, 1873-05-03
PROCEEDINGS
Of the Colonial Jouncil for St. Croix.


Continuation fho Meeting f15h April 1897
%9d Discussion on MonsyB1 for $500 ford 2fayTg hagSlng@pns@ for the Govemor)
blamed as Mom5erf the BodsecC mnmnHHtteo for nn%b having expFeSed IHmf more % dSg"4I % p Ts
& aI Money b% % Bd PP re}%Tel to "8 any SP comn @ %9 at %# seems % %% the 3 Mons5 B Bp ySo PS@ psj4 5t t'a &y
tsr-0 laying the present proposal before the Council governor Gade has undoubtedly tax" 6" the
increase Of this sort; hence one ot&o reasons Why this proposal has me with rather cool reop-
anSyzs d." In %tS the ia@ mms@os a %%9 asked bT an m h@15s Ton5% %I Haoa@ nI G #s%dl% 10 De deG 1%I
OrTj on the Pradd mt replying thereto in the negative, that honorable Member gave as his on
@ns.' q 1 ne fq 1d%a m% ont a9 !Mo f S@I 70" T@n m9 f t%5aSm %tb $50 % 6mm tray aM . e1
how often did our late Governors visit St. Thomas Once Or Twice ay@r @To1 days att time;
a guesto 1.-THE President then he CFaber} could agree With the honorable MenbS. but only then;
naI 'f Ho fpI H P H o aSG' Sy t Sa a5 R 7 @S @ a %o T @aaI Po' We 11 h6 o % go % f%ns 5s SKINS &r
for that purpose he deems it necessary to dvol frequently and for some inc among u.s. to move
ears ' oo that he may nay obtain full full knowledge of P Position md Of the wants. Of he he p p" e so 4 t bo 9
m ngx O emn "T% g Z o % 4bnnI%n @ aho ~ G @ SmM T"%u g S&1 S SAM m NAME t m aG T@ngm % ba by m %d
g"assp %o %&e s pqGee V%G %S already rn@~~or we 70 h %Spi% %Pdaeo % people %%i 1 sn Snsv usss b "D why %S Do
and this goes to show that great Expectations have BEEN raised by Governor G~Jos appointment.
guest @&e President or @ a private party? or would it be do%aJei On the other hand G could It
wishes and requirements ahe people then wonut @adoto Governor to be as independent as
20 s@v 0 o @ T rom us or %g go4 the tho % a9pe@Fsme " Em aIyS wn % W%b gS as I h is s% oo SnsnT FSm PT Ia
he 5c oo3 n % Sc ofb g[ oon%ann a SIS t6 SG1 im q tS 5yo S1P%@ S4p e%S P aSf6Et 1Sh ina %5 5 @ ga ns
being the the Ia oPSiof % 4S S5oa5 %54S al a Ho9 } ia s It 5 %@ Dii his 8 duty S3@ @ aavs d8 IN S al The SG lT%3s
T6o cI@@%e@ remarked that according to to . @4e Colonial Law the Governor in Chief is
posed grant but from he remarks q the honorable st Member for or fSi%tod he had BEEN con
v"'% 4b IN M @1 9PP 6@ P@ %s3Ho4 %d C %0iqn g. 9%fn J F T9% Tor we T Sa@0o aE the obsnnsnf this
Island dec contributes anything s at present toTand3 Gov Gsd9s salary q. ord.. o. a.. g.
Deo1 r 45 9%G@n@% oh &s4 J@ mat 6 @qG@as o @@o o f nn@ot o p 9np4et TO G 4S 9n"2s s all no ie
p@%d to nd that aoorrngto }oG ovemmems pp1ps for that Ordinance roGng should be
being %n~d to St. Thomas Thomas" VA In the Colonial Council f& SY Thomas @f there @S v5 6%w1er adopted
fae 1%%n% II" the be- 6o0noH pn@ his I 5meudns n% WAS 0 oot %o@ % ooOd p "a % w "a p9 % @"y y3 as
Council a8t Thomas they decided rthertor enounoo the demand at present and 50 that's clause
bea added in the Ordinance providing that at present. no contribution shall be betrayed by tCWE
4h Member for Fwderkteds Country District J FavMU: So Tonga wedo mot contribute
anything owarhh the Governors salary, we should note expect him to come among US Mess his ex-
pames here are paid.
At h9 a aSsP1 S, o F5558 @9sSi' S o. o8a2o Ds 5s@9 iS4 %s 15s' WSn e nas % 5vs.s al. r.. and
saw hata expenditure was neceay,h be would not mt mourning tbBe expenditure although the
hmesm e@ bad; 50 he had frin instance this yareX expended money on seam-pOughng, although the
the state of the Island wass such, that's very possible saving ought to be effected He believed mh
advisable to gntth the money nwa asked for.
A no one else desired 1.-The word, the Chairman put the Money Bill to the ve it was adopted
with 12 vos against l e not voting absent.
g. End Discussion on the Money Bill snb Item D as fr as Building Expenses are concerned
The Committee had pndered the following
REPORT.
The Committee charged with the duty of reporting on the Estimate of Building Expenses for
the Financial Year 1s73-74d do hereby submit thef following
They briefly state thath whole amount required for Building Expenss during the year is