Agb Adjunkspeaker, ek stel sonder kennisgewing voor:
Dat die Huis-
(1) kennis neem dat Suid-Afrika nog 'n wreldkampioen opgelewer het;
(2) sy gelukwensing uitspreek teenoor Stephan Lindeque wat die P750 Inflatable Boat World Championship vir 2007 in Scarborough in Engeland gewen het;
(3) sy gelukwensing ook uitspreek teenoor Phil Louw van Klerksdorp wat die derde plek in dieselfde kampioenskap verower het; en
(4) kennis neem dat Suid-Afrika trots is op hierdie sportsterre van die SA Inflatable Boat Association. (Translation of Afrikaans draft resolution follows.)
[Mr P J GROENEWALD: Hon Deputy Speaker, I move without notice:
That the House - (1) notes that South Africa has produced yet another world champion;
(2) congratulates Stephan Lindeque, who won the P750 Inflatable Boat World Championship for 2007 in Scarborough, England;
(3) further congratulates Phil Louw of Klerksdorp, who won the third place in the same championship; and
(4) notes that South Africa is proud of these sport stars of the SA Inflatable Boat Association.]
Are you objecting?
Deputy Speaker, we are not objecting, but again, we received no prior notice. It puts us in a bit of a difficult position, because clearly the motion is unobjectionable. No one would have an objection. We wish to reaffirm the principle: Could we please circulate such things before they are moved here.
Order! Hon Whips, will you please do what you always do behind the scenes.
Op 'n punt van orde, agb Adjunkspeaker: Ek het dit versprei. Dit is ook na die kantore van die verskillende Swepe gestuur. Ek het ook bevestiging dat dit wel afgelewer is deur die personeel. (Translation of Afrikaans paragraph follows.)
[Mr P J GROENEWALD: On a point of order, hon Deputy Speaker: I did distribute it. It was also sent to the offices of the respective Whips. I also have confirmation that it was indeed delivered by the personnel.]
Ek glo die agb lid, maar ek dink daar is iewers fout. [I believe the hon member, but I think there must be a problem somewhere.]
What we are saying is, let the system try to speak to each other. The motion itself is not objectionable, as the Acting Chief Whip has said. They did not get it. Mr Ellis?
Just to support the ANC, I want to say that we did not receive it either, but we don't have any objection to the motion.
We have a situation where we can allow the motion, as it is not objectionable, and also plead with you that us try and have some controls that indicate that every party has seen the motion before it is read in the House. The text of the motion is not objected to. We then take the first motion on the Order Paper in the name of the Acting Chief Whip of the Majority Party.
Agreed to.