, 1872-09-21

Here IS @ combination OF interests and in
duences of which 'Ce can boast, that none
of our neighbours can, and with which
none can competc,-that of o family d7-
nasty.
tits but natural to expect, that, the COM
blned interests of the family ought to be
the particular care and concern Of the faith
or; the tather-ln-laW must and will protect
the interests OF the sons in-law for in so
doing, he protects the interests ofhis daugh-
tiers the sons-in-law cannot do otherwise
than reciprocate the same feelings; the
brothers-ln-law, by kindred tie and in nat
ural regard for their common head, and af-
fectionate love for their wives, must pre-
serve intact the equilibrium of these com
bined interests and, last of all, but not
quite least Of all, the nephew's share in
this combination must make up the lee way;
for the interests of an aunt's husband must
be supported for her and the cousins sake ;
and thus, this circle of combinations main
talns within its area such influences MS must
be unquestionably felt throughout the entire
body polite in the islands, either directly
or indirectly. Is there any Effectiveness
in such o state of things 2
And now for q glance at another ramif-
cation of the local administration,-tho Po-
lice Department. Does any Effectiveness
exist here Surely o terribly laundering
one, in the maintaining of so many police
masters, -whatever else may be found in
the deficiency Of the number of policemen
and other matters. In the lenght and
breadth of this little island, whose superb
clal area is about 40 square miles, there
are not less than 3 of these officials each
of whose jurisdiction, according to the
above calculation, is within an area of 363
square miles, more or less. That so many
tunCti0naries of this class should have con-
troll within SO small an area as that Of this
island, we dare say, is an arrangement
which forms an exception to any police ar
rangement observed in any of the surround
ing British Islands. Take the island ofSt.
Kits, for instance its superficial area is
about 70 square miles, and yet there is
but one Superintendent of Police in the is
land and the island of Antigua next, whose
area is about 1870 square miles, employs
but one. In fact, 60 the round of all
the islands, of about the same size and i'm
portance, and you will not detect such a
effectiveness as that which exists hero,-a
redundancy of policemasters. And the Of
ice In those islands is most certainly paid
by their Colonial Treasury, as it is here
but it is no s%inecure place !; no fortune
making depot for s~upernumerary lawyers
from the mother country ; its holder has no
time to spend any business-day in the coun-
try, or otherwise, among his friends and ac-
quaintances in sportive amusements, leav-
ing the u justment Of business matters to
the care of an assistant, and yet at the end
OF the month pocket a large salary. If he
should happen to possess any law know
ledge, there is neither time nor opportuni-
ty for him to undertake law suits and
much less would the administrative power
of such important offices as Sheriff, Record
er, Administrator of Estates, Notary Pub
lie, and Vendue-master, be invested 10 ore
and the same man,-the pOlicemaster.
Again, who would expect to find such a
policemaster, or Inspector Of Police, attor-
ney and administrator for any estate in
those islands, as it is here Were it so,
would he at any time forcgo the interests
of his estates administration, in favour Of
the interests of any labourer or labourcrs,
who may be brought in contact with him
in his official capacity for administrative
justice? Is it not natural to expect, that,
as ''every parson christens his own child