Clause 7-Meetings of Committee and procedure threat.
 Honourable Acting Crown Attorney: In subsection (1) the word "shall"
has been changed to may ". If I remember rightly that was suggested by this
Council when the Bill was previously considered. This subsection has also been
amended by the addition at the end of the words but shall meet at least once in
every three months."
 President : Is that agreed?
 Members : Agreed.
 Honourable Acting Crown Attorney : Subsection (2) stands without
amendment; and in subsection (3) it was decided that in the fifth line the word
" interest" should be deleted, that the Chairman should not have power to
withhold a paper because the member is interested but may withhold it if the
member is ill or absent from the Colony or otherwise.
 Honourable W. A. Hadley : What do you mean by otherwise? "
 President : Do you suggest that it be deleted.
 Honourable W. A. Hadley: No.
 Honourable Acting Crown Attorney : In subsection (5) the first word "The"
 has been deleted and the subsection altered to read :
 Decisions of the Committee shall be taken by a majority of votes. In any
 case in which the voting is equal, the Chairman shall have a second or casting
 vote."
 Honourable Member for Kingstown : I suppose his would refer to her "
 too?
 Honourable Acting Crown Attorney : Yes; that is so under the Interpretation
 Ordinance.
 Subsection (6) has been amended to read :
 "The Librarian, or in his absence any other person appointed under section 5
 of this Ordinance, shall be Secretary of the Committee, and shall attend the
 meetings of the Committee and may speak threat, but shall have no vote."
 Question that Clause 7 as amended stand part of the Bill put and agreed to.
 Clause 8-Functions of Committee.
 Honourable Acting Crown Attorney : Clause 8 was unchanged.
 Question put and agreed to.
 Clause 9-Ownership and Maintenance of Library Building and Grounds.
 Honourable Acting Crown Attorney: Subsection (2) has been amended to
 read as follows :-
 The said building and land shall not be used for any purpose other than for
 purposes connected with the Library and public library services : Provided that
 the Kingstown Board may permit the said building and land to be used for any
 purpose which is not inconsistent with or detrimental to the interests of the
 Library or public library services, and upon such terms and conditions as the
 Board shall think fit."
 This is exactly as it was under the old Cap, 210.
 Honourable Member for Kingstown : You have given them in this
 Subsection (2) powers they did not have before.
 Honourable Acting Crowh Attoiney That wi~v so uhder the old Ordinance;
 that is what they have been making a fuss about.