, 1875-07-03

that the proposal of the Government and
subsequently that of the Home-Govern-
ment were to the effect, that the Colo
NAL Treasures should for a period Of 2
years from LIST April this year be exempt
ed from paying any contribution and it
was during the discussions in the Diet
that the tenor of the law was changed.
The purport of the Governments pro-
posal was, then, as far as st. CrOiX is con-
cerned, to maintain the hitherto existing
position, in which respect the Government
could confidently reckon on its being in
perfect agreement with the Colonial Coun-
Gil, although there was no report on that
head from the Council (cfr. however the
Report from the Committee on the Draft
of the new Colonial Law.
It may thus, from the contents of the
proposal itself and from the facts that the
measure was to be merely temporary, on
ly intended to last 2 years, and that the
Council in its report on the Draft OF the
new Colonial law would have ample OPP
p~ortunity to express itself on the final
adjustment of this matter, easily be &C.
counted for why the Government did not
lay the matter before the Council, al
though the Committee, viewing the result,
thinks that the Council could have wish
ed that it had been offered an oppor-
tunity Of expressing its opinion, as
it would probably have succeeded in
adducing arguments for the exemption so
weighty that this would ultimately have
been obtained.
Into the reality of the question, which is
@IOA - 3nro - ~ :; Jorotin ,on, +Lo Oor,p,I+}0o
will not enter further ; but merely, whilst
referring re What.on this point is said in the
>RepottNtrom the Committee on the Draft of
ne Colonial Law, remark that when i con-
tribution exactly corresponding with the
amount of expenses for the Superior Adj
ministration in the Motherconntry is to
be defrayed, it would no doubt have been
preferred, that the Island had, as was the
case before the emanation of theLaW of25th
March 1871, among its 9th + Admins,
Acknowledgements, paid its portion of
the expenses of the Colonial Administra
ton in Copenhagen. In the aforesaid
Law the contribution is also fixed in
Danish Currency, as is the case in So
of the Colonial Law with regard to
the expenses to the Superior Admins
CrdClOn III the AOIlcICouulIy Wull0
the contribution towards the general
State Expenses was fixed in Danish
Westihdia Currency
It is hereafter not the Committees
intention to recommend to the Council
at present to make any memorial in
consequence of this new outlay, al
though the Colonial Treasury bs very
little means to meet it; but the Com
mittee thinks that the matter should
be kept in mind so that the Council
could in time before the expiration Of
the two years, take an opportunity to
express its opinion on the matter, in
case of the question not being, from
circumstances over which the Council
has no control, before that time deci-
ded under the new Colonial Law.
According to a communication to the
Committee in O letter from the Presi.
dency of 14th last month, it is the
intention Of the Presidency at the 2nd
discussion on the Draft of Budget to
have the amount altered to 3,l25,
which at par is the moiety falling on
st. Croix Colonial Treasury, viz. 1850
Crowns.
0d B. The Superior Local Administration.
In the remarks it is stated that the
amounts of salaries entered under this