ROYAL ASSENT

Deputy Sergeant-at-Arms (Mr. Roy MacGillivray): His Honour the Lieutenant Governor

His Honour Yvon Dumont, Lieutenant Governor of the Province of Manitoba, having entered the House and being seated on the throne, Madam Speaker addressed His Honour the Lieutenant Governor in the following words:

Madam Speaker: May it please Your Honour:

We, Her Majesty's most dutiful and faithful subjects, the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba in session assembled, approach Your Honour with sentiments of unfeigned devotion and loyalty to Her Majesty's person and government and beg of Your Honour the acceptance of this bill, Bill 10, The Interim Appropriation Act, 1997; Loi de 1997 portant affectation anticipée de crédits.

Mr. Clerk (William Remnant): His Honour the Lieutenant Governor doth thank Her Majesty's dutiful and loyal subjects, accepts their benevolence, and assents to this bill in Her Majesty's name.

His Honour was then pleased to retire.

Madam Speaker: Is it the will of the House to call it four o'clock?

Hon. James McCrae (Government House Leader): On behalf of all of my colleagues, might I extend to yourself and to all honourable members and staff in this place the happiest and most peaceful of Easter weekends.

Madam Speaker: I thank the honourable government House leader.

The hour being 4 p.m., this House is adjourned and stands adjourned until Monday, April 7, 1997, at 1:30 p.m.