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in the Military Department, they will bo
clappsd on elsewhere, and there will be no
real reduction.
Mr.. Fdber would like to know If it is
still the opinion when the Military be
removed from Kings Hill, the Police
should 60 to, as their presence gives rise
to many petty cases. He had expected
that the Committee would have dealt with
chat question.
Mr.. R0sensand said there was undoubf-
eddy a strong feeling in the community
that the police station should be done aW9y
with, but the Committee had no authorize
20 deal with that question, which on pre-.
vious occasions hal led to very lengthy
discussions without arriving at any result.
Mr.. Fleming put 40 much value en- Ei1Ql-
hill, that he would be very sorry to see tho
military removed; a great deal Of tho
welfare Of the Island depends On that STA.
ton, but he co9jl certainly net a0nracI-
ate it as Police Station when The Military
be taken away. To do away with militia
ny force altogether, the Government las
too much sense.
Mr.. Latimer thought that the same
argument must uol good for keenfnY
5 men at Kings Uill ao for kaa3ia@
4, as the Draft proposes they could
DO changed weekly or o@tteaar cad always
be under military control. as regards
the Police Station, 6 memorial vaa sent
10 last year for the removal Of that station,
but somehow the memorial was Quashed.
The general Wow Is that tho Police
should be removed too, when EingslIl
ceases to be Q military station.
The Gorer8o7 thought it but fair when
q proposal for an alteration ia made, shaa
It should be shown how it ia to be carried
out he could not sec how tho proposal Of
keeping s men at Kings Hill could be
carried out, hence he must cgll on the
Committee to explain il. According To Tie
Draft there are to be ? horgemoa stationed
at Kings Hill and Froderiksted, and if any
Of those stations should want temporary
extraordinary assistance, they can on fer
it and get it,. But he could NOT aosaafeh
8 men permanently, without provijinc
the comforts Of S barYacks 10 10
this the VINCE saving would ba lost.
The renewal would be made by de-.
grooa. II saving is to be made 1t must
De by giving up the establishments thoa-
selves.
Mr.. Rossa:e1ai said the COMMITTEES lad
rot thought i. necessary to show how s
mon could bs kept at King H0l. SO much
the less as men are already there.
After some additional short remaYls from
the Governor ana some Members The dis
cussion was closed, The Governor LETT She
assembly.
The reault Of the voting was that the
amendment from the Majority to provide
chat s men Of lho force Be kept at Klng's
Hill was adopted with 9 votes 8gainst ; f:
she proposal that the Governor be au.ho-
rized to reduce The torce 10 60 men was
adopted with $ votes against 4; so that
the amendmen. f3r so mon (Hanson)
did not come to the vote the amend.
ment to authorize tue Governor to
withdraw 2 lieu!enen,s was adopted
with IL votes against /; the Amendments
by Sarauw (taken up by Rosenstand) for
an alteration In the heading Of the Draft
was adopted unanimously with 10 votes.
The Draft SO amended passed with 8
votes against 3 to 3rd. discussion.
The Chairman appointed the next meet.
ing for Monday 18th instant, when the
srd. discussion Of this Daft will come on.
The meeting closed ct Il o'clock.
The Danish Barque "Pfincess Ale7an-
dra, CAPTAIN DAVIS. arrival hnra IN