Artist: Helen Parsons Shepherd

Election (19 March 1957) and Approbation (20 March 1957) of the Speaker (Journal)

And the said Judges having left the Assembly Chamber, the Honourable the Premier then addressed himself to the Clerk, who standing up, pointed to him and then sat down, moved "that John R. Courage, Esq., Member for the District of Fortune Bay and Hermitage, do take the Chair of the House as Speaker" which motion was seconded by Malcolm Hollett, Esq., Member elected for the District of St. John's West.

No other person being proposed as Speaker, Mr. Courage was unanimously called by the House to the Chair, and was conducted to the Chair by the Members who proposed and seconded him.

Whereupon, Mr. Speaker, standing on the steps, addressed the House, expressing his gratitude to the Honourable Members for the high honour unanimously conferred upon him."

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31^st General Assembly, 1^st Session (19 and 20 March 1957).

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Approbation of the Speaker (20 March 1957, Hansard)

31^st General Assembly, 1^st Session (20 March 1957).