, 1873-03-29

ad 4.
No donbt through an oversight the words
'tho respective Legislative Assembly in the
Mothercountry'' and I" the Legislative Assem-
bly,, which are no longer applicable under the
existing constitutional relations, have been re-
tanned in this Draft. 1t is proposed
No. g. THAT instead thereof be placed
the words
"Tbe Diet"
al s 5 5, s, 7, 8.
We have no proposals to make.
ad 5 8.
The desire that appointments to certain Offices
should be left to the Governor, which was eX-
pressed during the discussions in 1862 on the
Draft of the Colonial Law, has been expressed
again in this Committee, and there have been
under consideration different proposals in order
to find a wording for this paragraph, that bet
ter than the wording of the Draft,-which lat
ter is taken from the Colonial Law of 1861
would adjust tne matter, which although the
intent of the clause providing that alterations
could be effected by Ordinance was this, that
alterations should be effected, has remained I'M
altered, the Administrator having helped itself
out with deputy appointments to officials "COn-
stitutioner''1 And it has especially been I'M
der consideration if it ought not to be expressly
stated, what officials ought invariably to the
same extent as heretofore, to be appointed from
the King, viz:-besides the Governor and
VicegovernOr, also Judges and all other Judi
ciary Officials, TPolicemasters7 Governmental
President Secretaries, Collectors of Customs
and LAWYERS it was however the opinion,
that the clause providing that this matter may
be adjusted by Ordinance was sufficient to OBJ
tain any desirable alteration in the rules now
existing de facto if not entirely de jure
As, however, after the remarks that have
fallen from the Government, there are Admin
istrative Branches, for which organizing Ordi-
nances e~ffecting changes may shortly be ex-
pected, it appears doubtful whether the form
given the first section of this paragraph will
eventually be suited to the purpose but the
Committee will make no positive proposal to
this point, to which the Home Government no
doubt will have It's attention directed when the
question of the final adoption of the Draft comes
under consideration.
ad TO-
The Ordinance concerning salaries to the Su-
perior administration of the Danish Westindia
Islands passed by the Colonial Council on the
10th of August last contains, or is based on
the organisation of the Superior Administration
set forth in this paragraph, which is the same
as the former one, with this modification, not
coming within the province Of the Colonial
Law, that the Governor now resides in ST.
Thomas and as the Council during the discus
sions on the said Ordinance had its attention
fully direote on that point and consequently
may be said already to have accepted the said
organisation, the Committee might perhaps
have contented itself with referring thereto.
But the fact is, that Notwithstanding the set
Element thus indirectly make in that manner,
the question concerning the local Superior Ad-
ministration of the Island is neither in the Co.
lonial Council nor outside of it looked upon as
having been finally solved. 1t has, as will be
AS will be noticed below, a Minority (Faber)
takes quite a special stand in reference to Il the point
treeted of in this 5 so that although Faber, as he