BILLS (continued).
WATER AUTHORITY BILL.
 President: I now call upon the Honourable Crown Attorney to move the
second reading of the Water Authority Bill.
 Honourable Acting Crown Attorney: I move that a Bill for an Ordinance
shortly entitled the Central Water Distribution Authority Ordinance, 1950, be
read a second time.
 Honourable Acting Colonial Treasurer : I beg to second the motion.
 Question put and agreed to.
 Bill read a second time.
 Honourable Acting Crown Attorney : I beg leave to move that this Council
 resolve itself into a Committee of the whole House to consider this Bill clause by
 clause.
 Honourable Acting Colonial Treasurer : I beg to second the motion.
 Question put and agreed to.

 In Committee.
 'President : With Honourable Members' permission I propose to ask the
 Superintendent of Works to attend in order to give us any advice which we find
 necessary. Do Honourable Members agree?
 Members : Yes.
 (Mr. Grant S.P.W. in attendance)
 President : May I ask how many members were members of the Water Rates
 Committee and have already considered this Bill?
 Members: Honourable W. A. Hadley, Honourable O. D. Brisbane; and two
 absent members, Honourable S. F. Bonadie, Honourable Treasurer.
 Clause 2-Interpretation.
 Question put and agreed to.
 Clause 3-Establishment of Central Authority.
 Subsection (2) :
 Honourable Acting Crown Attorney: It was suggested that we delete the
 words General Manager"; I think we might put "with the Secretary" and
 leave it at that.
 Honourable W. A. Hadley : Would the General Manager .be the Chairman?
 Honourable Acting Crown Attorney: No; somebody would be appointed to
 see to the practical working of affairs.
 Honourable E. A. C. Hughcs : Probably it would be better to have the
 Chairman, for the Chairman's appointment would be Gazetted and the Secretary
 may be appointed by the Chairman and the public would not know who it is.
 Member for the Grenadines : Would the Chairman be always in the office?
 Honourable Acting Crown Attorney : During the normal working hours.
 Honourable E. A. C. Hughes : May I suggest that you leave out the words "at
 the office of the Central Authority? You have to find him if you want the
 authority.