, 1869-07-23

Colonial Treasury. He would also protest
against the remittance Of the State Treasury's
cash, which ought to remain here 50 long as the
paper-money was in circulation.
Ihe 2nd member Tor Frederiksted's country
district (NcWilliaml stated, that he considered
it waste of time to Introduce financial questions
not appertainine to the matter. The matter
before the Council was, if the Council would
vote the amount proposed, and to this it ought
to contine itself.
The LIST member for FroderiksteG's town
(Sarauw) agreed fully with the view stated by
the last speaker, and proposed, that his amend
ment be put to the vote, as he was DESTROYS
subsequently to make some remarks on the case
before he had to leave the Assembly which he
was compelled to do on account of official
business.
Ihe Vice Chairman put tbo amendment to
the vote, when it was rejected by II votes
against 2.
The Ist member for Frederiksted's town
(SarauW) was DESTROYS that none of the advan-
ces should be lost, as the loss would devolve on
the taxpayers. He was of the opinion, that in
fixing the conditions a difference should be made
between > classes of loan-sevkars, namely such
that can not be considered to be absolutely in
need Of advances such who highly need such
advances but who could not be saved by getting
them. and by whom the money could easily be
lost, who ought therefore not to get any advan-
ces and finally such who really need the ad-
VauceS and will derive help from them, without
exposing the public chest 70 any loss. In the
time of III" H"r~a,r Council tha members con
s5Ialed themselves personally responsible for
the loans granted, but he did not think that His
EEcellency the Governor or the members of the
Colonial Council would be personally reSpon-
sible. The Burgher Council appointed a Com
mittee who superintended the whole affair. The
question was, how it is to be arranged now. Is
it to be left to the Governor alone e? He for his
part had no objection to this on His EXcellency's
responsibility or, is the Governor to be given
a committee for his assistance In this case
members ought to be appointed who would not
require advances. Should such a Committee
be appointed for the purpose of deciding appli-
cations for advances, the Governor must under
all circumstances have the Veto. If even no
responsibility in point of law will thereby de-
voIve on the Committee and the Governor,
there will at all events be a moral responsibility.
The 2nd member for Christiansted's country
district RatcIiHa) did not consider it proper to
make any such restrictions regarding the allow
ance of the advances, as it would then be al
most impossible for any one to get them. The
same proceeding as that followed in the Burgher
Councils time should be adopted now.
The Governor observed, that according to
S 20 of the ordinance of 9th May 1855 the for
mer Burgher Council was personally responsible
fer the cash belonging to the Landtreasury, but
could by no means be considered responsible
for loans legally granted from amounts belong
ing to the Landtreasury or other public funds
under that Councils charge he doubted much
that the then members of the Burgher Council
had taken upon themselves any such RESPONSE
bility, and it is well known, that a trifing loss
was incurred by an advance. He wished that