January 27, 1966 (27th Parliament, 1st Session)

Hon. Arthur Laing (Minister of Northern Affairs and National Resources) moved

that the house go into committee at the next sitting to consider the following resolution, which has been recommended to the house by His Excellency:
That it is expedient to introduce a measure to amend the Yukon Act to provide for the payment
January 27, 1966

Inquiries of the Ministry of an annual indemnity of three hundred dollars to each member of the advisory committee on finance and for the payment of reasonable travelling and living expenses incurred by them in attending the sittings of the committee; to increase to five thousand dollars per annum the maximum Indemnity payable to members of the council; to provide for the payment of reasonable travelling and living expenses incurred by members in going to and returning from sessions of the council; to provide that the first one thousand dollars of the indemnity paid to a member is not subject to income tax; to provide also for the keeping of territorial accounts, for the examination of these accounts by the Auditor General; and to provide further for certain changes in the administration of the act.