, 1875-01-09

E'NPN ~" AAL@OO WuICu dIUlEO aG
obtaining for the Council, in a mar
tlcular direction, the right which
the Burgher Council hal possessed, the
matter was declared inopportune because
a revision of the Colonial Law was ap4
preaching.
This revision has, however, been a-com-
ing for several years. and no one can
tell when it will take place ; and when at
last it does come, no one knows if there
will be any change in it in the direction Of
allowing the representatives of the commu-
nifty again to partako in the administrative
authority, although the refusal of it seems
not only opposed to the legislation but is
also, on the part of the superior authority,
impo.itic. 1t must, therefore, be consider
ed correct to give up general considerations
and expectations, and bring forward a sim
gle case at a time, and it is with this view
that the Rumfund is here brought under dis
c%ussion, and the question becomes, in what
manner the administration of this fund
can be regulated.
Formerly, as already stated, the Rum
fund was administered by the Bureher
Council, which consisted o! 8 members,
elected in both jurisdictions of the island,
which met every 2 weeks, and whose
proceedings were published in extract.
The Council took care that the
ordinary revenues came in in proper
time, that the capital was lent out
on good security, that part payments
Of loans were made in due time,
decided whether delays could be granted,
and who were to receive support from
the fund etc all which is now decided
by the Superior Authority alone, with
out taking the opinion of the Council
on it. Which of these modes of admin
i%stration is the best, every. one may
decide for himself; your correspondent
prefers the aforementioned, and he has
heard it mentioned that a proposal in that
direction will be laid before the Council ;
but a matteY of such general interest for
all those who wish to see that the means
at disposal may, in the best possible man
ner, be beneficial 10 those in want, whose
number is constantly Embarrassing, should be
discussed before the general public
before it is laid before the Council.
and that so much the more as
the Council, with its snaiI's pace and tar
Oily published proceedings, does not at
tract much attention. 1t is therefore that
the following draft is laid before the
public.
DRAFT
Of ordinance concerning the Admins
tratiOn Of the Ruufund.
L.
The Rumlund, its revenues and expen-
ditures o. the whole is administered by
3 Commission appointed by the Colonial
Council, under the supervision of the Su-
perior Authority,
The Commission consists Of s members
who shall act for Z years.
&.3.
The absence Of a member for n longer
period than 4 months, or other Temporal
ry hindrance lasting for longer time, shall
cause the retirement of the member.
4.
The Commission, which at the begin
ming Of every year elects a chairman from
among its members, holds ordinary meet.
ings once every other month. Extraordi-
nary meetings, not appointed at a former
meeting, can be called by the chairman
with s days notice.
) 5.
The chairman directs the proceedings
at the meetings end attends to the resolu-
tions being properly protocolIed and car
ried ont. He has also to cause an extract of