I would ask the leave of the House to postpone this motion until the recovery of the Minister.
Motion, by leave, postponed.
PUBLIC BUSINESS. - TAXATION OF ROAD VEHICLES.
Motion by Senator Dr. Gogarty.
"That the Seanad is of opinion that in the public interest legislation is urgently required by which all mechanically-propelled road vehicles used for the carriage of goods or for the conveyance of passengers for hire shall be subjected to taxation sufficient in amount to compensate for the estimated injury to the roads resulting from the traffic and for the advantages and immunities they enjoy from the unrestricted use of the public highways: and further, that the problems of inland transport can be most effectively dealt with by a single Department of State."