, 1865-05-09

ana the SaIaTles TO the COunclI'S Ot1ClaIS nave
hitherto been paid in advance, His Excellency
has no objections to this taking place on the
1St p%roximo.
Reply from the Governor to Councils letter
forwarding and recommending the petitions of
their officials.
His Excellency cannot participate in the
Councils views with regard to their officials on
the discontinuance Of their present situations
having a right to pension Vartpenge) in ac-
cordance with what has taken place on former
occasions as well as the principles contained in
existing laws-until appointments be furnished
them. The appointments under the Council
have not been acknowledged as permanent,
and the Government approving by letter of the
1St October 1860 of the Councils choice of the
then proposed officials, expressly observed, that
the filling OF the offices then would as a matter
of course not afford any obstacle to another ar
rangement In so far as it may be required by
an eventual reorganization Ct the relations be-
tween the State and Land Treasury.
The pensions granted to the former Treasur-
er Of the Burgher Council, and the deceased
Police Assistant, Fredcriksted, were essentially
based on special circumstances.
The appointments Of the Councils present
Secretary and Treasurer are of but a recent
date the former according to approval of S Ju-
ly 1862, and even taking into account his prior
authorization since the 2nd November 1861
to act temporarily in said office, his services
have been but about 81 years, his former posi-
ton having been only as a privately engaged
and saIarled clerk to the official the appoint
ment OF the latter dates from the month Of
October 1860, thus only Al years.
From this His ExcelIency cannot acknow-
ledge, that the two officials on the whole are
entitled to pension, and the less approve of
the Councils recommendation, that they be
clasSed with royalty appointed officials as re-
lates to the pension law Of 18th December 1868,
which would authorise them to claim 3 of their
former salaries in pension Wartpenge).
AS verbally communicated to the then Chair
man of the Burgher Council shortly after the
receipt OF the Councils letter Of 18th August
1864, for the information Of the parties con
cerned, it has been His Excellency's intention,
at the approaching dissolution Of the Burgher
Council, to endoavor to procure them engage
ments in the royal Offices or otherwise, and in
as far as this could either not be effected or at
all events not with such remuneration as accord
ing to circumstances may be considered ade-
quate and suitable, His Excellency thought Of
laying before the new Colonial Council a pro-
posal to grant a suitable, temporary pension for
;he one OF the concerned, who from his age is
likely to meet with difficulty in obtaining a new
career and a suitable ludemnityto the younger,
this latter especially was supposed to receive an
engagement in the royal Offices, which even
last month was verbally communicated to him.
But IN consequence Of the petitions from the
two parties forwarded by the Council, claiming
their legal right to pension at the dissolution Of
their offices, and requesting that their pensions
be previously fixed by the Council as binding
on the Colonial TreaSury,-and the Councils
resolution passed thereon, His Excellency can
not Tor the present take further steps to procure
the parties appointments in other situations, the
less because these would not be permanent APP
pointments, with right to pension, nor can he
effect any pension as referred to above, but
must leave it to the parties to seek their pre-
sumed better and greater right through the
courts of justice. His Excellency furthermore,
in behalf of the present Land Treasury as we'll
as the future Colonial Treasury, must enter a
positive protest against any effect being attri-
buted to the said resolution Of the Burgher
Council with regard to burdening either of the
said treasures with an obligation not in exist
ence heretofore, which according to the ordi-
nance 9th May 1855 5 81 cannot be established
without prior representation to the Government,
subject to the approval of the Minister of FL
nances.
The Council requested to communicate the
above m tho raepaot;vo oort1na nc coon n, rocc;