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Dr. P.A.

Reid, O.E., M.P., Prime Minister ,.s_,,._l4l.

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s.s. Naralne, A.A., M.P., Vice-President, Works and Transport Cde.
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Hoyte, s.c., M.P., Vice-President, Planning and Economic Finance Cde.

H. Green, M.P., Vice-President, Cde.

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Carbin, M.P., Minister of Higher Education of National of Regional Development Development of Trade and Consumer Protection of Energy and Mines({Absent) D.R., s.c., M.P., Attorney General and Minister of Justice *Cde.

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Hope, M.P., Minister *Cde.

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Jack, M.P., Minister *Cde.

Dr. M. S hahabuddeen, *Cde.

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Jackson, M.P., Minister *Cde.

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Tyndall, *Cde.

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Johnson, M.P., Minister Cde.

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Sallahud of Trade and Consumer M.P., Minister, Protection din, M.P., Minister, in the Ministry Finance, of Agriculture of in the Ministry Economic Planning and Finance Cde.

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Williams, M.P., Minister, Fisheries, in the Ministry of Agriculture Cde.

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M. Corrica, M.P., Minister of State for Culture, in the Ministry of Education, Social Development and Culture Cde.

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Fredericks, A.A., M.�., Minister of State for Youth and Sport, in the Ministry of National Development *Cde, C,E.

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Ainsworth, M,P., Parliamentary Secretary, Education, Social Development and Culture Cde.
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A.A. Chin, M,P.

J.P. Chowritmootoo, E.B.

Davidson, M.P.

H. Doobay,.M.P.

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Felix, M,P.

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Fowler, M.P.

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SharrJla, J.P., M.P.

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Singh, M,P.

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Sukhu, M.s., M.P.

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Ram Karran, M.P., Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly ,D.tJLe.r .. 1'1!3 .. rn.b.e_;.� J,P., M.P., Minority Chief Whip Cde.

J. Jagan, M.P.

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Reepu Daman Persaud, Cde.

N. Persaud, M.P.

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Collymore, M.P.

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I. Basir, M.P.

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Belgrave, M.P.

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Dalchan d, J.P., M.P.

Mohamed, M.P.

Mr. M.F.

Singh, C.C.H., J.P., M.P.

(Absent) Mr. M.A.

Abraham, M.P.

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Clerk of the National Assembly, Deputy Clerk of the National Assembly, Cde.

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Narain, A.A. Cde.

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Henry The Clerk read Prayers • .

PUBLIC .BUSI NES.§.

.E.STIMATES __ OF_ EXPENDITURE .FDR1982 -_CQ.MMITTEE.Of_SUEfb.
't the Estimates Assembly resolved of Expenditure for the financial year 1982. itself into Committee of Supply to consider HEAD l OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT waa .P.cl� .. s.e_g as ..e.;.in.� AND CABINET ••• at $ 2,ifa3, 700 HEAD 2 GUYANA DEFENCE FORCE was P-��� as ••• $52,000,000 DIVISION 501 -PRESIDENT was .P..��q as P-��ntp_q at ••• $33,500,000 HEAD 3 MINISTRY passed as printed at O F PUBLIC CORPORATIONS was ••• $ 29,800 4.
HEAD 10 PUBLIC AND POLICE SERVICE COMMISSIONS ••• $ 533,170 DIVISION 505 OTHER SERVICES NOT UNDER MINISTERIAL CONTROL was .P.9.,$_$eq as p;:j.n_t_�q at ••• $ 150,000 HEAD 13 - OFFICE OF THE PRIME MINISTER was p_a§_9-� .. cl as p_rJ.n.tt?_c!

with the following at correction: ••• $1,416,300 E)�.PJ./\N.A..T.0, R.Y .. N.QT-ES: JJ.E3.J.

:.£?tt9!l .. of the legend and .�b§titu.tiQO of "Contribu­ tions to several and othe2: organisations:" against charitable subhead 702.
HEAD 15 PUBLIC SERVICE asp:rinted at MINISTRY was .E.a�M.

• " 0 $ 6,169.500 508 DIVISION PUBLIC SERVICE as Rrinted at MINISTRY was ..E..c!..§.�.9.

••• $15,653,800 HEAD 16 MINISTRY as .PA�Ate..9. at OF INFORMATION wa$ p..5!.9-..�ec;!

••• $ 5,433,600 DIVISION 509 - MINISTRY OF INFORMATION was P.9.-��e_q ••• $ 400,000 HEAD 42 - MINISTRY OF WORKS was P.f!.$ .. §..€3_9, as • ••• $10,592,900 DIV!

SION 526 MHHSTRY OF WORKS wasp13ssed as at p..:r;,,i_,n,i;_e..,q -.
• $12,010,000 HEAD 43 HEAD 45 .. MINISTRY as ..9..:r;j._nj;� at OF TRANSPORT was .PJ!.S-�f!=!A ••• $ 2,986,000 CIVIL AVIATION was P.�q�F_q printed at as ••• $ 3,113,000 DIVISION ·s2a OF TRANSPORT was p_�s_s_�_q MINISTRY as prin;tJ;!
d at ... $20,oaa,ooo HEAD 47 PLANT MAINTENANCE AND HIRE DIVISION was .QJ!.9_ped as p_Fj.n_t,�q at •• .. $ 6,804,900 DIVISION 529 PLANT MAINTENANCE AND HIRE DIVISION was p2ss�d asp inted at••• $ 9,900,000 HEAD 8 - AUDIT was .E?_cLssed asp int�d at ••• $ 2,293,600 HEAD 60 --· ECONOMIC PLANNING was p_aJiS.f;;!_d� as at t.f3_Q.

P .. r.J..n. .SUSP.EJiSION OF SITTING ••• $ 3,079,000 At 16:00 hrs the sitting was suspended for refreshments.

s. RESUMPTION.

(ff .. SITTJN.C� At 16:28 hrs the sitting was resumed.
resumed Assembly resolved consideration itself into Committee of Supply and of Expenditure for 1982. of the Estimates DIVISION 535 - MINISTRY OF ECONOMIC PLANNING .P.�s§ec!

as .P.�i_n_tJ3-9.

was at •• • $ 9,258,000 HEAD 61 HEAD 62 HEAD 63 HEAD 64 HEAD 65 - FINANCE was .P.�.s .. S_E?d as ,arj.n-t;� __ q at • • • $ 700 6,318, ACCOUNTANT as p__rinted at GENERAL was .E,.c;tJ.3-9.

!3__cJ .. • •• $13,635,000 CUSTOMS AND EXCISE was P.A� ...

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as p_;-.i.n .. t.�c!


at ••• $ 5,182,400 as was P�����...9.. INLAND REVENUE p:ri .. nted at PUBLIC DEBT was P..a�s....�q at as P.�ln�q ••• $7,606,900 • •• $ 144,000 ••• $71,160,000 DIVISION 536 MINISTRY as .12..r.inte_q at OF FINANCE was .P .. a_s_9�.fl HEAD 68 OF CO-OPERATIVES MINISTRY .P.c:ll?.S,.e_A with the following corrections: as .a; .. int.l?_c!

at was .... $ 979,800 .1.9.8.2.,.E.s.t.i.T!!.�.


11 t.e.§_ J:!.e.J..�gn of the amounts of 11, 11 19,000"··, "8,436 11104,000", 51628", and 1165,800"• .� "114,6451t, "27,000", "l6,2oo 11 116,500 tively, and "59,809 against u, respec-­ of amounts of subhead 121 • 11 and substitution •�� 91.-....-.e ··-• T ........ �.A 1 ; 66,000" .

lle.l.e..t.;i...OJl of both amounts of of in the amount of "55,355" their places against sub­ head 124 • DIVISION 537 - MINISTRY OF CO-OPERAT IVES was ,P.,qs.�.f?_c!
as p..;.iAie_q at ••• $ 300,000 HEAD 37 OF ENVIRONMENT MINISTRY SUPPLY was pj3ssed as p}'inted AND WATER at ••• 523 DIVISION MINISTRY SUPPLY was .Q.§...S..� as ,p_r _ _;_n_� at OF ENVIRONMENT AND WATER ••• i 7,409,000 HEAD 38 - MINISTRY OF HEALTH -CENTRAL ADMINISTRATION .P}:..iD.�.9.

at.

with the following co·rrection: was ,RasS\esJ.


as 3,162 , ooo •• • G· · ; ... r�Xl:L.AJ\J_A_T_OJ3..L �lJJ!.§_: the organisa­ .P..e.J;e..t.i.erl of tions and amounts shown andsu�st:i;tyt�n of " "Contributions health related organisations."
against subhead 702. to several local HEAD 39 HEAD 40 MINISTRY HOSPITAL OF HEALTH -GEORGETOWN was .E.���e� as .P.,rint�q at••• $13,686,000 MINISTRY OF HEALTH -OTHER PROGRAMMES was P-��9.£!.q as .P..;..lD-�q at ••• $26,473,900 DIVISION 524 MINISTRY as p�inted at OF HEALTH was F.s..s_�e_q ••• $15,444,000 HEAD 6 HEAD 7 HEAD 48 AFFAIRS, OF PARLIAMENTARY MINISTRY PARTY AND STATE RELATIONS was ••• $ 139,000 PARLIAMENT P..r..int.e.c!

at OFF!
at OFF!

CE was .P.c!�-�--�q as ••• $ 332,800 MINISTRY OF HIGHER EDUCATION was .Eel��� as J�_;_!l;�� with the following correction: d at ••• $15,456,000 EXPLANA lQ.8.1.

)JOTES: .

Insertion of "Subventions �fo-:it-;rre·r the word "Estimates."

of the amounts the institutions against subhead 704. named, and .9.�1-e..l� shown against 530 DIVISION MINISTRY P.a.s .. §.� as P,J'J:!

:l.t� at OF HIGHER EDUCATION was • .• • $ 3 ,1;150,000 HEAD 11 HEAD 49 TEAOiING as_s_e_q as p_;:._i_nj_e1!
at S ERVICE COMMISSION was ••• $ 2921380 OF EDUCATION AND CULTURE was MINISTRY DEVELOPMENT passed as printed at with the following SOCIAL correction: ••• $ 8,729,400 "Personal .P.e.J...E,J.t_i.9.rt-9.f Pensionable Allowance in lieu of Consultation Practice" and .substitution of "Part-time Staff" against subhead 141 • .

E.)�P_L� __ NATOB_'(__j\lJITJ; .. of " Expenses, Council of II andsubsti tutj.on Advisory ?.

: J!eJ.

e.ti.o..n. National Education of "National Council Vocational.
against on T echnical and Education" subhead 702.

7 9 .SUSPENSION OF_SI TTI NG.

At 18:50 hrs the sitting was suspendedo �ESUMPTION Qf_SI�Tl_�� At 20:00 hrs the sitting was resumedo resumed Assembly consideration resolved itself into Committee of Supply and of the Estimates of Expenditure for 1982.
HEAD 50 HEAD 51 HEAD 52 HEAD 53 HEAD 54 HEAD 55 HEAD 56 HEAD 57 CULTURE was .Rc:!�13 at --8-9. as p_;:illkcl ••• $1,545,100 NURSERY SCHOOLS was p_q���-� ,._d_ at P.:t:.inJ.E3 as •�• $ 81952,000 PRIMARY SCHOOLS was pass&c!

as .Rri.nted at o .. $35,828 :ODO SCHOOLS/MULTI- SECONDARY LATERI ALS/COMM was .P.§.$.s_ed as _p_r__in� at UNITY HIGH SCHOOLS ••• $20,197,000 TECHf�I CAL AND VOCATIDN/\L was .P.cl..s .. 9 .. e .

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as .P ...

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:�� SCHOOLS e_tj_ at PRACTICAL was p..a.,_s_s._e...9. as p_r_i_r:!_t_�,g at INSTRUCTION CENTRES ••• $1,624,000 TEACHER TRAINING was PRsseq as printed at with the following correction: INSTITUTIONS ••• $ 1.,977,000 .HE3c:1d.

11Principals of for 56:_Substi·tutipfl Officers11 and 11Deputy 11Education 11 for 11P rincipals, Principals Dept.1ty Principals, against subhead 122.

Head Teachers 11 11 PROBATION was p_qs_s_E�tc!

AND \�ELF ARE SERVI CE as.
p_},'_i,n.t_�q at ••• $ 656,600 DIVISION 5 31 MINISTRY DEVELOPMENT ppss� as printed at OF EDUCATION, was AND CULTURE SOCIAL 0 .. $ 6,496,000 DIVISION 532 - MINISTRY OF EDUCATION, AND CULTURE -IDA SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS -SECOND EDUCATION PROJECT was py:issed as printed at ••• $14,349,000 HEAD 34 MI NI STRY OF LABOUR was p_a.13seq as at p_x_::i.n.t.e_q ••• $1,484,000 s. HEAD 35 CENTRAL AGENCY was .P.ca§.§�d as .E£i.D .. �Ji RECRUITMENT AND· MANPOWER at ••• $ 308,000 HEAD 36 SOCIAL ASSISTANCE was p.9��_e_q .
.P .. rAnJ..�q at as ••• $11,956,000 HEAD 41 CENTRAL AUTHDHITY was .P.cis13_e..9. as PJ='JD.�-q AND PLANNING HOUSING at.. $ 116831000 DIVISION 525 - MINISTRY OF HOUSING was P.fl�-��� as .P£Al'l t,.� at ••• $4,265,000 HEAD 69 - MINISTRY OF REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT was P.�8-��-q as .e.

;Jn;t;_ed at ••• $ 41033,600 DIVISION 538 - MINISTRY OF REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT was .P ..... a..s_s13_q as p_r_i.n..t_� at ••• $ aoo,ooo HEAD 70 REGION ND.

1 -DARIMA/WAINI P.s!

... 9 ... s.e.£!


as .P...ri.nteq at was ••• $1,554,400 DIVISION 539 - REGION 1 .. �.iJJ\fUttJ,/WAlN l..was as .E,_lj._n_ te d at .P..c}§ A.� .. Q.

••• $1,042,000 HEAD 71 - REGION ND.

2 - POMEROON/SUPENAAM was E..�s..e_cJ.

as e..rJ..n_t..§._q at ••• $2,429,000 DIVISION 540 - REGION 2 -POMERDON/SUPENAAM was ... 9.. as .JF�!Lt.�c;!

at p_a_�s.e ••• $ 675,000 HEAD 72 REGION ND.

3 -ESSEQUIBO ISLANDS/ WEST DEMERARA was P-�.§ ... �-8-9.

as .P..J;.i.nJ_e.c!
as .P..J;.i.nJ_e.c!

at ••• $2,649,400 DIVISION 541 - REGION 3 ESSEQUIBO ISLANDS/WEST DEMERARA was P.c;l$.9-�q as p_:rj.��q at•••$ 4,230,000 HEAD 73 - REGION ND.

4 -DEMERARA/MAHAICA at e.c!

as ,Rr_J_ntl?_q was .P..a.�..?- ••• $ 6,169,400 DIVI SIDN 542 REGION 4 -DEMERARA/MAHAICA was .P..q.,S.

s...8-.9. as .E.,:r;_iJ:l.

:te q at ••• $ 3,785,000 HEAD 74 REGION ND.

5 -MAHAICA/BERB ICE DIVISION 543 - REGION 5 -MAHAICA/BERBICE was F_.<;1.

9.�.e_q as .P.

:r;'JJJ.ifll .. c!


at ••• $ 550,000 HEAD 75 - REGION ND.

6 -EAST BERBICE/ CORENTYNE p_:i;:.i..n.t�.9.. at was p_�_seg as ••• $ 3,901,400 DIVISION 544 - REGION 6 -EAST BERBICE/CORENTYNE �n.t_,e .. c!

at was J?l3.s .. s_E:..Ci as J?-1� ... ••• $ 31080,000 HEAD 76 REGION ND.

7 -CUYUNI/MAZARUNI was ••• $1,201,000 .

i 9.

DIVISION 545 - REGION 7 - P.i!s_9..e_..q as P...�'l:t_e_q at CUYUNI/MAZARUNI was ••• $ 665,000 HEAD 77 REGION NO.
B -POTARO/S IPARUNI was ••• $ l,286,400 DIVISION 546 - REGION B -POTARO/SIPARUNI was .P.s.�s-�_g_ as 1?£�.Qi.�q at ••• $ 755,000 HEAD 78 - REGION NO.

9 - UPPER TAKUTU/ UPPER ESSEQUIBO was 2..cll3.��q as p_rJ_l'J..k.c!

at ••• $1,416,000 DIVISION 547 -.

REGION 9 -U PPER TAKUTU/UPPER ESSEQUISO was .P..�9�..9. as .P_rj.J:l_t� at ••• $ 630,00Q HEAD 79 - REGION NO.

10 -UPPER D EMERARA/ BERBI CE was p_�s-�..f!

as p_r..;.n.k_c!

at •.


• $ 1,1811400 DIVISION 548 - REGION 10 -UPPER D EMERARA/ BERBICE was p_a��-� as ,p_rinteq at ••• $1,400,000 Affairs 14;00 hrs on Tuesday At 22:09 hrs, on a motion by the Vice-President, to and Party/State Relations, 1982-04-06. the Assembly was adjourned Parliamentary OFFICE, PARLIAMENT Public Buildings, G eorgetown.

1982-04-06