1970 Legislative Session: 1st Session, 29th Parliament

HANSARD

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Official Report of

DEBATES OF THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY

(Hansard)

THURSDAY, APRIL 2, 1970

Afternoon Sitting

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THURSDAY, APRIL 2, 1970

The House met at 2 p.m.

By leave of the House, on the motion of the Hon. W.A.C. Bennett, the House proceeded to the Order "Public Bills and Orders."

The following Bills were read a third time and passed: —

Bill (No. 49) intituled

An Act to Amend the Municipal Superannuation Act.

Bill (No. 64) intituled

An Act to Amend the Public Schools Act.

Bill (No. 73) intituled

An Act to Amend the

Summary Convictions Act.

On the motion for the third reading of Bill (No. 74) intituled An

Act to Establish the Municipal Finance Authority of British Columbia

the House divided.

Motion agreed to on the following division: —

YEAS — 36

Messieurs

Wallace

Tisdalle

Wolfe

Merilees

Bruch

Smith

Marshall

McCarthy, Mrs.

McDiarmid

Wenman

Jordan, Mrs.

Capozzi

Kripps, Mrs.

Dawson, Mrs.

Skillings

Mussallem

Kiernan

Chant

Price

Williston

Loffmark

Vogel

Bennett

Gaglardi

LeCours

Peterson

Campbell, D.R.J.

Chabot

Black

Brothers

Little

Fraser

Shelford

Jefcoat

Campbell, B.

Richter

NAYS — 15

Messieurs

Brousson

Hall

Strachan

Gardom

Williams, R. A.

Dowding

Cocke

Calder

Nimsick

Hartley

Williams, L. A.

Barrett

Lorimer

Macdonald

Dailly, Mrs

PAIR:

Messieurs

Ney

Clark

Bill read a third time and passed.

Bill (No.83) intituled

An Act to Amend and Repeal Certain Provisions of the Statute Law was read a third time and passed.

Pursuant to Order, the House again resolved itself into the Committee of Supply.

(Estimates of the Department of Recreation and Conservation)

The Committee rose, reported progress, and asked leave to sit again.

The House adjourned at 5.59 p.m.

The House met at 8 p.m.

Pursuant to Order, the House again resolved itself into the Committee of Supply.

(Estimates of the Department of Recreation and Conservation and the Department of Travel Industry)

The Committee reported Resolutions 244 to 257, inclusive.

(Estimates of the Ministers without Portfolio, and of the Public Utilities Commission)

The Committee reported Resolution 273, Resolutions 236, 237, Resolution I (Legislation), and

Schedule A.

On the motion of the Hon. W.A.C. Bennett (Minister of Finance),

seconded by the Hon. L. R. Peterson (Attorney-General), the Rules were

suspended and the Resolutions from the Committee of Supply on February

24th, 25th, 26th, and 27th and March 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 6th, 10th, 11th,

12th, 18th, 19th, 20th, 25th, and 26th and April 1st and 2nd were read

a second time, taken as read, and agreed to.

On the motion of the Hon. W.A.C. Bennett, seconded by the Hon. L.R.

Peterson, it was Ordered that Mr. Speaker do now leave the chair for

the House to go into Committee of Ways and Means.

Pursuant to Order, the House resolved itself into the Committee of Ways and Means.

The Committee reported the Resolution: — That towards the making

good the Supply granted to Her Majesty for the Public Service of the

Province, there be granted from and out of the Consolidated Revenue

Fund the following: —

(1) $40,084,351 to make good certain sums expended for the fiscal year ended the 31st day of March, 1969.

(2) $1,165,460,000 towards defraying the several charges and expenses for the fiscal year ending the 31st day of March, 1971.

The Resolution was read a second time, taken as read, and agreed to.

The Hon. W.A.C. Bennett (Minister of Finance) presented Bill (No.

85) intituled

An Act for Granting Certain Sums of Money for the Public

Service of the Province of British Columbia.

On the motion of the Hon. W.A.C. Bennett, it was Ordered that the

said Bill be referred to a Committee of the Whole House forthwith.

The Committee recommended the introduction of the said Bill.

On the motion of the Hon. W.A.C. Bennett, the Bill was introduced and read a first time.

By leave of the House, the Rules were suspended and the Bill read a second time.

By leave of the House, the Rules were suspended and the Bill referred to a Committee of the Whole House to be

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considered forthwith.

The Bill was committed, reported complete without amendment, and, by

leave of the House, the Rules were suspended and the Bill Ordered to be

read a third time.

Bill read a third time and passed.

The House adjourned at 11.55 p.m.