The evolving HCA
So yesterday be began the series on the various promises made to the Government of The Bahamas made by Grand Bahama Port Authority.
Today we are on to the second set of amendments in which there were some word changes, phrase changes and stating that Customs Duties would apply to homes when resold without bond.
This was was signed by His Excellency Sir Oswald Raynor Arthur, K.C.M.G, C.V.O, Governor and Commander-in-Chief in and over the Bahama Islands on behalf of the government and the Grand Bahama Port Authority.
It further spoke to allowing the Broadcasting and Television Commission being allowed to come in and operate in the Port Area; that the Government will ensure the Port Area is served by aviation facilities for all purposes.
Here it asked that the Port Authority has to state in writing to the Government everything it was doing.
This amendment ended with more clarification on the allowance of Local Government in the Freeport area and their responsibilities.
In 1965 another amendment with His Excellency Sir Ralph Francis Alnwick Grey, Knight Grand Cross of the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George, King Commander of the Royal Victorian Order, Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, Governor and Commander in Chief in and over the Bahama Islands acting on behalf of the Government of The Bahamas and the Grand Bahama Port Authority.
This again stated that the Port had fulfilled duties to the previous agreements now having constructed a first class deluxe resort hotel containing not less than 200 bedrooms with all reasonable amenities.
In this agreement the Port had agreed to construction of housing accommodation schools and medical clinics and the provision of water electricity and other utility services.
It stated, "The Government is satisfied that it is desirable for the purposes of encouraging and facilitating further development in the Island of Grand Bahama and of ensuring the proper and efficient administration thereof that the provisions of the Principal Agreement and the Supplement Agreement should be amended int he matter hereinafter appearing and that such further agreements should be made as are made...".
This amendment noted that to date there were not more than 560 licensees were in Port Area and all of them had consented to the amendments.
It clarified that the Port will build one thousand (1,000) dwelling houses as long as there is a demand for such houses and the companies used to erect the homes are to be approved by the Minister of Housing.
The Port had to give reports every six months on the housing projects.
On education it stated that within one year the Minister of Education would given notice to the Port requiring either one primary school providing reasonable accommodations for not less than 800 children either in the Port Area or in Pinder's Point, Lewis Yard and Hunters; or the construction of two primary schools each providing reasonable accommodation for not less that 400 children; and or at anytime within the next 10 years to notice requiring another primary school in the Port Area.
Also right away to begin construction of a primary school between Holmes Rock and Hawksbill Creek to accommodate not less than 200 students after which the Port was to pay to the Government as a contribution towards the cost around 17,000 pounds and a fraction of the cost of constructing the last mentioned school.
It asked that the Port lease to the Government an area not exceeding 10 acres for medical purposes - the construct a clinic and doctors residence and five years after completing this the Port is to pay to the Government about 20,000 pounds.
It added that if the Government in five years constructs and completes in Eight Mile Rock a clinic and doctors residence the Port will pay the Government 20,000 pounds.
Further the Port was responsible for laying an eight inch water main for the existing water supply system in the Port to Eight mile Rock settlement giving about 100,000 gals of water daily subject to the water supply, also to supply water to the Pinders Point, Hunters and Lewis Yard areas.
Adding that the Port pays 10,000 pounds toward the costs of any town planning work carried out by the Government in the areas between Holmes Rock and Hawksbill.
Then it said the Port Authority will not release Colonial Research Institute (a company also incorporated under the laws of the Bahama Islands) from its obligations under the agreement dated 1962 without written consent.
This agreement addressed that building code requiring them to come up with one for the Port Area; garbage collection, drainage being kept clear, inspection of the water supply to safeguard against contamination, to expand the water supply as needed, along with government take care of pest control; to provide any vacant land to the Government as they need.
The Hotel (the Lucayan Beach Hotel) built here in 1963 was exempt from customs duties, real property tax and all other taxes.
This amendment also gave the list of Government officials in Freeport and their dwellings as well as their monthly rental.
A further supplement was made in 1965 signed on behalf of the Government by His Excellency the Hon. Anthony Geoffrey Hopwood Gardner-Brown Acting Governor and Commander-in-Chief in and over the Bahama Islands and the Port Authority, but also amended an amendment made 11 July 1960 under His Excellency Sir Robert de Stapledon Governor and Commander-in-Chief at that time.
This one was only to note that at previous times the "Port Authority meant the Grand Bahama Port Authority but the Government held the same.
It was quite silent as the years went by after. The government changed and the Grand Bahama Port Authority was allowed to carry on at will and nothing was said in writing again until the amendment for the extension of tax exemption period in 1993.
More in our next post.
Today we are on to the second set of amendments in which there were some word changes, phrase changes and stating that Customs Duties would apply to homes when resold without bond.
This was was signed by His Excellency Sir Oswald Raynor Arthur, K.C.M.G, C.V.O, Governor and Commander-in-Chief in and over the Bahama Islands on behalf of the government and the Grand Bahama Port Authority.
It further spoke to allowing the Broadcasting and Television Commission being allowed to come in and operate in the Port Area; that the Government will ensure the Port Area is served by aviation facilities for all purposes.
Here it asked that the Port Authority has to state in writing to the Government everything it was doing.
This amendment ended with more clarification on the allowance of Local Government in the Freeport area and their responsibilities.
In 1965 another amendment with His Excellency Sir Ralph Francis Alnwick Grey, Knight Grand Cross of the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George, King Commander of the Royal Victorian Order, Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, Governor and Commander in Chief in and over the Bahama Islands acting on behalf of the Government of The Bahamas and the Grand Bahama Port Authority.
This again stated that the Port had fulfilled duties to the previous agreements now having constructed a first class deluxe resort hotel containing not less than 200 bedrooms with all reasonable amenities.
In this agreement the Port had agreed to construction of housing accommodation schools and medical clinics and the provision of water electricity and other utility services.
It stated, "The Government is satisfied that it is desirable for the purposes of encouraging and facilitating further development in the Island of Grand Bahama and of ensuring the proper and efficient administration thereof that the provisions of the Principal Agreement and the Supplement Agreement should be amended int he matter hereinafter appearing and that such further agreements should be made as are made...".
This amendment noted that to date there were not more than 560 licensees were in Port Area and all of them had consented to the amendments.
It clarified that the Port will build one thousand (1,000) dwelling houses as long as there is a demand for such houses and the companies used to erect the homes are to be approved by the Minister of Housing.
The Port had to give reports every six months on the housing projects.
On education it stated that within one year the Minister of Education would given notice to the Port requiring either one primary school providing reasonable accommodations for not less than 800 children either in the Port Area or in Pinder's Point, Lewis Yard and Hunters; or the construction of two primary schools each providing reasonable accommodation for not less that 400 children; and or at anytime within the next 10 years to notice requiring another primary school in the Port Area.
Also right away to begin construction of a primary school between Holmes Rock and Hawksbill Creek to accommodate not less than 200 students after which the Port was to pay to the Government as a contribution towards the cost around 17,000 pounds and a fraction of the cost of constructing the last mentioned school.
It asked that the Port lease to the Government an area not exceeding 10 acres for medical purposes - the construct a clinic and doctors residence and five years after completing this the Port is to pay to the Government about 20,000 pounds.
It added that if the Government in five years constructs and completes in Eight Mile Rock a clinic and doctors residence the Port will pay the Government 20,000 pounds.
Further the Port was responsible for laying an eight inch water main for the existing water supply system in the Port to Eight mile Rock settlement giving about 100,000 gals of water daily subject to the water supply, also to supply water to the Pinders Point, Hunters and Lewis Yard areas.
Adding that the Port pays 10,000 pounds toward the costs of any town planning work carried out by the Government in the areas between Holmes Rock and Hawksbill.
Then it said the Port Authority will not release Colonial Research Institute (a company also incorporated under the laws of the Bahama Islands) from its obligations under the agreement dated 1962 without written consent.
This agreement addressed that building code requiring them to come up with one for the Port Area; garbage collection, drainage being kept clear, inspection of the water supply to safeguard against contamination, to expand the water supply as needed, along with government take care of pest control; to provide any vacant land to the Government as they need.
The Hotel (the Lucayan Beach Hotel) built here in 1963 was exempt from customs duties, real property tax and all other taxes.
This amendment also gave the list of Government officials in Freeport and their dwellings as well as their monthly rental.
A further supplement was made in 1965 signed on behalf of the Government by His Excellency the Hon. Anthony Geoffrey Hopwood Gardner-Brown Acting Governor and Commander-in-Chief in and over the Bahama Islands and the Port Authority, but also amended an amendment made 11 July 1960 under His Excellency Sir Robert de Stapledon Governor and Commander-in-Chief at that time.
This one was only to note that at previous times the "Port Authority meant the Grand Bahama Port Authority but the Government held the same.
It was quite silent as the years went by after. The government changed and the Grand Bahama Port Authority was allowed to carry on at will and nothing was said in writing again until the amendment for the extension of tax exemption period in 1993.
More in our next post.
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