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BRITISH GUI.ANA FIRST SENATE FIRST SESSION 1961 -1962 MINUTES of the Proceedings of the 11th Sitting of the Senate of the Colony of British Guiana under tion) Order in the British Guiana (©onstitu Council, 1961, held in the Chamber of the Legislature at the Public Buildings, Georgetown, Demerara, A� 9.00 A.M. on MONDAY, 2ND JULY, 1962.

PRESENT: -President -In the Chair.

Senator c.v. Too-Chung, Vic under Article 47(2)(a): Appointed H.J.M.
Hubbard, Senator the Honourable Senator the Honourable c.v. Nunes, C.V1.

Christian, Senator the Honourable of Home Affairs.

Minister of Education Minister Minister of Trade and Industry.

Senator M. Khan Senator Christina Ramjattan Senator Ashton Clerk of the Legislature -Mr.

I. Orum Ewing.

Assistant Clerk of the Leglslature Chase and Social Development.

-Mr. E.V.

Viapree.

Absent: Senator C.S.

Persaud -on leave.

Senator H. Thomas -on leave.

Senator £1.nne Jardim -on leave.


Senator A.G. Tasker, O.B.E.

- on leave.

PRAYERS The Clerk read prayers, OATH OF ALIEGIANCE The Clerk read the Instrument re..;appo1nt1ng Mr. Ashton Obaei a Senator.

Thereafter, Mr. Chase took and subscribed the Oath of Allegiance.

ELECTION OF PRESIDENT UNDER ARTICLE: 52{1) OF THE CONSTITUTION.

The Vice-Pres ident extended a warm welcome to Senator Chase and vacated the Chair.

The Clerk then called for nominations for the office of President.
The Minister of Education and Social Development Senator Chase.

The Minister of Home Affairs seconded nomination.

the nominated -.

2.

There being no other nomination, the Clerk declared Senator Ashton Chase duly elected P r esident of the Senate.

Senator Chase was then escorted to the Chair by the proposer and seconder.

congratulated The Minister of Trade and Industry, Senator Chase and Members, gratitude in which he had conducted the sittings he occupied the Chair.
of Members to the Vice-President for the manner on behalf of the expressed the of the Senate while Senator Too-Chung thanked the Members.

Mr. President's Expression of Thanks His Honour the President expressed his thanks to the Senate for having elected him their President, and took the the Hon.

c.v. Christian on his opportunity to congratulate appointment as :Minister of Home Affairs.

Senator Christian expressed his thanks.

E TC.


OF PAPERS AND REPORTS, PRESENTATION (a)By the Minister of Tradela Industry: written-off December, 1961.

(i)Statement of Loans from Voted Expenditure during the period ended 31st (MFT.

9)(Circulated).

(ii) Report of the Public Accounts Committee of the Legislative Assembly on the Director of Audit's Report on the Accounts of the Transport year ended 31st December, 1960. and Harbours Department for the (IEG.

5/6/2) (Circulated).


(b)By the (i) Social Development: Minister of Education and Interim Report of the Special Select Committee appointed under Resolution No.

XX of the 1st of February, 1962, together with the Minutes of Meetings held on 16th March, 21st and 22nd May, and 8th June, 1962.

(LEG.

5/5/l)(Circul ated), (ii)Report of the Second Commonwealth Education Conference, New Delhi, India: 11 -25 January, 1960, (Circulated).
(iii)Report of the Advisory Committee appointed by His Excellency the Governor to enquire into a dispute between Association Producers' As�ociation, recommendations.

and the British Guiana Sugar the Sugar Estates Clerks' and to make (c)By the Minister of Home Affairs: ( L: 56/ 4/5/l)(Ci rcula ted).

(i)Annual Report of the Commissio ner of the Interior for the year 1960.

(M. 219/4 V)(Circulated) • .

• / (ii) ;.

(ii)Annual Report of the Commissioner of Police for the year 1960.
(P. 77/11 VIII)(Circulated).

(iii)Annual Report of the B�ftish Guiana Volunteer Force for tre yeax 1961.

(Circulated).

BILLS - First Reading.

The following Bills received were presented and read the first from the Legislative Assembly time:- (i)MOTOR VEHICIBS AND ROAD TRAFFIC (AMENDMENT) BILL, 1962.

(ii)PENSIONS (C0NSOLIDATION)( AMENDMENT) BILL, 1962.
The President read a Certificate from the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly advising dationJ(Amendment) Bill, 1962, was a Money Bill, and informed the Senate his willingness to take charge of the Bille.

tmt the Pensions that the Minister of Trade and Industry had expressed (Consoli­ PUELIC BUSINESS BILLS -Second and Third Readings, Item l -MOTOR VEHICIES AND ROAD TRAFFIC Standing Order No.

45(2) was suspended to enable the Senate to proceed with the remaining stages of the BILL intituled AN ORDINANCE.
·TRAFFIC ORDINANCE TO AMEND TIE MOTOR VEHICIES AND ROAD On a motion by the Minister of Trade and Industry, the Bill was read a second time and was thereafter taken through stages and passed as printed.

its remaining Standing Order No.

45(2) was suspended to enable the Senate to proceed with the remaining stages of the BILL intituled AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE PENSIONS (CONSOLIDATION) ORDINANCE, 1957.
On a motion by the Minister of Trade and Industry, the Bill was read a second time, and the third tine, and passed as printed.

ADJOURNMENT fixed.

At 9.50 a.m. the Senate was adjourned to a date to be I I I I I I dA � �' ✓" "'President.

PUBLIC BUILDINGS, Georgetown.

12th July, 1962.