, 1874-06-10

most all the Members elected for the Commit
tee had spoken or voted against appointing one
therefore the Council could not expect of tho
Committee that it should go much into details.
The chief reasons why the Committee has not en-
tered into the details of the Money-Bill are, how
ever, stated in the Report, where the Com
mittee says "Wo do not see the use of pro-
posing such small retrenchments as, according
to the Colonial Law, we will be allowed to vote
on under the money bills, as this would not
lead to reducing the expenditure to what it
ought to be, so much the more so, as the Draft
OF the Budget has been laid before the Council
at SO late a time, that the first discussion only
took place II the middle Of the month of April,
SO that about two months Of the present fnan-
cIal year Will have passed away before the
Draft can be finally adopted" For these
reasons tho Committee has not proposed
any amendments to the Money Bills, but
he the Speaker could not omit calling
the attention Of the Council to the fact that
in the Money Bill for Office expenses in the
Presidents Sacretary'8 Office there has again
been asked for $3.50 more than what was ex-
pacted. The Committee on the corresponding
Bll last year stated in It's Report: During
the Discussions last year in the Committees
on the Draft Of Ordiuanca relating to the sala-
rie8 etc. to the Superior Administration etc
and on the Budget, and ia the Council it was
stated that an amount ofSl200 would in future
be sutli :ient to meet all necessary expenses,
but that there might be required something
more during the first year in which the transfer
of the Chief-G )yernmeut and archives to St.
Thomas had to be effected. Nearly a year has
passed away since that time and we find now
that the amount Of $500 is to be increased
with nearly 800. This the Committee cannot
recommend we recommend to the Council to
vote at the rate of $500 for the first 6 months
of the present financial year, and at the rate of
1900 for the last s months, making q total
of $3.50" If Government had used its
energies no doubt these $50 might have
been aved. From The general view held by
the Committee, no amendment has, however,
been put.
The President would, in reference to the re-
mark on he late term in which the Budget has
been brought forward, beg to state, that the
Draft Of Budget has certainly been brought in
later in appearances than IL the former years
but in reality it has been earlier this time.
The difference is this that in former years only
one copy of the Draft of Budget vas introduced
10 q written form, and the d aft could not come
under discussion until later, when it had been
Autographed, whereas this time the discussions
could be commenced at once.
As 10 one else desired to have he word, the
Chairman put the Money Bill TO tie vote, as
follows
a. Money Bill. For dsfayiag expenses under
the Budget for the Municipality Of st. Cr0ir
for tie financial Year from Isl ApriI 1874 to
3lst March 1875 the t0Howing amounts are
hc7c5y granted;
sub Item A l. The Superior Local Admt-
miStrat50n.
/. For Extra writing Stationery and Messen-
gers Wages &c. in the Presidents Score
tary's Office $3.50
2. Defraying Travelling Expenses SO.
for the Governor of the Danish
West India Islands on his official
visits to st. Croix, an amount not
exceeding 500