, 1874-03-04

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ritual was also joke and a bad joke. He
had not for onanoment intended to ridi-
cuIe such marrges, as he could appreciate
their motives.
At the votig on the amendments, : 9
was adopted VIII 10 votes againt one, and
the Ordinance PISSED to Ord Discussion.
The 4th Item on the Order of the Day
was 1st Discuson of Draft of Additional
Grant for ~$486lnder the Poor Department
for 1894
The Presider said it was impossible to
calculate with certainty the exact expense
for the suppdt of the Poor when The
Budget is fraIed. In both towns the
amounts grantd had been excee ded the
total amount oithe excess being $486 tor
which this Moey Bill had been proposed
Latimer fouh it strange that in one OF
the healthiest ears SO much money had
been spent fornedicine to paupers. He
would again Impress upon the Government
the necessity oibeing particular as to how
every collar wa spent, now more than ever:
He would admit that it was a hard year
for the poor, g no provisions had been
grown on the states it was also hard tor
the planter wh5 from the want OF growing
provisions, hadto open his cellar to supply
the labourer's wants But it requires
some explanation why the amount spent
for medicine spuld be SO great.
Jurs said tha, as he had to do with this
business in anther capacity he could as
sert that last year had been far from
healthy at least in Christiansted. Dyson
terry had prevailed in both towns In this
town poverty hid increased, and it could
not be expected that the authorities should
refuse medicineI to those who could not
buy them. Ths physician in attendance
always decides Who can pay and who not.
The full amount might not be used as the
two last months had been better.
J. Farrelly declared that he had never
had it So easy as last year with respect to
medicine the state of health had been
exceedingly good.
The President alluded to the reports
some time ago that the children were dy-
ing fast on the estates. The distress In the
towns had increased, especially owing to
the want of provisions which the labourers
could not raise on account of the drought.
The effects of this are easily seen in the
towns. The evi. is the consequence of the
afliction, SO to speak, with which the
island has been visited by this extraOrdina-
ry dry weather.
Coulter would beg to inquire if there
are any rules for distributing medicines to
those applying. -. (Jdrs-the parties APP
ply TO the Police Office and get a certih-
cate). He related a case where it would
seem medicine had been applied for by a
party in need, but could not be had.
Jurs did not remember such a case !;
but then also the regular proceeding had
not been gone through; the prescription
of the Doctor should have been produced
at the Police Office.
Coulter could not say if the forms had
been observed, but thought that the Apo
thecaries should have a certain limit, so
that, when applied for even in the night,
the medicine could be given without the
Doctors recipe.
Sarauw could also say that generally
last year was a healthy one but for some
months a great deal of dysentery prevailed
which had required a great deal of medi-
cine. There had been a great number of
deaths among the children. He shew-
ed that it was not necessary that, because