Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I give notice that on Friday, March 19, 2004, I will move that Bill 3, An Act to Amend the Income Tax Act, No. 2, be read for the first time. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Item 17, notices of motion for first reading of bills. Item 18, motions. Item 19, first reading of bills. Mr. Roland.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I seek unanimous consent to proceed with first reading of Bill 1, Appropriation Act, 2004-2005. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

The Member is seeking unanimous consent to deal with the motion. Are there any nays? No, there aren't. You have unanimous consent to conclude.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I move, seconded by the honourable Member for Weledeh, that Bill 1, Appropriation Act, 2004-2005, be read for the first time. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

The motion is in order. To the motion.

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

---Carried

Bill 1 has had first reading. Item 20, second reading of bills. Mr. Roland.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I move, seconded by the honourable Member for the Deh Cho, that Bill 1, Appropriation Act, 2004-2005, be read for the second time.

Mr. Speaker, this bill authorizes the Government of the Northwest Territories to make operations expenditures and capital investment expenditures for the 2004-05 fiscal year. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

The motion is in order. To the principle of the bill.

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

---Carried

Bill 1 has had second reading and accordingly stands referred to Committee of the Whole. Item 20, second reading of bills. Item 21, consideration in Committee of the Whole of bills and other matters: Bill 1, Appropriation Act, 2004-2005, with Mrs. Groenewegen in the chair.

What is the wish of the committee? We have Bill 1 before us today. Mr. Braden.

Thank you, Madam Chair. I move that we report progress. Thank you.

The motion is in order. It is not debatable. All those in favour of the motion to report progress? All those opposed? The motion is carried.

---Carried

Thank you. I will now rise and report progress.

Item 22, report of Committee of the Whole. Mrs. Groenewegen.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, your committee has been considering Bill 1, Appropriation Act, 2004-2005, and would like to report progress and, Mr. Speaker, I move that the report of Committee of the Whole be concurred with. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

The motion is in order. Do we have a seconder for the motion? Ms. Lee. To the motion.

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

---Carried

Item 23, third reading of bills. Mr. Clerk, item 24, orders of the day.

Thank you, Mr. Clerk. This House stands adjourned until Thursday, March 18, 2004, at 1:30 p.m.

---ADJOURNMENT

The House adjourned at 5:00 p.m.