, 1874-07-25

1873 to 28th February 1874 has with the con-
sent of the Colonial Council, given on the 2nd
March last, been extended to apply also for
the month of March, subject to the same rules
of control as adopted under the aforesaid ad-
ditional grant. In communicating that Royal
Resolution, the Presidency had added, that the
Ministry of Finances has stated, that the Min
istry should consider it as being more in ao-
cOrdanoe with the nature OF the circumstances
and with the enactmentS in the Colonial Law,
il for the extension of the former grant, there
had been submitted to the Colonial Council a
formal new Additional Grant for adoption at
End discussion, agreeable to the rules for She
treatment of Additional grants.
The Chairman in reference to this remarked,
that honorable Members would remember, that
he, when the matter was under discussion, ex-
pressed the same view of the question.
The Chairman further stated that he had
received just at the opening of this meeting
a Draft of an Additional Grant for an amount
for bureau advances to planters for the months
Of August and September; he had consequent
ly not as yet had an opportunity to make him.
self acquainted with the Draft he could
therefore not put it under discussion in this
meeting, but he would, after all the matters
on the Order of tho Day had been disposed
of, convOke a special meeting for the purpose
of discussing the Additional Grant, AFTER Mem
bers had had an opportunity of making them
selves acquainted with the Draft, of which no
Autographed copies had been forwarded.
Agreeable to Order of the Day the Council
proceeded to:
/, 3rd Discussion on Draft of Ordinance
abolishing the Ordinance 22nd February 1855
concerning foreign lotteries (2nd Member for
Frederiksted FaberJ.
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The Draft as adopted at 2nd discussion was
read.
No amendments were introduced by the Gov
eminent.
End Member for Frederiksted {Fa6er) As
this proposal has already been thoroughly dis
cussed in the Council before and had met with
the approval of the Superior Authority, and
furthermore, as stated by the honorable Chair
man to-day, had passed the Colonial Council
of st. Thomas, where, as far as the Speaker
remembered, it had been adopted unanimously,
he could have no more to say, than to recon-
mend it for adoption by this Council too.
No one else requested the word.
The Draft of Ordinance as adopted at 2nd
discussion was adopted unanimously with IA
votes and goes now to the Presidency.
2, Eventual Discussion on proposal from
5 Members {the Budget Committed for the
OOuuCl - ACoOAu'lOu n'AS " 4ACLlOlldI
to the Government (see the Budget-C Committees
Report pee.
The Chairman explained the proposal,
which runs as follows:
We will therefore ..... submit to the Council
to address to the Government the following re-
quests:
Ito lay before the Council as soon as
possible Drafts of Ordinances to remodel, re-
organize, and simplify all Branches of the Adj
ministration, as we'll as the system of Taxation,
in order to be able to reduce the Taxes.
2,-To lay before the Council as soon as
possible a Draft to amend the Ordinance of
May 9th 1872 for regulating the military
Force, as this Ordinance imposes on this com.
munity a p~ecuuiary burthen, which it is not
able to bear.
The Chairman put to vote if the Council
would consent to the motions being furthered
the consent was given unanimously with IA
votes.
1st Member for Frederiksted (SarauV) said,
that as the Budget Committee did not exist
any longer, after the discussions on the Draft
Of Budget had been concluded, he could not
consider himself Spokesman for the 5 Mem
bers, but after consulting with the other 2
Members present to-day be would, as two
other Members are absent, beg the honoura-
BILE Chairman to postpone the discussion
on the proposal, until those 2 Members could