, 1874-10-10

t%icians, as already mentioned, recommend the
individuals for a little good food to strengthen
them, and after IA days or 80, they are dis
missed. But, still, this is q very expensive
way 10 help the parties, as it costs the Public
about Sc a month for every such individual
when in the Hospital, whereas SO in his hand
would be quite sufficient for his wants and would
be a saving to the Treasury. 1.-THE expenses
fer the Hospital are to be reduced, the rules in
existence must be strictly kept, and the Police
masters must iigidly, refuse admitting any pa
tients not under tie Z classes. IF that can not
be done, then tie whole ma, tor must be left to
the Administration and the Colonial Council
The Committee in the close OF it's report goes
ever to speak of Poor Houses but he, the
Speaker, could not see the connection between
Poor House andsick people for, even If we. had
such places, the people when sick would have
to Re laid up in the hospitals, which would
certainly not help to reduce the expenses.
AS to the question itself of such Poor Houses,
II would require so much consideration and
SO many investigations, that it would scarcely
be possible for a length of time hence to get
any opinion on it OF all events, the matter
could not come on to-day.
The Speaker said the rules alluded to by
the last honomable Member had been sketched
by him while P%olicemaster, hence he was per-
fcctly we'll aware of them but it is impossi-
bic to keep them up in practice if humanity
is not to be set aside. When the Committee
says that ibcurable patients are admitted in the
hospitals, the meaning was, that at the time
they were admitted, it might appear doubtful
that they were incurable, but they are allowed
to remain after this has proved itself. With
ref renee to what the honourable 5th Crown
member said that even if we had Poor Houses
people when sick would have to be laid up in the
hospitals, he would observe that if the Poor
Houses were to be regulated as they are in
Denmark, that would net be # quisite, as there
are Sick-Appartments provided in the Estab-
l~ishment, and only when there is question of
dangerous sickness are persons sent to the
hospitals.
The President said be considered that the
Councils rules are given with the purpose of
being cbsoI we'd, and he could not consider this
matter as suitable to come to vote. The
Speaker of the Committee had expressed him.
self as if the President had promised to take
the subject under consideration; but that
was more than what he had said, which was,
that as P~olicemaster be had previously bestow-
ed his attention on the matter and was in
favour of q Poor House. IF the difficulties
that existed then were great, they have become
greater new and almost unsurmountable, at
least the money-point, and II he as President
were TO give a promlse IN the direction spoken
Of, in order TO avoid the voting on a matter
not brought forward in a proper manner, and
which cannot be voted on, ne would not be
acting rightly and when he had given the
promise, it must be understood that he was
ready to act in the matter, but in the near
future he could not see any probability or possi-
biiity Of anything being done towards the
object.
The Speaker said the question of the vote
of the Council and the proposal are dropped
by the Committee.
The Chairman said be could not consider
it against the Councils Rules Of business to
take a vote on the question; but as already
stated, he could not consider the form adopted
as the most desirable course as, however, the
Committee has dropped the proposal, there was
no necessity of having this point decided.
End Member for Frederiksted (Fd6er) said,
that as far as he had understood His Excellen-
cy, be did not consider the present time con-
venient to make the proposed Investigations
but to that, he would observe that the investi-
cations would take a long time, for 10 cases of
that kind many parties have to be asked and
in that way this year and the greater part of
next would pass by before any result could
be arrived at. Besides that, there is. now no
positive certainty that the Establishment
would be causing extra expenditure /; and even
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