Volume PROVINCE OF NEWFOUNDLAND THIRTY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NEWFOUNDLAND 3rd . Session VERBATIM REPORT WEDNESDAY , FEBRUARY 26, 1975 SPEAKER: THE HON OU RAB LE JAMES M. RUSSELL Number February 26, 1974 Tape 2J08 RH - 1 The House met at 11: a ,m. Mr, Speaker in the Chair . SERGEANT-AT- ARMS: Mr. Speaker, His Honour the Lieutenant -Governor has arri ved. MR. SPEAKER: Admit His Honour the Lieutenant-Governor. MR.

SPEAKER AND MEMBERS OF THE HONOURABLE HOUSE OF ASSEMBL V: This Third Session of the Thirty -Sixth General Assembly of this Honourable House of Assembly is about to be prorogued but before releasihg you from your duties I wish to thank you for the careful and sympathet ic attention you gave to the many matters brought before you by mY Ministers. One hund red and twenty pieces of legislation were enacted during this Session of the Honourab le House of Assembly which were of great benefit to the people of Newfoundland.

In the field ot consumer protection, The Mobile Home Dealers' Act is of particular signif icance and its enactment during this Session of tt,is Honourable House of Assembly will hopefully ensu re that mobi le homes pu rchased in this province will be of high qual itY and meet the required standards of prospective purchasers. Thi s l egislation also ensures a minimum standa rd for the const ruction and equipp ing of mobile homes, wnict, protection the people of our province are entitled to receive.

The Building Supplies Act is also designed to protect the consume r and to prevent unnecessary charges being imposed upon home purchasers by land develope rs. In the field of the administration of justice, two very important pieces of legislat ion were enacted. The Judicature (Amendment) Act provides fo r the setti ng up of the Supreme Court of Newfoundland as two divisions, namely, the Court o f Appeal and a Trial Division. This legislation consti t utes the first major reform of the Super ior Court of our province in more than one hundred and twenty -five years.

In addition to Increasing the numb er of sittings of the Trial Division of the Supreme Court on Circuit at Comer Brook, provision is made for the appointment of a Deputy Registrar of the Supreme Court who wilt reside in Corner Brook , thereby ensuring the more speedy and etticient processing of matters coming be.fore t hat Court. A further amendment to The Judicatu re Act requires employers to pqy wages to emp loyees whilst they serve on criminal jury duty and whi lst they are attending Court as witnesses in Court cases.

Tt,e enactment of The Provincial Court Act implements the main recommendations of the Report of t he Royal Commission to enqu ire into the Magistracy of Newfoundland and Labrador. This Act guarantees security of tenure and the total independence of the Maglstrates who occupy the Provincial Courts of this Province. Under the Provincial Court Act, there is established a Judicial Council whose responsibilit ies include, inter alia, the protection of our Magistrates as well as guaranteeing the fair and impartial appointment of men and women to serve on the bench of our Provincial Courts.

An Act of great importance to all the people of our province is The Forest land (Management and Taxation) Act which was enacted during the present Session. This Act ensures the preservation of the timber resources of our province and provides for fair and equitable management of our timber lands. This far reaching piece of legislation also imposes varying degrees of taxation on persons holding timber rights and is designed to promote the orderly harvesting of our timber. MR.

SPEAKER AND MEMBERS OF THE HONOURABLE HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY: I also draw to your attention other pieces of legislation which will be beneficial to our people e.g. The Newfoundland Municipal Financing Corporation ( Amendment) Act, The Farm Development Loan (Amendment) Act, The Fisheries Loan (Amendment) Act, The Public Tender Act, The Workmen's Compensation (Amendment) Act. The Gift Tax (Repeal) Act, The Succession Duty (Repeal) Act, The Solemniza t ion of Marriage Act, The Canada Bay Lumber Company Limited . _.,, (A_greement) Act.

The Increase of Pensions Act, The Public Service (Pensions) (Amendment) Act, The Labour Relations (Amendment) Act, The Condominium (Amendment) Act, The l\llotQrized Snow Vehicles and All-Terrain Vehicles (Amendme nt) Act, The House of Assembly (Amendment) Act, The Newfoundland Human Rights (Amendment) Act, The Medical Act and The Trust and Loan Companies Licensing Act. MR. SPEAKER AND MEMBERS OF THE HONOURABLE lfOUSE OF ASS£MBL Y: I thank you for the large measure of supply you have granted Her Majesty .

I assure you that the approp riations which you have granted will be expended by my Ministers with care and efficiency. It is my pleasure that the Third Session of this Thirty-S ixth General Assembly be prorogued and it is prorogued accordingly . February 26, 1974 Tape RB - MR. SPEAKER: I would like to inform honourable members that 1t i s also the W'ish of His Honour the Lieutenant-Governor that a new Session commence this afternoon at tht:ee o'clock. It i s the will and pleasure of His Honour the Lieutenant-Governor that thi s General Assembly be prorogued and this Assembly is prorogued accordingly, 8892