, 1872-10-12
PROCEEDINGS
Of the Colonial Council for st. Croix.

Wednesday the 9Th October 1872 ocbkp m,-he Colonial Council held the ordinary meet.
ing which ate request of Government had eenp postponed from Monday the 9TH Instant as His
Ex1Nency G0vTnOrG ade hm desired to meet the Council to-day.
His x@Meny Governor Gmdo and the acting VoegWeuor Stkomann we're present
The Members of the Council were all present.
TheM Minutes of the last meeting we're Wd aloud
His Exceleny Governor Gade addressed the CoucHa md said, he did mot intend to pmtake
thee opportunity to introduce hHsefn the Council He was foou%e aware that in this Island;
there a create deal to do, and that during thep past year less has been done than wse xpemed;-
but he must say that's owing the fact of the year having been so very uhuoky for the Island
which prevented someot hemtendedr reforms Md he could also very well understand that the
Council had mhrsuchc circumstances preferred to wait till the income and the. state of the Island
allowed teco contemplated changes. But any way he thought WI may agree on this point namely
necessity of providing onfr proper public instruction. 50 as to ipat usfI knowledge
eIoyedy the people of the Mohen0mty and thereby to deveope tem mora as we'll as the ma
tdI Interests of the Ishnd-He had already ina meeting in the earlier part of the day conveyed
to the Members fte Council and other inhabitants the greetings which His Majesty had been
pleased to direct him to convey to the people of these Islands; he would ony add that those greet
ms together with thief Cth teII Home Ovemnm is a ibml oa,m may be aiken asa evidences,
tte every thing asked dhe HON Government in LIBERAL direction will be- granted by that Gov
emmmtj and he felt certain th6 in the sevgalq questions that will como bee the Colonial Oom-
Gil this Ldm1 especially mert he revision OfheC OOnEaLA Law we will b able to agree in the
most cases. and to meet each others wishes sand views. The question of school improvements has
already bent a certain extent carried into operation by the Counclha having agreed to the appoint
mrtH a School lnsp@tora ndhe can 1.-THE Counclt atthep person for the Office M OUR, is
willing to accept the appointment andw Mb here in hecOmhg month. And hA the Governor hopes
that gentleman will be able to suc@Mdh ts. operation according to the expectations entntined.
another question dweati importance especially to tep planters and the abonng population,
namely the revision ofheL bourR plaions; he understood that this matter will soon cme a..
fore teC Council dh Upmft will bese settled to genera satisfaction. He kEows very well, that Euro
pn Wews on sucha qson, cannot be carried out here in hndHke this and he is aware that
the question must take its own Hmeh Envelope Itself; out he. also believed that's every improve
mente wnf butsn small is good gnfor thef hure-He wss sorry hata appointments in St. Tho
mas viii keep hint hem more than he wEhed,a and perhaps make tdHGut to come in more direct
tmhhe wl, asia @ possible for him. do every thing to attend the interests the Island and the
people as warmly he were living here entirely amdh he will ONE here ofn as circumstances
will possibly allow. 49,
The Chairman begged in behalf fte Community and its representatives to wish His Excel
Lmy welcome among u.s. ana to thank for the Royal greetings he had conveyed to us;h he could;
assure His Majesty that none of His su9eck are more loyal than those here wheher they be born
mthe Island or elsewhere. FL would also beg to thank HsE xcMncy for the good wishes and
promises he had expressed towards the Island. tits quite true that tsI Island has been given mn.
Misses before ad that tsom many ofth hem have been fulfilled as vas xpWtd; we wws however
satisfied with the excuses ofeHd for that ButW when we Once cherish hope W expe&n see it
that very thing will be doe aar as depends on Lm,fr the benftandteW Welfare fte Islands
In conclusion he would beg to wish His Exeeleoy Ill possible success lis public career and Ill
happmesm domestic life
HsE xeleny then left the Assembly Ito be cmhnued)