, 1870-05-20

who have served in each Island in the course
of the year. A simplifcation to some extent
would be obtained by adopting the average of
the three last years as a norm for all future
divisions.
6, 1t would relieve the Treasurer of part
Of his labor, if the monthly aims from the pub
lie funds were paid by the Police in Christian
sted as is done in Fgederiksted, where no in
convenience has been experienced from it.
We would beg leave finally to express it as
our opinion, that as the whole of the revenue
and the expenditure of the Island has become al
together a local affair, it would be more con-
sistent with the actual state of things, if the
officials employed in collecting and distribu-
ting the public moneys, in particular the Urea
surer and Bookkeeper, were to be appointed by
the Governor.
The undersigned Sarauw /dissents from the
proposal to unite the two offices of Bookkepper
and Treasurer and to augment the one salary
with $500 be considers that the saving Of
$1,000 will not in reality be effected, as in case
part of the duties are laid en- the Secretary's
office, this will lead to a larger expenditure in
that office, and the loss of one of the W chiefs
will render necessary a larger number Of per
sons serving in the Bo0kkeeper's and Treasurer's
Office than would be required if they remain
separate. He thinks, that the two chiefs ought
to be appointed by the Governor, and the sala-
ny fixed for each at $1,000, to be increased af-
ter a satisfactory service of 10 years with $500,
and after further 10 years with $500 in the
BOOkkeeper's office should be a clerk with a
salary of $50 pr, month, the other expenses of
the office, including an amount for extra writing
in the Treasurer'S office to be refunded accord
ing to accounts rendered or fixed at a certain
amount. The ledger and protocols appertain-
ing thereto to be kept in English and the reyi-
sion to be performed by revisors appointed by
the Colonial Council.
ad II. d. .. The majority of the Commits
sion agrees in recommending to fix the number
of P~OlicemastorS to two, their jurisdiction to be
fixed in the following manner, viz: the two
districts of ChriStianSted and Frederiksted to
be enlarged in the direction Of Kingshill, the
boundaries to be fixed subsequently the thus
diminished Center District to be laid under that
one of the two POlicemaSters in Christiansted or
Frederiksted, who has the largest salary, but
afterwards to remain in the connection as origi-
nally established a dwelling to be set apart
at kingshilI for the use of the Policemaster or
his Assistant (the latter to be allowed a salary
not to limited), and the PolicemaSter to be OBJ
liged to hold court atleaSt twice a week for at
tending to those cases as cannot be decided by
the POliCe-AssiStant. To this part of the pro
posal, however, the undersigned Dam is decid-
eddy opposed, considering that it would be at
tended with evil consequences to reduce the
number of Policemasters. The military de-
tachment at Kingshill should be changed to a
gensOarmeS corps consisting ola sergeant, two
cOrpOrals and I3 priyates with l6 horses. This
corps should be under the immediate control
of the Policemaster or, in bis absence, the As
%sistant, and the men attached to it, who should
receive an addition of % dollars pr. month to
their pay in the military service, not to be re-