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BRITISH GUIANA SECOND LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL FIRST SESSION 1957 -1958 MINPTES of the Proceedings of a Meeting of the Finance Committee of the Legislative Council of the Colony of British Guiana under the Briti sh Guiana (Constitu Council, 1953 and 1956, held in the Chamber of the Legislature Demerara, tion) (Temporary Provisions) Orders in at the Public Buildings, Georgetown, l AT 2.00 P.M. on THURSDAY, 16TH JANUARY, 1958 • Hon.

Financial Secretary, Mr. F.W.

Essex -Chairman.

of Trade and Hon.


Minister Hon.

Minister of Community Industry -Dr. C.B.

Jagan.

Development and Education - .

PRESENT: Mr. B.H.

Benn.

ons and Works -Mr. Ram Karran.

Hon.

Minister of Natural Resources -Mr. E.B.

Beharry.

Hon.

Minister of Labour, Health and Housing -Mrs. Janet Jagan.

Hon.

Minister of Communicati Mr. F, Bowman Mr. B.S.

Rai Mr. s .. M. Saffee Mr-Ajodha Singh Mr. W.O.R.Kendall Mr. L.F. S � Burnham Mr. A.L.

Jackson Mr. Jai Narine Singh Mr. R.C.

Tello Mr. R.E.
Tello Mr. R.E.

Davis Mr.

A.M. Fredericks Wlr.

H. J.M.

Hubbard Mr. A.G. Tasker, O.B.E.

with Mr. E.V.

Viapree, Assistant Clerk of the Legislature, Clerk to the Committee, � and if.Jr.

E.D.

Ford, Assistant Secretary, Finance Secretariat.

Absent: Mr. s. Campbell -Indisposed.

Mr. R.B.

Gajraj A G ENDA Consideration of the 1958 Draft Estimates (Recurrent and Development).

Dr. R.B.
Dr. R.B.

McConnell, Director of Geological Surveys, was resent during consideration of HEAD VII -GEOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT) SURVEYS • Committee considered and approved of the following Heads of Expenditure:- HEAD - AMOUNT VII - GEOLOGICAL (1)Personal SURVEYS Emoluments (f)8 Geologists.

(h)3 Assistant Geologists.

• ./At· 2. r .

• AMOUNT At the request of the Chairman, (i) item (f) - 8 Geologists was reduced by one,i.e.
from 8 to 7; and (ii)item (h) -3 Assistant Geologists was increased from 3 to 4. by one, i.e.

Subhead 1.

Geological Surveys and Mineral Development, (Scheme Expansion of D. 2792) was p:3,ssed at $530,174: At the request of tbe Cbairman, (new) Subhead 2t viz.

Specialist Adviser (Scheme sum of $2,130: provided therefor • D. 2497) was inserted, and the a HEAD VII -GEOLOGICAL SURVEYS (DEVELOPMENT) was accordi.ngly increased $2,130: and passed at •••• by .. • $532,304: _TI -MISCELL.A.NEOUS-SUBVENTI ONS, ETC.
OTHER THAN MUNICIPAL.

COMMUNICATION Subhead 7.

Inter-Caribbean Shipping Service -Grant.

•• passed S. as printed •• $ 4,800: ECONOMIC.

Subhead 8.

Contribution to Regional Trade Commissioner, Student and Migrant services - passed as printed •• •• $ 84,674: Subhead 9.

Contribut ion towards Common­ and Shipping wealth Economic Committees -passed as printed $ 1,393: EDUCATIONAL.

Subhead 10.

Students' Liaison Officer in the U.S. -Contribution to Expenses of -passed as.

printed $ 4,700: .

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Subhead 11·; Public Free Library - Services: (a)Recurrent (b)Extraordinary: ) .

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$95,900) • • $ 2,500) •• -passed as printed $ '98,400: Subhead 12.

University College of the West Indies -Annual Contri-.

bution -passed as printed •• $303,108: Subhead 13� University College of the West Indies -Reserve Contribution -passed as printed .

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$150,000: .. .

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13 8 17 HEAD AMOUNT EDUCATIONAL (Contd.)

Subhead 14.
Subhead 14.

Colonial Students Contin- gencies Fund -passed as printed .

.•• $ 3,700: Subhead 15.

Grants to Churches for Services among Amerindians - passed as printed .

.$ 25,000: Subhead 16.

Exhibition Fund -University College of the West Indies - passed as printed .

.•• $ 13,500: Subhead 17.

Allowances to Students at Imperial College of Tropical Agriculture -passed as printed .

.. .$ 5,760: Subhead 18.

West Indian Students'Centre - U.K. -Contribution to - passed as printed .

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.. .

$ 3,226: Subhead 19.

British Council O ffice for Welfare of Students in Eire- Contribution to -passed as printed .

.•• $ 1,272: FORESTRY.

Subhead 20.

Contribution towards Imperial Forestry Institute at Oxford - passed as printed • • •• $ 557: Subhead 21.

Tropical Forest Experimental Station, bution to -passed as printed • • $ 270: • Puerto Rico -Contri- MEDICAL.

Subhead 25.

London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine - .

$480 .
$480 .

l The Bureau of Hygiene and Tropical Diseases - · $960) passed as printed ).

.$ 1,440: Subhead 26.

Grant to Inf ant Welfare and Maternity League - For Midwives .

.$40,300) For Secretary- Treasurer .

.1,800) ) For general purposes ) including provision of relief for nurses on leave and milk distribution ) 12,100) � passed as p rinted .

.$ 54,200: Subhead 21.

Contribution to Pan American passed as printed • • Sanitary Organisation - .. l 5,100: .

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I 1388 AMOUNT MEDICAL (Contd.)

Subhead 28.


Contribution to British Empire Cancer Campaign -passed as printed •• • • $ 480: Subhead 29.

Contribution to British Empire Leprosy Relief A ssociation - passed as printed •• •• $ 240: Subhead 30.

Grant to B.W.I.

B oard of Examiners, Royal Society for the Promotion of Health - passed as printed •• Subhead 31.

Convalescent Home for Children - passed as printed •.

0 • $ 300: .

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Subhead 32.

B.G.


Society for the Prevention and Treatment of Tuberculosis - passed as printed •.

• • $ 5,000: .'

MISCELLANEOUS.

Subhead 33.

Museum Committee -Royal Agricultural and Commercial Society - (a)Museum .• $30,952) (b)Zoological Gardens $23,429) passed as printed •• • • $54,381: Subhead 34.

Grand-in-aid to Royal Socie.ty f for Preven ti on of Cruelty to Animals -passed as printed •• $1,500: Subhead 35.
Grant to Ex-Servicemen's Association -passed as printed •• $1,200: Subhead 36.

Grant towards running expenses of Georgetown Club - Mariners p assed as printed • • $ 5,000: Subhead 37.

Grand-in-aid of Local Society for the Blind - ,.

Committee recommended an increase of $1,400: on this subhead, that is, from $1,000: to $ 2,400: Subhead 38.

Board of Cultural (subject reserved) Subhead 39.

Grant to West India Committee passed as printed -.., / • • $ 51: \ $ 5,000: Subhead 4-0.
Contribution to British G uiana Broadcasting Compan y, Limited passed as printed (subject to expenditure being ••• $30 ,ooo: reserved) The Meeting terminated at 5.15 p.m. .

... Assistant Clerk of the Legislature, Clerk to the Committee. '

Confirmed, f Chairman, Finance Committee.

BRITISH GUIANA.
BRITISH GUIANA.

SECOND LEGISLA.TIVE COUNCIL FIRST SESSION 1957 -1958 MINUTES of the Proceedings Guiana under the Legislative Council British Guiana (Constitution)(Temporary 1953 and 1956, held in the Chamber of the Legislat Buildings, Georgetown, of a meeting of the Colony of British of the Finance Committee of the Provisions) Demerara, ure, at the Public Orders in Council, AT 2 .oo P.M. on MONDAY, 20TH JANUARY, 1958.

PRESENT: Mr. F.W.

Essex -Chairman.

of Trade and'Industry - Dr. c.B.

Jagan.


Development of Community of Natural Resources -Mr. E.B.

Beharry.

and Education -Mr. B.H.

Benn.

Health and Housing -Mrs. Janet Jagan.

and Works - Mr. Ram Karran.

Hon.

Financial Secretary, Hon.

Minister Hon.

Minister Hon.

llinister Hon.

Minister of Labour, Hon.

Minister of Communications Mr. B.S.

Rai Mr. S.M.

Salffee Mr. Ajodha Singll Mr. w.o.R.

Kendall Mr. S. Campbell Mr. A.L.

Jackson Mr. R.C.

Tello NJr.

R.E.

Davis Mr.

A.M. Fredericks Mr. H. J.M.


Hubbard Mr. A.G, Tasker, O.B.E.

with TuTr.

E.V.

Viapree, Assistant Clerk of the Legislature, and Mr. E.D.

Ford, Assistant Finance SecNtariat.

Secretary, Clerk to the Committee, Absent: Mr. F, .Bowman· Mr. L.F.S.

Burnham Mr. Jai Narine Singh Mr. R.B.

Gajraj Colonel G.B.

Thomson, General M3.nager, Transport and Harbours Depa.rt-.� of HEAD 48 -TRANSPORT AND HARBOURS �• ment was present during consideration D:t!

;PARTlVlli'NT (Appendix A).


•• "' ·� Committee considered and approved of the following Heads of Amount $ ' Expenditure:- HEAD • .. .22_•-MISCELLANEOUS -SUJ3VENTIONS, Etc., OTID;R THAN MUNICIPAL.

-.

� � Subhead 41.

Contribution towards Maintenance of Post Office, Public vforks Club, - passed as printed Medical and Departme nt Sports •• 240:- ,,,., .. .

t· ; •• / Subhead 42 • 2.

1390 .. .

0 Amount.

HEAD.

42.


Subhead Tourist Bureau and advertisement of the Colony elsewhere-- passed as printed .. in Canada and 5,000 43.Commonwealth Institute, Grant -passed as printed Annual 720 44.Payment of New Widows' and Orphans' between 6% on Fund of difference permanent investments earned (Section interest -passed as printed •• • • • • and actual 3 Cap.
207) 63,000 45.Grant in aid of Local Forces Rifle Club -passed as printed •• •• 750 46.International Telecommunications Union Contribution to -passed as printed 315 48, Subscription Public Administra·Uon printed to Royal· Institute of -passed as • • • • 101 and Irrigation 49.International Commission -passed as printed 50.Hurricane Research Project.

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on Drainage •• 720 1,224 .

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The other subheads having been approved at previous Meetings, passed at $1,204,997:-.
the Total of Head was reduced by $4,003:- and HEAD.

HEAD 34 -OFFICIAL RECEIVER -passed as printed•• HEAD 32 -MISCELLANBOUS.

TOVn� COUNCIL, GEORGETOWN.

At the request of the Chairman, Amount_.

.. 24,392 Subhead 7.

Improvement of Thomas and East Streets to the North Block, Georgetown and the sum of adjacent Hospital was inserted • $3,200:-provided to Membe·rs therefor ware supplied • .

·�� (Details ' in F.C.

Memorandum Precautions Georgetown).

No.


28/57, -Fire at the Public Hospital, 1t - TOWN COUNCIL, GEORGETOWN 'Y._as accordingly increased by $3,200:-and passed at $309,425:- TOVfN COUNCIL, NEW AMSTERDAM.

.. Subhead 9.

Subvention towards cost of maintenance of Roads and Streets.

A recommendation of $4,000:­ for an additional increase was that is, from $16,000:-to $20,000:- approved.

to Executive Council �-... HEAD 32 -MISCELLANEOUS -SUBVENTIONS, was accordingly increased by $3,200:-and Etc., passed .
� l' ·, a. MUNIGIP.aL, at $367,425:- .. / HM1) v. 3.

BEAD.

HEAD V -FINANCES ( DE'VELOPMENT) -passed as printed HEAD XVI -RURAL SELF' HELP (DEVELOPMENT) -passed as printed • • • • • • 120,000 Amount.

$.

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.$ 72,455:- .

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HEAD XX -AMERINDIAN DEVELOPMENT -passed as prin.ted •• 23,000 HEAD X -LANDS AND NaNES (DEVBLOPMENT) -passed as printed.

• • • • • • •• 22,eoo HEAD XV -MIS CELLANBOUS (DEVELOPMENT) Subhead 3.
Government R ecording Studio, Committee considered that expenditure on this subhead should be reserved.

The Head was passed at 158,006 HEAD XIX -RURAL ELECTRIFICATION (DEVELOPMENT) - passed as printed , • • • • • , • 272,000 HEAD 53 -COLONIAL EMERGENCY MEASURES -passed as printed • • •• • • .

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459,894 HEA.D 48 -TRANSPORT AND HARBOURS DEPARTivlli:NT - passed as printed .

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••1,805,878 HEAD XIV -TRANSPORT AND HARBOURS (DEVELOPMENT) - • • passed as printed • • •• ••2,590,868 IIBAD 2 -LEGISLATURE, • This Head was recommitted and the words "Parliamen printed were deleted.

in subhead 1(7) and subhead 2 tary Secretaries" The Head was passed at .. .

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HEA.

D 7 -CHIEF SECRETARY I S OFFICE.

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This Head was recommitted and at .. .

a new the request of the Chairman, viz.

6.


One (1) Set-Off subhead, Machine inserted Lithographic provided sum of $12,500:- and the theretor.

The Head which was previously by $100:-was accordingly reduced increased by $12,500:··-and passed at -.

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\ 89,914 • HEAD 260 -MEDICAL -HOSPITAIB AND DISPBNSARIES.

This Head was recommitted request (15)of Subhead were amended and at the of the Chairman, items (14) and 1.
Personal to read as follows:- Emoluments - A 14 b (14)-16 Senior Dispensers (15)-41 Dispensers - A 16 a .. Total of Head remained as passed at (Details were supplied to Members No.

1/58), ., in F.C.

Memorandum $ 4,170,.300:- •• / HEAD 26.

• , ' ..

., ' t .. r j.J , 1392 HEAD.

HEAD 26 -MH:DICAL Amount.

$.

This Head was recommit ted and at the request of the Chairman the salary scale attached to of Subhead to read F 13 instead of F 14. item (4) Senior Medical Officer was amended Emoluments 1.
Personal Total of Head remained as passed at Confirmation of Minutes.

:n,256,365 =- The Minutes of the Meetir:gs held on the 11th, 12th� 13th, 17th, 18th, 19th, 20th, 27th, 30th and 31st December, 1957 and the 3rd, 7th, 8th, 9th, 1958, were confirmed.

10th and 14th January, Consideration of 1958 Draft Estimates Completed.

The Chairman informed Members that they had completed of the 1958 Draft Estirnates,.both Recurrent and �eveloprnent.
consideration ,:,•<· He thanked them for their help and co-operation during the deliberations.

The oeeting terminated at 6.15 p.m.

Confirmed, • Chairman, Finance Committee.

Assistant Clerk of the Legislature, Clerk to the Committee.

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