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533 Jl-fembers P1·esent LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.

Announcements 534 LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.

Dem­ The Hon.

J. I.

De Aguiar (Central erara).

Thm·sclay, f:3rcl Jlforch, 1933.

The Hon.

Jung Bahadur Singh (Dem­ erara.Essequebo ).

The Council met pursuitnt to adjourn­ the Governor, ment, His Excellency EDWARD President, Sm DENHAM, K.C.M.G., in the Chair.

K.B.E., The Hon.

G. E. Andernon Member).

Unofficial (Nominated The Hon.

M. B. G. Austin (Nominated Unofficial Member).

PRESENT.

The Hon.
PRESENT.

The Hon.

Peei;' Bacchus (\Vestern Berbice).

The Hon.

the Colonial O.Douglas-,Jones, C.M.G.

Secretary, Afr.

The Hon.

the Attorney-General, Mr. Hector Josephs, K.C., B.A., LL.M: LL.B.

(Lond.).

(Cantab.

), Council held as printed MINUTES.

The minutes of the meeting of the on the 22nd December, 1932, and circulated, were confirmed.

The Hon.

T. T. Smellie (Nominated Unofficial Mern ber ).

The Hon.

F. Dias, O.B.E.

(Nominated Unofficiitl Member).

MEMBERS SWORN.


The following Members took and sub­ scribed to the Oath :- The Hon.

J. S. DaRh, B.S.A., Director of Agriculture.

Mr. F. Birkitt, Postmo,ster-General.

Mt·.

L. G. Crease, of Ed11cation Director The Hon.

R. E. Bmssington (Western (Acting).

Essequebo ).

Mr. W. S. Jones (Nominated Unofficial Member).

The Hon.

E. F. Fredericks, LL.B.

(Essequebo River).

Major the Hon.

J. C. Craig, D.S.O., ANNOUNCEMENTS.

M.E.I.C., Director of Public Wo1·ks.

The Hon.


W. A.

D'Andrade, Comp­ troller of Customs.

ALLOWANCES AND GRATUI'l'IES, THE COLONIAL SECRETARY (Mr.

The Hon.

Q.

B.

De Freitas, M.R.C.S.

L.R.C.P.

(Lond.

), Sui'geon-General (Eng.

), (Acting).

0.Douglas-Jones): Colonial I am directed ing Message to communicate :- of the In the absence through indisposition the follow to the Council Treasurer The Hon.

J. Mullin, M.I.M.M., F.S.I., MESSAGE No.

9.

Commissioner of L:mds and Mines.

The Hon.


E. G. Woolfonl, K.C.

(New Amsterdam).

The Hon.

N. Cannon (Georgetown North).

The Hon.

A. V. Crane, LL.B.

(Lond.)

(Demera1·a River).

The Hon.

.J.

Gonsalves (Georgetown South).

The Hon.

A. E. Seeram (Easti>rn Demerara).

The Hon.

V. A. Pires (North Western District).

annual allowances to subordinate No.

LXIII.
of Lhe 2nd of Jnly, 1930, Government under not on the Fixed Establishment, Council, Honour able Members of the Legislative that I have the honour to inform the Council provision for pay­ of the existing and em­ the question ment of compassionate gratuities ployees, Resolution as amendrd by Hesolution 1931, aud Resolution .February, 1930, respectively, October, gaging the attention of Go,·ernment cation that •n some cases employees 1yhich gr!ltuities compassionate in relation other cases on retirement , as t be appli­ discloses of the terms of the Resolutions become eligible for are unduly high to the rates of salary rlrawn, and in allowances retiring No.
XXIII.

of 10th No.

IT.

of 22nd been en• may be claimed.

bas recently exceeding wages 2.It is now rtlcornmeaded that tbe following provisions in the Resolutions referred to above:- be made in place of those contained 535 Annmmcement.o 23 MAllClJ, 1933.
Gove1·nrnent Notice� 536 (1)Auy verson holdihg a non-pensionable in circumstances iu which if he a pension office may if he bas office who retires he might have heen g-ranted bad held a pensionable not less than twenty years' vice in the Colony be granted allowance pension had he been employed office.
not exceeding an annual of tht two-thirds that he might have been granted continuous ser• in a. pensionable will be involved to �hose who have entered No additional as far as Govern· os the exhibitioners be limitecl for County Scholarships.

penditnre ment is concerned, required tbtir study and participation school.
to find all books, etc., necessary in the life of the will be for ex· 3. lt is proposeil that the awards should com· of 19 i2 and I recommend, mence in respect your approval, the proposals which my Executi,,e Council contained concurs.
above in for (2)Any person holding an office similar ten years' to ser-vice may be granted on a gratuity the above who bas completed continuous retirement thircls month's emoluments month of service of one.twelfth at the rate of two· for each complete ; and that the exist-iog provision Governor to the next of kin of such officers such gratuity as he may think.

fit be ret.ained.

3.


These recommendations may in his discretion have received in Council whereby the grant the (one.eighteenth) of a 22nd March, 1933.

EDWARD DE�HAM, Governor.

PAPERS LAID.

The following documents were lai.d on the table:- approval this Council of my Executive to approve Council and I invite them accordingly.

on the organisation por� and Harbours and operation Department.

Report of Mr. A. S. Cooper, C.B., C.M.G., of the Trans­ EDWARD DENHAM, Governor.

3rd January, 19:33.

M1·.


CREASE (Director , CENTENARY EXHIBITIONS.

: Message J am the bearer of the following from His Excellency the Governor Council:- of Education) to the MESSAGE No.

11.

193:!.

Honourable I have the honour to inform the Council Council, Members of the Legislative that a. pro.
bas had un ter consideration as a fitting the Centenary and Essequebo, to commemorate Government posal for the award by the Governor, memorial, the union of the Colony of Rerbice Demerara tions not to exceert three in number in each year commencing wh<> have in particular sbown sr,ecial who have not succeeded in securing County Scholarshi11s.

2.
2.

The Exhibition8 of with that of d Ceuteuary from 1932 to pupils for a will be tenable aptitude subjects Government Exhibi· institu• free tuition for free tuition in all cases in the month of to exhibitioners, to the satis· and which nominated during that period.

exhibi­ cease by age to become eligihle for the ln 1930 Rix boys Guiana Scholarships.
for which no and in some years period of 5) ears a11d will provide or any educational at Queen's College tion providing secondary erlucation faction of the Director of Education, is prepared to afford by the Governor, They will terminate July of the year when the respective tioners British reached scbols.rsbip scholarships the number has been even greater.
iion exists at preseut and assistance definite ability, ber ma.de annually wider opportunity to secure sound seconda1·y iuaticins deserving of such boys who have shown and 1be awards from their num­ will secure in some measure for the youth of the Colony of recognition, were available, education.

and will not standard No provi• will be ma.de from boys specially Nom· for the encouragament of the Elected Members of the of State dated No.
Resolution ng 1932,expressi Despatch from the Hecretary 20th December, 1932, regarding XXII.of the 6th of September, the opinion Council sider the amendment (Constilution) that a.

Commission Order in Council, from the Secretary 1933, regarding of the British 1928. of State dated Resolution Despatch 3rd January, XXV.

of the 30th of September, subje!lt of intercolonial trade between this Colony, Honduras.

West Indies the British and British 1932, on the No.
to con, be appointed Guiana Report of the Queen's College Curriculum and Scholarships Committee.

Heport-of the G eorgPtown Annna.l Report of the British Fire Brigade 193�.

Guiana Militia, Annual Report of the Imperial Forestry 1930-31.

(The Colonwl Sec• of the administr ation of the Patoir Institute, retm·y).

Oxford, Account Fund for 1932.

.tteport on Jfriendly Heports of the Registrar Societies for 1932. of Trade Unions (The Attomey Geneml).
Divisional Reports, ture, for the year 1931 (Professor Department Dash).

of Agricul­ GOVERNMENT NOTICES.

INTRODUCTION OF BILLS.

Notice was given that at the next meet­ leav.e would be asked to and have read the first time the Bills :- ing of the Council intl'od11ce following A Bill to make better provision of Sea Defences and construction for the ,na,intenan�e (The Colonial Sem·etai·y).

A Bill to a.mend the Government Chapter Fund with the Note Unaran.
the sale of certain �otes Ordina,ace, tbe Depreciation tee Fund, and to authorize securities gener&l into an:i the payment of the proceeds revenue.

Currency 50, by amalgamatiug 537 Go,;ernment Notir.fl.• 23 )'.

[AROH, 1933.

Uno.fficirtl Notices 538 A .Bill to appropriate the supplies tho last session of the Legislative granted Vouncil.
in A .Bill to a.mend the Public Officers (Insur· for the transfer or the payment of the proceeds a.nee) Urdiaance, Char,ter authority of Life Insurance thereof have retired (io,·ernment.

officers who of the from the service 201, by giving of policies cases to married in cerLain on pension of the award by the Governor.

to commemorate of the Colony of Berbice with as a. the Centen• approves fitting memorial ary of the union that of Demerara.

Scholarships each year commencing have shown special subjects.
end Essequebo, uot to exceed thrP.e in number in from 1932 to pupils who aptitude in particular of Centenary A Bill to a.mend the Savings Chapter 48, with respect may be deposited in a financial Colonial Bank Ordinance, to the a.mount th11.t yen.r.

(The on behalf of Mr. Millctrd to issue Com.

A Bill to enable the Go\'ernor Secreta1-y ).

missions of Enqt1iry A Bill to authorise with special powers.
the New Amsterdam Town Council to borrow money in order to redeem a loan and to nmenrl the borrowing powers of the Couucil (The Attoniey·Geneml).

Notice was given that at a late!'

would be moved that Standing 11 (1) be ,mspended ing 13ill to be read the fir.it time :- to enable the follow­ stage it Ot·der No.

A Bill further to amenrl the Tax Ordinance, Chapter 37 (i1fr.

D•Andmcle).

ALLOWANCES AND GRATUl'rJES .


THE COLONIAL SECRETARY (on behalf of Mr. MILLARD) gave notice of the following motion :- UNOFFICIAL NOTICES.

PLEA FOR DEPENDENTS.

Mr. WOOLFORD gave notice of the following motion :- Murra.v WHERE,\ S B. J. Colouy in different serverl the Govern­ capacities at ment.

of th<1 t•,e M.eDlal Hospital tor a period of 26 years ; AND WHERJ,;AS incapacitated employmeut January, terminaLed therefrom.
; the said B. J. Murray became dnring the conrse of his said and was given notice on the 6th 1932, that his said seHices would be in the Co11nty of Berbice after a period of fourteen days AND WHEREAS the sairl B. J. Murray died on the 1st day of l!
'ebruary, 1932, leaving and three infa.m children for· entirely a wile unprovided AND WH1'.REAS the said dependentR of the from the said B. J. Murray have not received Government allowance rendered either in return for the said services by their said father: a gratuity or a compassionate to Governor's Message 1933, this Vouncil THAT, with reference No.

9 of the 3rd of January, approves of the following meat of compassionate tuities not on the :l!
'ixe<l for pay· provisions and gra· lo subordinate Government employees , :illowances Be it Resotved,-Th1\t this Council respect­ (1) Any person holding a non-pensionable Establishmenr, :- fully recommends some provision dependents that the Go,·emment make for or contribution towards the of the said B. J. Murray.

a pension who retires io circum�tances in which he if he· had olfice might have been granter!
held a pensionable than twenty year's continuous Colony be granted au annual allowance not, exceeding might ha,·e bcen in n pensions.

two-thirds granted office may if be has not less of the pension service hie otlice.

that be in the had he been employed to the au olfice similar (2)Any person holding n.bove who hos completed than twenty years' granted two-thirds month's of servi<le.

on retirement emoluments of one.twelfth ten years' am!
Jess servi�e may be nt the rate of continuous a gratuity (one-eighteenth) of a for each complete 1000th ADVER'rISING 'l'HE COLONY.

Mr. DE AGUIAR gave notice of the motion:- following THAT His Excellency the <:.overnor be of members of the Govern­ lly req nested to have tbe sum of £500 for the cunent year, <.
:om­ of a Standing res1.1ectfu provided on the 1£sti111ates to he placed at the disposal mittee composed ment, I he Legislative Town Council Commerce, for the purpose of advertising suitable ntt-ra.ctions to tourists the Mayor and Chamber of by the Governor, in the most of the Colony investors.
as well as to potential to be a.ppoiute<l and the Georgetown manner th,i Council, (31 In case of the death of t,he employee the may in his discretion grant such gratuity as he mny in Council Governor to the next-of-kin think fit.

THAT, J:lesolutions No.

LXIII.

of the �n.i of July, 19ilU, No.

II.

of the 22ud of October, and No.

XXIII.

of the 10th ot February, are hereby rescindrd.

19:10, 1931, CENTENARY ExmDITIONS.


Mr. CREASE gave notice that at a later stage he would move the suspension of Standing him to move the following Order No.

11 (1) to enahle motion :- THAT, with reforencP.

to Governor's Message ROAD.

BARTICA-POTARO Mr. CANNON ga.ve notice of the follow­ ing questions :- construction 1.

What sum has been spent to date on the of the Butica-PotRro 2.From what source has tbis money been road?

?

Is it a" dole,'' grant, loan or '' Joan· obtained grant''?
3.What length of road has been completed and at.

what cost per mile?

4.'

vVben 5.When is it expected 6.flow ma.uy motor vehicles did the construction to end?

work begin?

h'.lve been No.

11 of the 22nd of March, 19:13, this Counr.il obtained for use on the road?

539 Bills j3 MARCH, 1933.

Variation of Procediire 540 7.If they were a gift to the Colony, who was the donor?

If not, from what source was the purchase money obtained 7 8.
Is it true that great difficulty these vehicles has been in work­ in keeping experienced ing 01·der?

mission 9.Is it true- (a) That one (or more) has been out of com­ for some time ?

If so, for how long?

(b)That one (or more) has been abandoned the road, or left on the road or elsewhere a state of disrepair on in ?

10.What were the traffic receipts- (a)From the opening of the road to Decem­ ber 31, 1932; (b)From January Specify passenger l, 1933, to date?

and f reigb t re�eipts sepa­ rately.


for the transfer or the payment of the proceeds of policies of Life in certain cases to married officers authority Insurance thereof have retired Government.

on pe11sion from the sen-ice who of the Bank Orrlinance, A Bill to amend the Savings 48, with respect Chapter may be deposit-ed Colonial Seci-etary to the ,imount thnt in a finnneial year (1.

'he on behalf of Mr. Millard).

to amend the Tax Ordin1rnce, A Bill further 37 (lllr.

Chapter D'Andi·acle).


Notice was given that at the next or a meeting of the Council it subsequent would be moved t hat the Bill� be read the second time.

ll.Has the erection of the steel bridge over the Potaro River pre$ented difficulties?

12.Can the Government Public Works guarantee that be used 1vith absolute 13.For what period was maintenance safety by heavy traffic?

work or the Director this bridge can of any unforeseen in 1932?

,vhat sum was spent under required this head?


14.What is the estimate this year?

maintenance of expenditure on 15.Is this estimate the light of experience giined recently?

16.Is it true ihat a search part,y may be considered in sufficient regnirerl to find the working the roacl for their ultimate party and to re-open return to Bartic11?

PETITION.

Mr. CANNON laid on the table a petition from Charles R. Rodney, late Supernumerary Const}1ble, culture, for assistance Board of Agri­ praying .

BILLS.
BILLS.

Standing Order No.

11 ( 1) having been suspended Bills were read the first time :- for that purpose, the following A Bill to make better for the main­ provision (The of Sea Defences missions tenance Colonial ann construction Secretary).

A Bill to enable the Governor with specie.I the New Amsterdam Town to borrow money in order to redeem a powers of the Council loan and to amen<l the borrowing Council to issue Com.

powers.

A Bill to authorise {The Attorney-General).


of Enquiry A Bill to amend the Government Chapter Fund with the Note Guarantee Notes Ordinance, the Depreciation Fund and to authorize ties nnd the payment of the proceeds general securi­ into the s11le of certain Currency revenue.

50, by amalgamating A Bill to appropriate the supplies of the Legislative granted Council.

the la,t session in A Bill to amend the Public Officers (fnsur­ Chapter 201, -by giving ance) O1dinance, of inconvenience ORDER OF THE DAY.
VARIATION OF PROCEDURF..

THE COLONIAL SECRETARY : With Day and l wish to permiRsion to themselves Considerable with regard to a slight with the business.

met for only a few in the form in which the Order Members' of which notice has been Members is taken on Your Excellency's rnuke ii statement variiLtion of the Day will be presented to the Coun­ ci 1 in future.

inconvenience was c!Lused at the last sPssion by meeting here and finding that owing to the absence of hon.
Members and orher causes it was not possible to proceed The Council therefore and a great deal minutes was caused to Members who had at some inconvenience attended the Hon.

Members also know that meetings.

·wednesday is Private that all bus\ness given by Unofficial thitt day.

It is proposed that in future when notices are given hon.
Members �hould select a day on which they are prepared The elate would then be noted on the minute paper and on the Order of the Day ,vill be seen the day on which the motion is set down to be taken, and if possible will be taken on that day.

Hon.

Members will then have some idea when certain busi­ ness is coming up and make arrangements that Govern­ accordingly.

ment should regulate the business of the Council the actual order in which notice is given of the various before the Council that hon.
Members will have some indica­ tion of the day on which they desire present during a certain for each day, but as far as possible if they we.nt to be in their seat to take their· motions.

debate or when a certain It is necessary will be adhered to, so to be brought· business to be it 541 Variation of Procedure 23 MARCH, 1933.

Variation of Procecliire 542 matter is before the Council.

to meet the convenience and avoid waste of time in meeting there is no business to be done.

The idea is of hon.
The idea is of hon.

Members before.

Thern will be ample opportunity for Members to see the actual date given by another motion.

Member for the taking of his when Mr. CANNON : As far as I am con­ cerned it does not matter to me what is done, but I know of instances where the Order of the Day has re,LChed me either a few minutes before my arrival or on my ar1 ival here.

That is the only ditiiculty [ see with regard to what the Colonial Secre­ tary has said.

THE COLONIAL SECRETARY: I do will arise.


The not think any difficulty Order of the Day is sent to ea<oh Y.Iember as soon as it is printed the Press before the meeting.

vour as far as possible business to do that and the is given to Members the day We endea­ and is puhli;;hed in Mr. CANNON : I thank the Colonial for his statement Secretary but wish to tell him that the Order of the Day has reached me very frequently only a few minutes before my arrival here and dues not go to the Press.
THE PRESIDENT: The object is to notice as fa1· as possible, and by putting give further if notice is given of a11y business it on the Orde1· Paper on the first day Members will is coming up later.

then see what business The Council adjourned until the follow­ ing day at 11 o'clock.