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Sat 4 Nov 1911 - Wickepin Argus (WA : 1910 - 1934)
Page 3 - Opening of Parliament.
Opening of Parliament.
MR. M. F. TROY ELECTED
SPEAKER.
Thk first session of the eighth i
Parliament was opened by the |
Governor witli all the usual trim- j
mings and formalities on Wednes- |
day last. Long before the time for j
the opening ceremony the galleries
weie thronged by those fortunate
enough to gain admission.
After members bad been sworn
and returned to their places,
• Mr. Seaddau moved that Mr.
Troy be elected Speaker. Mr.
Bath seconded. There being no
other nomination, Mr. Tioy was
declared elected.
The new Speaker thanked the
House for its action in placing him
in the position. He assured mem
bers that he would always act with
the strictest impartiality.
Mr. Troy received congratula
tions from the Premier and Leader
of the Opposition (Mr. Frank Wil
son).
The following are the main points
of the speech delivered by the
Governor : —
Mr. President and Honorable
Geutlemeu of the Legislative
Council,—
Mr. Speaker and Gentlemeu of the
Legislative Assembly,
It affords me great pleasure to
meet the members of the Kighth
Parliament of Western Australia.
ihe voting in the recent general
elections (though a few returns
have yet to come to hand) has de
monstrated beyond question the
keen political interest aud coucious
ness of responsible citizenship actu
ating the people of this State, 75
per cent, of the electors oti the roll
having exercised the franchise.
The result is not only unpreceden
ted in Western Australia, but
eclipses anything of a like character
yet achieved in the whole of the
Commonwealth.
Since the 1 st session of the late
Parliament an Imperial Conference
has completed its labors in Condon.
The deliberations of that represent
ative body are iu themselves an
evidence of the zeal, and earnestness
permeating and spurring the
whole of the British Empire with
the pulsations of kiuship.
My advisers will, in due course,
submit for your deliberation mea
sures arisiug out of the proceedings
of the conference, to the end that
that, in the matters of Imperial im
portance and affecting the common
weal, there may be uniformity of
legislation throughout the Common
wealth aud the British Dominions.
The prosperity prevailing
throughout the Commonwealth, in
cluding this State, justifies a na
tional pride and high hopes for the
future.
It is, however, a matter for sin
cere regret that our eastern agri
cultural districts have been visited
by an unfavorable season. In con
sequence of an abnormal diminu
tion iu the rainfall, man}' of the
pioneers and settlers in these parts
will have their trial, and pioneering
burdens increased.
M3' advisers feel confident, bow
ever, that this misfortune is only
temporary, and wilhever}' resource
at their disposal are meeting the
difficulties caused by the shortage
of water supplies and the partial
failure of the crops within the area
referred to.
The prospect of the early con
struction of the transcontinental
railway is an augury of increase I
commercial activity within the
State.
My advisers have every confi
dence in the future of the raining in
dustry ; are convinced that it is
still far from having attained its
maximum of success ; and are giv
ing serious consideration to all
means of encouraging its expan
sion and progress.
Several districts show healthy
signs of improvement, some of the
most notable beiug Marvel Loch,
OraBanda, and Youaume.
The results of geological invest
igations between Mt. Jackson and
Lake Barlee give good hopes of
mineral discoveries in an extensive
belt of country hitherto hardly
known to prospectors.
My Ministers, fully recognising
the importance of developing the
agricultural resources of the State,
have tntdeh cousideration the
routes of several railways, for the
construction of which bills will be
submitted in due course.
Special attention is being given
to land settlement, the aim of my
advisers being to secure the boua
fides of such settlement, to insure
the utilisation and cultivation of
the soil, and to avert the evils of
purely speculative dealings . in
land.
Though it is inteudeo that this,
the first session of the eighth Parlia
ment shall be brief, bills will be in
troduced for a Parliamentary Stand
ing Committee of Public Works,
wifh a view to the introducion of a
vigorous, but, at the same time, safe
and enduring works policy.
Bills will also be introduced em
powering the Government to make
advances to persons- of limited
means, in order that they may pro
vide homes Ifor themselves ; to in
crease the capital and extend the
operations of the Agricultural
Bank ; to alter the Constitution of
the Public Service Appeal Board,
and to meet the requirements of re
classification ; to amend the Early
Closing Act with the object of enab
ling *he weekly hall-holiday to be
determined by a vole of the elec
tors : to Jieduce Ministerial and
certain Parliamentary officials' sal
aries ; and to regulate the practice
of veterinary surgery.
Measures will be submitted for
the purpose of simplifying the pro
cedure of Local Courts ; to amend
the Criminal Code, so as to provide
for the establishment of a Court of
Criminal Appeal, and the special
detention and treatment of habitual
criminals on indeterminate sentence
or otherwise ; to transfer the appel
late jurisdiction of the Governor-in
Council in divorce and matrimonii!
causes to the Supreme Court , and
to amend the Industrial Conciliation
and Arbitration Act.
The details of the Estimates of
Revenue and Expenditure are now
in course of careful preparation,
and will be submitted to you at an
early date.
My Ministers will in due course,
request you to grant the local au
thorisation which they deeui neces
sary for the prosecution cf public
works incidental to the continued
d evelopment of the State.
With expansion of our primary
industries, the provision ol facilities
for land settlement, and means of
transit fu all parts of the State, it is
contemplated that expenditure will
increase, and my advisers are direct
ing their attention to a proportion
ate augmentation of the revenue.
Notwithstanding the recent un
favorable season in some portions of
the State, it is proposed to proceed
on lines of general development in
all public undertakings.
My advisers have also in view the
preparation of measures providing
for the betterment of the conditions
prevailing in the public service, aud
the granting of equal political rights
to all citizens. ,
Educational matters are receiving
earnest attention, the vast import
ance of this sphere of Government
being fully recognised by my Minis
ters.
Efforts are at preseut being made
to secure suitable sites for a Univer
sity, a Sanatorium for Consump
tives, aud a Maternity Home.1'
All the members were in theit
positions with the exception of
Messrs. J. P. Gardiner (Roebourue),
F. Gill (Leederville), J. J. Mac
Donald (Gascoyne), R. H. Under
wood (Pilbarra), A. Male (Kimber
ley).
Mr. J. B. Holinan has been
appointed Chairman of Committees,
Mr. Heitmauu, Government Whip,
Mr. Frank Wilson, Opposition
Leader, and Mr. Harry Layman,
Opposition Whip.
The Government majority num
bers 18, the strength of parties being
—Ministerislists, 34; Opposition,
16.
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APA citation
Opening of Parliament. (1911, November 4).Wickepin Argus (WA : 1910 - 1934), p. 3. Retrieved April 1, 2025, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article155865663
MLA citation
"Opening of Parliament."Wickepin Argus (WA : 1910 - 1934) 4 November 1911: 3. Web. 1 Apr 2025 <http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article155865663>.
Harvard/Australian citation
1911 'Opening of Parliament.',Wickepin Argus (WA : 1910 - 1934), 4 November, p. 3. , viewed 01 Apr 2025, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article155865663
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{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article155865663 |title=Opening of Parliament. |newspaper=[[Wickepin Argus]] |volume=I, |issue=50 |location=Western Australia |date=4 November 1911 |accessdate=1 April 2025 |page=3 |via=National Library of Australia}}

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