APPROPRIATION (NO. 2) (1956) BILL

Order for Second Reading read.

2.50 p.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."

Sir, the provisions for ordinary expenditure and for development expenditure made in the Appropriation Ordinance, 1956, were exceeded by the amounts and under the various heads shown in the First and Second Schedules to the Bill. These amounts total $10,881,793.94 in the case of ordinary expenditure, and $154,460.63 in the case of development expenditure. They have all been covered by supplementary votes approved by the Legislative Assembly from time to time. The Bill seeks to give legal sanction to the supplementary votes already approved by resolutions of the Assembly.

Sir, I beg to move.

Question put, and agreed to.

Bill accordingly read a Second time.

Third Reading

Mr Speaker: Please proceed with the Third Reading.

Mr Hart: Sir, I beg to move, "That the Bill be now read the Third time."

Question put, and agreed to.

Bill accordingly read the Third time and passed.