Election of Speaker

I have to report that, accompanied by members, I waited upon His Excellency the Governor-General at Government House on Thursday, 31 January when I addressed His Excellency as follows:

May it please Your Excellency:

In obedience to Your Excellency’s request, the House of Representatives, in the exercise of its undoubted rights and privileges, has proceeded to the election of a Speaker, and, as the subject of its choice, I now present myself to you and submit myself for Your Excellency’s confirmation.

To which His Excellency replied as follows:

Mr Speaker, it is with much pleasure that I confirm the choice by the House of Representatives of you as its Speaker.

I congratulate you on your election to this distinguished office, marking as it does the appreciation of the House of Representatives of your impartiality and ability.

I have further to report that I also addressed His Excellency as follows:

I humbly thank Your Excellency for your confirmation of the choice made by the House of Representatives of me to be its Speaker.

I desire to repeat my respectful acknowledgment to the House of the high honour it has done in electing me to be its Speaker.