, 1872-06-01
COLONIAL COUNCIL.
Monday 9Th Moy 672.


raj Commissions for experimenting the en-
rolment of Men for the Fire-Briga1e les.
Elected were for Christiansted Fr0rup, for
for Frederiksted Junghans
q 2nd Discussion on the Draft of Budget
for 1872-73 and Money Bills. The Com
mittee's Report had circulated. Rosen-
stand as Chairman of the Committee stated
that in continuation Of the Report the Com
mittee had received a communication from
Government about an owner of one of
the Schooners here having applied for ex-
emption from paying wharfage at Freder-
iksted but the Committee, while seeing
no Just reason why vessels there should be
more unfavourably situated than in Chris
tiansted, could however not recommend
any change in the Budget item on that ac-
count, but would recommend to Govern
ment to bring in the matter in due form.
The V5ceg0re1nOr gave a statement OF the
Colonial Treasury's property 81 March,
the result of which Showed a cash balance
on hand $47,58O, which was certainly less
than what he had stated it would be dur
ing the LIST discussion. But besides that
the Treasury has outstanding claims fol- in
stance on beureau loan $40, OS3, st. Tho
mas Colonial Treasury $17,617, Immigra-
ton fund S6,9O3, so that in all the balance
will be SOL, 1873. From which it will be
seen that it is exaggerated when the state
of our finances. are represented as being so
bad, every time we are discussing questions
of the disposal of public means. The Mo
ney Bill for expenses under the Colonial
Council was adopted.-To the Money Bill
under the Judiciary and Police Department,
the Government had proposed an amend
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Policeassistant at Kingshill; which was
adopted with 10 votes against 2; and the
whole Money Bill for $16,612 unanimously
with Is Yotes.-Under the CuaomhouSc De-
partment the Government had stated to
the Committee that the salary to the Su-
p~erintendent at Frederiksted after the
death of Mr.. Rahr had been fixed to $4,000
p. a., and office expenses to $1100, instead
Of respectively $4,000 and $1,000. The
Committee recalled a promise of Govern
ment in the Budget for 1069-70 that the
salary would be fixed to $4,000. The
Committee suggested that the work at that
Cnstomhouse could be properly discharged
by a Superintendent, one Comptroller and
two Tidewaiters; the salary to the Super
intendent $500, besides seniority allOWan-
ces $500, office expenses $1,000, and in
stead of a fixed allowance for travelling eX-
penses, these to be betrayed according to
specified accounts. The Viceg0rernor said
there was never given any promise that
the superintendent salary should be
$4,000, at all events that could not be bind
ing for any succeeding Governor; so that
it was unjust to make it appear that Gov
ernor Billie had now committed a breach
of promise. Government would however
not insist on the $4,000. Aathon said Gov
ernor Birch had told him there was to be
seniority allowance besides.-Sarauw re-
ferred to the printed Remarks, to the Draft
OF Budget where it stands as the Commit
tee says; he would not deny the formal
right OF any succeeding Governor to devi-
ate from that. He was glad to hear of
Governments compromise. The question
of the salary to the Superintendent was
however, deferred for final settlement I'M
der the Budget itself. The difference in
the amount for office expenses arose from
the Government allowing a messenger at
the office, while the Committee would al
low none such. 1t was agreed by Faber,
Sarauw, McWilliam, that the CUSTOM