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76 •v... .. ... :-tleport Annual 1971-72 A.nnual Report 1971-72 Guyana Rice Marketing Board For the Year Ending September 30, 1972 CONTENTS of Transmitt Letter Framework P•t I al of the Report Chairman's Statement:­ Conditions Committees Executive General Rice Action Research Production Marketing Subsidies Conclusion Pages 9-10 Part II (A) General Manager's Analysis:­ 11 - 20 in 1971 -1972 Marketing World Situation Crop Results Prospects Rice Action Purchases, Purchases Grades Committees Sales and Domestic & Local Sales Consumption (B) Administration:- Relations The Board & its Committees Management Industrial Staff Benefits Bargaining Staff Training Extension Other Industrial of Board Management Projects Agreement (C) (D) Part Ill Part IV Appendices A B Appendix C D E Accounts:- Grants and Aids-Rice Production Programme & The Research Division Conclusion:- Report of The Auditors Statistical Section 21 28 29-40 -1971/72 of Purchases Average yield per acre 1959/60 Analysis October (i)Analysis 1, 1971 to September October period 30, 1972 showing the & Sales for period 30, 1972. of Export during 1, 1971 to September percentage total exports that each grade formed of the to each market.
the percentage shipped by each (ii)Showing market.
Detailed as at September of rice stocks statement 30, 1972 of rice & Utilisation Supply on hand Appendix F (a)Contractual exports during crop year 30, 1972 ended Septembe'r (b)Non Contractual year ended September 30, 1972 exports during crop G H Reconciliation of stocks September 30, 1972 Crop Yields Quality Rice Trends -Parboiled Annexes (i)Amendment to the Rice Marketing Ordinance of July, 1971 (ii)Rice Marketing Ordinance Chapter 249 41 42 LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL The Hon.

L. F. S. Burnham s.c ..


O.E., Prime Minister Parliament Buildings, Georgetown.

M.P., and President of the Guyana State Corporation, 7th January, 1974 Dear Mr. Prime Minister, We have the honour to submit this Annual Report of the transactions of the Guyana Rice 30th September, 1972 in pursuance Ordinance, 31, 1971.

The Auditors and the Income and Expenditure the report.
Report, Chapter Marketing Board for the period 1st October, 1971 to of Section 21 (2) of the Rice Marketing 249 as amended by order in the Official Gazette of July Sheet as at 30th September, 1972 to Balance Statement for the period are appended Yours Sincerely, Gavin B. Kennard, Executive Chairman c.c.H., 0.1.c.T.A., A.I.C.T.A.

Neville General Manager.

E. Sutherland, M.B.A., B.Sc Hons.

FRAMEWORK OF THE REPORT The Thirty-Eighth Report accordance with Section 249 of the laws of Guyana.
of the Guyana Rice Marketing 21 (2) of the Rice Marketing Board is presented in Chapter Ordinance, Part 1 is the Statement by the of the year's Manager outlines Administration operations in Part 11, & Accounting Part 111 a short summary on world market conditions.

in which the main highlights Chairman, As in the report of the previous year, Executive are summarised.
on this, the General Following the salient features from the _ Marketing, operations shows the report of the Auditors Expenditure Statistical made up of two (2) parts:- Account for the year under in which comparative including Section review.

Part IV comprises the The Annex is data are supplied.
Balance Sheet and the In.come and (a)The Rice Marketing Ordinance, Chapter 249 and (b)supplying Ordinance the amendments dated July 1971. to the Rice Marketing PART I EXECUTIVE CHAIRMAN'��TATEMENT The rice industry made once again an important contribution to the life of the nation, because the value of expQrts year 1972 was historic for the industry figure -the highest of the industry.
to some $25 million The calendar amounted whole story of the progress large majority is the basis of our livestock of our rural people, food for th.e ever growing and poultry industries on the coast, Thus, the crop provides.employmenHor population the and of the nation which are expandi,ng.

ever.

But statistics do nQt tell the G.....a Conditions The crop year, under review, 1971/72 technology hybrids, bred locally, available was distributed varieties make the most up-to-date adaptable Starbonnet.
(cultivation) more chemical and pesticides along with the new seed.

The general standard were of high quality Of course, high yielding and protection fertilisers and yield.

saw a continuation to rice farmers.

to of our programme A number of stable variety - care to the introduced in addition require a higher level of nutrition, the Board imported Accordingly, to farmers than ever before for sale on credit of production improved and crops reaped from pests and diseases.
Rice Action Committws their attention Rice Action Committees on improving systems and irrigation was of special the conditions and access roads in Again, Thus drainage at the farm level, These Committees concentrated the work of District significance.

under which the farmer labours.

many villages were rehabilitated from the Board and the central grants service emergency also in co-ordinating drain them in times of excessive Committees available to all.

efficiently over the disbursement to the farmer e.g.
ploughing, Government.

work to irrigate General rainfall.
and collection harvesting and improved by these Committees, utilising The Committees rendered financial valuable land in times of drought and to was maintained oversight by the that services of loans and in ensuring and pest control were administered Research Research proceeded apace in the breeding The work of the Research Division, which is wholly financed and in evolving of new high-yielding better agronomi varieties with c and pest control by the Board, istics greatly character marketable desirable techniques.
will be expanded presently jointly production and Mc Nabb (Essequibo).

from these farms.

supplied on completion at Mards.

under construction by USAID and Government of pure seed of improved Most of cost of this station about mid year (1974) of the Research Station The capital of Guyana loans.

varieties is being financed expanded at its farms the pure seed requirements at.
Mards, Black Bush Polder of the country The Research Division is being its The work of the Research Division and, indeed of the Board, is brought to the of farmers training attention seminars, farmers part in the current through courses, has been most encouraging widespread field days, "farm walks" and lectures.

and these "extension" adoption of better technology projects in the industry.
of The response from have played a vital the publication of bulletins and posters, the holding Production But the production in the field is only part of the chain of process from the farmer to the consumer.

Consequently, the Board in collaboration which stretches with its sister 9 the Guyana Rice Corporation of milling and to provide better cleaning, organisation - efficiency padi and rice.
The mills owned by GRMB/GRC were and improved processing further centres under a USAID/Guyana lamentably, with disappointing slowness.

units while the remilling At the same expanded.


drying and storage continued programmes to improve the for both facilities of new by the addition was plant in Georgetown improved and packaging Government financed scheme proceeded, though time, the construction of six padi drying and storage The co-ordination and integration of our work in the rice industry with that of the Committee of which the Executive and Agriculture of National Development himself Chairman.
Ministry by the Agricultural Executive and the Minister results areas on farm visits, effect in in the campaign for bigger and better production.

Many meetings the frequent farmers with confidence to all concerned.
In addition, infusing at field days and to chair seminars and other official agencies Chairman of this body were held with beneficial is ensured is a member presence of the Minister and meetings in rice growing have had a striking and in mobilising them actively to participate Marketing In the area of export marketing, ties with the Caricom countries.
the Board continued The ability to maintain of the Board to supply the quality of its traditional by consumers frieodly rice desired unassailable will have to be increased these countries will have to be more readily position is rising at reasonable prices has long placed the Board in an in these markets.

However, if this is to be maintained, because the per capita demand of the growing ly in Jamaica.

-particular Further, shipping steeply available and of greater reliability.
production population in opportunities Subsidies In summary, the rice industry for export for the calendar though affected in the circumstances; somewhat Production satisfactory dollars financial for Research, providing incomes through the adoption products.

viability loans, was in good shape at the quantitatively the quality was weather because of adverse was good and helped to earn Guyana more its year than ever before.

The Board maintained end of the 1972 crop year.


notwithstanding having taken on increased commitments such as paying subsidising inputs, of better technology etc.

The rice farmers were earning good and increased prices for their I wish to thank our farmers, our members of the Board and of Rice Action Conclusion at all levels Committees and our employees with which they worked.

of Guystac To the President �urnham and Hon.


Kenneth King and our Deputy Prime Minister Agriculture mentioned and of myself for their guidance and Vice President - Dr. Ptolemy Reid, I wish to extend the gratitude of and Minister all those just and support.

-Hon.
-Hon.

L. F. S. of encouragement for the efforts and constant they made and the dedication 10 PART II GENERAL MANAGER'S ANAL VSIS A -MARKETING World Situation in 1971 - 72 During the year under review, world rice production touched its highest level ever.

Stated imported to 310 million Many countries tons of paddy.
With the and additional inputs (mainly - producing nations in both the importing and the surplus which formerly rice now had.large export the most notable being Japan, which at the start of the year had an export import for world market transactions, Japanese as such is not with a low amylase content and is the however, in terms of paddy, the 1971/72 Crap amounted impact of the new improved varieties (IR strains) fertilisers), production continues to increase.
surpluses, of some 7.3 million surplus needs of the remainder rice is of the round, short grain variety particularly fact that the Japanese may not longer be maintained size of non-Japanese surpluses generally, notably are so high that the high Government indications to have a dampening effect on world prices year, some prices have shown a slight increase tons or more than enough rice to supply the entire if present continues outside of the Far East.

More important, are a true guide.


In any event, the of the world.

Fortunately liked by consumers costs of production in the better quality over the previous although grades.
sibsidies There is still widespread in world market sources, pessimism which continue to plague the development continued of the rice that despite weather conditions uncertain industry in certain to raise even higher resulting The "Green Revolution" former importing countries, that production and stocks Will continue in co.ntJnued low prices.

We do not subscribe to this view.

in rice has just begun and has not yet been achieved.
It is important to identify the reasons very for any recent increases in production in order n� to be misled by this apparent in production upsurge in production.

Much of the were (1965 -1969) occurred before the new, high-yielding varieties Between 1969 - 1972 when the high-yielding types were greatly The real reason for the increase for the future when they have been completely in production lies in the weather.

At least increased only slightly.


However, the new tested and during 1965-1969 is due to improved weather and the wel!

!dicldes, of a higher level of inputs - fertilisers; will be important carefully increase planted in large volume.

expanded, total world production varieties stabilised.

one-half remainder insecticides, will not fulfill Efferson Agricultura Tropical.
to a combination fungicides the expectations of the expansion as well as the introduction of the headltne on October 10 to 14, 1971 to Centro Internacional The miracle rices ·promoters according to Dr. J. Norman de of the new varieties.

in an article presented His projection has since been seen to be true.
Crop Results The following are the Crop results for the year 1971fl2 and the previous crop year 1970/71:- Crop Vear Tons 1971,?2 Crop v- 1911n2 Tons Iner .... (Deer .... ) Tons 1971 Autumn 92,773 1970 Autumn 106,980 (14,207) 1972 Spring 25,667 1971 Spring 27,170 ( 1,503) Total: 118,440 Total: 134,150 (15,710) 11 The drop of 15,710 tons in the current is a result the greater 1970/71 during and harvesting.
of extremely weather part of the year and especially adverse period of year over the corresponding which plagued Guyana conditions in the very crucial periods of ploughing Through the efforts hire pool services and harvesting and the operations of the Rice Action Committees in executing services, that the decline in production Governme the effects of the policy of nt's overall were weather of the inclement was a mere .01 ton per acre.
In to the overseas its contractual commitments the Board satisfied machinery Board's with ploughing farmers reduced to such an extent consequence, without interrupting home supplies.
customers assisting The total amount available for the year including tons from the previous disposed as follows:- Crop Year 1970/71 amounted stocks the carry-over tons of rice which were to 130,784 of 12,713 TOTAL STOa< FOR DISPOSAL Tons of Rice Tons Tons Tons Total yield of 1971 Autumn and 1972 Spring Crops 118,440 Less: Portion of early and delivered 1971 Autumn Crop harvested to Mills in September 1971 1,014 Processing Loss 209 1,223 117,217 Plus portion to Mills in September 1972. of 1972 Autumn Crop delivered 854 Carry over for Previous years 12,713 13,567 Export Rice Local Consumption (i)Sales by Board: Rice Damaged Bran 12,497 49 334 (ii)Retained domestic (iii)Equivalent by farmers consumption of paddy used for animal 130,784 69,550 12,880 25,000 feed & Seed planting (Estimated) 15,060 52,940 122,490 at year end Carry over stocks Old crop rice in Board's New crop rice in Mills Paddy in Mills possession 854 6,646 3,294 5,000 8,294 Note: In this report: 1 Bag of Paddy 1 Bag of Rice 1 ton of Paddy or Rice 140 lb.
net 177 % lb.

net/180 lb.

gross 2,240 lb.

gross.

12 Proapects The Board continues its dual policy of improving the rice industry whilst simultaneously seeking to maximize oognisance of the following factors:- consumer satisfaction.

To achieve this policy, the Board takes (i)to ensure direct contact assist in resolving their problems with rice producers (rice farmers and by means of loans, subsidies and grants.
anc:t rk:e millers) (ii)to undertake research and train rice producers in new techniques and efficient farming methods.

(iii)to supply the variety and quality of rice required by the overseas consumer.

(iv)to fulfil consumer need in the required packaging form.

(v)to advertise its rice products -locally and overseas.
to Guyana and to many of her traditional Guyana by custom, is a countrywh ich produces rice that is long grained but thick in girth known as D 110, which are commonly but owing to the trend in world marketing, varieties, and in the autumn of 1969, experiments Guyana's mainly of U.S. origin.

"Starbonnet."

slim, long-grained when compared with its length.


These varieties BG79, Ledger etc., are acceptable Caribbean oompete· with fully appreciated called (the third year since the experiments its purchases trend to be increased characteristics has a bright future not only in the Caribbean world market.

as Starbonnet This variety responded similar rice from an overall purchase of 80,880 tons.
We expect this with and together with research now being done on local varieties to Starbonnet, we are confident that the rice industry of Guyana buyers in the now have to was varieties This disadvantage began with a U.S. variety well to local oonditions and during this year began) the Board was able to obtain about 20% of but also will be able to compete on the Rice Action Commitan Government in its drive to boost the rice industry had set up in 1969 various for desired action.
"Action Committees" on these problems the increases year's crop which was threatened conditions.
through organising and information These committees farmers to deal with farmers' problems The impact of these committees on the spot and to advise the Board could be seen from recorded in 1970 as well as being successf!JI in sa,ying � major part of this with oomplete destruction in increasing by the adverse weather the yield per aae on field day seminars to make the best use of new methods have also been effective propagated by the Research Division.
Pun:h-, Sala & Domestic Cona,mptlon The quantity of rice purchased by the Board during the period under review was 1,006,511 bags equivalent to 80,880 tons.

Sales of rice by the Board amounted to 1,025,792 bags/82,430 tons.

Ofttris amount, 160,281 bags/12,880 tons were sold for local consumption and 865,511 bags/69,550 tons were exported.

for the marketing of bulk rice outside were made by the Board during the the Caribbean period under review.
a oontract with Connell is in existence, Although Rice & Sugar Company of the U.S.A. no sales .to Coooell Contractual and 'B' at Appendix 'F '.

exports and non-contractual of rice for the year are set out in Tables 'A' estimated that 25,000 tons were retained In addition to 12,880 tons of rice sold by the Board for local consumption, it was by producers for their own consumption.

The 1a total domestic estimated that a further for animal and seed planting.
consumption of rice therefore amounted 30,120 tons of paddy equivalent to 37,880 tons.

It was also to 15,060 tons of rice were used Purchasa ·& LOCIII Sakls At the commencement of the year, the purchase and local sales prices for rice and paddy were as follows: - Purchase Prices -Parboiled Rice Extra Super $22.50 Super 21.00 18.75 Extra No.

1 17.00 No.

1 Extra No.

2 15.00 No.

2 13.80 10.00 No.3 Super Broken 10.00 8.20 Broken Unclassified 4.30 -per bag of 180 lb.

gross delivered at the Board's house.


Georgetown Ware­ Nlite Rice (Traditional Varieties) White (Al White (Bl " (Cl " Broken $19.00 17.00 14.00 8.20 - per bag of 180 lb.

at the Board's house.

gross delivered Georgetown Ware­ W.ite Rice (Approved -ieties with a minimum of 90% Purity) Extra White (Al White (Al White (Bl $23.50 22.00 19.50 -per bag of 180 lb.

at the Board's house.

gross delivered Ware­ Georgetown Note: Approved Vari ties of padi or rice are Blue Belle and Starbonnet.
Paddy Price W.E.F: 26/6/72 Minimum Paddy Price $6.75 per bag of 140 lb.

net delivered at a rice factory.

Approved VarietY (Blue Belle or Starbonnet) Local Sal• Prices Super Brown 'A' 14 $7.30 per bag of 140 lb.

net delivered at a rice factory.

$23.95 per bag of 180 lbs.

gross $19.70 " " " " " Local Sales Pri-(Cont'd) ,, ,, .. Brown 'B' .......... White 'A' ·········· White 'B' ..........

Broken ..........
Broken ..........

Brewers Mixed Broken .......... Stock Feed .......... Pearl Brand .......... .......... Indian ·········· Guyana White $14.45 " $22.20 " $19.70 " $15.00 " $12.50 " $10.00 " $10.60 per sack of 60 lbs.

net weight .. .. .

.. .. ,, ,, .. .. ,,· ,, .. .. .. .. .. .. ,, ,, .. .. ,, .. $ 9.88 " .. .. $10.60 " .. .. .. ..

Maid There was a change in the Purchase Prices effective as from 26th June, 1972 Parboiled Rice Extra Super ·········· $22.50 ·········· $21.00 Super .......... $19.25 Ex.
No.

1 ·········· $18.00 No.1 .......... $16.00 Ex.

No.

2 .......... $14.50 No.2 ·········· $10.00 No.3 Super Broken ·········· $12.00 Broken .......... $ 9.00 ified ·········· $ 4.30 Unclass White Rice (Approved Varieties with a minimum of 90% Purity) Extra White 'A' .......... $23.50 White 'A' .......... $22.00 White 'B' .......... $19.50 White ·c·.......... $17.00 $ 9.00 White Broken..........

Per bag of 180 lb.

gross delivered Georgetown Warehouse.


at the Board's Note: Approved Varieties -Blue Belle or Starbonnet Grades The grade -White 'C' ( of was re-introduced 90% Purity) at a purchase price of $17.00.

the approved v arieties with a m in i m u m of This was necessary to narrow the gap between the prices paid for White B and White Broken grades which are $19.50 and $9.00 respectively.
Specimen samples of all grades were distributed and farmers informed official of these semi- in order to keep millers the country the Board during the year.

The levels from the previous become faded and distorted over the year.
to the majority of mills throughout of the stand�rds guide samples were unchanged required by year and the intention was merely to replace old samples which had The Board and its CommitteN At the commencement of the Crop Year, the Board was constituted as foUows:­ 8-ADMINISTRATION Full Board Mr. G. B. Kennard Mr. S. N. Yearwood, J.P. Mr. W. G. Clarke, J.P. Chairman Executive Vice-Chairman Member 15 Full Board (Cont'd) Mr. Dindyal Mr. R. Jaipaul Mr. B. Mahadeo Mr. D. Ramlakhan M.P.
Mr. M. Saffee, Mr. A. Whyte Mr. W. D. Wyatt Executive and Fina-Committ- Mr. G. B. Kennard Mr. S. N. Yearwood, J.P. Mr. W. G. Clarke, J.P. Mr. D. Ramlakhan Mr. W. D. Wyatt Chairman Vice-Chairman Member Appeels Committee Same as Full , Board: Problems Committee Member Mr. W. G. Clarke Mr; D. Ramlakhan Mr. A. Whyte with the Management Team (i)General ManagerConvenor (ii)Assistant (iii)Secretary (iv)Chief Accountant (v)Superintendent (vi)Wharfinger (vii)Chief Grading & Stocks Manager -Purchases Department Officer.
Utilisation The following meetings were held during the Crop Year-: Meetings Full Board (Statutory) Executive Committee Appeals Problems Committee Committee Total:- MANAGEMENT Number 11 4 11 4 30 Executive Officers Messrs: Neville E. Sutherland M.B.A.

(Econ.)

Hons.·(London U.)

(York U.

), B.Sc., General Assistant Manager.

Manager , N. M. Khan C.F.

Lashley Other Senior Officers Messrs: A.c.c.s.

N. Saywack E. E. Brooks L.N.

Dundas J.Marks N.Gittens H.N.C.


16 Secretary Chief Accountant Officer and Utilisation Chief Grading W/House -Corriverton Superintendent -Processing Plant Superintendent Administrative Assistant to General Manager.

.Appointed to the senior staff during Auditor while Mr. K. H. Akeung -Technical the year, was Mr. M. A. Butler - Internal CJfioer, resigned.

Industrial Relations The industrial relations at the Board showed clear signs of improvement.
the year and only three (3) 'Go slows' which were There outs' during were no 'strikes' expeditiously or 'lock resolved.

Staff Benefits A number of staff anomalies on basic salaries was amicably settled and all the workers and wages effective from 1/10/71.

accorded a 4% increase were Bargaining Agreement In an effort to further improve the employer/employee discussions Workers continued to be made between the Management Bargaining Union to negotiate a new Collective Agreement for the workers.
relationship of the Board and the General at the Board, Staff Training Management during continued of further its policy the year.

In fact, such emphasis selected Management undertaken the year 1972, Efficiency."
staff training courses were was placed on staff training that for and several as its theme the subject - "Towards Greater were encouraged Training by providing to pursue Centre them with text books and Evening Courses at and the Critchlow Coursas at Government Institutions During the year, several the Government Labour College.

paying their fees.
paying their fees.

assisted the employees employees Technical Institute, Guyana Industrial The Board registration The courses undertaken Electronics Electrical Welding Mechanics Business Industrial Upgrading and Labour Economics in Electrical Relations Courses Installation Management were:­ Work · Training courses conducted at the Board Apart from the above, the Board also conducted its own training These courses.

were considered courses below the senior management level.
as an aid to better management and covered those employees conducted:­ Supervisors' The following were the courses Two (2) Senior One (1) Female Staff -One Day Seminar (1)Junior Supervisor Supervisors' Staff Courses and Female Staff seminar held at the Board's Corriverton Warehouse.

Courses sponsored by Guystac and the Public Courses for Germination The above courses were all attended Procedure for Rural Bond Clerks by the Executive Chairman Kennard.
Assistant Officers Lecturers included Manager, C. F. Lashley from Guystac and Mrs. Elaine -Secretary, Petrie N. Saywack - of Government Messrs: N. E. Sutherland -General Service Ministry.

and Field Assistants.

- Mr. G. B.

Manager, N. M. Khan - Chief Accountant, certain Institute.

Technical Oversees Counes The fol lowing were the courses undertaken overseas and the Officers who attended them:- Seminar on Rice Policies sponsored by AID and held in Latin America� Mr. N. E. Sutherland.
17 Seminar Rice Processing A two (2) week course Messrs: held in the U.S.A. - sponsored in Grading by FAD and held in India -Mr. K. Akeung.

of paid and rice organised by the USAID and c. E. Brooks, F. Farnum, E. N. Fraser and G. Hussain.

Exterwion of Board Management During the year, the Board considered it necessary to absorb the loan programme and its related activities reduce bottlenecks in the granting of loans to farmers.
from the Guyana Rice 1Corporation in order to regularise and the Board took control In consequence, (i)The Rice Production 1972 while the accounts (ii)The Loans Programme (iii)The importation the responsibility to small farmers and distribution of inputs of the Board during Programme as follows:- was handed over to the Board in February 1971. were taken over from October was taken over in February 1972. for the rice industry also became the early part of the year.
Other Industrial Projects The Board continued the Government its broad policy in its drive to feed, its investment clothe and house the nation to increase and to by 1976.

To programme this plan a success, the Board earmarked a number of small industrial support make, therefore, projects for its early implementation viz:- Stock Feed Manufacture Rice Wine Rice Flour Puffed Rice Laboratory Installation.

Stock Feed and Rice Mill During the year, the Board purchased at a cost of $0.28M.
It is anticipated facilities and storage a Stock Feed Mill and a Rice Mill at that the rice mill will be and also to service milling a larger Belmonte, E. C. Demerara of tremendous rice crop.

help to our existing The Stock Feed Mill was rehabilitated 30, 1972 the Mill was on stream, September and at the close of the Board year at manufacturing Stock Feeds for the country.

Rice Wa Another usage of our by-products product as it is brewed from our rice, ly local local personnel.

fit of $737.00.
fit of $737.00.

successful and that given greater Rice Wa sales for a few months at September Though, the profitability is negligible, by our 30, 1973 reflected a new pro­ was that the venture national it is significant it will achieve scope and attention, prominence.

from rice is our rice-wa our own fruits or rice wine.

This is a total­ and sugar and supervised Rice Flour A small.
rice· flour mill machinery Schule in Germany and installed produced but used only for experimental hoped that this machinery own flour from our own rice and to provide if for baby flour and bread flour etc.

purposes during when fully used, will fulfil was purchased the year.

A limited at a cost of $56,384.00 quantity by Government from of rice flour is being It is and the Board.
a long felt dream to produce our not a substitute, at least another variety Laboratory Equipment The equipment for a small scale laboratory has been acquired and installed to ancillary The Board envisaged projects based mainly on the by-products that with the swing to diversification of rice , the laboratory in the of its Processing Plant.

activities would expedite and simplify all experiments for such works.

18 F..- C-ACCOUNTS The accounts disclosed that the operations income of $4, 181,582.
The Board continued to review the and paid a premium of of the Board for the Crop Year 1971n2 resulted in a net operating grades of rice received from the Guyana Rice Corporation $333,386.

- on F. 0. rice transfer expended on Grants & Aids to the Industry.

a,d non-operating Expenditure Report.


The main features of the Accounts a,e summarised hereunder:- red directly expenses, for Export.· The sum of $1,019,093 -was The net surplus after charging all operating Account and other financial information are set out in Part iii of this wtS $3,162,489.

- The Balance Sheet, Income and , ...... a lbpenditure Grot1 Proceeds on sale -Rice " -RiceWa s " 21,356,n6.

c1oot 6.060.

$27,360,826.

(1001 Less Cost of Rice sold " " Rice Wa sold $18,300,292.

3,455.
3,455.

18,303,747 (66.91 Grot1 Profit before charging .-esl Premium to G.R.C.

I Less sales premium G.R.C.

$ 9,067,079 333 ,388 8,723.893 (33.11 ( 1.21 Less: PrOCflling & Packaging Expenses 2,834,498.

(9.61 General Expenses 1,996,867.

(7.31 Add: Other Income Net Operating Income Less: Grants & Aids to Industry Excess of Income Over Expenditure 4,631,386 4,092,328 89.254 4,182,882 1,019,093 3,162,489 (16.91 (16.01 ( .3) (16.31 ( 3.71 (11.61 "- a LilltHitiaa FIXED:-Land, buildin•, plant a equipment eu: .
6,278,664 (Less Depreciation) CURRENT -Stocks, P,.aid upenNS, debtors & ea.ti on hand 8,184,881 13,283,316 � Openit1111 Com CREDITORS 2,128,734 General ReN,w: $ 11 134:f!

1 .

.

The operating expenses for the year totalled $4,875,497.

- as against $3,694,825 in the previous year.

The total humber of bags handled was 1,022,\0811 against 974,360 in the crop year 1970n1.

(The total operating cost worked out at 477.0c per bag year.)
compared with 379.2c in the previous Grants a Aids-Rice Production Pro9ramme a The 11--=h Divilion The Expenditure on Grants & Aids, the· Rice Production Programme and $1,n 1,0B1.

- compared with $1,751,314.

-in the totalled year.

It should be noted that after setting off the credits for the hire of Machinery which are utilised in the Rice Expansion Programme, the net is rather of the total subsidies to $1,019,093.

- only.
- only.

This result amounted the Research Division previous Agricultural charge/cost 19 heartening the wisdom of tre initial Programme.

since it clearly manifests the favourable policy and the efficiency overall of those directly impact of the soundness concerned and with the In consequence of the returns (credits) now being received from the Programm Programme 179.9c per bag in the previous e, the average expenditure Division year.
and the Research on Grants and Aids including with worked out at 99.7c per bag when compared the Rice Expansion of $275,516.

cost per bag of this subsidy The Board also subsidised the selling price of jute bags to farmers -whereas the amount in the previous year was $159,301.

to the sum -The average was 27.0c compared with 16.4c in the Crop Year 1970/71.
The Rice Production Programme which was initiated by Government in and the Guyana Rice Corporation, 1969 and executed by was financed by the Board and took the major slice -(before adjustment credits) The main items of expenditure the Rice Action Committees of our subsidie -in the previous year.

as against $1,341,854.

are as follows: - s totalling $1,111,811.

Rice Expansion Programme 1,341,854.

1,111,811.


1970/71 1971 /72 $ $ Less c;redit/adjustments Hire of Agricultural Machinery - (751,988) Research Division 227,324.

354,099.

$1,569,178.

$713,922.

D -CONCLUSION and remains The Board certainly is viable in recent years and surplus efficient.

rice production the Board not only maintains Market prices countries, Further, farmers granted in the low charges were accorded an enviable record for their products the research inputs on jute bags, chemicals, .
services for its hire pool machinery but achieves in prices an increase subsidies substantial In spite of the lowest World in most rice producing of profitability.

while the Board programme and The indications that the Board and the entire industry will remainvibrant are ample enough.

1/Vhen the Rice Modernisation $30.0M.

approximately would have been built to ensure a bright Industry.
is completed Programmes now far advanced and costing there will be no doubt that a solid foundation for the Board and the Guyana Rice future however, there is every hope that a Price Stabilisation of low and fluctuating prices are fully appreciated.

With the The consequence of the Board, viability sustained Fund will be implemented depression.

to further the effort President conscientious Board of Directors, immensely In addition, ensure of Dr. of Guystac to the year's success.
in the near future any impact of such market the Board has undertaken to cushion certain the kind of stability Hon.

P.A.

Reid -Deputy Prime Minister, now desired.

In and Mr. G. B. Kennard - Executive projects ancillary based on rice all of this, tribute must be paid to Dr. Hon.

K. F. S. King -Vice Chairman as well as to our and staff all of whom contributed Management NEVILLE E. SUTHERLAND General Manager.
20 REPORTS OF THE AUDITORS ON THE ACCOUNTS OF GUYANA RICE MARKETING BOARD FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30TH SEPTEMBER, 1972.

We have examined the Accounts of Guyana Rice Marketing Board which are in agreement with the books of the Board and report that we have obtained all the inrormation and explanations we have required.
In our opinion, the Balance Sheet at 30th September, 1972 and the Statement of Income for the year ended on that date, give respectively a true and correct view of the state of the Board's affairs at 30th September, 1972 and of the net income for the year then ended, in accordance with generally accepted accounting prmciples applied on a consistent basis.

PANNELL FITZPATRICK & CO.) AUDITORS CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS 21 I',.)
GUYANA RICE MARKETING BOARD BALANCE SHEET 30TH SEPTEMBER, 1972 30.9.71 Notes 30.9.71 Notes s 7.972 • .221 General reserve fund 1 $11,1!14,581 $ 6,265,8!10 Fixed assets !I $ 6,278,654 Current liabilities Cwrcntas sets $ 6!10,5!14 Creditors and accruals 25,000 Guyana Credit Corporation $ 995,819 145,59!1 $2,208,5!19 Stocks and stores 4 S2,037,.218 2,285,!146 Debton and prepayments 5 1,!174,205 126,681 21716,452 Guyana Rice Corporation Bank overdrafts 2 744,!149 242,97!1 �555 Cub at bank arid in hand 6 419,617 I 1 !114981667 2,128,7!14 $ 3,774,299 $ 1,4!10,6!10 Deferred receivables 7 $ 11,470,759 $ l!l,26!1,!115 $11,470,759 4,742,181 2,242,480 -- $1!1.,26!1,!115 GUY ANA RICE MARKETING BOARD STATEMENT OF INCOME FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30TH SEPTEMBER, 1972 Sales Local Export Rice Wine NOTES 1972 1971 $27,560,826$25,222,177 $ 5,129,515 24,226,261 5.050 S 5,015,52!
20,206,849 Cost of sales 9 21,802,615$19,088,376 Rice Rice Wine Groa profit on tracing Otber income $21,799,160 51455 10 $5,558,211 891254 I $19,088 ,5�� S 4,155,801 1261996 7 S 5,647,465 S 4,260,79 Adminiltration and other expe111es Interest payable Net income Appropriations: Grants and aids to indultry :... 11 $1,225,177 242,706 S 1,087,924 297 977 1,465,885 1,585,901 S 4,181,582 S 2,874,896 S 1,111,811 Is 1,541,854 Expamion aid programme Expamion aid programme -prior year adjU1tment Research and development Hire service Others 440;309) 354,099 12 ( 511,679) 505,171 I 227,524 I 1821156 1,019,09 5 $5�162,489 _1 1,125,582 1,751,514 �3 I.
General resenoc nmd GUYANA RICE NOTES T-<J• FOR THE YEAR ENDED 2 5.

Balance at commencement Surplus of income over cxpcnditurc {pcrstatcmcnfof income) 1972 1971 s 7,972,092 s 6,848,510 5,162,489 1,125,582 S 1111541581 s 719721092 Bank ovcrdrafl:s arc guaranteed by the Government of Guyana up to an amount of $2,500,000.
Fixed assets (a) Cost: 1971 At 50th September, Additions Disposals 1972 At 50th September, Land and Plant and Buildings Machinery s 5,548,277 s 6,033,369 101,472 655,417 15,782) - ( s 5,649,749 s 6,671,004 Depreciation: At 50th September, 1971 Accrued year to 50th Scptcmber 11972 Retired on disposals At 50th September, 1972 Net book value Capital cxpcnditurc in progress Per balance sheet 50th Sep tember!
1972 s 1,410,890 s 2,129,119 150,922 594,145 7,051) - ( 812 s 2,716,255 s 11561 1 s 6,042,708 255.946 S .

6,278 ,654 {b) Commitments for capital expenditure at 50th Sep tember, 1972 amounted to $661,000 {1971 -$1,450,000).

4.
4.

Stocks and stores At the lower of cost and net realisable value viz: Rice Bags and packaging material Agriculturc and wine stock Sundry stores, stationery spares, loose tools, and goods in transit 1972 1971 s 676,140 s l,18&,145 594,590 427,215 265,661 - s 1,556,191 s 1,615,'158 701,027 5951181 s 2,()57,218 s 2,208�59 24 MAUfflNG BOARD 1_ --na AIGOOUNTS a011f SFPI'EMBER, 1972 5.
SundJY debton and prepayments 1972 1971 Staff and employees Millen - bap supplied Rice sales -local -O'VerleU S 186.356 1,809,019 S 106,665 265,514 S 102,229 245,988 - S 212,692 755,657 Others Lea: 1,995,575 48,575 S 948,349 lM,741 S!,+16,1 29 $1,401,507 Provision for bad and doubtful debts 141.740 I 145100f 12,274,119, Sl,256,505 Prepayments 10,957 117,902 $2,285,546 UJ� 05 6.

Qub at bank and in band At bank G.P.O.

aavinp bank G.P.O.
aavinp bank G.P.O.

depolit acoount Gecqetown and depots S 529,289 S 122,516 58,566 62,658 50 27,640 I 41ta111 50 50,425 I 191.!

!55 7.
Defened receivable&-loans to rice producers (•} Production loam: Balances at 50th September, 1971 $1,760,492 $1,212,812 Le•: Amounts written off - prior yean Advances dun111 year Amounts taken O"Ver from corporations in year Repayments during year Lea: Provision for doubtful loans Ba1anca at 50th September, 1972 550,498 $1,409,994 1,009,655 S 862,.W 648,455 550.498 617,511 $5,056,MO 657,945 Sl,510,817 100,825 $2,598,997 $1,409,994 524.955 $2.074.064 Sl.2 72.955 157.059 26 GUYANA RICE NOTFSTO • FOR THE YEAR ENDED Deferred receivables -loans to rice producers (cont'd) (b)Capital loans: 1972 1971 Balances at 30th September, 1971 in year Advances less repayments S 175,425 $ 162,196 10,721 l !l,229 Less: $ 186,146 $ 175,425 Provision for doubtful loans Balances at 30th September, 1972 1717!
!0 17,7!

!0 $ 168.416 $ 157.695 Total £2r!42.480 $I ,4!l0, 6!l0 Contingent liabilities under unpaid letters outstanding at !10th September, 1972 of credit etc.

amounting toS799,484 (1971 -$507,547) were 7.

8.

9.

Cost of Sales Purchase cost Purchase regrades Export sales -commissions etc.

$18,2!!8,88!!

64,864 530�984 $16,6!12,866 19,590 110,909 and packaging and blending Processing Warehousing Grading Fumigating Bags and twine Sales premium -Guyana Rice Co rp oration.

!l!l!lz!l86 $18,834,7!!


1 1,011,558 1,254,524 58,981 8,477 300,958 $16,763,365 60!1,582 1,159,158 60,567 18,516 !148,!

!42 IM ,846 $19,088,3_76 $21,802,615 s 5!1,591 !15166!!

s 89,254 s 6,886 120,110 s 126,996 IO.

Other income earned Interest Miscellaneous 26 MARKETING BOARD .J-TffE ACCOUNTS 30TH SEPTEMBER, 1972 11.
Administration and other expenses Administration expc111cs Purc:huing expclllCI and ex gratia payments aupcrYiaion Dutric:t Property expclllCI - GcorFtown Plan and group life iDlurancc Scw:rancc Board and committee ProYiaion for bad debts Bad dtbta (trade) written off Stores obsolescence MiaclellancoUI Employees contribution to National expenses lmurance Scheme Depreciation of fixed aacts overprovidcd in prioryean Contn"bution to Guystac 12.
Grants and aids to the rice indUltry (other) s 574,002 s 502,112 - 54,656 56,788 56,971 167,849 185,857 89,616 50,593 55,644 55,685 84,571 28,588 27,818) 158,821 77,408 1,997 9,126 758 66;485 56,426 68,657 58,819 - ( 81,562) 99,541 S 1,225,177 s 1,087,924 = - Salaries to Rice Producers Association rcprescntatiftl Lou on sale of hap to producers Lou on wet rice claims Marine i111urance on farmers' rice Grant of acetic acid to millers Rice Marketing Board scholanbips ExpelllCI -building occupied by Rice Producers Association s 1,500 s 275,516 159,501 5,117 45 25,569 21,149 960 571 57 555 ;i38· - - 1,251 s 505,171 s 182,156 27 PART IV STATISTICAL SECTION Appendices - A-· Average Yield per Acre 1959/60 -1971/72.
B -Analysis of Purchases and Sales for the Period October 1, 1971 to September 30, 1972.

C -Analysis of Exports during period 30, 1972 showing total exports to each market.

the percentage October 1, 1971 to September that each grade formed of the D -Detailed Statement of Rice Stocks on hand at September 30, 1972. of Rice.

E -Supply and Utilisation F -Contractual exports during crop year ended September 30, 1972.

G -Reconciliation of Stocks September 30, 1972 H -Crop Yields.
I -Quality Trends -Parboiled Rice.

28 , , APPENDIX A GUYANA RICE MARKETING BOARD AVERAGE YIELD PER ACRE 1969/80 -1971n2 lb.

of paddy 12.7 bags/140 lb.

of paddy 1959/60 - 15.3 bags/140 lb.

of paddy 1960/61 - 1961/62 - 14.1 bags/140 1962/63 - 13.6 bags/140 lb.

of paddy 1963/64 - 1964/65 - 1966/66 - 12.7 bags/140 lb.

of paddy 1966/67 - 12.3 bags/140 lb.

of paddy 1967/68 - 10.7 bags/140 lb.

of paddy 1968/69 - 13.4 bags/140 lb.

of paddy 13.0 bags/140 lb.

of paddy 9.6 bags/140 lb.


of paddy 1969no - 191on1 - 1911n2 - 10.7 bags/140 lb.

of paddy 13.1 bags/140 lb.

of paddy 11.6 bags/140 lb.

of paddy 29 APPENDIX 'B' ANALYSIS OF PURCHASES AND SALES FOR PERIOD PURCHASES GRADES Extra Super Super %OF TOTAL BAGS OF 1801b.

PURCHASES GRADES Package d Parboiled 1,487 Package d White Super & Pearl Brand 121,858 12.1 .1 - Super Blue Belle 202 Super Star Bonnet 1,697 .2 Brown 'A' & First Quality Extra No.

I 142,269 14.1 Brown 'B' & Second Quality ..

Extra No.
Extra No.

1 Blue Belle 159 No.

l .. Star Bonnet 2,390 .. Blue Belle .. Star Bonnet 2,167 25 - Mixed Broken .3 Stock Feed 255,799 25.4 White 'A' - White 'A' Star Bonnet .3 White 'B' Extra No.

2 118,705 11.8 Brewers Broken " " Blue Belle 52 - Bran " Star Bonnet 3,312 .3 Guyana Parboiled No.2 79,149 7.9 First Quality White " Star Bonnet 11,858 1.2 35,517 3.5 No.3 " Star Bonnet 9 Damaged Rice TOTAL Super Broken 281 - EQUIVALENT IN GROSS TONS: Broken 34,725 3.4 Unclassified 4,060 .4 Star Bonnet ..
Extra White 'A' 9 1 " Star Bonnet 6,186 .6 White 'A' White 'B' .4 .2 3,580 2,157 .. Blue Belle .. Star Bonnet 98,227 9.8 .. Blue Belle .. Star Bonnet 58,907 5.9 .. Blue Belle .. Star Bonnet 10,896 .3 - .3 - 2,459 3,294 751 1.1 - White ·c· GRADES Package d Parboiled Package d White Super & Pc;arl Brand Brown 'A' & First Quality Brown 'B' & Second Quality Mixed Broken Stock Feed White 'A' White 'A' Star Bonnet White Broken 3,0ll "Star Bonnet 1,312 .3 .1 White 'B' Brewers Broken TOTAL 1,006,511 100 EQUIVALENT IN Bran Guyana Parboiled First Quality White Damaged Rice GROSS TONS 80,880 TOTAL: 30 ......... ,l, lffl'TOSVTEMBIR SO, 1972 SALES QUANTITY AND PROPORTION OF EACH GRADE SOLD LOCALLY AND EXPORTED TOTAL %0FTOTAL SALES SALES SOLD LOCALLY " EXPORTED BAGS OF BAGS OF 1801b.
180� % 82,815 8.2 8,928 5.6 7!1,887 8.5 105,098 10.2 80,821 7.9 655,522 6!1.9 !104 12 5,124 1,09!1 211 !19,!152 4,815 - - .5 .l - !1.8 .5 5,!144 868 - .5 4!1,800 615 4.4 - 962 !1,604 .6 2.2 104,1!16 12.0 77,217 8.9 129,270 80.7 4 12 5,124 1,09!1 211 !101 4,81!1 5,!144 - - 615 - - !1.2 .7 .1 .2 !1.0 !l.

!I - - .4 526,252 !100 - - - - !19,051 - - 868 60.8 - - - - - 4.5 - - .1 4!1,800 - 5.2 - 1,025,792 100 160,281 100 865,511 100.
12,880 69,550 COMPARATIW PERCENTAGE OF EACH GRADE SOLD LOCALLY AND EXPORTED SOLD LOCALLY % EXPORTED % 8,928 10.8 7!1,887 89.2 962 .9 104,1!16 99.1 !1,604 4.5 77,217 95.5 129,270 19.7 526,252 80.!I 4 12 l.!I 100.

5,124 100.

1,09!1 100.

211 100.

!101 .8 4,81!1 100.

5,!144 - - 615 100: - - 100.

!100 - - - - 98.7 - - - - !19,0!H - - 868 99.2 - - 100.

TOTAL % 82,815 100 105,098 100 80,821 ioo 655,522 100 !104 12 100 100 5,124 100 1,09!1 100 211 100 !19,!152 100 4,81!1 100 5,!144 868 100 100 4!1,800 100.
4!1,800 100 - - 615 100 160.281 - 865,511 - 1,025,792 - 31 APPENDIX 'C' ANALYSIS OF EXPORTS DURING PERIOD SHOWING THE PERCENT AGE TUA TEACH GRADE -( (i) GRADES TRINIDAD BARBA.DOS- ;Ltw ISLANDS Bapof 'lotal Bapof Total.

180 lb. "

1801b. "

Bapof Total 180 lb. "

W/WISLANDS J�MAICA 1801b. "

180 lb.

Bapof Total Bapof Total % Packaged Parboiled Super 29,0SO 7.2 4,961 5.9 - - 52,597 62.2 2,860 10.7 14,525 54.4 6,920 11.5 26,790 11.

S,S65 14.S - - First Quality 529,987 81.7 22,800 27.
9,225 S4.5 44,ISO 7S.6 116,750 4S.

Second Quality Guyana Parboiled Pearl Brand - - - - - 1,222 1.4 - - - - - Packaged White 4,246 1.

- - First Quality White 40,800 10.1 S,000 S.5 112 .4 - - - - - - White 'B' - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 99,889 41.

- - - - TOTAL: EQUIVALENT IN GROSS TONS (ii) C OUNTRY Trinidad Barbados 404,065 100.

84,580 100.

26,722 100.

59,915 100.

245,429 100.

52,469 - 6,797- 2,147 - 4,814 - 19,561- PKGD.


PARBOILED SUPER FIRST QUALITY SECOND .GUiANA QUALITY PARBOILED ANALYSIS OF EXPORTS DURING PERIOD SHOWING THE PERCENT AGE Bapof Total Bapof Total 1801b.

% 180 lb. "

29,0SO S9.S - - 4,961 6.7 52,597 69.2 529,987 62.7 22,800 4.S Bags of Total 1801b. "

Bapof Total Bag s of Total 1801b. "

180 lb.


% Leeward Islands 2,860 S.9 14,525 19.1 9,225 1.8 6,920 9.S 8,865 11.7 26,790 S6.S - - - - 44,ISO 8.4 116,750 22.2 Windward Islands Jamaica Guadeloupe Martinique London Canada India - - S,06S 4.1 - U5 .2 - 6S .1 - - - - - - S,210 .6 - - - - - - - - - - Ship's Stores 60 .1 8 - 150 - - - - - - - - - - - - - 112 12.9 - - - - - !JOO 100 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 756 87 .I - - - - - - TOTAL: 75,887 100.

75,995 100.

526,252 100.

!JOO 100.

868 100.


EQUIVALENT IN GROSS TONS 5,957 - 6,107 - 42,288 - 24 - 70 - All quantities detailed in the abow statement haw been converted to the equivalent 32 OCTOBER 1, 1971 TO SEPTEMBER 30, 1972 FORMED OF THE TOTAL EXPORTS TO EAQI MAR.KET )•- �UADELOUPE MARTINIQUE, Bapof Total.· Bacsof UIO lb.

% 1801b.

- - - 10.3 3,o63 - Total % 300 2.


- 10.7 - - - - 3,210 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ----- C�ADA INDIA SHIP'S STOQ.§ ' 811(8 of Total Bacsof Tetal Bapol Total TOT .P, 1801b.

-� 1801b.% 180 lb.

% Dip I.OND01t B• ,t Total 1800,.

% - 68 100.

- - 60 -27.4 75,887 1!5 15.1 - - - - - - 8 3.7 75,995 - - - - 756 S4.9 -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 500 - - - - - - - - - - - · 1,%22 - - - - 1 A 104,156 - - - - - - 4�,800 - - 230 100 - ... 39,051 868 - 150 68.5 526,252 15,216 98.

23,605 79.
23,605 79.

15,516 100.

29,878 100.

891 �00.

6S 100.

230 100.

219 100.

865,511 1,247 - 2,401 - 72 - - 5 19 - 18 - 69,550 OCTOBER 1, 1971 TO SEPTEM BER 30, 1972' SHIPPED BY EACH MARKET Pi!ARL BRAND PAK G D .

WHITE l'tllST QUALITY/ W' E ,WHITER NO.OF � BAGS• NJA GE OfTo(a l - - 1,222 100.

- - - - - - 4,246 4.1 40)00 93.2 - - - - Bapof Total Bacsof Total_ B111·of Total Bac•of Tofai :n l80lb1 1801b.

% 180 lb.

% 180 lb.

% 180 lb.

% Eadl �- Exnorted 404,063 46.7 3,000.

6.8 - -84,580 .
6.8 - -84,580 .

9.8 - - 26,722 �.l - - - - --- - - - 59,915 6.9 - - -�9,889 95.9- - - 243,429 28.1 - - - - - - 15,216 39.

15,516 ,.

1.8 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - r· - - - 230 .6 230 � - 219 -'.

., .1 - ,- C - - - - 23,605 60.4 29,878 5.5 891 6S ""' - - 1,222 100.

104,1!16 100.

43,800 100.

39,051 100.

865,511 _.._._i 98 - 8,368 - - 3,520 3,151 ._ 69,550 100. '

of bll(s of 180 lbe.

lf088 weipta -irrespective of the acrual size of iflwmc containers.
33 APPENDIX 'D' DETAILED STATEMENT OF RICE STOCKS ON HAND AS AT SEPflMBER 30, 1972 TOTAL Rap of 180 lb.

5,070 855 756 458 14 5,904 258 20 987 1,622 1,708 516 14,146 Balk Rice Blended Riee Super Brown 'A' Brown 'B' Mixed Broken Stock Feed White 'A' White'B' Bnn �wer1Broken Fint Quality Paaa,ed'A' Packa,ed 'B' Pearl'Bnnd Second Quality Delite Third Quality " {White) Unhleacled Extra Super Super Super Blue Belle Super Star Bonnet Extra No.

1 Extra No.

1 Blue Belle Extra No.

1 Star Bonnet No.

I No.


1 Blue Belle No.

1 Star Bonnet 2 fi:1ttra No.

No 2 Star Bonnet No.2 No.

2 Star Bonnet No.5 No.
5 Blue Belle Super Broken Broken Unclaaified Extra White 'A' " " " Star Bonnet White 'A' White 'A' Blue Belle White 'A' Star Bonnef White 'B' White 'B' Blue Belle White 'B' Star Bonnet White 'C' White 'C' Blue Belle White 'C' Star Bonnet White Broken " " Star Bonnet 955 164 1,044 205 1,268 18 81 2 109 11,461 4 255 518 677 1,748 1,225 4,776 59 152 7 162 66 _m Packapd Rice PeariBrand Indian Maid Indian Maid Delite Delite wc:elles Lucelles E\'e Grace Nu-Pak Guyana White Fag Bel 34 (60 lb.
sacks) (601b.ACb) (50 lb.1acks) (601b.ACb) (50 lb.

sacks) (60 lb.

sacks) (50 lb.

sacks) (50 lb.

sacks) (50 lb.

sacks) " " 1,206 187 18 28 27 9 7 200 11 (60 lb.

sacks) 2,072 sacks) (50 lb. "

.. -2!

52 402 62 5 9 5 2 1 55 2 691 9 -1!!

� uivalent in Tons: 25,615 1.229 40,988 5;294 APPENDIX 'E' Yes Proclucticm .,, Feed& To Blee Retained Anim,I Seed• Marketinc.

Proclucera (Oct/Sept.)

Board SUPPLY AND UTIUSATION DeliYmea -·.
by&.nl OF RICE Ieaead lltoc:b Loal E:sport Milla With Doud Total - - - - - 1,829 7,70!1 2,5!J2 2,588 775 2!J6!1 1949/50 - 1950/51 66,420 11,791 17,!JOO 46,570 18,110 28,388 2,172 152 2,!J24 1951/52 66,667 12,!157 7,!JOO 47,426 16,852 !11,197 1952/5!1 76,0!18 11,50!1 5,589 55,981 17,608 !16,807 5,1!17 1,658 6,795 195!1/54 79,875 11,471 11,266 57,665 l7;725 !18,5!16 4,610 !1,062 7,672 1954/55 86,750 ll,!164 8,958 65,894 18,428 48,494 5,144 2,0!14 7,178 19,7!14 41,990 1,808 504 2,!112 1955/56 76,454 10,596 9,000 60,194 1956/57 78,!109 10,906 8,441 59,560 19,!16!1 40,!109 1,210 224 1,4!14 1957/58 76,822 9,500 8,400 51,96!1 20,279 21,87!1 8,169 9,9!18 18,107 1958/59 75,!l!ll 10,419 12,000 56,!190 20,148 4!1,769 4,691 2,446 7,1!17 1959/60 122,762 10,951 14,000 92,705 19,757 62,71!1 9,797 12,589 22,!186 1960/61 111,721 10,799 14,000 92,!158 19,558 72,!14!1 4,!161 12,968 17,!129 1961/62 129,292 10,!15!1 14,000 99,01!1 21,142 88,5!17 10,287 2,!104 12,591 1962/6!1 14!1,907 11,685 14,000 111,96!1 18,28!1 78,090 16,546 17,664 !14,210 196!1/64 118,!149 10,619 14,000 101,984 15,074 84,787 8,292 19,!168 27,660 15,000 108,877 11,254 101,424 17,406 1!1,170 !10,576 1�64/65 16!1,929 1965/66 146,025 27,597 17,000 109,127 1!1,657 91,266 9,707 15,0!16 24,74!1 1966/67 172,9(11 !16,155 17,000 11!1,!1!12 11,988 10!1,!129 16,208 12,464 28,672 1967/68 1!11,000 21,526 17,000 100,022 10,!157 95,729 4,420 5,706 10,126 1968/69 110,908 27,497 17,000 69,411 11,080 62,219 1,420 l,!198 2,818 1969/70 12!1,745 26,500 12,408 79,976 1!1,144 62,561
 6,!1!12 5,426 11,758 1970/71 1!14,150 !14,500 20,14!1 78,!1!19 12,412 65,549 7,500 5,21!1 12,71!1 1971/72 118,440 25,000 15,220 •10,72012,880 69,550 5,000 !1,294 8,294 24,919 35 APPENDIX 'F' TABLE'A' CONTRACTUAL EXPORTS DURING CROP YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 1972 Destination Baas of 180 lb.
Gl'OIII · Long Tons Antigua Montserrat St. Kitts Dominica Grenada St. Lucia St. Vincent Barbados Trinidad.
Jamaica 10,650 1,600 11,612 5,120 13,120 9,500 25,255 79,619 370,787 116,750 856 129 933 412 1,054 763 2,030 6,398 29,795 9,381 644,013 51,751 TABLE 'B' NON CONTRACTUAL EXPORTS DURING CROP YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 1972 Destination Rice Packaged (Long Tons) Bulk Rice (Long Tons) Rice Grades Barbados 399 Trinidad 2,674 Jamaica 10,180 Antigua 153 Montserrat St. Kitts Dominica Grenada St. Lucia St. Vincent Guadeloupe 76 57 339 146 12 Martinique 246 London Canada India 11 5 Ship's Stores 5 1,247 2,155 Second Quality & White B First Quality & White B 61 Guyana Parboiled 19 13 White 'B' Super & First Quality 14,304 3,495 36 APPENDIX •G' RECONCILIATION OF STOCKS SEPTEMBER 30, 1972 Tona Tona Tona StocksonHand 1.10.71 5",215 Add Purchases During Y car 80,880 Less: Spillage Reprocessed &: Recorded as Purchases Stock 1to bring into Less: Local Sales During Year Rice Bran 12,497 !1!14 12,8!11 160 80,720 85,9!1!1 Damaged 49 12,880 Exports 6 9,550 82,4!10 Less: Stock on Hand !10.9.72 Proeeainc Lou ll,294 ll,50!1 - DETAILS OF PROCESSING LOSS Defalcations and Thefts Loss overboard Loading & Dilcharging Donations and Displays Rcmilling Loss 2!17 7 1 5!1 61 Loss in Weight during handling Stock Shortages 120 !157 nil !157 Less: Spillage recovered & processed Damagcd Rice Sold 160 49 Lou.
209 148 209 37 'H' APPENDIX CROP YIELDS Period Autumn or Acreage Acreage Yield in Spring Crop Planted Reaped Paddy Yield in Yieldb Yield for Rice CroJ year Crop Yeai in addy in Rice Estimated Estimated Estimated Estimated Total Total TONS TONS TONS TONS (Crop Year Ending) 1945 Autumn 79,214 79,214 89,780 30.9.46 1946 Spring 8,953 15,140 11,347 1946 Autumn 85,623 85,623 96,113 30.9.47 194 7 Spring 4,069 12,016 4,184 1945 Autumn 1946 Spring 53,868 6,804 101,127 60,672 1946 Autumn 57,668 100,297 60,179 194 7 Spring 2,511 1947 Autumn 1748 Spring 1947 Autumn 88,886 88,886 89,800 30.9.48 1948 Spring 8,685 17,711 5,830 5J,BHO 3,500 95,630 57,380 1948 Autumn 67,058 75,478 93,801 30.9.49 1949 Spring 9,000 16,544 8,640 56,280 5,182 102,441 61,462 1949 Autumn 87,631 86,377 103,865 30.9.50 1950 Spring 9,379 3,999 h:Ll:U 2,400 107,864 61,722 1950 Autumn 83,668 93,637 98,903 20,009 11,791 30.9.51 1951 Spring 59,345 7,075 110,694 66,420 1948 Autumn 1949 Spring 1949 Autumn 1950 Spring 1950 Autumn 1951 Spring 1951 Autumn 1952 Spring 1951 Autumn 100,249 96,863 101,138 30.9.52 1952 Spring 17,515 9,970 1952 Autumn 133,301 113,552 30.9.53 1953 Spring 21,000 13,167 60,685 5,982 111,108 66,667 1952 Autumn 68,138 7,900 126,719 76,038 1953 Spring 1953 Autumn 111,446 111,100 118,977 19,328 14,125 30.9.54 1954 Spring 71,400 8,475 133,102 79,875 1954 Spring 1953 Autumn 1954Autumn 130,075 133,479 17,025 11,105 30.9.55 1955 Spring 80,087 6,663 144,584 86,750 1955 Spring 1954Autumn 1955 Autumn 125,906 118,304 30.9.56 1956 Spring 17,559 9,051
 1956 Autumn 118,470 121,732 30.9.57 1957 Spring 15,485 8,783 1955Autumn 71,023 5,431 127,355 76,454 1956 Spring 73,039 130,515 78,309 1956 Autumn 1957 Spring 5,270 1957 Autumn 136,990 30.9.58 1958 Spring 97,940 15,865 58,764 9,519 113,805 68,289 1958 Spring 1957 Autumn 30.9.59 1959 Spring 1958 Autumn 155,140 146,035 3,458 1958 Autumn 87,621 2,075 149,493 89,696 1959 Spring 30.9.60 1960 Spring 24,932 1959 Autumn 179,180 169,660 17,622 1959 Autumn 101,796 10,573 187,282 112,369 1960 Spring 30.9.61 1961
 Spring 1960 Autumn 195,275 181,890 20,708 1960 Autumn 109,134 12,425 202,598 121,559 1961 Spring 30.9.62 1962 Spring 35,973 1961 Autumn 226,304 201,291 27,915 1961 Autumn 111,598 16,749 229,206 128,347 1962 Spring 1962 Autumn 230,000 219,856 195,423 30.9.63 1963 Spring 42,000 -35,00029,314 1962 Autumn 121,300 18,195 224,742 139,495 1963 Spring 1963 Autumn 175,000 166,145 140,167 30.9.64 1964 Spring 65,000 32,933 50,807 87,000 31,349 190,974 118,349 1964 Spring 1963Autwnn 30.9.65 1965 Spring 50,000 1964 Autumn 266,000 240,000 225,000 30,000 1964 Autumn 144,643 19,286 255,000 163,927 1965 Spring 38 CROP YIELDS (Cont'd) Total Total Estm.ted EstinYted Estimated EstinYted Period Autumn or Acreage A.:reage Yield in Yield in Yield fa Yield for Spring Crop Planted Reaped Paddy in Rice Crop in Crop Year Paddy inlliee (Crop year ending ) TONS TONS TONS· TONS 1965 Autumn 256,514 2S4,000 208,444 U4,000 2s_,sss u;,000 2Sl,777 149,000 1966Spring 1965 Autumn 50.9.66 1966 Spring 25,000 1966 Autumn 266,078 262,925 227,077 147,600 1966Autumn 5o.9.67 1967 Spring 76,21B 75,797 S0,768 20,000 257,845 167,600 1967 Spring 1967 Autumn 260,000 50.9.68 1968 Spring M,000 15S,846 100,000 47,692 Sl,000 201,558 Ul,000 1968 Sp ring 1967 Autumn 1968 Autumn 216,000 202,000 US,445 89.000 50.9.69 1969 Spring 88,000 82,008 S7,SSS 24,000 175,778 lU,000 1968 Autumn 1969 Sp ring 1969 Autumn 225,248 197,279 US,454 86,745 1969 Autumn S0.9.70 1970Spring 90,675 82,290 54,S17 S7,000 187,771 12S,745
 1970Spring 1970 Autumn 226,281 211,992 164,584 106,980 1970 Autumn S0.9.71 1971 Spring 77,865 61,846 41,800 27,170 206,S84 lM,150 1971 Spring 1971 Autumn 175,000 171,700 142,7SO 92,77S 50.9.72 1972 Spring 83,800 79,400 S9,49G 25,667 182,220 118,440 1972 Spring 1971 Autumn 39 APPENDIX 'I' QUALITY TRENDS Parboiled Rice % Cro p Year Extra Super Supe r % 1961/62 - 14.2 I 27.9 1962/6!1 196!1/64 - 28.3 1964/65 - 15.8 1965/66 - 15.6 1966/67 - 22.7 1967/68 - 17.2 1968/69 .2 21.8 1969/70 .I 17.5 1970/71 .
!I 22.7 1971/72 .2 15.4 Extra No.

l No.

l No!

2 7o % 7o Extra 01ber No.2 No.3 Grad�.

Total 'l'o % % % 20.7 27.5 15.5 !16.4 2!1.1 5.2 !17.2 21.5 4.6 27.1 22.5 15.0 26.6 24.1 8.6 - 47.5 - !12.5 30.6 - !15.8 26.8 - IS.I 42.4 2.1 2!1.0 !12.
!I 11.2 17.9 !12.2 15.0 12.8 1.7 7.6 100 2.3 .7 ·4_3100 !1.2 1.7 3.5 100 11.1 2.8 5.7 100 14.0 6.4 4.7 100 21.9 3.1 4.8 100 14.4 1.6 !1.7 100 10.7 .8 !1.9 100 11.5 !1.4 4.9 100 6.0 .8 !1.7 100 10.0 4.5 4.8 100 - 12.1 ij69i70 - 56.7 1971/72 - 46.1 70/71 Blue Belle !17.6 50.!I - 26.2 16.!I .8 !16.

!I 5.7 11.9 - - - 100 - 100 - 100 - - - - 1970/71 - 56.5 1971/72 - 7.9 Star Bonnet 29.8 1!1.6 - 11.1 IO.I 15.4 .I - 55.5 - - 100 --100 White White Crnn Year No.
l Nn 2 % " White Rice White White White No.3 No.4 No.5 " " " White 01ber No.6 G•..les Total " " % 1961/62 IO.I 8.4 1962/6!1 45.1 22.0 196!1/64 61.l19.7 1964/65 24.I!11.0 18.820.1 1965/66 7.5 8.2 6.5 12.8 5.4 !1.2 7.4 2.0 2.0 12.8 6.8 4.1 27.7 7.7 6.7 2.2 57.1 100 1.2 10.3 100 .6 1.2 100 2.2 19.0 !1.7 15.!I 100 100 Crop Year White 'A' 'A' Extra White % " 1966/67 - !17.4 1967/68 - 5!1.5 1968/69 .I 61.5 1969/70 - 4!1.
!I 1970/71 - 49.!I 1971/72 - 29.0 White No.6 White White White 'B' 'C' Broken " % " % .2 - - - - - 28.9 2!1.9 9.6 !11.
!I 8.9 6.!I 27.8 4.5 6.1 46.9 4.3 5.5 !19.1 6.5 5.1 19.9 26.7 24.4 1970/71 - 62.3 1971/72 - 74.2 Blue Belle !11.5 6.2 - - 25.8 - - 8!1.7 1970/71 1971/72 !1.5 56.0 Star Bonnet 16.2 .I - !1!1.6 6.2 .7 - - - - 40 Total % 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 ANNEX Ci) Amendments to the Rice Marketing Ordinance Chapter 249 Published in the Official Gazette - 31st July, 1971 Rice Marketing Chapter 249, Section 2.

Ordnance - The definition of the word "Minister" shall be deleted.
Section 4(11 -The words "assigned general responsibility is so assigned, the Prime Minister if no Minister ,after the word "Minister" where it first appears.

for public corporations or shall be inserted immediately Section 4A -Renumber subsection ( 101 as subsection (111 and insert the following subsection as section (10) .
Amendments Enactments -"(101 The Secretary of the Guyana State Corporation receive notices of all meetings of the Board and to attend thereat without the to be furnished by the Secretary· · with right to vote end he shall be entitled copies of the records of the proceedings at such meetings showing the matters· discussed and the conclusions reached by the Board thereat."
lhall be entitled to Section 48 -(al Delete the symbol "(11"; (bl The words "Guyana State Corporation" shall be substituted for the words "Council of Ministers."
Section 6 "Appointment of General Manager and officers and employees of the Board -The following section shall be substituted for section (61 - 6(11 The Guyana State Corporation shall appoint the General Manager of the Board at such remuneration (inducing the payment of pension, gratuity or other like benefit by reference to his service I as the Guyana State Corporation think fit.
and on such terms and conditions (21 The Board, with the approval of the Guyana State Corporation, may employees as the Board may requ ire."

employ such other officers and Section 15 The words "assigned general responsibility for public corporations or if no Minister be in1erted immediately the word "Minister" is so aaigned, the Prime Minister lhell whenever it appears.
after Enactments Amendments Section 16 In subsection (11. the words "assigned responsibility inserted immediately afwr the word "Minister."
for the Board" lhell be Section 16A (al Substitute the words "Subject to section 2C of the Public Corporations Ordinance 1962, the Minister the words "The Minister" at the beginning of subsection (11; assigned responsibility for the Board" for (bl The following subsection shall be substituted for subsection (21 - "(21 The Board shall afford to the Minister assigned responsibility for with respect to the property and activities of information the Board and to the Guyana State Corporation obtaining the l;loard, and furnish him and -the Corporation accounts and other information manner and at such times as the Minister require."
with rnpect thereto, in such or the Corporation may with returns, facilities for Sectio..-.

21 (21 and 38(11 The words "Guyana State Corporation" ''Minister."

shall be substituted for the word 41 ANNEX (Chapter 249) liil RICE MARKETING An Ordinance to provide for the establishment constitution powers duties and functions of the Guyana Rice Marketing Board and for purposes connected with the matters aforesaid.

1.

This Ordinance may be cited as the Rice Marketing Ordinance.

2.
2.

In this Ordinance - "the Association" producers to be established producers means the Guyana Rice Producers Association of the Governor by the authority enacted.
Ordinance under an enabling to be hereafter for the protection being an association of rice of rice of the interests "the Corporation" means the Guyana Rice Corporation established by the Guyana Rice Corporation Order, 1969; "officer employed in any capacity in the· ·public under the Government; service" means any person appointed to an office in the service of the State or "the Manager" means the Manager appointed under this Ordinance; "manufacturer" means any person who operates a rice factory; "Minister" means the Member of the Executive Council for the time being charged with responsibility for the subjects of trade and industry; "the parent Board" means the Guyana Rice Marketing Board established under the (repealed) 1935, as modified by the Defence (Rice Control) Regulations, Rice 1940, and the (Export Trade) Ordinance, amending regulations the same; "rice factory" or "factory" means any premises in which padi is manufactured power, and includes any place, building, machinery or equipment used in connection into rice by with or in to such premises for the storage of padi or rice or the manufacture of rice; mechanical relation "rice producer" means - (a) any landlord or rice land within the meaning of these terms as defined by section 2 of the of Tenure) Rice Farmers (security Ordinance; (b)a n y rice farmer who cultivates his own land or any land let or leased to him or which is otherwise lawfully occupied by him.
(c) any manufacturer; "the Secretary" means the Secretary appointed under this Ordinance.

"section" means a section of this Ordinance.

CONSTITUTION AND ADMINISTRATION 3.

(1) There shall be established in this Ordinance (hereinafter referred to as "the Board").

a Board under the name and style of the Guyana Rice Marketing Board (2) The Board shall be a body corporate with perpetual succession, the power to have and use a common seal and the power to hold lands without the licence of the Minister.
(3) The Board may sue and be sued in the name of the Guyana Rice Marketing Board.

42 4.
(1) The Board shall consist of eleven members who shall be appointed by the Minister as follows:­ person representing (al Two public officers; (bl one (c) eight other pe rsons appearing to the Minister matters relating to the production, manufacture industry or commerce generally; the interests of consumers of rice; and to be qualified as having had experience in or marketing of rice or to agriculture, (21 The members of the Board shall be appointed for one year and they shall be eligible for re-appointment (31 A Chairman and Vice-Chairman shall be appointed by the Minister from among the members of the Board.
(41 The Minister may grant leave of absence to any member of the Board • (51 Where leave of absence has been granted to a member of the Board, another person may.

subject to the provisions of subsection ( 11 of this section, be appointed to act in his place.

(61 A member may, by writjng under his hand, addressed to the Minister, resign from the Board, and upon the date of the receipt by the Minister of the Board.
of such instrument, such member shall cease to be a member (71 Where a member without the leave of the Minister absents him19lf from three conl8Cutive meetings of the Board he shall be deemed to have resigned.

(81 The Minister may at any time revoke any appointment made by him under this Ordinance.
(91 Where a member of the Board has resigned, or is deemed to have resigned, or where the appointment of a member of the Board is revoked, another of subsection (11 of this section, be appointed to be a member of the Board during the unexpired portion of the term of office of his predecessor.

person may, subject to the provisions (101 The appointment, removal, death or resignation of any member of the Board shall be notified in the Gazette".

4A.
4A.

( 11 A meeting of the Board shall be held on a convenient dete in every month in each year and at such other times as may be necessary.

(21 The Chairman may at any time summon a meeting of the Board and shall summon a special for that purpose addre518d to him by any meeting within seven days of the receipt by him of a requisition three members of the Board.
(31 The Chairman, or in his absence, the Vice-Chairman shall preside at all meetings of the Board (41 In the absenr.e of the Chairman and Vice-Chairman at a meeting of the Board the members present at the meeting shall elect one of their number to act as Chairman at such meeting.

transaction (51 Five members of the Board present at any meeting shall constitute of business.
a quorum for the (61 Subject to .the provisions of subsection (51 of this section, the Board may act notwithstanding any vacancy among the members thereof.

(71 The decision of the Board shall be by a majority of votes and, in addition to an original vote, in any case in which the voting is equal, the Chairman or the Vice-Chairman or other member presiding at the meeting lhall haw a casting vote.
(81 A member of the Board shall not take part in or vote on the decision of any matter with respect to any transaction between the Board and him18lf or between the Board and any person in whose business he is pecuniarily interested whether directly or indirectly.

(91 The Board may co-opt any one or more persons to attend any particular meeting of the �oard at which they are dealing with a particular but no such co-opted person shall have any right to vote.
matter, for the purpose of assisting or advising the Board, 43 ('10>Subject to the provisions of this section, the Board shall have power to regulate their own proceedings.

48.
48.

(1) The Board shall pay to each member of the Board (not being an Officer in the Public Service) of his office as such, such, if any, remuneration in respect the Council of Ministers may determine, and to the Chairman and to the Vice-Chairman offices as such, such, which he may be entitled of his Office as a member) as may be so determined."
if any, remuneration and allowances and allowances (in addition to any remuneration in respect , in respect of his or allowances to as the Board with the approval of 5.

(1) There shall be e.stablished an Executive in this Committee of the Board (hereinafter Ordinance referred to as "the Committee").
(2) The Committee shall consist of five members of the Board who shall be - (a) the Chairman; (b) the Vice-Chairman; and (cl Three other members of the Board appointed by the Board to be members of the Committee.
(3) Subject to the directions business of the Board under this Ordinance powers, duties and functions of the Board under subsection (1) of section and general control of the Board the Committee shall manage the and may, in the name and on behalf of the Board, exercise the of the Board under this Ordinance other than the powers, duties and functions 6, section 15, subsection ( 1) of section 38.
32 and section (4) The appointed members of the Committee shall be appointed for one year and they shall be eligible for re-appointment.

(5) The Chairman shall preside at all meetings of the Committee which he attends, and in his absence the Vice-Chairman shall preside.
Vice-Chairman) (6) Three members of the Committee (of whom at least one shall be the Chairman or and a quorum for the transactions at any meeting thereof shall constitute of business; present (7) Subject to the provisions of subsection (6) of this section the Committee may act notwithstanding any vacancy among the members thereof.

(8) The Chairman, or the Vice-Chairman presiding at a meeting of the Committee shall have an original and a casting vote.
(9) A member of the Committee of any matter with between the Board and himself or between the Board and any person in whose shall not take part in or vote on the decision respect to any transaction business he is pecuniarily interested whether directly or indirectly.

(10) Where leave has been granted to any appointed member of the Committee, the Board, may appoint another person to act in the place of the member who has been granted such leave.

Chairman, resign (11) An appointed member from the Committee.
of the Committee may, by writing under his hand addressed to the (12) Where an appointed Board, or is deemed to have resigned who is an appointed member of the Committee Board to be a member of the Committee during the unexpired member of the Committee has resigned from the Board, or where the appointment the Board is revoked, period of his predecessor's may appoint another member of the term of office.
from the Committee or the of a member of the Board (13) Any two members of the Committee may by a minute in writing under their signatures addressed any matters relating to the business of the Board under this Ordinance.

to the Chairman require the Chairman to submit for the consideration and decision of the Board, 6.

(1) The Board may, with the approval of the Minister appoint a Manager, an Assistant Manager and a Secretary at such salaries as are approved by the Minister.
(2) The Manager, the Assistant Manager or the Secretary shall not be dismissed by the Board without the approval of the Minister.

44 (31 The Minister the Manager, the Assistant dismiss and appropriate notice.
may, after consultation with the Board, direct the Board to· SUIP8nd or to Manager or the Secretary or to terminate his employment on giving due (41 Where leave of absence has been granted to the Manager, the Assistant Manager or .the or where any of them is for any reason temporarily unable to perform his functions, the B oard Secretary, may appoint another person to act in his place.

(51 The Board may employ such other officers and such servants as the Board may require.

7.
7.

The Board and the Committee shall cause to be kept proper minutes of their acts and proceedings.

8 ( 11 Every member of the Board, every Manager, every Assistant Manager, every Secretary, and every officer of the Board - (al Shall regard dlel with as secret and confidential aH ioformation.
which or knowledge of which he may obtain as a member or officer case may be, which relate of grades and prices of padi or rice before p1,1blic notification i$ made thereof; and documents and matters of the Board, as the to any of the proceedings.

of the Board with respect to the fixing (bl shall not make use of any documents, matter.
or information which or knowledge of which he .maY obtain as a member or officer benefit of himself or any other person, member or officer oaths or a justice-Of or otherwise of the Board, and shall make and subscribe before a commissioner the peace a statutory to such effect.

declaraJion than for the purposes of his duties as a of of the Board, as the case may be, for the (21 No fee or stamp duty shall be payable or chargeable in retpeet of any duclaration made under subsection (11 of this section.
(31 Where any member or officer of the Board contravenes any of the provisions of paragraph (al or (bl of subsection (1 I of this IIICtion, he shall be guilty of an offence against this Ordinana,, and on conviction months.

to a penalty of one thousand dollars or to imprisonment for a t9ffll of six thereof shall be liable 9.
(11 Any transport, mortgage, lease, assignment, transfer, IIIJ'Nn:18"t or other document requiring to be executed by the Board, shall be deemed to be duly executed - (al If signed by the Chairman, the Manager or the Assistant Manager and the Secretary of the Board; or (bl if signed, whether' Within or OUtlide the State, by a person or persons authorised by resohrtioh of the Boatd so to sigh, providld tha1ifl aidtcasean eX1f'8Ct of iuch resolution, certified by the Chairman or the Vice-Chairman and the Secretary shall be attached to and form part of the document; (21 Any cheque, bill of exchange or order for the payment of money requiring the Board shall be � to .be duly exec:ut!ld if signed by a person or persons authorised by resolution of the Board so to sign.
to be executed by · · GENERAL POWERS ANO OUTI�� OF nt� B()ARD 10.

(1 I Subject to the provisions of this Ordinance, it shell be the .dutv of the Board to:-.rciN gane ral over the disposal of padi produced in the Country and to control the manufacture, supervision distribution and export of all t=ice and 111t ov.produets of padi manufac.-ed ia .the £oumry and.

for such purposes·the Boarct may enter into any agreement and malce.11ueh financMII arranaemen1J deem necessary.

as.the .
as.the .

.8991'dmav purchase, sale, l21 Nothing in ·sumection (1} of 1his action thall etfect the Corporation in the exercise of the functions conferred on them under the Public Corporations Ordinel'l!

:II, 1982.

11.
(11 The Board - (al m a-y purchase any pad i, and mav setl·such padi in the Country, arr,amge to MW it into rice or any by-product of padi by a manufacturer or export it for sale , manufactured • (bl may purchase or sell any by-product of padi in the Country, or export such by-product for sale; (21 Except with the permission of the Board no person other than the Board shall export or attempt to export any padi or any by-product of padi": "Provided that the Corporation shall not require the permission of the Board to export any padi or any bv-product of padi".
(31 Any person who contravenes of subsection (21 of this section, shall be any of the provisions and, on conviction thereof, shall be liable to a penalty of five guilty of an offence against hundred dollars or to imprisonment this Ordinance, for a term of six months.

12.

( 11 Subject to the provisions of sections 23 and 32 every manufacturer and any manufacturer Board, and the Board shall purchase, all rice manufactured-by him, whether ·on his own behalf or otherwise.
rice for and on behalf of the Corporation when he manufactures to the other than the Corporation, shall deliver (21 If any manufacturer to be delivered under subsection ( 11 of section fails to deliver to the Board by him (other than I the Board may him to deliver the same to the Board within the time specified in the notice and and to a penalty of twenty dollars for each day or part of a day in respect of any rice manufactured 23 for domestic consumption he shall be guilty of an offence against this Ordinance, fails so to deliver such rice, rice authorised serve notice on him requiring if such manufacturer on conviction which the default continues.
thereof shall be liable 13.

· Subject to the provisions of section 26, section 28 and subsection (31 of section 33 the Board shall pay the person named section 25 of this Ordinance 12 the price fixed under paragraph (bl of subsection for all rice delivered (21 of section 15. as owner in the covering notification (11 of prescribed under subsection to the Board on his behalf by a manufacturer under section 14.
The Board shall sell rice for consumption in the Country in any quantity, being not less than one bag of one hundred and eighty pounds gross, at the price fixed under paragraph (cl of subsection (21 of to be sold at any one time to any section 15, provided that the Board may in its discretion individual limit the quantity purchaser.

.

15.
(11 The Board may from time to time, with the approval be fixed in respect of rice to be sold for consumption of the Director of Agriculture, fix grades in the Country, and in of rice, and different respect of rice to be exported grades may by the Board (21 The Board may from time to time, with the approval of the Minister, determine and fix - (al the minimum price at which padi may be purchased otherwise than by the Corporation from a rice farmer; (bl the price at which the Board shall purchase rice; and (cl the price at which the Board shall sell rice for consumption in the Country.
consumption (31 The Minister in the Country.

may from time to time fix the price at which rice may be sold by retail for (41 Different prices may be fixed under paragraphs (bl and (cl of subsection (21 and under subsection (31 of this section in respect of different grades of rice.

(51 Notification of grades and prices fixed under this section shall be given by publication Gazette, Minister and the Board, in the case of Prices, may determine.
and in one or more newspaper and in such other manner as the Board, in the case of grades, in the and the 16.

(11 The Minister in the Country, determine the quantities shall from time to time, after estimating which are available the quantities of rice required for for export by the Board and by the consumption Corporation.
(21 The Board may export and sell the quantities of rice available for export by the Board and with persons outside the Country, appoint agents and for his purpose may negotiate and enter into contracts establish depots for the sale of rice at places outside the Country.

(31 Except with the permission of the Board, no person other than the Board, shall export or attempt to export any rice, provided that the Corporation _shall export any rice.
not request the permission of the Board to 46 (41 Any person who contravenes any of the provisions guilty of an offence against this Ordinance and shall, on conviction hundred dollars or to imprisonment for a term of six months.

of sublection 131 of this NCtion shall be thereof, be liable to a penalty of fjye 16A.
I 11 The Minister may, after consultation with the Board, give to the Board such directions of a general character as to the exercise and perforrnance by the Board of its functions under this Ordinance as appear to the Minister to be requisite in the public interest, to any such directions.
and the Board shall give effect (21 The Board shall afford to the Minister facilities for obtaining information with retpeet to the of the Board, and furnish him with returns, accounts and other information with property and activities respect thereto, in such manner and at such times as he may require."

MATTERS RELATING TO FINANCE AND ACCOUNTS 17.


I 11 The Board shall be the successor of the parent Board, and, on the commencement of this Ordnance, all the assets and liabilities of the parent Board shall vest in and devolve on the Board.

(21 Subject to the provisions of this section the Board shall utilise such assets for the purposes of this Ordinance.
(31 Any funds which have been allocated and reserved by the parent Board for specific purposes shall be applied to those purposes and shall not be otherwise expended except with the approval of the Minister.

(41 The reserve fund created and accumulated by the parent Board (hereinafter referred to as "the general reserw fund"!

augmented by the transfer of other funds as hereinafter in this section provided shall, subject to the provisions transferred to the general reserve fund.
of NCtion 20, be retained as such and utilised as working capital shall be transferred 151 The surplus balance being the excess of income over expenditure to the general reserve fund.

of the parent Board shall be 18.

(1 I The Board may, for the purpose of its business under this Ordinance - (al purchase any property movable or immovable.
(bl accept mortgages and bills of sale, and assignments (cl acquire, by Crown grant, transport, execution or transfers thereof; sale, lease, transfer of lease or otherwise, any property movable or immovable.
(di erect, repair and maintain buildings; (el sell, lease, transport, transfer, dispose of, mortgage or otherwise encumber any property of the Board; (fl draw and negotiate bills of exchange against shipments of rice or padi or any by1)roduct of padi exported or to be exported by the Board; (gl open and operate any current within o_r outside the Country; or savings bank account or accounts with any bank or banks (hi purchase agricultural machinery and equipment and sell or hire such agricultural machinery and equipment to rice producers on such terms as the Board may think fit; (21 The Board shall have authority, and shall be deemed always to have had authority, to make loans to rice producers from the funds of the Board.
(31 The Board may from its funds make grants to provide for the award of scholarships for the purposes of research and technical by1>roduct of padi or for any purposes relating thereto.

training in the production, processing and marketing of rice, padi or any by instrument or other erections, 19.

I 1 I The Board may.


in writing, execute in favour of a bank a floating charge on all office and warehouse equipment or any buildings, structures materials, ownership of the Board, or agricultural hire1>urchase with the Board as security for sums advanced to the Board by such bank, and any interest, commission and machinery, bags, thread or twine from time to time in the machinery and equipment held by anyone under an agreement of and charqes that may be due thereon.
machinery and equipment, packaging padi, rice, agricultural 47 (21 The principal sum secured by a charge may be either a specified on current account the total outstanding amount advanced by way of overdraft any time exceed such amount (if any) as may be specified in the charge, and in the latter case the charge shall not be deemed to be redeemed by reason only of the current account having ceased to be in debit.
amount of which shall not at amount, or a fluctuating (31 The instrument in writing referred to in this section may be in the form set out in the and shall be deemed to confer in favour of the bank, a first charge on all or other erections, schedule hereto or to the like effect, buildings, materials, ownership of the Board, or agricultural hirepurchase to all other claims against the Board not secured by mortgage of any specific property packaging structures in the office and warehouse equipment and machinery, bags, thread or twine, then or thereafter of held by anyone under an agreement and shall rank prior with the Board as the case may be at the place or machinery and equipment, padi, rice, agricultural machinery and equipment places therein of the Board.
mentioned 20.

(1 I The ascertained profits period in which there is an excess of income over expenditure shall be transferred of any accounting fund.

to the general reserve (21 The ascertained income shall be met by an appropriation to cover such loss.
loss of any accounting period in which there is an excess of expenditure over from the general reserve fund of such amount as may be necessary (31 The accounting period shall be the period of twelve months commencing on the 1st October in each year and ending on the 30th September in the year following; 21.

(1 I The Board shall keep such books and accounts as are necessary for the purpose of its business under this Ordinance.
(21 The Board shall on or before the 31st December in each year transmit and to to the Minister a report of its transactions the Association sheet and a full statement (81 of section 109 of the Companies of income and expenditure Ordinance.

to the 30th September next preceding, audited by an auditor duly qualified together with a balance under sub-section (31 The report shall be laid before the House of Assembly and shall be published in the Gazette.

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22.

(1 I The Guyana Rice Development Company Limited, by virtue of section 22 of the established is hereby dissolved.

Principal Ordinance (hereinafter referred to as "the company") (21 The assets of the Company (including in the Guyana Rice Corporation (hereinafter referred rights and interests) to as "the Corporation") to and vested shall be transferred day.

on the appointed (31 Liabilities incurred by the company prior to, and subsisting appoinced been incurred by the Corporation.
day shall, be discharged by, and be enforceable against, the Corporation immediately as if the said liabilities before, the had (41 Nothing in subsection under any (21 or (31 of this section shall apply to rights or liabilities contract of service.
(51 All deeds, bonds, instruments immediately before day and effected the Company, shall in so far as they relate to the undertaking of the as fully and the appointed company, be of as full force and effect against or in favour of the Corporation, effectually thereto and where immovable of Deeds shall take due notice thereof and shall make such annotations had been named therein or had been a party vested in the Corporation as if, instead of the company, the Corporation or other documents which were subsisting the Registrar as may be necessary.
has, by virtue of this section, and enforceable on the records property (61 All proceedings which are transferred commenced prior to the appointed or attached to the Corporation day for the enforcement of any rights or by virtue of this section may be continued by liabilities or against the Corporation, and any such proceedings may .be amended accordingly.
(71 The Corporation may, as may be agreed on between the Corporation as from the appointed day, continue to employ, on such terms and and him, any person employed with the company before the appointed of the company with regard to leave or superannuation day, and in respect of any person so employed the Corporation rights or benefits whether accrued, shall be conditions immediately the successor earned, inchoate or contingent.
48 (81 To such extent, if any, as may be required by the prO\llsions of article 8 of Ille Constitution, is hereby made in terms of subpar� (al and (bl of paragraph (11 of that artlcte in relation to any interest in or right over such property, acquired by the Coiporation under this provision any property, including section.

Sectif>n 2 of the Principal Odnance is hereby repealed.

MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS 23.
( 11 The Soard may - (al by notice published in the Gazette, fix the quantity of rice which a manufacturer may, without special authority, farmer and to himself to be used for their own domestic consumption; deliver from his factory during any specified period to a rice and the conditions under which a rice farmer (bl by notice published in the Gazette, prescribed shall be eligible to receive such delivered from the factory; and rice from a manufacturer and under which such rice shall be (cl in any particular rice farmer a specified quantity addition to the quantity which may be delivered under paragraph (al of this subsection.
to deliver from his factory to a of rice to be used for his own domestic consumption in case specially authorise any manufacturer (21 VI/here a manufacturer dltllvers any rice under subsection (11 of this section, he lhall enter in of rice delivered and the names of the perlOllS to whom the rice hes been delivered; and of fiat so delivered by him shafl be included in the return to be sent under of the total quantity a book the quantities a statement section 29.
(31 Any person who delivers or removes from a factory or is found in �on of any ric:e for (11 prescribed under paragraph (bl of sublection domestic consumption in contravention of any conditiqns of this section, shall be guilty of an offence against this Ordinance.

(41 Any person who, knowing that any rice was, in pursuance of subsection (11 of this section, delivered for domestic consumption, shall be guilty of an offence against this Ordinance.
exposes for sale, sells, or purchases any such rice or portion thereof, 23A.

The Manager, the Assistant Manager, the Secretary, or any person authorised in writing by the Board to do so, may grant permission in writing to any person to remove or to cause to be removed any from a factory; the removal of any padi from any factory owned by or under control factory for delivery to the Corporation.
provided that it shall not be �ry for any permission to be granted under this section for of the Corporation or from any other padi 238.111 Every manufacturer shell give to every rice farmer who pays any sum of money for or on account of milling fees, a receipt or acknowledgement for such fees or portion of fees so paid.

121 Every manufacturer who contravenes the provisions of subsection (11 of this section lhall be guilty of an offence ageinst this Ordinance."

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(1 J The Board may establith such depots for t'he storage of padi or rice es it shall think fit and may a manufacturer to deliver to the storage depots specified by t'he Board any rice which is to be require delivered by such manufacturel" under section 12 or subNction (21 of sa:tion 27.

(21 The Board may establilh depots at such convenient places as it may think fit for the sale of rice by the Board for consumption in the Country.

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111 Every manufacturer shalt, on the dey on which any rice is forw.-ded by him for delivery to the Board, notify the 808fd thereof in the form prescribed by the Board.
(21 No manufacturer any rice for delivery to the Board unless it is accompanied by a copy of the notification shell forward, and no other person shell remove from the factory of a under of expenses set out in the form prescribed by together with a statement manufacturer, subsection (11 of this section, regulations made under this Ordnance.

subsection (31 Any manufacturer who makes a false statement in any notification (11 of this section shall be guilty of an offence against this Ordinance.
to the Board under 49 26.

Where a person named as owner on the covering of section 25 of this Ordinance purchase price payable indebtedness to such owner· and if so authorised or such other amount, is indebted to the manufacturer, notification prescribed under subsection the Board may deduct from the (1 I pay to the manufacturer the amount of such in writing by such owner.

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27.

(1 I If the Board is of the opinion that any person is wilfully operation of the provisions of this Ordinance, hoarding padi in such quantities the Board may serve notice on such as to him to deliver the same to a manufacturer within the time specified in the notice.
interfere with the person requiring effective (21 If the Board at any time, after due inquiry, from manufacturing considers that a manufacturer anJ into rice the padi in his factory, the Board may without reasonable him to manufacture serve a notice on a manufacturer factory (whether the padi is or is not owned by him) and to deliver to the Board the rice manufactured there from within the time specified into rice all or any portion of the padi in his cause refraining in the notice.
is wilfully requiring (31 Any person who fails to comply with the terms of a notice under subsection (1 I of th;s section shall be guilty of an offence against this Ordinance.
(4)Any manufacturer without cause or excuse (the proof whereof shall lie upcn him) to comply with, the terms of the notice who, after the service on him of a notice under this section fails, reasonable within the time specified thereof shall be liable to a penalty of twenty dollars for each day or part of a day in respect , f which the default continues.
therein, shall be guilty of an offence against this Ordinance, and on conviction (5) This section shall not apply to the Corporation, in his factory to be manufactured into rice for sale or delivery or to any other manufacturer to the Corporation.

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respect of padi 28. l'ibtwithstanding the provisions (2) of section 27 is found upon inspection of development or to possess an objectionable description he determined by the B?ard lt shall be lawful for the Board to make such deduction from the purchase price thereof by the Board to be infested with insect, pests or fungi in any stage of any odour or to contain foreign matter or impurities as may of section 13, where rice delivered under section 12 or subsection 29.
(1) Every manufacturer (other than the Corporation) shall, within seven days after the expiration of each month, make and send to the Board a true and correct his factory (other than padi received from the Corporation) by him to, the Board during the preceding delivered month.

return of the quantities of padi received for, and of rice manufactured into.

and the quantities (2) Any manufacturer who - (al fails to.
make any such return within the time specified in subsection (1 I of this section; or (bl in any such return makes a false statement this section to be stated in the return; of any of the matters required shall be guilty of an offence against this Ordinance.

by subsection (1 I of 30.
The Manager, the Assistant Manager, the Secretary, or any person authorised in writing by the Board for the purpose of this section, may, at all reasonable times - (1 I enter any premises (other than the premises of the Corporation) in which padi is stored and examined and ascertain the quantity therein; or (bl enter the factory of any manufacturer examine and of padi and rice therein, and for such purpose inspect his books, and (other than the Corporation) the quantities documents relating of any entries in such books or documents.
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The Manager, the Assistant Manager, the Secretary, to the business of the Manufacturer found in the factory ascertain any other and make copies or any person authorised in writing by the of of the commission Board so to do, may seize and ·detain an offence against this Ordinance any padi, rice or bags which will afford evidence made hereunder.

or of any regulations the provisions 32.
(1 I Notwithstanding of any grade of rice which are in or which may come into the possession quantities will exceed for the time being the quantities export by the Board the Board may, with the approval of the Minister, hereinafter during the period specified in the notice, section provided, suspend, subject to the provisions purchases of section 12 where the Board has reason to believe that the of the Board exceed or for consumption in the Country and for .. and upon giving notice as (41 of this section, of subsection of any grade of rice by the Board under this Ordinance.
which will be required in this (2)Notice under subsection (1 I of this section shall be published in the Gazette not less than seven days before the date on which the suspension of purchases will commence.
(31 Where purchases of any grade of rice by the Board are suspended under this section, the Board (41 of this section, or in any area for sale to the Board either generally, to the provisions direct, subject of subsection may, by notice published that no such grade of rice shall be manufactured specified in the notice, during (41 The period specified the period specified in the Gazette, in a notice under subsection in the , notice aforesaid.
(1 I or (3) of this .section shall not exceed to any calendar year the aggregate thirty days, and where there is more than one such notice in relation the periods specified exceed ninety days in such year.

of in the notices under subsection (1) or (31 as the case may be, of this section shall not (5) Any manufacturer who contravenes any of the provisions of any notice under sumection (3 I of this section shall be guilty of an offence against this Ordinance.

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(11 The Board may purchase and sell bags for the purposes of this section.

(21 The Board shall sell such bags to rice producers for the purpose of bagging rice or padi.

Any such sale shall be on such terms and conditions and on such security as the Board deems fit.
(31 Where the Board has sold any such bags to a manufacturer, the Board may deduct from any amount payable to the manufacturer Board under section 12 or subsection (21 of section 27, any sums due to the Board in respect of bags sold to him under this section.
in respect of the purchase by the Board of rice delivered by him to the (41 Any person who is for the time being in possession of any bags which have been sold by the Board under this section sold- and who, without the permission of the Board, and knowing that the bags were io (al sells or delivers out of possession such bags, or any of them to any other person not baing a rice producer, or the Board; or (bl uses such bags, or any of them, for bagging any substance or produce other than rice or padi, shall ba guilty of an offence against this Odinance.
(51 Any person who effects, under this section, a purchase from the Board of any bags by falsely that the bags are to be used for the bagging of rice, or the bagging of padi, shall ba guilty of an pretending offence against this Ordinance.

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(11 (al Any person who removes or causes to be removed any padi from a factory without obtaining permission (bl It shall be prima facie evidence under section 23A shall be guilty of an offence against this Ordinance.
subsection if it is proved to the satisfaction on the date on which the offence is alleged to have been committed is less than the quantity which, according to any return, account or stock-taking, ought to be therein.
of padi in the factory of the commission of an offence by a manufacturer of the court that the quantity under this (21 Except as otherwise provided by this Ordinance, of any rice manufactured or disposes any manufacturer who sells or in any way under subsection (11 of by him (other than rice delivered to any person other than the Board shall be guilty of an offence transfers section 23 for domestic consumptionl against this Ordinance.
(31 Any person not being the Board or the Corporation who purchases any rice from a manufacturer, shall be guilty of an offence against this Ordinance.
(41 Any person who -- ( 11 deliwrs or removes of this Ordinance; or (bl being entrusted the Board, fails, deliwr the same to the Board; or any rice from a factory otherwise than in accordance with the provisions by a manufacturer with any rice for the purpose of delivery of the same to shall lie on him) to without rNSonable cause or excuse (the proof whereof lcl obstructs any officer or servant of the Board, or any other person, in the exacution of any duty under this Ordinance; or (di contrawnes, or fails to comply with, any of the Provisions of this Ordinance, shall be guilty of an offence against this Ordinance.
(51 Any person not being the Corporation, who purchases any padi from the grower thereof at a price which is less than the minimun, price fixed under paragraph (al of subuction (21 of section 15 shall be guilty of an offence against this Ordinance.

(61 Except where otherwise thereof, provided, a person guilty of an offence against this Ordinance be liable to a penalty of two hundred and fifty dollars or to imprisonment for a expressly shall, on conviction term of six months.

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35.

All prosecution and proceedings for offences against this Ordinance shall be institutad under the Summary Jurisdiction by the Board.

Ordinances, and may ba instituted by any person authorised in that behalf in writing 36.

Any person acting under the provisons of this Ordinance or of any regulations made hereunder shall • be entitled to the protection afforded by the Justices Protection Ordinance.

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37.

The Board shall be exempt from the payment of - fees under section 16 of the Tax Ordinance; (al licence (bl income tax under the Income Tax Ordinance; (cl excess profits tax under the Excess Profits Tax Ordinance, 1941.

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The Board may, with the approval of the Minister, matce regulations - (al ( 11 prescribing the records and accounts which are to be kept by a manufacturer, (21 Regulations made under subsection ( 11 of this section shall not apply to the Corporation.
(bl fixing grades of padi and prescribing the fees which may be charged by a manufacturer for of padi into rice, where in the opinion of the Board it is considered desirable and the milling practicable so to do, and (cl generally for the purpose of this O rdinance.

51 SCHEDULE (As amended by 39 of 1952.)

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under and by virtue Odinance, structu and equipment, and machinery, be in the ownership the of such ) the ns of section 19 of the Rice of the Bank all res or other erections, packaging material bags, thread.or of the Board, padi, rice, agricultural and warehouse s, office twine now or which may or agricultural to and in favour hereby assigns of the provisio machinery in the held by anyone under an agreement of hirepurchase Dated this .......... 19 ..... .
day of ............ 52 GUYANA RICE MARKETING BOARD P.0.

BOX 123 1 & 2 Water Street, Georgetown, Guyana.

Cable Address: RICEBOARD Tel: 62486