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I, BRITISH GUIANA FIRST SENATE FIRST SESSION 1961 -1962 MINUTES of the Proceeding s of the 13th Sitting of the Senate of the Colony of-B itish Guiana under the British Guiana (Constitution) Order in Council, 1961, held in the Chamber of the Legislature at the Public Buildi:ngs Demerara, 9 Georg�town, AT 9.

00 A.M.I on J MONDAY, 24TH SEPlEMBER, 1962.

PRESENT: Appointed under Article 47(2)(a): His Honour the President, Senator Ashton Chase.

Senator the·Honourable Minister H.J.M.


Hubbard, of Trade and Industry.

Senator the Honourable C.V. Nunes, Minister of Education and Social Devel_op.ment.

Senator the Honourable C.V. Christian, Minister of Home Affairs.

Senator M. Khan Senator C,S.

Persaud Senator Christina Senator H. Thomas Ramjattan Appointed under Artiqle 47(2)(b): I I Senator Anne Jardim I I Appointed under Article 47(2)(c): Senator A.G. Tasker, Senator c.v. Too-Chung Clerk of the Legislature -Mr.

I. Crum Ewing.
I. Crum Ewing.

Assistant Clerk of the Legislaturr -Mr. F.A.

Narain (Ag.)

O.B.E.

PRAYERS The Clerk read prayers.

ANNOUNCEMENTS The President for the consideration read two letters from the Speaker forwarding of the Senate the following Bills:- (a)WILD BIRDS PROTECTION (.AMENDMENT) BILL, 1962.

(b)PROPERTY TAX AND THE GIFT TAX BILL, 1962.

The Speaker Md also endors d the Property Tax and the Gift Tax Bill, 1962, as a Money Bill.
2 • (c)Report of the Director of Audit on the .Accounts of the Government Produce Depot for the year ended 31st December, (M. 2/120/2 V).

1960.

(d)Report of the Director of Audit on the Accounts of the Governmen for the year ended 31st December, t Produce Depot, New Amsterdam 1960.

(M. 2/120/2V).

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(e) Report of the Director of Audit on the Accounts of the Commodity years 1959 and 1960.

Control Organisation for the (S.P.

398/ll(ll))(Circu lated).

(f)Address by the Hon.


c.v. Nunes, Minister of Education Biennial Teachers, at Queen's August, 1962• and Social Development, at the 11th Conference of tbe Caribbean Union of 'college on Too sday, 21st (Circulated)� (-g) Report by the Minister of Education and Social Development on the Common Services Conferenc held at Port-of-Spain, to July 18, 1962. e from July 10 Trinidad, INTRODUCTION OF BILLS -First Reading.

(a)PROBATION OF OFFENDERS (AMENDMENT) BILL, 1962.


I [) The Minister of Home Affairs/presented the BILL AN ORDINANCE and intimated intituled ORDINANCE, given, he would move at the appropriate time tbe suspension of -che relevant Standing Orders to enable him to proceed with the Bill through its remaining that in accordance with the notice TO AMEND TJIE PROBATION OF OFFENDERS stages.

The Bill was read the first t�me.

(b) WILD BIRDS PROTECTION (AMENDMENT) BILL, 1962 • .
The Minister of Education aJd Social Development the BIL.1:J inti tuled AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE WILD presented BIRDS PROTECTION that in accordance wi.th the notice given, he would move at the appropriate time the suspension of the relevant him to proceed with the Bill Standing Orders to enable thro gh its remainin and intimated ORDINANCE, g stages.

The Bill was read the first time.

(c)PROPERTY TAX AND THE GIFT TAX BILL, 1962.


The Minister of Trade and I�dustry presented the BILL intituled AN ORDINANCE TO PROVIDE FOR THE LEVY OF TAXES COMPUTED BY REFERENCE that in accordance the appropriate Orders .to ennble him to proceed �emaining stages.

time the suspension TO PROPERTY with the with the Bill through its notice given, he would move at AND GIFTS, and intimated of the relevant St.anding The Bill was read the first time.
(c)ASSOCIATION OF BAPTIST CHURCHES IN BRITISH GUIANA ( INC OR PORAT ION) B[LL, 196?.

The BILL intituled AN ORDI NANCE TO INCORPORATE THE ASSOCIATION OF BAPTIST CHURCHES IN BRITISH PURPOSES THEREWITH was read the first time.

CONNECTED GUIANA AND FOR .

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I Item 3 -MOTION TO REFUND STAMP DUY.
3, On a motion by Senator Khan, seconded by Senator Thomas, the Senate adopted the following Resolution:- RESOLVED, That this Senate recommends to Government the refund to the British Guiana United Sad'r Islamic Anjurnan of the sum dollars paid in terms of the �ax Ordinance, Chapter 298, for the Private Ordinance to incorporate cert�in persons as trustees of the body known as the Uni tJed Sad' r Islamic Anjuman, to vest in such persons certain property purposes with the mb.tters aforesaid", Bill inti tuled "An of one hundred connected and for Al;JOURNMENT At 11.00 a�m .. , on a motion by the Minister of Trade and Industry, Tuesday, the 25th of September, 1962. the Senate was adjourned to 9.,00 a.m. on t,,-1 g'/,\.
� � (' h, President.

PUBLIC BUILDINGS, Georgetown.

24th September, 1962,