, 1874-11-07

ney-Bllls in connection herewith and Draft
OF Ordinance extending the power given the
Government to contract Loans to meet Bureau
Advances from the Colonial Treasury to Plan
ters In connection with the two irstnamed
Drafts ne had caused to be distributed copies
OF the report from those Gentlemen who some
time ago visited Martinique. All those Drafts
Will come under discussion in a meeting to be
hXed In the nearest future, which, however,
could not be determined to day, as His Excel
lenoy the Governor intended to be present him
sell at the 1st discussion, and it was uncertain
when he would be here it was however like
" 1T would be some day between the 9Th and
the l5th OF this month he would now only
prepare Members that they might be called to
a meeting for the discussion of those matters
without the usual notice being given.
Inc CHAIRMAN further notified that he had
received a communication from the Presidency
dated 9th October according to which His
Majesty had on the 18th Of July last sanction
ca Ihe ordinance adopted on the 18th April last
concerning Pension for the dismissed POstmas-
ter at Chrlstianstcd P. @. Testmann and q
communication from the Presidency dated 28th
October according to which His Majesty had
on the 18TH September last sanctioned the Bud
get Tor the Financial Year 1874-75, passed on
the 3Oth june last, together with The Grant for
$4,000 entered thereon for Bureau Advances
TOR April and May, as we'll as the Additional
Grant for 1872, 600 for Bureau Advances for June
and July.
The Council then proceeded to the Order Of
the Day.
l End Discussion or Draft Of Ordinance by
which Law Of l4th February 1863 con
corning an alteration in the scale of Medi-
clnal Weight, is extended to apply to the
Danish West India Islands.
The following amendment was proposed
by the Chairman:
AMENDMENT
to the Draft Of Ordinance, By whic4 the
Law Of l4h February 1868, c0nce1niag
an alteration IN the scale Of mcdicjnal weight,
IS ertended to 0ppJto The Daaisb Vest Iqdja
Islands.
The following to be added as an Introduction:
"Tho Law Of llth February 1868 concern
ing on alteration in the scale of medicinal
weight Is hereby extended to the Danish West
INDIA Islands in I've manner hereinafter pres
cribed.
The Chairman, being The proposcr of the
amendment, explained, that as the Draft is
otherwise framed as an extension of the Law
for the Mothereountry, 1t was necessary that
the words he proposed be added as an intro.
duetton, and he did not think tho Presidency
WOulu nave any ODleGLI0n9 10 the amendment.
There were in the Danish text of the Draft Ger,
tain inaccuracies or miSprints with regard to
the punctuation which he at the Bird reading
would have rectitiad; and he would direct The
attention Of the Presidency to the translation,
the wording of which appeared to him to bo
in certain respects deficient; to roctify it would
require no formal amendments.
The President could not see any objections
to the amendment, but he must Of course re.
serve the decision of the Chief Government
from whom the Draft originates; he supposed,
however, there would be no objections on the
part Of the Government, With regard to the
translation, he admitted chat it is in certain
respects deficient, but he supposed the Govern
mont would make the necessary notifications
at the 3rd discussion.
AS no one else desired to have the word, The
Chairman closed the discussion, and the Draft
passed unanimously with ID votes to 3rl dis
~cussion.
2 Election Of Burghers to convene with tho
Tax Commission in assessing the rental
Of properties in the two towns and in
the country.
l3 voting tickets were handed in, and
the following Burghers were elected
for Christiansted G Brandt and A Mey-
or, with l3 votes each; for Frederiksted
G.. Sarauw and r. Flynn with Is votes