(2) Members of the Association to appoint a representative to the
 Association who shall have all powers of a member o0 the Association,
 including the right to be elected to the Board of Management.
 (3) Small growers to elect district delegates- to represent them on the
 SAssociation, and such district delegates to elect one of'their number to
 a place on the Board. -
 (4) A poll, to be taken at any -meeting when the members demanding the
 poll possess onetfifth of the total votes possessed by members present at
 the meeting.
 (5) All advances made against arrowroot starch delivered to the Association
 to be free of interest.
 2. -The Governor's powers to appoint three persons, to the Board has been
reduced to two persons as small growers may now elect a representative to the
Board.
 Honourable Colonial Treasurer : I beg leave to second the Bill.
 SQuestion put.and agreed to.
 Bill read a first time:

 President : Icall upon the Honourable Colonial Treasurer to move the first
reading of The Public Assistance Bill.
 Honourable Colonial Treasurer: Your Honour, Honourable Members, I beg
leave to move the introduction and first reading of a Bill for an Ordinance to
provide for the Administration f Public Assistance to be read a first time. The
objects of this Bill are as follows :--
 To repeal the existing Poor Relief Ordinance (Cap. 131) which has been
 in existence since 1922 and to provide for the better administration of Public
 Assistance in the Colony.
 2. While many of the provisions of the old law have been retained in a
 modified form, opportunity has been taken to provide for the appointment
 of-
 (a) A Public Assistance Officer, and
 (b) A Public Assistance Board.
 3. The functions of the Board are advisory in nature.
 Honourable Crown Attorney: I beg to second the motion.
 Question put and agreed to.
 Bill read a first time.
 President : I now call upon the Honourable Crown Attorney to move the first
reading of the Slum Clearance and Housing (Amendment) Bill.
 Honorable\ Crown Attorney : I beg leave to move that a Bill for an
Ordinance further to amend the Slum Clearanie & Housing Ordinance, 1946; be
read a first time. The object of this Bill is to amend the Slum Clearance and
Housing Ordinance so as to increase the membership of the Central Housing and
F.i liiiiL Authority from seven to nine and to provide that one of the additional
members shall be ar officer with experience in financial matters.
 2. Difficulty has been experienced by the Central Authority in obtaining a
 quorum of five members for the transaction of business, and rather- than reduce
 the number of the quorum of this body (which exercises considerable power) the
 Membership of the Authority has been increased in order to overcome this
 difficulty.