Thank you. Item 10, petitions. Item 11, reports of standing and special committees. Item 12, reports of committees on the review of bills. Item 13, tabling of documents. Mr. Morin.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I have three documents to table. I wish to table Tabled Document 7-13(3), the Northwest Territories Business Credit Corporation 1996 Annual Report.

I wish to table Tabled Document 8-13(3), Business Development Fund Annual Report, April 1, 1994 to March 31, 1995.

I wish to table Tabled Document 9-13(3), the Annual Report on the Implementation of the Nunavut Land Claims Agreement for a period of April 1, 1994 to March 31, 1995. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you. Item 13, tabling of documents. Mrs. Thompson.

Mr. Speaker, I wish to table Tabled Document 10-13(3), the Status of Women Council of the NWT Annual Report, 1994 to 1995. Thank you.

Thank you. Item 13, tabling of documents. Mr. Ningark.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I wish to table Tabled Document 11-13(3), a copy of a letter written to the district manager of the Kitikmeot Housing Association from the Taloyoak Housing Association concerning staff housing units. Thank you.

Thank you. Item 13, tabling of documents. Item 14, notices of motion. Item 15, notices of motions for first reading of bills. Mr. Todd.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I give notice that on Monday, March 25, 1996, 1 shall move that Bill 4, Supplementary Appropriation Act, No. 3, 1995-96, be read for the first time. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Item 15, notices of motions for first reading of bills. Item 16, motions. Item 17, first reading of bills. Mr. Todd.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I have two. The first one is Bill 2, Write-off of Debts Act, 1995-96. Mr. Speaker, I move, seconded by the honourable Member for Baffin South, that Bill 2, Write-off of Debts Act, 1995-96, be read for the first time. Thank you.

The motion is in order. To the motion.

Question.

Question is being called. All those in favour? All those opposed? The motion is carried.

--- Carried

Bill 2 has had first reading. Mr. Todd.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I move, seconded by the honourable Member for Baffin South, that Bill 3, Forgiveness of Debts Act, 1995-96, be read for the first time.

Thank you, Mr. Todd. Your motion is in order. To the motion.

Question.

Question is being called. All those in favour? All those opposed? The motion is carried.

---Carried

Bill 3 has had first reading. Item 17, first reading of bills. Item 18, second reading of bills. Item 19, consideration in Committee of the Whole of bills and other matters: Tabled Document 1-13(3), Report of the Commission on MLA Compensation, with Mrs. Groenewegen in the chair.

Thank you, Madam Chair. Due to Caribou Carnival happening and that we would like to let our staff out to enjoy the carnival and also the fact that there is a very important event this afternoon, the hockey game against the media, I would like to move that we report progress.

Agreed.

--- Agreed

I will call the House back to order. Item 20, report of Committee of the Whole. Mrs. Groenewegen.

Thank you. Is there a seconder? Mr. Picco. All those in favour? All those opposed? The motion is carried.

--- Carried

Item 21, third reading of bills. Mr. Clerk, item 22, orders of the day.