FIRST SUPPLEMENTARY ESTIMATES,1959

10.26 a.m.

Order read for consideration in Committee of Supply [1st Allotted Day].

[Mr Speaker in the Chair]

The Chairman: Will the Minister signify the recommendation of the Yang di-Pertuan Negara before the Committee proceeds with the consideration of these Estimates?

The Minister for Finance (Dr Goh Keng Swee): I so signify.

The Chairman: The summary is at page 12 of Paper Cmd. (New Series) No. 10 of 1959.

No notices of amendments have been received. I therefore propose to take the Heads of Expenditure en bloc.

Question, "That the sums stated for the Heads stated in the summary of totals* contained in Paper Cmd. (New Series) No. 10 of 1959 stand part of the First Supplementary Estimates of Expenditure for 1959", put and agreed to.

*Following is the summary:- Head Title $ 11 Defence Services 8,320 20 Legal 300 25 Contributions and Charitable Allowances 74,811 29 Income Tax 27,611 39 Supplies 1,500 60 Telecommunications 15,325 9 Broadcasting 1,046 15 Police 55,600 46 Education 2,500 47 Library, Raffles National 425 49 Medical and Health 522 56 Meteorological Services 1,150 D17 Prisons 100,000 D46 Education 374,928 D60 Telecommunications 3,500

The Chairman: Will the Minister please confirm that the total sum to be voted is $619,382 and not $667,538?

Dr Goh Keng Swee: I confirm it.

Question, "That the sum of $619,382 shall be supplied to the Government under the Heads of Expenditure for the public services shown in the First Supplementary Estimates of Expenditure for 1959 contained in Paper Cmd. (New Series) No. 10 of 1959", put, and agreed to.

Resolution to be reported.

Thereupon Mr Speaker left the Chair of the Committee and took the Chair of the Assembly.

Dr Goh Keng Swee: Mr Speaker, Sir, sections 95 to 100 in Part XI of the Singapore (Constitution) Order in Council-

Mr Speaker: Order. We are still on item 1, and all the Minister need do now is to report that the Committee of Supply have come to a certain resolution.

Dr Goh Keng Swee: Mr Speaker, I beg to move that the Assembly doth agree-

Mr Speaker: Order. If the Minister will just report that the Committee of Supply have come to a certain resolution, the Clerk will then read the resolution and thereafter the Minister will move.

Dr Goh Keng Swee: Mr Speaker, Sir, I beg to report that the Committee of Supply have come to a certain resolution.

Resolution read.

Dr Goh Keng Swee: Mr Speaker, Sir, I beg to move that the Assembly doth agree with the Committee on the said resolution.

Question put, and agreed to.

Resolution accordingly agreed to.