The PRESIDENT —Two of the notices of motion given yesterday relate to discharging Senator Colston from the Parliamentary Retiring Allowances Trust. Today I received a letter from the Minister for Finance (Mr Fahey) advising me that Senator Colston resigned from the trust by letter addressed to the minister, dated 7 March 1997. The minister's letter was apparently sent to me on 14 March but was not received by me, which was unfortunate, and therefore it was not acted upon. It is, however, for the Senate to determine who its representative on the trust should be. I suggest it is open to the Senate to make an appointment to the trust in place of Senator Colston, and I table the letter from the Minister for Finance.