, 1874-10-07

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at Richmond as we'll as at PeterSfarm's and
Frederiksted's Hospital. These anomalies
have been the subject of the Burgher Councils
as we'll as the Governments repeated consi-
d~eration, and our late Governor held meetings
with Members Of the Colonial Council and
other parties for the purpose of devising means
to remedy the defects, but without succeeding
to any material extent in that direction. And
those who are aware of the difficulties with
which the Policemaster in this his capacity
as we'll as in that of Chairman of the Poor
Commission, has to contend in this respect
owing to the absence of well organised Poor
Houses, will not expect much to be achieved
in that direction. if considerations of humanity
towards the sick and the INDECENT are not to
be ignored. The introduction of Establish
ments similar to those which exist in all of
the larger municipalities of Denmark, has
repeatedly been under consideration in the
Council but if it is expected that savings
will thereby be obtained in the public expen-
diture, we consider that very doubtful. The
outlay under the items here in question and
under the item Support in money to paupers'
would certainly be reduced considerably, but
this reduction would no doubt be more than
0unter-balanoe by the new expense attending
the Poor-Houses. Further consideration on
this question might, however, possibly, in
other respects and apart from the economical
part of the matter, lead to P0or-H0uses being
found to be 50 great a boon here, that endea-
yours ought to be made to get them establish
ed. We would therefore recommend:
"That the Council would request the
Presidency to take under consideration
whether the establishment Of Poor-Houses in
this island is advisable, and inform the Council
of the result Of those considerations"
st. Croix, 30th July 1874.
c. SARAUW. l.. FABER.
The aforementioned Letter from the Presi-
dency reads as follows:
After the necessary further Investigations,
IN compliance with the Colonial Councils re-
presentation adopted in the meeting of 10th
June last year, have been made regarding the
excess of expenditure under Item ID. 7 Military
Expenses and d. IL the Sanitary Department
Of st. OIUiA OUrnInunaI Auooante EorIo4o-91,
the Presidency would now communicate the
results thereof:
1. The excess of expenditure under the
Military Department is chiefly owing to the
sums betrayed for Hospital Charges of which
a specification is annexed; tue amount granted
for tina purpose was $2700, but the amount
expended $520O,22 also to the sums betrayed
for Medicine, the amount granted being
Sl07S but the actual expenditure $l3S7,99;
for Articles of Ammunition and Inventory,
granted $I7G0, but expended $3.50 81,
The heavy expenditure for hospital. charges
and for medicine (Medicines were at that time,
as far as Christiansted is concerned, paid for
by a certain fixed sum, that was based on a
much larger number of men in tho g%arrison)
proceeded from the numerous cases of dyson
terry prevailing in the fall of 1870 among the
man Of thn n arricOD a wall % hO,Aprr othar
inhabitants. The amount entered for that pur-
pose in the Money Bills and Grants are merely
posted approximately, and it follows from
the nature of the circumstances that the said
expenses must be betrayed without delay and
to the extent required, irrespective of the
limits of the grant. AS regards the expense
for articles of Inventory, it must be observed
that in that financial year a great many arti-
Giles had to be procured from Denmark to
keep up the necessary supply of articles that
must be ready for furnishing the men accord
ing to the existing regulations and while for
the following year 187l-72 the amount for
that purpose was entered with $4,000, the ex-.
pense has in reality amounted only to $1067.50
But, Notwithstanding those unavoidable ex-
cesses of expenditure, the Total Sum for Mill
tary Expenses has not been exceeded the
total sum granted was $54,227, but there was
only expended $47, 1866 0