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BRITISH GUIANA FIRST LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY FIRST SESSION 1961 - 1962 MINUTES of the Proceedings of the 29th Sitting of the Assembly Legislative Guiana under the British Guiana (Constitution) Order in Council, 1961, held in the Chamber of the Legislature Georgetown, Demerara, of the Colony of British at the Public Buildings, AT 2.00 P.M. on THURSDAY, 26TH APRIL, 1962.

PRESENT: Mr. W.O.R.

Kendall, (a)Members of People's the Government Progressive Party Deputy Speaker -In the Chair.
(i)Ministers Dr. the Honourable C.B.

Jagan, Premier and Minister of Development and Planning.

The Honourabl e B.H.

Benn, ·Minister of Natural Resources.

The Honourable Minister The Honourable Minister The Honourable Minister Ram Karran, of Works and Hydraulics.

B • S • Rai , of Home Affairs.

R. Chandisingh, Dr'.

the Honourable Charles Jacob, Jr., Minister of Finance.

Dr,.

the Honourable F.H.W.

Ramsahoye, Attorney-General.

The Honourable E.M.G.

Wilson, of Labour, Health and Housing.


(ii)Parliamentary Minister of Communications.

Secretaries Mr. G. Bowman, Parliamentary Secretary to the Natural Resources.

Mr. L.E.M.

IY.rann, Parliamentary Ministry of Secretary to the Ministry of Works and Hydraulics.

(iii)Other Members Mr. S.M.

Saffee Mr. G.L.

Robertson Mr. M. Bhagwan Mr. J.B. Caldeira Mr. V. Downer Mr. M. Hamid Mr. D.C. Jagan Mr • M. Shakopr (b)Members Constitu�ing the Minority (i)People's National Congress Mr. L.F.S.
Burnham, Mr. J. Carter Mr. E .F.

Correia Q.C.

2.

Mr. N.J. Bissember Mr. W ,A. Blair Mr. R.s.s.

Hugh Mr. J.G.

Joaquim :Mr. R. J. Jordan Mr. C.A.

Merriman Mr. H,M.S.

Wharton (ii)United Force Mr. P. d'Aguiar Mr. R .E.

Cheeks Mr. E.E.

Melville Clerk of the Legislature -Mr.

I. Crum Ewing.

Clerk of the Legislature - Assistant Mr. E.V.

Viapree.

Absent: His Honour the Speaker, Mr. H. Lall -on leave.

Mr. S. Camp be 11 -o.n leave.

Mr .

R.B.

Gajraj -on leave.

PRAYERS The Clerk read prayers.


ANNOUNCEMENTS BY THE SPEAKER Leave The Deputy Speaker announced that Mr. Campbell had been of leave for two weeks with effect grl.

;Ulted an extension from the 20th of April.

STATEMENTS B Y MINISTERS The Minister of Home Affairs ( the Honour able B.

S • Rai) made a Statement concerning charge of attempted arson against one the alleged withdrawal Arnold Parsram.

of a In Committee of Supply PUBLIC B USINESS APPROPRIATION BILL, 1962 -L.A. Bill No.
4/1962, Consideration of DRAFT ESTIMATES, 1962, resumed.

� 45.

MINISTRY OF EDUC AT ION AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT - SCHOOLS, INSTITUTIONS AND MISCELLANEOUS •• Committee of Supply resumed considerat OF EDlCATION AND SOCIAL of HEAD 45 -MINISTRY DEVELOPMENT -SCHOOLS, INS MISCELLANEOUS.
TI T UT IONS AND $8,327,058: ion AMOUNT Suspension of Sitting At 4,00 p.m. Committee of Supply was·still considering HEAD 45 -MINISTRY OF EDUCATION AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT - SCHOOLS, INSTITUTIONS AND MISCELLANEOUS, when the sitting was suspended for tea.

Resumption of Sitting I At 4 •.

35 p.m. the sitting was resumed.


HEAD AMOON -1t 45.MINISTRY OF EDUCATION AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT - SCHOOLS, INSTITUTIONS Al'ID MISCELLANEOUS •• $8,327,058: Committee of Supply resumed consideration of HEAD 45 -MINISTRY OF EDUCATION AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT MISCELLANEOUS.

-SCHOOLS, INSTITUTIONS AND After further discussion, Committee of Supply approved the amendments pro posed by the Minister of Finance at the previous sitting on Wednesday, 25th April.
Thereafter, the Head was increased and passed at •• •• •• $11,100: by ••$8,338,158: 55, PUBLIC PROSECUXIONS -� $45,943: On a motion by the Minister of Finance, Committee of Supply approved of the following amendment to the "Notes" of Sub-head Clerical Establishment •• $4,824: 1(5).

1 Class I C lerk was substituted 1 Class II Clerk.

for Thereafter, the Head was passed as printed at • • • • • • • • •• $ Suspension of Sitting At 6,30 p.m. the sitting was suspended for dinner.
Resumption of Sitting At 8.10 p.m. the sitting was resumed.

_,....... ________ _ TOTAL OF SCHEDULE The Minister of Finance informed Committee of Supply tbat tl),e total of the Schedule,as approved was $58,950,459: Clause 1 -Short Title - was passed as printed.
by the Committee, Clause 2 - was amended by the substitution of the words 11:fif ty-eight million, nine hundred and f ifty thousand, four hundred and fifty-nine" the words 11f if ty-nine million, one hundred and eighty-six thousand, two hundred and thirty-ei for ght"• PRE.Aifil3LE - was amended as follows: (i)the words "sixty-five million, f ive hundred and forty-four thousand, four hundred and sixty-nine" were substituted for the words "sixty-five million, seven hundred and eighty tho usand, two hundred and forty-eight"; (ii)tbe words "is chargeable by law on the or public fund s of British revenues Guiana" were sub sti t ut ed for the words "has been provided for by law" in sixth line; the ( iii)the words nine "fifty-eight million, hundred and fifty 'thousand, fou� hundred and fifty-nine" were subs words "fifty-nine million, and eighty-six thirty-eight".
ti tu ted for the one hundred thousand, two hundred and The Minister of Finance then stated the revised financial position, having regard to the amendments made in the Estimates, and incorporated in the Schedule to the Bill.

Assembly resumed.

Report and Motion for Third Reading.

Tb.e Minister of Fina.nee reported to the Assembly that the Appropriation Supply and passed with arrendments.

Bill, 1962, was considered in Committee of The Minister third time".
then moved"That tre Bill be now read the Amendment proposed by Mr. Burnham I Mr. Burnham moved the following amendment: (i)deletion of the word "now"; and ( ii)subs ti tut ion of the words 11 this day six months" for the words "the third time".

The Deputy Spe a.ker informed Mr. Burnham that in terms of Standing Order No.

68, his amendment could not be entertained.


Division on Third Reading Thereafter the question was put and negatived on the following division:- FOR AGAINST Mr. Shakoor Mr. Melville Mr. Jagan Mr. Cheeks Mr. Hamid Mr. d'Aguiar Mr. Caldeira Mr. Wharton Mr. Merriman :Mr. Bhagwan Mr. Jordan Mr. Saffee Mr.

Bowman Mr. Joaquim Mr. Wilson Mr. Hugh Mr. Blair Dr. Ramsahoye Mr. Bissember Dr. Jacob Mr. Chandisingh Mr. Correia Mr. Carter Mr. Ram Karran Mr. Burnham Dr. Jagan Mr. Kendall (Deputy Speaker) .l:L -1L 5.
Item 2 -MOTION TO APPROVE DEVELOPJY.

!ENT ESTIMATES, 1962.

On a motion by the Minister of Finance, the following motion was adopted: THIRTY ONE MILLION, SIX HUNDRED AND SEVENTEEN RESOLVED, That this Legislative Assembly of Development of the Estimates approves for the year 1962 which have been laid on the Table, totalling THOUSAND, NINE HUNDRED AND SIXTY SIX DOLL.ARS as detailed by Heads in the undermentioned and of the projects Development Fund established Fund Ordinance, 1954.
SCHEDUIE therein being financed from the under the Development Expenditure SCHEDUIE Head No.

Head of Estimate Estimate in 1962 $ and Irrigation I. II.

III.

IV.

v. VI.

VII.

VIII.

IX.

x. XI.

XII.

XIII.

XIV.

xv.

XVI.

XVII.

XVIlI.

XIX.

xx.

XXI.
Agriculture Civil Aviation Drainage Education Industry & Credits Geological Surveys Health Housing Lands & Mines Land Development Post Office Public Works Transport & Harbours Miscellaneous Rural Self-Help Social Welfare Local Government Amerindian Tourism Electricity Forests 1,230,217 339,000 8,.013,783 1,744,231 2,000,000 550,338 444,605 1,938,794 160,000 1,029,000 300,000 8,322,968 3,048,106 33,136 100,000 105,000 100,000 178,088 100,000 1,soo,600 80,100 31,617,966 Development Developm�nt ADJOURNMENT At 9.30 p.m., and on a mot�on by the Minister (the Honourable B.H.
Benn), the sitting was Resources adjourned to a date to be fixed.

of Natural Confirmed, � , IP .

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�__.c)!.----GA-� Deputy Speaker.

PUBLIC BUILDINGS, Georgetown.

28th April, 1962.