SINGAPORE NATIONAL REFERENDUM BILL

Order for Second Reading read.

3.35 p.m.

The Minister for Home Affairs (Mr Ong Pang Boon): Mr Speaker, Sir, a number of notices of amendments have been received from the Member for Anson and the Member for Queenstown a few days ago. Officials of my Ministry require time to scrutinize and consider these proposed amendments. I therefore propose under Standing Order No. 23 (1) (b) that the Second Reading of the Bill be taken on the 14th of March, 1962.

Mr Speaker: The Minister is perfectly entitled to do that under Standing Order 23 (1) (b), the relevant part of which reads:

`The Member in charge, however may upon an order of the day being read, name a later sitting day and the Bill or other matter shall thereupon become an order of the day for that day.'

Therefore, the Second Reading of the Singapore National Referendum Bill becomes an Order of the Day for the 14th of March.