, 1872-11-23

lodged that very many things and i%ustitu-
tons stand in need of reform, that the adj
mlnlstratlon of the islands for a long series
OF years has by 40 means been a paragon
OF colonial Government, and that the COM
plants of the people arc not all groundless,
their demands not all devoid of GOOD RIGHT.
For a man Of ability, possessing penetra-
ton and energy, there is here a problem to
solve, we'll worthy TO form the object of
his best energies. end such a man is reQuir-
ed.
Governor Garde's predecessor, Chamber
lam Bile, has not been quite successful.
tie was received, on his arrival in the is
lands last year, with great expectations
his personal bearing made a favourable
impression, his winning manners won most
people III his favour, and no one doubted
that he would exert himself honestly and
earnestly for the good of the islands. But
although that impression continued to the
last, still, on the other hand, that which he
achieved was very far from answering to
the great expectations entertained. The
criticism OF his administration grew louder
and louder, and when he at last, tired of the
charge which he had merely undertaken
on trial, left the islands, there was, at least
IN st. CroiX, a striking f~rigidity at parting.
In st. Thomas they were more satisfied.
For this island the arrival and administra-
ton of Governor Billie was SYNONYMOUS
with the tuItiIment of a long cherished
wish to have the seat of Government trans
tered to St. Thomas. The zeal with
which he endeayOured to remedy the eff
tectS OF the caIamities proceeding from the
terrible disturbances of Nature that had
visited the island, gained for him the conf
dence OF the people there, aad as, moreover.
the want OF reforms was not so urgently
teIt there, and as he, by his personal pre-
sence, was better able to make himself fa.
mllIar with things and relations, and con-
duct the whole administration, it was but
natural that public criticism there was not
so loud. In st. CroiX, on the contrary,
things We're different here was most to be
remedled the poor crop rendered the de-
mandS Tor retrenchmentS more loud, and
as they were not realized, but, on the con-
trary, Governor Billie, who spent but little
time IN the island, appeared to be rather
too much influenced by the local officials,
who are OF the old administrative regime:
II S
there was, as far as we can discern at a
distance, apretty widespread dissatisfaction
with his administration. In the three arti-
Giles in which the local Paper takes a re-
Prospective glance of his doings, this dissa-
tIstactlon was strongly expressed. est.
Crolx now Ioses", it is said in one OF these.
" the superior administration to which it
has been accustomed with all the advan-
taSes resulting theIefrom. For this loss
our people will, however, easily be con-
soIed, II they see, that in return for it, carp
est endeaVours are made to introduce q
SIMPLE administration, such as would suit
the tlmes,-but no such tendency has vet
been p%erceptible. Every thing goes in the
old beaten track, and one sees and hears.
as a consequence, nothing but dissatisfac-
ton, lmpatience and d~istrust RESPECTING
the future. And the same paper 1.-THE 81
Crolx Avis) wound up it's last article TINS.
cit Governor Bile had spent more time
among us, we have no doubt but that there
would have been more mutual satisfactian
In SO lar as this is now wanting, we attri-
butte 1t to the nature of the present rela-
lions; but IN the name of the community.
and In conformity with truth, it becomes
our unpleasant duty to record that there is
IN st. Crolx general disappointment, both,