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by his proposed amendments, which were special measures designed to protect persons involved in manufacturing processes of a particularly hazardous nature. It gives me much pleasure to endorse the amend-

ments.

My honorable Friend's amendments, if approved, will not only have the effect of giving a wider degree of protection but also of bringing our local safety regulations up to a standard more in keeping with the advancement of technological knowledge, thus considerably enriching these statutory provisions.

I am grateful to my honorable Friend for his general comments on the regulations which I have made, and I acknowledge his kind remarks about the clear demarcation of responsibilities between the parties concerned as set out in these regulations. May I take this Opportunity to assure this Council that shall make every effort to RECEIVED follow this pattern in the drafting of future regulations of a similar REGISTRY Nare, for which my department is responsible.

10MAY 1972 Sir, I support the amendment motion before the Council.

Question put on subsidiary motion and agreed to

HICK 18/30/

Question put on main motion, with Regulations as amended, and greed to.

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WHITE PAPER ON THE URBAN COUNCIL

Resumption of debate on motion (9th February 1972)

Question again proposed.

THE COLONIAL SECRETARY (SIR HUGH NORMAN-WALKER): -Sir. on the 13th October last year the White Paper on the future of the Urban Council was tabled, and a debate thereon began on the 9th of last month. This Paper has had a prolonged period of gestation, and during that period a diversity of views has been expressed. However. in the end, and with reservations on some particular points, there has been a sufficient degree of acquiescence in the proposals put forward in the Paper to enable the great deal of detailed work, which is neces- sary before its proposals can be put into effect, to be started.

I am very grateful to my colleagues in this Council for the very thorough and careful consideration which they have given to this sub- ject. I know that the Working Group, which they formed, went to considerable trouble to obtain the views of both the elected and the

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