, 1874-07-01
PROCEEDINGS
OF THE
COLONIAL COUNCIL
FOR ST. CROIX.

kCOHCluSIOH VI Gu6 m00lInS OI ON june 1OI2.j
The President then reverted to the amend
ment proposed for adding $40 to the sum for
repairs to the Hospital at Frederiksted. The
increase is intended for alterations to the privy.
The additional grant for this purpose and for
the removal of the privy near the C~ustomhouse,
which was introduced last financial year, was
referred to a Committee, and according TO the
recommendation Of that Committee, the Presi-
dency proposes those $40 added under this
Money Bill as the financial year has mean
time expired ana the Additional grant could
not be attained As regards the other propos-
al, the Presidency withdraws it, until better
times.
1st Member for Frederiksted (SarauwJ being
Member of that Committee explained the mat.
ter.
The Chairman closed the discussion on
this part of the Money Bill, aud put the amend
ments to vote as follows:
I, Barracks at ChriStiansted, to strike out
$50. 60 to which the Presidency had
aoceeded tacitly adopted.
2, The Military Depot, to strike out $4.74,
to which the Presidency had not acoeeded,
adopted by the Council with 10 votes
against 8.
8, Weigh Office, $3.50 to be omitted, aooep-
ted by the Presidency, and t%acitly adopted
by the Council.
4, Point Battery, $2O.4O, to be omitted not
accepted by the Presidency adopted
with 10 votes against 3
5, School House, Christiansted the Presi-
denoy having withdrawn the proposal for
$1,000 for the Messengers House ETC.,
the amendment considered tacitly adop-
ted.
6, Prison, the amount Spills to be struck
out, accepted by the Presidency and taoit-
lv oIOptnJ Nv +ba HovOoi1 tbo 0tbop
$31.7O to be struck out, having been with
drawn by the committee.
T. Kingshili, $50 to be struck out, not ao-
cepted by the Presidency adopted by
the Council with 8 votes against 4.
Ditto $25 20 be struck out, accepted by
the Presidency and tacitly adopted by
the Council.
8, Hospital at Frederiksted, $40 to be add
ed adopted unanimously with 10 votes.
9, Prisons at Frederiksted $500 to be struck
out, accepted by the Presidency, and adop-
ted ~tacitly by the Council
ditto $11.O5 to be struck out, Withdrawn
by the Committee.
10. Unforeseen Expenses, to be reduced to
5000, not accepted by the Presidency,
adopted by the Council unanimously with
10 votes.
The Bill so altered, for a total sum of $lO,640
was CAeH duOPCeu uuduILuOuSly VIII III
votes.
The Council then proceeded to the Rectifca.
ton of the Budget.
The Chairman would hardly need to observe
that the rectifcation Of the Expenditure side of
the Budget was to be done only in conformity
with the votes passed on the Money Bills, and
amendments could not be put to this part of the
Budget. To the Revenue side there was rare
ly any occasion for putting amendments and
only in so far as the items of revenue have not
been based on Ordinances or other binding
regulations could they be acceptable. Mem
bers will from the Voting List to-day see that
the Committee proposes an amendment to the
Revenue, Item @. 6, to this effect: b.
lance of the Subsidy granted by Law of 9th
March 1869 =. $23,633, to be struck out, and if
that amendment be adopted, then also another
amendment to Item G.. A.: Interest on Capitals
invested, instead Of $2460, to be carried out
with $1,000.
The President said he differed from the
Chairman in his theory on amendments to the
Revenue Side of the Budget. Such m nd
ments can only be put when they can be voted
on. But it would be contrary to the Colonial
Law to vote on the Budget itself; and in SUD-
port of this he referred to the previous state.
ments given by former Governors and by the
Ministry together with the express contents of
5 So of the Colonial Law, which says, that af-
ter the drafts of Ordinances and MONEY!. hills