, 1873-07-05

Of the Colonial couaoil Gox st. Croix.
MONDAY aad June 1873 70 O'Clock neon the Colonial Council hd an Extraordinary
unn T@ 1 M%"@ WERE present. n@ with 5 @2a4 %1 81 39 M %% for caasd %e Gsa9sl and 5;t
the former on account Of n5sP%aon @oa@@r naSomt Of PRESS o5osooa ~
M c1sone" 3@6s1 that tie rs@5a6 bad il @>n9am handed in to be LAID On the oon-
prescribed yearly status it would put on the Order Ge Day for following meeting aeibdns
T% P%1g% SAID aa, as aslm ueas had in consequence Of tho sudden changes
fresh means for the Fud~ On the 5@ March i87s5e Fund owed $GI58 to the Insurance IN
shuao in Copenhagen besides 5000 to 1s Colonial treasury At the same IN the Fund
deeh@ been expended here in the Island 252 ruov immigrants besides $3.50 for bonn
G or I1 6@oP St 4So 6 o@@s T f1 P% %a f @on @% 4gS @%a5 5 qS oo @5, mGePd 9@eT 9 Tod' to
$afO @d BY m%a ma a. o4 zero @ L@@ % the d Rmt i" t s Co "%a oI#myy mas increase Increased n to- 1881 1873 H e
y" about %9 5000 @@% Eft IF % t 81@95 @or p@p% sso@ The @o p %s 62 v S@i @ as " s81 69@ as P5d %%' s Gm%s =
proposal to meet the demands for that purpose
ans I a c." @v T%15 re-. " %r a%o59"e ms5%% E2 nv wished 5%s any r%m s5 a% on tn the s osos6s
l. 5 sra 6%%9s @S % the Draft % @S2 oSos "a a' Extending the Law of 18th June 1850 concerning
t and ad Discussions 1928 @646.
me % o0ooaooo s oP P D 9d a% &@od 8 6 %o 9op3 rso l. and as no Member desired the word.
y " ST I D %% %? On "P Draft % % an %% li%%od GRANT %9 TO to t To" H B1@ %@% st. o %' for " so Financial
TsD@& with Motives reads as follows:
.u additional GRAFT ii. Budget , ii. P 15.4.saTy Of s.. cms for n. Financial Yea,
The Presidency is %ahoas@3 to use N AMOUNT not exceeding $4,000 } Dollars Of the Colonial
i 1Ga5 }5 5%%2 a no" po@5 a % 1@ july 9G his 5o g@ to @ 83' F5"a %5 ns @". ana money wage"
The same circumstances haiti the past ysa o"o%qsd a grant, o $4,000 towards h the sup
R5 % 4 o "sP a s5 o a. e II. F5 55 @si lis Is 0T evident 1Sa n 5 h $& ae eS S5y osF%o op Pf h s% @% so% yo5
Un@mmaoy, he Presidency has not before the 10Th inst received Petition on this natter
from t% Po liant e Ct r the ia Island consequently, as sdI is of Of d%e ot %o i6 Importance T%T an @ in n nfo 5Sst to 6@ %o
advised with the Commission which has taken part with 1.-THE Government in the necessary arrange
mns in reference to the disposal Of last years advances
The Presidency wilt therefore in exact agreement with the wishes of the Commission of the
previous year PROPOSE that 8nEa3 by expeMnceg gained proved itself nadvsabe to limit the
term aumcso the end ID cnbo, it was thought best to gmtat once the necessary sum
haeb been commenced before then. Iii expected hath@ew viii be required about $4,000 for
advancsm ncy and UUumI;b but rider to arrive at more rHabee estimate the Presidency
has by public Notice requested planters dedom to obtain such ahances to send in written api
cations So early that they could be received during the discussions on this Draft; and rom the
anne rS S@ o%@ P4 S% G1onRss advances 6so % %i G aSs op % @o sn%e 5Be D @i G oo%dS o fixed the same as
hose of the prev Gus years
The President said that the circumstances which havoc called forward the Money Bill are IN
fortunately so well known mot only to Members of the Council but to the whole Community, that
it was Unnecessary for hint to enter on any augmentation mte proposal of again this year granting
t. t.! Ps s% vs sd v%s." {" n s sad in as ss @ f95nns i: sf ,. sa yea" b. P g5G g 3, s %' T s 5as, as6as;
measure becuseh can ntnn sefbe considered advisable adh has tnehea waysm met with great
rHucam on the part of the Home Government md the Oh Administration. Butt those oae
acquainted with the circumstances of the Uhhya ef fully aware that deviation from that course
now night be attended wit livery disastrous consequences, mot only to individual interests butte a
larger sphere On ormero occasions hep possibility wash held out of having to akeu up loan to meet
those advances; fortunately We are low in a condition rendering measure of that