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in that area rather more rapidly than with a relatively low key inquiry into front fences.
MR JENSEN (3.57), in reply: I presume that everyone realises that I will be closing this debate. I think it is appropriate for both Mr Wood and Mr Berry to be advised that in fact public hearings in this matter were only completed last week, so it is appropriate to provide sufficient time for the issues raised in those public hearings to be considered and looked at. That is one of the reasons why this matter has been deferred for the moment.
I will take into account the comments made by Mr Berry in relation to this matter - seeing he clearly decided not to participate in meetings - when I am deliberating on this matter.
Question resolved in the affirmative.
ADJOURNMENT
Motion (by Mr Collaery) proposed:
That the Assembly do now adjourn.
School Closures
MR WOOD (3.59): This unseemly haste of the Government to adjourn cannot lightly be agreed with. You will have to wait a little time yet. Mr Speaker, I have had a quick look to date at the figures Mr Kaine has presented - those figures relating to the reshaping of the education program - and the first reading would indicate, as has well - - -
MR SPEAKER: Order! Mr Wood, you will be wary of bringing on the budget debate, won't you?
MR WOOD: If you can point out something - I see Mr Collaery is looking through his standing orders. Figures in front of me suggest that in this financial year we are going to lose $2m in round figures as a result of school closures. That is the excess of costs over savings on your figures. You may claim this is justified by savings further down the track, but those savings will be minimal in any case.
Mr Duby: And the gain from the sites.
MR WOOD: A further point I would like to make - and I thank Mr Duby for his interjection - is that he will gain from the sale of the sites. It has been long known that this has been the driving force behind the Government's
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