, 1867-08-23

cause it is likely that the amount would be
required even before the royal confirmation of
the ordinance adopted by the Council for the
temporary appointment Of the Office of a special
POlicemaster. He would not recur to the dis
cussiOns concerning the temporary separation
of the office of P0licemaster in Christiansted,-
which during the End discussion he had stated
that he would endeavor to realise as soon as an
opportunity offered,-but in consequence of the
remarks made in the Council regarding the
Police and the legal state of things in Chris
tlansted after his having made that declaration,
he could not omit repeating what he on a former
occasion had brought forward in the discussions
with the Committee charged with the case
regarding a separation of the Police.jurisdic-
tions, Wit that the cases brought othe notice
of the Government go to shew, that, especi-
ally in Christiansted's town and Police-Distric
a great deal is done to prevent vagrancy by
numerous injunctiOns to enter into steady en-
p%loyment, which are respected. He maintained
that the legal state of things on the whole and
the safety for life and property must be declar-
ed good and satisfactory, which could not be
galnsald by the occurrence here as we'll as
everywhere else of crimes, the perpetrators of
which the Police had not succeeded in detect
ing. There was moreover no burglary commit
ted at gOyernmehthOuse, as has been stated, and
as regards the theft committed at a public es-
Establishment (Petersfarm) the perpetrators had
been detected, being two Chinese immigrants
from the country. Respecting the order gene
rail- maintained in the Streets, it was his con-
%victiOn, that the state of things was better here
than in most of the Westindia Islands of the
same size, and he would draw attention to the
fact, that the climate and the local relations
induce a large portion of the inhabitants to
SnnO1 n O0Vt of tba dow II, tho Gtroatc tho
manner in which the towns are laid out, without
any space for gardens and with very limited
yards deprives the children of the poorer classes
of any other access to the free air.
The Chairman stated, that although the
remarks just fallen from the Governor regarding
the good order maintained by the Police in
Christiansted, were meant to him personally, in
consequence of his statement at the last meet
ing, he would Notwithstanding abstain at pre-
sent from entering into any further detail of the
case, aud only observe, that the. facts stated by
him were notorious, and would be particularly
noticed by His Excellency, were he to reside in
town.
The 2nd member for Christiansted's country
district (Ratcliffe) was sorry to see the Chair
man allow the remarks of His Excellency to
pass uncontradicted, the facts stated at the
last meeting were uncontrovertible truths, and
would be found to be so were His Excellency
to adopt the Chairman's hint of residing in
town. Though not living in town himself, he
has constant opportunity of witnessing the laxi-
ty of the Police, who are never at hand when
aid is required.
The Chairman replied, that he did not ooHsi-
der His Excellency's request admissible in this
stage of the proceedings, and would not now
take up the members time by replying to them,
but reserved his further answer. The Govern
or seemed to consider the Police in Christian
sted an excellent one; it might certainly be
the model of a Police, but no one in or out of
the Council believed it, and the complaints
were unanimous.
The End member for Christiansted's country
district (Ratclife) seconded the Chairman's
statement, and, in consequence of the. Govern
Or's regret that such a matter should appear in
the printed proceedings in the Avis, added,
that what had been said at the last meeting on
this subject had not been published in the Avis
he expected however, that his remarks of to-
day would be noticed.
The 1St Secretary (Pontavioe\ nramiSnd that