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Madam Speaker: Would all members please rise for the arrival of the Lieutenant Governor.

May it please Your Honour:

The Legislative Assembly, at its present session, passed a bill, which in the name of the Assembly, I present to Your Honour, and to this bill I respectfully request Your Honour's consent:

Bill 22, The Statute Law Amendment (Taxation) Act, 1999; Loi de 1999 modifiant diverses dispositions législatives en matière de fiscalité.

Mr. Clerk (William Remnant): In Her Majesty's name, His Honour the Lieutenant Governor doth assent to this bill.