, 1873-01-18
REMARKS.

AhhoughGoummn Mt has rs ono dmo. been Intent upon having the present nnmtcGctov
means cmmuneaton between st. Thomas and St Crx extended bV aeTLr Steam Commnni
cation ths~ yet oundt impossible to real this pan Cuynnent is Iowevern nov in rmTt
tan ori from Mr. VIM Moore of Heie.khd who proposes without DELAY to mt the steamer
+" lnn Imt tT his account in the United Sat@d North America Lastly parc c. II Tons burden
in OCULAR mda between these Nus u.aMau no r the nawonTo f9 twbGJ1f m Mo U~nEo'
as men"nel hMea 40 we atdO afnach The offer includes that the said REGULAR trsf Tho
6gea.e 81" be mace co sHTn win weekly trip between St Thomas Vpcqus md Faudo in
puerto RG II hrrns TO t"or mfr nHimo tho appended draft Of Contract and preliminary
Ruos-"n h"mmn the result OF the negotiations with Mr. Moou,-Govrummt would offer the
following observations:
Government cnteta18 the decided conviction, that irregular Steam Communication between
t@o islands IS a nec@SHy condition, not only for the inhUducion& real inpHfctHna and SAVING
nine muSUaon- -mLt thus developments of public relations gmed to the times but also for
establishing, as source OF mutual benefit, those relations of an mtmal traffic and intrchmga of
produce and commodities, for which essential conditions are eztnt In view of these reamnsG how.
er9ment feels assured dta subsidy fUnto public funds as now proposed, will be we'll EMPLOYED
and nat 1t IS mtow elundertoI interest of the islands to accept the popoaed offer made iva
gentleman" , bHga Wnod the Importance of Steam OnmunaHon between the islands is
moreover moreover" %8a mdade osht SUCH communication in a practical and liberal manner
me o%n Tor proposing a HubsMy on decreasing scale h especially that Government pre-
6Fp"5 matt 6 team communication may by degrees b, drought exist idependntof anv sub
Sy' "ee' on mooAerh hand team not beig nucdh that thee enterprise at all evets duDg the first
syeo rboh parties the right Of solving tec contract after the expiration the ffy years seeing
andh @nmreov", Mr. Moore IN consideration of the large capital embarked in the enarprs does
nota present. or betnohe Bina position to estimate the renhimy of the undertaking. deem nd-
VSaU0 10 md himself by contract 4" me tHte RI Of yeaS-Tho exemption from Ship and Hr
0ordu@h las bmp proposed, tmy with view of diminishing the working exmnss of the aeaner
QUITO the ake0 generally facilitating mlt traffic. Fort this reason is, moreover tboupbt RIGHT
to ex"ndU9e exemption from Dues to include also the weekly trip between S. Thomas VicmTs
and Wto Rico which besides, must be considered hh Of ONE INTEREST," St Thomas and hence
"Nye a lam on reductions IN dues rs. CMxt those Exemptions will only comprise Crme
ana wharfage st"edIamN IS otherwise, uDhr Law of 3Oh June 1850 exempt from the payment
%au*. IN o. Ih0mr t" exemption grated under the present Ordinance involves for the trips
between @eE stands exemption from ShPdue3 which by Law of I6h April 1862 amount to 4
cents. per fe9ted Comm. Last ad for the trips to Vhcquas etc l. Shpadee
and Ilhomaser fees: 81 u per fihNd Comm. Last and in buaH S - nr tn
y Fort Fees say 81. p per trip view the eventual consequences It'll not deemed advisable
to exenPt tes steamer from tep payment of the Lighthouse Due as adptd b. te Colonial OonncI
to / cent? per Register Ton. ""