5. NOTICES OF QUEIieNS.
 There were no notices of Questions.

 6. PETITIONS.
 There were no Petitons presented.

 7. PAPERS.
 The Acting Crown Attorney laid the following Papers on the Table:
 Council Paper No. 14 of 1955-Finance Committee Minutes of 20th Jan-
 uary, 1955.
 Council Paper No. 15 of 1955-Cotton Protection (Close Season) Order,
 1955.

 8. MOTIONS.
 The Member for North Windward, seconded by the Acting Crown Attorney,
moved the first Motioni standing in his name-
 WHEREAS the Laws of this Colony, are behind most, of the sister neigh-
 bouring colonies as far as revision is concerned to conform more closely
 with the Laws of England; and this makes revision a dire necessity;
 AND WHEREAS urgent consideration should be given to the Law relating
 to divorce in this Colony for purposes of rectifying a gap and the standard
 of morality of living of our people in organized society;
 e
 AND WHEREAS dhe grounds for a decree nisi or absolute is based only
 on the ground of adultery with no alternative such as desertion or other
 forms of cruelty as is the case in the laws of England and most of our
 sister neighboring colonies;
 BE IT RESOLVED that the law relating to divorce be revised to include
 desertion to conform at least with laws that are in conformity in other
 colonies and in England;
 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that this period for desertion be three years.
 The Motion was passed unanimously.
 The Member for North Windward then moved the second Motion standing
in his name-
 WHEREAS on the 24th day of July 1952 a Resolution was brought to
 this Legislative Council resolving that the minimum Wage for unskilled
 workers and labourers be increased so that the labouring population of
 this Colony may have some relief from very lew wages fixed in the Colony;
 AND WHEREAS the minimum wage paid in the Colony has not been
 revised as yet to suit the condition of work performed by labourers and
 unskilled workers both in Government and private concerns;
 BE IT RESOLVED that the Minimum Wage at present fixed by the Gov-
 ernment be revised and that a wage of $1.80 cents per day be paid to a
 male labourer or unskilled worker and that a wage of $1.20 be paid to a
 female worker in order that the labouring population be able to exist and
 live in the least minimum, normal domestic lives of this Colony.
 The Motion was seconded by the Member for the Grenadines.