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(2) When it is intended to examine any witnesses, the petitioner or member of the Council requiring such witnesses shall deliver to the Clerk, two days at least before the day appointed for their examination, a list containing the names, residence, and occupation of such witnesses,

(3) The evidence of every witness shall be taken down and read over to the witness, who may then desire any correction to be made; and in case no such correc- tion shall be made, the evidence shall then stand as taken down, and not be altered afterwards.

STANDING COMMITTEE.

FINANCE.

Finance Committee.

41. There shall be a Standing Committee on Finance, on which the Colonial Secretary, the Controller of Revenue, and the Colonial Treasurer shall be ex-officio members, and all the Unofficial Members of the Council or such number of them as the Council shall from time to time determine shall be members. Of this Standing Committee, the Colonial Secretary shall be ex-officio Chairman and in his absence the next Senior Official Mernber.

Sittings of Committee.

42. The Standing Committee on Finance shall sit at such times as may be determined by the Chairman, not less than forty-eight hours' notice of each meeting being given to the members.

Quorum.

43. The Chairman and three Unofficial Members of the Standing Committee on Finance shall constitute a quorum.

Committee to consider Votes for Supplementary or Unforeseen Expenditure. 44. When the Council is not in session, or when the Council is in session but has been adjourned sine die or for a period exceeding 20 days, all votes entailing supple- mentary or unforeseen expenditure from public funds for which the sanction of the Legislative Council is necessary shall be considered by the Standing Committee on Finance.

Chairman to present Report. Passing of Report.

45.-(1) At each meeting of the Council it shall be the duty of the Chairman of the Standing Committee on Finance to present to the Council the report of the Committee detailing the items of expenditure, if any, approved by it since the Council last met, for which formal ratification is sought, and also any expenditure proposed to the Committee which has not received ita approval.

(2) Except when the report deals with expenditure proposed to, but not approved of, by the Committee, the question that the report of the Standing Committee on Finance be adopted" shall be put without debate, unless at least three members present otherwise demand.

SELECT COMMITTEES.

Appointment and Chairman. Quorum.

46.1) The member moving for the appointment of a Select Committee shall, in the absence of any special appointment by the President, Vice-President or Presiding Member, be Chairman, and the Committee shall consist of such membem as may be appointed by the President, Vice-President or Preading Member.

(2) Any member may suggest the addition of any other member or members to the Select Committee.

(3) In the absence of the Chairman, the Senior Official Member on the Committee shall act as Chairman.

(4) Unless the President, Vice-President of Presiding Member otherwise direct, three members, or, if the number of the Select Committes does not exceed four, two members shall form a quorum.

Replacing Members.

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47. The President may from time to time, in the case of the death or unavoidable Absence of a member, appoint another member of the Council to take the place of such absent member on the Committee. The Chairman of a Beleos Committee shall hav an original vote. If the votes cast be equally divided, he shall also have a casting vote.

Continuance and Dissolution.

48. A Select Committee may continue ita investigations although the Council may be adjourned, and shall not be dissolved until the presentation to the Council of its report or by a motion of the Counell.

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Member Dissenting.

49. Any member dissenting from the opinion of a majority of a Select Committee may put in a written statement of his reasons for such dissent, and such statement shall be appended to the report of the Committee.

Clerk's Services.

60. Select Committees shall have a right to the services of the Clerk to the Council and of a shorthand writer.

Witnesses before a Select Commitice.

51. The provisions of rule 40 shall apply to the examination of witnesses before a Select Committee.

RULES OF DEBATE.

President, Vice-President, Presiding Member or Chairman to preserve Order.

52. It shall be the duty of the President, Vice-President, Presiding Member or Chairman to preserve order, and his decision on all disputed points of order shall be final.

Naming of Members,

83.-(1) Whenever any member shall have been named by the President, Vice-President, Presiding Member or Chairman, immediately after the commission of the offeno of disregarding the authority of the Chair, or of abusing the rules of the Council by persistently and wilfully obstructing the business of the Council, or otherwise, the President, Vice-President, Presiding Member or Chairman shall forthwith put the question, on a motion being made (no amendment, adjournment, or debate being allowed) "that such member be suspended from the Service of the Council.

(2) If any such motion be carried and any member be suspended under this rule, his suspension on the first occasion shall continue for one week, on the second occasion for two weeks, and on the third or any subsequent coomsion for one month.

(3) Not more than one member shall be named at the same time, unless several members present together have jointly disregarded the authority of the Chair.

(4) If any member, or members acting jointly, who have been suspended under this rule from the Service of the Council, shall refuse, at any time during the period of suspension, to obey the direction of the President, Vice-President, Presiding Member or Chairman to withdraw from the precincts of the Council Chamber, the President, Vice-President, Prosiding Member or Chairman may direct such steps to be taken as are required to enforce his decision.

Irrelevance or ledions Repetition.

54. The President, Vice-President, Presiding Member or Chairman, after having called the attention of the Council or Committee to the conduct of a member who persists in irrelevance or tedious repetition either of his own arguments or of the arguments used by other members in debate, may direct the member to discontinue his speech.

Disorderly Conduct.

55.-1) The President, Vice-President, Presiding Member or Chairman shall order members whose conduct is grossly disorderly to withdraw immediately from the Council Chamber during the remainder of the day's sitting, and may direct such steps to be taken as are required to enforce his order.

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(2) If on any occasion the President, Vice-President, Presiding Member or Chairman deems that his powers under this rule are inadequate, he may name such member or members in pursuance of rule 53.

Dusty to obey Order of Suspension or Withdrawal.

56. Members who are suspended under rule 53, or are directed to withdraw under rule 55, shall forthwith withdraw from the precincts of the Council Chamber.

Power to adjourn Council or Committee.

57. In the case of grave disorder arising in the Council or Committee, the President, Vice-President, Presiding Member or Chairman, as the case may be, may, if he thinks it necessary to do so, adjourn the Council or Committee without question put, or suspend any sitting for a time to be named by him.

Rule for Members Speaking.

58. In speaking to any proposition unfler consideration of the Council or a Committee of the whole Council, the following rules shall be strictly observed:

(i) Every member shall address his observations to the President, Vice- President, Presiding Member, or Chairman, and shall speak standing.

(ii) He shall not be interrupted, unless out of order.

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