, 1869-07-27

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this might be altered so, that the Colonial
Treasury be reserved a preferable right for the
3ranccS made by it. The alternative proposed
The LIST member for Frederiksted's country
dl>yirt (knight) by means of which the Gov
ernor'S veto may be avoided, would not be
adequate in cases where the members of the
Commission agree about certain advances, which
the Governor did not consider ought to be
granted.
The 2nd member for Christiansted's country
district (Ratcliffe) agreed in the Governors
view, that the object of rendering it possible for
a planter to obtain Observation-Disclosures also for
other articles than money and meal would be
attained by allowing him to give bureau with
right after the Colonial Treasury.
The 1st member for Frederiksted's town
(Sarauw) had to leave the Assembly on account
of official duties.
The 9TH crown member Rahr) observed,
that in his opinion the conditions of the advan-
ces ought to be embodied in the Grant. The
draft as it is framed would give the Government
an unlimited power to apply the amount for ad-
yances as they will, and this is certainly not
the intent. lie had framed a draft which he
read, according to which advances should only
be granted to such parties who would otherwise
be in want of the means to carry on the cult
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planters, not to absent ones.
The Governor pointed out, that it was not
requisite that the conditions be embodied in the
Grant, at all events it would be quite sufficient
that they be entered in a remark to it but no
amendment had been entered in that respect,
therefore the Bill would have to be voted on as
it has been proposed. According to the discus
siOnS that have taken place, the Council will
have TO appoint 2 ! members to form a commits
sion to assist the Government, in deciding the
applications for advances and the supervision
Herewith, to which commission he would APP
point a third member. 1t would not be feasible
to demand that the planter seeking advances
should prove that he is unable elsewhere to OBJ
tain the means for the administration of his
estate, and indiscriminutely to exclude absentee
proprietors that may be greatly in need of adj
vanceS, would not be fair. BY absenteeS in o
legal sense must be understood such persons
who for a longer period are domiciled abroad
in foreign countries but not such who reside in
the MOthercountry.
The 2nd member for Christiansted's country
district (Ratcliffe) agreed, that absentees in
most cases would not derive any benefit from
the advances, but he would consider it very
hard to determine that they shall be expressly
declared therefrom, be they ever so much in
need thereof, for they pay even higher taxes
than the resident planters. There could be
some few of them among the most needy class
of proprietors, and to exclude them would be
a very rigid resolution. That those residing in
Denmark should be considered as absentees,
had never been heard of before.
The 5th crown member Rahr) had no objec-
tions to vote for the grant as proposed by the
Government, but would only observe, that the
conditions were not explicit.
The Vice Chairman put the Grant to the
vote, and it was adopted unanimously with Is
votes.
After a pause the tenders for the furnishing