Mr. Warnke made a personal statement.
The Hon. D. Streifel (Minister of Forests) presented to the Speaker a Message from His Honour the Lieutenant Governor, which read as follows:
Garde B. Gardom,
Lieutenant Governor
The Lieutenant Governor transmits herewith Bill (No. 22) intituled BC Forest Renewal Amendment Act, 1996 and recommends the same to the Legislative Assembly.
Government House,
April 26, 1996.
Second reading at the next sitting after today.
The House proceeded to "Orders of the Day."
Bill (No. 21) intituled Education and Health Collective Bargaining Assistance Act was committed and reported complete without amendment.
On the motion for third reading the House divided.
Motion agreed to on the following division:
Yeas -- 36 Streifel Hagen Petter Charbonneau Boone Kasper Lovick Smallwood Hammell Marzari Randall Lord Cashore Giesbrecht Farnworth Tanner Zirnhelt Priddy Edwards Anderson Pement Miller Janssen Symons O'Neill Cull Dalton van Dongen Garden Dosanjh Hurd Schreck Perry MacPhail Jackson Brewin Nays -- 5 Hanson Tyabji Neufeld Blencoe SerwaBill (No. 21) was read a third time and passed.
On the motion of the Hon. J. MacPhail, the House recessed until 2.30 o'clock p.m.
His Honour the Lieutenant Governor having entered the House, and being seated in the Chair --
E. George MacMinn, Q.C., Clerk of the House, read the title to the following Bill:
Bill (No. 21) Education and Health Collective Bargaining Assistance Act.
His Honour was pleased in Her Majesty's name to give assent to the said Bill.
The said assent was announced by E. George MacMinn, Q.C., Clerk of the House, in the following words:
"In Her Majesty's name, His Honour the Lieutenant Governor doth assent to this Bill."
His Honour the Lieutenant Governor was then pleased to retire.
And then the House adjourned at 2.37 p.m.
EMERY O. BARNES, Speaker