, 1866-12-18

prison, he was inclined to think, that glazed
tiles should be preferred to iron-sheets.
The Speaker had no objections to the recti-
~ficatiOns of amounts in the report pointed out
by the Governor. As regards the covering of
the roof to the %jailor's dwelling, the Committee
had also proposed the use of tiles, which ar
rangement will thus be left to the Govern
ment.
The Governor made some remarks respect
ing the Committees proposal, that the expens-
es for freight, insurance &c. of articles sent
from home should in future be posted on the
several items in the Budget to which the arti-
cles appertain, instead of being carried, as
done heretofore, to " uncertain expenses and
observed that this alteration, without leading
to any useful result, would merely increase the
labor attending the keeping of the accounts
and cause additional writing and calculation.
As regards the Committees remarks on the
expenses for the tax-commission,' y this matter
as to the reduction of the expenses would be
investigated when a new regulation for the
travelling expenses for the civil officials has
been adopted.
The End member for Christiansted's country
district (Ratcliffe) inquired, if the Committee
intended that the reduction of the remunera-
ton for attendance to the town-clock should
be borne by the person who for so many years
has had the charge of it.
The Speaker stated, that the Committees
intention was, that the travelling expenses for
each of the members of the tax-commission
were not to be reduced, but that the present
number of members was not required nor
was the remuneration for the attendance to the
t0Wn-clOck to be reduced Immediately, but
only when a change of person takes place.
He did not think, that any difficult calculation
ooDl1 o~iC, f.or, 80 H. - e e.. II
and insurance of the articles sent out, which
may be done by valuation.
The 3rd member for Christiansted's town
(Holstein) complained of the Committee hav-
ing passed unnoticed an amount proposed in
one of the estimates referred to it, for white
washing several apartments in the barrack,
estimated at $47, and for the repairs of the
nine-pin alley, estimated at Sc and generally
of the. arbitrary manner in which the Commit
tee had altered the proposals for works drawn
up by the respective Commissions, f. l.. the
Prison Commission.
The Speaker declared, that the Committee
had acted according to its best conviction.
The End member for ChriStiansted's country
district (Ratclihe) agreed with the complaint
made regarding the omission of the white
washing at the barrack.
The Governor introduced the following sub
amendment
for withdrawing the apartments in ques-
ton in the barrack, and for repairing the
nine-pin alley, the amount of $50 to be
added to the total amount $500 previous
ly proposed
At the subsequent voting the above sub
amendment was adopted unanimously with l3
votes, whereupon the principal amendment
thus amended that the amount for several
works and repairs is reduced to $3.50, was
adopted unanimously with Is votes.
The Governors amendment No. 2 was then
put under discussion. The Secretary read a
petition addressed to the Government by the
majority of the sufferers by fire for exemption
from the payment of taxes for 1865.
ITO be continued.)