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OF GUYANA SECOND PARLIAMENT FOURTH SESSION 1972 MINUTES of the Proceedings of the 20th Sitting of the National Assembly under the Constitution Parliament Chamber at the Public Buildings, Demerara, of Guyana, held in the Georgetown, AT 2.00 P.M. ON WEDNESDAY, 1972 27TH DECEMBER, MEMBERS OF THE NATJONAL ASSEMBLY Speake.
His Honour the Speaker, Mr. Sase Narain, J.P. Members of the Goverpment -feoele (12) Elected Ministers 1 s National �aaqr��s (�J) The Honourable Dr. the Honourable of National The Honourable The Honourable L.F.S.

Burnham, s.c., Prime Minister P.A.

Reid, Deputy Prime Minister (Absent) and Minister Development and Agriculture (Absent) M. Kasim, A.

A., t'1inister H.D.

Hoyte, s.c., Minister of Works and of State for �gricultuN Communications W.G.
Carrington, Minister of Labour and Social The Honourable Security The Honourable Miss S.M.

Field-Ridley, Minister of Information, Culture and Youth The Honourable B. Ramsaroop, Minister without Portfolio and Singh, Minister of Health Leader of the House The Honourable D.A.

The Honourable The Honourable Service The Honourable O.E.
Clarke, Minister C.V. Mingo, Minister Community W. Haynes, Minister Development of Home Affairs of State for the Public of Co-operatives and The Honourable A. Salim, Minister of Local Government Appoin\ed Ministers (7) The Honourable S.S. Ramphal, s.c., Minister of Foreign Affairs and Attorney-General H. Green, Minister H.O.

Jack, Minister Miss C.L.

Baird, Minister F.E.

Hope, Minister The Honourable The Honourable The Honourable The Honourable Dr. the Honourable The Honourable s,s.
Naraine, Reconstruction K.F.S.

King, Minister of Education of Finance af\d Trade of Economic Ueve.lopment A.A., Minister of Housing end of Public Affairs (Absent) of Mines and Forests(Absent) 2.

Pa;liam�nur� Se£;eta,ie§ (4) Mr. J. G. Joaquin,.

J.P., Parli&me�tary Finance and Trade Secretary, Ministry of Mr. P. Duncan, J.P., Parlia�entary Development and Agriculture Mr. J.R. Thomas, Parliamentary Sec�etary, National (Absent) Ministry Secretary, Ministry of of Information, Culture and Youth Mr. C.E.
Wrights, J.P., Perliamentery Secr�tary, Ministry of Works and Communications Whip Qthor Members (14) Mr. J.N.

Aaron Miss M.M.

Ackman, Government Mr. K. B�ncroft Mr. N.J. Bisse�ber Mr. J. Budhoo, J.P. Mr. L.I.

Cna�A-&u� Mr. E.f. Correia Mr. M. Corrica Mr. E.H.A.

Fowler Mr. R.J. Jordan Mr. S.M.

Saffee Mr. R.C.

Van Sluytman Mr. M. Zaheeruddeen , J.P. Mrs. L.E.

Willems Members of th e Ogp93jtipn (2l} feople'; Prog&kssive �arty (17) Dr. C.B.
Jagan, Leader of the Opposition Mr. Ram Karran Mr. R. Chandisingh Dr.F.H.W.

Ramsahoye, S.C� Mr. D.C. Jagan, J.P., Deputy Speaker (Absent} Mr. E.M.G.

Wilson Mr.

A.M. Hamid, J.P., Opposition Whip Mr. G.H.

Lall, J.P. Mr. M.Y.

Ally / J.P. Mr. Reepu Daman Persaud, Mr. E.M. Stoby, J.P. Mr.-R.

Ally Mr. Balchand Mr. Bhola Persaud Mr. I.R.

Remington, Mr. L.A. Durant Mr. V. Teekah Persaud J.P. United Force ( 3) Mr. M.F.

Singh Mrs. E. DaSilva Mr. J.A.

Sutton Independe nts (31 Mr. R.E.

Cheeks Mr.. E,.


L. Amb-rose Mrs. L.M.

Branco Of FI CERS Mr. F.A.

Narain, Clerk of the National Mr. M.B.

Henry, Deputy Clerk o� the National Assembly Assembly 3.

PRAYERS The Clerk read Prayers.

PUBLIC BUS !NESS MOT ION MOTION TO APPROVE THE ESTIMATES OF EXPENDITURE FOR 1973 Assembly resolved itself into Committee consideration year 1973, totalling the 7th of December, of the Estimates of Expenditure i277,712,944.
1972)_, (See Appendix of Supply to resume for the financial to Minutes of In Committee of Supply HEAD 38 -MINISTRY ( 11/0RKS) printed at OF WORKS AND COMMUNICATIONS -ESTABLISHMENT was passed as HEAD 39 -MINISTRY OF WORKS AND COMMUNICATIONS (WORKS) -ANNUALLY passed as printed at .

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.$ 9,6Bl.,7S4 RECURRENT was with the following description amendment of subhead 39: to the Substitution of the words Works and "Miscellaneous Services" for the words "Hire of Transport".
DIVISION XIX -MINISTRY OF WORKS TIONS -WORKS was passed as printed at with the following amendments: AND COMMUNICA­ ...$38,883,650 (i} Insertion of subhead No.

14 against the subhead described "Parika/ of the Bartica Road" and deletion of the subhead No.

14 against description "Essequibo Roads".

(ii) Amendment for sub­ of Code number head 14 -Parika/Bartica Road to read "114,010 "114,014 instead of 11 • 11 Assembly resumed.

SUSPENSION OF SITTING At 4.00 p.m. the sitting was suspended for refreshments.
RESUMPTION OF SITTING At 4.30 p.m. the sitting was resumed.

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Assembly resolved it.self into Committee of Supply end resumed consideration of the Eat.

:i.1'\at.ea oi' (xp,endit.ul!

'G �� 197"3-.. lg Committee of Sypglv DIVISION XX -MINISTRY Of WORKS AND CATIONS -WORKS -IBRD/IDA (FIRST SEA DEFENCE PROJECT) was passed as printed COMMUNI­ PROJECTS ... at i 4,4-ro,ooo DIVISION OF WORKS AND COMMUNI­ XXI -MINISTRY CATIONS -WORKS -IBRD/IDA (SECOND SEA DEFENCE PROJECT} was passed as printed at ...
PROJECTS DIVISILIN XXIA -MINISTRY CATIONS PROJECT) -IBRD/IDA was passed as printed OF WORKS AND COMMUNI­ (ROAD PROJECTS at ••• $ 3,609*000 HEAD 52 -MINISTRY OF HEALTH was passed as printed at 774,952 HEAD 53 -MINISTRY OF HEALTH -MEDICAL was passed as printed at S 3,146,117 ... .

.. at ... HEAD 54 - MINISTRY OF HEALTH -BACTERIOLOGICAL was passed as printed 434,359 HEAD 55 -MINISTRY OF HEALTH -X-RAY was peased as printed at 221,355 HEAD 56 -MINISTRY OF HEALTH -HOSPITALS ETC.
was passed as AND DISPENSARIES printed at ... S)8,338,859 HEAD 57 -MINISTRY as printed at OF HEALTH -ANALYST was passed ••• $ 147,655 HEAD 58 -MINISTRY Of HEALTH -PALMS was passed as printed at ...554,577 DIVISION XXIV -MINISTRY OF HEALTH was passed �s printed at ••• i 2,373,500 Assembly resumed.
ADJOURNMENT At 7 .35 p.·m., on a motion by the Minister and Leader of the House, the Assembly was on Thuraday� the 28th of December, 1972. adjourned without Port-folio to 2.00 p.m. OFFICE, PARLIAMENT Public Buildings, Georgetown.

28th December, l972.