S The object of this amendment is t6 -increase the age \of admission of
pupils to the Kingstown Preparatory School, so that pupils m ay enter at the
beginning of the term in which they attain the age of 5. Hitherto if a pupil
attained the age of 5 in the middle of a term he could not enter at the beginning of.
that term. The age of removal has also been extended to 12 instead of 11.
 Question put and agreed to.
 President: I now, call upon the Horiourable Colonial Treasurer to move the
first reading'of the Income Tax (Amendment) Bill.
 Honourable Colonial Treasurer : I beg leave to move the introduction and
first reading ofVa Bill for an Ordinance to amend the Income Tax Ordinanse, 1948.
 The objects of this Bill-are to give to persons appointed under Section 3 of the
Ordinance the right to enter business premises for the purpose of checking- the
stock in trade therein, examining books of accounts and'obtaining information for
the better administration of the Ordinance.
 Certain subsections of the .original Ordinance were -not included in the
consolidated Ordinance, and it is clear that this was a mistake. This Bill rectifies
those errors.
 Honourable Crown Attorney : I beg to.second the motion.
 Question put and agreed to.
 Bill read a first time.
 Honourable Colonial Treasurer : I beg leave to move the introduction and
first reading of a. Bill for an Ordinknce o make provision for raising the necessary
money for the Development Works set out therein.
 His Honour, the President has already given a full explanation ef the objects
of the Bill and it is not, therefore, necessary for me to repeat anything that he has
said.
 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
second reading of the Local Government Bill.
 Honourable Crown Attorney : Your Honour, Honourable Members, I beg to
move the second reading of a Bill for an Ordinance to provide for the
establishment of Local Authorities for Towns and Villages.
 Honourable Colonial Treasurer : I beg to second the motion.
 Question put and agreed to- .
 Bill read a second time. ,
 Honourable Crown Attorney : I beg to move that this Council'refer the Bill
to a Select Committee of the Council.
SHonourable Colonial Treasurer : I beg to second the motion.
 Question put and agreed to.
 President,,: May I now have suggestions from Honourable Members as to the
personnel of the Committee.
 Honourable E. A. C. Hughes.: We should decide whether the Select Committee
should comprise 3 or 4 or 5 members. I would' suggest a Committee of 4--
members and the Honourable Crown Attorney as Chairman.
 Honourable Member fpr South Windward : I suggest that Mr. Hughes should
be a member of the Select Committee: -
 Honourable E. A. C. Hughes : In view'oi the fact that the Crown Attorney- is
already on the Committee, there is no. need for another legal man, and I would,