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THIRD PARLIAMENT OF GUYANA FIRST SESSION 1973 - 1974 MINUTES of the Proceedings of the.Slat Sitting of the National Assembly Buildings, held in the Parliament Chamber at the Public Georgetown, Demerara, AT 2.00 P.M. ON 1974 MONDAY, 16TH DECEMBER• MEMBE�S OF THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY Speaker His Honour the Speaker, Mr. Sase Narain, J.P. Members of the Government -People'§ Nation&l Congress (50) Prime Minister and Deputy Prime Minister (2) The Honourable L.F.s.
Burnham, Prime Minister (Absent - O.E., s.c., on leave) Dr. the Honourable of National Development P.A.

Reid, Deputy Pi-'ime Minister and Minister Senior Ministers {8) The Honoureble # The Honourable H.D.

Hoyte, s.c., S.S. Ramphal, s.c., Minister Minister of Economic Development of Foreign Affairs and Justice (Absent} ·# The Honourable H. Gr�en, Minister of Co-operatives and National Mobilisation (Absent) # The Honourable # The Honourable # The Honourable H.O.

Jack, Minister F.E.
Jack, Minister F.E.

Hope, Minister s.s. Naraine, of Energy and of Finance A.A., Minister of Works and Housing Natural Resources # The Honourable G.A.

King, Minister of Trade and Consumer (Absent} Protection (Absent -on leave) G.B.

Kennard, c.c.H., Minister of Agriculture (Absent) # The Honourable Ministers Cs> The Honourable The Honourable Culture The Honourable W.G.

Carrington Miss s.M.


Field-Ridley, , Minister of Labour Minister of Information and B. Ramsaroop, Minister of Parliamentary Affairs and Leader of the House # The Honourabl e Miss C.L.

Baird, Minister of Education and Social Development # ·Dr.

the Honourable O.M.R.

Harper, Minister of Health of State (10) Ministers The Honourable The Honourable M. Kasim, A.A., Ministe� O.E.
Clarke, Minister of State for Agriculture -Regional (East of State (Absent} Berbice/Corentyne) P. Duncan, J.P., Minister (Absent) C.A.

Nascimento, The Honourable (Rupununi) The Honourable Minister of State -Regional of State, Office of the Prime Minister # Non elected Minister 2.

The Honourable (Essequibo The Honourable M. Zaheeruddeen, CoasthJest Demerara) K.B.
Bancroft, Minister (Absent) J·.P., Minister of Stete -H�icmiu of State -Regional (Mazaruni/ Potaro) # The Honourable # The Honourable C.V. Mingo, Minister W. Haynes, Minister of State for Consumer of State for Home Affairs Protection (Absent) # The Honourable # the Honourable A. Salim, Minister Coast Berbice) F.U.A.
Carmichael, of State -Regional Absent) Minister of State -Regional Demerara/West (East (Morth West) (Absent) Parliamentary Secretaries (7} Mr. J.R. Thomas, Parliamentary Secretary., Ministry of Works and Housing Mr. C.E.

Wrights, and Housing J.P., Parliamentary Secretary, Ministry of Works Miss M.M.
Ackman, P arliamentary Secretary, Office of the Prime Minister, and Government Chief Whip Mr. E.L. Ambrose, Parliamentary Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture (Absent-on leave) Mr. s. Prashad, Parliamentary Secretary, and National Mobilisation Parliamentary Mr. J.P. Chowritmootoo, and Social Development Ministry of Co-operatives Secretary, Ministry of Education Mr. R.H.O.

Corbin, Parliamentary Secretary, Office of the Prime Minister (Absent-on leave) Deputy Speaker (l) Mr. R.C.
Van Sluytman, Deputy Speaker Other Members (17) Mr. J.N.

Aaron Mrs. L.M.

Branco Mr. M. Corrica Mr. E.H.A.

Fowler Miss J. Gill Mr. W. Hussain (Absent) Miss s. Jaiserrisingh Mr.r.M.E.

Jonas Mr. f,11.

Nissar Dr. L.E.

Ramsahoye Mr. J.G.

Ramson Mrs P.A.

Rayman Mr. E.M. Mr. S.H.

Mr. C. Sukul, J.P. Mr. H.A.

Taylor Mrs. L.E.

Willems 5toby, J.P. (Absent) Sukhu, M.S., J.P. (Absent) Members of the Opposi;ion -Liberator Partv (2) Mr. M.f.

Singh, Leader of the Opposition • Mrs. E. Oa Silva OFFICERS Mr. F�A.
Mal'ain, Clerk of the National Mr. M.B.

Henry, AMBIM, Deputy Clerk of the National Aes6mbly Assembly PRAYERS The Clerk read Prayers.

# Non elected Minister !NNOUNCE�[NTS BY THE SPEAKER +,$;sJVQ I 3.

His Honour the Speaker announced that leave had been granted to - (a)Mr, Burnham and Mr. Ambrose for that day's sitting, and (b)Mr. Corbin from 16th to 16th December, 1974.

PUBLIC BUSINESS MOTION APPROVAL OF ESTIMATES OF EXPENDITURE FOR lQ75 Assembly resolved the Estimates $458,687,527.
of Expenditure (See Appendix itself into Committee for the financial to Minutes of Supply to consider year 1975, totalling of the 9th December, 1974).

In Committee of Supply HEAD 41 - MINISTRY DEVELOPMENT Of EDUCATION AND SOCIAL was passed as printed at .....� 9,141,BJl HEAD 42 - OF EDUCATION AND SOCIAL DEVELO?��NT- MINISTRY IN-S�RVICE passed as printed at TEACHER TRAINING PHOG1MMME was .

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.... s 334,914 HEAD 43 OF EDUCATION�AND SOCIAL MINIST�Y PRIMARY AND SECONDA�l: SCHOOLS was as pri� at DEVELOPMENT passed .
...... $27,640,590 - HEAD 44 - MINISTRY AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT - PRACTICAL erinted at 1 HEAJ;) 45 - MINIST1�Y OF E )UCATION AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT - CENTRES was passed as...... l,628,002 � OF EDUCATION INSTRUCTION TRAINING GOVERNMENT TEACHER TRAINING printed COLLEGE PNE-SERVICE as ...... was passed PROG�AMME 868,268 at HEAD 46 - MINISTRY - TECHNICAL INSTITUTE GEORGETOWN was passed as OF EDUCATION AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT .

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printed et HEAD 47 - MINISTRY CARNEGIE as £rinted at OF EDUCATION SCHOOL Of HOME ECONOMICS was passed .. AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT - •••••• $ 167,310 HEAD 48 - MINISTRY • QUEEN'S COLLEGE was p;sseq as printed at ••••• � AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT Of EDUCATION 461,804 HEAD 49 - MINISTRY BISHOPS' at OF EDUCATION HIGH SCHOOL was passed as printed··'.

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•• • • • 387,397 , HEAD SO - MINISTRY OF EDUCATION Ati:J SOCIAL Ol'ELOf'MENT - ANNA ;�EGINA SECONOARY SCHOOL was Ji?.lll!1!t as printed at • •••••• � 16J.,177 HEAD 51 - MINIST�Y OF EDUCATION - BE�DICE HIGH SCHOOL was passed as printed at AND SOCIAL IJtVELOPMENT •••••• � 279,365 HEAD 52 - MINISTRY OF EDUCATION AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT - NEW AMSTERDAM eflsseg ·• mn,,sa •• TECHNICAL JN TIT JE wa� •••••• ti 521,814 4.
HEAD 53 - MINIST�Y UF EDUCATION AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT � COLLEGE was passed as printed at OF EDUCATION FOR SECONDARY TEACHERS Z 286,887 HEAD 54 - MINISTRY OF EDUCATION CU�RICULUM as orinted at DEVELOPMENT AND SOCIAL DEVELOPME ...... WNIT was passed NT• � 889,757 HEAD 55 - MINISTRY OF EDUCATION GUYANA INDUST�IAL passed as printed at AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT was T�AINING CENT�E - .. ..... S 162,836 HEAD 56 - MINISTRY OF EDUCATION AND wELFARE SEilVICE was passed AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT - PROBATION as printed at .
i 611,890 HEAD 57 - MINISTRY OF EDUCATION AND SOCIAL JEVELOPMENT BYGEVAL/MAHAICA LATERAL was passed as printed at ....... SECUNJARY t'i 379,772 - SCHOOL -MULTI- HEAD 58 - MINISTRY OF EDUCATION AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT - ANNA .�EGINA SECONQ/:\RY was passed as printed at SCHOOL-MULTILATERAL $ 547,592 HEAD 59 - MlNIST�Y OF EDUCATION BLADENHALL SECONJAHY was passed as printed at ....... , AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT SCHUUL-MULTILATERAL - � 429,940 HEAD 60 - MINISTRY OF EDUCATION ANO SUCIAL JEVELOPMENT - NEW AMSTERJAM was passed as printed at SECLlNilARY SCHOOL-MULTIL ATERAL •••••• Z 398,236 HEAD 61 - MINISTRY AND SLCIAL DEVELUPMENT OF EDUCATION SECuNiJ.I\RY CHRISTIANBURG/WISMAR LATEnAL was passed as printed at ...... SCHOOL-MULTI - - z 376,220 HEAD 62 - MINIST,�Y OF EDUCATION RUIMV�LDT SECGNDArW passed as printed at AND SOCIAL LJEVELL?MENT SCHUUL-MULTILATERAL - was ...... � 376,220 DlVISILN XXV - AN� MINISTRY at was'passed as printed OF EDUCATION SOCIAL iJEVELOPME�T .
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i6,095,000 DIVISICN.

XXVI-MINIST-RY IBrtD/IDA passed as printed at uF E.iJUCATIGN PROJECTS-EDUCATILN PRLJECT ANJ SLCIAL JEVELGPMENT •·· was ZS,938,000 HEAD 63 - MINISTRY Of HEALTH was pas� as printed •.•••• �1,143,122 e nteg t Assembly r�sumed.

SUSPENSICN l:F SITTING At 4.0l' p.m. the sitting was suspended for refreshments.

aESUMPTICN Of SITTING At 4.28 p.m. the sitting Assembly consideration reso,l,,ved of the Estimates of Expenditure.

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itself into Committee of Supply and resumed In Committee of Supply 5.

HEAD 64 -MINISTRY OF HEALTH -MEDICAL was p_� as e_r_�� at .

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'.i> 5,011,845 HEAD 65 -MINISTRY was passed as printed at .

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OF HEALTH -BACTERIOLGGICAL 769,205 HEAD 66 -MINISTdY (,f HEALTH -X�RAY was passeg as printed at 3B0,892 HEAD 68 -MINISTiH HEAD 67 -MINISTRY LiF HEALTH -HUSPITALS AND JISPENSAMIES at as printed ETC.

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l'F HEALTH -ANALYST was QF HEALTH -PALMS was Z 226,906 849,667 HEAD 69 -MINISTRY i16,240,579 iJIV,.lSIUN, XXVU -MINISTi�Y LF HEALTH was passed as printed at ... .

... � 4,722,000 HEAD 75 -MINIST!iY uF TdA,JE AND CCNSUMER was passed as printed PRQTECTIGN at ....... �14,556,946 HEAD 31 -MINISTRY UF ECuNuMIC was passed as printed at .

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.... DEVELuPMENT t 1,684,963 HEAD 32 -MINIST�Y GF ECLNLMIC INTERILR JEVELJPMENT read as follows: DEVELUPMENT • was corrected to "HEAD 33 -MINISTRY OF REGILNAL DEVELGP� MENT -INTE1ULR i.lEVELLPMENT" the Head as corrected was Thereafter, �assed as printed at •••••• I' :i) 684,276 XIX UIVISILN -MINIST�Y LlF EC�NUMIC JEVELOPMENT was .

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�29,067,800 passed as printed at HEAD 33 -MINI�TRY OF �EGIGNAL JEVELGPMENT was passed i.ith · U1e: following Subetitytion :Pf'' as printed at � ••••• ·cor�ectiotiii��-: ··' ·: "tf\AD 32" for "HEAD 33".

Z 483,898 JIVISICN XX -MINISTRY GF REGIUNAL was e�� as erinted JEVELC�MENT at ... .

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Z 1,350,000 Assembly resumedA ADJGURNMENT At 7.05 p.m, on a motion by Affairs and Leader of the House, the 1974. on Tuesday, 17th December, Parliamentary o2.00 p.m. OFFICE, PARLIAMENT f'-Wlic-Buildings, tieorgotown.

1974 17th December,