TEN O'CLOCK A.M.

Prayers by Mr. Hartley.

The House proceeded to "Orders of the Day."

Mr. Conroy moved, seconded by Ms. Gillespie --

We, Her Majesty's most dutiful and loyal subjects, the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, in Session assembled, beg leave to thank Your Honour for the gracious Speech which Your Honour has addressed to us at the opening of the present Session.

On the motion of Ms. Gillespie, the debate was adjourned to the next sitting of the House.

The Hon. A. Petter (Minister of Finance and Corporate Relations and Minister Responsible for Intergovernmental Relations) presented to the Speaker a Message from His Honour the Lieutenant Governor, which read as follows:

Garde B. Gardom, Q.C.
Lieutenant Governor

The Lieutenant Governor transmits herewith Bill (No. 5) intituled Supply Act (No. 1), 1996 and recommends the same to the Legislative Assembly.

Government House,
June 25, 1996.

Pursuant to Standing Order 81, Bill permitted to be advanced all stages this day.

The Speaker declared a short recess for distribution of the Bill.

On the motion for second reading of Bill (No. 5) intituled Supply Act (No. 1), 1996, a debate arose, which was, on the motion of the Hon. A. Petter, adjourned to the next sitting of the House.

And then the House adjourned at 10.36 a.m.

TWO O'CLOCK P.M.

Order called for "Oral Questions by Members."

The House proceeded to "Orders of the Day."

Pursuant to Order, the House resumed the adjourned debate on the Address in Reply to the Speech of His Honour the Lieutenant Governor at the opening of the Session.

The debate continued.

On the motion of Mr. Campbell, the debate was adjourned to the next sitting of the House.

The House resumed the adjourned debate on the motion for second reading of Bill (No. 5) intituled Supply Act (No. 1), 1996.

The House divided.

Motion agreed to on the following division:

Yeas -- 38
Evans Zirnhelt Cashore Boone Hammell Streifel Ramsey Kwan Waddell Calendino	Pullinger Stevenson Bowbrick Goodacre Geisbrecht Walsh Kasper Orcherton Hartley Petter	Miller G. Clark Dosanjh MacPhail Sihota Brewin Randall Sawicki Lali	Doyle Gillespie Robertson Farnworth Smallwood Conroy McGregor Janssen G. F. Wilson
Nays -- 32
Dalton Gingell Reid Campbell Farrell-Collins Hurd Sanders Plant	Stephens de Jong Coell Anderson Nebbeling Whittred van Dongen Thorpe	Penner J. D. Wilson Reitsma Hansen C. Clark Hawkins Symons Abbott	Jarvis Weisbeck Chong Coleman Nettleton Masi McKinnon Barisoff

Bill (No. 5) read a second time.

On the motion of the Hon. A. Petter, Bill (No. 5) was referred to a Committee of the Whole to be considered forthwith.

The Committee rose, reported progress and asked leave to sit again.

Committee to sit again later today.

The House recessed for forty-five minutes.

THIRTY-FOUR MINUTES PAST SIX O'CLOCK P.M.

The House continued to sit after midnight.

In consideration of Schedule 1 and Schedule 2 of Bill (No. 5) the Committee divided as follows:

Yeas -- 36
Evans Zirnhelt Cashore Boone Hammell Streifel Ramsey Kwan Waddell	Calendino Pullinger Stevenson Bowbrick Goodacre Geisbrecht Walsh Kasper Orcherton	Hartley Petter Miller G. Clark Dosanjh MacPhail Sihota Randall Sawicki	Lali Doyle Gillespie Robertson Farnworth Smallwood Conroy McGregor Janssen
Nays -- 32
Dalton Gingell Reid Campbell Farrell-Collins Hurd Sanders Plant	Stephens de Jong Coell Anderson Nebbeling Whittred van Dongen Thorpe	Penner J. D. Wilson Reitsma Hansen C. Clark Hawkins Symons Abbott	Jarvis Weisbeck Chong Coleman Nettleton Masi McKinnon Barisoff

Bill (No. 5) was reported complete without amendment, read a third time and passed.

The Speaker declared a short recess.

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. 5) Supply Act (No. 1), 1996.

His Honour the Lieutenant Governor 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 thank Her Majesty's loyal subjects, accepts their benevolence, and assents to this Bill."

His Honour the Lieutenant Governor was then pleased to retire.

The Hon. J. MacPhail moved --

That the House at its rising stand adjourned until 2 o'clock p.m. on Tuesday next.

And then the House adjourned at 2.02 a.m.

DALE LOVICK, Speaker

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