, 1876-12-20
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Continuation Of the Neetisg of Ilh Dee.
1876 I-lALtarq Ordlnzncsl

4do CH@tTWo" Celnb 0peaRsr or AQ0 UCTn-
miItee had TO yacato ihe Chair. bul as The
Vioe-ChAirman tSsralwJ had proposed amsnd-
monts, 1t was necessary TO elecl q Vice Chair
man for The occasion, and Jafs vas sleotsd
with 10 OF 10 yotsa.
The Chairman th0n vacated tho ohalr 60
the Vice Chairman 6GraIw.
The Speaker Of the Committee (RJse1s}as9(
In introducing the Cymmittoe's report, said il
would be seen from the Report, that sac Mem.
bers Of the Committee had reoadol very far
from the views expressed b. several OF its
Members at the LIST discussion, not because
VIC have charged opinion as to What would in
Itself be teat, and not because We consider The
proposals. In thg Report satisfactory, but solely
because the depressed financial state Of tho
Island rOndars It necessary 10 make reductions
In the public expenditure, The COMMITTEES
hoped that by the method II has adopted, II Will
nave given a basis on which tAe different DidsE
Of The Council az we'll IS the Government may
meet. From the Amendment proposed by the
Isl Member for Erc1etikgtod (S&rsuW) it Will
be eeen, however, that the honorable Member
has not met the Committee, 90 tbs t8nor Of
bis amendment ia 10 fix by Ordinance A certain
very much reduced force, The idea of fixing
a o8ItaIn reduced force has had much attention
Of late, which was but natural nndaf the de-
pressed state 81 the island, ard il Wa9 also ad-
vanoad by 3 minority og tSo Committee, but
nos brought forward, aud the Majority vas
disinolinsd to snter on It. The Committee hos
therefore retained the form, In which the re-
ducti0n was proposed by the Government, viz
as an authority for the Governor TO reduce the
force. Ihe COMMITTEES proposes this authority
extended, 90 that the reduction could be much
greater, # circumstances, lie. thu financial
.G.o,r,ut---,. .b-,i .,r1,, & m
fix the number that The force ID to have, the
Committee have not Yenturod 30 DO s9 Il
though! 10 dangerous 10 offer q force which the
Governor might say ie 50 small that he cannot
edmiaisbHate With it. The Committee had Of
course seen that II Is q vide scope allowed the
Administration, whan ii is made optional to
the Governor TO keep 100 men or 90 men, and
when he has Il In his p0Wer-with a trlfi1g OK.
oep1iOn, Of which be would speak later-to
distribute the force wherever be likes but
after mature consideration the Committee had
com 20 the conclusion, that 1t Is right to place
this confidence in the Governor the Governor
Is fully aware Of tho depressed state of tAs
Island, he has introduced the plan for the
purpose OF reducing the expenses, and we may
be sure be will carry out the reduction as far eB
circumstances will allow, with due regard to the
preservation Of order In the Island. The Com
mlttee has, then, in the main point. viz the
organization OF the force, retained the priool-
pie and form of the Drafl, and the amendments
proposed by the Committee are all to the
effect to extend the Governors power Of re.
~dnolng,-wIth exception Of the one proposed by
the Majority Of the Committee, that provision.
ally the majority has named a term of 5
years, bus it might have no objections
TO a shorter term-there shall be kept 8 mount.
ed men at Kings Hill. This.Is the only real
alteration proposed, and 1t is in reality no great
measure as long as 1t lie the intention to have
q number of mounted men IN the force. The
reasons for this proposal are explained In lhs
Report. To the Draft are attached certain
conditions for carrying the change into effect.
Certain Money Bills on those heads have been
submitted along with the Draft the Commit
tee could not deal practically With them, as