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SECOND PARLIAMENT OF GUYANA 32IllsT SESSION 0•1111•111.1•....110 1969 MINUTES of the Proceedings of the 45th Sitting of.

the National Assembly under the Constitution of Ouyanal'held in the' Parliament Chamber at the Public Buildings, Georgetown, Demerara, AT 2.00 P.M. ON THURSDAY, 20TH NOVEMBER, 1969 PRESENT: His Honour the Deputy Speaker, Mr. O.E.

Clarke - In the Chair (a) Members ofthe Government (i) Ministers Dr. the Honourable P.A.
Reid, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance The Honourable M. Kasim, Minister of Communications The Honourable H.D.

Hoyte, Minister of Home Affairs The Honourable N.J. Bissember, Minister of Trade and Parliamentary Affairs The Honourable C.M.L.

John, Minister of Local Government The Honourable W.G.

Carrington, Minister of Labour and Social Security Mrs. the Honourable S.M.

Patterson, Minister of Education The Honourable B. Ramsaroop, Minister of Housing and Reconstruction The Honourable M.111.
Carter, Minister of Information The Honourable H.O.

Jack, Minister without Portfolio (ii) Parliamentary_Secretaries Mr. P. Duncan, Parliamentary Secretary, Office of the Prime Minister Mr. J.G.

Joaquin, 0.B 1/0, Parliamentary Secretary, Ministry" of Finance Mr. A. Salim, Parliamentary Secretary, Ministry of- Agriculture and Natural Resources Mr. J.R. Thomas, Parliamentary Secretary, Office of the Prime Minister (iii) Other Members Mr. J.N.

Aaron Miss M.M.
Aaron Miss M.M.

Ackman Mr; K. Bancroft Mr: J. Budhoo, J.P. Mr. L.I.

Chan-A-Sue Mr. M. Corrica Mr.'E.H.A.

Fowler Mrs. P.A.

Limerick Mr. S.M.

Saffee Mr. D.A.

Singh Yr. R.C.

Van Sluytman Mr. M. Zaho‘,xuddeen, J.P. 2.

(b) Members of the Opposition .

• Dr. C.B.

Jagan, Leader of the Opposition Mr. Ram Karran Mr. R. Chandisingh Dr. F.H.17.

Ramsahoye Mr. G.H.

Lall mr; M.Y.

Ally Mr. R.D.

Persaud, Mr. E.M. Stoby Mr. R. Ally Mr.- E.L. Ambrose Mrs. L.M.
Branco Mr. Balohand Persaud Mr. Bhola Persaud Mr. I.R.

Remington, J.P. Mri.

A.P.

Sahoye Mt.-17.

*Teokrih It's.

E. DaSilva Mr. J.A.

Sutton Clerk of the National Assembly Deputy Clerk of the National Assembly • Mr. F.A.

Narain - Hr.

M.B.

Henry Absent: His Honour'the Speaker, Mr. R.B.

Gajraj, The Honourable L.F.S.

Burnham, Q.C., C.B.E., J.P. Prime Minister The Honourable R.J. Jordan, Minister of Agriculture and Natural' Resources The Honourable S.S. Ramphal, C.M.G., Q.C.
Attorney-General and Minister of State The Honourable H. Green, Minister of Works and Hydraulics Dr. the Honourable Sylvia Talbot, Minister of Health Mr. W. Haynes, Parliamentary Secretary, Ministry of Works and Hydraulics Mr. E.F. Correia Mr. C.E.

17rights Mr. D.C. Jagan Mr. E.M.G.

Wilson Mr.

A.M. Hamid, J.P. Er.

M.F.

Singh Mr. R.E.

Cheeks PRAYERS The Clerk read Prayers.


ANNOUNCEMENTS BY THE SPEAK - on leave - on leave - on leave - on leave - on leave His Honour the Deputy Speaker announced that - a) Letters and cable in connection with the death of the Governor-General A letter and cable had been received from the Rt.

Hon.

Arthur Bottomley, 0.D.E., M.P., Deputy Chairman of the United Kingdom Branch of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association in which he expressed the great shock of.
the United Kingdom Members by the news I • • 3. of the tragic death of the Governor-General, Sir David Rose, and requested that their deep sympathy be conveyed to Lady Rose and family and to the Members of the Guyana Branch.

(b) A letter had also been received from the Port Kaituma Community Cooperation Council extending sympathy to the Assembly on the death of Sir David.
(2) Letters in connection with the visit of the United Kingdom Members of Parliament (a) The Speaker had received a letter from the Deputy Chairman of the United Kingdom Branch of the Common- wealth Parliamentary Association requesting that the sincere thanks of the Members of the United Kingdom Branch and himself be conveyed to the Members of the Guyana Branch and to all others for the welcome given to and arrangements made for the Members of the ParliaMentary Delegation which had recently visited Guyana.
(b) He had received from Mr.'A.M.

Macdonald, Leader of the Delegation, a letter, an extract of which he read.

(3) AcknowledgmaniLunrahtimlaUlltaltljgr C.V. *right A Card had been received from the relatives of the late Mr. C.V. ?light, thanking Members for the Resolution passed by the Assembly paying tribute to Mr. "-light and extending sympathy to his relatives.

(4) Leave Leave had been grantod to (a) Dr. Talbot for the period 17th to 22nd November, 1969, and (b) Mr. M.F.

Singh for that day's sitting.


(5) Departure of His Honour the Speaker for the Bahamas His Honour the Speaker, Mr. Gajraj, who had returned to Guyana on account of the death of the • Governor-General, left the country on 17th November, for the Bahamas, to attend the Second Meeting of the Standing Committee of the Conference of Presiding Officers and Clerks of the'Commonwealth Caribbean from 18th to 20th November.

PRESENTATION OF PETITION By Mr. D. A: `:ingh On behalf of Mr. Alfred L; Yhap of 31, High and.
Hadfield Streets, Georgetown, and Mr. Rabindranauth Beharry of 192, ?Wellington Street, Georgetown, seeking permission to introduce in the Assembly a Private Bill to amend the Georgetown Chamber of Commerce Ordinance.

After the Petition was read, the queStion that the prqmoters be allowed to proceed was put and carried.

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PRESENTATION OF PAPERS AND REPORTS, ETC.

By the Minister of Finance Financial Paper No.


7/1969 - Schedule of Supplementary Provision on the Current and Capital Estimates for the period ending'30th November, 1969, totalling 08,404,679.

(Circulated) In'terms of Standing Order No.

68(1), the Minister named Tuesday, 25th November, 1969, as the day for consideration of the Paper.

QUESTIONS TO MINISTERS QUESTION NO.


7 the ioi/ Chandisin owing question: seh asked the Minister of Housing and Reconstruction Question: (i) Is Government aware that as a result of its appeal to persons ift Berbice to under- take self-help projects, at least three aided self-help housing groups have been formed in New Amsterdam?

(ii) flow soon will Government be in a position to enable these groups to start building their houses?
(iii) Is it a fact that each member of such a group in New Amsterdam must make a down payment of $350: before work can commence?

(iv) If the answer to (iii) is in the affirmative, does Government not consider this sum too large for low-income persons for whom such schemes are intended?

(v) Is the price for a house lot to be $900: as reported?

(vi) What type of building materials is proposed to be used in constructing new houses under aided self-help in New Amsterdam?
The Minister gave the following reply: Answer: (i) The answer is "yes".

(ii) A start will be made with the Peal Group in 1970.

(iii) The answer is "yes".

(iv) Government' does not consider a down pAyment of $350.00, which includes legal fees, to be too large for low income persons for whom such schemes are intended.

Individual savings in co-operative self-help housing groups have been found in many instances to exceed this sum.

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(v) The price of a house lot is based on the cost of land, plus the cost of development plus 5% for overheads.

It is therefore not possible at this stage to state what the cost of a house lot will be.

(vi) The materials to be used would be'lumber, concrete blocks,'aluminium sheets, local clay blocks, etc.

Supplementary questions were asked by Mr. Chandisingh.

INTRODUCTION OF BILLS (i) INCOME TAX121 AID OF IZTDUSTRY) (1~~NDMENT) BILL16 (Bill No.
27/1969 published 15.11.69) (ii) CARIBBEAN DEVELOPMENT BANK AGREEMENT BILL, 1969, (Bill No.

28/1969 published 17.11.69) The Minister of Finance on behalf of the Government, presented the following Bills which were read the first time: (i) A BILL intituled AN ACT TO AMID THE INCOME TAX N E. (IN AID OF INDUSTRY) ORDINANC (ii) A BILL intituled AN ACT TO ENABLE THE IMPLEMENTATION BY GUYANA OF THE AGROWENT FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE CARIBBEAN DEVELOPMTNT BANK AND FOR PURPOSES CONNECTED mr V1TH.
PUBLIC BUSINESS BILL - Second and Third Readings PuBLIC HOLIDAYS AMENDMENT BILL 1.6• Bill No.

26 1'6 published 25.

10.

.9 The Minister of Home Affairs moved the second reading of the following Bill: A BILL intituled AN ACT TO AMEND THE PUBLIC HOLIDAYS ORDINANCE.

Mr. Ram Karran spoke to the motion.

Thereafter the Minister of Home Affairs replied.

The question was then put and carried.

The Bill was read a second time and was thereafter taken through its remaining stages and passed as printed.

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ADJOURNMENT At 2.35 p.m. on a motion by the Minister of Trade and P-xliamentary Affairs, the Assetbly was adjourned to 2.00 p.m. on Tuesday, 25th November, 1969.

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E. CLARKE Deputy Speaker PARLIAMIT OFFICE, Public Buildings, Georgetom.

25th November, 1969.