, 1874-12-05

houses etc in town. The population ip town
is, besides, of course more dense, aud when joined
together. they could easily. defend themselves.
But in the Country, the population ia, scatter
ed about at considerable distances apart; and
on most Estates you find the owner or. manager
and an overseer in the midst of 100 to $50
l~abourers what can those parties do to pro-
teot themselves against such odds. As regards
the military station at Kingshill. he could say
that scarcely a day passed by without
his seeing men of the station round about on
the different Estates 49,. (Sarauw As mhs-
sengers) i. . on their duty. And in. reference
TO the list of crimes in the latter years in
Centre District, be should think that the people
would not be brought before the Police Autho-
rites without cause. If no proper force be
there to keep the people in check, of course
disorder will 60 on and increase still
more.
The Governor said, In regard to the remarks
Of the last Speaker, that disturbances will
not always arise In the place where the force
Is located the rioters will prefer to go where
they could expect to make most bootyj and
this would be an argument in favour of making
Christiansted the head station, as there most
public and private Cash is deposited, besides
other valuable property.-He would further
add that this Draft ought to have been accom-
PhbAOo ~ nuOlIOl OnC ~ d 'Ol0Ab " OI0NT
nance regulating public Schools, which was
prepared and almos ready to lay. before the
Council. Tie public instruction is a matter
that must not be forgotten, and we must be
prepared for increased expenditure to meet
the demands. Proper instruction is the best
and most eficaoiOus manner of securing the
welfare of the community at large; it is
through proper Instruction that the children
of our l%abouring population shall learn the
value Of knowledge and the vast benefits of
labOur and order. At present our towns con-
tain q great deal of people who have no work,
and hence the prevailing p~overty,-he could
not discover any better means whereby the
community might be delivered of that burthen.
We have already a School Inspector, but
without improvements In the schooling itself,
we cannot expect any great results, and to
obtain these, there must be more at disposal
than at present allowed. And this, then, Is
one motive more TO commence with the re-
trenchment here proposed, as thereby we will
obtain the necessary additional means for
promoting public instruction. 1t Is o mistake
when it is supposed that this retrenchment will
not shew itself soon the measures proposed
will be carried out very quickly acteE having
been adopted. The Government had already
asked the Home Government at present not to
send out moore recruits on account of the pro-
pOSCu ECQuOtlOub u6IOs vi COuTcb tu6 y y0hE@
term Of service must be fulfilled by the men,
bat arrangements will be made to dispose by
degrees of the number that would be super
Auous after the reductions here, for the garri-
son in St. Thomas. He did not think that
more than 2 years at farthest would elapse
before the whole plan will have been carried
into effect, Besides the advantages, immediate
ly connected with the military. reduction, there.
are other benefits in connection Herewith
secured in q simple and efficient way The
removal of the force from the fort at Frederik-
sted would offer proper Offices for the Judge
and the P~olicemaster, aud suitable Prisons,
which latter at present are far from being
good. It is under contemplation to extend to
these Island the new penal code for Denmark;
the application of that law here would require
other prisons than those now in Frederiksted
and improvements to those in, Christiansted.
The Fort in Frederiksted will afford all that is
required 10. that respect for that town. In
conclusion he would, although be did not at
all desire. TO hurry on the Councils discussions
and decision on this matter, ark the Council if
possible to further the discussion in such manner
that before his departure from the Island where
his stay could not be more than $40 days. Ee
at all events could gain the conviction that the
Council and himself understand each other in
regard to this matter.