, 1872-06-01

81. A. St~akemann"-The Vicegovermor adj
mitted that his memory had failed him in
reference to that affair since 1864 /; he got
the impression Of the measure being adj
visable at the time and he might have
been too ready to give his name to the
Councils report, knowing that the thing
was not great and that it would not come
into operation but his responsibility now
is a different one; it is not shared with Is
other Members, but he has to consider q
thing from all the different sides he is
now quite differently situated,-WIth re-
gard to the historical progress of the mat
ter in 1867, he had not read the printed
Proceedings SO attentively, and had over
looked the expressions that may have fallen
from Members cfthe Council and Cover
nor Birch. This point was however his least
objection against the thing but his chief
objection was the same combination, as we
have been having here as long as could be
remembered until 1867, exists in Denmark,
where although the idea of a change has
been at times lively entertained, still none
has been effected and no one has ever
complained of injustice because Of the COM
bination here; nor was the arrangement OF
1867 any other than temporary. And then
again l PoIicemastcr over the whole island
would be perfectly inadequate to the work.
He wanted to know if the Majority means
to have 2 udgeS?-S09auo0 referred to the
Report, and nothing is said of the details.
1t was a mistake to say the combination
had existed as long as could be remember
ed the offices had always been separate,
until 1855 when they were united and the
Vicegovcrnor and himSilf were appointed
in the combined post. The Vtceg0yernor
did not expect the Committee to go into
details, but would ask the Council before
binding itself, to know what is meant.
Saruul0 SAID the Council would be binding
itself to nothing it is Governments bust
ness to bring in a Draft, and if Government
wants 2 PuIicemasters or 3, or what it
chooses, we have free hands to adopt or re-
iact, we only want that principle followed,
if Government refuse, it will be time then
for the Members to bring in a proposal.
Ciadiacn feared that an arrangement with
Policema,ter would be fraught with
much danger. The Viceg0ce1uor said that as
it is a mere principle sought to be esta-
bIished, by a kind OF declaration, he could
not see that the question of J. PoIicemaster
could come on; and when only the Coun-
Gil do not bind itself to l P~olicemaster, he
had no further interest in the question, and
would leave it to the Council. ,JoLife adj
vised the Council to withhold its opinion.
Roscustand said the original wording of the
proposal had in ameaSure been a preventive
to the discussions on it after the aItera-
ton we have before US a real separation
O fthe Police functions where the execu-
tive duties are concerned, from the Judi
ciaI functions in prosecuting cases. The
PoIicemaster will retain his functions in
the cases treated of, and only certain pub
lie cases that now belong under the Po-
lice Court, will come before the Judge.
That is as fair a principle as can be, and to
that there can be no objection. There are
more ways than one Of effecting that OBJ
ject. We may have 2 Judges and 3 Pc
lieemaster 2 Judges and 9 Policemasters;
2 Judges and l Policemaster, He was
understood to shew that 4 law-offcers
would cost $4,000; 3 law-oficers z
Judges, 1 Policemaster and Assistants
that are more responsibility would cost
about $500; but there is yet another
plan, which was very natural and cheaper,
namely | Policemaster ands Judge land
if we have l Policemaster why not also
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