THURSDAY, MARCH 16, 1972

The House met at 2:00 p.m.

Prayers.

MR. SPEAKER: The Honourable Member for North Vancouver–Seymour.

MR. B.A. CLARK (North Vancouver–Seymour): Mr. Speaker, I would ask the Members to join in welcoming a delegation in our gallery from a school in my constituency — the students from Windsor Senior Secondary School in North Vancouver.

MR. SPEAKER: The Honourable Member for New Westminster.

MR. D.G. COCKE (New Westminster): Mr. Speaker, I'd like the House to welcome a group of people from New Westminster, the Royal City, who've come over to check on whether or not they should have the capital moved back. To see whether we're doing our job.

MR. SPEAKER: The Honourable the Minister of Industrial Development, Trade and Commerce.

HON. W.M. SKILLINGS (Minister of Industrial Development, Trade and Commerce): Mr. Speaker, we have today in the ladies' gallery a group of 12 ladies from the Dogwood Auxiliary of the Ladies Auxiliary to the Social Credit. I'd ask the Members to be particularly chivalrous today to show democracy at work.

MR. SPEAKER: The Honourable Member for Surrey.

MR. E. HALL (Surrey): Mr. Speaker, I'd like the House to welcome 70 pupils from Dr. F.D. Sinclair School in Surrey with their teachers Mrs. Perryman and Miss Chong.

MR. SPEAKER: The Honourable Member for Revelstoke-Slocan.

MR. B. CAMPBELL (Revelstoke-Slocan): Mr. Speaker the glorious Kootenays are represented in this House with five constituencies; four of which sit on the government side of the House. In your gallery today, sir, we have a man who hopes the next time he visits here — and I fully expect will — to sit on the floor of this House and on this side — the recently nominated Social Credit candidate in Kootenay riding, Mr. Dave Reeves. I ask Members to welcome him.

Introduction of bills.

FIRST READINGS

The following bills were introduced, read a first time, and ordered to be placed on orders of the day for second reading on the first sitting after today.

Bill No. 93 intituled the Public Service Salary Act.

Bill No. 94 intituled An Act to Amend the Taxation Act.

Bill No. 95 intituled An Act to Empower the Government of British Columbia to Engage in the Business of Automobile Accident Insurance.

Bill No. 96 intituled An Act Respecting Agreements for Sale of Farm Machinery and Parts.

Bill No. 97 intituled An Act to Amend the Annual Holidays Act.

Orders of the day.

House in committee of supply. The committee rose, reported resolutions and asked leave to sit again.

MR. SPEAKER: Hon. Members, we will deal first with the division that took place on vote 136. Leave will be required to record the division in the Journals.

Leave granted.

Hon. Mr. Bennett moves adjournment of the House.

Motion approved.

The House adjourned at 6:02 p.m.

The House met at 8:00 p.m.

MR. SPEAKER: The Honourable lady Minister without Portfolio.

HON. P.J. JORDAN (Minister without Portfolio): Mr. Speaker, I'm sure you'd like to know that from the illustrious area of the North Okanagan, in the centre of Windfield, we have 12 students this evening and their teacher Mr. Aspirall and I hope that the Members will give them a warm welcome and be in their finest debating form.

Introduction of bills.

Orders of the day.

House in committee of supply. The committee rose, reported resolutions and asked leave to sit again.

Hon. Mr. Bennett moves adjournment of the House.

Motion approved.

The House adjourned at 11:20 p.m.