, 1875-02-10

AAAO0 iO0SO OSHAO ~ ~ IVA AS
part, could not see what could be the harm of
the Council having a voice too in the framing
of regulations for the porter business, and, in
fact, the Presidency should be happy not to
have the whole trouble and responsibility for
such regulations on its back. We are not to
know how far the rights of pOrters might be
made to extend. Suppose, for instance, a
planter were to import a large set Of machinery,
and wanted to use the people of his own Estate
to take it out in the country, it might be that
he would not be allowed to do so, from the por-
ters Directing to it In fact. a case had recent
ly occurred 10 We8tend, where the labourrr9 of
an Estate We're not allowed 10 work in carryin
away some h0gsheadS of coal that had recently
arrived on the wharf for the Estates account.
lie would not here give any opinion whether 1t
would be right to give the Ordinance as pro-
posed, but be certainly thought that the Coun-
oil SHOULD have the right of approving the Rogu-
~lattons, or Of exercising some influence on their
bearings.
4th Member for Christiansted's Country Dis.
triot IT. FarreHy) drew attention to the fact
that many l~abourers from tie Country g to
town and become porterS, thus making the
lab0ur force soanty if We lose labourers, it
would be difficult to get Supplied again. He
certainly should wish the Colonial Council to
have some say in the f aiming Of Porter-R Agula-
tiOnS he did not mean that the Presidency
when making them would not act Justly but
the Councils Members could have an opinion
too to offer on some points.
5th Crownmember (J2ra) explained the term
porter in the Ordinance as |iguifying parties
who with license are employed in certain kind,
OF job work, That some people from town have
IN both districts, bat especially in FreIerik-
stedS, been employed for e9tato-labour under
The name Of porters, had nothing TO do with the
porter institution; ana tho going to 0 of
la0ourerS from estates to become p0rterS is a
matter in connection with tbs Labour Regula-
tlohs, and not with the regulations for por-
trs
lst Member fox E~red,r,k,t.d (Sqyauvl
would. in reference 10 the reuirll3 from the
4th Member for Ere .rikstad's Country District
q. FarrelIy) about Estates people being pye-
vented from removing mac merry and Goals
f ON the wharf beg t. say, chat # that has
been done, j. was wrong lie, the Speaker,
had been many years PJlicem lster, and he had
never Interpreted the existing Ordinance other
wise than that parties have a right to USE their
own people to d. any SORT Of sdeh work
4th Member for FrederikSted's Country Dis
trict (J FarreHW had been blld by one Of the
Gentlemen who received the Goals, that h. Is
tates people were not permitted TO remove them
from the wharf, whereby the costs Of the Goals
became higher,
LIST Member for Fredorikstod's G 1untry Dis
riot Fleming would, if it were likely that
anything wJuld be done to alter The present
system 10 regard to portor-wor,i, not recon.
mend the matter. H9 had always heard II
was a right everybody had to use his W
people for doing porto jobs if the new rcga-
laLions were to change this, it would not be
good.
The President replied, that no cha1gss in
the present system were intended what is
aimed at is to reduce the fees for l:coose4
and to allow females to do certain work with
out license. h had also been Pc icem 1ster
and could corroborate the view expressed
by the honorable 1st Member for Frederikstel
(Sarauw) as to people b6ing at liberty to
employ their own hands at porter work. As
regards the point Of the number Of porters,
the Policem1stors do not give license to alt
and every one, but oaly to a certain number
according to the requirements ofthe place and
to the business at the time. And it would
be impossible to specify in the regulations
what number of porter5 is to be licensed.
LIST Member for Froderiksted's Country
District (Fzcming) thanked His EzcelIency
for the information. AS for the case spoken
of ia Frederiksted, he would beg to enquire
if it had been brought before the Police
master, and what had been the decision.
5th Crownmember (J1rs) would beg to call
on the Vicechairman. as it could certainly
not he ripht to continue discussions on the