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 Honourable O. D. Brisbane : We know that, but a return has to be made. If
it was the same passenger sheet it would not make any difference, but you have to
make out separate forms.
 President : We had this in Executive Council and it is now a question for the
Legislative Council to decide what they feel about it. The feeling in Executive
Council was against Mr. Brisbane to the effect that if the passenger list is made
up there is no reason why it cannot be sent in in the morning. I think I am right
in saying that, am I?
 Honourable W. A. Hadley: Yes, sir.
 Honourable Member for North Windward : What is the position when there
is no agent and the captain has to do it before he goes out?
 Honourable O. D. Brisbane : If no proper person is left behind the captain
has to stay and clear.
 Honourable W. A. Hadley : In the case where there is no agent the Captain
makes the statement before he leaves the port?
 Honourable Acting Crown Attorney : Yes.
 Honourable Member for Leeward : I agree with Mr. Brisbane; if it does not
put the Treasurer out, extend it for three days.
 Honourable W. A. Hadley : I do not wish to impose any hardship. I do not
know enough about it to decide if it is a hardship or not.
 Honourable Acting Crown Attorney: It is no more of a hardship than
clearing a ship is.
 Honourable O. D. Brisbane : You have two or three days in which to clear
your ship. If you have to send in the return next morning you may be short-
staffed and it would be a hardship. Recently we were seeing to the .shipping of
bananas and it took two days for the Customs to give us back the papers. It is
not a matter of begging for time or stealing time. The Government says thirty
days time is too long, bring it down; you say one day.
 Honourable Acting Crown Attorney : There is no -need for grace except to
humbug the Customs. If we say three days, you can say you forgot; if you do it
the same time, there is no difficulty, it.wont be forgotten.
 Question of amendment put to the vote and lost by a majority of five to two,
the division being as follows :-

 For Against
 Honourable E. A. Joachim Honourable E. Duncan
 D. Brisbane G. A. McIntosh
 W. A. Hadley
 S" Ag. Colonial Treasurer
 Ag. Crown Attorney
 Question that Clause 2 stand part of the Bill put and agreed to.
 Clause 3--Commencement.
 Question put and agreed to.
 Clause 1-Short Title and Enacting Clause.
 Question put and agreed to.