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SECOND PARLIAMENT OF GUYANA THIRD SESSION 1971 MINUTES of the Proceedings of the 41st Sitting of the National Assembly under the Constitution of Guyana, held in the Parliament Chamber at the Public Buildings, Georgetown, Demerara, AT 2.00 P.M. ON WEDNESDAY, 22ND DECEMBER, 1971 PRESENT: His Honour the Speaker, Mr. Sase Narain, J.P. (a) Members of the Government (i) Ministers Dr. the Honourable P.A.
Reid, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Agriculture The Honourable M. Kasim, A.A., Minister of Communications The Honourable H.D, Hoyte, S.C., Minister of Finance The Honourable W.G.

Carrington, Minister of Labour and Social Security The Honourable B. Ramsaroop, Minister of Housing and Reconstruction (Leader of the House) The Honourable D.A.

Singh, Minister of Trade The Honourable O.E.


Clarke, Minister of Home Affairs The Honourable C.V. Mingo, Minister of Local Government The Honourable W, Haynes, Minister of State for Co-operatives and Community Development The Honourable H. Green, Minister of Works, Hydraulics and Supply (ii) Parliamentary Secretaries Mr. J.G.
Joaquin, J.P., Parliamentary Secretary, Ministry of Finance Mr, P. Duncan, J.P., Parliamentary Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture Mr. A. Salim, Parliamentary Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture Mr, J.R. Thomas, Parliamentary Secretary, Office of the Prime Minister Mr, C.E.

Wrights,J.P...

Parliamentary Secretary, Ministry of Works, Hydraulics and Supply 2.

(iii) Other Members Mr. J.N.

Aaron Miss M.M.

Ackman, Government Whip Mr. K. Bancroft Mr. N.J. Bissember Mr. J. Budhoo, J.P. Mr. L.I.
Chan-A-Sue Mr. E.F. Correia Mr. M. Corrica Mr. E.H.A.

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

Saffee Mr. R.C.

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

Willems (b) Members of the Opposition Dr. C.B.

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

Ramsahoye, S.C. Mr. D.C. Jagan, A.P., Deputy Speaker Mr. E.M.G.

Wilson Mr.

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

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

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

Branco Mr. Balchand Persaud Mr. I.R.

Remington, J.P. Mr. L.A. Durant Mr. V. Teekah Mr. M.F.

Singh Mr. J.A.

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

Narain - Mr. M.D.

Henry Absent: The Honourable L.F.S.

Burnham, S.C., Prime Minister The Honourable Miss S.M.
Field-Ridley, Minister of Health The Honourable S.S. Ramphal, S.C., Attorney-General and Minister of State The Honourable H.O.

Jack, Minister of Mines and Forests The Honourable E.B.

McDavid, Minister of Information and Culture Th4 Honourable Miss C.L.

Baird, Minister of Education Mr, Bhola Persaud Mrs., E. DaSilva Mr. R.E.

Cheeks - on leave - on leave - on leave 3.

PRAYERS The Clerk read Prayers.


PUBLIC BUSINESS MOTION MOTION TO APPROVE ESTIMATES OF EXPENDITURE FOR 1972 Assembly resolved itself into Committee of Supply to resume consideration of the Estimates of Expenditure for the financial year 1972, totalling $197,846,560.

(See Appendix to Minutes of 32nd Sitting held on Tuesday, the 7th of December, 1971).
In Committee of Supply HEAD 25 MINISTRY OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT was passed as printed at on the following division: • • • $ 838,682 FOR DECLINED TO VOTE Mr. Sutton Mr. M.F.

Singh Mrs. Willems Mr. Zaheeruddeen Mr. Van Sluytman Mr. Saffee Mr. Jordan Mr. Fowler Mr. Corrica Mr. Correia Mr. Chan-A-Sue Mr. Budhoo Mr. Bissember Mr. Bancroft Miss Ackman Mr. Aaron Mr. Wrights Mr. Thomas Mr. Salim ,Mr. Joaquin Mr. Mingo Mr. 10.

Singh Mr. Remseroop Mr. Cerrirgton Nr.

Royte Mr. Kesim Ds.
Royte Mr. Kesim Ds.

Reid 25 2 DIVISION XIII - MINISTRY OF LOCAL GOVERN- MENT was under consideration when the time for the suspension of the sitting was reached.

Aselfribly.

resumed.

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

RESUMPTION OF SITTING At 4.32 p.m. the sitting was resumed.

Assembly resolved itself itself into Committee of Supply to resume consideration of the Estimates of Expenditure for 1972.
In Committee of Supply Before the Committee resumed consideration of the Estimates, the Chairman reminded Members of the slow progress being made in the consideration of the Estimates in Committee and once more exhorted them to limit their speeches within the time allotted for the individual Heads and Divisions of the Estimates.
DIVISION XIII - MINISTRY OF LOCAL GOVERN- MENT as passed as printed at $ 59,000 HEAD 26 - MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE was passed as printed at 1,002,755 HEAD 27 - MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE - AGRICULTURE was passed as printed at 4,321,822 HEAD 28 - MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE - LANDS was passed as printed at •• • 812,687 HEAD 29 - MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE - INTERIOR DEVELOPMENT was passed as printed at 488,963 DIVISION XIV - MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE was passed at • • • 7,637,000 with the following corrections to the Explanatory Notes: Insertion of (i) "27".
To provide for the continuation of the project.

", and (ii) "40".

To provide for the continuation of old schemes and the development of new schemes in the interior."

Assembly resumed.

SUSPENSION OF SITTING, At 6.47 p.m. the sitting was suspended.

RESUMPTION OF SITTING At 8.15 p.m. the sitting was resumed.

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Assembly resolved itself into Committee of Supply to resume consideration of the Estimates of Expenditure for 1972.
In Committee of Supply DIVISION XV - MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE - AND NATURAL RESOURCES - IBRD/ IDA PROJECTS - LIVESTOCK DEVELOP- MENT was passed as printed at % 1,368,000 HEAD 38 - MINISTRY OF WORKS, HYDRAULICS AND SUPPLY - ESTABLISHMENT was passed as printed at .

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5,403,571 HEAD 39 - MINISTRY OF WORKS, HYDRAULICS AND SUPPLY - ANNUALLY RECURRENT was passed as printed at • • • 8,618,210 DIVISION XIX - MINISTRY OF WORKS, HYDRAULICS AND SUPPLY was passed at •• • 27,549,000 with the following corrections to the Explanatory Notes: Insertion of (i) "17.

To provide for the completion of Uitvlugt/Parika road project.

", and (ii) "21.

To continue the construction of road from Madhia to Annai."
DIVISION XX - MINISTRY OF WORKS, HYDRAULICS AND SUPPLY - IBRD/IDA PROJECTS - FIRST SEA DEFENCE PROJECT was passed as printed at • • • 4,94.1,000 DIVISION XXA - MINISTRY OF WORKS, HYDRAULICS AND SUPPLY - IBRD/IDA PROJECTS - SECOND SEA DEFENCE PROJECT was passed as printed at • ..• 3,839,000 HEAD 52 - MINISTRY OF HEALTH was passed as printed at • .. ,747,772 HEAD 53 MINISTRY OF HEALTH - MEDICAL was under consideration when at 9.58 p.m., the consideration of the Estimates was interrupted to enable the Ninister of Housing and Reconstruction (Leader of the House) to move the suspension of Standing Order No.
9(1).

SUSPENSION OF STANDING ORDER NO.

9(1) On a motion by the Minister of Housing and Reconstruction (Leader of the House),Standing Order No.

9(1) was suspended to enable that sitting to continue beyond 10.00 p.m. 5.n order to complete consideration of Head 53.

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RESUMPTION OF CONSIDERATION OF THE ESTIMATES Consideration of the Estimates was resumed.
HEAD 53 - MINISTRY OF HEALTH - MEDICAL was passed as printed at ... $ 2,986,587 Assembly resumed.

ADJOURNMENT At 10.25 p.m., on a motion by the Minister of Housing and Reconstruction (Leader of the House), the Assembly was adjourned to 2.00 p.m. on Thursday, the 23rd of December, 1971.

NARAIN pea r ,///r PARLIAMENT OFFICE, Public Buildings, Georgetown.

23rd December, 1971.