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T�[RD PARLIAMENT OF GUYANt FIRST SESSION 1973 1978 MINUTES of the Proceedings of the 137th Sitting of the National Assembly Buildings, Georgetown, Demerara, held in the Parliament Chamber at the Public AT 2.00 P.M. ON FRIDiW, 27TH Ji�NU,\RY, 1978 MEMBERS OF THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY SpeakeP Cde.

Sass Narain, D.R., J.P., M.P., Speaker of the National Assembly Members of the Government -People's National Congress (48) (1) Prime Minister Cde.

L.F.S.
L.F.S.

Burnham, O.E., s.c., M.P., Prime Minister(Absent -on leave (1) Deputy Prime Minister O:lo .

P.A.

Reid, M.P., Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Development (Absont -on leavo) Senior Ministers (8) Cde.

H.D.

Hoyte, s.c., M.P., Minister of Economic and Development Co-operatives *Cde.

H. Green, M.P., Minister (Absent -on leave) of Energy and Natural Resources(Absent) *Cde.

H.O.

Jack, M.P., Minister *�1o.

F.E.

Hope, M.P., Minister of Finance *Cde.


s.s. Naraine, A.A., M.P., Minister of Health, Housing and Labour of Works and Transport.

(Absent -on leave) *Cde.

G.�.

King, M.P., Minister *Cde.

G.B.

Kennard, c.c.H., M.P., Minister of ,rads and Consumer of Agriculture Protection.

(Absent - on leave) *Cde.

F.R.

Wills, s.c., M.P., Minister of Foreign Affairs and Justice (Absent) Ministers (4) Cda.

S.M.

Field-Ridley, M.P., Minister Cde.

B. Ramsaroop, M.P., Minister of Information.


Affairs and of Parliamentary Leader of the House *Cde.

c.v. Mingo, M.P., Minister * Cde.

V.R� Toekah, M.P., Ministor of 11t:ome Affairs of Education, Social Developmen� and Culture *Non elected Minister I ••• Ministers of State (9) 2.

Cde.

O.E.

Clarke, M.P., Minister Berbico/Corontyne) of State -Regional (East Cde.

P, Duncan, J.P., M.µ,, Minister of State, Ministry of Economic Deuelopment and Co-operatives Cde.

c.�.
c.�.

Nascimento, M.P., Ministor of State, Office of tho Prime Minister (i�bsent) Cdo.

K.B.

Bancroft, J.P., M,P., Minister of State -Regional Mazaruni/Potaro) (Absent) Cdo.

J.P. Chowritmootoo, J.P., M.P., Minister Domerara) Regional (Essequibo Coast/West of Stato - Cde.

J.R. Thomas, M.P., Minister of State, Ministry of Health, Housing ond Labour Cde.

R.H.O.

Corbin, M.P., Minister of State, Ministry of National Development *Cde.

�.

Salim, M.P., Minister West Coast Berbice (Absent) *Cde.

F.U.A.
F.U.A.

Cormichoel, M.P., Minister of State -Regional(East Demerara/ of State -Regional Q\lorth•1fost) (f\bsent) Parliamentary Socretaries (4) Cdo.

M.M.

f\ckman, C,C.H., M.P., Parliomontary Chief Whip of the Primo Minister, and Government Secretary, Office Cde.

E.L. Ambrose, M.P., Parliamentary Secretary, Ministry, o.f .

:i.griculture Economic Cde.

s. Prashad, M.P., Porliomontory Development Cde.


f"I. Corrica, M.P., Parliamentary Education, Social Development end Co-operatives 3nd Culture Secretary, Ministry of Secretary, Ministry of Other Members (21) Cde.

E.M. Bynoe, M.P.

Cde.

W.G.

Corrington, M.P.

Cde.

L.�.

Durant, M.P.

Cde.

E.H.,1.

Fowler, M.P.

Cde.

J. c;:i.11, M.P.

Cde, w. Hussain, M.�.

Cde.

s •.

Jaiserrisingh, M.P.

Cdo.

K.M.E.

Jonas, M.P.

(Absent) Cde.

M. Kasim, l�.A., M,P.

Cde.

M. Nissar, M.P, Cde.

L.C.

Ramsahoye, M.P.


Cde.

J.G.

Ramson, M.P.

Cde.

P.A.

Rayman, M,P.

Cde.

E.M. Stoby, J.P., M.P.(Absent).

Cde.

S.H.

Sukhu, M.S., M.P.

Cde.

C, Sukul, J.P., M.P.

Cde.

H,,:,.

Taylor, M.P.

Cde.

R.C.

Von Sluytman, J.P., M.P.

Cde.

L.E.

Willems, M.P.

(Absent.-) Cde.

C.E.

Wrights, Cde.

M. Zaheoruddeen, M.P.

J.P., M.P.

(16) Members of the Opposition (i)People's Progressive Party (14) Leader of the Opposition (1) Cde.
C. Jogon, M.P., Leader of the Opposition Deputy Spoakor (1) Cde.

Ram Karron, M.P., Deputy Speaker of the Notional Assembly *Non electod Minister 3 Other Members (12) Chief Whip Cds.

J. Jagan, M.P.

Cde.

Roepu Daman PGrsoud, J.P., Opposition Cde.

N. Persaud, M.P.

Cde.

c. Collymoro, M.P.

(Absent) Cde.

S.F.

Mohomed, M.P.

Cde.

L. Lolbohodur, M.P.

(Absent) Cde.

I. Bosir, M.P.

Cde.

c.c.

Belgrave, M.P.

Cde.

R. Ally, M.P.

Cde.

Dolchand, J Cdo.

Dindoyol, M.P.

Cdo.

H. Nokta, M.P.

.P., M.P.


(ii)Liberator Porty (2) Mr. M.F.

Singh, J.P., M.P.

Mrs. E. Do Silva, M.P.

OFFICERS Clerk of tho Nationo1 Acting Deputy Clerk of the Notional Assembly (F.n.

Nsroin) Assembly (A. Knight) PR,WERS The Clerk rend Prayers.

�NNOUNCEMENTS BY THE SPEAKER Leove The Speokor announced that leave hod been grontod to - (i)Cdes.

Burnham, thot sitting, Reid, Green ond Kennard for (ii)Cde.

Noroine for the poriod 27th Jonuory to 19th February, 1978.
PRESENT.,TION OF PAPERS P1ND REPORTS, ETC.

By the Minister of Finance: Report of the Directors of the New Widows and Orphans' Fund for the year 1971.

(c. 105/54 V)(Circulated) QUESTIONS TD r1INISTERS Question No.

20 Devclopmont Cde.
20 Devclopmont Cde.

Ally asked the Minister ond Culture the following of Education, question: Social QUESTION: Will the Minister Social and Culture say how many new of Education, Development schools will be built to house Community High Schools for tho now school yeor commencing in September, 1977?

4.

Will the Minister schools will be built?


further soy whore these Will hs further soy whether it is true that some of tho present primary schools will be usod to house Community High Schools and if so, will he indicate what ore the schools which will be so used?
The Minister of Education, Social Development and Culture gove the following reply: ,'\NS\•/ER: New buildings wero not constructed to house High Schools in tho school year September, 1977; however, under Community beginning the Second Education Project which is being financed provision of seven buildings in 1980 to house schools which carry Community These schools will be situotod ot:- by o loon from the World Bank has boon mode High School programmes.
for the construction Cumberlond/Conjo Bloirmont Colden Grove Lodge Friendship Stewartville, and Charity.

High wore introduced fully or As from September, 1977, Community School programmes in port in All-ago schools (os distinct from Primary Schools) the country depending on the facilitie which con be provided.
Thero ore 28 such schools which oro os follows:- in VJrious ports of s Vrymon's Erven Bellodrum Buxton Beterverwagting Compbellville Lodge New Amsterdam, Berbice Wost Const Berbice Eost Coost Domeroro East Coast Domeroro Sheriff Street, Georgetown 335 Hadfield Street, Lodge, Houston Woles East Bonk Demororo Wolos Estoto, West BJnk Georgetown Demeroro Loguon Vreed-en-Hoop Ituni Leguan Johanna Cecilio Regino ,'\nnci.
Bartica Port Kaitumo St. Ignatius Soesdyke Poriko/Salem Port Mouront Ann's Grove Linden Kwakwoni North West David Rose Fort Wellington Kitty 8ourdo Wost Coast Demeraro Domeraro River Enterprise, Essequibo Cotton Field, Essequibo Seventh Avenue, Bartico North Wost District Lathem, Rupununi East Bonk Demerora Eost Bonk Demerora Corentyne, Berbice East Coast Demerora Rockstone, Domerora Berbice River Mnboruma, North Waet District West Ruimveldt, Georgetown West Coast Berbice Stotion Stroet, Georgetown Charlotte i Oronoque River Streets, st. John's Georgetown Edinburough, Const, Domororo.
Leonora, West I ... 5 QUBstion.No.

21 o,velopment Cda.

Ally asked the Ministor and Culture the following question: of Education, Social QUESTIOl\f: Will the Ministor of Education, Social and C�lture soy whether or Development not he knows that the children No.

48 and No� 56 Schools, Corentyne, were informed bo convortecl from September, 1977, and that they will hove to go to tho Naso 59 -51 and No.

45 Primary Schools?
45 Primary Schools?

that tho two schools will into Community High Schools of the If the answer is in the offirmotive, the Minister soy whether he is owore of the fact that the schools to which the childrom a.re to be removed aro already overcrowdod, so much so that one hundred of them from tho No.

59 School are boing accommodated the No.

58 Community Centro?

will in Is the Minister at present accommodate,� 721 chi.ld:cen, there are 540 childD�n aworo that the No.

56 School and that at the No.


48 School?

aware that thore is an Is the Minister unfinished socondary Village and thcl ir this builclin� it could take cere of all the children Nos .• 59 -51 and No.

45 School--?

school building is completed from the at No.

54 gave tho following The Minister reply of Education, Social Oevelopment and Culture :�NSWERJ of the children It is not truo that the No.

48 and No.

56 Schools, Corentyne, were as atatod.


Moreover, informed of Education, S0cial Dovalopmont has not taken such a decision.

Since the answer to the question is not necessary is in the negative to reply to the second question.

tho Ministrt and Culture it The Minister occommodotos School about 558. is aware that the No.

56 School about 721 children and the No.

48 Tho Minister Authority is also aware that tho Local has tokon action to erect a building at No.
54 Village; tho building has not bean.

completed used to house a Nursery School.

but in the meantime, it is being ,\ supplementary question wos asked by Cele.

,Uly.

I ••• 6.

PUBLIC BUSINESS BILLS Second and ]hird Rooding� ITEM 1 - CUSTOMS (AM�NDMENT) BILL 1978 -Bill No.

1/1978 published 7.1.78 The Minister of Finance moved the second reading of the hllowing Bill: A BILL intituled AN ACT TO AMEND THE CUSTOMS ,\CT• C�e.

N. Porsoud and Mr. Singh spoke to the motion.

The Minister of Finance replied.


The motion,was thon put ond carried.

The Bill was read o second time and was thereafter taken through its remaining strqes and passed as p:r.intod.

ITEM 2 - INCOME TAX (AMENDMENT) BILL 1978 -Bill No.

2/1978 7.1.78 published following:i The Ministor 8.111: of �inance moved the second reading of the A BILL intitulod THE INCOME TAX /"\CT.

AN ACT TO AMEND Cde.

N. Persaud and Mrs, Da Silva spoke to the motion.

Mr. Singh was spooking to the motion.


i"\DJOURNMENT At 4.00 p.m., on a motion by tho Minister u.f Parliamentary Affairs and Leader of the ijouse, the Assembly 1978.

2.00 p.m. on Monday, 30th January, was adjourned to (L?vtc/ , •NARAIN Speaker l ---- PARLI�MENT OFFICE, Public Buildings, Georgetown, 30th January, 1978.