, 1867-07-05

said post, appointment also as Judge, Recorder
&C., subject to such rules with regard to the
amount of salary and to the extent of his duties
as such, as may in future be given.
The post shall until further be filled by
appointment from the Government, so that the
person so appointed can only after the expira-
ton Of 3 years receive royal appointment.
The salary is fixed at $500 p a., besides
$500 for traveling-expenses.
So.
The present Judge and Recorder for the
jurisdiction of Frederiksted shall, after the post
as Policemaster treated i Of in s 1 has been filled,
continue to receive the amount of $500 p. a.
hitherto allowed him as Policemaster for ira
vellng-expenses, with the obligation however
for him to perform without remuneration such
voyages as may be required in the administra-
ton of dealings, the assets of which do not
exceed $500, or in the administration of Auc-
tions on effects belonging to such dealings, and
also on the condition, that from the aforemen-
toned period all traveling-fees which according
to the existing rules accrue to the Judge and
Recorder in public and private cases shall
every month be paid into tho Colonial Treasury
by him, provided such fees do not in any one
financial year amount to more than $500"
The 1st member for Frederiksted's town
(Sarauw) as Speaker of the Committee stated,
that all the members had conceded in his views
expressed at the time when the case was intro
duced, that in a matter Of this nature it would
be of no use to make any proposal that the
Governor could not entertain. Several of the
members would have preferred another regula-
ton of things, and he agreed with those that
considered it would be we'll, if the administra-
tive Police had been placed under one Police
master, who then should be freed from the
actual Judicial functions be was of the opinion,
that such a regulation could be effected, if the
Governor would have agreed to it. The
Committees proposal originated from con-
%ferences with the Governor. The Council
will learn, that the proposal only concerns the
jurisdiction of Frederiksted, not that of Chris
tiansted. Referring to the motives, the Speaker
pointed out, that the Governor as we'll as the
Committee had been obliged to take one point
into special consideration, namely the fnan-
cial state of the Island and the poor balance of
the Budget. The reason why he especially
dwelt on this part of the case-the limit of the
measure to the jurisdiction of Frederiksted-
was, to direct a request 10 the Council-mem-
bers for Christiansted he was aware, that
many in Christiansted would be disappointed,
that the old form of things was to be maintained
there he was aware, that the change in regard
OF the said jurisdiction was considered neceSSa-
ry, which opinion he corroborated but he
would beg the members for Christiansted not
to vote against the draft, thereby depriving
Frederiksted Of the boon to be obtained there;
he would beg them not even to enter amend
ments, as the case might possibly thereby be
impeded; any member is at liberty to intro
duce a similar proposal for Christiansted, which
he would support. Another defect in the
proposal, he thought, was, that the change was
termed a temporary one he was not pleased
wit the measure introducing candidates of law
as official clerks. According to his views of
the matter the changse will also be introduced
in Christiansted, and must be a permanent one
as long as the present relations exist, especially
should the Governor carry out what he express.
ed in the Committee as a desirable measure,
that of transferring the Upper Guardians office
to that of the D~ealingmaster. Finally he
Observed that the case pertaining to him
personally, he holding the Office in question to
be divided, and as the draft contains the pro-
vision to allow him travelling expenses, which
he in his capacity as Judge has not hitherto