... [Inaudible.] Thank you very much. I was saying that the majority of the provinces having voted in favour of the Bill, I therefore declared the Bill agreed to in terms of section 65 of the Constitution. [Applause.] We will now hon members move on to Questions. But before I proceed, I would like to take the opportunity to welcome the special delegates as well as the Ministers present. Further, I would like to make the following remarks just to remind members of what is expected of them:
The time for reply to a question by the Minister is five minutes maximum. Only four supplementary questions are allowed per question. A member who has asked the initial question would be the first to be allowed an opportunity to ask a supplementary question. The time for asking a supplementary question is maximum two minutes. The time to reply to supplementary question is four minutes and supplementary question must emanate from the initial question. I now call on the Minister to respond to the question. If you look at your Question Paper, hon members you will see that the first question is from hon T B Matibe and the question is Question 240 on Financial Misconduct in Local Government. This question is directed to the Minister of Finance. [Applause.]