The Speaker

Letter from the Minister of Arts and Culture to the Speaker of the National Assembly, in terms of section 65(2)(a) of the Public Finance Management Act, 1999 (Act No 1 of 1999), explaining the delay in the tabling of the Annual Report of the National Library of South Africa for 2002-2003:

Dear Madam Speaker

In terms of section 65(1)(a) of the above-mentioned Act the annual report and financial statements, and the audit reports on those statements, of The National Library of South Africa has not been tabled due to logistical reasons. The Annual Report, Financial Statements and the Audit Report of the National Library of South Africa for 2002-2003 were only finalized at the end of February 2004 and will be tabled at the first available opportunity.

Yours sincerely

Signed

DR Z P JORDAN

MINISTER: ARTS AND CULTURE