, 1876-03-04

~SAASN AA0AOAOACS SAS0oU60 40 IA
unpleasant thing to have recourse to an expedi.
ent as that proposed by the honorable Chair
man in bis amendment No 20, he could sec no
other way of getting out of the dilemma than
by adopting it. It will not be o necessary
consequence Of that paragraph. that the
Government must fix one day for the coming
into force of the Ordinance in St. Croix and
another for St. Thomas; but that expedient
will only be used when necessary 8s expressly
stated in the amendment. To the amend.
ment No 81 from the honorable Orownmem.
Der, be had this objection, that it would be
singing out only one paragraph, which should
not come into force, while all the other para.
graphs of the Ordinance would come into opera
zion. although some difficulty will exist also in
reference to their being enforced.
No one else requested the word.
The amendment No. 30 was adopted unani-
mously with II votes as a new s IL.
The Chairman finally put under discussion,
whether che Draft, as it has now been amended,
shall pass to the Ord discussion.
2nd Member for Frederiksted Fa5sr. had
furthermore been requested by the absent
LIST Member for Frederiksted TSarauw to state,
and hoped he would be allowed to do so-that
when the 3rd discussion Of the Draft comes on
in the Council be intended, if be be present
then, to vote against the whole Ordinance
if remains as it has now been amended, for
otherwise the whole ordinance will, In his
opinion, be a nOnentity, because it will be con-
tanning iDjunctions which cannot be carried out.
1t was adopted unanimously with ii votes
that the Draft IS amended 20 to 3rd dis
cussion.
Q, Intr oduction of aud 1st Discussion on the
Draft of Ordinance concerning Pension for
w. Mo. Farlane, Teacher in Frederiksted's
Public School.
The Draft With Motives reads as follows
D E Il F. T
Of Ordinance concerning Pension for w Nc.
FarIane, Teacher IN the Public School at
Frederiksted.
w. Nc. Farlaue, Teacher in the Public
School at Frederiksted, shall from the LIST
of April 1876 be allowed a pension of S240 p.
a. from the Colonial Treasury Of St Croix.
The enaotments contained in s 6. 9 and Is
of the Pension Law of 4th December 1863
shall be app lioable with regard to the above
mentioned pension.
MOTIVES.
Mr.. Mo. Farlane has been employed in pub
lie Schools in this Island since 1929, partly as
Teacher in several of the Country Schools in
the Island. and partly as Teacher in the Public
Town School OF Frederiksted, in which latter be
has from 1887 to date, consequently during a
period of 10 years, been appointed FRS: Teach
or. 10 the several situations be has filed he
has received testimonials of ability and con-
soientiousness in the discharge of his duties.
He is now IS years of age, and q medical
certificate submitted by him shews that his
health is now 50 impaired, that be will not
much longer be able to continue his present
duties without danger Of hastening on a serious
illness, with which be is now threatened.
He will therefore within a short time be
forced to seek to be relieved of his duties.
In consideration of his long and faithful
services, and as he in his advanced age will be
unable to find other remunerative employment,
even if bis impaired health admitted it. and as,
furthermore, he has been unable to lay aside
any portion Of his salary to meet old age, the
Government finds all reasons to propose that he
be allowed a pension from the Colonial Trea-
sury, and the present Draft of Ordinance for
that purpose il now submitted to the Council
His salary from the Colonial Treasury has
during the latter years been 1884 p. g. and for
house-rent 500 p. a., in all $3.50 P. g., and
the amount of pension has been proposed
in proportion to what has been granted 10 similar
previous instances, viz $240 p. "a.
Agreeably to Rules of Business the matter
was discussed within closed doors.
A proposal to refer the Draft to a
Committee of 8, was rejected with 9 votes
against 2, and the Draft passed direct to 2ud
Discussion.
The Order of Day being exhausted, the
meeting was closed.