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NATIONAL ASSEMBLY MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS OF THE 28TH SITTING SESSION (1983-1984) OF THE FOURTH PARLIAMENT OF GUYANA HELD OF THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY OF THE THIBD AT 14:00 hrs ON MONDAY 1984-06-18 IN THE PARLIAMENT CHA.MEER.

PUBLIC BUILDINGS.

GEORGETOWN MEMBERS OF THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY (70) Spaa,kor (1) *Cde.

Sase Narain, O.R., J.P., M.P., Speaker of the National Assembly Members of the Government -People's National Congress (57} Prime Minister Cde.

Dr. P.A.
Dr. P.A.

Reid, O.E., M.P., Prime Minister (1) (Absent -on leave) Other Vice-Presidents (4) Cde.

H.D.

Hoyte, S.C., M.P., Vice-Pres Cde.

H. ·Green, M.P., Vice-President, Cde.

B. Ramsaroop, M.P., Vice-President, *Cde.

Dr. M. Shahabuddeen, Attorney General (Absent -on leave) Party and State Matters O.R., s.c., M.P., Vice-President and ident, Production Social Infrastructure (Absent -on leave) Ministers (6) Senior Cde.
R. Chandisingh, and Culture (Absent) M.P., Minister of Education, Social Development Cde.

R.H.O.

Corbin, Cde.

H. Rashid, M.P., Minister M.P., Minister of National of Energy and Mines M.P., Minister of Foreign Affairs (Absent of Home Affairs Mobilisation *Cde.

R.E.

Jackson, *Cde.

J.R.. Thomas, M.P., Minister *Cde.

C.B.

Greenidge, M.P., Minister of Finance and Economic -on leave) Planning Ministers {7) Cde.

U.E.

Johnson, M.P., Minister Cde.


Sallahuddin, M.P., Minister within the Ministry of in the Office of the Prime Minister Agriculture (Absent Cde.

R.C.

Fredericks, -on leave) A.A., M.P., Minister the Ministry of Education, Social Development of Youth and Sport and Culture within Cde.

S. Prashad, M.P., Minister of Transport within the Vice-Presnency of Social Infrastructure Cde.

Y.V.

Harewood-Benn, *Cde.


Dr. R.A. Van West-Charles M.P., Minister of Information of Health and , M.P., Minister and Public Service Public Welfar e (Absent -on leave) *Cde.

K.W.E.

Denny, M.P., Minister of Manpower and Co-o:p3ratives Ministers of State (2) Cde.

M. Cor-ica, Internal M.P., Minister of State within the Ministry of Trade and Consumer Protection Cde.

H.L.B.
H.L.B.

Singh, M.S., M.P., Minister of State within the Ministry of Regional Development (Absent -on leave) *Non elected Member I ••• Parliamentary Secretaries (3) 2.

Cde.

A.W.

Bend-Kirton-Holder, M.P., Parliamentary Secretary, Housing, within the Ministry of Health and Public Welfare M.P., Parliamentary Cde.

D.A.N.

Ainsworth, Secretary, within the Ministry of Education, Cde.
B. Bhaggan, M.P., Parliamentary Social Development Secretary, and Culture in the Office of the Prime Minister Other Members (22.l M.P.

-on leave) Cde.

M. Ally, M.P.

Cde.

M. Armogan, M.S., J.P., M.P.

Cde.

B. Beniprashad, M.P.

M.P.

Cde.

J.B. Caldeira, Cde.

A.A. Chin, M.P.

(Absent Cde.

J.P. Chowritmootoo, J.P., Cde.

O.E.

Clarke, M.P.

Cde.

E.B.

Davidson, M.P.

Cde.

H. Doobay, M.P.

Cde.

A.B.

Felix, M.P.

Cde.

E.H.A.

Fowler, M.P.

Cde.

P. Fredericks, M.P.

(Absent) M.P.

Cde.


E.F. Gilbert, Cde.

J. Gill-Mingo, M.P.

Cde.

A. McRae, M.P.

M.P .• Cde.

E. Melville, Cde.

J.M.

Munroe, J.P., M.r.

Cde.

R.N.

Primo, M.P.

Cde.

P.A.

Rayman, M.P.

Cde.

C.G.

Sharma, J.P., M.P.

Cde.

B. Tiwari, M.P., Government Chief lfuip M.P.

Cde.

C. Vandenburg, M.P.

(Absent Cde.

R.E.

Williams, -on leave) Members from the National Congress of Local Democratic Organs (2) Cde.

R. Bishop, M.S., M.P.

(Absent) Cde.

B. Latchminarayan, M.P.


Members from the Regional Democratic Councils (9) Cde.

Cde.

Cde.

Cde.

Cde.

Cde.

Cde.

Cde.

Cde.

K.N.

Jones, M.P.

(Region K.V.

Jairam, M.P.

(Region C.A.

Singh, M.P.

(Region W.Bipat, J.P., M.P.

(Region H.I.

London, M.S., M.P.

(Region I.Chowritmootoo, M.P.

(Region N.R.

Charles, M.P.

(Region D.Abraham, M.P.

(Region D.Hinds, M.P.

(Region No.

1 - Barima/Waini) No.

2 -Pomeroon/Supenaam) (Absent) Islands/West No.

3 -Esse�uibo No.
3 -Esse�uibo No.

4 -Demerara/Mahaica) No.

5 -Mahaica/Berbice) No.

6 -East Berbice/Corentyne) (Absent) No.

7 -Cuyuni/Mazaruni) No.

8 -Potaro/Siparuni) No.

10 -Upper Demerara/Berbice) (Absent) (Absent) Demerara) /... 3.

Members of the Minority (12) (i) People's Progressi ve Party (10) '\ Leader (1) Minority Cde.

Dr. c. Jagan, M.P., Minority Leader (Absent) Deputy Sre aker (1) Cde.

Ram Karran, M.P., Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly (Absent) Other Members (s) Cde.

J. Jagan, M.P.

(Absent) Cde.


Reepu Daman Persaud, J.P., M.P., Minority Cde.

N. Persaud, M.P.

Cde.

C.C.

Collymore, K.P.

(Absent) Cde.

S.F.

Mohamed, M.P.

Cde.

I. Basir, M.P.

(Absent) Cde.

C.C.

Belgrave, M.P.

(Absent) Cde.

H. Nokta, M.P.

(Absent) Chief Whip (Absent) Mr. M .F.

Singh s C.

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

Abraham, M.P.

(Absent) (ii)United Force (2) OFFICERS Clerk of the National Assembly, Deputy Clerk of the National Cde.

F.A.

Narain, Assembly, Cde.

M.B.


Henry A.A. PRAYERS The Clerk read Prayers.

ANNOUNCEMENTS BY THE SPEAKER (i)Leave The Speaker announced that leave from that day's sitting had been granted Sallahuddin, Dr. Van West-Charles, to Cdes.

Dr. Reid, Green, Dr. Shahabuddeen, Jackson, H.L.B.

Singh, Chin and Williams.

(ii)Letter from Dr. Mark Kendall -Re Death of Father The Speaker reminded Members that following the death of former in which it had requested Member of Parliament, W.O.R.
Kendall, Resolution the family of Cde.

Kendall, received from Cde.

Kendall's acknowledging thanks of himself be conveyed of the Resolution and of the other members to the Members of and informed receipt the Assembly.

the National Assembly that its condolences had passed a be conveyed to son in the U.S.A., them that a letter had been Dr. Mark Kendall, and requesting that the grateful of the family of Cde.

Ken�all (iii)Letter from Mr, M.F.


Singh - Re Death of Mother The Speaker informed Members that he had also received from Mr. Feilden Singh requesting them for the sympathy of the Assembly following that his sincere thanks be conveyed which they had extended to him at the last sitting the death of his mother in Canada.

a letter to /... 4.

PRESENTATION OF PAPERS AND REPORTS, ETC.

(1)By the Vice-President Production: Water (i)Annual Report of the East Demerara Conservancy Board for the year 1982.
(5/13/2) (Circulated) (ii)Annual Report of the Ministry of Agriculture for the year 1983.

(A17/6) (Circulated) (2)By the Minister of Home Affairs: and Road Traffic 1984 (No.

7), made under section 103 Motor Vehicles Regulations cf the Motor Vehicles Chapter 51:02, on 22nd March, 1984, and published in the Gazette on 31st March, 1984. and Road Traffic (Amendment) Act, (P: 16/22/1) (Circulated) (3)By the Minister of Finance and Economic Planning: (i)Financial Paper No.
1/1984 -Schedule of Provision Supplementary Capital Estimates totalling the period ended 1983-12-31 from the Contingencies on the Current and for $21,403,260 made (Advances Fund in 1983).

(Circulated) In terms of Standing Order No.

68, the lli.nister of Finance and Economic consideration Planning of the Financial Paper.
named Friday 1984-06-22, as the day for the (ii)Report of the Auditor General on the Public Accounts Financial 31st December, of the Government Years ended 31st December, of Guyana for the 1975, 1976, and 31st December, 1977.

(ST:1/7/2) (Circulated) (iii) Loan Agreement between Guyana and The OPEC Fund for International Drainage and Irrigation March 12, 1984 (Loan No.

345p).

Project) Dated Development (Abary (iv)Public Lo.at1 Order 1984 (No.
21) made under (ST: 3/2/12/4) (Circulated) section 2(2) of on 9th March, 1984 and publishe on 17th March, 1984. the Fublic Loan Act 1973 (No.

11) d in the Gazette (ST: 3/l)(Circulated) (v) (TRYPHENA State Pension made under section Chapter 27:04, on 21st March, 1984 and o� 1984-03-24. in the Gazette CEASAR) Order 1984 (No.

23) 4 of the State Pensions published Act J (ST:4/24 )(Circulated) /... 5.

(4) By the Minister of Manpo,wer and Co-operatives: Annual Report of the Ministry the year 1983.
Co-operatives for of Manpower and (L: ?/l/42)(Circulated) INTRODUCTION OF BILLS Presentation and First R eading (1) GUYANA NATIONAL BUREAU OF STANDARDS BILL 1984 - Bill No.7/1984 published 19§4-05-19 The lti.nister of Finance and Economic Planning, on behalf of the Government, presented the following Bill which was read the first time:- A Bill intituled An Act to provide for the in services, of standards to commodities, by the establishment preparation and promotion relation and practices of a Bureau of Standards, National Standards Council, of the to vest the management of Bureau in the Council, to define the objects the Bureau and the powers and functio:rms of the Council and for matters processes and operation the.
Guyana and the National Bureau of Standards to establish thereto.

incidental (2) RICE FARMERS Bill No.

8/19§4 (SECURITY OF TENUREYAMENDMENT) BILL 1984 - The Vice-President, Production, on behalf of the Government, presented the following Bill which was read the first time: A Bill intituled An Act to amend the Rice Farmers (Security of Tenure) Act.

ADJOURNMENT At 14.15 hrs, on a motion by the Vice-President, Party and State Matters, the Assembly was adjourned to 14:00 hrs on Friday 1984-06-22.
PARLIAMENT OFFICE, Public Buildings, Georgetown.

1984-06-20