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SECOND PARLIAMENT OF GUYANA FIRST SESSION ..•••••••••••••••••• 1969 MINUTES of the Proceedings of the 16th Sitting of the National Assembly under the Coxutitution of Guyana, held in the Parliament Chamber at the Public Bui ldinpp, Georgetown.

Demerara, AT 2.00 P.M. ON THURSDAY, 20TH MARCH, 1969 PRESENT• His Honour the Speaker, Mr. R.B.

Gajraj, C.B.E., J.P. (a) Members of the Government (i) Ministers The Hon.

L.F.S.

Burnham, Q.C., Prime Minister Dr. the Honourable P.A.
Reid, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance.

The Honourable R.J. Jordan, Minister of Agriculture and Natural Resources.

The Honourable M. Kasim, Minister of Communications.

The Honourable H.D.

Hoyte, Minister of Home Affairs.

The Honourable N.J. Bissember, Minister of Trade and Parliamentary Affairs.

The Honourable C.M.L.

John, Minister of Local Government.

The Honourable W.G.

Carrington, Minister of Labour and Social Security.

Mrs. the Honourable S.M.

Patterson, Minister of Education.


The Honourable B. Ramsaroop, Minister of Housing and Reconstruction.

The arcurable S.S.

Rpmphal,.C.M,G., Q.C., Attorney-General and Minister of State.

The Honourable M.W.

Garter,' Minister of Information.

The H:Ynourable H. Green, Minister of Works and EydraulAcs.

Dr. the Honourable Sylvia Talbot, Minister of Health.

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(ii) Mr. P. Duncan, Parliamentary Secretary, Ministry of Local Government.

Mr. J.G.
Mr. J.G.

Joaquin, O.B.E., J.P., Parliamentary Secretary, Ministry of Finance.

Mr. W. Haynes, Parliamentary Secretary, Ministry of Works and Hydraulics.

Mr. A. Salim, Parliamentary Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture and Natural Resources.

Mr. J.R. Thomas, Parliamentary Secretary, Office of the Prime Minister.

(iii) Other Members Mr. J.N.

Aaron Miss M.M.

Ackman Mr. K. Bancroft Mr. J. Budhoo, J.P. Mr. L.I.

Chan-A-Sue Mr. O.E.

Clarke, Deputy Speaker Mr. E.F. Correia Mr, M. Corrica Mr. E.H.A.
Fowler Mrs. P.A.

Limerick Mr. S.M.

Saffee Mr. D.A.

Singh Mr. R.C.

Van Sluytman Mr. C.E.

Wrights Mr. M. Zaheeruddeen, J.P. (b) Members of the Opposition Dr. C.B.

Jagan, Leader of the Opposition Mr. Rams Karran Mr. R. Chandisingh Dr. F.H.W.

Ramsahoye Mr. D.C.Jagan Mr. E.M.G.

Wilson Mr.

A.M. Hamia, a.P.

Mr. G.H.

Lall Mr. M.Y.

Ally Mr. R.D.

Persaud, J.P. Mr. R. Ally Mr. E.L. Ambrose Mrs. L.M.

Branco Mr. Balchand Persaud Mr. Bhola Persaud Mrs. R.P.

Sahoye Mr. V. Teekah Mr. R.E.


Cheeks Mrs. E. DaSilva Mr. M.F.

Singh Mr. J.A.

Sutton Clerk of the National Assembly Deputy Clerk of the National Assembly - Mr. - Mr. F.A.

Narain M.B.

Henry 3.

The Forournble N.O.

,Tack, Minister without Portfolio Mr., E.M. Steby Mr.

I. Remington' J.P. _Absent PRAYERS The Clerk read Prayers.
ANNOUNCEMENTS BY THE SPEAKER Plaxae for the rtr it of th P 11 - His Honour the Speaker read a letter received_ from the Demerara Company Limited forwarding a plaque for the protrait of the Prime Minister which that Company had presented to Parliament on the occasion of Guyana's attainment of Independence.

PRESENTATION OF PAPERS AND REPORTS, ETC.


B the Minister of Finance: Loan Agreement between Guyana, Guyana Rice Development Company, Limited and the United States of America for a Rice Modernization Project - Dated: March 11, 1969 - A.I.D.

Loan Number 504-L-008, (G. 304Q/58)(Circulated).


STATEMENTS BY MINISTERS StatementIL1b9 Prime Minister on AagaillAp The Prime Minister made a statement concerning the Government of Guyana's stand on the question of Anguilla since the illegal overthrow of constitutional government in the Island in March, 1967.

PUBLIC BUSINESS MOTION Item 1 - MOTION T2_,APPROVE THE ESTIMATES OF EXPENDITURE FOR 1969 Aeoembly resolved itself into Committee of Supply to rosue cons5_deration of the estimates of expenditure for.
Th.,: :Anancial year 1969 totalling $146,698,155 (ex.

::ItviAng $20,567,751 which is chargeable by law).

(See mott.on at Appendix to Minutes of Thursday, 6th March, 1969).

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In Committee of Supply HEAD 28 - MINTSTRY OF AGRICULTUREA4kWURAT, liESOUBCr;S - FORESTS was passed as printed at ... it.. 530,926 HEAD 29 - MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES - GEOLOGICAL SURVEYS AND MINES was passed as printed at fee 462,603 736,425 6,711,400 167,813 25,000 HEAD 30 - MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES - LANDS was passed as printed at DIVISION -MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND XIII NATURAL RESOURCES was passed as printed at HEAD 31 - MINISTRY OF TRADE was passed as printed at DIVISION- MINISTRY OF TRADE was passed as XIV printed at HEAD 36 - MINISTRY OF WORKS AND HYDRAULICS - ESTABLISHMENT was under consideration when the time for the Suspension of the Sitting was reached.
Assembly resumed SUSPEFSION OF SITTING At 4.00 p.m. the sitting was suspended for tea.

RESUMPTION OF SITTING At 4.35 p.m. the sitting was resumed.
Assembly resolved itself into Committee of Supply to resume consideration of the Estimates of expenditure for 1969. pa Committee of Supply HEAD 36 - MINISTRY OF WORKS AND HYDRAULICS - ESTABLISHMENT was passed as printed at HEAD 37 - MINISTRY OF WORKS AND HYDRAULICS- ANNUALLY RECURRENT was passed as printed at DIVISION- XVI DIVISION- XVIA MINISTRY OF WORKS AND HYDRAULICS was passed as printed at MINISTRY OF WORKS AND HYDRAULICS- IBRD/IDA PROJECTS was passed as printed at •• • $ 3,254,998 6,825,472 24,715,000 • • • 1,504,000 5.
HEAD 32 - MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS was passed as printed at • • • $ 262,422 HEAD 33 - MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS - POST OFFICE was under consideration when the time for the Suspension of the Sitting was reached.

Assembly resumed.

SUSPENSION OF SITTING At 6.30 p.m. the sitting was suspended.

RESUMPTION OF SITTING At 8.05 p.m. the sitting was resumed.

Assembly resolved itself into Committee of Supply to resume consideration of the estimates of Expenditure for 1969.
In Committee of Supply HEAD 33 - MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS - POST OFFICE was passed as printed at 0010 2,566,420 HEAD 34 - MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS - TRANSPOHT AND HARBOURS was passed as printed at HEAD 35 - MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS - CIVIL AVIATION was passed as printed at DIVISION- MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS was passed as printed at XV HEAD 56 - MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND RECONSRTJCTION was passed as printed at 2,000,000 351,487 5,913,000 90* $ 1,232,718 Assemblyed.
ADJOURNMENT At 10.05 p.m. the Assembly was adjourned to 2.00 p.m. on Friday, 21st March, 1969.

B. GAJRAJ SPEAKER PUBLIC BUILDINGS, Georgetown.

21st March, 1969.