Honourable Member for Kingstown : Wouldn't that cause more difficulty?
 Honourable E. A. C. Hughes : The clause says "leaving the same at the office
of the Central Authority with the Chairman "; if he is not there you cannot serve
him. So let it be delivered to the Chairman wherever you find him.
 President : Mr. Hughes is suggesting that we delete the words at the office
of the Central Authority."
 Honourable Member for Kingstown : I suggest you leave it as it stands:
"with the Chairman or Secretary."
 President: "at the office of the Central Authority with the Chairman or
Secretary "; is that agreed?
 Members : Agreed.
Subsection (3) :
 Honourable Acting Crown Attorney: There is a recommendation as to an
amendment made by the Water Rates Committee that the words "officer
administering the Government" be substituted for the words "Government
Secretary in line three of subsection (a).
 Honourable E. A. C. Hughes : We always use Governor just as we say the
appointment should be by the Governor.
 Question that the word "Governor" be substituted for the words
" Government Secretary put and agreed to.
 Question that Clause 3 as amended stand part of the Bill put and agreed to.
Clause 4-Central Authority to conform with directions of Governor in Council
 Question put and agreed to.
Clause 5-Decisions of the Central Authority.
 Honourable Acting Crown Attorney: There is a lot of worry about this
question of papers being circulated. The Water Rates Committee felt that
Subsection (1) should read "any member who has notified the Chairman of
illness, absence from the Colony or other cause rendering him incapacitated."
 President: The onus is on the Member to inform the Chairman.
 Honourable E. A. C. Hughes: We could leave out the word "interest"
altogether.
 President : Is it agreed that we delete the word interest? "
 Honourable Member for Kingstown : Did the recommendations include the
word "interest? "
 President : Yes; but they suggested that the Member should notify the
Chairman that he is ill or has interest instead of the Chairman himself deciding.
 Honourable W. A. Hadley : Why leave out the word interest? "
 Honourable E. A. C. Hughes : If a paper is circulated to you and you have
interest in the matter you will just abstain.
 Honourable W. A. Hadley : Some Members might not abstain.
 Honourable E. A. C. Hughes : If you do not intend to abstain you would not
notify the Chairman. The clause reads or otherwise is, in the opinion of the
Chairman incapacitated from voting on such papers." The Chairman can decide
whether you should vote or not.