text: General Assembly resolution 31/140, part I, paragraph 5 that host countries were required to defray the additional costs involved. His delegation would therefore vote against the appropriation requested. ; ... A/C.5/38/SR.46 English Page 10 52. Miss ZONICLE (Bahamas) said that her delegation would abstain from the vote on the Advisory Committee's recommendation since the way in which General Assembly resolution 31/140 was to be applied was still not clear to her. 53. Mr. GODFREY (New Zealand) said that his delegation would vote against the proposed appropriation because it believed that the host country should pay additional costs incurred. It was nevertheless grateful to the Advisory Committee for having reviewed the amounts requested and welcomed the fact that it had recommended a slight reduction in one of the cases examined. 54. Mr. TAKASU (Japan) pointed out that the exception provided for in General Assembly resolution 31/140 was not new, since a similar one had been provided for in resolution 2609 (XXIV), paragraph 9 (i). The practice followed by the General Assembly since then was known to all, and the meetings of the regional commissions should not be confused with those of other United Nations bodies for which the General Assembly did not authorize exceptions. 55. The Advisory Committee's recommendation was approved by 69 votes to 19, with 12 abstentions. 56. Mrs. van DRUNEN LITTEL (Netherlands) explained that the Netherlands delegation had voted against the Advisory Coinmittee's recommendation because it believed that sessions of the regional commissions should be held at their established headquarters, and that, when there was a departure from that rule, the host country should assume any additional costs. 57. Mr. PEDERSEN (Canada) said that his delegation, also, had voted against the Advisory Committee's recommendation because the situation had changed considerably since 1976, when General Assembly resolution 31/140 was adoptedJ new conference 
analysis: The text appears to be discussing a budgetary issue related to the United Nations and its regional commissions. The speakers are debating the costs associated with hosting meetings and the responsibility of the host country versus the international organization. The context suggests that the topic is administrative and logistical in nature, rather than related to a specific sector or field.