National Sports Centre.

Under new legislation, centre trustees will be able to seek donations.

That power should prove a major boost to efforts to finish the scheme.

The National Sports Centre Trustees Amendment Bill 1993 was tabled in the House of Assembly on Friday.

Finance Minister the Hon. David Saul said: "The Bill means the trustees will be able to go out and raise money, by getting bequests or gifts.'' The money would be used exclusively for capital development, he said.

The Bill will also compel the trustees to provide quarterly reports to Government of work carried out with the money.

Dr. Saul said plans were being drawn up to "unify'' the sports centre complex, including incorporating Frog Lane field. A headquarters, administrative area, and changing rooms would also be part of the scheme.

Government will purchase a strip of land beside Port Royal Golf Course to clear up a surveying error.

The House of Assembly approved a plan on Friday to pay $50,000 to Mr. Henry William King for the 0.3-acre piece of land.

Environment Minister the Hon. Gerald Simons said the land was on the left upon entering Port Royal Golf Course from Middle Road. Port Royal trustees thought they owned the land, but a surveying error was recently detected, he said.

In fact, the land on which the left-hand gatepost at the entrance to Port Royal sits is owned by Mr. King, he said.

Mr. King is to be granted a right-of-way over part of the land so he can continue to access his property, Mr. Simons said.

Deputy Opposition Leader Mr. Walter Roberts, who a week earlier asked that approval of the purchase be deferred, told the House yesterday the land was "of use to no-one''.

"It's just to me handing a $50,000 cheque to Mr. King, whom I don't know, and for what reason?'' He disputed Government's assertion that Port Royal was already keeping the land manicured.

"We're simply rectifying a surveying error,'' Mr. Simons said.