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consider VERY unreMonabem expect his sunaNar@ dot t work without additional nav And as
regards b point THAT the edat OhcerN too highly paid tmu be nohcedth atw an Officer at
tahsb hatpot he Will generally bein apmHy advanced age when he ian expects have buta short
time lmger0s serve, and few will perhaps attain the post And til far from bmg the caseat
the amount fpg otheC Chief Officer will he higher than any other Officials. excepting the Gov
enoran CMef Judge; for instance there is the Sheriff Judge in receipt of $A50p a., formerly
even $3700the GovanmmtseGetaMs$ $4,000 ant $2NO the Poicemaaer rate hnsanMedS $4,000;
the Collector CuHoms$ 2600m all; while the Commandment the Garrison wntaHm abe having
S2793w which he can first attain after 0t 10 years service while the other will haeg gained those
higher salaries after some few ya, service. He had on a former occasion poposd that the Depot
should beg given in charge ofne ohe Officers OF the Garrison for a erin remuneration; in the
face 81 fhsand ofwmt he had now stated he could not vote for thu amendmmt
N1he5oyHnor woldn rewncet othe concluding remark 'front.' the peaker he CommHtee @o
nov often 1.-THE remark on te cmneciond thN Draft with that for ST. Thomas would be made say,
thashe waa little stmshed that the Speaker who SO WE'LL acquainted with the Draft and their
relations to each other shouId have felt any doubt on tsh head. 1t follows from the nature of the
case that eo objection must be made whmeyerh the Draft touches uon the few Institutions common to
both theaI Islands; the Depot is one those mshtuhons dfheC mnclc hc@n aerH er egu
ladon concerning hthea amendment msta again besu unlimited to the Council fist Thomas. Look
ing overtime remaining points ote vohng list he oundNo.1 10 and 10. 30 having the same cha-
rhr as the amendment beTeus 1t wash personal Inconvenience he wasa anxious to avoid
butt the delay in the matter rising from pnewed deliberations not to speak of a joint Committee in
asses where the two Councils did not agree
The Speaker begged to remGkta he cuudh have no doubts that any alteration in s : CONNIE
TO st1Thomas would require or necessarily lead to the St. Thomas Draft being discussed again in
ST. Thomas Colonial Council Bat as His Excehmcy made that argument in reference Military
Judgesw which ScHanny nda pdmtc Dmmo with ST. Thomas he was led to think that His Ex
ceneny could carry his wishes to have the Wo Drafts conSNtnts 50 fras o have every 5 in them
The 0yenor admitted this difference tmts some of hess must agree whilst as to others it is
mmed les anauer of taste; in regard to s. he had mot uhcnnt ean to insist.
regard Dt Mango fhe Members will perhaps be in a difficult position to 1T; net thinks tev views
omit aep pretty wHe expressed by the 1t Member for ChnsHanTed Country District (Femmg)
whenh on accomt of the trouble likely to arise from adopting it, recommended to defer it, at
the same time it is dshable to efctas saving if possible. The Speaker shared those views and
at the ardDhcuaiona amendment whereby a compromise could be obtained he would
find it hi duty to vote against the amendment
Tbs Goyernor replied that he could see he would be able to mott that wish. Its mott he
is obstinate but this point touches on principle Of the Draft The saMy for the Chief Officer
stands in pertain proportion to the net Officer and his again to the following; at this ONE tat
least he IAN not consider the amendment Just thing.
4h Member for FredeikAeds Country District NIcWnIum) sail the only thing on his mind
is we can xpec to get competent man to fut tho 1t as Commander if can have a good and
thentdo Officer in tepo A wMn we withhold the $500. With ST. Thomas he had nothing to do
The Governor said that he scarcely could accept the ground on which the honorable Member
had put the question; he would not affirm the mpoibHy having the duties performed for $500
less; buthe maintained that all tAenN together md ulerd due consideration, the salary oHheC Cap.
tnW was not tool high; whoever maintained adfentO opinion was of course individually justified
in voting for the amendment
ITO be cOnhnuedD