FINAL SUPPLY (1954) BILL

Order for Second Reading read.

The Financial Secretary (Mr T. M. Hart): Sir, I have His Excellency's authority to move, "That the Bill be now read a Second time."

The provision made in the Supply Ordinance, 1954 was exceeded by the amounts and under the various Heads shown in the Schedule to the Bill. These amounts total $44,684,598.66. They have all been covered by Supplementary Votes approved by the Legislature from time to time. Savings under other Heads of the Supply Ordinance total $36,287,047.58. Total expenditure in 1954 was therefore $8,397,551.08 in excess of the original estimate.

The Bill seeks to give legal sanction to the Supplementary Votes already approved by resolutions of the Legislature. Sir, I beg to move.

Question put, and agreed to.

Bill accordingly read a Second time.