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Wednesday, March 1, 1972

Sir Hugh assured Council members that careful note had been made

of all the points brought out in the debate and all of them would be

taken into account in framing the detailed proposals.

He referred to the proposal that the Standing Orders of the

Urban Council should be subject to the approval of the Legislative Council

and said it was the subject of criticism from all sides.

"That proposal will therefore be dropped", he said.

In conclusion, the Colonial Secretary said "the Urban Council

has in its present sphere and its future sphere many urgent tasks with

which they wish to get on and we, on our part, have the task of clothing

the bare bones of the proposals in the White Paper with flesh."

Note to Editors:

APPROPRIATION BILL 1972/73

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Copies of a Gazette Extraordinary containing the Appropriation Bill 1972/73 and the full text of the Financial Secretary's Budget speech are distributed separately in the Press Boxes, Government Information Services, this evening.

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