, 1872-06-01

out any messenger, altnOngn O certain sum
was regularly allowed for the purpose.
The VicgoUe7Bor and Rosenstand explained
that the former holder of the office was
agreeable to his appointment in receipt of
a certain sum for office-expenses, messen-
gers wages and travelling expenses; all
what he saved was his so that it was no
ones business if he used his own servant
girl perhaps to sweep and clean the Office.
The Governments amendment for S11O0
was rejected with IL votes against B.. A
Subamendment had been put to the Com
mitttee's amendment that the $1,000 shall
include wages to a Messenger and this
was adopted by 10 votes against BIN re-
gard to the amount for travelling expenses
the Ttcegore,nor argued that it cou d not
be subject of ,ote, and Showed besides that
there would be no saw g, as the Official
has to travel up here som % times a year
to pay in his collections and to meet in
commissions. Fu6e7 Showed that even that
number OF voyages could not bring the
amount up TO more than between $50 to
500, as "a gentleman's conveyance" can
generally be had for 81, and not as His
Excellency said, IS or at least So. Raupach
and Aathoa urged that the travelling ex-
penses are not allowed for travelling be-
tween Basend and Westend alone, but be-
cause the Inspector has also to inspect the
coasts in his districts to prevent smuggling
and the like. Faber said he did not think
that is done in Westend Quarter. .4nhion
was sorry the Inspector for Westend was
not present. UtHemocs rose to defend the
absent official. Latimer complained of the
tenacity OF Members whenever any motion
fer a retrenchmcnt is brought OH; and if
they who are so could shew where the
money is to come from to support the ex-
Dense. it would do F.; but, here we have a
crop this year of 5 to 5000 h0gsheads, eX-
pected to give about 5000, 900; but out of
that comes $500. 900, or very nearly to the
Treasury in taxation; the whole population
IS about $4,000, out of that he oppose
there are 200 officials, and for supporting
these eco, the sum OF $500, 900 is used =
what's left for the other inhabitants? 1t is
all very well if, as His ExcciIencv says,
we have so much capital; but we have
debts, and if called on to pay, we must
have available funds no save every dol
lar; II no messenger has been used, nOne
is required at the C~ustomhouae, and strike
out the expense. CLindiacn remarked that
he had heard say, that the collections of
Frederlksted's Customhouse are generally
sent up to the Treasurer by post.-It was
however adopted that the item for trave'-
ling expenses should not be made the sub
ject OF vote. Instead of Is Tldewaiters, the
Committee had recommended 4; Two at
$500 and 2 at $500. A Majority ola Gar
reilly, Fleming, Latimer and Rosenstand)
could not as yet see the necessity of with
drawing military men from that service. RO-
scns0nd Showed that His EXcelleLcy had
been mistaken in supposing that there was
a general expression Of the Council
to the effect that military men should
not be employed as Tidewaiters any
longer but in the Military Committee
the expression in favour Of that c%ontinu-
ing was so strong, that he thought it his
duty to bring it in and get the vote
of the Council, and under the Budget is
the place to do it-Latimer had also been
in the Military Committee and had opposed
the proposed increase Of Is men, but had
at the same time been under the impress
sion that even with the reduction to 100,
the service of the C~ustomhouse could be
discharged by the Military, with whose
services there the public interests were