President: I think this is a very serious offence-willfully damaging any
part of the system.
 With that amendment may Clause 51 stand part of the Bill?
 Members : Agreed.
Clause 52-Abstracting Water from Distribution System.
 Question put and agreed to.
Clause 53-Offences against Regulations.
 Honourable Acting Crown Attorney : The Trinidad Ordinance had "should
be liable on summary conviction to a fine of fifty dollars."
 Honourable O. D. Brisbane: Then you shouldn't have the six months
imprisonment.
 Honourable Member for Kingstown : That is too high; make it twenty-five
 dollars or three months.
 President: ..................on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding twenty-
 five dollars or to imprisonment for a period not exceeding three months." Is
 that agreed?
 Members : Agreed.
 Question that Clause 53 as amended stand part of the Bill put and agreed to.
 Clause 54--Application of preceding provisions of this part.
 Question put and agreed to.
 Clause 55-Assault and obstruction of Officers and Servants.
 Honourable Acting Crown Attorney : The fine of one hundred dollars is too
 high. I think the maximum is twenty-five dollars or six months.
 President : Fifty dollars or four months? Normally you cannot be
 imprisoned for more than a certain period for a certain figure, e.g. ten shillings or
 fourteen days.
 Honourable Acting Crown Attorney : I think fifty dollars or four months
 would be alright.
 Question that Clause 55 be amended by the substitution of the words "fifty
 dollars" and "four" for the words "one hundred" and "six" respectively
 appearing in the penultimate line was put to the vote and carried by a majority of
 four to two, official members abstaining, the division being as follows :-
 For Against
 Honourable S. G. DeFreitas 'Honourable O. D. Brisbane
 E. A. Joachim W. A. Hadley
 E. Duncan
 A. McIntosh
 Cause 56-Compounding of certain offences.
 Question that Clause 56 be amended by the substitution of the word twenty-
 five for twenty-four in the fifth line put and agreed to.
 Honourable Acting Crown Attorney : The Water Rates Committee wanted an
 amendment which I could not see the reason for :
 (2) On payment of such sum of money to the Chairman and on the
 issuance of an official receipt therefore no further proceedings in respect of
 such minor offence shall be taken against such person."
 I do not think that could fit in there. If a man pays money he can demand his
 receipt.