, 1873-12-24
PROCEEDINGS
Of the Colonial Council for st. Croix.

Continuation ifs Discussion IN Additional Grant for $4,000 for preparatory investigator
n1 a. M@n6 %% for % C 6Es%@oin c Country D@ m%. q P.f E%nz0 w vas 5 AIS xn %@" %% d % Gen. Cen
vsmnnt you'd have st@ to Gua%oTo aud inyhsia man wU acquainted Nth the working
6%G h@ he had "%e s sp"%3 that am %e y5 gS @P2%" G1%es@ would have &n called m
amount as $500" before We are sure qhang the capital requisite for establishing Them so thai
prepared with the means beforehand We cntry on C"H.Asoihcn~ which, no DOUBT are
3T' b " Era9gd to n nose viii Ill nc BE- Tang "rb their JP%%%%#s S% @fG r%$x " ~bm .% To
TE@oS .%5o g g4nas. il 4% is men asa %Y is g even 1 "a % S"% na4 S1 ccs &r@r%mabo bust
ness. and 3 VEGA S% get enough % @ z@I said said ' the 1 &%y T viii have f %s built by @es@"s
3d Cownnemb@ P4y9 could not see otherwise than the capitals @rhe new msto,
and particularly the engineer Who ~@% investigate s%o particulars T1oh az wanted to be
fBE t@ +s /" d y '3 35% not % IN" % % %P %% n %" Offered f@ J BY @' g%T 1n%4 shaving for the
Without being ais to set The assistance no" now offered To Council should consider
a.a ' S& H'% Interested &s 05 IN asT s5. 2s%s s5 D v%a r Isl a %y9 %% b "s a@ s' "" f%%%:.% ii I@i
he v%%a mot %T Ike %ssd the $4,000 sTsno@ Without result Tdo capital forth" undertaking
question % a oass, h mean. Ts$ s s@5n G" CENTRAL P r%5a s. %" 4%S r% SJ % a' . a" ua a1%* 5 5s
We could put Sb "o ~ now o@d 0to "@nmo 1 l" 5 s%8%s o %Ta%2 and he believed 1.-THE
@5 BE- The sa%%a a@s E%l mi l@ "%@@s IS @s 5%s The means %s mgga%%o%yy
ADVANTAGES %% T and benefits %5 r of these E3o% %5a. all G "@a@l 1@2 see and % % o%% a9 have. applied to
Government to take steps in the maae %" and Although the Colonial Council has ali reason @bo
those steps, YET ought be- Cautious lest we ep%ni these $1,000 and haven ba&5 Of
We're to be removed by epo ling an amount Of money but aa%M i ended in smoke lie
@vIj6 %y@%o 70 h5 Council to elect Committee Or Commission consisting Of Members
IN en %@ 5% ot HE. o S"%,6 to ASST" @#. the " Gore"a %@5 in 1o @a 5 %v o& 4% .%% %a' but T 1S
81 C%v9me@54 1@J was Il the same POSITION as 4o l. aooa3;as M Me- "mn" he
w.mu@ be prepared to make @me sacrifices The dobs that have been raised refer a @%bxS to
a @%%"s @ @@@%% % b' 5%i Of " "a "% ~%m 5o h ao to o% s pS %o%5 By ssG%SSs Go on the sp@5
tela last crops it would not appGrO be possible for. the first ye5 at all events not next year
The Government seems to have beer aware of that therefore the Government propose P@ug uo
question of Central Factories in cmnuinw with Credit Associations by which pHmtH% could raise
means to OH for Central Factories; and tsi quite necessary; hrtc could not be expected UI
people in Copenhagen should have much interest for HeI Island as to supply the whole amount
for establishing Factories here and Ms run the whole risk of the enterprise; we must take an
interest in it ourselves. Some shares will be taken in Copenhagen, of course Wm greater
most will the planters benefit and tyr mt exert themselves BY credit Associations planters
will be aUet to banm money cMp than now, and if there's My belief in Central Factories then
we ought also to promote the establishment of aCwt A@NaiW. II there IS no belief IN It's
SUGGEST them is no use to try These two undertakings could not be. separated and ayhowtB
necessary to grant, means 50 lat experts could bel invited to come and make themselves acquainted
with the state oft things and then make proposals If it's necessary that such mems should come
from Denmark was not quite sure THAT was mmaeiM, provided ONw W get men who under
stand how mhe establishments work and not too expensive. Pempsh the $4,000 proposed may
sufficient MEANS, and the Government wHIf course use all economy SO that no net than "e@
sy be used
2d Member for Fr@Hk@d (Fb~) fully agreed with the honorable 3d CownmmbG
(Pec0 that this dill smmdntb be thrown out but he also greed with hand MemMrf rFrtnksed
CuntyD District Iaime) that the Council should be caHOS how it votes The til Crown
member JuwJ had mentioned tatf there is mybeiefn Cenhrl FatOi@ the other matter would
be rhepd;b n he (FabaD lad his doubts if there is general belief in that" respect among
planters From Ill what a sheen sddh e it would ppar that thy mostly age htF W@d
be the dyatoa of the Island. But it seemed to him that in ts@ we'll as other similar