, 1875-04-14

Last year the Council fixed the amount for
that purpose at 5000 he intends to introduce
an amendment to the same effect for this year /;
for he believed that $500 are quite sufficient,
particularly as the other estimated sums
for building repairs, are very moderate this
wear, which he was glad to see,-In the Money
Bill to D. IL the Sanitary Department there IS an
item of $500 for remuneration for the Sanitary
and Fertilizing Company for attending to
public latrines etc.; he could not vote for that
amount without further calculations. He
would not here repeat all that had been said
when the matter was previously before the
Council but the ma ter had not been fully
investigated. The object is in itself good,
and it is but reas nable that the poor should
be assisted in that way moreover, the prison.
ers should not be used for that work at night
time, after working all the day, in order to give
other people, the drivers, a revenue. But the
question is, whether the arrangement IS neces-
8ary or not; aud in order to decide that, some
calculations should be obtained from the Com
PAW. Ii a Committee be appointed, they could
seek such calculations; if NOT, this President
might before 2nd discussion obtain them.
The President did not knew in what dIreo-
ton the honorable Member desires eluoidalIons.
He would here add, that before the item was
taken up in the Money Bill to the Sanitary
DEPARTMENT. the declaration of the PJIloemasiers
was obtained, both P~oIcemasters considered
the measure necessary and commentator
from sanitary considerations, and from a view
to the prisoners. The way in which the work
was done formerly was very Imperfect anu
undesirable, and it was an injustice 10 PRISONERS
to put them to a sort OF work winch GA not
exactly come in under tle public hard iaoouF
to which they were sentenced Deslues WiIcu
that work was mostly done for the convenience
Of private parties. We had formerly no oluer
way of getting The work done, and had there
fore 10 he satisfied with that imperfect and
Unsatisfactory manner, in want OF q better
"A rogar3s q remark from Pad Member for
Carisliansfed Hansou) that the whole balance
of $4,000 might be consumed, he would
observe that he, the President, would never
take uDon himself to guarantee what Will be
the case in the coming future, but only TO CON
slider The results for the present. But there IS
no argument in supposing that because the
9 or 3 last years have shewn deficits, the
coming one will also. We are, OF course al
WAYS liable to adverse circumstances. But the
present statement shewS, that at er the extra
ordinary circumstances W. have Iaooured
under, the results have not been as desperate
IS We could have expected.
2nd Member for ChriStiansted (Hanson)
had mad the remark to which his ExceIlency
alluded in view Of the fact, that the balance
ultimately remaining to the Colonial Treasury
must depend on what comes in on The bureau
advances: besides that, fresh bureau advances
will no doubt be called for again this year.
The President thought it a matter Of great
doubt if such advances can be granted again
this year at all events they will not be granted
to the same extent as lastly We are greatly
indebted to the Home Government for the
iberaIity and readiness with which they came
to the assistance of the Island, in fact, it
cannot otherwise than be admitted that scarce
w any other Government would have come
to ths assistance of their colony in the man.
ner our Government have. But these were
quite exceptional measures, owing to the very
extraordinary circumstances existing at the
time. and we cannot reckon on such measures
being continued year after year. As far as the
means of the Colonial Treasury admit, there
will. he trusted, be the same readiness on the
mart of the Government and the Council to
assist planters really needing bureau advances;
but the resources of the Treasury are now great
ly reduced; the balance We Will have, S7O, O0U,
is below what we had some years ago, as far as
he remembered at the uoment $50 900, In
which respect the honorable LIST Member for
Ohristiansted Nemming) who was Royal Book
keeper at the time, would perhaps have more
certain recollection ....(Lemming: The bal
ance on hand was some time ago $110 ,000)
$500; as long as the Treasury is able to
sssist q will do so: but further-going measures