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•• �-· BRITISH GUJ;_AN_4 SEUOND LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL FIRST SESSION 1957 -1958 MINUTES of the Proceedings of a Meeting of the Finance Committee e Council of the Colony of Bri4ish of the Legisl�tiv Guiana under tbe British Guiana (Constitution)(Temporary Provisions) Orders in Council, 1953 and 1956, held in the Cbamber of the Legislature at the Public Buildings, Georgetown9 Demerara, AT 2.00 P.M. on TUESDAY, 7TH JANUARY, 1958.

PRESENT: Essex - Cbairman.

of Communications and Works -Mr. Ram Karran.

Hon.


Financial Secretary, Mr. :E'.Vv.

Hon.

Minister of Trade and Industry -Dr. C.B.

Jagan.

Hon.

Minister of Natural Resources -Mr. E.B.

Beharry.

Hon.

Minister.

of Labour, Health and Housing -Mrs. Jar_et Jagan.

Hon.

Minister Mr • F • Bowm9.n .

Mr. B.S.

Rai Mr. S .M.

Saff ee Tulr.

Ajodle Singh Mr. W.O.R.

Kendall Mr. A.L.

Jackson Mr. R.B.

Gajraj Mr. R.C.

Tello Mr. R.E.

D avis Mr.

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

Hubbard Mr. A .G.

Tasker, O.B.E.


with Mr. E.V.

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

Ford, Assistant Secretary, Finance Secretariat.

Absent Hon.

Minister Mr. L.F.S.

Burnham Mr. s. Campbell - Mr. Jai Narine Singh.

Mr. B.H.

Benn -on leave.

Clerk to the Committee, Indisposed.

of Community nt and Education - Developme ·' AGE ND A Consideration of the 1958 Draft Estimates (Recurrent and Development).

Mr. K.I.R.
Mr. K.I.R.

Kirkpatrick, O.B.E., Postmaster General, was present during consinerat HEAD 38 -POST OFFICE -TEIBCON.IMUNICATIONS AND EIBCTRICAL INSPECTORS' ion of HEAD 37 -POST OFFICE and BR.AlrnH.

:Mr. L.A. Robinson, during consideration of HEAD 38 - POST OFFICE -TELECOWLIDNICATIONS AND ELECTRICAL INSPECTORS' BRANCH.

Engineer-in -Chief (Ag.)

was present • • / The Chairman 2.

• The Chairman, on behalf of the Committee, congratulated Mr. Kirkpatrick on him by Her Majesty on the award .of an O.B.E.
recently conferred the Queen in the New Year Honours List.

Mr. Kirkpatrick thanked the Chairman.

of E xpenditure: Committee considered and approved - of the following Heads HEAD 37 -POST OFFICE.

OTIIBR CHARGES.

and Premium.

Commission AMOUNT ,.

At the request of the Chairman, approved of provision Committee $25,000: to be offset by a corresponding increase in the Revenue Estimates.

for Commission and Premium of EXTRAORDINARY.

Purchase of Mail Vana.


After discussion, Committee approved of provision the purchase of three Mail Vans, expenditure reserved.

on one of which was to be of $9,500: for HEAD 37 -POST OFFICE -was accordingly increased by $34,500: and passed at .

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• $1,219,115: 38 -POST OFFICE -TELECOMJYIUNICATIONS AND ELECTRICAL INSPECTORS' BRANCH - passed as pr int ed •• $ 788,952: 51 -POST OFFICE -EXTRAORDINARY -passed as printed •• $ 50,000: XII -POST OFFICE (DEVELOPMENT) -passed as printed •• $2,697,000: ... 27 -MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATI EMOLUMENTS.

ONS AND WORKS PERSONAL Fixed Establishment.

Clerical Establishment.


At the request of the Chairman, the Clerical Establishment was increased by one, that is, from 7 to 8, and the provision thereunder by $1,000: (for a Clerical Assistant) $18,471: from $17,471: to The HEAD was accordingly increased by $1,000: and passed at $ 47,069: .

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/ i· • HEAD 4 -::>7-� J .. 0 ...!..

AMOUNT 28 -MINISTRY OF LABOUR, HEALTH AND HOUSING.

OTHER CHARGES.

Subhead 2 -Transport and Travelling.


The above subhead was reduced by $800: that is from $3,000: to ��2,200: The HEATI was accordingly reduced b.y $800: and passed at •• $ 40,676: 29 -MINISTRY OF N ATURAL RESOURCES.

PERSONAL EMOLillllENTS.

Fixed Establishment.

Clerical At the request of tbe Cbairman, the by Establishment was increased Establishment.
Clerical one, tbat is, from 9 to 10, and the provision thereunder Clerical $14,674: by $1,000: (for a from $13,674: Assistant) to The HEAD was accordin 1 increased b 1,000: and passed at • • $ 51,012: 30 -MINISTRY OF TRADE AND INDUSTRY.

OTHER CHARGES.

Subhead 2 -Transport and Travelling.

The above subhead was reduced by $800: tbat is, from $3,000: to $2,200: The HEAD was accordingly reduced by $800: and p assed at •• $ 78,696: 31 -MISCELLANEOUS.
Subhead 32 -Conditional Scholarship and Training having been passed at the meeting of Friday, 20th December, Courses ($253,000:) 1957, and Subhead 35 -Cost of investigations of insects affecting stored rice and paddy, etc.
($11,000:) and Subhead 36 -Farm Youth Training in the U.S.A. - ($3,600:) baving been passed at the meeting of Wednesday, 18th December, 1957, HEAD 31 -MISCELLANEOUS was passed as printed $1,825,931: The Meeting terminated at 5.30 p.m. Assistant Clerk of the Legislature, Clerk to the Committee.

Confirmed, Cbairman, Finance Committee.