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LEG SLATIVE O OUNC

Meeting to be held on Wednesday, 5th August, 1964, at 2.30 p.m.

ORTER OF BUSINES

CONFIRMATION OF MINUTES OF MEETING HELD ON 22ND JULY, 1964.

PAFERS TO BE LAID.

QUESTIONS.

Mr. Dhuan J. Ruttonjeo, pursuant to notice, will ask the following

questiona :-

(1) Having regard to the congestion in the Courts, and the

precedent already established with regard to traffic offences, will. Government give consideration to written pleas of "guilty" being accepted for minor offences, instead of defendants having to be personally present or legally represented in Court?

(2) (a) with reference to Sectim 63 of the Miscellaneous Licenses Regulations is Government satisfied that everything possible is being done to ensure that no girl under the age of 15 years is being employed in public dance halls?

(b) It is ccamon knowledge that many of these establish-

menta are used for immoral purposes and in view of this is it Government's amnsidered opinion that the age limit for 15 is sufficiently high?

(3) Bince Government has agreed to grant ex-patriate officers

education allowances, will Government give consideration to all school fees being dedutible for income tax purpose:7 (4) Having regard to the large number of fires and electrical

accidents, will Government indicate what measures are being taken to ensure that electrical wiring is carried out by properly qualified persons?

GOVERNMENT BUSINESS.

(1) Telephone Ordinance, 1951.

The Financial Secretary to move the following resolution :-

Resolved, in exercise of the powers conferred by subsection (2) of section 29 of the Telephone Ordinance, 1951, that, with effect from the 5th day of August, 1964, the Schedule to the said Ordinanca be amended in Part I

(a) by the deletion in the third column of item I of

the sum "$300" and the substitution therefor of the following ·

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"$350"; and

(b) by the deletion in the third column of item 2 of

the sum "$225" and the substitution therefor of the following –

"$235".