, 1872-12-11
ROCEEDINGS
O. tho Colonial Council for st. Croix.

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WITH regard to v6n% @ Regulations are be Considered 1 temporary o~ooy" or p% s%%oe@s c or T G%1@
ormb@n Of 1.-The Commission are % opinion mat the Regulations now to be adopted are to be
Peas@5m as mmtfe1 and unnatural f"HenyI" nd notwithstanding all the care that has been
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now fl 1a not been from ao%4&n s~%s r." Z @%1Ss--S 1%I beg @f to " AWAIT lis lis Excel
.4 THE E"%@@~% replied n" J it. @l""r ed" from the Hono9ap of the Regulations that they could
c c4aos@ amt With nd then will .n @T R o% @s IN the the law. 1hgoh had been question of adding
cc d%sa E% m %nm" IT n y. N Ta.r me %on PLANTER nor 4n the .1oonr would know when such
t f%E the *ynre%o5"1 s @" %5 he T% had po %s%% h nms"f o@Go G%s ago a. DSG9 ton o & %o
very nJge@% and render unstable WHAT &&IynjG to be ss sccTsL J." "' ne" Negotiations "04 :"
End n%aer 70, Fs1.%.ig sl E%2 SAID asia asbg understood His EqeI@oy the Gov,
ffys "@ the t %2- .I coo M ET %%%@ The coysn@nt had had it n ooosnp3aon i it would
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% Win dc n3 %% question: that lis o%%1 a %ST BE- of Of great great % Importance %a@@@ | it = g' be o' ~M 10
a. Ts @%%~s @3 i os Che honorable Member intended to proceed further he must object to
vide that Members during the mtol%@ Y discussions should not speak toe Often fdo honorable
an. 3d 5 a%l .5 for %m F@e1mas@ @ ell a IggE stated 4%s1o had from the first said h. had two qos-
"0"" r II max T% 1 G@c eo%s s aT M RI Pe eS9s@ 5s IP the n% I1 nothing o@oH frh nt tGs say. their r.nm.
There are 80 many oH@ %pousfo@ Poioa@a% % rs in p the O maue @na md besides ssa two o P Pn masters"
GO" " @%c only 3% have amounted" %%5S %@ n dS5% % %%5%s " % tn p %e m as s'@ @o sam A &H 'q tym G'R B%n
% on the matter n@r % he the Vice gT 9 & did mott not m%~,m and hsxo9ldOo not suppose the honorable Member
as P%@ms5. og@h than the enc official who's. opinion is not heard
to lead to the Ma thai he had % @%% to- "% maRs S soS G@ am nG aan5a tn Dns s %i i'm n 3ota va ae@ excluded I by
what he had said o mo Idirnasew not being heard
2d Member for FrMeHkShd IFao1 thanked the Chairman for having stated what he had in
tended to say in reply to His Excehmy
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of guarding against misunderstanding
9Th CpTnmember Lw] said he mBtb beg to protest agdnst the honorable Secretary singing
done 50 in reference to him, JUm, whens speaking of the third Poiomaar who is sitting in the
not
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hnO01O such opinion being heard on the pwent question md he could see nothing personal in that
1t Cownnember [D@Bo@] begged eaveto call attention to the wording offs int the English
translation land suggested Hatindeado tes entMne their children and other relatives depndng
on then ads staying with then, between 6ad Is yeas'-whch does not give the meaning in
them lands staying with Them"
lt Member for hdstnted [Cindmnl said, teIm long duration of any Law or institution Isl
proof OF its excellence. The LabWm Ato this ISLAND has endured for upwards of 90 years and
Turing HatH N " have seen the beneficial effects of the law and all parties are satisfied witt it.
In TACT those LabourR Regulations ares generally Omitted to have been tes salvation of the Island,
they have been the envy of other agricultural colonies They have benefited ep population,
they have enabled ST. Crx amidst all thee changes in the nes of produce to keep VI cultivation.
they have sustained US sand brought u Othep present position He ws therefore,, happy to
the C0nmsHonh holding on as much as possible to the Regulations of l89 when making its
proposals But at thes same dme he did not mean to say tattm hose ReglahonsM amts usonEhalo of