FINAL SUPPLY (1955) BILL

Order for Second Reading read.

11.53 a.m.

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

The provisions for ordinary expenditure and for development expenditure made in the Supply Ordinance, 1954, were exceeded by the amounts and under the various Heads shown in the First and Second Schedules to the Bill. These amounts total $2,650,102.57 in the case of ordinary expenditure and $2,013,585.37 in respect of development expenditure. They have all been covered by supplementary votes approved by the Assembly from time to time. The Bill seeks to give legal sanction to the supplementary votes already approved by resolution of the Assembly. Sir, I beg to move.

Question put, and agreed to.

Bill accordingly read a Second time.