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· ' • .. /t; 1 GENER.AL MANAGER'S OFFICE, TRANSPORT & HARBOURS DEPARTMENT, GEORGETOWN, 22nd February, 1964. r The Hon.

Minister o.nd Social Devel opnent, Ministry of F.ducation Georgetown, British Guiana.

of F.duco.tion & Socio.I Developnent, Hon.


Minister, / I beg to report on the No.t1onal History and Culture Council and its activities during the year 1963 o.s under: 2.CONSTITUTION tuted on 1st January, 1963 by Officio.l The Council supersedes and the Historico.l defined as follows:- the History The National History o.nd Culture Council was fo:rm.i.lly consti­ Notice No.

213 of 2nd March, 1963. and Culture Cammi ttee, the Na.tional Arts Council Go.zette Momunents Comnittee.
Its functions and objectives have been • � ,.

I 3.MEMBERSHIP 1.

To promote and aid the study of the history Guyana with o. view to quickening o.nd fostering sciousness of nationo.l con­ national pride ond unity; 2.

To encourage culturo.l activities o.nd enrich the developnent throughout the lo.nd; of all 3.

To stimulo.te toward the evolution pa.ttern of life.

and guide a.11 culturo.l o.ctivities of a distinctive Guyanese The number of members origimlly appointed was 34.
An addi­ tional 8 were subsequently declined appointment A further three out of the country o.t the end of the year left the roll of member­ meetings and the effoctive ship at 33.

Three of this number failed to attend o.ny membership appointed o.nd 3 tendered at the close of the yea.r must be set down as 30. ma.king o. total of 42.

Of this number 3 in the course of the year.

their resignations 4.STAFF Mr. J.W.


China.pen was seconded for service the Council a.nd served in this co.po.city until the 27th September country for the United Kingdom on a.

Government scholarship.

as Secretary when he left the to 4.1 place.

He assumed duty on the 7th September.

Mr. Chatterpa.ul Ragooba.rdyo.l was seconded to fill Mr. Chinapen1s 4.2 On the 20th October Council to serve as o. co-secretary.

Mr. Willio.m Ro.mbiha.r was seconded to the 4.3 Officer Adult F.ducation Su�ommittee.
on the 14th October.

In this ca.po.city to the he serves as secretary Mr. Colin Moore BA,.

(Hons.)

o.ssumed duty as Adult Educn.tion /4.4 With ••• • • � .

2.

E:.S "Lord Inventor" With effect from the 28th October 1'1r.

Hilbert Hooper, known 4141 locally Music Sub-Committee will be a.ble to use the s,:·rvice of this Guyanese enter­ tc.iner.

In the meantime assistant 0.nd tcpes, cs he might need to f'.ll'ther the promotion Hr.
Hooper b.:-..s been serving ns a genercl office from the Council such fr�cilities, to the Council.

It is hoped th t the while receiving wes attuched of his crac.

ti ve -tc.lc!lts viz., tc.pe-recorder • 5, ORGJ.JHSATION The Council is orgc.nised into 11 Sub-Conm1i ttees ".S follows:- Adult Educa.tion History Art & Crr:.fts Literature Dance Folklore Music National Holid�ys Social Studies Speech & Dramo.

Tours deal with the entertainment In addition a special sub-committee Festival of the An.
'1.uel fec.tures has also been appointed to of Guyarul.
A list of the origiru1.l members of each of the Sub-Committees is members serve on more ,�nd h.:s the executive sever�.l interests nccording for carrying l o.nd it will be seen thr..t 1 ,eir individUQ,l es t attn.chad n.s Appendix than one Sub-C0tn1nittee, Sub-Cammi tte& is to a lc.rge extEmt �utonomous and respoD!libility once received the ap,rovn.l to the p ,ront body, with its own recomr:Jend::-.tions for decision policy thct may rize fro� time to tine.
The Sub-Corm;ittees three groups, en.ch of which is assigned to one of the Council's executive or group Sub-Comr:ii copies �f the minutes of its ncetings ment of duties is es follows: who ouch performs ttees n.s the ca.se mieht be.

Ee.ch 8ub-Commi through its own =.nnual programme of the Council, though en.ch Sub-Cor.

:uni to t e pc.rent officers dict.-tes.

Each authority when this �s ttee must ref or , o.ny matt.er of are divided into three full-time secret ri�l duties for his Sub-Committee t·'.
;ce body.

The present c.rrc.nge- submits 51t't,- Ex.

Of:;?icer Sub- Ex.Officer Sub- Ex .Cffic0r Committee & Secret::i.ry Committee & Sccret::.ry Comr'littee t 3ecret ry Adult F,duca- tion Mr. Colin Soc fol Moore Mr. Re.goo-Speech a i,;r. �-m- Studies.

ba.rdyal Dr:-m::' .... bit.�.r Tours, History, Nationo.l Holidays, Li tcra ture.

Folklore.

Dance, :Music.

!.rt & Crc.ft ] •• .


6t ADULT EDUC.·.TION This S�b-Committee until :::>ccember, get underwn.y system of ,:..dult Education c.v. Nunes, l.inistcr do.tes b.::.ck to the proposals & Social Development submitted by t'.c Hon.

to the 1962 Adult of Education was the last to come into existence and did uot but the idea.
of establishing an integrcted Nc�tioncl /Education •••••• -3- Seminar on September Adult Education Minister educction Secorido.ry, Teclmica.l and University would be felt as a permanent national tri-prtite "Adult Educr.tion programme.

It must be regarded eduo0.tio� system of Adult Education.

urust be regarded as an integre.1 pert of our national as an equal partner with Primary, necessity'': �d we_.,hope the.t in our society, it The Minister then outlined a 14 of that yen.r.
In t he words of the (i)Political Education in the role, structure aimed at educating the people and functions of Government.

(ii)Fundamental F.ducation which would be carried out mainly by Govermnent-Extension primarily people through and aimed at improving the living standards of the education.

of practical Agencies a process (iii} Cormnunity Education aimed at helping coomunity members in indentifying their needs and problems and local and national resources.
to recognise 1963, the Minister The Minister of Education proposed met a deputation of a the este.blishment and run Officer from Council, employing a full-time Executive as the National Sports Council and the National Youth Council that voluntary bodies should felt however Associ�tion.

6.1 On 3rd October, the Adult Education National Adult Education aloog the same pattern The representctives be left free and independent the Minister Adult F.duca.tion aetivities over the past two years.
should submit deteil� of the Association of Government of his proposels control.
It was finally suggested that for the considerstion of the Council who in t.urn would inform the Minister of the Association's In the meantime the National History and Culture Council was A.ssigned for Adult Education representatives 6.2 the responsibility we..s held between .Again there was a dea.dlock on the question and voluntary renewed the Minister's Association Educ�tion The Council thereupon Rudolph Grant to deal with this subject.
proposals insistiog on fully autonomous appointed a Sub-Committee of the Adult Education for a \1ni:fied National Structure, the Adult voluntary Orgenisations.

under the Chairmanship of Mr. and on the 21st October, 1963 a meeting of the r elationship between Association and the Council • Government bodies in this field.
Tbi:t National History and Culture Council of the Sub-Committee On the 12th December, 6.3 tion Sub-Committee objective Adult Educc.tion Committee end Mr. Colin Moore was assigned of Ad.ult Education.

Programme and to co-operate not to undertake decided was held and the members ·agreed 'thn.t the fundament.

__ 1963, th� inaugural meeting of the Adult Educa- was to "Promote and stimulate the development of with other existing organisations grandiose but to proceed projects ".
The Sub­ cautiously the task of preparing the dreft of a National 7.ART & CRAFIS The Council held an exhibition British graphic which ran for a fortnight was open to the public and was well attended Guiana Muse\Dil as pnrt of the 1963 art were on show and o. number of exhibits of sculpture.

Festival.

• The exhibition of paintings and sculpture Nearly 100 exhibits of at the 7.1 pi,rties.
The de-roils are as follows:- In the course of the year 7 Art exhibitions were held by private • .. • -4- ::ace --- ,, :c.

�L�·�-;.·.

:n Paintings EeR.

Burrowes Hubert Moshett T J') c:.?

&.hi bits SpoE,9or Artist .. - '.i:it:1e -- • July-August 1 • :-0-:.,11 Septem- be:r - 7th Oct. R • .A.. & c.s • Painting s do Wandaik Art Group October - ,November B.G.

Museum Po.in tings N.H & C.C.

Festival of Guy::i.nn ·i:Tovcmber - �ocember R.A & c.s.

Paintings M.BroodhagenFive Guianese .Artisto DecemberB.G.
Museum Wood Sculpture B.G.

Museum F�illip Moore NovemberB.G.

Museum Paintings B.G.

Musewn December n Alvin Bo DecemberCul turn.l Site Paintings Guiana Art and Culture Movement One of the projects 7.2 c.n oxnmi.nc.tion Art for permanent exhibit initial step the following of the possibility of acquiring initiated by the Council a collection during this year was of Guianese works of as the foundation for n Nationc.l Art Gallery.
As an po.intings have been purchased by the Council • > • (i)"The Rice Harvesters" by E.R.

Burrowes, M.B.E.

(ii)"The Pork-knockers" by R. Savo:ry.

Towards the close of the year, the Council was authorised to erect 7.

'.3 a st�tue of the late Hubert Nathaniel Burrowes from the Crown Agents for Overseas Governments is scheduled for comple tion by Easter 1964.

Critchlow, for the task.

At the close of the yeer the materials O.B0E., o.nd commissioned Mr. E.R.
on order and the statue and Administrations were all 7.4 Art as well as o. local t ravelling The Council's 1964 programme calls for a London exhibition of Guianese exhibition to serve the rural areas of G-i:100.

7.5 In the fiold of Guinnese planned for 1964 as the basis for o. country-wide progro.mme.

Crafts c survey of Crafts instruction is 8.HISTORY The History Sub-Committ w-o.s occupied 8.1 from the now defunct "Committee for Monuments".
the Preservation of Ancient mainly in picking up the threads and Historical A list of sites a.nd buildings of historical 8.2 has been started and some spade work has been done on producing for their preservation.

made.

The Committee held discussions Church about the preservation which is owned by the Church and is in druiger of collapse.
with a representative and repair of an early sugar bond at Huis t A start on the actual work of preservation a draft ordinance has also been of the Presbyterian o.nd archaeological interest 1 Dierin Several members at various of the Sub-Committee 8.

'.3 places in town and country, most of them during the Festival of Guiana Week.

Three fifteen-minute Week.

These were well received Committee facilitate History were given during Festival of Guyn.na in the Press.

The to be spread over the entire year.


To 1 &.nk" from which has planned more such broadcasts this, it has estn.blished o.nd were later published gave public addresses of a "Lecturers broadcasts on Guianese -the nucleus /organisations •••• organisations British to the public ma.king more use of this service.

end bodies throughout Guifma may dre.w and we look iorw.

!-rcl - 5 - 8.4.
!-rcl - 5 - 8.4.

The Committee be most appropriate) Plo.ns h&.ve also been mnde for publishing cr.i.l, educational such books and writings hcve already been considered.

has mo.de pln.ns to reprint or photograph or film (·.s may books on Guiano.

which are now r�re or not eC,sily o.vs.ilRble.

or other culturo.l benefit to the Comr.ru.nity as c whole.

Some modern writings which may be of histori­ The "Holidays 8.5 Coomi ttee du.rill{; the yenr.
l'wo five minute broedce,sts and Id-ul-Fitr Sub- became merged vith the History were given on the PJ:.

::.gwr....h Sub-Committee" festivals.

9.

1:!filQ The Music Sub-Cormnittee orgnnised a Music Competition 1leek, 1963 for the best setting of either J.W.

Chinn.pen's A.J.

Seym our, "Wo.ter 'Music" mary Ramdeholl, Supt.

E.o.

Rogers, "Berbice prize W11s re�or:riended L.R.A.

}'.., Director for Mrs. Valerie Rodwri.y's "Yater Music".

A.R.C.M., Mrs. Ednc.

Jorde.n, as !l.

children's Crossing", or song.


The judges were Miss Rose­ and L.R.S.M., o.nd second prize to :tvlr.

Hugh Sa.m's "Water Music".

A specin,l of Music.

The first prize went to Mr. W.R.A.

Pilgrimls L.T.C.L., "Berbice during F�stival Crossing" Two concerts of Guy:1nese music were recorded c.nd broadcnst during Festival Week.
Loc�l com]osition, instrumental music were nlso fe:atured • folk songs, as well �s Indian song8 n,nd Pre�1,rn.tion is being made for a NE.tio;ic.l Sym phoey Orchestrr...

The I held o. conference with the B.G.

Music Teachers of Music of the B.G.

Police Bl'.nd, represen-rotives Associ,-..tion, from th<J Prince­ Orchestra, instruments etc.

and decided to stimul::Lte n required.


Other projects a new or Queen's College, a Concert interest :1nd ensure ,'1-n adeqUP.te under considorc:.tion Organ for the Town Hall, 11re that }fusic �c�chers be pro­ r-�usic Sub-Committee the Director ville aLd Philharmonic vided with stringed supply of such playe Scholarships, of Guyanese Librar,J �{ }lusic etc.

10.

!faTIONAL HOLID,.YS dum on significant Council submitted and suitable holidcys for Guyan�.
to the appropriate Legislative Committee a memoran­ 11.SOCIAL STUDIES As pa.rt of the 1963 Festival, B.Sc (hons) Mrs. Hcharenee Perso.ud, (Soc) (Lond.

), cast "Towf',rds a Ch�irman �ranese Culture".

of the Social Studies Sub-Committee mcde a redio broad­ The 1964 progrcmne 11.I.

!lk,rriuge customs take tlte form of a seminar of the country's in this field provides of the for treatment three major religions.

will This trectment nnd C'.

drr,mn.tir:ed radio programme.

12.


SPEECH AND DRAMA Through its Speech and Dr!.1.ma Sub-Committee tlle Council emoorkcd on a progrrunme of collecting • Guyanese authors and m�J�ing avcilcble plays and other dram� mr.terial by " • , • .. • In o.ddi ti on to the numerous and District schools minor tours arra.
:i�,cd by various three highly successful individu...'1.l tours involving of GuiGna Week in co-oper�tion follows: Commit.tees, moro than 1,500 school children with District were organised Sub-Committees.

a:id popular during Festiw.l They were as (i) (ii) �iii) -� ' .... .. , Georgetown Adventlire- Historical ' ,.

l to Fort Island to Fort Island Tour of.Georgetown.

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... .. -6- 13.1 The 1964 �ogramne provides boat tour up the Demerara Mission on the Mahaica River end tours to Black Bush �nd Tapa.cuma.
river, a hike from Atkinson Field to St. Cuthbert for a plane tour to the Interior, a 1s 14.1963 FESTIVAL OF GUYANA The 1963 Festival which was one of the Council's responsibilities Wll.S where the only entertainment activity by radio broadcasts broke little new ground in Georgetown a steel ba.nd tramp and concert, though in the cultural on Art, History, were supplemented In the rural areas however, marked by Festival activities inland at Bartica and Mackenzie.
The progr.11I111es included lectures, film shows, vo.riety concerts, services, dances, ba.nd concerts, boy scout and girl guide parades, drum majorette displays, sports meetings.
exhibitions, exhibitions camp fires, pageants, float po.rad.es, cricket the response ranging from Berbice to was satisfying handicraft regatta.s, debetes, field the usual activities Music and Social Studios and the occasion wo.s the North West District �nd such events as church community singing, dishes, of creolese excursions, folk-dancing, matches and athletic feature 14.1 A gratifying very first time the prizes in the various conclusion mention in pc.rticular of prizes.
must be mo.de of'the success of the Festival excopt for one winner who was out of the country.

Special of the fiD&l evenine which was made the occasion for the present�tion of the Patrick Dn.rgan Debating Competition c.nd of the 1963 Festival competitions was the fact thBt for the were presented before the • ,.

15.

FINANCE3 The Nctional History and Culture Council received the larg�•t a Government Grant item being grants 83,168, of 83,400 in 1963.
Expenditure totalled to district Festival Sub-COIIlllittees.

A stctement of Expenditure is attached as Appendix II • • • ·1 APPENDIX I NATIONAL HISTORY AND CULTURR COUNCIL p SUB- COMMITTEES , HISTORY: J.A.E.

Young, R. Grant, Vere T .• Daly, Pat Dial, Dwark.o.

Nath, L.P. Cummings.

DANCE: SPEECH & D&\MA: MUSIC: ART: Helen Taitt, Reepudamo.n Persaud, Vere T. Daly.

c.Nobrega, Sheik Sadeek, J.W.

ChiDll,pen.

Pat Cameron, Vere T. Daly, Sheila.

Thomas, �ette Dolphin, Dr. Chandra, br.

Johnson.


Reepuda.man Pa.t Dial, Persaud, E.R.

Burrowes, Dr. Cho.ndra, Ching-a.-Sue, Chinn.pen.

LITERATURE: N.E.

Camaron, Shoik Sadeek, McAndrew, V.T.

Daly, J.W.

Chinapen.

FOLKLORE: -Mc.Andrew, Sadeek, Dr. Johnson, Dr. Chandra, Mrs. Persaud, Chi.Dg-a-Suo, Pat Cameron, China.pen.

V.T.

Daly, NATIONAL HOLIDAY: Pa.t Dio.l, R. Grant, ReepudA.1Mn Persaud, Maharani Persaud.

Sad.eek, Dwa.rka.

Na.th, CRAFTS: Dr. Chandra, Sad.eek, McADdrew, Reepudaman Persaud.
SOCIAL STUDIF.S: Ma.bara.ni Persaud, Ching-a-Sue.

Po.t Cameron, V.T.

Daly, Pat Dial, Dr. Chandra, TOURS: L.P. Cumnings, Dr. Johnson, Desmond Shepherd, R.R.

Nicholson.

\ Note: The first named under each head is the Convenor of that Sub­ Conmittee.

_,_ - "'\PPENDIX 11 I /t' NATIONAL H;S'!

'ORY A1!.D CULTUP.E COUNCIL �CTMTIES OF cID.mMAN 1963.

Occasion Contribution Festival of Id-T:1 ... Ahza Message sent from Chc:.,irnm:::... 23/2/63 .Anniversary of Berbice of 1763.
Slave Rebellion Sunday-at-Noon co.st.

R�dio Ero c­ 14/3/63 31/3/63 2/4/63 26/8/63 Exhibition by George Bowen.

of Paintings Decl·,red Exhibition open.

of the National Functions History & Culture of the Arts Jamboree Council Sundo.y-a.t-Noon Radio Bro·A­ cf.st.

Declared Jamboree open.

Celebrations Centenary the introduction in Br.

Guiena, 78 Vill�ge held at»:>.

Corentyne.

of Islam of Delivered goodwill messcge.

29/8/63 Annual General the Georgetown Meeting of Y • .f.C.A.

Principal Speaker.
Principal Speaker.

15/9/63 ?estival of Guyo.na R�dio broadcast.

13/10/63 16/10/63 Second Annual Contest the B.G.

Singing Group of Preparing foreword siding·over snd pre­ entert�inment •.

National Inaugural Night Celebr�tions.

Evening College Annu�l Speech - Presided over functi,Jns.

21/10/63 FestiVR,l of Guyana 27/10/63 28/10/63 31/10/63 1/11.63 Opening of Festival ,leek Exhibition Sculpture, of Paintings fl.A.

& c.s.

& Foreword Foreword gramme.

for Art Exhibitio::i. Pro­ for Official Bro2.dcast.
Sundc.y-Ei.t-Noon Attended with Minister.

Finals of the Patrick Debate.

Dargan trophy .

nd prizes Presented to winners of �he Music, Art, Sculpture ture Competitions and Litera­ .

1Guyane Day' celebrations for School Children Attendee Globe Cinema.

Festival at 1/11/63 L.C.P.

Fair Attended.

• 23/11/63 27 /11/63 13/12/63 Concert Orchestre, • by Princessville .\ttended concert.

Koulen's School of Music -Annual recital Progressive i.ddress given.
Open Air Exhibition ings by Guyana Art Club at Culturt.l Site.

of pc�int­ Decl�red Exhibition open.

16/12/63 Philip Moore Exhibition, R0.1'.i.0 & C.S.

Decl�red exhibition open.

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APPENDIX I.!.

FINil.NCIAL STATEMENT FOR YEAR ENDIID 31st DECE MBER, 1963.
EXPENDITURE 1.�·rIV.AL OF G� CELEBRATION 1963 ., RECEIPI'S Grant to Festival Sub-Committees (out of Georgetown) $1,495.38 Government Grant to National History Culture Council o.nd $3,400.00 Grant to Festivo.l Co;:nmittee -Georgeto-:.n Miscellaneous GtrJUna Colebratic:::is in in.curred Georgetown.

.Expenses during Fe:::;tival of 172.79 Proceeds from so.le of Art Catalogues during the Festival Celebrations 23.,50 ?.10.636 - 2...i�_§Q 8 8 Net receipts the Festivo.l during from Fort Island Tours of Geyo.
:!10, Celebro.tions 76000 20 .i\R.1.

Prize money pnid to winne=s of art competitions - of Guyn.no.

Celebro.tions Festival 1963 Arrangements for ..\ri EY.Jribitions 302000 100 .. 00 Purchase of approved p::i.intings jy Guyanese A:,.

:tists 225.00-8 627a()() 3.

_LITER.,'.TURE Prize money po.id Festival of Guynno.
Celeb-.co.tions to winners of literature 1963 co�petitions - 216.10 Arrangements Education for literature Guyar � in British Exhibition: Histo�-y c f 1.00 Sum spent in organizi1ig Competition 1963 Patrick Dargan Debo.ting Trophies for Po.trick Dargan Competitions Trophy donated to Lodge Community Centre for Literary Competition 132.79 59.00 8.50 - $ 417,39 $2, 923.19 .. $3, 499.50 � Co.rried Forwnrd ••.

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EXPENDITURE Brought Forward .. .

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$2,923.19 .. .

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-.. • .. H.ECEIPTS $3, 499.50 4.� Prize money pa,id to winners of music competitions Festivo.l of Guynna Celebrations 1963 S 75.00 - $ 75.00 5.� Trophy dono.ted to No.tioDt:l.l Drama Festivo.l 1963 - for best Junior Player 21.00 8 27.00 6.OFFICE EXPENDITURE Travelling allowances to officers of the Council 95.00 48.53 - 8 143.53 $ 330.78 330.78 ------ Stationery and supplies 7.Refund to Treasury ), TOT.1\L $3,499.50 i 3,499.50 ' � \ J BRITISH GUIANA /0 7 .,_ ... No.
1!,, of 1964.

BY-LAWS Made Under \I • ..

THE DRAINAGE AND IRRIGATim'.'

(Chapter 192) ORDINANCE, UNDER SECTION 67 OF TH� DRAINAGE AND IRRIGATION ORDINANCE THE ?OLLOi'lltJG BY-LAWS HAVE BEm NA.DE BY THE DRArNAGE ATJD IRRIGATiot; 30ARD .rl!ID AP.

?ROVJ!.iD BY T'.dD XNEfiliOR ACTING rn ACCORDANCE T'!I'11!

ARTICLE 22 OF THE COI�S'lT.l.

'DTION OF BRITISH GUI.

:\NA .�ID BY VIRTUE A.ND IN EXERCISE OF -'\.LL PO TB.RS ELABLI.JG HIM rn THA'r Bili.ALF: - 1.
These By-Laws may be cited as the Drainage and Irrigation (Regulation of Traffic on Dams) By-Laws, 1964.

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2.

Any person who uses any motor vehicle or hauls any log, tirubar, wood, padi, rice or any other agricultural products or plants by any means whatever on any dam ·,1i thout the permissicn in writing ::if the Drainage and rrigation Board (hereinafter referred to as "the Board") or of any person tiUthorised in that behalf by the Board shall be guilty of an offence and on sumrqI"J conviction tr.ereof shall be liable to a penalty not exceeding one hundrec1 dollars.

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3.

The Board may erect gates or fences on any dam for the purpose of prohi iting or regulating traffic thereon.

4, Any person who unl�wfully interferes with, removes, damages or destroys any gate or fence erected on any dam shall be liable on summary conviction to a penalty not exceeding one hundred dollars.

5.

These By-i,.

:rns shall apply to all dams ui thin any drainage a..r1d are�.

irri�ation Made this 12th day of December, 1964.

Sgd.
Sgd.

S.S. Naraine Chairman, Board and Irrigation Drainage (Sgd) S.A. Luck 12/12/64 Secretary, Drainage and Irri�ation Board Ap·::iroved this 21st day of Decemb ... r, 1964 (Sgd) Richard Governor B. Luyt ..