' be ' ". 



Mr. P'BEEMAN seconded the insertion of those words. 



Mr. ATKINSON opposed the motion. 



Mr. T. BKOWN, M.L.A. (Budgerabong), said he would like to know whether it would be desirable 

 to declare the whole of the Colony to be rabbit infested. There was a large portion of the Colony in 

 which there were no rabbits. Powers should be reserved to declare certain districts infested, but he could 

 not see the force of declaring the whole Colony infested, when only a little more than a half was really 

 infested. 



Mr. LESLIE'S (Forbes) motion was put and carried. 



Clause 4, as amended, was put to the meeting and carried. 



Clause 5. 



Mr. ALISON (Canonbar) on behalf of Mr. A. Brown moved the recommittal of this clause with a 

 view to amend the franchise. 



From 5,000 to 20,000 sheep 3 votes 



20,000 40,000 4 



Over 40,000 sheep 5 



Mr. BKOOKE (Boggabri) said he would second Mr. Alison's amendment. 

 Mr. SIDES (Hay) seconded Mr. T. Brown's amendment. 



Mr. ALISON (Canonbar) said that it had been decided previously that 3,030 sheep should have two 

 votes and Mr. Brown's amendment would alter that. He did not think that that was right, it was out of 

 order. 



The CHAIRMAN said that lie could not accept Mr. T. Brown's amendment in that form. Strictly 

 speaking, it was out of order. 



Mr. T. BBOWN, M.L.A. (Budgerabong), then moved, " That the voting be 011 the following basis : 



250 to 3,000 sheep 1 vote 



3,000 5,000 ... 2 votes. 



5,000 20,000 ... 3 



20,000 40,000 4 



Over 40,000 sheep 5 



Mr. LESLIE (Forbes) moved an amendment, " That the franchise be as follows : 

 250 to 



2 votes. 



3 

 4 



5 

 G 

 7 



Mr. CUDMOBE (Wentworth) seconded it. 



Mr. LESLIE'S (Forbes) amendment was put, and the voting was equal, 15 to 15. 



The CHAIBMAK then took a second vote which resulted in Mr. Leslie's amendment beiuo- carred by 

 18 votes to 16. 



Mr. ALISON (Canonbar) moved, " That lines 42, 43, 44, 15, 46 and 47 of the original Bill reading as 

 under: 'A Eabbit Board shall, within such time as may be prescribed, appoint one of its members to be 

 Chairman thereof, and if such Board shall fail to appoint a Chairman the Governor may appoint one of 

 auch members to be the Chairman of such Board ; and the Chairman and other members shall be entitled 

 to receive, out of the revenues of the Board, such fees as may be prescribed,' be reinserted." 



Mr. BAYLIS (Narrandera) seconded the motion. 



The CJJAIKMAN then put the question, and it was carried. Clause 



